D
As thousands of communities in the USA — especially in the South — became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.
Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit (招聘)teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.
But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who don’t speak English — an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.
“The parents’ role is very important for the success of these students, but it's also one of the most difficult things we’ve had to tackle(处理),” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.”
Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants.
1.According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing?
A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican communities.
B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern states.
C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant parents.
D. Providing education for non-native English learners.
2.The underlined part “built from scratch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “________”.
A. completely new
B. painful to make
C. based on past experience
D. constructed gradually
3.What do we know about the immigrant parents?
A. Many of them cannot speak English.
B. Most of them think education is not important.
C. Some of them feel skeptical about the local community.
D. Few of them have attended American schools.
C
Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into a physical object．This is now possible with the help of 3D printers．Such machines were once used just by universities and big companies．But now, stores with 3D printing services are appearing around the United States．
Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago．The store is filled with tools like a laser cutter, an industrial sewing machine and 3D printers．Bryan Jaycox requires $ 15 an hour to print an object．He also charges a fee depending on the size of the object and up to $ 50 an hour for design and labor services．
The Jaycoxs also offer 3D printing classes for anyone who is interested．One of the students in a recent class was Ki Chong Tran．He plans to open a 3D printing business in Cambodia．"The demand has been amazing．It's been much more than I would have imagined," said Ki Chong Tran．
"I think 3D printing is going to be huge． It's going to make a huge impact on society as a whole," he added．
Mr Jaycox predicts that within five years, 3D printing technology could become
more consumer friendly．
But Ki Chong Tran says even current technology can make a difference in a developing country like Cambodia．"With 3D printing you can give them tools, and you put it in their hands so they are responsible more for their own development．
They learn skills beyond just learning English and becoming a tour guide or something like that or working at a bank．You can actually create things that give value to the world," said Ki Chong Tran．
He says it's not just Cambodia but anywhere where there is a 3D printer, it can turn a good idea into reality．
1.We learn from Paragraph l that 3D printing_________．
A. is now available to ordinary people
B．first appeared in the United States
C．can turn your every dream into reality
D．is now only used by universities
2.Bryan Jaycox opened The Build Shop LLC to__________．
A．sell 3D printers and different kinds of tools
B．produce all types of printing machines
C．offer 3D printing classes and services
D．design different types of 3D printers
3.In Mr Jaycox's opinion, within five years 3D printing will_________．
A．make it easier to do business
B．be accessible to all consumers
C．change the way of social contact
D．bring about more profits to the sellers
4.How will 3D printing technology benefit developing countries according to the text?
A．It helps the people work efficiently at a bank．
B．It will promote the learning of English
C．It will accelerate the development of tourism．
D．It offers them a new way of development．
B
Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides, and not just to school. It’s awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just look for other people heading the same way.
It may sound risky, so many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and don’t branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.
“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so they’ve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College.
The sharing economy got big during the recession (经济衰退), allowing people to access more goods, services using technology and even to share costs. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom, like what my friend Earl says, “The symbol of freedom isn’t the car any more because there’s technology out there connecting you to a car.”
According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license compared to six in ten today. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license but an iPhone.
“Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.” Schor continued. www..com
To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.
1.The American teens like the author, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because _______.
A. it is most fashionable and cool
B. they are bored with driving cars
C. they are fond of being connected
D. it is much cheaper than a car
2.We can learn from the text that _______.
A. Twitter is a website for teens to make friends and achieve goals
B. ridesharing can be seen as a sign that people still count on each other
C. driving cars for teens means a plus and connecting with technology
D. having a car and cost-sharing symbolize more freedom for the author’s mother
3.Professor Juliet would agree that _______.
A. young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage
B. sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recession
C. young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter
D. being connected via technology comes first for young people
4.The best title for the passage is probably _______.
A. Twitter, an Awesome Website
B. Cars or iPhone
C. Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides
D. Cool Teens on the Go
生活中，你自己或他人曾有过物品不慎丢失而又找回的经历，其间有烦恼、有惊喜、有感慨……请就此写一篇英语短文。
主要内容包括：
1）丢失的物品；
2）失而复得的经过；
3）你的感想。
注意：
1．词数100个左右；
2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（、）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）．不计分。
I still remember why I became a good table tennis player．The first day I went to high school, I saw some of my classmates played table tennis．Amazed at how skillful they were, I wanted to play just as good．．Later on, I often watch them carefully to loam their techniques．Then I kept practicing hardly until I became too confident enough to challenge the good players．At the end of term, I became one of the best players in my class．I am really proud for the experience．It helps me realize that I can fulfill our potential but achieve our goals through hard work．
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1-5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内客（不超过3个单词）或括号内的单词的正确形式。
I have a daughter who just entered the 7th grade, which is known in our area 1. one of the most awkward and socially difficult years for girls．
I did not want my daughter to be someone who did things just to be popular2. a person confident in her own shoes and following her own likes．
I have done activities for Awkward Years Project-for 3. website; Many women write a bit about themselves during the 4.（embarrass） part of their lives - how their-life was arid how it's used out, always a positive inspiration．My daughter and her friends love checking the website and discuss5.（happy）how they recognize the women who have shared．6. shared about the end of the 5th grade when my mother convinced me to cut my hair short …Oh, it tumid out terribly awful just before I started middle school! I7.（run） away at a few teases．
But many years later, I realized that it made me8. （draw）to people who became my friends because of who I was and not9. I looked like and them toward me, for the same reason!
I also became a mom who respected her daughter's likes and graded her towards 10.（decide） but never forced them on her, especially ones that had no effect on the type of person she would be．
