When it comes to generation gap ( 代沟), we usually think of different tastes in music, or games. But now the generation gap is handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn't read what she was writing on the board, she posted it on the Internet saying that handwriting should be taught in schools.
Others who are against it argue that handwriting has become out of time in our modern world. Typed words have become a main form of communication. Once a practical skill, handwriting is no longer used by most of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for example, by teaching the technical skills.
But even in today's world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and write on the paper. In America, signatures (签字) by hand are still often requested, for example, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to fake (伪造).
There is also strong evidence that writing by hand is good for the mind. It makes a different part of the brain active and improves fine moving skills in young children. People are also more likely to remember what they write by hand than what they type, and the process of writing by hand has been shown to stimulate ideas. Not only those, studies have shown that kids who write by hand learn to read and spell earlier than those who don't.
Yes, we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world of basic and important values.
1.What did the teacher find in her class?
A. Her students were too lazy to follow her class. B. Her handwriting was too terrible to understand.
C. There was something wrong with some students’ eyes. D. Some students could not recognize her written words on the board.
2.Some people are against handwriting teaching because they think ________.
A. technical skills are more important than handwriting. B. handwriting is no longer used in society
C. it's difficult to fake typed signatures D. nobody can practice good handwriting in school
3.How many advantages does handwriting have for the mind?
A. 3 B. 4
C. 7 D. 8
4.The underlined word“stimulate”in Paragraph 4 probably means_________.
A. cause B. collect
C. exchange D. influence
Louis Armstrong was born on 4th July in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up without a father and he and his sister were raised by his grandmother. When he was 11, Louis dropped out of school. He formed a quartet with three other boys, and they sang in the streets to earn money.
He also used to get into trouble. He was put into prison and sent to live in a home for troubled boys. He talked the band director into letting him join the band, and that’s where he learned to play the cornet (短号), an instrument very much like the trumpet (喇叭).
Louis Armstrong became one of the greatest jazz cornet players that ever lived. He was also an accomplished composer and singer. His nickname was originally “Satchel-mouth”, because some people said his mouth was like a satchel (挎包) where he could hold so much air to blow the trumpet. But one day someone called him “Satchmo” instead of “Satchel mouth”. Louis liked it, and the name stuck. Louis became famous for playing the cornet in clubs and on riverboats.
He was best known for his ability to improvise, which means to make up music as he plays it. He also sang “scat”, which was a style of music in which the singer sings meaningless words instead of real lyrics. Over his career, Louis played in many recordings, and appeared in television shows and movies.
1.How did Louis Armstrong make money when he was eleven?
A. By playing the cornet. B. By stealing money in the streets.
C. By singing in the street. D. By playing the trumpet in a band.
2.What kind of instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
A. He played the guitar. B. He played the drum.
C. He played the cornet. D. He played the trumpet.
3.After getting to know about Louis Armstrong, we can draw the conclusion that ______.
A. he was cleverer than other boys B. he was talented in music
C. he was good at making up music D. he was gifted with playing instruments.
Only about one third of American seniors have correct habits, according to the Health Organization. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day - half of the number doctors recommend.
Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day - often inviting germs( 病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germs?
Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.
1.What is found out about American seniors?
A. Most of them have good habits.
B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.
C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.
D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.
2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands _________ .
A. twice a day B. three times a day
C. four times a day D. eight times a day
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. We should keep from touching our faces.
B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.
C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.
D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.
4.The text probably comes from .
A. a guide book B. a popular magazine
C. a book review D. an official document
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（∧），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）不计分。
It was about 6 o’clock in the afternoon when I was walking along the road, heading home from school. The wind blew so hard that, all of sudden, an advertising board by the roadside was blew down to the ground. Before realizing that had happened, I was knocked down by the board. I feel great pain in my legs and could not move. At that moment, a man who ran up to help me. Seen I was badly hurt, he drove me to the hospital immediate. After calling my parents, the man left without leaving my name and address. What I remember is that he is a middle-aged man. I want to finding the man and express my thank.
根据首字母和给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填限一个词。
1.Keeping balance among all the subjects is really c____________ (有挑战性的) for everyone.
2.The volunteers have c____________ (贡献) their own time to the charity project.
3.The latest Spider-Man spin-off film ‘Venom’ has a____________ (吸引) many Marvel fans.
4.When I travel to my best friend’s city, she will surely meet me at the railway station and a____________ (安排) accommodations for me.
5.The students who have learned this unit p____________ (之前地) have put so much pressure on the others who haven’t.
6.Under the g____________ (指导) of my English teacher, I have revised my article and finally published it on Teens.
7.There is a famous quote in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea going like this, “A man is not born to fail. One can be destroyed, but can not be d____________ (打败).”
8.The girl’s parents have finally a____________ (认可) of her marriage.
9.Reforming the current education system will be a difficult p____________ (过程).
10.How to a____________ (申请) for the top universities is a question that many students are concerned with.
11.My mother is e____________ (熟练的) in cooking delicious meals.
12.I sincerely expect you to write me back at your c____________ (方便).
13.The parents are always asking why our kids take great d____________ (快乐) in playing League of Legends.
14.After graduation, he is still in c____________ (连续不断的) communication with his teachers.
15.I earnestly hope you could be very o____________ (乐观的) about the outcome of this exam.
16.The first peoples known to have s____________ (定居) in England were Celts.
17.After several years’ study, we have a____________ (获得) a good knowledge of English.
18.Although there is no c____________ (治疗) for AIDS, medications have been proved to be highly effective in fighting HIV.
19.Every Sunday, She t____________ (款待) each of the children to an ice-cream.
20.Even if you haven’t met your friends for a very long time, it is still necessary for you to keep them i____________ (告知) of your latest news.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
People eat rice all over the world
Rice is believed to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000-year-old site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.
Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor. In developed countries, the planting and harvesting is done 1. (most) with machines.2., in much of the world, these things are still largely done by hand. It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours 3. (raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land. The fact that rice 4. (need) so much labor means 5. (keep) a lot of the population on the land.
Rice is also a crop6. need of lots of water. The wet rice 7. (grow) in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the Asian 8. (rain) seasons affect many places 9. rice is grown.
Rice straws (稻杆) 10. (leave)in the fields add nutrients (营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested. For the next crop, rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little or no fertilizer (肥料).
