Whenever I picked up my phone, I could feel that my whole family were staring at me. ______, the living room fell into a completely______ . All I could hear was the sound of cooking in the oven.
“look! She’s been on her phone all day long! It’s all your______ ! If they are not taught how to behave well, children will ______ respect the elders!” my grandmother ______ .
I was very shocked and ______ ! I opened my mouth to say something, but words failed me and I just sat down______ on the chair like a mouse in its trap. I thought “Here we go again”.
In fact, I truly______ my family and I would do anything for them if they require me to do. However, there are ______ that make me feel that they all______ one thing: technology is ______ me.
If I am going to be______like a child or completely ignored, I will most likely not______ their company, and I feel like most people think and do so. So I sometimes simply shut myself in my room and listened to the______coming from the living room, thinking “they all grew up in a world so______ from mine that it amazes me how they have actually gotten this far”. They did not have phones or any type of _______ technology, which is both good and bad. Bad because they had almost no type of fast ______, and good because they were______to interact with one another, which is______something today’s society is deprived of. However, maybe if they made an effort to be______of how things work nowadays, they would not be so against everything.
1.A.Unfortunately B.Suddenly C.Strangely D.Secretly
2.A.silence B.darkness C.conversation D.trouble
3.A.duty B.decision C.fault D.excuse
4.A.once B.seldom C.sometimes D.never
5.A.apologized B.comforted C.complained D.questioned
6.A.relaxed B.annoyed C.excited D.ashamed
7.A.hopefully B.quietly C.comfortably D.closely
8.A.hate B.need C.love D.remember
9.A.moments B.weeks C.decades D.hours
10.A.insist on B.turn on C.agree on D.base on
11.A.helping B.encouraging C.frightening D.ruining
12.A.laughed B.respected C.treated D.protected
13.A.enjoy B.accept C.discover D.share
14.A.promises B.voices C.advice D.music
15.A.obvious B.family C.different D.private
16.A.advanced B.important C.normal D.attractive
17.A.transport B.development C.communication D.journey
18.A.warned B.encouraged C.invited D.forced
19.A.naturally B.probably C.merely D.gradually
20.A.aware B.curious C.afraid D.proud
How to Improve Your Memory
The human brain is extremely complex and powerful. 1. Here are 3 simple things that will help you improve your memory and keep it going strong into your old age.
Get plenty of exercise and rest.
Exercise isn’t just good for your physical body, but it is also good for your brain. Exercise increases the amount of oxygen that gets to your brain. 2. When you exercise, your brain produces certain chemicals that help to protect your brain cells. Rest is also an important part of improving your memory. Studies show that key memory improvement happens when you are in those deep stages of sleep, so go to bed early every night.
Have a good laugh as often as you can.
Not only is laughter good for the soul, it is also good for the brain and can help improve your memory.3. This helps you to learn more and be more creative. So, go ahead and belt out a good laugh. Not only will others join you, but you will feel much better after doing it.
4.
Stress has a bad effect on your body, especially the brain. If you let stress stay, it can destroy your brain cells and cause damage to the part of the brain responsible for creating new memories and remembering old ones. So, stay away from stress. It’s bad for you. If you are feeling a little stressed, go outside and take a little walk around. 5.
A.Avoid stress.
B.Change your behavior.
C.It also helps to reduce memory loss
D.This will make you feel ten times better.
E.When you laugh you excite many areas of your brain.
F.The health of your brain directly shows how strong your memory is.
G.The human brain is like a muscle and can be trained.
In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private (私立的)education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.
At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance .of continuing their studies at a university or college.
Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students.
Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelor’s degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD
Most university courses don’t train students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career（职业）, such as clothing design, or business studies.
1.The passage mainly tells us_______.
A.Something about the private schools in developed countries
B.How developed countries pay attention to education
C.Some general information about education in developed countries
D.Why education is important
2.Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?
A.Because the children don’t have money to go to school.
B.Because the government want their citizens to be useful to the country.
C.Because education doesn’t cost the country too much money.
D.Because there are not enough private schools.
3.In the first paragraph the underlined word “citizen” refer to________.
A.the cities B.members of a country
C.the children D.people who lives in cities
4.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
A.All the university students study one subject.
B.After studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelor’s degree.
C.Students usually receive a master’s degree before receiving a Bachelor’s degree.
D.Unlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career
It is reported that critical thinking, creativity, and their practical application(应用)are widely accepted as the top three skills that young people need to have when they take jobs in their future. Critical thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent and lover. Critical thinking helps you make wiser decisions. It helps you avoid wasting time, money and so on. Therefore, do look before you leap.
Whenever a good critical thinker needs to do something, he would usually firstly check why he needs to do it and whether he really needs to do it. Then, he tries to find out what it really is and the best way to do it.
And then he makes sure whether he is able to do it and how to do it well. Finally, he makes the decisions and takes actions. Take the “Double 11” (a popular online shopping day in China) as an example. A few days before it, he checks carefully what he needs and whether he really needs them, and makes a shopping list. He goes to the online shops to compare the quality and the prices of things that he is going to buy. He compares the shops that sell these things. Then he checks whether he can afford them and in which shops he is going to buy them.
Then what would happen if he didn’t think critically before he made the decisions? After the crazy “Double 11”, there were usually a lot of complaints on the Internet. There were regrets about buying more things than they needed. There were complaints about the poor quality and the prices of the things they bought. There were also complaints because they received wrong things or simply received nothing. There were all kinds of regrets and complaints. Why so? They had not thought critically before they made the decisions.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.Critical thinking gets very helpful.
B.Critical thinking has a long history.
C.Critical thinking becomes more popular.
D.Critical thinking makes a great difference.
2.According to the text, how to be a good critical thinker for us?
A.Making some careful comparison.
B.Collecting much more information.
C.Taking something into consideration.
D.Adapting to every surrounding easily.
3.The author uses the example of Double 11 to___________.
A.List the bad results of not thinking critically
B.Show how to make good use of critical thinking
C.Show the different advantages of shopping online
D.Tell the great importance of making a shopping list
4.What does the underlined word “complaints” in the third paragraph mean?
A.Saying something to show the feeling of being unsatisfied.
B.Preparing something to make sure of making wise decisions.
C.Offering the effective ways to avoid the feeling of regrets.
D.Giving detailed information to help make right judgments.
After attending another parent meeting regarding my 7-year-old child’s behaviour, I didn’t know what to do. It was the second school we had tried for Nathan and, as always, everything was being done for my child’s needs. It was also having bad effects on Nathan. He would come home and say, “ Mom , I hate my life. I do not want to live anymore.” I was afraid that my son was beginning to suffer from depression and that I was losing him. We needed help.
By the age of seven, Nathan had already had three surgeries for his ears. He was in great pain, regardless of pain medication, which made it difficult for him to learn or pay attention. Despite Nathan’s bad condition, staff at two previous schools seemed as though they didn’t care. They often forgot to deal with his medication. As a result of many times of ear infections, Nathan had hearing loss. To make things worse, Nathan’s speech was not very good. Children would play a trick on him and Nathan began to fall behind in study.
When I first set foot into Ripley House Charter School, I knew this was the school for my son. It felt positive from the moment I entered. From the start, Mrs. Elsen and her staff heard my concern over Nathan. Mrs. Elsen addressed my concern, not with empty words but with action.
That day, Nathan came home from his first day of school saying, “ Mom, I love school !” By the end of the week he was saying “ Mom, I like my life. I have a good life.” Ripley House Charter School gave me my son back and saved our lives. Thank you for giving me back what we had lost ----HOPE.
1.From the beginning, we can learn that ___________.
A.the author felt helpless about his son
B.B. the author often attended the class meeting
C.Nathan had been in great depression
D.no school would like to accept Nathan
2.The second paragraph mainly talks about___________.
A.Nathan’s lessons
B.what Nathan suffered
C.Nathan’s performance in study
D.Nathan’s two previous schools
3.What attitude did the author hold towards Ripley House Charter School?
A.Thankful B.Concerned.
C.Doubtful D.Negative.
4.The underlined word “addressed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “___________”.
A.spoke out B.dealt with
C.listened to D.believed in
For visitors who are on a short weekend visit to the island Bali, here is a tip of how to get the most out of their 48 hours visit.
Friday
3 p.m.— there is nothing like a good meal. La Lucciola at Seminyak is the place to be, with its good food, great service and a beautiful view of the sea.
5 p.m.— About an hour away from La Lucciola is Uluwatu. This southern tip of the island is famous for its famous temple that stands on the edge, high above the sea. The fire dance, is performed here daily at sunset.
8 p.m.—To finish off the evening, head to Jimbaran Bay where restaurants offer candles, local dances and a moving band of boys singing songs on request. Kick off your shoes, feel the sand, and tuck into the catch of the day.
Saturday
9:30 a.m. — Start the day with another dose of Balinese culture by heading for a dance performance.
12 p.m. — Kintamani, a favourite with tourists for the panoramic (全景的) view of active volcano Mt. Batur and adjoining crater lake. It’s a good idea to reach Kintamani early as it tends to get cloudy after 3 p.m. Have lunch at a local restaurant with a view of Mt. Batur and the lake. Tourists can catch the sunrise at the Mt. Batur peak.
2:30 p.m.— Head back to Ubud, the seat of Bali’s fine arts, dance and music, and spend the rest of your afternoon strolling through its streets.
Sunday
6 a.m.— It’s time for a dip (下降) in the sea—and don’t forget the camera.
10:30 a.m.— another half-day trip to two of the most famous temples in Bali. Drive down to the Taman Ayun temple at Mengwi.
12 p.m.— Next up is the Tanah Lot temple, perhaps the most famous of them all. Built on a rock that gets cut off from the mainland during high tide, the temple is best seen in the afternoon when it is silhouetted(显出轮廓) against the sun or at sunset.
1.From the passage, we know that the fire dance is performed ___________.
A.in Ubud B.every day
C.on the sea D.only on weekends
2.Why is it better to go to Kintamani early?
A.Because the restaurants there close early in the afternoon.
B.Because the view of sunrise is better than that of sunset.
C.Because the volcano there is not active in the afternoon.
D.Because the weather there is not so good after midafternoon.
3.Which is the best place for tourists to have a good time at night?
A.La Lucciola B.Mengwi.
C.Jimbaran Bay. D.Puri Saraswati.
