The students enjoyed this new game, _________...

The students enjoyed this new game, _________ was named after the school.

A.where B.whose C.which D.who

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Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m.and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.

On the first day, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that the best way to earn respect from the school was to work hard and achieve high grades.This sounded like my school in China.

I had many teachers, among whom my favourite teacher was English literature teacher, Miss Burke. In our class there were 29 students. This is about the average size for British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, so it was difficult to remember all the faces and names.

My English improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings. Cooking was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. British food is very different. British people eat lots of desserts after their main meal. They don’t seem to like fruit as much as Chinese students.

I was very lucky to experience this different way of life, and I hope that someday I can go back and study in Manchester again.

1.Why was the writer happy with the School hours?

A.Because he can get up as late as possible.

B.Because he can go to school before 8 a.m.

C.Because the school begins later than he had in China.

D.Because the school life begins early and ends late.

2.What made the writer feel difficult to remember the classmates?

A.Having lessons in different classes with different classmates.

B.Too many new students coming into the school.

C.The average size class having 29 classmates.

D.His new arriving and bad memory.

3.What does the writer think of his experience?

A.He thought it was satisfying. B.He thought it was difficult.

C.He believed it was fun. D.He believed it was full of luck.

4.Which can be the title of the passage?

A.How to Achieve High Grades. B.My School Life in UK.

C.Britain Schools and Teachers. D.My First at Britain School.

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Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father’s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.

“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you’ve been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”

“He won’t find out.” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”

Mark had been scolded before for touching his father’s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.

It was a strange-looking machine –one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model,” his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”

“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a computer game. I knew it! Dad’s only been pretending to work. He’s really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen:

ENTER NAMES

VOYAGER 1: …　　　　　　　　　　 VOYAGER 2: …

Mark’s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.

INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED（自动回收程序已启动）

The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.

“I think we’d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.

But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow (光芒), until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.

TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.

1.Why did Mark touch the computer against his father’s warning?

A.He wanted to take a voyage. B.He wanted to practice his skill.

C.He was so much attracted by it. D.He was eager to do an experiment.

2.Mark thought SPACE TRANSPORTER on the screen was the name of 　　　　 .

A.a computer game B.a company website

C.a software producer D.an astronomy program

3.Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

A.He was afraid of being scolded.

B.He didn’t like the loud noise and light.

C.He didn’t want to play games any more.

D.He was afraid something dangerous might happen.

4.What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

A.They were blown into the air.

B.They were sent to another planet.

C.They were hidden in the strong light.

D.They were carried away to another country

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In a nation of schools typically named with sensible acronyms (首字母缩写词) or after the names of dead Frenchmen, 63 seems a strange title for an institution of higher learning. But then, Xavier Niel's new technology academy hardly aims to be conventional.

Niel, a friendly telecommunications manager with several billion euros to his name, set up the Paris campus this year to provide programming classes.

Its very name is something mysterious: In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the science-fiction novel by Douglas Adams, the number 63 is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything.

There are no lectures—the college achieves its teaching goals by combining an extreme form of “student-to- student learning” with project-based learning. Students can only find “friendly organizers" wearing T-shirts instead of lecturers. No degree will be awarded, nor must incoming students, ages 18 to 30, be high school graduates. 63 is tuition-free and has sought to attract students from the country’s poorest neighborhoods.

The school breaks with the conventional methods, and Niel believes it will produce graduates who are more creative, more employable, more diverse and more useful to the weak French economy as a result.

There were 20,000 applicants this year to enter 63. In the end, just 900 were admitted to the three- year program.

The school will teach problem-solving, its creators say. Some educators call this unworkable. To provide students with “recipes” is hardly enough, said Pierre Baylet, an administrator at the Institute Mines Telecom, a telecommunications school. “You have to teach them to cook!” Baylet told the education magazine I' Etudiant.

Still, some public officials have welcomed it, especially those who are concerned with the state of the economy.

Similar methods are used by other private universities, including Epitech, the programming college formerly led by Nicolas Sadirac (63's director) and generally considered France's best. But annual tuition there and at similar institutions runs into several thousand euros.

Corentin Denos, 18, said he would need to find a “suitcase full of money” to afford that. He scored high, survived the month long camp in Paris and was admitted by 63. The academy might strike some as “a bit strange”, Denos said. “It fits me perfectly.”

1.What do we learn about the name 63?

A.It honors a dead Frenchman. B.It was given by Douglas Adams.

C.It is from a traditional university. D.It comes from a number in a novel.

2.Which of the following is an unusual feature of 63?

A.It is run by public officials. B.It has no teachers.

C.It gives students no assignments. D.It is hugely expensive.

3.How did Pierre Baylet seem to look at 63?

A.It was creative. B.It forgot to teach cooking skills.

C.It wouldn't succeed. D.It shouldn't offer students recipes.

4.What did Corentin Denos say about colleges like Epitech?

A.He considered their tuition fees too high. B.He didn't like their teaching methods.

C.He dreamed of going to such colleges. D.He thought they were a bit strange.

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When the Bayside campus of Shekou International School (SIS) are still kept shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed online since Feb. 3rd, 2020.

The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.

Staying in Phuket, Thailand, science teacher Riley Laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named Marlin and the local turtle sanctuary as part of the online classes on ecosystems for Grade 7 students. “I want to connect our learning with the reality. The sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles’ health and progress. They say that Marlin is likely to be released into the sea in mid-June,” says Laird.

Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. Though teaching nearly around the clock, Wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.

Greg Smith, head of SIS, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at the school. “Students are now more skillful at using technology than before. They see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink distance and time. The “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on creating real solutions,” he says.

According to the school, 68% of its students are staying in Shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.

1.Riley Laird records videos on Marlin to ________ .

A.connect learning with the reality B.rescue the endangered turtles

C.study the ecosystem of the turtles D.show his pet to the class

2.Rebecca Wallace teaches around the clock, because ________.

A.she and her students live in different time zones B.she needs to look after her mother in the daytime

C.she enjoys chatting with her students D.she has many lessons each day

3.According to Greg Smith, online teaching ________.

A.builds up a new relationship among students B.makes teachers step out of their comfort zones

C.results in the skillful use of technology D.helps create new education system

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To advertise an international school. B.To evaluate the online learning apps.

C.To suggest effective learning methods. D.To introduce online teaching attempts.

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Richard Dermer is a pizza shop owner. But he is better known for his hobby. As a extraordinary kite collector, people are impressed by kites covering the walls from all over the world when they walk into his pizza shop.

Dermer worked at Hideaway. He bought the pizza shop in 1960. Then, in 1970, his game-partner and manager at Hideaway was the first to market the Japanese version of the game Go in the United States. It was this game that led Dermer to kites, and from there he took off—eventually becoming president of the American Kiefliers Association.

Dermer now has a huge kite collection. He told Collectors Weekly, “Initially, I was a novice, but I enjoyed learning, trying to acquire more about kites. And the more I got into kite festivals and collecting kites, the more I discovered and the deeper the subject became.”

What Dermer’s collection and hobby brings to the United States is an international perspective and history on kite flying. In India, for example, kite flying is a fierce, sometimes violent sport, while in Thailand, kite battles reflect the war of the sexes between men and women. Kites were used in World War II, to distract German planes and for target practice.

When Dermer started stunt kite (特技风筝), it was pretty new. All the kites were triangular, and they all looked the same. But soon with his efforts, that changed. People could see kites of all shapes, sizes and colors flying in the sky. During the 1980s and 1990s kites went through quite a developmental stage where they were getting better and better as new lighter, stronger materials were being developed. Dermer even set up the new rules for judging these stunt kite competitions, which take into account how much control the flier has, and the difficulty of the moves.

1.What is Richard Dermer’s occupation?

A.A plane pilot. B.A food businessman.

C.A kite seller. D.A sales manager.

2.What does the underlined word “novice” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Advanced person. B.Learned person.

C.Inexperienced person. D.Well-known person.

3.What can we learn about the kites from paragraph 4?

A.Kites are not popular in the USA. B.Flying kites is illegal in Thailand.

C.Kites played a part in World War II. D.Flying kites is an interesting sport in India.

4.With the efforts of Richard Dermer, kites became ________.

A.portable B.diverse C.available D.delicate

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The Kendama World Cup

Old-fashioned fun is making a comeback!

Many kids are putting down their electronic devices and picking up an ancient toy. It is called a kendama, and it possibly dates back to the 16th century.

The kendama is a small wooden hammer with three cup-shaped ends and a spike on top. A wooden ball with a center hole is attached by string to the hammer. The goal is to make the ball land in a cup or on the spike. It sounds simple, but there are over 1,000 kendama techniques and tricks to master.

The game’s popularity began to grow after the Japan Kendama Association was started in 1975. Today all ages participate in various competitions, including the Kendama World Cup(KWC).

The two-year-old event, which opens in Hatsukaichi, attracts people from all over the world. Players choose 10 different tricks from an approved list. They are then awarded points corresponding to the level of each trick.

A new Kendama World Cup winner will be named tomorrow in this popular sporting event.

1.What does “old-fashioned fun” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A.An old cup. B.An ancient game.

C.A clever trick. D.An electronic device.

2.What does a Kendama look like?

A. B.

C. D.

3.What does the last but one paragraph imply?

A.Every KWC lasts two years. B.The KWC is held every two years.

C.Players can choose tricks freely. D.Different tricks get different points.

4.What do we know from the last paragraph?

A.A new KWC is being on. B.The winner of this KWC is very popular.

C.The Kendama is newly-born. D.KWC will be named after the new winner.

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When I was a kid, the thing I enjoyed most about New Years Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. 1. However, I usually fell asleep before the New Year arrived. It wasn’t until my 10th birthday that I reached the finish line and was able to cheer with the rest of the family. When I woke up the next morning, my mom asked me if I wanted to make a New Year’s resolution（决心要做的事）.

2. After she explained it to me, I said I would try to fight less with my older brother. This got me a smile and a pat on the head from my mom. Unfortunately, the resolution lasted only until dinnertime. 3. A New Year’s resolution is a decision to do or not do something in order to accomplish a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people look back at the past year and make an effort to improve themselves as the New Year begins.

4. Kids make resolutions to get along better with others or to do their homework right away.

Remember that it takes work to keep a New Year’s resolution. 5. As long as you stay committed to what you want to accomplish, you’ll be proud of yourself in the end. And you’ll be a better person at the end of the year than you were at the beginning!

A. My parents didn’t force me to go to bed early.

B. I had no idea what a New Year’s resolution was.

C. Don’t worry if you fail to make it once or twice.

D. Be kind to your friends, teachers and family members.

E. You can consider the following New Year resolutions.

F. Adults often make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or exercise more.

G. The reason is that my brother and I got into an argument about who would set the table.

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The new equipment ___________ the disabled during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

A. was intended for　　 B. was intended to

C. intended for　　 D. intended to

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When I was a kid, the thing I enjoyed most about New Year’s Eve was trying to stay awake until midnight. 1. However, I usually fell asleep before the New Year arrived. It wasn’t until my 10th birthday that I reached the finish line and was able to cheer with the rest of the family. When I woke up the next morning, my mom asked me if I wanted to make a New Year’s resolution.(决心要做的事).

2.After she explained it to me, I said I would try to fight less with my older brother. This got me a smile and a pat （轻拍）on the head from my mom. Unfortunately, the resolution lasted only until dinnertime. 3.

A New Year’s resolution is a decision to do or not do something in order to accomplish a personal goal or break a habit. It comes at a time when people look back at the past year and make an effort to improve themselves as the new year begins.

4. Kids make resolutions to get along better with others or to do their homework right away.

Remember that it takes work to keep a New Year’s resolution. 5. As long as you stay committed to what you want to accomplish, you’ll be a better person at the end of the year than you were at the beginning!

A.My parents didn’t force me to go to bed early.

B.I had no idea what a New Year’s resolution was.

C.Don’t worry if you fail to make it once or twice.

D.Be kind to your friends, teachers and family members.

E.You can consider the following New Year resolutions.

F.Adults often make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or exercise more.

G.The reason is that my brother and I got into an argument about who would set the table.

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