①Choosing seating in the classroom can have an influence on a students performance (表现), a study suggests.
②Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK did a survey on students' seating positions in a classroom. Here are the results.
③The more prepared and hard-working students sit in front rows. They almost always score higher on exams. Perhaps, the front row is the perfect position for students who have trouble concentrating (集中注意力). Also, sitting closer to the front of the classroom does have an influence on the student-teacher relationship, which is connected with greater performance.. According to a study in2018, the Grade Point Average (平均成绩) decreased (下降) by 0.1 point for every row further back students sit.
④Still, some students prefer the middle rows. Dr. Robert Wallace, a member of the National Education Association, thinks of choosing to sit in the middle of the classroom as one of the worst decisions a student can make. "In a classroom, a teacher's eyes often go to the front and the back of the classroom. They don't look at the centre of the classroom very often or with the same amount of attention" said Dr. Robert Wallace.
⑤If neither the front nor the middle is suitable for a student, there can only be one way out: the back. The back row would have the lowest value. That's where students are more likely (有可能的) to chat, play video games or do some other things. However, things are not always what they seem. There are also some good students who work hard in the back row.
1.From the third paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A.good students always sit in the front row
B.teachers like students who sit in the front row
C.poor students have trouble paying attention to the teacher
D.students in the front row may get along well with the teacher
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Students in the front row can concentrate more easily.
B.A student s performance can't be influenced by where he sits.
C.A teacher pays more attention to students in the back row.
D.Students in the back row like to play video games very much.
3.Which of the following can best describe the structure of the passage?
A.①②③/④⑤ B.①/②/③④⑤ C.①/②③④/⑤ D.①/②③/④⑤
It was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega received a large envelope (信封). In it was his dream. But he was too nervous to _______ it. He put the envelope into his pocket and caught the school bus. Eduardo arrived at school, walked past his classmates and sat down in the school library. He took a deep breath,_______ the envelope out of his pocket and carefully opened it. As he read the _______,"Congratulations…you have been accepted," he was already in tears. He remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beans. During those years, Eduardo was much more than a child _______. After work every day, his tired friends drank coffee or slept. Eduardo went to the evening school. He studied, read, and wrote poems and short stories. Although he _______ some classes, he became the best student.
When he was thirteen, Eduardo _______ one of his dreams-to fly on an airplane for the first time. He wrote a poem that won a prize-a trip to San Francisco. _______ he flew, he promised himself to become a pilot. He loved to fly.
Even though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father _______ encouraged him to go to school. So, while he worked, he also studied. Many days, he thought it was _______, too tired to read his books. But his father just smiled and told him he could ________ it.
So, now, Eduardo knew his dream of becoming a pilot was not ________. He knew that it was his father's ________, too. He would soon become a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting areas in the world.
1.A.open B.know C.answer D.write
2.A.placed B.drew C.reached D.made
3.A.story B.words C.sentence D.book
4.A.writer B.waiter C.poet D.worker
5.A.watched B.missed C.left D.chose
6.A.realized B.found C.thought D.wanted
7.A.Because B.As C.While D.Before
8.A.sometimes B.never C.seldom D.always
9.A.careless B.hopeless C.uninteresting D.unimportant
10.A.stop B.take C.make D.work
11.A.lost B.planned C.needed D.done
12.A.job B.way C.advice D.dream
--- Although Ms Zhou is an old lady, she is always in the pink.
---Yes. Because she exercises every day and eats a balanced diet. Here “in the pink” means __________.
A.healthy B.lucky C.beautiful D.creative
The world is changing fast every day. I wonder _______ in the future.
A.what will the world look like B.how we think of the world
C.whether the world will have peace D.which country wins the mat
— Why didn't you answer my call?
— sorry. I _______ an old friend and we _______all the time.
A.have met; are talking B.met; talked C.met; are talking D.met; were talking
She was a little sad to see little attention _______ her arrival.
A.paid on B.was paid to C.Paid D.pays on
