A university in southwest China’s Chongqing City set up a reading room as part of a campaign (活动) that stops students from taking their mobile phones with them in case the device distracts (使分心) them from concentrating on their studies.
Reportedly a student named Hu Xiaopeng participating in the campaign studied 530 minutes without using his mobile phone. Unlike Hu, another one picked up his mobile phone in less than 20 minutes. “Having seen many students use their mobile phones in the library, a habit that shortens their study time and negatively impacts their learning, we decided to open this reading room,” said Zhang Shuran, the person responsible for the project at the university.
Zhang added that students can keep their phones in appointed bags with numbers on them. The hags are placed on a desk near the door of the reading room. “Staff members at the reading room will check the phones when there’s a call,” said Zhang, adding that they will inform students when their parents or teachers call them, but will not tell students if an unknown person is calling or when there is a text message. Based on the time students hand in their phones when they come to the reading room and the time they get them back when they leave the room, Hu Xiaopeng from College of Animal Science and Technology of the university set a record of the longest time. Hu spent 530 minutes studying without using his phone. Though feeling somewhat surprised, Hu said, “It’s bad to keep mobile phone with you when you are reading or studying.”
The campaign has attracted nearly 200 students since it was launched a week ago. Some Internet users praised the campaign. One user named Liu Jingchang said, “It’s good. I don’t bring my phone when going to the library in case I get distracted.”
1. Why is the reading room opened in Chongqing City?| A．To prevent students using mobile phones in the library. |
| B．To help students focus on their studies. |
| C．To prevent the mobile phones from being stolen. |
| D．To encourage students to read more books. |
| A．The bags are on the desk near the students. |
| B．The time when the mobile phones are put in the bags is recorded. |
| C．The student will be informed if a stranger calls him. |
| D．Hu Xiaopeng thinks the campaign is a bad idea. |
| A．Cautious. | B．Supportive. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Anxious. |
| A．New methods to attract students to read |
| B．The harm of mobile phones |
| C．A student studying nearly nine hours without using the mobile phone |
| D．Students are encouraged to study with their mobile phones |
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【推荐1】A week ago at Compton Elementary School, Georgia, something wonderful happened. Band students from Hillgrove High School arrived to hang out with and talk to the little guys. They wanted to make sure the school's youngest had food in their homes that week.
The thing that thrilled people was that this generous idea came from 17-year-old Nathan Jones, not an adult. Jones is a good trumpet (小号)player with the Hillgrove Hawks band. The idea, he said, came to him two years ago during a discussion about community service in a freshman leadership class. Serving the community was nothing new to Jones. For years, he and his family, who recently moved from Orlando, Florida, had been active community volunteers.
Last year, Jones thought it was a good idea to get the school band involved in community service, only for the young kids in the schooL Band director Patrick
Erwin agreed but decided they had neither the time nor the resources to do it. "It got put on the back burner," Jones said. “This year, I decided to try again. ” This time, Erwin encouraged Jones to take charge and he did.
Back in August, Jones challenged the band to raise $ 5,000 to help with the cost of packing the meals. Within two weeks, they'd collected $6,000 in donations, enough to provide 2,500 family meals, including bags of rice, soy protein, vitamins and vegetables. By the end of the month, when poor families are struggling, a bag of food can mean the difference between a full stomach and an empty one for many of those students.
But HiHgrove's effort isn't just about feeding the body. It's about feeding souls, too.
Early on, the band's goal was to direct students' focus from getting "likes" on social media to building relationships with the people around them. So the band decided on the message, "What the world needs now is love, not likes” for its half-time show.
That means actually going into the community and actually showing love,” Jones said. “ We're going out and doing what weVe telling people to do. ”
1. Why did the band students go to Compton Elementary School?| A．To share their music with the kids. |
| B．To provide food for poor young kids. |
| C．To give students advice on healthy eating. |
| D．To help children who had trouble making friends. |
| A．A news report about Compton. |
| B．A discussion in a leadership class. |
| C．His volunteer experience in Orlando. |
| D．His parents who loved community service. |
| A．put aside | B．started | C．changed over | D．occupied |
| A．They couldn’t raise enough money. |
| B．They were going to help more schools. |
| C．Their work meant a lot to the young kids. |
| D．They had been helping Compton for two years. |
【推荐2】A primary school in Britain has put up signs to warn parents, who are addicted to playing with their phones, to greet their children with a smile rather than stare at their screens. It has become a common sight at the school gate to see children running up to their parents, only to find their parent are absorbed in reading news online, reading e-book, or watching their favorite videos.
Now the headmaster at a primary school in Middlesbrough, has put up the signs at all three entrances to the school. The signs say, “Greet you.” A woman holding a phone to her ear is crossed out in a red circle. The headmaster said, “We are trying to develop students’ speaking and listening skills and we think it is a simple way to get the message across. It isn’t only an issue among parents, but it also emphasizes that speaking and listening can help student to have discussions.”
The move had different responses. Danielle Parker, a parent, said, “I think the signs are unacceptable because most of the parents pick their children up with phones.” Another parent said, “It’s a good thing. Greeting children with smiles can also develop the relationship between parents and children.” Some parents when questioned were hesitant about the signs. Lindan Bradley, a pupil at the school, said he agreed with the signs, saying, “Why should children see parents playing their mobile phones all the time?”
Last year, research warned that parents’ devotion to cellphones had made some neglected children start primary school unable to hold conversations. Almost a third of children are not ready for the classroom when they start school.
1. Why did the school put up signs at its entrances?| A．To encourage parents to meet pupils with smiles. |
| B．To describe a common sight of its school gates. |
| C．To remind pupils to be careful while walking. |
| D．To introduce the primary school to parents. |
| A．Playing with the phones. |
| B．Greeting children. |
| C．Putting up signs. |
| D．Smiling. |
| A．It may reduce pupils’ time spent on phones.. |
| B．It may discourage students from working hard. |
| C．It may make students be addicted to computer games. |
| D．It may cause children to lack the ability of communication. |
| A．Approving. |
| B．Opposed. |
| C．Objective. |
| D．Indifferent. |
【推荐3】The end of the school year is in sight — Christmas cards, candy canes and of course, end of year reports.
While most parents welcome an assessment of their kids' performance, they do not expect their own input to be evaluated. But a school in the UK is changing that. As well as assessing their students, they are dishing out grades to mums and dads. Parents that are really involved in their kid's education are rewarded with an A, and parents that haven't done their bit get a disappointing D.
The school, Greasley Beauvale Primary in Nottinghamshire, uses criteria such as whether mums and dads have attended school events such as plays and parent-teacher conferences to decide on the grade. The school’s principal, Donna Chambers, said that the scheme (方案)had been well received.
“There were some critics, but my response was ‘well, it can’t do any harm’. Between 15 percent and 20 percent of parents started out in the lower categories but now that has been reduced to just two percent,” she explained.
Chambers hopes that the scheme will help motivate parental involvement. “The system is important because you have got to get the parents on board from day one. That one hour initial conversation saying they could improve will pay dividends for the rest of that child’s academic life”, she said.
But while the scheme may be well-intentioned, it is likely to be connected with parent shaming. There are lots of reasons why some mums and dads might not be involved in school activities such as work commitments, looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives.
And of course, being involved in your kid’s education doesn't begin and end at school. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes from helping with homework to keeping uniforms freshly laundered. And what about all the parents who stayed up sewing special costumes at the last minute? Surely that earns a gold star instead of a grade!
1. What do schools usually do at the end of the school year?| A．Evaluating kids’ performances. | B．Making Christmas cards. |
| C．Dividing candies. | D．Grading parents. |
| A．It uses criteria to assess kids. |
| B．It has gained much acceptance. |
| C．It gives parents further education. |
| D．It improves kids’ motivation for learning. |
| A．Hold shares. | B．Earn profits. |
| C．Sacrifice health. | D．Produce advantages. |
| A．It adds to parents’ burden. |
| B．It brings shame to parents. |
| C．It means far more than being graded. |
| D．It increases parents’ commitment to education. |
【推荐1】Over the years, electronic commerce or e-commerce has grown rapidly. The rise of e-commerce large enterprises such as Amazon and Alibaba in the mid-90s changed the face of the retail（零售）industry. E-commerce may be thought of as an open, global marketplace or a digital version of mail-order catalogue（目录）. Nearly every imaginable product and service is available through e-commerce dealings these days.
Many young entrepreneurs have dived into the e-commerce world, ambitious and hoping to succeed. Some, like Mitchell Zvagelskiy. Zvagelskiy is the co-founder of Scale Online, a fast-growing startup in California and runs several e-commerce stores. Zvagelskiy and his business partner began opening online stores and building a team to grow them, allowing the stores to earn as much as $100.000＋ in monthly revenue. Zvagelskiy owes his success to teamwork and his willingness to seize opportunity.
“Being able to do this all by the age of 20 is something I didn’t expect and would not be able to do if I constantly listened to other people and just went the typical college then job route,” he said. “Life can change fast if you change fast.”
Thanks to the rapid success of his YouTube channel, Mitchell has been able to not only make great profit from his companies, but help others in starting and growing their own e-commerce stores too. “My meaning of success arises from my relationships with other people,” he said. “By focusing on building strong relationships with others, I’m able to partner up and work with like-minded individuals in finding market opportunities and solving whatever problems people are facing.”
1. What can we say about e-commerce?| A．It has gained great popularity nowadays. |
| B．It changed the face of retail giants in the mid-90s. |
| C．It has taken the place of traditional local marketplaces. |
| D．It can deal with all the imaginable product and service. |
| A．Running some e-commerce stores. | B．Achieving success in e-commerce. |
| C．Building a team to grow business. | D．Seizing some important opportunities. |
| A．He focuses on personal profits. | B．He attaches importance to teamwork. |
| C．He owes his success to opportunity. | D．He has capacity of solving any problem individually. |
| A．E-commerce, a new global marketplace |
| B．E-commerce, a driving force for retail industry |
| C．Mitchell Zvagelskiy, a successful model for all |
| D．Mitchell Zvagelskiy, the e-commerce’s rising star |
【推荐2】HONG KONG — At the school where Ko Cheuk-kiu works, there are neither school bells ringing nor students running around the playground. “You look good today. Shall we review the text together?” After greeting her student Hei Hei, Ko, in a light blue uniform, turns on her tablet computer and begins to teach at the bedside.
Founded in 1954, the Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital Schools initially provided services in only one public medical institution. Now, it is a special education institute funded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, with 26 school units attached to 19 public hospitals. Its services are mainly divided into three fields — general specialty, psychiatry, and homebound teaching programs. The first two provide services for hospitalized students to reduce their difficulties in returning to school, while homebound teaching is aimed at students who need to stay at home to recover for a long period. Teachers are assigned to different hospitals or students’ homes and shift on a regular basis. Depending on the situation, teachers will carry out small group or one-on-one bedside teaching, and each session lasts about 30 minutes.
“Teaching children in a hospital? I was curious and keen to know more about it,” Ko recalls, explaining she first learned about the school from a newspaper report in 2009 when she had just finished her master’s degree in language. Ko, who also studied special education, applied for a teaching position at the school and was hired as a Chinese language teacher.
Teachers in hospitals have to meet students with different medical conditions and face all kinds of challenges every day, but Ko regards these experiences as training, which have led her to have a deeper appreciation of life. Over the years, Ko has received a lot of greeting cards from parents and students showing their appreciation. Looking at these warm words of encouragement, she silently sends her best wishes to the students. “I hope they can soon recover and go back to school, and continue to pursue their dreams,” she says.
1. What is Ko doing?| A．Teaching at home. | B．Teaching online. |
| C．Teaching in a hospital. | D．Teaching in a regular classroom. |
| A．It was founded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government. |
| B．It offers teaching services for students both in hospital and at home. |
| C．It runs on money raised from the public. |
| D．It assigns teachers to the same hospitals or students’ homes. |
| A．Because she was curious about teaching. | B．Because she knew a lot about the school. |
| C．Because she just graduated from university. | D．Because she could apply what she had learned. |
| A．Passionate and dedicated. | B．Responsible and diligent. |
| C．Genuine and aggressive. | D．Self-centered and sensitive. |
【推荐3】Every experience makes us grow — nowhere is this more true than at North Country School (NCS). The NCS experience includes both classroom and experiential learning. Their courses help every child unlock their hidden potential and passions.
NCS was eye-opening for Sam Shi. He discovered his passion for biology as he learned about the wildlife and ecosystems (生态系统) within the Adirondacks. “The hands-on, placed-based teaching styles were extremely interesting,” he says. “A whole new type of appreciation occurs when you learn about living things while actually being surrounded by it.”
NCS students grow and learn effectively thanks to the direct experience they get. Led by talented teachers, they aren’t just learning by doing — they’re knowing by doing.
Shi got a taste of this as early as his first day in the Design and Build class with Larry Robjent. “No NCS class works like your standard, textbook classes,” he says. “Larry laid out our year-long project of deconstructing an on-campus bridge and plans to build a new one. A year-long project, where we actually got to work outside, with our hands, and build something practical. No chance you’d find that anywhere else.”
Shi described everything about that class as “special”. He got to be creative. Most importantly, he studied physics and engineering in practical ways. “At the end I got to stand alongside my classmates and admire the product of our efforts, something that would remain a piece of NCS for many years to come,” he shares.
Such breakthroughs happen daily at NCS. “The journey of discovering how to trust my abilities is a life lesson that has remained with me and likely always will,” says Shi. “The teachers always encouraged me to try new things and to trust myself.”
With such courses, it is no wonder NCS students gain confidence, creativity and knowledge. As Shi says, “I had no idea how cool this place would be, and certainly didn’t expect my study there to impact my life as obviously as it did and continues to do.”
1. What are courses like at North Country School according to the passage?| A．They only focus on experiential learning. |
| B．They can help inspire students’ personal growth. |
| C．They are mainly for gifted students. |
| D．They attract many talented teachers. |
| A．Repairing. | B．Creating. | C．Taking apart. | D．Blowing up. |
| A．A passion for biology. |
| B．A knowledge of building a bridge. |
| C．A curiosity about new things. |
| D．A sense of self-confidence. |
| A．He feels gratitude to his school. |
| B．He wouldn’t have become what he is now without being educated at NCS. |
| C．What he has learned at NCS will affect him all through his life. |
| D．The time he spent at NCS is worth remembering. |
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1. What makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area?
| A．The business center. | B．The friendly staff. |
| C．The convenient location. | D．Wi-Fi access. |
| A．heating system | B．free airport shuttle |
| C．parking fee | D．breakfast |
| A．using guests' comments | B．interviewing the guests |
| C．offering competitive prices | D．providing the exact address |
【推荐2】Many high school students consider a college education useless. Therefore, they choose not to go to college. If you’re one of them, think again. Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there.
Schools and universities are the first sources of knowledge. We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation. More knowledge will be gained after you start working, but without an education, that job will not be within easy reach. Knowledge leads to knowledge.
While limited within the walls of the educational institutions, we openly explore other cultures of the world. We come to know that ours is not the only culture. Other cultures have valuable insights to share, enriching our own at last. Education also makes us want to travel and interact with various cultures, broadening our horizons.
When there’s a downturn (衰退) in the economy, those who attended college will be more, likely to find a new job than those who only finished grade school and have a limited skill set. The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary.
When you’re skillful and knowledgeable, you get to “rub knees” with people of similar backgrounds and tastes. It means a good education leads to excellent networking. Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life.
A good education makes you a more interesting and confident person. You can talk about ideas and events instead of just listening to other people. An educated person doesn’t gossip, have a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what other people have to say.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．Sources of knowledge. |
| B．Benefits of attending college. |
| C．The disadvantages of not being educated. |
| D．The reasons why some people think college useless. |
| A．By giving examples. |
| B．By listing reasons. |
| C．By following directions. |
| D．By offering suggestions. |
| A．Gaining more knowledge. |
| B．Enlarging social networks. |
| C．Becoming a humorous person. |
| D．Experiencing diverse cultures. |
【推荐3】Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, the all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and is really an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, it is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.
Opening Times
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 p.m., one hour before closing.
Location
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.
Train to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a short walk from either Flinders or Southern Cross train stations.
Tram(有轨电车)
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium tram stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.
Shuttle Bus
The Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..
Car Parking
While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.
Wheelchair Access
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.
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Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your tickets once payment has been accepted. Please print all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!
1. What do we know about Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium？| A．It has 12 the most attractive places in Melbourne. |
| B．It allows visitors to enter from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. |
| C．It is opposite the Yarra River. |
| D．It is located at the center of the CBD in the city. |
| A．Free car parking. | B．Wheelchair access. |
| C．Internet connection. | D．Transportation service. |
| A．are free to all visitors |
| B．can be purchased by email |
| C．needn’t be checked at the entrance |
| D．can be emailed to you after purchase without delay. |
【推荐1】Drive through any suburb in the U.S. today, and it’s hard to miss the bins that have become companions to America’s trash cans. Recycling has become commonplace, as people recognize the need to care for the environment. Yet most people’s recycling consciousness extends only as far as paper, bottles, and cans. People seldom find themselves facing the growing problem of e-waste.
E-waste rapidly increases as the techno-fashionable frequently upgrade to the most advanced device and the majority of them end up in landfills (垃圾填埋地). Some people who track such waste say that users throw away nearly 2 million tons of TVs, VCRs, computers, cell phones, and other electronics every day. Unless we can find a safe replacement, this e-waste may get into the ground and poison the water with dangerous toxins (毒素), such as lead, mercury, and arsenic. Burning the waste also dangerously contaminates the air.
However, e-waste often contains reusable silver, gold, and other electrical materials. Recycling these materials reduces environmental problems by reducing both landfill waste and the need to look for such metals, which can destroy ecosystems.
A growing number of states have adopted laws to ban dumping (倾倒) e-waste. Still, less than a quarter of this waste will reach lawful recycling programs. Some companies advertising safe disposal (处置) in fact merely ship the waste to some developing countries, where it still ends up in landfills. These organizations prevent progress by unsafely disposing of waste in an out-of-sight, out-of-mind location.
However, the small but growing number of cities and corporations that do handle e-waste responsibly represents progress toward making the world a cleaner, better place for us all.
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?| A．Many Americans now have access to recycling bins. |
| B．E-waste cannot be put into trash cans in the U.S. |
| C．Most Americans have realized the dangers of e-waste. |
| D．Most of America’s trash cans are made of recycled material. |
| A．pollute. | B．heat. |
| C．absorb. | D．reduce. |
| A．It’s important. | B．It’s unsafe. |
| C．It’s acceptable. | D．It’s uncommon. |
| A．A large number of cities have begun to handle e-waste responsibly. |
| B．A growing number of states ship the e-waste to developing countries. |
| C．Progress is being made in handling e-waste. |
| D．The world will become cleaner by disposing of waste in an out-of-sight location. |
| A．To tell us how to recycle e-waste. |
| B．To talk about the future of e-waste. |
| C．To discuss if it’s necessary to recycle e-waste. |
| D．To encourage us to deal with e-waste properly. |
【推荐2】In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of（用光了...） money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,”the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.“Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.
1. The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 to ______| A．look for a good restaurant | B．improve his life |
| C．show his new car to others | D．hand out dollars |
| A．It was very lucky of him to get his lost money back. |
| B．It was very honest of the owner to return his money |
| C．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feeling |
| D．another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money |
| A．the man did carry out his promise |
| B．the man was not successful in the end |
| C．the owner was paid back the money |
| D．Santa give the man money each year |
| A．One good turn deserves another |
| B．Where there is a will，there is a way |
| C．He who travels far knows much |
| D．Give love wings(翅膀) and it may fly higher |
【推荐3】When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.
Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock(家禽). During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live in. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.
People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving.
House-building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses.
1. What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?| A．The climate of their areas. |
| B．The fashions for their houses. |
| C．The energy for their houses. |
| D．The building materials for their houses. |
| A．heat goes in the upward direction |
| B．heat raises the temperature in the houses |
| C．heat goes up if temperature is raised |
| D．heat increases the temperature of rocks |
| A．people will no longer consider building materials in the future |
| B．energy- saving buildings will become more popular in the future |
| C．almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks |
| D．energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology |
