Think for a moment about the teachers you’ve had at junior or senior high school. Which one did you like best? And why? Were the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the best teachers, in your opinion? 1.And then begin to read further.
Some very common answers to this question are that teachers need to love their students, that they need to have expert knowledge of their subjects and that they should devote themselves completely to their work. All of these ideas are, of course, true to a certain extent.2.
It’s impossible for anyone to love everyone he knows, and teachers deal with a very large number of students over the years. On the other hand, teachers should certainly be able to make their students feel that they’re interested in them as people. 3. A deep knowledge of the subject is especially important.4. That’s to say, a teacher needs to be trained in the skills of teaching. These skills include how to control a class. Finally, teachers have to devote a lot of time and energy to their work, of course. However, because they’re also models that their students must follow, it’s important that they should be well-balanced people with interests outside their school work—families, friends, hobbies, etc. 5.
A.They’re perhaps a little too simple.
B.Students ask too much from teachers.
C.Well- qualified teachers should be educated and capable.
D.Consider for a minute the qualities that make a teacher outstanding.
E.A teacher who only lives for work is likely to become narrow-minded.
F.Equally important is the ability to pass that knowledge on to the students effectively.
G.They also pay attention to the development of both their brains and their characters.
There is an English saying : “ Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found facts that laughter really can improve people’s health.[
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produce pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produce pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins in the brain. These are natural chemicals which diminish both stress and pain.
There is also some fact to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system, that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group of students served as the control group ---- in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watch the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.
They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1.It can be learnt from the passage that laughter can_______.
A. make people feel younger
B. change people’s habits
C. improve peoples health
D. make people love their lives
2.Smiling can produce____.
A. more effects than laughter
B. the same effects as laughter
C. less effects on the human body
D. no effects on the human body
3.The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. there are several ways of studying the benefits of laughter
B. laughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human body
C. the doctors should learn how to make people laugh
D. tests show that laughter can produce beneficial effects on human body
When we hear of dangerous diseases, cancer and heart disease are often what first come
to mind. Recently, a virus called Ebola has reappeared in Guinea, killing 62 people so far. It leads to high fever, bleeding and so on. Ebola can kill 90% of those infected (感染), especially in underdeveloped societies like those in Africa.
Ebola is named after the Ebola River, where it was first discovered in 1976. There are five different types of the Ebola virus, each named after where they first happened: Sudan, Ivory Coast, Reston, Bundibugyo, and Zaire. The deadliest of the five, Zaire, was responsible for the 2012 outbreak, and is believed to be attacking Guinea.
Ebola is naturally found in fruit bats, which pass on the virus to other animals by biting or sucking on their blood. Humans who are suffering from the Ebola infection might have touched the bodily fluids (体液) of the infected animals. Once infected, a human becomes a carrier of the deadly virus.
Since we live in an interconnected world, where the situation in one country can affect us all, the effects of Ebola are huge: damaging trade relations, affecting foreign visitors, and weakening entire countries. Already the Guinea virus is spreading fast with a few cases spotted in Conakry—the capital city of Guinea, far away from the origin of the virus. It is feared that the disease may have already reached neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, too.
Unfortunately, there are no disease-specific treatments for Ebola. Healthcare workers only supply the infected people with water to keep them in good condition. Since there have been many cases of nurses catching the disease from patients, they are forced to wear strict protective clothes, and in some cases, not even allowed to get close to the infected. The fact that there is no cure for the Ebola virus is what makes the outbreak a challenging one to control.
1.From the text we know that ________.
A. Ebola is naturally found in fruit
B. Ebola is a highly infectious virus
C. Ebola is a newly discovered disease
D. Ebola is recently controlled in Guinea
2.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The causes of Ebola. B. The origin of Ebola.
C. The treatment for Ebola. D. The influences of Ebola.
3.In Ebola infected areas, healthcare workers _______.
A. face the danger of catching virus
B. take measures to protect the nurses
C. give water and medicine to the patients
D. do whatever they can to save the infected
4.The text probably comes from ________.
A. an English newspaper B. a tourist guide
C. a safety brochure D. a medical report
Griffith Observatory (天文台) is a national leader in public astronomy, and one of the most popular attractions in Los Angeles. It is located on the southern slope (山坡) of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park at 1,134 feet above sea level.
Visitors may drive to the Observatory and park in its parking lot or on nearby roads. No reservation (预定) is required to visit. Parking is limited, and the busiest times are weekend. Buses, taxis, and carpools are welcome. LADOT provides weekend public bus service from the Sunset/Vermont Metro Red Line station.
Griffith Observatory is open six days a week. Admission and parking are free.
Hours of Operation
Tuesday---Friday 12:00 noon---10:00 p.m.
Saturday---Sunday 10:00 a.m.---10:00 p.m.
Monday Closed
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Closed
Samuel Oschin Planetarium
The Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater offers 8 to 10 live, half-hour presentations each day. There are usually four different shows from which to choose.
Shows are presented every 60 to 90 minutes. Check the website, information desks, or the box office for each day’s show times. Late seating is not permitted.
Samuel Oschin Planetarium tickets must be purchased at the Observatory and are only available on the day of the show. The ticket prices for shows are：
Adults (13-59 years old) $7.00
Children (5-12 years old) $3.00
Seniors (60 years and older) $5.00
Students $5.00
Children under 5 years will be admitted only to the first show each day.
Hearing assist devices are available upon request.
Public Telescopes
Free public telescopes are available each evening the Observatory is open and skies are clear. The Zeiss telescope on the roof is generally open by 7:00 p.m.. All observing must be completed by 9:45 p.m..
1.What can we learn abou
t Griffith Observatory according to the passage?
A. It is open all the year around.
B. It is mostly visited at weekends.
C. It becomes famous because of Hollywood.
D. It is the most attractive place in Los Angeles.
2.Which of the following best describes the Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater?
A. Hearing assist devices are provided to seniors.
B. The shows there generally last 60 to 90 minutes.
C. Visitors are required to be seated before the show starts.
D. The tickets for its shows can be bought through the website.
3.To watch the show, a young couple with a 7-year-old son should pay________.
A. $13.00 B. $15.00
C. $17.00 D. $20.00
4.Which of the following is charged?
A. Parking. B. Telescopes.
C. Hearing assist devices. D. LADOT bus service.
Guide dogs enjoy their work very much, and they get a lot of satisfaction from a job well done, but there is no room for typical dog fun during the work day. Games, treats and praise distract the dog from helping its handler navigate (指引方向) the course. Even when the handler doesn’t need assistance, a guide dog on the job is trained to ignore distractions and keep still. This is because a guide dog must be able to come to handler’s workplace or be in public places without creating a disturbance(干扰).
When you see a guide dog on the job, it is extremely important that you recognize that it is at work. Petting or talking to the dog spreads its concentration, which weakens the handler’s ability to get around in his or her surroundings. People are very impressed with guide dogs and so we have a natural inclination（倾向）to praise them, but the best thing you can do to help a guide dog is to leave it alone so that it can pay attention to its surroundings and maintain its focus on its handler. Guiding is very complicated, and it requires a dog’s undivided attention.
When a guide dog gets home at the end of the day, however, it will play and soak up praise just like an ordinary pet. Guide dogs make the difference between work and play based on their lead harness（牵狗用的皮带）：When the harness is on, they must stay completely focused---- when it comes off, it’s play time. Guide dogs work very hard every day, but they lead extremely happy lives, full of lots of attention and stimulation.
Working as a guide dog requires good physical and mental shape, so guide dogs typically retire just before they enter old age. Retirement is usually at age 8 or 10; but some work for a little longer, and some guide dogs retire earlier if they’re having trouble with the work.
1.What do you think is the typical job of a guide dog?
A. Help the policemen to search for the murderer.
B. Help the blind or weak-sighted people get around .
C. Help the doctor to save the injured people.
D. Help the owner to watch their house.
2.What does the writer want to tell the readers through the passage?
A. Guide dogs are so helpful that we should make friends with them.
B. Guide dogs are different from other dogs and they have some special talents.
C. Guide dogs’ life style and job situation.
D. Guide dogs’ trained way by their handlers.
3.What does the underlined word “distract” mean in the passage?
A. to stop the dog paying attention to what he is doing
B. to make the dog think very carefully about what he is doing
C. to interrupt the dog so that he cannot do the work well
D. to stop the dog from doing something
4.What should you do when meeting with a guide dog at its job?
A. Praise it. B. Feed it.
C. Play with it. D. Leave it alone.
假设你是学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim正在学习汉语，但遇到了一些困难，因此他给你发来一封电子邮件。请你给他回复一封邮件，要点如下：
1. 感谢他曾对你英语学习的帮助；
2. 介绍汉语的特点以及学习方法；
3. 邀请他暑假来中国，交流语言学习经验。
注意：1. 词数100左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
I’m more than thrilled to receive your email. ____________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
