It was between 1830 and 1835 ______ the moder...

It was between 1830 and 1835 ______ the modern newspaper was born.

A how          B that                 C which        D because

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India was once part of the British Empire, but thanks to modern technology and a booming economy, it has turned the tables on its former colonial master. Indian tutors are helping to teach math to British children over high-speed Internet connections. Early results suggest the idea is improving exam results. But not everyone is happy at this “outsourcing” of tutoring.

It’s 3:30, and pupils at Raynham Primary School in London are gathering for their after-school maths lessons.

Five time zones— thousands of kilometers away—their math tutors are also arriving for class. High-speed Internet has made it possible for Indian tutors to teach British pupils in real time. Each pupil gets a dedicated one-to-one online tutor. The students work with activities on their computer screen and wear a headset and microphone to talk to their tutor.

The class teacher, Altus Basson, says he has seen an improvement in results. “There are some children who’ve really rocketed in their results. Children who struggleto focus in class focus a lot better on the laptops. The real advantage is that each child gets a focused activity and a single tutor,” he said.

Such individualized teaching is the core idea of Brightspark Education, the company that provides the online tutoring, says founder Tom Hooper. “Children today feel very confident online; they feel very engaged; they feel very in control. And that's half the battle with education.Give them control, make them feel confident and enjoy their learning and you'll see them start to improve and embrace it," he said.

Raynham Primary School is among the first in Europe to try online tutoring. At between $20 and $25 an hour, it's about half the cost of face-to-face coaching. But some people say an Internet connection is not enough of a connection for teaching and learning. Kevin Courtney is deputy General Secretary of Britain's National Union of Teachers. "We think, there's a really important emotional connection between a teacher and a child whether it's a whole class or whether it's one-to-one. You need that immediacy of feedback and we're not convinced that that can happen across an Internet connection. In one of the wealthiest.countries in the world, we think that we can afford to have teachers with genuine emotional connection there with the children," he said.

Brightspark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to supplement regular teaching. The company says its service does not represent a threat to teachers' jobs in Britain.

Parents say they're very satisfied with the results they've seen. And what about the children?Children: "I love it!"I love it!"I hate maths!" So math--or, as the British call it, maths—is still not everyone's favorite subject even with the latest technology to teach it.

1.What do we know about the online tutoring?

2.What can we learn about Brightspark Education?

3.According to Kevin Courtne, _________.      .

4.What’s the best title for this passage ?

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It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat ______ we had to take the girls to their next activity.My husband seemed a bit ______ that dinner was not on the table.

That night, I had a heavy ______, thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too ______ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would ______ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.

I bought a notebook, named it "Our Deed Diary" and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a ______ for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our ______. And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.

I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually ______ than it seemed because it had to be something ______ what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not ______.

We had a rough ______. On some days,someone would forget to ______ a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to ______ what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to ______ me the good deed they had done.

Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a（n）______ in our lives. Instead of always　 ______ what the day will bring for us, we think bout what we can do for someone else.

Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so ______? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only ______ by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in ______. So, when someone does return the favor,it is an enormous and positive ______.

1.A. though　　 B. unless　　 C. before　　 D. while

2.A. annoyed　　 B. puzzled　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. frightened

3.A. shoulder　　 B. stomach　　 C. foot　　 D. heart

4.A. absorbed　　 B. interested　　 C. confident　　 D. successful

5.A. repeat　　 B. relate　　 C. refocus　　 D. recall

6.A. kindness　　 B. task　　 C. job　　 D. copy

7.A. room　　 B. home　　 C. school　　 D. town

8.A. stranger　　 B. sweeter　　 C. harder　　 D. bigger

9.A. beyond　　 B. from　　 C. about　　 D. between

10.A. matter　　 B. count　　 C. last　　 D. happen

11.A. time　　 B. life　　 C. start　　 D. idea

12.A. praise　　 B. check　　 C. record　　 D. do

13.A. describe　　 B. decide　　 C. remember　　 D. explain

14.A. bring　　 B. teach　　 C. offer　　 D. tell

15.A. effort　　 B. choice　　 C. difference　　 D. fortune

16.A. forgetting　　 B. believing　　 C. knowing　　 D. wondering

17.A. tiring　　 B. moving　　 C. surprising　　 D. rewarding

18.A. experience　　 B. imagine　　 C. predict　　 D. exchange

19.A. silence　　 B. return　　 C. time　　 D. order

20.A. effect　　 B. bonus　　 C. attitude　　 D. contribution

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When tea was first brought to England between 1652 and 1654, it was so expensive that only the rich could buy it. It was said that an old couple had some sent to them as a great treat. But they did not know how it ought to be used. Eventually they boiled the leaves, put some of them on a piece of bacon for dinner, ate the leaves, and threw the tea soup away. However, tea quickly proved popular enough to replace ale（麦芽酒）as the national drink of England after King Charles II and his Portuguese wife began to follow this foreign tea tradition.

Before the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals — breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread and beef. Dinner was a long, massive meal at the end of the day. It was no wonder that Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788 — 1861) experienced a “sinking feeling” in the late afternoon. So she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o’clock in her castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular that the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for “tea and a walking the fields”.

The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. A common pattern of service soon came into practice. The first pot of tea was made in the kitchen and carried to the lady of the house who waited with her invited guests, surrounded by fine porcelain（瓷器）from China. The first pot was warmed by the hostess from a second pot (usually silver) that was kept heated over a small flame. Food and tea was then passed among the guests, the main purpose of the visiting being conversation.

1. The story of the old couple in Paragraph 1 is to show ____________.

A. how impolite the old couple were

B. how English people cooked tea

C. how difficult it was to introduce tea to England

D. how little English people knew about tea in those days

2.The underlined phrase “sinking feeling” in Paragraph 2 refers to a feeling of ____________.

A. hunger　　　　　　　　　　　 B. loneliness

C. thirst　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anger

3.According to the passage, the key factors of a typical afternoon tea include ____________.

a. cakes and bread

b. a massive meal

c. tea　　 d. ale

e. fine porcelain

f. silver tea pot

g. a small flame

A. a, b, c, d, f　　　　 B. a, c, e, f, g

C. a, b, e, f, g　　　　 D. a, c, d, e, g

4.We can know from the passage that afternoon tea ____________.

A. leads to the wide planting and large production of tea in England

B. helps bring King Charles II and his wife together in their childhood

C. is not only an additional afternoon meal but helps bring people together

D. contributes to the increasingly high price of tea and porcelain in England

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His remark was considered to be quite ______, because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts.

A. out of place         B. out of mind        C. out of question      D. out of order

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There are some great differences between the traditional family and the modern family.

The first important difference is in the man’s role.The traditional husband was the head of the household because he was the only one who worked outside the home.If the wife worked for money,then the husband was not considered to be a good provider,In many families today,both husband and wife work for money.Therefore,they share the role of head of household.In addition,the traditional husband usually made big decisions about spending money.However,the modern husband shares these decisions with his working wife.Also,the traditional husband did not help his wife with housework or meal preparation.  Dinner was ready when he came home,In contrast,the modern husband helps his working wife at home.He may do some of the household chores,and it is not unusual for him to cook.

The second difference is in the woman’s role. In the traditional family,the woman may have worked for miney during her first years of marriage.However,when she gave birth,she would usually give up her job. Her primary role would be to take care of her family and home.In contrast,in many families today,the modern woman works outside the home even after she has children .She’s doing two jobs instead of one,so she is busier than the traditional mother was.The traditional wife learned to live within her husband’s income.But the modern wife does not have to because the family has two incomes.

The final difference is in the role of the children .In the traditional family,the children were taken care of by the mother because she didn’t work outside.However,today pre-school children may go to a child-care center or to a baby-sitter regularly because the mother works.The school-age children of a traditional family were more dependent.Their mother was there to help them get ready for school and to make their breakfast.In conrtast,modern children are more independent.They have to get up early and get ready for school themselves,and they may even have to make their own breakfast.

1.The main idea of the passage is        .

A、the change of the American society

B、the change of the American children

C、the change of the American family

D、the change of the American adults

2.In the past,if the husband let his wife get a job,        .

A、people would not think highly of his wife

B、people would think little of him

C、people would refuse to be friends with him

D、people would look up to him

3.The husband in the modern family         .

A、is still the boss of the family who decides all of the important things

B、lets the wife make all of the decisions alone

C、shares big decisions with his working wife

D、no longer works for money because the wife is working

4.According to the passage,which of the following is true?

A、The husband in the modern family does a lot of housework except cooking.

B、Modern wives have more free time because their husbands share housework.

C、Modern wives no longer cook dinners for husbands.

D、It’s common for men to buy dishes,send children to school ,and even cook in a modern family.

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It was reported that an agreement ________ between the two companies and that they would carry out a project together.

A. reached              B. had been reached     C. was reached D. had reached

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The reporters of all the leading newspapers _____ the trade talks between China and the United States．

A．printed             B．published          C．covered            D．interviewed

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The reporters of all the leading newspapers _____ the trade talks between China and the United States．

A．printed           B．published       C．covered          D．interviewed

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The reporters of all the leading newspapers ________ the trade talks between China and the United States.

A．printed　 B．published　 C．covered　 D．interviewed

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