I’ve cheated in school when I thought that I could get away with it. I’m not proud of it and I don’t usually feel very good about myself afterwards, but sometimes it’s the only way possible to survive in a pressure cooker. My parents are really set on my getting good grades. They study my report card the same way they examine the newspaper’s stock market page. And they make me feel that I’ve got to live up to their expectations.
But often it’s like each teacher acts as if his is the only subject we have. They think nothing of piling on our homework or giving surprise quizzes. Sometimes we have to take two or three tests in different subjects on the same day. I’d like to see a lot of adults I know preparing for that.
When the pressure becomes too high, some kids may resort to (诉诸于) cheating. If you have three or four subjects to study for, you’re not going to be able to devote enough time to each subject in order to be well prepared for each class. Besides, it may be the only way left to live up to your parents’ expectations and compete with the top students in the class.
Everybody knows that if you cheat, it’s important not to get caught. Few things can cause more of chaos. Once, my elder brother got caught cheating on a math final. My parents acted as though he’d committed a federal crime. The assistant principal called them to school, but although the incident caused several conferences, I don’t think that anybody ever really understood what my brother was going through. We’re just supposed to perform outstandingly as well as always act honestly, but how many adults can actually live up to the standards they set for us?
My father has gotten countless traffic tickets for parking in no parking zones or for not coming to a full stop at stop signs. And you’ve always hearing about people who don’t file their incomes tax honestly. How about all the corruption in government? Successful adults often accept dishonesty in order to achieve their business goals. Are kids the only ones who are supposed to be perfect?
Most of my friends have cheated on tests in school at one time or another. The kids who never cheated are usually either afraid of getting caught or just don’t know how to do it safely. Nobody wants to cheat. But if it’s a choice of being honest or of getting a better grade, most kids will try for the latter. That may sound wrong, but we didn’t make the rules, we’re just trying to get by.
1.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Everyone can fight a cheat!
B. Everyone likes to cheat!
C. Cheating is reasonable!
D. No one wants to cheat!
2. The author owes children’s cheat to the following EXPECT __________.
A. parents B. children C. teacher D. examinations
3. In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly wants to say ____________.
A. some adults can not live up to the standards they set for the children
B. kids are always supposed to be perfect
C. his father always cheats in his life
D. children shouldn’t learn from successful adults
4.Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. The author thinks it is children’s right to cheat in school.
B. Most of the author’s friends like cheating on the tests in school.
C. The author thinks it wrong to cheat in school.
D. The author shows a positive attitude towards a surprise quiz in school.
This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it—either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you have an obvious advantage over other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.
The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:
Supporting the teacher
Supporting the pupil
Supporting the school
Supporting the curriculum
The salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:
London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052
Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992
Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088
Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016
The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)
Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!
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1.How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?
A. Go to the night school.
B. Go to the full-time school.
C. Study at home at any time.
D. Study at weekends or vacations.
2.What’s the teaching assistant’s task?
A. Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.
B. Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.
C. Helping promote effective learning and teaching.
D. Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.
3. If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______.
A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of London
C. outer London D. downtown London
4.How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?
A. ￡310 B. ￡35 C. ￡345 D. ￡460
Today we bring you an old tale. It’s the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw can be very strong. They are also very environmental.
Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material. During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in home building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.
Professor Walker: “One of the benefits is it’s a relatively inexpensive renewable material that’s readily available.” He also agrees that straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows and helps the environment in other ways. So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment.
Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.”
Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.
David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction. He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.
To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.
David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”
1.What’s David Lanfear’s attitude towards the straw houses at last?
A. Ridiculous. B. Approving.
C. Defensive. D. Unbelievable.
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Using straw to build houses is dearer than using bricks.
B. The houses built with bales of straw are stronger than those built with bricks.
C. Straw which is convenient to get is much cheaper than thick bricks.
D. Houses made of bricks are no better than those made of straw.
3.According to the passage, we know that ________________.
A. there is some experience in building the straw houses
B. the house made of straw bales is the same as the traditional one
C. the house made of straw bales is still under research
D. it’s uncertain that the straw house can be very strong
假如你是李华，你在Teen Voice杂志上读到一句话：It is important to be honest in life. 请你用英语写一篇短文针对诚实的重要性发表自己的看法和阐述理由。
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I live in a big city and I used to the high buildings and never-ending crowds, so the first time I went to the countryside, everything were so new and interesting to me. The surroundings there were beautiful but the air was fresh. I even made a friend here and he taught me how to catching shrimps(虾). He tells me, “You should walk softly. The more softly, the more better. The little shrimp is not sensitive with light. While shining a flashlight at it, you should catch them quickly.” I acted as he told me, and sure enough I caught the big one on my first try. I liked life there.
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Are you ready to have the time of your life? If you are, then grab your family and friends and get yourselves out to The Color Run. This is 1. unique, untimed, five-kilometer race that is all about adding color to your clothes and your life. Participates start out 2. (wear) completely white clothes at the event. By the end, they are covered from head to toe with different colors. That’s 3. at each kilometer of the race, the runners are covered with colored powder. The best part is the end of the race, 4. everyone gets to throw colors at the runners crossing the finish line.
There’s more to The Color Run 5. just covering people in color powder. The event also observes happiness, healthy living, individuality, and giving back to the community. In each city that the event visits, the organizer team up with local and national charities 6. (increase) public awareness of important issues. In 2012, more than US$600,000 7. (raise) by The Color Run. What’s more, the race
8. (become) the single largest event series in the US since its first run in January 2012.
The Color Run is open to people of all ages and backgrounds, from first-time runners to 9. (profession) athletes. Moreover, everyone is a winner because the race is not about who’s 10. (fast).
