In China, many junior school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best 1. (get) good marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is 2. big headache. They think good education is the ticket to 3. (succeed) in the future.
At school, students study very hard, but they enjoy 4. (them) after class. They can take part 5. all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, painting and hiking. Most students like pop music 6. Hollywood movies. Some students spend their free time 7. (play) computer games and chatting with their friends. Sometimes they go to libraries and bookstores. They are 8. (real) good places to relax. So as a junior school student, 9. (live) in China is not easy, but it is colorful and 10. (interest).
A 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap(南极冰盖最高点) peak on January 18. They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A (海穹A). It is 4,039 meters above sea level (海拔).
The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples (标本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly 100-meter long ice samples from a place about 300 meters under the icecap peak.
It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctica and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and environmental changes in this area(地区).
The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The system can send out information about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many other things about the weather.
The Antarctic icecap makes up 70% of the earth's freshwater (淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the world's weather changes. We can't get this information from other places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.
1.The team has got about 100-meter long ice samples ___.
A. from 150 meters to 200 meters below B. from a place about 300 meters below
C. from 200 meters to 250 meters below D. from a place about 150 meters below
2.They built a weather study system to get ___.
A. the earth's freshwater B. ice samples from the peak
C. information about the weather D. the news about other countries
3.Choose the right order (顺序) according to this passage.
①They built a station to study the changes of the weather.
②A Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak.
③The Chinese scientists built a weather study system.
④They got ice samples from the icecap peak.
A. ②①④③ B. ②①③④ C. ③②①④ D. ②③④①
4.From this passage, we can infer (推断): After the Chinese team landed on the
Antarctic icecap peak, ___.
A. we can go there for holidays
B. the world's weather must be better and better
C. the peak will be the best place for people to live in
D. our country will do better in the world's weather research
When talking about picking a right school, a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice.
In the latest issue (期) of Youth magazine, the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters with young people across the country.
“I’ve told my daughters many times that I don’t want them to choose a name,” the mother said. “I don’t want them to think, ‘Oh, I should go to these top schools.’ We live in a country with hundreds of excellent universities. So the first question is: what’s going to work for me?”
“When it was time to prepare for picking schools, nobody around me believed I could get into Xiamen University. But through hard work I finally made it,” she continued. “So, my second piece of advice is: believe in yourself, no matter what other people might say. Once your goal is set, you only need to try your best to make it come true.”
“The last piece of advice is not to be worried even if your dreams don’t come true. As I’ve said above, there are so many good universities out there. So it’s important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education.”
1.The mother shared her advice ________.
A. with her students B. with her husband
C. in Youth magazine D. in Xiamen University
2.To explain her second piece of advice, the mother gave ________.
A. a story of her daughters B. a story of her own
C. some different reasons D. some different ideas
3.We can learn from the last paragraph (自然段) that ________.
A. we can realize our dream through hrad work
B. the name of the university isn’t the most important
C. it’s not necessary to care what other people might say
D. more than one university can give us a good education
4.The best title of the passage may be “________”.
A. Colorful University Life
B. Best School Education
C. A Report on University Building
D. Advice on School Picking
Many of you have heard a Cinderella (灰姑娘) story, but you may not know that there are over a hundred different ways to tell the Cinderella story. When writers tell the same story in a different way, it is called their “version” of the story. The story of Cinderella has many different versions. Let’s read two of them and find out how they are different.
The version that most people know is the oldest one written in 1697 by Charles Perrault from France. This is the version where the birds help make Cinderellas’s dress and the mice turn into carriage men (马车夫) and help Cinderella go to the dance in a pumpkin (南瓜) carriage. In this version, many of the animals are Cinderella’s friends. They help her meet the Prince. Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily together ever after.
In another version of this story written in the 1850s by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Germany, the birds help Cinderella in the whole story. Cinderella’s father gives her a little tree when he comes back from a party. She plants the little tree and her tears water it until it grows into a tall tree.
The birds now live in the tree and they give Cinderella a dress of gold and shoes of gold. Cinderella goes to the party to meet and dance with the Prince. Later, he finds Cinderella at home doing work for her stepmother (继母). Cinderella marries the Prince and they live happily ever after.
Now you can understand what the word “version” means and how more than one writer can tell a story in a different way. That is why there are many versions of the same story.
1.In the story written in 1697, ________ helped make Cinderella’s dress.
A. her father B. her stepmother
C. the birds D. the mice
2.In Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s story, Cinderella’s father ________.
A. gives her some birds
B. gives her a little tree
C. makes a gold dress for her
D. makes gold shoes for her
3.The Chinese meaning of the word “version” in this passage is probably “________”.
A. 人物 B. 语气 C. 方法 D. 版本
4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①= Para. (自然段) 1 ②= Para. 2 ③= Para. 3 ④= Para. 4 ⑤= Para. 5)
A. ①; ②③④; ⑤ B. ①②; ③; ④⑤ C. ①②; ③④; ⑤ D. ①; ②; ③④⑤
Recently, a three-part BBC documentary Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School has become a hot topic. The TV documentary followed five Chinese teachers who spent a month working with 50 teenagers, aged from 13 to 14 at Bohunt School in the southern English county of Hampshire. The Chinese teacher used Chinese ways to teach the students instead of British ways.
The first part, broadcast on August 4th, showed the students performing morning exercises, taking part in a long-distance running race and learning how to do eye exercises during breaks.
It was tough on the teachers, because they had to spend a great deal of energy and time keeping the noisy students quiet, and the leading teacher complained that the classroom was always “chaotic(混乱的)”. At the same time, many students complained that the teachers were too strict, the lessons were boring and they found it difficult to get used to the new ways.
The TV documentary causes a debate(争论). Some people say that Chinese teachers are too strict and fail to engage students’ interest. In their opinion, Chinese teachers prefer spoon-feeding education that will help students pass exams, but it will be useless in the real world. However, supporters say that the Chinese education system can produce hard-working and polite students.
1.Which of the following things was NOT showed in the first part?
A. Having breakfast with teachers.
B. Taking part in a long-distance running race.
C. Performing morning exercises.
D. Learning how to do eye exercises during breaks.
2.Many students at Bohunt School said that the Chinese teachers were too _______.
A. friendly B. strict C. kind D. patient
3.What does the underlined word “engage” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Talk with. B. Keep. C. Attract. D. Teach.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Chinese teachers are helpful.
B. Chinese education system is better than the British one.
C. British students are very good.
D. The debate about a BBC documentary.
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