Ask a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phone. Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school. Others have told pupils to leave them at home.
However, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they say. Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of ‘smartphones’ in lessons.
During the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones’ stopwatches. The smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer (转存) electronic files between school and home.
The research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham. “At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,” Dr Hartnell-Young said. “After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired.”
Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project. However, they recognised that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems.
1.We can infer from the first paragraph that .
A. teachers are strongly against students owning mobile phones
B. mobile phones should be developed to meet students’ needs
C. students are free to use their mobile phones at school
D. mobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school
2.When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they .
A. all enjoyed the project very much
B. didn’t know what they were used for
C. didn’t fully realize the learning functions of mobile phones
D. were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools
3.Who benefited most from the project?
A. Older pupils. B. Pupils who were not confident.
C. Younger pupils. D. Pupils who were confident.
4.The purpose of the text is to tell us that .
A. mobile phones can actually help students learn
B. mobile phones begin to be widely used in schools
C. too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problems
D. the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years
If you frequently travel for business, Stay bridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts. Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked, what they enjoyed and what made them want to return.
Claire Metcalf
“The concept is great, but the staff are the ones who really make it. ”she says. “It takes a lot of discipline to always be friendly, but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that. They genuinely care about you.”
Andrew Roberts
“One of the best things is having my own kitchen. I often end up working late and I don’t fancy eating in a restaurant on my own, so cooking for myself is a big drawcard. ”
“The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff are amazing. It is great to be recognized by them, ”he says.
Pauline Robinson
“What I love about it is the way that you are treated by the staff,” she says. “Some of the staff have been there all that time and they do look after you well. As a woman staying on my own, it is reassuring that they look out for you, and recently when I was poorly they even brought things I needed to my room. ”
Ryan Ruckledge
“The fully-equipped kitchen is great. I always have a one-bed apartment so I have a separate kitchen and dining room and I’m able to relax and cook some meals. Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day out—it makes you hate what you do—and I don’t want that.
1.What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites?
A. A separate dining room. B. A one—bed apartment.
C. A home from home. D. A lot of discipline.
2.Who think highly of the kitchen of Staybridge Suites?
A. Pauline Robinson and Ryan Ruckledge.
B. Ryan Ruckledge and Claire Metcalf.
C. Andrew Roberts and Ryan Ruckledge.
D. Pauline Robinson and Claire Metcalf.
3.What does the underlined word “drawcard” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. barrier. B. attraction.
C. honour. D. difficulty.
4.Why does the author write the article?
A. To advertise Staybridge Suites.
B. To introduce four recent visitors.
C. To inform us of a new service.
D. To sing high praise for the staff.
假如你叫李华，今年18岁，是光明中学的一名高二学生。你所在的城市明年要举办国际旅游节（tourism festival），现向全市招募志愿者，请你根据以下要点向组委会写一封申请信，应征旅游节志愿者的工作。
1、你的个人信息（年龄、性别、性格等）；
2、你的特殊优势（对地方旅游景点的了解，扎实的英语功底，相关的经历，沟通能力等）；
3、你的承诺。
注意：
1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3、信的开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear committee,
Thank you for taking your time to read my letter._________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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。每处错误仅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（∧），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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
One day, I was cooking in the kitchen while the telephone rang. I went to answer it immediately. She was my close friend, Lisa. When we were talking on phone, the fire alarm sounds. I ran back to the kitchen only to find the room full of smoke and the beef bad burnt. I quickly turned off the gas, opening all the windows, and then went out of the house. In my surprise, the two fire engines were outside my house. I was quite worrying. I told the firemen that it was my careless cooking which caused the heavy smoke.
The story happened in Japan 1. a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed. The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko(壁虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail
2. (come) through the wall from outside.
The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it is 3. the gecko to have lived in the wall in complete 4. (dark) for ten years!
But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through ten years with its tail nailed down and being unable to go anywhere. So he tried to find out how this small creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in 5. mouth! What a shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the 6.(trap) one.
The story touched me so 7. ( deep) that it is useless to find out 8. relationships they had between them. Parent 9. child? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters? 10. last thing we should do is to abandon your beloved in hardship.
I used to be a happy child. I had a ______ that could brighten a cold winter day and I had a special love for life. ______, at twelve, I ______ OCD (强迫症). I constantly ______ my kitchen oven to make sure that it was off. It continued for four painful years, and by then, my OCD had ______ depression. I was no longer the ______ little girl I had been.
In the tenth grade I finally ______ to my mother my problem. My mom took me to a doctor and I started taking ______. Over a few months, it didn’t ______ much. One autumn evening, I thought suicide (自杀) was the only ______ to my depression problem, so I decided to leave a note. As I was ______ it, my eyes fell on a photo. It was a ______ of an adorable little girl, wearing her red soccer uniform and a bright smile.
It took me a few minutes to ______ who the girl in the photo was. I almost couldn’t ______ it was me. I felt a cold shiver go down my spine (脊柱). It was like my younger self had sent me a ______. I tore up the note and ______ that I would not rely only on my medicine. I would have to fight the depression with my mind, too.
It has been two years since I ______ myself. The real reason I am healed is that I took action and refused to let depression ______ my life. I learned a lifelong ______: Never give up. Everyone has challenges in life, but everyone can ______. I am living proof of that.
1.A. dream B. thought C. hope D. smile
2.A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
3.A. prevented B. treated C. discovered D. developed
4.A. tested B. fixed C. checked D. touched
5.A. led to B. take in C. put off D. get in
6.A. pretty B. popular C. happy D. lovely
7.A. suggested B. acknowledged C. showed D. replied
8.A. classes B. exercise C. medicine D. notes
9.A. help B. cost C. take D. have
10.A. response B. solution C. entrance D. door
11.A. finishing B. copying C. posting D. revising
12.A. model B. figure C. picture D. shadow
13.A. explain B. realize C. question D. describe
14.A. understand B. learn C. hope D. believe
15.A. message B. card C. gift D. letter
16.A. promised B. advised C. doubted D. imagined
17.A. rejected B. replaced C. rediscovered D. repeated
18.A. risk B. abandon C. waste D. ruin
19.A. skill B. lesson C. class D. experience
20.A. escape B. quit C. recover D. survive
