Computers are widely used in the world. As students, we can not only use them to relax, but also study online. Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and an earphone.
However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. Recently, over 2000 students from 10 cities took part in a survey. According to the survey, only about 35 percent of the students like taking such classes.
Many students said it was hard to focus on studying while taking online classes. This was true for Li Jing, 15, at No. 1 High School. “There are no classmates and no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.
Li Jing prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will keep her attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.
Tian Lishan, 14, at No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction（互动）isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern,” she said.
However, online classes still have advantages. “It saves time and money compared with taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Li Jing sad.
1.In the survey, ________ students like taking online classes.
A.about 500 B.about 600 C.about 700 D.about 2000
2.Taking online classes has the following advantages________.
①save time ②hard to focus ③enough interaction
④save money ⑤watch lessons over again
A.①②④ B.②③⑤ C.①③④ D.①④⑤
3.The underlined word “concern” means “________” in the passage.
A.care B.prize C.stress D.knowledge
4.What can we learn about according to the passage?
A.Tian Lishan is a student from a high school in Beijing.
B.Li Jing pushes herself to communicate with teachers in online classes.
C.Li Jing thinks that online interaction isn’t enough.
D.Li Jing thinks it is easy to always stay focused.
5.The passage is mainly about ________.
A.what the students think of online classes B.where the students take online class
C.why the students like taking online classes D.how the students take online classes at home
When Sally was a child, she went to the city park with her mom on a sunny morning. She felt very unhappy. Her mom saw that and asked why. Sally told her mother that she felt so sorry to see so much rubbish on the ground.
Her mom looked around. There were pieces of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other rubbish everywhere. “What can we do?” asked Sally sadly. “I’m sure you will think of something,” said her mom.
As soon as Sally got home with her mom, she painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture. The sign said, “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom. Sally put up her picture on a big rubbish box.
The children at the park ran over to see what was going on. Sally handed each of them a bag. “Let’s clean up this place,” said Sally. Then they began to pick up the rubbish, talking and laughing. Soon, all the bags were full.
Then Sally’s mom led them to put the rubbish into different kinds of rubbish boxes. When they looked at the clean park, they all had a strong feeling of satisfaction.
From then on, Sally has been keeping doing the cleaning and sorting（分类）rubbish. More and more people joined her to play a part in environment protection.
1.Why was Sally unhappy?
A.Because she couldn’t find her mom. B.Because her friends were not at the park.
C.Because there was too much rubbish. D.Because the park was too crowded.
2.Sally drew the picture to ________.
A.show off her painting skills B.encourage people to keep the park clean
C.give her mom a big surprise D.show people how beautiful the park was
3.What did the children do at the park when they saw Sally put up her picture?
A.They laughed at Sally. B.They spent a terrible and tiring day.
C.They bought some bags from Sally. D.They joined Sally in picking up the rubbish.
4.How do you like Sally?
A.Warm-hearted. B.Brave. C.Hard-working. D.Lazy.
5.What’s the best title for the text?
A.A beautiful park B.Sally and her mom
C.A clean-up story D.How to clean the park
“Ding... ding...,” the bell rang. The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand. All the students shouted. The teacher _______ with a smile on his face, “I know there are too many tests for you these days, but the test today is very _______ .” After hearing the teacher’s words, all the students sat up straight and _______ for the test to begin. The teacher started to _______ the test papers to each student. _______ he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
There was not a question but only a small black “X” in the middle of the paper. The students were very_________to see that. The teacher _______ the students’ surprise. Then he said, “I would like you to _______ about what you see there. You must finish it all by _______ .”
All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly. At the end of the class, the teacher collected their papers and read the answers. ________ of them described the black “X”. The next day, the teacher said, “Everybody only paid attention to the black ‘X’, but ________ wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened ________ , because they worried that they might fail the exam.
Then the teacher said, “Don’t worry about the ________ of this test. I just want you to think about your life.” Everyone smiles. The teacher added, “The white paper is like our whole life and the black ‘X’ in the middle of the paper is just ________ problems in our daily life. Do you have some more thoughts?”
Then the students discussed and expressed ________ opinions actively. Finally they understood the teacher and this special test.
Our life is a ________ given to us by God, with love and care. ________ , we just care about the problems like illness and hunger, and never see that these problems are much ________ than everything else we have in our life.
We should try to take our eye off problems and ________ each moment life gives us. Only then can we start a nice ________ and find true happiness in our lives.
1.A.asked B.complained C.explained D.guessed
2.A.difficult B.hard C.easy D.special
3.A.waited B.looked C.searched D.cared
4.A.sell out B.bring out C.give out D.put out
5.A.Before B.After C.While D.Until
6.A.happy B.sad C.surprised D.relaxed
7.A.hated B.forgot C.remembered D.noticed
8.A.hear B.worry C.write D.learn
9.A.yourselves B.ourselves C.myself D.themselves
10.A.None B.All C.Neither D.Both
11.A.somebody B.nobody C.everybody D.anybody
12.A.quickly B.hardly C.angrily D.carefully
13.A.results B.suggestions C.presents D.jobs
14.A.like B.in C.at D.with
15.A.her B.his C.their D.your
16.A.problem B.challenge C.gift D.window
17.A.Except B.However C.Also D.Besides
18.A.more important B.bigger C.smaller D.more serious
19.A.enjoy B.waste C.invite D.throw
20.A.door B.spirit C.skill D.journey
—The TV says it will rain tomorrow. We have to put off the hiking to Guanyin Lake.
—________.
A.What a pity B.No problem C.Never mind D.My pleasure
— I wonder if Sally________ us prepare for the party.
—I’m sure she will if she________time.
A.helps, will have B.will help, has C.will help, will have D.helps, has
Tom hardly eats breakfast, ________?
A.isn’t he B.is he C.doesn’t he D.does he
