Learn With Homer Price: Free                                        Skill: Comprehension, Phonics(拼读法) Grade level : Pre-K, K                       Device: iPad It’s a learn-to-read app for kids aged 3 to 6 that includes drawing, voice recording , stories ,songs, and more , along with more traditional phonics exercises. This app can be helpful for kids who have speech production problems and language organization problems.

Aesop’s Quest Price:$0.99                                      Skill:   Comprehension, Grade level : 2nd, 3rd,4th                      Device: iPad,iPhone, iPod Touch Aesop’s Quest, based on Aesop’s Fables, is a learning game where the student must remember parts of a story to complete a level. At the end of each story level, the student is rewarded with tests. After solving the tests, the story is complete and the child can continue to the next story. Developed together with the Virginia Department of Education.

LightSail Price: Free                                                               Skill: Comprehension Grade level: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd ,4th, and above          Device: iPad LightSail is an e-reading platform that helps teachers support their students’ independent reading. Students can use LightSail to check out texts from their schools’ online libraries and read the books directly on their iPad. As students progress through a book, questions appear to check their comprehension. As students complete assessments (评定) , they earn prizes.

1. The app Learn With Homer can help users who have difficulty in ____.

A．singing songs	B．reading stories
C．making speeches	D．learning foreign language

2. What do we know about the app LightSail?

A．It is developed mainly for teachers.

B．It is connected to school libraries.

C．It helps users complete school assessments.

D．It develops users’ comprehension through games.

3. What do the three apps have in common?

A．They try to improve kids’ comprehension ability.

B．They are developed for high-school students.

C．They can be downloaded onto iPhones.

D．They are free of charge.

You cannot judge a book by looking at its cover! That’s what a group of parents and students in Hangzhou has found out.

When they came to school, the students were shocked to learn that their class teacher was to be a P.E. teacher. How could someone who teaches table tennis and basketball know anything about academics? Their parents were equally worried and pressured the school to replace “Miss Muscle” with a “Miss Brain”. However, the principal (校长) did not give in to the pressure and now the parents and students are happy that the school firmly insisted.

After three months, the P.E. teacher, whose name is actually Miss Su, has turned out to be a wonderful class teacher. She is intelligent, kind and helpful. She is a good leader who keeps her students active in their studies and in participating in school activities. And she has won the parents over with her real caring for their children. In other words, Miss Su, the P.E. teacher, is “pretty extraordinary”.

The early negative reaction against Miss Su is an example of bias (偏见). A “bias” is wrong in thinking that has an influence on a person’s opinions and decisions. For example, in business, tall men are more likely to be bosses. In the United States, anyone who is above 190 centimeters tall can expect to have a higher salary and to get more promotions than his shorter co-workers. Similarly, women have a difficult time climbing the career ladder because their bosses (mostly men!) think that women lack leadership skills and the necessary toughness to make difficult decisions. Neither of these opinions is based on facts or the talents of the individual. They’re just bias.

4. What seemed to be the parents’ early reaction to Miss Su?

A．They were excited.	B．They were amazed.
C．They were worried.	D．They were interested.

5. Why is Miss Su considered to be “pretty extraordinary”?

A．She is an excellent P.E. teacher.	B．She was finally removed.
C．She really cared about her students.	D．The headmaster was proved to be wrong.

6. The examples are given in the last paragraph to show       .

A．tall men are usually excellent	B．people are often judged with bias
C．opinions should be based on facts	D．women lack leadership skills

7. What’s the author’s attitude towards the bias?

A．Opposed.

B．Acceptable.

C．Careless.

D．Curious.

When bicycle-sharing company oBike pulled out of Singapore abruptly last year, it left the city with unattended bicycles everywhere. Myanmar businessman Mike Than Tun Win saw the perfect opportunity to turn trash (垃圾) into treasure. “What if these bicycles could be distributed to poor students in villages so they can cycle to school?” he thought.

Mr Than, 33, grew up in Mandalay, where he used to walk to school as a student. While traveling through rural (乡村的) areas in Myanmar over the last few years he saw things had not changed. Long lines of children in rural villages continue to walk 30 minutes to an hour just to get to school. “I thought if we could just reduce the time they take, they could spend more time studying, gain more knowledge and increase their chances of getting out of poverty (贫困),” he said.

With that, he started a movement called Lesswalk with the intention of buying bicycles from bike-sharing firms oBike and ofo-which have stopped operations in Singapore — and shipping them to Yangon. He would renew the bicycles before distributing them to teenagers and families living in rural villages in Myanmar, beginning with villages in Mandalay and Sagaing areas.

Over the last three months, the businessman has bought 10,000 bicycles in Singapore and Malaysia. He paid for 5,000 of the bicycles out of his own pocket, with other sponsors paying for the rest.

Mr Than plans to modify (修改) the bicycles so that they can better suit the needs of the children in villages, most of the time they ride around with their little brothers and sisters. I’m planning to add an extra seat at the back so that they can go to school together,” he said. He also plans to remove the digital locks and give each a new one that works better in villages.

Including the cost of shipping, modification and distribution, Mr Than thinks each bicycle might cost him around US $35 to US $40. “I might have to spend more money, but it is better that these bicycles are going to help some people rather than going to waste,” he said.

8. What's the author’s main purpose of writing the first two paragraphs?

A．To show Myanmar’ s hard rural life.

B．To explain how to turn trash into treasure.

C．To call on more people to follow Mr Than.

D．To state the background of starting Lesswalk.

9. How does Mr Than plan to adapt the bicycles?

A．By painting them in a colorful way.

B．By adding a bright light to each of them.

C．By adding two extra seats to each of them.

D．By changing the digital locks into new ones.

10. What can we infer from Mr Than’s words in the last paragraph?

A．He has a high opinion of himself.

B．He feels regret about what he has done.

C．He is a man with strong social responsibility.

D．He has decided to keep on working with oBike.

11. What's the best title for the text?

A．More unattended bicycles are attracting big attention

B．Bicycle-sharing companies are forced to leave Singapore

C．Rural villages in Myanmar are sponsored out of poverty

D．Businessman donates recycled bicycles to poor students

Enjoy the challenge of a new term

The new term is finally here, which means, of course, it's time to return to school.

For many students across China, that also means having to leave home for the next several months and move into a school dormitory.

Being away from our family for a long time, however, often leads to homesickness, a feeling that most students have experienced at some point.

A study by the UK's National Union of Students found that up to 70 percent of UK students living away from home experience homesickness within their first few weeks of being away.

But homesickness isn't just a feeling of sadness that happens in our mind; it can also affect us physically.

“You feel homesickness in your stomach—it's an unease in which you feel uncomfortable, nervous, stressed because you're in a place or situation that's not familiar,” Joshua Klapow, a professor of public health at the University of Alabama, us, told HuffPost.

According to Klapow, the body reacts physically when it's placed in an unknown situation such as being separated from one's familiar surroundings for a long time.

“It's an evolutionary(进化的) thing that makes us protect ourselves from danger when something is unknown," he told the HuffPost.

“When we think about home, we know that the sense of unknown … is not happening there, so we want to return.”

So, how can we overcome these physical reactions?

Ruth Hardy of the Guardian offered advice for students who are feeling the effects of being away from the safety of home.

“Try and establish routines(常规) quickly. This can make your new environment feel more stable and will hopefully make you feel more settled,” she wrote.

Making friends with others who are in your situation is also a great way to feel less homesick, according to Hardy.

The most important thing to remember, however, is that homesickness is completely normal and is nothing to be ashamed of.

And once it's gone, you're free lo enjoy the adventures and challenges of a brand new school year.

12. The study by the UK's National Union of Students is mentioned to.

A．show how homesickness causes harm to students

B．prove it's common for students to feel homesick

C．introduce some causes of homesickness

D．show how all young people are troubled by homesickness

13. What can we learn about homesickness?

A．It's only a feeling in our mind.

B．It usually disappears after a few weeks.

C．It has a physical influence on our body.

D．It always happens once we visit an unfamiliar place.

14. According to Klapow, why is homesickness helpful to humans?

A．It shows people the importance of their family.

B．It drives people to get used to changes.

C．It encourages people to express their feelings.

D．It keeps people away from possible dangers.

15. How does Hardy suggest people deal with homesickness?

A．Take part in as many activities as possible.

B．Talk about your problems with your friends.

C．Get into a routine as early as possible.

D．Avoid seeing things related to your home life.

Sometimes, you are not good at some of your subjects.     16     You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if you want to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc., then decide a good, regular time for studying.     17     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.     18     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers say.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     19     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

    20     You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A．Maybe you are an average student.

B．This will help you understand the next class.

C．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

F．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say.

G．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teachers say in class.

Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a ______ school except for the fact that the school didn't have ________

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ______ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were _____ that Owura made sure each button （按钮）was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the_______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ______ off to start the next class, so he had to ______ it the next day!

Owura's efforts were ______ when Microsoft （微软公司）took _____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a _____ about his teaching methods at the meeting. He ______ a standing ovation （致敬）after the speech.

_____ , Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies _____computers to the school. Not a single child in the ________ had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's ___, the world took notice and responded with _______   to them.

“Your work has really made us feel _____ about the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They _______ influence the lifelong skills of their students. ” said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft.

21.

A．final

B．dusty

C．normal

D．personal

22.

A．computers

B．playgrounds

C．classrooms

D．managers

23.

A．operating

B．drawing

C．describing

D．repairing

24.

A．clear

B．high

C．ancient

D．poor

25.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．afraid

D．amazed

26.

A．start

B．imagine

C．rebuild

D．harm

27.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．judge

28.

A．shown

B．called

C．cut

D．rubbed

29.

A．improved

B．repeated

C．ruined

D．calculated

30.

A．rewarded

B．selected

C．forgotten

D．affected

31.

A．care

B．notice

C．place

D．charge

32.

A．plan

B．medal

C．decision

D．speech

33.

A．received

B．replaced

C．decreased

D．contained

34.

A．Suddenly

B．Hopelessly

C．Importantly

D．Strangely

35.

A．gave

B．sold

C．lent

D．applied

36.

A．company

B．nation

C．dynasty

D．school

37.

A．efforts

B．pains

C．humor

D．doubt

38.

A．wisdom

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．pride

39.

A．secure

B．confident

C．helpless

D．foolish

40.

A．quickly

B．briefly

C．directly

D．rarely

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jeremy was a Bolivian teacher. He came to America in search of a better life 5 years ago. He worked hard to learn English and teach himself American teaching standards in order to succeed     41     a teacher in this country. Because of his many failures, Jeremy understood the value of hard work and determination in     42     (achieve) goals. But when he first stepped through the doors of Garfield High School, Jeremy didn’t know     43     influence he would have on his students.

As a maths teacher at Garfield High School, Jeremy’s     44     (difficult) was huge — the school had a very low graduation rate, and many of the kids     45     (consider) “unteachable”. After knowing his challenge, Jeremy felt a bit     46     ( disappoint), but he was not willing to accept that. Instead, he started a maths program with a group of students,     47     (teach) them the value of hard work and determination, and showing them that he believed in them. As     48     result. most of these students passed a test that allowed them     49     (get) into Advanced Placement Calculus, one of the     50     (hard) maths classes at the high school.

51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作 文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增 加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起） 不计分。

Now a hot topic is being discussed about whether old computers in our school should be replaced in new ones. With the rapid develop of science and technology, there is no doubt the old computers are totally out of the date. The headmaster as well as the teachers are not satisfied with the slow working speed of the computers. Therefore, all of us request to have a new computer so that their problems can be solved successful. What the school should consider is what to deal with the old computers wisely. Personal speaking, throwing them away to the place which they are regarded as rubbish is not a good idea.

52. 假定你是李华，国外著名学习网 Student Tube邀请你发帖分享你平时的学习方式。要点如下：
1. 多读多写；2. 合理安排时间；3. 其他方式（自拟）。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear friends,
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Yours,

Li Hua