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With schools close in the UK during the COVID-19 outbreak, most children must now be homeschooled. Parents have found themselves not only having to balance work and having the children at home but also having to try and teach them. How can you keep your children focused while learning? Nicola Anderson--Head of Customer Support at the UK’s leading online tutoring service My Tutor, provides new, up-to-date tips to hearten parents at this difficult time and advises how they can structure their children’s days. One is to keep to a regular timetable so it still feels like your child is taking part in the school day. Ms Anderson said, “Children of all ages do well on routine and boundaries; schools provide this in abundance and it will make most children feel secure and happy if they can follow a similar timetable for their homeschooling.” Another tip is to create an environment which is favorable to learning. She said, “The environment should be free from distractions and ideally near to an open window, to provide them with appropriate levels of fresh air and natural light. Some children find it comfortable and helpful to have quiet, instrumental music playing in the background to help them to focus, but this isn’t for everyone.” Using technology to help with your child’s learning is also advised. Many schools are offering online classes and resources to help and companies are reducing or even not charging their fees during this time. It is also important to keep physical exercise as a part of your routine. Joe Wicks, otherwise known as The Body Coach, has been keeping kids healthy with daily 10 minute workouts for children on his Youtube channel. Ms Anderson said, “It can be anything from running around the garden, walking the dog, a game of football or dancing around your living room!“ 1.Who is the text intended for? A.Students B.Teachers. C.Coaches. D.Parents. 2.What may Nicola Anderson agree? A.To allow children to adjust schedule freely. B.To offer children peaceful study environment. C.To recommend high-tech to online schools. D.To combine routine with kids’ mental health. 3.What is the text mainly about? A.How to improve homeschooling efficiency. B.How to obtain online learning resources. C.How to study attentively at home. D.How to design a proper schedule.
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In a foreign country, a man visited a local restaurant. He didn’t speak their language. He ordered something indecipherable off the menu. When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried noodles, he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and forefinger linked in a circle. Looking angry, the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap. What he did wrong, he wondered. Well, nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country. Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries, and they are often specific to a given culture. Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive in another. The gesture “thumb-up” is commonly misinterpreted. In English, it is popularly known as ‘thumbs up’, despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one hand. English-speaking Caucasians use it to signal ‘OK’, which is the same meaning as O.K. ring gesture. The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably. Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight. While American, British and Australian would use the thumb up to signal hitch-hiking to the drivers, this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride. There are no right or wrong signals, only cultural differences. Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures. When we know what to look for, such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting, fascinating and fun. It is certainty a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes. 1.What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong? A.He misunderstood the waiter. B.He made the signal in a rude way. C.He ordered something off the menu. D.He didn’t realize cultural differences. 2.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean? A.Full of aggression. B.Full of admiration. C.Full of complexity. D.Full of certainty. 3.What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a man in Northern Greece? A.He will stop to give you a lift. B.He will ask you to give him a HA. C.He will get annoyed and fight against you. D.He will make the same signal toward you. 4.What’s the purpose of the passage? A.To tell stories about different cultures. B.To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences. C.To explain the meaning of different gestures. D.To persuade people from different countries to live in harmony.
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Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience, researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音高). One of the study's authors, Nina Kraus, said the findings suggested that studying music ''actually tunes our sensory system''. This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs, Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages, pitch plays a central role. A single-syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. For this study, the researchers looked at 20 non-Chinese speaking volunteers, half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years. As they were shown a movie, the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word ''mi'' in three of its meanings: squint, bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study, Patrick C. M. Wong, said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments. 1.When learning Chinese, a foreigner will find _____. A.it difficult to learn music at the same time B.it not difficult to learn music at the same time C.it hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D.it easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch 2.Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training? A.Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music. B.Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain. C.Because music training might help people with language study. D.Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music. 3.The underlined word ''intoned'' in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word ''_____''. A.created B.spelled C.seemed D.pronounced 4.What would be the best title of this passage? A.Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B.Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C.Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D.Schools Need to Develop Music Programs
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In an era when fashion trends can change in a nanosecond(纳秒), people want to keep pace. They'll wear a look a few times and then move on to the next one. In reality, most people can't really afford this. To meet this demand, online clothing rental services are growing in popularity. Shoppers can pay money online to rent the clothes they need, says the Fashion United website. The first company to put this idea into practice is Rent the Runway. The United States — based company has hit a $ 1 billion valuation. CEO Jennifer Hyman credits its success to the concepts of the sharing economy. She believes that the clothing rental business and the idea of dynamic ownership is a trend in the young generation. “The millennium generation(千禧一代)，the consumer, is so ready to adopt this behavior.” Hyman told CNBC. She also points out that working women make up one of the biggest consumer groups subscribing to their services. They want more clothes but they have limited space and ability to purchase new fashion. “Rent the Runway can be a solution for them,” Hyman told CNBC, “where they can dress for the job they want and save money and time.” Although the clothing rental business has many advantages, people still have some concerns. Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline wrote in Elle that “Renting the clothes is not as sustainable as it seems.” Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented—receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing. Then there's the burden of washing, which has to happen to every item when it's returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry—-cleaning, a high— impact and polluting process. “They can produce hazardous waste and air pollution if not handled correctly, and they're often paired with stain removers that are more toxic than the solvents themselves,” she told the Fashion Platforms website. 1.What is the article mainly about? A.The fast changes of fashion trends. B.The development of the sharing economy. C.What contributes to the popularity of online clothing rental services. D.The advantages and disadvantages of online clothing rental services. 2.What is behind the success of Rent the Runway according to Hyman? A.Different fashion tastes. B.Growth of delivery services. C.The trend of the sharing economy. D.The financial pressures facing consumers. 3.What is the main problem of online clothing subscription services, according to the text? A.Consumers tend to rent more than they need. B.They could lead to other unsustainable fashion habits. C.The shipping and washing involved are not environmentally friendly. D.People can catch infectious diseases by renting clothes from sick people. 4.According to the passage, the author's attitude towards the rental service is A.supportive B.indifferent C.objective D.passive
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There are many kinds of book clubs where members discuss a different book every month.What about dinner clubs,where people get together once a month or four times a year to make and eat dinner?In the dinner club that I joined,the hostess of the dinner club would prepare a big dinner first.1. This was the beginning of our dinner club. There are two variations of a dinner club.One has a group of people who try a different restaurant once a month2.When they all meet,they order and share different dishes.This is a great idea,especially if you live in a big city where there are hundreds of different restaurants. 3.One way is to have the hostess for the month decide on a type of food.The hostess is responsible for cooking the entrees.The other members make different courses at home,like salad and dessert,and bring them to the dinner club.For an even more exciting and interactive type of dinner clubs,the entire group comes together in the hostess 'kitchen.4.In this way the members of the group not only learn about different types of food, but also different methods of cooking. The great thing about a dinner club is that it serves in many different ways.You can make the dinner club even more special one month by inviting partners.5.A stay-at-home mother can get a couple of other stay-at-home mothers together and start a children's lunch club.If you have a group of friends that love to get together and experiment with different types of food,the possibilities are endless! A.They prepare the entire meal in a group effort. B.Usually one member decides on the restaurant. C.Then the members would begin discussing the food. D.They are like-minded people with similar education level. E.The second kind of dinner clubs has many different forms. F.It offers regular well-organized social events in selected places. G.Couples can get together for some food and great conversations.
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Word came that a 13-year-old girl fell into a sewer(下水道) and was rescued. The girl, Alice, was _______for more than 12 hours in the city's _______underground sewage system. It was filled with waste liquids and other waste materials _______ a a disgusting smell, which was _______. Alice had been playing at a public park with other kids during a family _______on Sunday. At one point, the children were on pieces of wood that _______ an opening leading to the sewage system. One of the wooden boards _______suddenly. Then Alice quickly fell about six meters down and _______ in fast-moving waste water. The other children _______told adults what had just happened. The adults quickly made an emergency call for help. Rescuers immediately began ________ Alice underground— they set cameras on floatation devices, which they put into the sewage system. Rescuers finally________ Alice after seeing image of fingerprints on a pipe. A crew of ________ also hurried to the area and opened a hole. The first thing they heard from the girl was “help!”. Hearing Alice's cry, the workers lowered down a ________ and strong rope to her. The girl ________ onto the rope while the workers ________ her up. By the time Alice was found, about 700 meters of pipes had been ________ during a 12-hour period, she was taken to the hospital for a full ________ examination and then to ________ with her family. More than 100 people took part in the rescue ________, Alice was able to find a small area of breathable air and ________ there until she was found. 1.A.protected B.hidden C.arrested D.trapped 2.A.shallow B.dangerous C.dry D.unknown 3.A.giving off B.giving away C.going through D.going over 4.A.secure B.refreshing C.useful D.poisonous 5.A.debate B.gathering C.planning D.division 6.A.carved B.indicated C.decorated D.covered 7.A.broke B.destroyed C.disappeared D.fell 8.A.died B.landed C.marched D.swam 9.A.awkwardly B.amusingly C.instantly D.constantly 10.A.searching for B.enquiring about C.turning to D.calming down 11.A.persuaded B.inspired C.found D.seized 12.A.children B.workers C.parents D.photographers 13.A.thin B.short C.loose D.long 14.A.came B.caught C.held D.took 15.A.pulled B.hung C.pushed D.woke 16.A.sold B.selected C.removed D.inspected 17.A.physical B.mental C.considerable D.respectable 18.A.compromise B.part C.reunite D.join 19.A.insurance B.operation C.program D.scheme 20.A.dashed B.glared C.waited D.served
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阅读下面对话，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 Some people are great at remembering faces. While, there is evidence1. for some people, remembering a face can be difficult. Even for others, remembering a face may be impossible. Such people have a condition 2. (call) “face blindness”. Its actual name is Developmental Prosopagnosia, or DP 3. short. Experts say DP can differ greatly from patient to patient. In less severe cases, people are unable to describe the face of someone they have just met. In severe cases, people cannot even recognize4. (they) own children in a group photo. Those, 5. have DP, show no clear signs. Take Dacia for example. If you met her, you probably wouldn’t know that she suffered brain damage as a child. There would be no sign of it until you meet her 6. second time. She wouldn’t remember you at all. Dacia has mostly recovered from her 7. (injure). But now, she suffers form face blindness. Once face blindness 8. (think) to be very rare. But recent 9. (study) have shown that it might be more common than experts thought. The study on face blindness will not directly lead to any treatments. However, it could lead to a much 10. (deep) understanding of how we all remember the world around us.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 I went to buy some traditional Chinese medicine on last Sunday. Just before leaving the drugstore, I noticed that some foreigners seem to have difficulty communicate with the assistant. I went over to ask if I needed. The assistant told me that she couldn’t make herself understand about how to boil the mixture correctly. Learning that I could give them the hand, they were relieved. Without some trouble，I translated that the assistant wanted to say. Both sides expressed thanks to me. I was delighted to help other. More importantly，as a Chinese，I felt proudly to see foreigners try traditional Chinese medicine.
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你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部英文短片Growing Together,内容包括： 1. 短片内容：学校的发展； 2. 放映时间、地点； 3. 欢迎对短片提出意见。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Notice _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students’Union July11th,2020
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