Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”
Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子).His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It’s “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students’ knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.
At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. They’re also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.
1.The research program is chiefly designed for _______.
A. high school advisers from Houston
B. college students majoring in agriculture
C. high school students from different places
D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ___________ .
A. had little chance to go to college
B. could often take part in the program
C. found the program useful to their future
D. showed much interest in their high school experiments
3.When the program was over, the students ________.
A. entered that college B. wrote research reports
C. paid for their research D. found way to make money
4.The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most ___ position”.
A. important B. favorable
C. astonishing D. advanced
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Instead of hitting the beach,fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four--week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential(潜能).
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says. "This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have。chance to do in high school.’,
Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子).His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It's "molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students' knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.
At the end of the program,the students presented papers on their research. They're also paid &600 for their work--another way this program differs from others,which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun,that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.
1.The research program is chiefly designed for _______.
A. high school advisers from Houston
B. college students majoring in agriculture
C. high school students from different places
D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ______.
A. had little chance to go to college
B. could often take part in the program
C. found the program useful to their future
D. showed much interest in their high school experiments
3.When the program was over, the students ________.
A. entered that college B. wrote research reports
C. paid for their research D. found a way to make money
4.The underlined expression“on the cutting edge”in paragraph 5 means“on the most ______ position".
A. important B. favorable C. astonishing D. advanced
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. A Program for Agricultural Science Students
B. A Program for Animal Science Students
C. A Program for Medical Science Lovers
D. A Program for Future Science Lovers
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Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”
Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes(蚊子).His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It’s “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students’ knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.
At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. They’re also paid $600 for their work-another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.
1.The research program is chiefly designed for _______.
A. high school advisers from Houston
B. college students majoring in agriculture
C. high school students from different places
D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ___________ .
A. had little chance to go to college
B. could often take part in the program
C. found the program useful to their future
D. showed much interest in their high school experiments
3.When the program was over, the students ________.
A. entered that college B. wrote research reports
C. paid for their research D. found way to make money
4.The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most ___ position”.
A. important B. favorable
C. astonishing D. advanced
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Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did so before they published their own collection of English novels at home.
Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手风琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.
"We're up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16. "I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".
Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wins between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.
"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students' book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."
"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.
1.After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he ________.
A. couldn't go on B. had to put aside
C. just wanted to express it freely D. lost it
2.What was NOT the outcome of the students 'homework of writing whatever was in their mind?
A. Being popular. B. Being profitable.
C. Improving their English. D. Winning prize.
3.What is the reason for the students ' liking to write interesting stories?
A. It is creative and imaginative. B. It is profitable.
C. Interesting stories are sure to be popular. D. Interesting stories can be well sold.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Creative homework leads to a popular book. B. Writing interesting stories.
C. Students' new book. D. A popular book.
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Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did before they published their own collection of English novels at home.
Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手风琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.
"We're up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16.
"I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".
Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wars between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.
"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students' book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."
"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.
1. After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he _________.
A. couldn't go on B. had to put it aside
C. just wanted to express it freely D. lost it
2.What was not the outcome of the students' homework of writing whatever was in their mind?
A. Being popular. B. Being profitable.
C. Improving their English. D. Winning prize.
3.What is the reason for the students' liking to write interesting stories?
A. It is creative and imaginative.
B. It is profitable.
C. Interesting stories are sure to be popular.
D. Interesting stories can be well sold.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Creative homework leads to a popular book
B. Writing interesting stories
C. Students' new book
D. A popular book
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What do the random, scribbled (潦草的)drawings crowding the margins (页边空白处) of most high school students' papers mean? When a student is caught doodling (乱画) in class, he will probably be criticized for daydreaming. But doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering, according to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.
In an experiment conducted by the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, 40 subjects were asked to listen to a two-minute tape giving several names of people and places. Half of the participants were asked to shade in shapes on a piece of paper at the same time, without paying attention to neatness, while the rest were given no such instructions. After the tape had finished, all participants in the study were asked to recall the names of people and places. The doodlers recalled on average 7.5 names of people and places, compared to only 5.8 by the non-doodlers.
“If someone is doing a boring task, like listening to a dull telephone conversation, they may start to daydream.” said study researcher, Professor Jackie Andrade, of the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth. “Daydreaming distracts them from the task, resulting in poorer performance. A simple task, like doodling, may be sufficient (足够的) to stop daydreaming without affecting performance on the main task.”
“In psychology, tests of memory or attention will often use a second task to selectively block a particular mental process. If that process is important for the main task, then performance will be impaired. But my research suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring task, rather than being an unnecessary distraction (分心) that we should try to resist doing.” said Andrade.
Dan Ware, a social study teacher, used to consider doodling a distraction from learning, but after teaching kids with all personality types he learned scribbling away during lectures helps certain students remember more information. “In my first few years of teaching, I thought, ‘Well, this kid isn’t paying attention. He’s daydreaming.’ But I had some really powerful experiences with students and came to understand in many cases that was their way of focusing, and those students were probably paying more attention than other students.” Ware said.
1.What do we know about the participants involved in the experiment?
A.Some were asked to note down the information neatly.
B.Some were asked to memorize the names they would hear.
C.Some were instructed to listen to the tape with full attention.
D.Some were instructed to make random drawings on paper.
2.What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Improved. B.Weakened.
C.Stopped. D.Repaired.
3.Which of the following will both Jackie Andrade and Dan Ware agree with?
A.Doodling helps some people focus. B.Doodling makes a dull task interesting.
C.Students who doodle perform poorly. D.Students who doodle lack concentration.
4.What is the best title of the text?
A.Daydreaming Can Sharpen Study Skills B.Doodling Can Help Memory Recall
C.A Wandering Mind Improves Productivity D.Distractions Harm Academic Performance
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In June,2007,a group of students from eight high schools in Winnipeg,the capital of Canada’s Manitoba province,will begin test-launching(试发射)a satellite the size of a Rubik’s cube.
The one-kilogram Win-Cube satellite,named for its home city and its shape,will be put into low orbit.Once in space,it can perform for a few months or up to several years,communicating information that could help find the early signs of earthquakes.
There are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide,but this is the first high-school based program of its kind in Canada.30 Manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite,in cooperation with aerospace(航空航天的)experts and 10 students from the University of Manitoba,and with support from two other organizations.
The Win-Cube project is not something that goes on a piece of paper,it is real-world engineering,allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program.It is also taken as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within Manitoba.Designing,building and lauching a satellite with high-school participation will bring this world-class educational project into reality and Manitoba closer to space.
“These Manitoba high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm, innovation(创新),and a strong love for discovery,”said Education,Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson.“We want to make science more relevant(相关的),interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or,in this case,in space,”Bjornson added.
The Win-Cube program is mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students.It also shows Manitoba’s devotion to research and innovation and the development of a skilled workforce—all important drivers of knowledge-based economic growth.
1.According to the passage,the Win-Cube satellite is_______.
A.named after Manitoba and its shape
B.intended for international communication
C.designed like a Rubik’s cube both in shape and size
D.challenged by university students around the world
2.According to Mr.Bjornson,_______.
A.those Manitoba high school students are worth praising
B.the study of space can be practically made in classroom
C.Manitoba high schools are famous for the sutdy of space
D.scientific research is too far away from high school students
3.The primary purpose of the project is to_______.
A.find the early signs of earthquakes
B.relate studies to practical experience
C.help high school students study real-world engineering
D.inspire a strong desire for discovery among the students
4.The best title for this passage may be_______.
A.Manitoba School B.Win-Cube Program
C.Space Cooperation D.Satellite Launching
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As high school students, Sang Tian and Huang Yunru dreamed of attending one of the world’s top universities.They slaved over their studies and were in the end admitted to famous schools – only one turned out to be far more famous than the other, according to new ranking (排名)of Asia’s top schools.
Huang Yunru, 19, went to the University of Hong Kong, the No 1 school in Asia.Sang, also 19, went to Tsinghua University, which was ranked a disappointing 16th in Asia.When Sang heard the news, he couldn’t believe his ears.“What? How can it be?” he said, greatly surprised..
The new list of Asia’s top 200 universities was published last month by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based career and education company.The ranking have started heated discussions among Chinese people, since the mainland’s top two schools – Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University – were not in the top 10.
Actually, this isn’t the first time that the schools have gone on poorly in regional or global ranking.The 2010 world university list released by the magazine US News & World Report ranked Peking University at 50th and Tsinghua University at 56th.They were the only two mainland schools in the top 100.Meanwhile, 37 US universities made the top 100 list.And three of 10 Hong Kong universities made the top 50.Chinese universities’ poor performance has saddened many students.“I can’t understand their standards,” said Sang.“At least we are a university with a long, proud history.”
According to the QS list, Chinese universities are doing OK in academic peer review, with both Tsinghua and Peking University scoring a full 100.But when it comes to student-to-faculty ratio(师生比), their ranking drops, with Tsinghua at 22th and Peking at 23rd.John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, said at the Fourth Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum in early May that a lack of small-group discussions has seriously affected the teaching quality at Chinese universities.This has also resulted in students being afraid to question or challenge teachers.
1.Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University were in the top 10 in the ranking of Asia’s top schools.
2.There were no top 100 universities in the mainland according to the ranking.
3.Hong Kong universities are doing much better than the Chinese mainland ones in the ranking.
4.Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University are so famous that they are not worried about the result at all.
5.One of the reasons for the mainland’s universities’ disappointing ranking is that there are simply not enough teachers for the large number of students.
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When students got their textbooks at the beginning of the year at San Mateo High School, they also received the Yondr pouch Youdr (口袋), a locking device for their phones. The phone slides into it and gets locked through a magnetic (磁力的) device. It’s not unlocked again until the final bell rings. The procedure will repeat every day for the rest of the school year.
Adam Gelb, the vice-president, ran a pilot project last year with 20 students and decided to do a school-wide, bell to bell program for this school year. The Yondr pouch is a start-up in San Francisco with a mission to create phone-free spaces, something that is the very thought with Gelb.
“I really think it’s about being present and engaging in the adult that’s trying to teach you, and your peers that might be in your small group. That’s part of the main philosophy that we're trying to spread,” he said.
Brad Friedman, another teacher at the school, said he was becoming concerned with overuse of phones at school. He said he often saw students completely lost on their phones, some not socializing at all with other students.
This week, he’s already seeing the difference. “Everyone else was socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage is at its worst,” he said.
A senior at San Mateo High School Djelani Phillips-Diop said he definitely panicked at first when he heard he had to lock his phone. “I panicked, I guess. Last year when we had phones, I was using it every day,” he said.
In case of emergency, every classroom has the unlocking device. Teachers still have access to their own cellphones and desk phones. “We’ve gotten all 1,700 students unlocked with a matter of minutes,” said Gelb.
We spoke to four students who, despite their initial panic, agreed that a phone-free school experience has its benefits.
1.What can we learn about the Yondr pouch from paragraph 1?
A.It is a device to lock phones. B.It is a bell to unlock phones.
C.It is a device to be used for a year. D.It is a phone intended for students.
2.The Youdr pouch is used more in Gelb’s school to ______________________.
A.create space to use phones freely
B.help the students to be more outgoing
C.encourage more mutual communication among students
D.help the students to realize the harm of overuse of phones
3.What is Friedman’s attitude to the use of the Yondr pouch ?
A.Concerned. B.Favorable.
C.Disapproving. D.Doubtful.
4.What can be learned from the passage?
A.The students were willing to have their phones locked at first.
B.The phone will get unlocked automatically when there is an emergency
C.Students prefer eating lunch together with their phones in hand.
D.Some students came to realize the benefits of the phone-free program.
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Adulting is hard. While high school students are at the forefront of technological and learning skills, it's often not until they leave home that they learn everyday life skills. Some believe that high schools should offer a commonsense course in which students are taught how to pay bills, change a tire or cook. Now, one Kentucky school is offering an ''adulting day'' to teach such skills to students in their senior year.
The class of 2019 at Bullitt Central High School in Shepherdsville, Ky., traded in their algebra and literature classes for a day to learn some positive life skills, according to Wave 3 News.
''I think that the idea occurred to me, originally, when I saw a Facebook post that parents passed around saying they needed a class in high school on taxes and cooking, '' Christy Hardin, director of the BCHS Family Resource & Youth Services Center, told Wave 3. ''Our kids can get that, but they have to choose it. And ''Wednesday'' was a day they could pick and choose pieces they didn't feel like they had gotten so far. ''
Members of the community helped provide the lessons for the students one on one, including local police who taught them how to interact with officers during traffic stops, a speaker who explained how to decipher the difference between homesickness and depression, and others who discussed how to use credit cards, how to cook in a dorm room and how to change a tire.
While many people on Facebook applauded the idea, with some arguing, ''This should be taught in every high school, '' others wondered what became of home economics.
Now known as Family and Consumer Sciences, these courses teach students how to cook, sew and budget, along with other skills. In many districts, however, the classes are electives and students do not always choose to take them.
''About time this came back, it was called Home Economics, '' one woman wrote. ''In today's diverse make up of families it would be a welcome addition. ''
Another shared, ''We had home economics that taught us to cook and learned how to sew. We also had business math that taught us banking and finances. Why in the world is that not taught today? I mean, a special day called adulting to teach kids this stuff? Should be a required class credit. ''
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.High school students are too busy to learn everyday life skills.
B.The schools in other districts have never taught everyday life skills to students.
C.High school students are advanced in technological and learning skills.
D.High school students are lacking in everyday life skills.
2.What put BCHS in the spotlight?
A.It did everything it could to cater to the parents.
B.It taught life skills at the cost of academic courses.
C.It offered parents opportunities to instruct classes.
D.It allow students to decide on their own subjects.
3.The underlined word ''decipher'' in paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A.determine B.define C.discriminate D.distribute
4.Which of the following skills are included in the courses?
a. use credit cards b. learn algebra and literature c. change a tire d. how to cook
A.abc B.bcd C.acd D.abd
5.What are people's attitudes towards the courses?
A.Supportive B.Opposed C.Skeptical D.Indifferent
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In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great1.(important).12th-grade students,or seniors,who are about 17 or 18 years old,look forward to2.(attend) this event.
The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June,3.usually includes music, awards,and a guest speaker.After the speeches,students walk to the front of the room to receive their diplomas from the headmaster.Students start preparing for graduation a long time before it4.(happen).They order rings designed 5.(especial) for their class.
6.tradition is to have their photographs taken.These photographs are used for the class year book,which is a 7.(print) book about all the students in the school.Students have special cards called announcements printed to send to friends and relatives to tell them about their graduation.The cards often include an8.(invite) to the ceremony.If you receive it,you should send a present9.money to the graduate.A few weeks before the ceremony, the students10.(measure) for the cap that they will wear at the ceremony.After the ceremony,families usually have graduation parties for friends and relatives.It's a day and a night that high school seniors remember for a long time.
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