Tony and George were painting freely.Each of them had a bottle of blue paint（油漆） and a bottle of yellow paint.
Suddenly George said， "Look，Tony，I made green! "
"How did you do it？" asked Tony.
"I put yellow paint on top of my blue paint﹣ yellow and blue put together make green!" shouted George.Other children came around to watch and wanted to do it themselves.
This is an example of discovery learning or hands﹣on learning.
People remember things better when they learn them by doing.Here is an example.How will you learn to play football？
Buy a book and read about how to play football or buy a video about football？Or go to the playground and ask a person to teach you？
Which way will help you learn the game best？Learning on the playground is the best way for most people because they try the game and learn the rules as they play.They learn in a hands﹣on way.
Hands﹣on learning is good for children.The learner takes an active part in it instead of just sitting and listening.This is the way that we want our children to learn.In order to learn best，children must take an active part in hands﹣on activities every day.Some good examples of hands﹣on activities are working puzzles，painting，playing simple board games together and so on.
（1）George was when he noticed the change of colors.
| A． |
angry |
| B． |
disappointed |
| C． |
excited |
| D． |
peaceful |
（2）The other children came up to George in order to .
| A． |
get another two bottles of paint |
| B． |
watch and want to have a try |
| C． |
find out what happened to Tony |
| D． |
ask George to paint a picture for them |
（3）"Hands﹣on learning" is probably a kind of .
| A． |
learning method |
| B． |
learning result |
| C． |
learning plan |
| D． |
learning activity |
（4）If you want to learn to swim，you'd better according to the passage.
| A． |
read a book about swimming |
| B． |
think about it by yourself at home |
| C． |
learn it by watching online videos |
| D． |
learn from someone in a swimming pool |
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
we can play football in many different ways. |
| B． |
Games can help people stay in touch with others. |
| C． |
A person should learn how to find out the fact. |
| D． |
Hands﹣on learning can help learn something new better. |
Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce the amount(数量)of fat students today and in the future.
The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity(肥胖症) so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.
The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.
The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future.In Michelle’s country over of the students are too fat.
| A．75% | B．a quarter | C．a half | D．15% |
What does the lady want the shops to do?
| A．To offer gym classes. |
| B．To plant a vegetable garden. |
| C．To serve meals with less fat. |
| D．To sell healthier foods. |
Michelle encourages fat students to have .
| A．more vegetables | B．sweet food |
| C．many cokes | D．much fat |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．The lady introduces healthy drinks. |
| B．The lady cares about food cost. |
| C．The lady fights obesity in students. |
| D．The lady feel worried about the height. |
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Are you good with children? We need two people to volunteer your time at Sunnyview Children’s Hospital. You need to be friendly and cheerful—the children are sick and you need to cheer them up. Your job is to set up a play group with fun games for the children. If you can spare an hour three times a week, come and join us! Please call Mrs Chan at 555-9879. Thanks! |
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Are you interested in repairing things? We have set up a group, Home Love, to help older people who need to fix up their homes. If you have repair skills, join us for eight hours a month. Call Home Love at 555-4663. |
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Do you love clean beaches? We need people who are strong and can help clean up Blue Water Beach. We don’t want to put off this job till summer. We need your help to collect and carry rubbish. If you are available for six hours this Saturday, call at 555-6668 or 555-6669. |
If you’re good with children, you can go to .
| A．Sunnyview Children’s Hospital | B．Home Love |
| C．Blue Water Beach | D．All the above |
You like repairing things, so you could call at .
| A．555-9879 | B．555-6669 |
| C．555-6668 | D．555-4663 |
What can you do on Blue Water Beach?
| A．Cheer up sick children. | B．Clean up the beach. |
| C．Play games with others. | D．Fix up old buildings. |
Henry enjoys cooking for his family. But he can't cook well.
John is not good at English. He wants to improve his English.
Jimmy is a good volleyball player in the school team. But he likes playing in the water better than playing on the ground.
Jenny is a beautiful girl. She always cares about her own weight. She doesn't want to be heavy. She loves sports and always does much exercise to keep fit.
Jordan wants to be a famous painter when he grows up. So if he has time, he will learn to develop his painting skills.
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| A．www. eng-zone. com A website teaches English grammar, words, reading and writing. Also lots of jokes in English. |
| B．www. theartprofe. com A free art course. A good painter good at helping students develop their painting skills. |
| C．www globalstu. com There are many Chinese and English jokes. If you are free, you can search this website and remember these jokes. Also, there is a teacher who tells you how to be a funny person. |
| D．www. goodco. com |
This is a website for the cook. There are some cooks from all over the world. You can learn to make delicious food. Perhaps you will be a good cook later.
E. www. spo. com
Do you love sports? If you do, you will fall in love with our website because you can find lots of information about sports on this website. You can read some news about famous sports stars and popular sports now in the world.
F. www. wasp. com
Do you love water sports? If you do, perhaps you will like this website because it introduces popular water sports and water sports stars.
Lee Kuan Yew, former prime minister (前总理)of Singapore, died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at the age of 91, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office.
Lee, a Cambridge-educated lawyer, is widely credited with building Singapore into one of the world's wealthiest nations. He co-founded（共同建立）the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore since 1959 and led the newly born country when it was separated from Malaysia in 1965.
In Beijing's eyes, Lee Kuan Yew, the late founding father and leader of Singapore, was not only "an old friend of the Chinese people", but also "the founder of China-Singapore relations", according to China's previous official news releases about his visits.
Chinese media（媒体）estimated that he had been to China more than 20 times, and he was known for his good personal relations with China's top figures, especially former leader Deng Xiaoping. Zhang Jiuhuan, the Chinese ambassador（大使） to Singapore from 2000 to 2004, noted that "it was a rare case" at the time that a foreign prime minister would visit China, as Lee did in 1976, in the absence of diplomatic relations（外交关系） between the two nations. Deng then paid back the visit, going to Singapore in 1978, in what Zhang described as a sensational trip.
Jin Canrong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China in Beijing, noted that Lee's No 1 contribution to China was his efforts in "sharing Singapore's successful experience in governance", adding that "China has benefited a lot" from this.
The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, inaugurated in February 1994 in Jiangsu province in East China, was proposed（提议）by Lee, who even went to the city in 1992 to inspect（视察）the site for the park.
Now, with the park serving as a role model for China's economic cooperation with foreign countries, more such industrial parks hosted or co-hosted by China have been established domestically and abroad.How long has the People's Action Party (PAP) ruled Singapore?
| A．56. | B．50. | C．39. | D．37. |
What does the underlined word “rare” mean in Chinese?
| A．稀薄的 | B．罕见的 |
| C．半熟的 | D．常见的 |
According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?
| A．Lee passed away at the age of 91. |
| B．Lee visited China in 1976. |
| C．Lee had a good personal relation with Deng Xiaoping. |
| D．The opening of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park was in February 1992. |
According to Jin Canrong, what is the biggest “gift” from Lee Kuan Yew?
| A．He had been to China more than 20 times. |
| B．He had a good personal relation with Deng Xiaoping. |
| C．He proposed the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park |
| D．He shared Singapore's successful experience in governance with China. |
Where is the passage probably from?
| A．A story book | B．A science book |
| C．A newspaper | D．A magazine |
For many years, we couldn’t talk with the deaf. These deaf people couldn’t use a spoken language.
But beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf learnt to make certain movements with their hands, faces and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant “you are not telling the truth”. They might tap their chin with three fingers. This meant “my uncle”.
The deaf learned to see a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
The deaf don’t use the sign language and finger spelling as much as they once were. Today, the deaf learn to understand others by watching their lips. They also learn how to speak.How long has the sign language been taught?
| A．For 1700 years. |
| B．For 700 years. |
| C．Since about 300 years ago. |
| D．Since about 200 years ago. |
What kind of language was the special language?
| A．A language with sound. |
| B．A language without sound. |
| C．A language can be written. |
| D．A language can spoken. |
How did this sign language work?
| A．The deaf make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies. |
| B．The deaf speak with their mouth. |
| C．The deaf talk with us by writing. |
| D．The deaf only talk to us by using their fingers. |
Which of the sentences is wrong?
| A．The sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. |
| B．Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. |
| C．The deaf might tap their chin with three fingers. This mean “you are not telling the truth”. |
| D．The deaf are also taught to see a finger alphabet. |
The title of the passage is __________.
| A．The Deaf. |
| B．The Blind. |
| C．The Language of the Deaf. |
| D．The Language of the Blind. |