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At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders（性别）．
David Chadwell, South Carolina’s expert of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings differently．We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know．”
Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains．The organization of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction．“Boys understand the world as objects moving through space,” he says．
The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black．It’s no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class．
The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange．To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn’t need to move as much as in boy’s class．Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention．
Boys and girls also hear differently．“When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls understand it as yelling,” Chadwell says．“They think you’re mad and can shut down．” Girls are more sensitive to sounds．He advises girls’ teachers to watch the tone of their voices．Boys’ teachers should sound more forceful, even excited．
A boy’s nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit．Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused．Girls are more focused when seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees Fahrenheit．Girls also respond to stress differently．When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts（肠道）, leaving them feeling nervous or anxious．
These differences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwell adds．“Single gender programs are about making the best use of the learning．”
1.What is David Chadwell’s attitude toward separating elementary-age boys and girls while learning?
A．Supportive B．Worried
C．Concerned D．Uninterested
2.To engage boy in a class, the teacher ______．
A．must have a moving object in this hand
B．needs to wear clothes in warm color
C．has to speak politely
D．had better move constantly while teaching
3.Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
（ = Paragraph 1 = Paragraph 2 = Paragraph 3 …．．． = Paragraph 8 ）
4.Which of the following students is most likely to be focused?
A．A boy sitting in a warm room
B．A standing boy who is faced with stress
C．A girl standing in a cold room
D．A girl who is facing a lot of pressure
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At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders(性别).
David Chadwell, South Carolina’s coordinator of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings differently. We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know.”
Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains. The composition of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction. “Boys interpret the world as objects moving through space,” he says.
The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black. It’s no accident boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class.
The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange. To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn’t need to move as much as in boy’s class. Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention.
Boys and girls also hear differently. “When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls interpret it as yelling,” Chadwell says. “They think you’re mad and can shut down.” Girls are more sensitive to sounds. He advises girls’ teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys’ teachers should sound more forceful, even excited.
A boy’s nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused. Girls are more focused when seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Girls also respond to stress differently. When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts(肠道), leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.
These differences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwell adds. “Single gender programs are about maximizing the learning.”
1.What is David Chadwell’s attitude toward separating elementary-age boys and girls
while learning?
A. Supportive B. Worried C. Concerned D. Uninterested
2. To engage boy in a class, the teacher ______.
A. must have a moving object in this hand B. needs to wear clothes in warm color
C. has to speak politely D. had better move constantly while teaching
3. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
(= Paragraph 1 ‚= Paragraph 2 ƒ= Paragraph 3 ….. ˆ= Paragraph 8)
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Ways of teaching boys and ways of teaching girls
B. Boys and girls should be separated
C. How boys and girls learn differently
D. How to teach more effectively
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Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems. It is the poorest of the poor. Only small sums are available for excavating(挖掘)and even less is available
for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Besides, there is the problem of unlawful excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to businessmen at the highest price..
I would like to make a suggestion that would at once provide money for archaeology and reduce the amount of diggings against law. You might say that professionals excavate to get knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient artifacts(古器
物) are part of our global cultural heritage(遗产), which should be there for all to appreciate, not sold at the highest price. I agree. Sell nothing that has scientific value. But, you might reply, everything that comes out of the ground has scientific value. Here,
we disagree. In theory, you may be correct in saying that every artifact has hidden scientific value.
People can not help appreciate every unearthed treasure but there is not enough money even to put the finds in good order; as a result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been discovered. Indeed, with the help of the Internet, sold artifacts could be more reachable than are the pieces stored in museum basements. Before sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer. A purchaser could even be required to agree to return the piece if it should become needed for scientific purposes.
1.What’s the problems that archaeology as a profession has to face?
A. Money and unlawful excavation B. Effectively duplicates.
C. Scientific purposes. D. Excavation law.
2.To let most people enjoy ancient artifacts, the practical way could be_______.
A. putting them in the museum B. having sold artifacts returned
C. making use of the Internet D. solving the money problem
3.Which of the following four suggestions about archaeology is from the author?
A. No selling of any unearthed ancient artifacts.
B. Some money should be raised for the purpose.
C. Selling some unearthed ancient artifacts and having them returned when needed.
D. Ancient artifacts, our global cultural heritage, should be evenly shared by us all.
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The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, _____ when the person is engaged in vigorous activity.
A.essentially B.specially C.generally D.especially
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Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didn't receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He's busy at work. When he's free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn't eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article "My Father" that evening. But she did not know what to write.
"That's easy," said Lao Yang. "Let me help you."
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
"My teacher said your article digressed from the subject," said the girl.
"I don't think so," Lao Yang shouted angrily. "I described just my father!"
1.Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A．he likes reading B．he learned much at school
C．he wanted to be a writer D．he wanted to help others
2.Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.
A．and he got a lot of money B．and he became a famous man
C．and he was respected D．but he failed
3.As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.
A．he was a writer B．he was free
C．he wanted to realize his ideal D．he wanted to make his daughter happy
4.Lao Yang hoped _______.
A．his article could surprise the teacher
B．his article could be chosen
C．the children could like his article
D．everyone could soon know him
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Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory.h He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described just my father!”
1.Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A. he likes reading
B. he learned much at school
C. he wanted to be a writer
D. he wanted to help others
2.Lao Yang hoped _______.
A. his article could surprise the teacher
B. the children could like his article
C. everyone could soon know him
D. his article could be chosen
3.Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.
A. because he couldn’t write it at all
B. because he didn’t know his father well
C. just because he described his father
D. because it was too bad to be chosen
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Located ________ the eastern coast of China, the village is fairly new _______ only a small population of less than 3,000.
A. off; with B. on; with
C. in; of D. on; in
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Mary is the only one of the teachers who_____a little Chinese because she is one of my friends who____been to China
A knows have B knows have C know to D know has
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The only 1. (survive) of a shipwreck was washed up on a small island 2. no one lived. He prayed each day for his rescue, and after every prayer he stared at the horizon, 3. (search) for help. But nobody seemed to be coming. Exhausted, he eventually decided to build a small 4. (wood) hut (小屋) to protect himself from the weather, and to store his few valuable possessions. But then one day, after hunting for food, he arrived home to find his little house 5. fire, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened: everything was lost. He burst into tears and 6. (think) life had played a joke on him. Early the next day, however, he was awoken by the sound of something that was approaching the island. 7. ship had come to rescue him! The weary man was curious about 8. his rescuers had found him. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
When things are going bad, people can get discouraged. But we shouldn’t lose heart, because with a little bit of good luck, 9. can overcome even the worst misfortune the world throws our way. For all the bad things we might experience, life often provides us 10. optimistic solutions.
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Denmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world. Denmark now gets 47% of its electricity from wind, and there will be more to come, thanks to a combination of history and policy.
Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with early wind power machines at the start of the 20th century. So it's not surprising that Denmark invested in building wind power the earliest. Since the 1970s, Denmark has been investing in wind energy all over the country. In the 1980s, due to a strong movement opposing nuclear power plants, Denmark increased its production of clean energy even before many other countries considered it.
Even back in 2002, Denmark took climate change warnings seriously. They drew up policies, aiming to cut fossil-fuel emissions by 20 %, which they did via renewable energy investment. Some of the world's largest companies in the field—including Vestas, which builds turbines (涡轮机)，and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projects—are Danish, so the country has an impact beyond its borders.
The huge impact of Denmark's wind industry is important. But Denmark is a small country, so while almost 50% of its electricity from wind is admirable, it's also minor in terms of entire global impact.
While Denmark gets half its electricity from 5,758 megawatts (MW) of capacity, Spain's 23,000 MW covers just 18 percent of its electricity supply as it's a much bigger country. China is the leader in wind energy at 221,000 MW, and the U. S. is the second in the world at about 96,000 MW.
At the encl of 2019, lawmakers in Den mark set a new goal： increasing the share of electricity coming from renewable power to 100%.
1.What can we know about Demark?
A.It is a leader in solar energy. B.It is a pioneer in clean energy.
C.It is a victim of climate change. D.It is an advocate of nuclear energy.
2.What is Denmark government's attitude towards fossil-fuel energy projects?
A.Indifferent. B.Opposed.
C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.
3.Which country produces the most wind energy in the world?
A.China. B.Spain.
C.The U. S. D.Denmark.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Denmark Has a Long History of Developing Renewable Power
B.Denmark's Government Pushes ahead with Fossil-fuel Projects
C.Denmark Has a Great Effect on World's Wind Power Equipment
D.Almost Half of Denmark's Electricity Comes from Wind Power
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