Imagine you are in a new city. You ask someone how to get to a bookstore. They tell you to go straight, turn left, and you will find it on your left. In fact, you can also find your way with a phone. Now imagine you are in an outdoor game. You only have a map and a compass, and instead of running down a city road, you may need to run around in the woods, climb over rocks and go up and down hills. Welcome to orienteering!
In the game of orienteering, players use a map and a compass to find stations. These stations are called controls. A special flag, usually in bright colours, marks each control. Controls are not easy to find. They may be in front of a big rock or behind a tree. In most of the games, you’ll have to find controls in numbered order, but in some games you can change the order.
At each control, players mark a card they carry with them and the card will be marked in different ways (See Figure 1). The cards are very important because players must find all the controls to win. If someone misses a control, they won’t have that mark on their cards. They might cross the finish line first, but the next person to finish with a full card will win the game.
(1).What will players carry in the game?
A. |
A map, a compass and a flag. |
B. |
A flag, a compass and a card. |
C. |
A compass, a map and a card. |
D. |
A phone, a compass and a map. |
(2).Which of the following is a rule of the game?
A. |
You don’t need to mark the cards. |
B. |
You can’t miss any of the controls to win. |
C. |
You have to find controls in numbered order. |
D. |
You must be the first to pass the finish line to win. |
(3).How many controls has Anna finished in the game?
A. |
9. |
B. |
10. |
C. |
11. |
D. |
12. |
What is this?
A.A notice. | B.An advertisement. |
C.An application. | D.An interview. |
Who is this most probably written for?
A.Parents. | B.Children. |
C.Pupils. | D.Guides. |
What is NOT mentioned about the trip?
A.Days of the trip. | B.Places to visit. |
C.Price of the trip. | D.Meals during the trip. |
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language changes with the development of society. So does English. English words change all the time. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use and older words are used in a new way. Here are some common ways.
English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new words are formed by joining two words together. “weekend” and “cookbook” are made up of two parts. A latest one “brunch” comes from breakfast and lunch. Do you have brunch every day? Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. For example, the word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” and “phone” were made by cutting off the front part of “aeroplane” and “telephone”. The names of people and products can also become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich who invented it and “cello” was a name given by the company that first made the product.
Can you find more examples for each of these ways to make new words”
How English new words are born |
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Ways |
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Borrowing |
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Weekend, cookbook, brunch |
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Cutting off |
Photo, |
Using |
Sandwich, cello |
Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now.
Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn’t accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online.
Dear Mrs. Marbyry,
While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they’ve learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school.
Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future.
They experienced first –hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon(马拉松) , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas.
In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now.
We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn’t hesitate (犹豫) to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michael RossiWhat has made Michael famous online recently ?
A.His kids’ poor performance in a test. |
B.A letter to his kids’ school headmaster. |
C.A three – day –trip to Boston with his kids. |
D.A warming notice from his kids’ school. |
Why did the school get angry with Michael?
A.He let his kids join the Boston Tea Party. |
B.He didn’t allow his kids to take an important test. |
C.He invited his young kids to watch a marathon race. |
D.He pulled his kids out of school during the school time. |
Michael wrote back to ___________?
A.beg the school not to punish his kids |
B.say sorry to the headmaster, Mrs Marbyry |
C.tell the school what they did in the three days |
D.express his different understanding of education. |
Why did Michael take his kids to watch the disabled runners?
A.He wanted them to be sports stars in the future. |
B.He wanted them to pay more attention to PE at school. |
C.He wanted them to learn to love and care for poor people. |
D.He wanted them to learn from those great pioneers of America. |
What’s the most Important message in Michael’s letter ?
A.Learning can take place outside the classroom. |
B.Students are not supposed to take so many tests. |
C.The school is a better place for students to learn . |
D.Parents do better than teachers in teaching their kids. |
According to a recent report, kids in primary school spend about six hours every week doing their homework.. So kids hate homework. However, their parents hate homework, too.
Is it good for kids to do homework? Of course, a great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learnt in class better by finishing their homework on time and homework itself plays an important role in developing their learning shills, such as independent thinking and creativity.
But for parents, the result is not the same. After a day of hard work, most of them feel like they’re going through school a second time when they sit down with their children each night to help with their homework. And a recent survey found that 46 percent of parents feel like they don’t spend enough quality time with their children, because they spend too much time doing the housework or helping with homework. And another 29 percent of parents have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question.
Now several education scientists strongly advise parents to stop helping. They say it will give their kids more independence and give parents back their free time. At the same time, the number of homework – connected arguments will be less at home. Katy Smith, an education scientist, says, “ You don’t have to know everything. Children need to put their hands up for help and so do parents. Use your resources – online teachers, or even your neighborhood – just ask.”How long do the kids spend doing homework?
A.About six hours a day. |
B.About six hours a week. |
C.About six hours a month |
D.About six hours a year |
What do we know from the researches mentioned in Paragraph 2 ?
A.Homework improves learning skills. |
B.Both parents and kids hate homework. |
C.Kids love doing homework by themselves. |
D.Parents enjoy sitting down helping their kids, most parents feel ___________. |
When they are helping their kids, most parents feel ___________ .
A.they are at work again |
B.they are school students again |
C.they are teachers of their kids. |
D.they are not as good as their kids. |
Why do some parents argue with their kids?
A.Their kids don’t finish homework on time. |
B.Their kids don’t like to do their homework. |
C.Their kids don’t work out the correct answers. |
D.Their kids don’t agree with them on the answers. |
What’s Katy Smith’s advice for the parents?
A.Ask kids to finish everything at school. |
B.Review everything they learn at school. |
C.Look for professional help for their kids. |
D.Leave the kids alone with their homework.. |
Welcome to Math School of Countryside Hello. I’m Andrew Kelly, Center Director of Math School of Countryside. We are ready to help kids in grades3-12 understand math better by teaching them how to learn. When they know how to learn math, kids make progress easily. Out school has already let 5000+ students in the US and Canada learn math successfully for over ten years. How to teach your child math. Our math teachers will offer your child lessons on how to understand math. We use a special way to tell exactly what each child knows an d what they need to learn. Next, we make a learning plan for each kid. It doesn’t stop there -- our encouraging teachers continually check progress along the way to make sure your kids truly understand what we’ve taught. The result are clear – your kids will see their scores in math exams continue to rise. How to help your child homework Our teachers will also provide homework support. We help kids understand the homework so they feel better prepared to finish the work at home – explaining the instructions of each exercise and changing homework frustration into a welcome challenge. |
Who might be most probably interested in it.
A. Jane, a mother of an eleven - year- old boy. |
B.Michael, a college student of math. |
C.Rena, a math teacher from a secondary school. |
D.Susan, a mother of a Three-year-old girl. |
What’s special about this school?
A.It takes 5000 students each time. |
B.It can help kids in any grade. |
C.It is the oldest of its kind in the US. |
D.It teaches kids how to learn math. |
In how many steps will the teachers teach kids math?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four | D.Five. |
How will the teachers help with kid’s homework?
A.By showing them how to finish it. |
B.By watching them do it at home . |
C.By getting them better prepared for it. |
D.By giving the correct answers to them. |
What is this piece of writing ?
A.A postcard. | B.A poem. |
C.A diary. | D.An advertisement. |