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Students in France have one less thing to put in their backpacks these days. The country recently banned（禁止）smart phones in public schools for all students through ninth grade. Many schools around the United States have similar bans.
Some educators say kids pay better attention in class when they aren't constantly（始终）looking at their phones. They say banning phones encourages students to talk to cach other more.
Most teachers would agree that they don't want a classroom full of kids texting. But many say a total ban on phones isn't necessary. Some people argue that it is better to teach kids to use technology responsibly（负责任地）than take it away. Plus, many parents point out that they need to be able to reach their kids during the day.
| Group Yes |
| ★Smartphones make it difficult for students to concentrate（聚精会神）in class. Kids might play games, watch videos, or check out apps instead of paying attention to the teacher. They can easily miss important information. Plus, a ringing or buzzing phone distracts other students. ★Also, some kids might use their phones to cheat. They could go online and look up answers to a text, or they could text their friends for help. |
| Group No |
| ★Students should be able to have their phones with them in case of an emergency（紧急情况）. Kids need a way to get in touch with their parents if they get sick, if the school bus breaks down, or even if they forget their lunch at home. ★Plus, smartphones can actually help kids do better in school. We can use them to go online and do research for a class project or for help with writing essays. Plus, there are great educational apps we can use. |
1.Students are not allowed to bring smartphones to public schools in_____
A.China B.France C.Japan D.Australia
2.What can be learned from the third paragraph?
A.Most cducators encouragc students to use phones at school.
B.Many parents say yes to have a total ban on phones.
C.Some people think students should use phones properly.
D.Some teachers like a classroom full of kids texting.
3.After banning phones in schools, students may______.
A.get help from others more easily
B.check out apps more quickly
C.listen to their teachers more carefully
D.text their friends more often
4.Parents may agree with"Group No"because______.
A.they want to keep in touch with their kids
B.they like to look up answers to a text
C.they need to teach their kids more
D.they are willing to do research online
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Are smartphones useful for learning?
B.Should schools ban smartphones?
C.How can students use smartphones?
D.Why do schools ban smartphones?
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请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。
(Mei and Jian are talking in the school. Mei=M Jian=J)
M: Help me, Jian. I have got to organize the school clean-up day, but I don't know what to do.
J: 1.
M: I don’t know.
J: Well, Mei. 2.. It's a good idea to learn what that person did.
M: OK, I will ask Ms. Robert. But I need to get started today. How should I tell other students about the event?
J: 3. Everyone sees that.
M: Great idea!
J: 4. Put signs on the rubbish bins (垃圾桶) to remind students not to drop litter. I can help you with that.
M: That's clever. If we start keeping the school clean, there'll be less work to do on clean-up day.
J: That’s right! And one more thing, you might try talking to teachers. 5.
M: Good advice, Jian. Thank you!
A.You should ask.
B.When is the clean-up day?
C.Who organized it last year?
D.Some volunteers will do the clean-up.
E.You'd better put it on the school calendar.
F.Ask them to tell their classes about the day.
G.And why don’t you get students to clean before the event?
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No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities,including Taipei,Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Bejjing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）. The slogan（口号）for the day is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far more than 200, 000 drivers have shown their support.“We can't control（控制）the weather, but we can choose not to drive, ”said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Bejjing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
1.No Car Day was started________.
A.to save money B.to control the weather
C.to make the air cleaner D.to keep out dust from the desert
2.The No Car Day campaign asks Beijing drivers________.
A.to work hard to get fewer blue sky days
B.not to work on World Environment Day
C.to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work
D.to leave their cars at home for a week each month
3.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
A.It was first started in France in September, 1998.
B.It was first stared in China in 2001.
C.It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.
D.It was first started by a car club chairman in Bejjing.
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A Different Kind of Spring Break
For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means an endless party on a sunny beach. In Panama City Beach, Florida more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break place in the United States.
A weeklong party is not for everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to help solve problems such as homelessness or environmental damage makes spring break a special learning experience that university students can feel good about.
During one spring break week, students from James Madison University in Virginia took part in 15 “spring break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane (飓风) Katrina. Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter. One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand. They did some work to help protect the native Florida plants.
Students who take part in spring break projects find them very rewarding (值得的). While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people right now without degrees. On the other hand, the buildings or rooms they live or stay are far from attractive. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church. But they only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their friends spend traveling to more traditional spring break hot spots.
Spring break projects appear to be growing in popularity at universities across the United States. Some students take the opportunity to meet new friends. Others want to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place. Whatever their reasons, these students have discovered something that give them rich rewards along with a break from school work.
1.What's the number one spring break place in the United States?
2.What is the way to make spring break matter for some students?
3.How did the students help in Bogalusa, Louisiana?
4.Where do the student volunteers often sleep?
5.What makes the spring break projects more rewarding?
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Skills vs. Knowledge in Education
Education systems all over the world are based on the idea that students get and remember information from teachers and books. These systems test this knowledge with standardized tests which compare students to each other. They only test the kind of information which is possible to measure(测试，测量) in tests. The goal is gaining information, not developing skills by which to use and make information. Unlike the old style of education where people remembered things in order to pass tests and get higher scores than other students, the modern world calls for a new kind of education in which the focus(焦点) is deep understanding, creativity and information management skills.
Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Use information in creative ways. Knowledge is what other people have created. Understanding is all about what you think about something. Everybody sees, hears, feels and thinks differently. No two people in the world have the same understanding of the same thing. It is impossible to give tests on a point of view. Because of this, tests are illogical. The only reason tests exist is to label(归类) students as "smart" or "stupid". There are many kinds of intelligence(智力，智能), however. One of the most famous researchers in the field of intelligence, Gardner, found at least seven different kinds of intelligence. Intelligence and understanding are related. Unfortunately, tests only measure one kind of intelligence.
In the modern world skills are more important than knowledge. If a person knows many facts, it is impressive, but not very useful. It is of much greater importance to be able to find information quickly, organize that information, analyze(分析) and understand the main ideas, put different pieces of information together, and create new information. Together these skills make what we call information management and innovation, the skills which are most desired(期望) in the business world.
Most people in the world believe that education is about remembering things to take tests which measure one's performance against other people who have studied the same information.
However, this idea no longer matches the reality of the modern world in which knowledge is less important than creativity and deep understanding. To be successful in the age of technology, education must focus on helping students gain information management and innovation skills.
1.The new kind of education in the modern world doesn't focus on ________.
A.creativity B.gaining information
C.deep understanding D.information management skills
2.According to the passage, which of the following is useless?
A.You do as what your teacher tells you in class.
B.You examine a text first carefully to understand what it means.
C.You organize your ideas so that people can understand and follow you.
D.You come up with a solution by asking the questions and understanding the problem.
3.What's the passage mainly about?
A.How people can live in the age of technology.
B.What knowledge tests measure in the age of technology.
C.How students develop themselves in the age of technology.
D.What education helps the students to gain in the age of technology.
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Find a Job This Summer
This summer there are things that students can do to earn some pocket money or to help others. Also, many programs are offered by provincial government and its partners to help students find summer jobs. Here are a few ideas.
Deliver Newspapers
Teenagers can deliver newspapers—usually you ride a bike around a neighborhood and leave the newspaper at each house. Normally you have to have your own bike—and you have to get up early too, because people want their newspapers to read with their breakfast. If you are 15-18 and return to school this fall, you can find jobs of this kind.
Wash Cars
It's crazy for adults to drive to an expensive car wash when they can get a teenager to do the job for less money. Wash the car well and carefully and people will want you to do it again. Then you've got customers!
Give Older People a Hand
Lots of older people are happy for teenagers to help them carry their shopping or do small things for them, like washing or keeping them company (陪伴). You earn money or not, and people in the neighborhood get your help.
Job Programs
If you are a student living in certain communities of the province, you are lucky. There are programs that provide four weeks of paid jobs along with training. After that, you can start and run your own summer business, and you have a chance of winning awards of up to $1000. Go to the government website to learn more about these programs. People under 25 could build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.
They are all great ideas. Just choose one of them to make some money. Then spend it or save it. But don't forget it's important always to tell an adult where you are going.
1.What is special about Deliver Newspapers?
A.It requires one to get up early. B.It needs patience and strong body.
C.It offers help to neighbors. D.It gives training before work.
2.Which one provides training?
A.Deliver Newspapers. B.Wash Cars. C.Give Older People a Hand. D.Job Programs.
3.What can you learn from the passage?
A.It's hard for teenagers to find jobs. B.The elders don't want help from teenagers.
C.Washing cars is the best choice for teenagers. D.Whatever you want to do, safety comes first.
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Close friends, think alike?
"What! You, too? I believed I was the only one." Have you ever said something like this to someone? 1.
It seems that similarity often helps form friendship. The Greek thinker Aristotle once said, "People regard friendship as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like our-selves." 2. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar behaviors, Scientific American reported.
The scientists invited 42 university students to take part in a test. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a discussion and a soccer match. 3.According to their scans, friends who watched the same video reacted in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation(动机), learning and memory. 4.
"Seeing one's friends have similar behaviors will reinforce(强化)one's own values, opinions, and interests," lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider. 5. Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany, found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone. The scientists did a test with first-year college students the first time they met in class. In this test, students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.
A.Now, there is some science behind this idea.
B.If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.
C.Friends share a lot of similarities, though there are some differences.
D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.
E.However, people who weren't friends had different reactions to the same videos.
F.At the same time, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.
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Many students have some______ . For example, some students do not learn their school subjects ____ . Some are good at learning and do well in many exams, but they are doing very badly in sports and they do not have strong bodies. So their classmates always call ____“bookworms”(书虫). So many students suffer from (遭到) stress. The good news _____that there are some simple ways to deal with stress.
Firstly, ____ a healthy diet, getting enough sleep and doing exercise are very important. How can we be happy if we are unhealthy!
As for schoolwork, making plans can be helpful. Making a list of the things they need to do and planning ____ to do them can help students organize their time. If you are weak in one subject, _____ a teacher for advice can help.
Students should not care about ____ laughing. They should think about the things that are good. Then students should also make enough time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching movies help them relax. Finally, _____is useful and important for students to share their problems with their ____ and family members.
1.A.friends B.problems C.happiness
2.A.good B.well C.great
3.A.them B.they C.him
4.A.are B.is C.be
5.A.eating B.eat C.eats
6.A.when B.where C.what
7.A.asking B.ask C.asks
8.A.other’s B.others C.others'
9.A.that B.this C.it
10.A.brothers B.friends C.sisters
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The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in. But Gao Yuqi, a 14yearold boy from Anhui, got up at 7: 00 am to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday. In fact, this exercise was part of this homework.
Gao was not alone. Many schools across the country required students to exercise during the winter holiday. Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination(中考). And the score is now worth up to 60 points.
Because of this, Gao's school now asks students to run when the weather is nice, and exercise indoors if it is bad. Students have to post (公布) exercise photos in their classes' QQ groups. At the Golden Apple Jincheng No. 1 Middle School in Chengdu, students have daily exercise plans. For example, they have to skip rope(跳绳) for two minutes and do three sets of situps(仰卧起坐) each day. Their parents sign off(签名) on their plans when they finish exercising.
This has been a big challenge for many students, but has also helped to make exercise a bigger part of their lives. Many students like Gao used to hate running, but now they are able to run for over half an hour every day. They fell in love with exercise during the holiday.
1.How many kilometers did Gao Yuqi run every day during the holiday?
A.At least one kilometer. B.At least two kilometers.
C.At least three kilometers. D.At least four kilometers.
2.What did the schools require the students to do during the winter holiday?
A.To exercise. B.To be volunteers. C.To have a rest. D.To do a survey.
3.What do the students have to do when they finish exercising in Gao's school?
A.To call their tea. B.To put their plans online.
C.To ask their parents to sign off on their plans. D.To post exercise photos in their classes' QQ groups.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Sit-up. B.Swimming. C.Skipping rope. D.Running.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to exercise during the winter holiday.
B.Exercising is a big challenge for many students.
C.Physical education test scores are important now.
D.Exercising is becoming part of students' homework.
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When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down．
After the earthquake, all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the_______who were in trouble．
One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture_______me．It gave the clothing sizes of each family member．I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than_______．I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan．“We have so much, and these poor people now have_______．We'll share what we have with them.” I_______a box with foods and clothes．While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less_______things．Meghan watched_______as the boys_______their old toys and games and put them together．Then she walked away．A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll．She put the doll on top of the other toys．“Oh, dear,”I said．"You don't have to give Lucy．You love her so much．"
Meghan said,“Lucy makes me happy, Mommy．Maybe she'll make another little girl_______, too．”
I looked at Meghan for a long moment．She taught me a lesson．
It's easy to give something that we don't want any more, but__________to give what we cherish(珍爱), isn't it?
1.A.houses B.neighbors C.families
2.A.heard B.touched C.showed
3.A.himself B.herself C.themselves
4.A.nothing B.anything C.everything
5.A.got B.filled C.found
6.A.beautiful B.favorite C.heavy
7.A.terribly B.quietly C.sadly
8.A.took out B.took up C.took care of
9.A.happy B.sad C.rich
10.A.easier B.faster C.harder