Lincoln High Calculus (微积分) teacher Anthony Yom has given his students the desire to learn and the will to succeed. While his classes are challenging, the educator does all he can to keep his students invested, combining real-life situations and his lessons to show them the value of their work. He challenges us to the maximum, so we do better on tests, sophomore student Alexis Pong told the Los Angeles Times. One of Yom’s other students, 17-year-old Cedrick Argueta, completed a perfect test paper on the Advanced Placement Calculus exam. Only 12 students in the world accomplished this. As for, all of Yom’s other AP Calculus students, each of them passed the challenging exam.
Yom said most of the praise should go to the kids, though he does go above and beyond his students. However, when he first started teaching at Lincoln High, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. Yom felt nervous about the number of students who were unmotivated and unprepared. Some even attempted to physically threaten the teacher. But he didn’t give in. And he gave up his free time to tutor on weekends and during vacations.
At Lincoln High, 80% of the students are Latino (拉丁裔) and Yom hopes to encourage more of them to take his college prep classes, which are currently dominated (支配) by Asians. “I don’t think the Asian students are any smarter than the Latino students,” the teacher states, mentioning that low Latino participation can be connected to cultural differences and expectations. Fortunately, Cedrick Argueta’s AP Calculus success story serves as the perfect example. “My mother cleans houses,” Argueta reveals. “My father is a factory worker.” But the student would be likely to work for NASA or become a teacher.
What is the key to Yom’s success as a teacher? “This may sound dull, but you really have to love them.” the devoted instructor concludes.
1.What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Getting a full mark on the APC exam.
B.Preparing for a key university.
C.Passing the APC exam.
D.Learning very well.
2.Which of the following can best describe Anthony Yom?
A.Kind and smart. B.Proud and rude.
C.Mean and stubborn. D.Modest and devoted.
3.Why did the author use Cedrick Argueta as an example?
A.To praise Cedrick Argueta’s great efforts.
B.To encourage parents to send their children to school.
C.To show Latino students can be clever and successful.
D.To show Cedrick Argueta’s idea is better than teachers.
4.Where is the text probably taken from?
A.A math book. B.A newspaper.
C.A guidebook. D.A sports magazine.
Overview
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What’s Included
●1-day or 2-day hop-on hop-off bus pass
●Access to 3 bus routes in the summer, 2 routes in the winter
● A coupon (优惠券) and booklet with over 200 Euros in discounts at Barcelona’s top attractions.
Additional Information
●Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
●Wheelchair accessible.
●The Red and Blue routes operate all year round (except 1st January and 25th December), from8:00 am — 8:00 pm. Duration — 120 minutes for full loop. Frequency — every 20 minutes. Tour start — Placa de Catalunya.
●The Green route operates 12th April — 3rd November only. Runs from 9:00 am — 7:00 pm. Duration — 40 minutes for full loop. Frequency — every 20 minutes. Tour start — Port Olimpic.
●Strollers (婴儿车) accessible
●Near public transportation
●Most travelers can participate
1.What can tourists do during the hop-on hop-off tour of Barcelona?
A.They can change routes freely.
B.They can comment on the tour via the board.
C.They can buy models of the landmarks on the bus.
D.They can get on and off the bus at any one of the 44 stops.
2.What can tourists get if they book the tour?
A.Booklets. B.Free strollers.
C.Free wheelchairs. D.A week’s bus pass.
3.What do the Red route and Green route have in common?
A.The both start at the same time.
B.They both run every 20 minutes.
C.They both start from Port Olimpic.
D.The destinations are both Placa de Catalunya.
假定你是李华，你校来自英国的交换生Peter，回国后发邮件对你的帮助表示感谢，并询问了你的学习情况，尤其是对你市业已开始的垃圾分类处理问题表示关注。请你给他回复邮件介绍相关情况。
注意：
1.词数：100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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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。
When I first came to senior high school, it was hard for me to keep up in class and near dropped out. The problem was what I was not confident. Then coming Miss Li, my English teacher. She told me to try much hard. Whenever I lost heart, he would encourage me: You can make it. I spent a plenty of time memorizing words. We meet in her office each morning and she would urge me read English for at least 20 minutes. Eventually, something amazed happened and I got high marks in English. I really owe my great progresses to my teacher.
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。
Nowadays, the cellphone has become1.common means of communication. However, the ringing is really disturbing. The ringing usually2.(interrupt) my thinking and also your classmates’. But this helps me understand the importance of letting you, my students, know how to use cellphones in a proper way. There are a few things you need 3. (remember) if you hope to use your cellphone4.(polite). First, never answer a call in the middle of a conversation, unless you ask for his or her5.(permit) first. Talking on the phone and making6.(other) waiting is bad manners. Second, if you send text messages while you7.(talk) with someone, it shows that you do not respect the person you talk to. Third, if you talk loudly in public places, it will make other people8.(annoy). No one really wants to listen to what you have to say. The last and most important thing is to switch your cellphone9.the silent mode (模式) in class,10.is a good classroom manner.
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s this lady here, my_______!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to_______.
I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He_______ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little_______?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was_______,”I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with_______like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my_______. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf (侏儒)._______ so, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t_________ how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to____________ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I ______________ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and____________the fact that I was going to be____________my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I____________ in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not______________as I’ve grown older. People are____________when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I____________myself: “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life____________. I enjoy answering their questions. My______________is that people will accept their peers (同龄人), no matter what size and shape they come in, and treat them with____________
1.A.weight B.size C.shape D.personality
2.A.scold B.explain C.apologize D.reply
3.A.studied B.identified C.inspected D.checked
4.A.lady B.mummy C.person D.girl
5.A.raised B.viewed C.treated D.born
6.A.excuses B.pains C.stares D.stories
7.A.shortcoming B.difference C.ugliness D.shyness
8.A.Just B.Even C.If D.Or
9.A.admit B.care C.fear D.realize
10.A.hate B.tolerate C.forget D.ignore
11.A.determined B.struggled C.managed D.learned
12.A.refuse B.enjoy C.consider D.accept
13.A.exposed B.pitied C.noticed D.avoided
14.A.made up for B.ended up with C.kept track of D.made use of
15.A.increased B.decreased C.improved D.changed
16.A.scared B.satisfied C.amazed D.puzzled
17.A.remind B.inform C.warn D.praise
18.A.fantastic B.meaningless C.embarrassing D.special
19.A.promise B.intention C.hope D.advantage
20.A.respect B.frankness C.sympathy D.emotion
