Pre-school teacher Rosa Ramirez has a special way of asking her students to line up for playtime outside. “Pueden pararse si llevan puesto algo de color amarillo, como una abeja,” she tells them. In English, Ramirez would say, “You can stand up if you are wearing yellow—like a bee.” But this is the half of the school day in which she teaches completely in Spanish.
Students are not confused by her language choice. Most of the four-year-olds wearing yellow stand up as instructed. The pre-school bilingual program at Gates Street Early Education Center in Lincoln Heights is part of a growing number of bilingual education models in California and across the country. Many of them are designed to serve students from Spanish-speaking families, as well as students from other cultures, under growing evidence that learning two languages can help people from all backgrounds become stronger students.
About 3.8 million students in U.S. schools are native Spanish speakers who are not good at English. They make up a large part of about five million students nationwide identified as English language learners. English language learners are the fastest-growing population in schools and the lowest-performing, as judged by achievement tests and graduation rates. Sixty-seven percent of students with limited English skills graduated from high school after four years in 2016, compared with 84% of all students.
Language experts recommend how to improve the situation: more high-quality, long-term bilingual programs can close the achievement gap between English learners and native English Speakers after five to six years, according to research.
The programs can be hard to put into practice. Problems include a debate over the best way to teach English learners, shortages of bilingual teachers, and even the fact that bilingual programs often grow fastest in areas where upper-income parents ask for them. That’s good for children who participate, but it worries people who want to see language-minority students have equal access.
“If we can make children feel more ready and more accepted, then we’ve gone a long way to making them ready to learn, ” says Tara Fortune, an expert in children education.
1.How do the pre-school children react after hearing Rosa Ramirez's words?
A.They all stand up and try to catch bees.
B.Most children in yellow stand up as she asks.
C.They are all happy to wear new yellow clothes.
D.A large number of the children are confused.
2.What is the purpose of bilingual education models in America?
A.To help students from other cultures study.
B.To help students learn as many languages as they can.
C.To make English popular among students abroad.
D.To make students from other backgrounds physically stronger.
3.What is the situation of students who are native Spanish speakers, according to the passage?
A.They make up a small share of English language learners.
B.Sixteen percent of them fail to graduate every year on average.
C.They perform relatively poorly in studies.
D.84% of them can graduate with good scores.
4.What is the bilingual program like?
A.It is not accepted by rich families from other cultures.
B.It is not a good thing if it lasts for the whole life of students.
C.It is common in schools with students from different backgrounds.
D.It is hard to introduce especially with language-minority students.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题
Pre-school teacher Rosa Ramirez has a special way of asking her students to line up for playtime outside. “Pueden pararse si llevan puesto algo de color amarillo, como una abeja,” she tells them. In English, Ramirez would say, “You can stand up if you are wearing yellow—like a bee.” But this is the half of the school day in which she teaches completely in Spanish.
Students are not confused by her language choice. Most of the four-year-olds wearing yellow stand up as instructed. The pre-school bilingual program at Gates Street Early Education Center in Lincoln Heights is part of a growing number of bilingual education models in California and across the country. Many of them are designed to serve students from Spanish-speaking families, as well as students from other cultures, under growing evidence that learning two languages can help people from all backgrounds become stronger students.
About 3.8 million students in U.S. schools are native Spanish speakers who are not good at English. They make up a large part of about five million students nationwide identified as English language learners. English language learners are the fastest-growing population in schools and the lowest-performing, as judged by achievement tests and graduation rates. Sixty-seven percent of students with limited English skills graduated from high school after four years in 2016, compared with 84% of all students.
Language experts recommend how to improve the situation: more high-quality, long-term bilingual programs can close the achievement gap between English learners and native English Speakers after five to six years, according to research.
The programs can be hard to put into practice. Problems include a debate over the best way to teach English learners, shortages of bilingual teachers, and even the fact that bilingual programs often grow fastest in areas where upper-income parents ask for them. That’s good for children who participate, but it worries people who want to see language-minority students have equal access.
“If we can make children feel more ready and more accepted, then we’ve gone a long way to making them ready to learn, ” says Tara Fortune, an expert in children education.
1.How do the pre-school children react after hearing Rosa Ramirez's words?
A.They all stand up and try to catch bees.
B.Most children in yellow stand up as she asks.
C.They are all happy to wear new yellow clothes.
D.A large number of the children are confused.
2.What is the purpose of bilingual education models in America?
A.To help students from other cultures study.
B.To help students learn as many languages as they can.
C.To make English popular among students abroad.
D.To make students from other backgrounds physically stronger.
3.What is the situation of students who are native Spanish speakers, according to the passage?
A.They make up a small share of English language learners.
B.Sixteen percent of them fail to graduate every year on average.
C.They perform relatively poorly in studies.
D.84% of them can graduate with good scores.
4.What is the bilingual program like?
A.It is not accepted by rich families from other cultures.
B.It is not a good thing if it lasts for the whole life of students.
C.It is common in schools with students from different backgrounds.
D.It is hard to introduce especially with language-minority students.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
Every people has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red-hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blue is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo-about the deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song:” You aren't blue till you've had that Mood Indigo. " Someone who is blue is very sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.
The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
1.If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it__________.
A.a white day B.a black day C.a red day D.a green day
2.Suppose Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are________.
A.lucky and wealthy B.gentle and modest
C.fit and healthy D.creative and energetic
3.When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really__________.
A.red-hot B.green C.blue D.black
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
英语知识运用
Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based __1.__ colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use __2.__ to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very __3.__(anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods __4._(call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, __5.__(especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a __6.__(light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink __7._ they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the __8._(twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color __9.__ shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is __10.__ opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
1.What is the text about ?
A.How to become a good teacher.
B.What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.
C.What teachers and actors could learn from each other.
D.The similarities and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s.
2.A good teacher ____ .
A.knows how to hold the interest of his students B.must have a good voice
C.knows how to act on the stage D.stands or sits still while teaching
3.In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s ?
A.The teacher must learn everything by heart .
B.He knows how to control his voice better than an actor .
C.He has to deal with unexpected situations .
D.He has to use more facial expressions .
4.The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.
A.students can move around in the classroom
B.students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’t
C.no memory work is needed for the students
D.the students must take part in their teachers’ plays
5.Which of the following is true?
A.Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to stay in class.
B.A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to stay in class.
C.A teacher must speak louder than an actor.
D.A teacher must have a better memory than an actor.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.
| A．is | B．are | C．has | D．have |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Books of this kind ______ popular with the pre-school children.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Read the following passage and then answer the questions
Like so many teachers，I try hard to make each of my students feel they are special. I'm not a mother, so I look at my students as my children. In short year I have the opportunity to touch their lives. I want to teach each child that he or she is special because of who he or she is. During one year of teaching of fifth- grade class, I was shown how important my actions and lessons were.
It was toward the end of January when I started seeing notes passed around. This was unusual because the students had many opportunities to speak with each other while doing class activities. And because the notes were between students who weren't friends.There was not a certain individual initiator(发起人） of the notes nor was there just one receiver. They were simply circulating on a regular basis.
These notes were passed for a few days before I asked several students caught with them why they were being passed. I then lectured the whole class on their disrespect to me as I was trying to teach, while they passed papers. I didn't read the notes but placed them in the trash can.
After a week or two, I thought I had put an end to the note passing because the activity subsided. As January changed to February thoughts turned towards Valentine's day, but there was very little of the usual talk that goes on this holiday. The art teacher taught them to make big envelopes to hold their valentines and those were taped to the desks. I passed out a class list of names, so students could address their valentines. Finally on the day before the holiday, the students asked if they would be having a party. I asked them if they thought the last hour of the day would be a fair arrangement, and they agreed. Later they pushed for a 90 minute time period. And I gave them the old line, we will see how the rest of the day goes first.
On valentine's day we went through the morning lessons with no problem. I was surprised at how calm they were, considering what a holiday like valentine's day could do to ten-year-olds. Before the students went to lunch, I told them we would celebrate when we came back. They finally showed some excitement. When I went back to the cafeteria to pick my students up from lunch, they were not there.The assistant principal said the music teacher had taken them. I walked around the building to the music department and circled back toward the cafeteria. In the doorway was the music teacher who was waiting to greet me. The cafeteria had been cleared with the exception of one chair in the middle of the room. My students all stood before me on the stage as the music teacher walked me to the lone chair in the center of the room.
Candi, my shy little one spoke into the microphone. “We wanted to do something very special for you because you do so many special things for us. We had many ideas but decided you would like this one the very most. We have put together a talent show for you as our present. We hope you enjoy it.
Each student performed for me that day, there was dancing, singing, a roller blade routine set to music, a piano piece, a poetry reading. Every child did something in that show. I watched in disbelief. They had organized an entire variety show on their own. There was a master of ceremonies, props, scenery and equipment. All the notes that had been passed weeks before were plans for after school meetings to prepare and organize the show. They had asked for the help of the music teacher to help them get permission to use the stage and operate the sound system.
After an hour long performance to an audience of one beaming teary-eyed teacher, the show ended with all the students lined up on the stage. Together they said, “We knew the best gift we could give you would be a part of us. Happy Valentine's day.”
I have never felt so much love on valentine's day for the students and for being a teacher.
Questions 1 to 5. Judge if the following statements agree with the information given in the passage. Choose A for TRUE if the statements agree with it; choose B for FALSE if the statements don’t agree with it; choose C for NOT GIVEN if the information the statements carry is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
1.The teacher regarded her students as her own kids because she didn’t have a child.
2.The students in her class didn’t respect the teacher and always passed on note in class.
3.Her students practised their performance for the talent show at school every day.
4.Her students were too young to show interest in Valentine’s day.
5.The students showed their love to the teacher in an unexpected way with the help of the music teacher.
Questions 6 to 9. Match the following words with their meanings in the passage. Note that there are four choices more than you need.
6.circulating
7.subsided
8.taped
9.beaming
A.recorded
B.died down
C.smiling
D.shining
E.stuck
F.passing around
G.moving easily
Question 10. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
10.What is the best title for the passage?
A.My gifted and loving students B.Special gifts on Valentine’s Day
C.Love first, teaching second D.A memorable talent show.
高一英语阅读表达困难题查看答案及解析
DCU·LS is the English Language Training Center of Dublin City University. Our courses are designed for adults (18+). We offer a lot of English language courses throughout the year in addition to special programmes in summer. Our school proudly has the same high standards which have gained Dublin City University a national and international reputation(名声) for the excellence of its courses. Recognized by Department of Education as an English language school for the teaching of English as a foreign language. DCU·LS offers you a friendly atmosphere in which you can improve your English skills. Because we are a university based company, we also offer our students ways to university facilities(设备).
For more information please contact(联系):
DCU Language Services, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 705552
Fax: +353 1 70511
Email: Is.elt @ dcu.ie
Web: www.dculs.dcu.ie
1.Who can take part in the courses offered by DCU·LS ?
A.Teenagers. B.Adults over 18.
C.College students. D.English teachers.
2.What can we learn about DCU·LS according to the passage?
A.They offer special programmes throughout the year.
B.We can contact it by writing letters as well as sending emails and fax.
C.The school is famous for its excellent courses both at home and abroad.
D.DCU·LS lies in Dublin City University, Dublin 9, England.
3.What kind of writing is this passage?
A.A traveling guide B.A notice
C.An official report D.An advertisement
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
I don’t post recognizable pictures of my children on social media. I don’t use their names. I don’t put anything out there that will be really embarrassing for them in later life.
The reason for not posting pictures is that I feel a person’s pictures should be his or her own. It’s not good for me to push my kids out into the wilds of the Web before they’re ready, and understand what it all means.
When the time comes, they’re more than welcome to use social media. But for now, I’m happy to give them a degree of separation until they can make a choice for themselves.
This has meant extra efforts on our part when it comes to making sure that kids don’t get accidentally caught up in the Internet, because the schools where they learn, like so many others up and down the country, post their pictures to social media.
However, my husband thought I was overanxious and asked me a question about its advantages. And having thought about it for while, I’m not 100 percent sure if there are any.
But I could list the disadvantages: the time it takes to manage an account, often by a teacher, meaning extra work; the unavoidable difficulties in safeguarding.
It’s great to see the kids doing their things in schools but my worry is about the use of social media that doesn’t give anything back to the kids, and in many ways, just turns them into another way to gain clicks. I want more than that for them.
1.Why is the author unwilling to post her kids’ picture online?
A.To push her kids into the wilds of the Web. B.To avoid being recognized
C.To make herself embarrassed. D.To protect her kids’ privacy.
2.What’s most schools’ attitude towards social media?
A.Supportive. B.Unfavorable. C.Doubtful. D.Worried.
3.Why did the author’s husband ask her a question?
A.To prove the author is knowledgeable. B.To show social media has disadvantages.
C.To advise the author to list what she thinks. D.To help the author solve her problem.
4.What will happen if schools post kids’ pictures online according to the author?
A.Teachers will take on extra work. B.Parents will have lots of things to do
C.Kids’ safety will be protected effectively. D.Kids will become famous due to clicks.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
单词填空
1.Management has given its _______________ (赞同) to the plan. Thus, we can carry it out from now on.
2.A great deal of effort has gone into making the software _______________ (可靠的).
3.Many locals are strongly _______________ (反对) to the development of the area.
4.Scientists hope that the data will pave the way for a more detailed _______________ (探索) of Mars.
5.He and I are each going to visit our _______________ (各自的) teachers this summer vacation.
6.Parking near the school is likely to make the roads around it _______________ (堵塞的).
7.Strangely, the light came on although no one was near the _______________ (开关).
8.The experience created a very special b_______________ between us.
9.Living close to work brings me much c_______________, which saves two hours on the journey.
10.A survey of the Chinese diet has r_______________ that a growing number of people are overweight.
11.The doctor says he is o_______________ about the result of the operation, so it’s unnecessary for us to worry.
12.In Los Angeles many companies encourage their employees to use a_______________ means of transportation rather than the car.
13.The little girl has been missing for 2 days. Her mother’s anxiety is so a___________ that everyone can feel it.
14.After a long search, they e_____________ found the missing papers.
15.Make sure the rope is firmly a_____________ before attempting to climb down the hill.
高一英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析