Singing or listening to music during math cla...

Singing or listening to music during math class is usually not accepted. However, in Kurt’s classroom, it’s not the ________. Kurt is a math teacher in a high school. This former hip-hop artist is using his ________ background to make math a lot easier and less ________ for his students.

As a child, he had difficulty ________ math. However, as he grew older, he realized that it wasn’t completely his ________ and that the traditional education system just doesn’t work for all the students. So he decided to come up with a new ________ which would make kids more interested in school. Finally a good idea ________ him.

With the help of some friends, Kurt ________ 60-second math tracks（跑道）. They are given a(an) ________ name, like “Van Guard” and she ________ multiplication tables（乘法表）to hip-hop beats. He also encourages dancing during class, ________ it helps the children get into the mood（情绪）and ________ them in their learning. So far, Kurt has only invented musical materials for the multiplications, but the ________ have been so positive that he is now working on new learning materials.

Even since Kurt ________ hip-hop into the classroom, he has had ________ trouble during class. And attendance（出勤率）is always at 100% and the students’ grades have gone up greatly. What’s more, the kids ________ love learning math now.

Kurt wants to ________ the traditional way of teaching, but he’s not saying that it doesn’t work. It just doesn’t work for ________, because not all students learn in the same way. He only ________ to show that we need to keep a(an) open mind when it ________ children’s education.

1.A. shock　　 B. trouble　　 C. case　　 D. route

2.A. humorous　　 B. musical　　 C. sensitive　　 D. unknown

3.A. difficult　　 B. challenging　　 C. boring　　 D. pleasant

4.A. relying on　　 B. focusing on　　 C. holding on　　 D. putting on

5.A. problem　　 B. interest　　 C. appetite　　 D. option

6.A. schedule　　 B. analysis　　 C. approach　　 D. motivation

7.A. attached　　 B. attempted　　 C. announced　　 D. hit

8.A. absorbed　　 B. created　　 C. appealed　　 D. chose

9.A. certain　　 B. dull　　 C. false　　 D. innocent

10.A. shouts　　 B. sings　　 C. pretends　　 D. concludes

11.A. though　　 B. unless　　 C. when　　 D. because

12.A. appreciates　　 B. trains　　 C. benefits　　 D. interrupts

13.A. materials　　 B. solutions　　 C. ideas　　 D. effects

14.A. rushed　　 B. transformed　　 C. concerned　　 D. brought

15.A. less　　 B. more　　 C. unreal　　 D. informal

16.A. faithfully　　 B. truly　　 C. suddenly　　 D. possibly

17.A. replace　　 B. fight　　 C. reject　　 D. follow

18.A. somebody　　 B. anybody　　 C. everybody　　 D. nobody

19.A. determines　　 B. begs　　 C. arranges　　 D. aims

20.A. turns to　　 B. comes to　　 C. talks to　　 D. refers to

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My father enjoys his spare time by reading newspapers or________to music.

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Born without the right hand, 12-year-old Cassie Stewart often had to sit out during music classes. Cassie was sad that she couldn’t take　　 ____　　 and would quietly walk toward the back of the　　 ____　 .

Now she doesn’t have to, thanks to an　 _____　　 by a local high school student. Nicholas Brown, 15,　 ____　　 and tested a 3-printed prosthesis(义肢)for Cassie and Andrew Mindy, another student who also has a　　 ____　 , to use during music classes. “I wouldn’t really call it a prosthetic hand,” said technology　 _____　 , Brad Fessler, who helped Nicholas　 _______ the project. “it’s a prostheses　　 ______made for playing instruments. Generally, in the prostheses world, everything is custom-made to　 _____　　 different people,” Fessler said. “ in this case, we were able to use the same exact prosthesis for each student,　 ____　　 their sizes are different. Everything is designed to be adjustable. They put the prosthesis on, and they can use their other hand to ______　　 it.”

The idea for the project was born when Cassie’s music teacher, knowing Fessler had just bought a 3-D printer, emailed him to see　　 _____　 he could find a way to help her students. Immediately, Fessler thought of Nicholas, one of his　　 ______　 students. “ He is really brilliant,” Fessler said. “ He just　 ______　 on things really quickly.”

They worked together to find a(n)　 ______　 for Cassie and Andrew. “Coming up with the original idea was the hardest part,” Nicholas said. “But the　 _______ of it was just improving the idea and finding out what works.”

They　　 ____　 Cassie and Andrew with the final product this week. “I was so glad that she could use it and that it was actually　　 _____ ,” Nicholas said. Cassie was most　 _____　　 about the guitar. “I think it’s a really cool instrument,” she said. “I’m　 _______ they did it for me,” she added.

1.A. care　　 B. part　　 C. action　　 D. interest

2.A. door　　 B. office　　 C. classroom　　 D. playground

3.A. example　　 B. experiment　　 C. instruction　　 D. invention

4.A. used　　 B. bought　　 C. repaired　　 D. designed

5.A. question　　 B. concert　　 C. talent　　 D. disability

6.A. fan　　 B. student　　 C. teacher　　 D. prizewinner

7.A. on　　 B. for　　 C. with　　 D. into

8.A. surely　　 B. specifically　　 C. suddenly　　 D. secretly

9.A. fit　　 B. surprise　　 C. recognize　　 D. challenge

10.A. even though　　 B. because　　 C. as though　　 D. unless

11.A. wear　　 B. play　　 C. adjust　　 D. touch

12.A. when　　 B. if　　 C. how　　 D. why

13.A. star　　 B. university　　 C. poor　　 D. honest

14.A. misses out　　 B. picks up　　 C. looks back　　 D. comes down

15.A. arm　　 B. doctor　　 C. instrument　　 D. solution

16.A. rest　　 B. fact　　 C. meaning　　 D. difficulty

17.A. treated　　 B. examined　　 C. presented　　 D. filled

18.A. changing　　 B. working　　 C. existing　　 D. appearing

19.A. excited　　 B. strict　　 C. worried　　 D. confused

20.A. sorry　　 B. satisfied　　 C. confident　　 D. grateful

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A large number of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps creativity.

However, an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that opinion. Psychologists from Lancaster University, The University of Gävle, and The University of Central Lancashire say that their findings show music actually blocks creativity.

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants(参与者) complete verbal insight problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music “badly affected” the participants’ ability to complete tasks related to verbal creativity.

The tasks were simple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word related to all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc).

Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music; music with unfamiliar words, instrumental music, or music with familiar words. “We found strong evidence of damaged performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University.

To conclude, the findings challenge the popular view that music encourages creativity, and instead prove that music consistently disrupts creative performance in dealing with problems.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.A new idea about music while working. B.Music encourages creativity while working.

C.Music does harm to creativity while working. D.We’d better not listen to music while working.

2.The underlined word “block” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “________”

A.lift B.strengthen C.raise D.limit

3.How did the researchers get the conclusion according to the paragraph 5?

A.By comparing. B.By following time order. C.By analyzing causes and effects.　　　　　　　　　 D.By presenting the process.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.While working, we can listen to some familiar music.

B.Music has no effect on our creativity while working.

C.To improve our creativity, we should choose to work in quiet background conditions.

D.Music does more good than harm to our health.

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In his spare time, he often listens to music or watches TV to ________ himself.

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A star usually is someone who has become famous in sports, film, or pop music, someone like singer Michael Jackson. In the middle nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson successfully made a famous record, which quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music. This made Michael Jackson a bright star.

One of the famous sports bright stars in the United States is Mohammed Ali. When he was a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympic Games as a boxer. Then, he won first place in the world heavy weight boxing match. Before long, he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in sports history. Everyone knows his name.

Like the stars in the sky, a bright star will lose his brightness as time passes. He is loved by millions of people today, but will be forgotten tomorrow.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Michael Jackson                                B. Mohammed Ali

C. pop music and boxing                     D. bright stars

2.Michael Jackson is famous for ________.

A. his songs                         B. his film

C. his sports                  D. his heavy weight

3.What does “boxer” in the passage mean in Chinese?

A. 盒子         B. 装箱者  C. 拳击手      D. 制作人

4.What will happen to the bright stars at last according to the passage?

A. They will be remembered by millions of people.

B. They will be loved by people for ever.

C. They will be the most important people in history.

D. They will lose their brightness and be little known.

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Tony likes listening to music, ____ he hates practicing the violin.

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When it comes to generation gap ( 代沟), we usually think of different tastes in music, or games. But now the generation gap is handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn't read what she was writing on the board, she posted it on the Internet saying that handwriting should be taught in schools.

Others who are against it argue that handwriting has become out of time in our modern world. Typed words have become a main form of communication. Once a practical skill, handwriting is no longer used by most of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for example, by teaching the technical skills.

But even in today's world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and write on the paper. In America, signatures (签字) by hand are still often requested, for example, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to fake (伪造).

There is also strong evidence that writing by hand is good for the mind. It makes a different part of the brain active and improves fine moving skills in young children. People are also more likely to remember what they write by hand than what they type, and the process of writing by hand has been shown to stimulate ideas. Not only those, studies have shown that kids who write by hand learn to read and spell earlier than those who don't.

Yes, we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world of basic and important values.

1.What did the teacher find in her class?

A. Her students were too lazy to follow her class.　　 B. Her handwriting was too terrible to understand.

C. There was something wrong with some students’ eyes.　　 D. Some students could not recognize her written words on the board.

2.Some people are against handwriting teaching because they think ________.

A. technical skills are more important than handwriting.　　 B. handwriting is no longer used in society

C. it's difficult to fake typed signatures　　 D. nobody can practice good handwriting in school

3.How many advantages does handwriting have for the mind?

A. 3　　 B. 4

C. 7　　 D. 8

4.The underlined word“stimulate”in Paragraph 4 probably means_________.

A. cause　　 B. collect

C. exchange　　 D. influence

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When it comes to generation gap (代沟), we usually think of different tastes in music, or pastimes. But now the generation gap is handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn’t read what she was writing on the board, she posted it on the Internet saying that handwriting should be taught in schools.

Others who are against it claim that handwriting has become out of time in our modern world. Typed words have become a main form of communication. Once a practical skill, handwriting is no longer used by most of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for example, by teaching the technical skills.

But even in today’s world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and write on the paper. In America, signatures (签字) by hand are still often required, for example, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to fake (伪造).

There is also strong evidence that writing by hand is good for the mind. It makes a different part of the brain active and improves fine moving skills in young children. People are also more likely to remember what they write by hand than what they type, and the process of writing by hand has been shown to stimulate ideas. Not only those, studies have shown that kids who write by hand learn to read and spell earlier than those who don’t.

Yes, we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world of basic and important values.

1.What did the teacher find in her class?

A. Her students were too lazy to follow her class.

B. Her handwriting was too terrible to understand.

C. There was something wrong with some students, eyes.

D. Some students could not recognize her written words on the board.

2.Some people are against handwriting teaching because they think ________.

A. handwriting is a practical skill

B. handwriting is no longer popular

C. it’s difficult to fake typed signatures

D. handwriting is no longer used by Americans

3.How many advantages does handwriting have for the mind?

A. 3.　　 B. 4.　　 C. 7.　　 D. 8.

4.The underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. cause　　 B. collect　　 C. exchange　　 D. influence

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You can listen to music or play games on _____ mobile phone and this will make _____ journey less boring.

A. the; the                              B. 不填; 不填               C. 不填; the               D. the; 不填

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