For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad, A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Boston.will also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional texts.Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called "one-to-one" programs.
At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren't yet available." Lark/n said of textbooks, "but they're pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered".
But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure (设施), repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach. Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, "I think people will like it. I really don't know anybody in high school that wouldn't want to get an iPad," he said. "We're always using technology at home, then when you're at school it's textbooks.so it's a good way to put all of that together." Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students' use.
And the nation's textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum (课程) specifically for iPads. Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers' schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stay."I think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, "
1.The first paragraph is mainly about .
A. a program to promote iPads marketing in new school year
B. a program to spread electronic learning in new school year
C. a plan of how to use iPads in the coming school education
D. a plan of how to use IT technique in die coming school teaching
2.What's the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present?
A. Some students wouldn't like to have iPads in schools.
B. The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy.
C. Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks.
D. The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses.
3.The underlined sentence in the passage implies that _.
A. traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printed
B. traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before delivered
C. contents of traditional textbooks can't be renewed in time as electronic ones do
D. the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks
4.From the passage we can draw conclusion that .
A.more students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic ones
B.textbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their own
C.it is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the future
D.electronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school year
When his book Little Princes begins, Conor Grennan is planning a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month volunteer service at the Little Princes Children’s home, an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal.
When he arrived at the orphanage, Conor was immediately welcomed by all the children even though he had no previous experience in working with children. He quickly grew to love the job. But it wasn’t long before Conor came to learn that the children were not orphans at all — they were actually children who had been separated from their parents by a child trafficker(贩子).
This realization turned Conor’s global journey into a strong desire to try to find a way to reunite these children with their families. As a part of his efforts, Conor did a great amount of work when he was back in America. He started up a nonprofit organization called Next Generation Nepal(NGN), raising funds in order to buy a house in Nepal for another children’s home. Then, back in Nepal, he began a life-changing trek(艰苦跋涉) into the remote villages in the mountains of Humia.
It is really amazing to read about Conor communicating with the children and to read his descriptions of each of them. He made me truly care about the kids. I wanted them to be able to reunite with their families, too! Unfortunately, this was simply not possible for some of the children. But there were some children who received amazing surprises. Jagrit, for example, had thought for years that both his parents were dead. So, Conor was dumbfounded when he visited Jagrit’s village and was introduced to the boy’s father!
Conor successfully found many of the families of the children. Also, he was successful in finding his future wife while in Nepal.
1.What do we know about Little Princes Children’s Home?
A. It is a profitable organization.
B. The children in it are all orphans.
C. It has many branches all over Nepal.
D. Many children ended up there due to illegal trade.
2. In order to help the children, Conor _________.
a. gave up his plan to travel worldwideb. set up the organization NGN
c. fought against child traffickersd. visited some remote villages
e. decided to settle in Nepal
A. a, b, cB. a, b, d
C. b, c, dD. c, d, e
3.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Satisfied.B. Interested.
C. Astonished.D. Ashamed.
4.It can be learned from the passage that Conor Grennan _________.
A. is the author of Little Princes
B. is determined to remain single
C. likes teaching very much
D. is a friend of the author’s
The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was he favored by the Swedish Academy?
Less than half an hour after the announcement from Stockholm, Mo's works turned to “sold out" status at China's major online book sellers.
One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: "Rushed to purchase, but to my shame, I have not read any of his novels.”
Although Mo was entitled one of the top China's literature awards before the Nobel Prize, he is not the most popular novelist in China, in either the book market or in reputation.
Chinese media seemed to be shocked as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City of East China's Shandong Province, Mo's birthplace where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager. He joined the army and devoted himself to writing. Mo's novels were translated into several languages.
For more than a century, Nobel Prize has been regarded by the world as recognition to an individual or even a nation's cultural and scientific advances.
“I think the reason why I could win the prize is that my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics, and they also tell stones from a viewpoint of common human beings, which transcends(超越)differences of nations and races," Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists.
Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown, such as paper cuts and traditional new year paintings, have inspired and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more reflective of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they arise as world literature.
1.From this passage we know that the news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature was .
A.a shock to online booksellers
B.curiosity to the Swedish Academy
C.contrary to the belief of the Chinese media
D.beyond the expectation of most Chinese people
2.The "one lucky buyer" mentioned in the third paragraph admitted that he _ .
A. had not yet read Mo Yan's novels
B. had written an online comment
C. regretted not reading Mo Yan's Novels
D. failed to buy a copy of Mo Yan's novels
3.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to .
A. the Chinese writersB.the Chinese writers' works
C. the Chinese livesD.Mo Yan's novels
4.What can we infer from this passage?
A.Mo Yan will win another Nobel Prize in the near future.
B.Folk arts originated from Mo Yan's hometown will also be awarded Nobel Prize.
C.Nobel Prize will no longer regarded by the world as recognition to an individual.
D.Mo Yan's success will encourage the Chinese writers to win more Nobel Prizes.
My name is Nick Vujicic.I was born without any limbs(四肢).But one of my most _ videos on YouTube shows footage(视频片段)of me skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, hugs from all smts of great people.
All in all, those are pretty ordinary that just about anyone can do, right? So _ do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I'm living I have no limits.
People often expect someone _ a severe disability to be inactive, maybe even angry.I like to _ them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life.
Among the hundreds of _ on that video, here's one typical remark: "Seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel for myself sometimes---or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy ! ?"
I found happiness when I realized that imperfect I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I'm designed Cod's plan.That's not to say that there isn't for improvement.
I'm always trying to be better so I can better _ the world!
I do believe my life has no _.I want you to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may he. As we our journey together, please take a moment to _ any limitations you've placed on your life.Now think about what _ would be like to be those limitations.What would your life be if anything were possible?
1.A. disappointing B. unforgettable C. popular D. expensive
2.A. receiving B. collecting C. returning D.asking
3.A. sports B. activities C. duties D. wonders
4.A. how B. what C. when D. why
5.A. drawn B. expected C. required D. supposed
6.A. even though B. in case C. as though D. so that
7.A. of B. from C. in D. with
8.A. charge B. greet C. surprise D. persuade
9.A. comments B. pictures C. replies D. choices
10.A. nervous B. sorry C. eager D. desperate
11.A. still B. ever C. otherwise D. even
12.A. if B. as C. while D. although
13.A. according to B. in response to C. owing to D. in addition to
14.A. stage B. area C. situation D. room
15.A. protect B. rescue ' C. serve D. reserve
16.A. challenges B. limits C. doubts D. endings
17.A. break B. continue C. begin D. stop
18.A. worry about B. think about C. care about D. talk about
19.A. we B. one C. it D. you
20.A. free of B. devoted to C. aware of D. worried about
I’m still wondering put the Christmas gift under my pillow.
A.whom it is that B.it is whom that
C.it is who that D.who it is that
We went to the Royal Cinema last night, _______ we saw the film Life of Pi.
A. whichB. that
C. whereD. as