It is 6:00a.m.on the first day of the school year. In Chery brook Technology High School, mathematics teacher Eddie Woo is already at work.
One of the first things before the first bell rings is to set up his tripod(三脚架)and iPad in the middle of the classroom. “I’m Mr. Woo. I record my lessons. I record all of them. In fact, I’m about to record this one,” he explains to his new maths class.
He started posting videos online in 2012 for a student who was sick with cancer and missing a lot of school, so he started sharing them across the country and beyond. Wootube now has more than 38,000 subscribes(用户) and has attracted almost 4 million views worldwide.
Cherybrook Technology High School principal(校长) Gary Johnson said Mr. Woo was helping maths teachers in Australia and making maths popular again. “He has an ability to simplify(简化) maths to a level where kids can really understand it.” Mr. Johnson said.
12-year-old student Emily Shakespear said Mr. Woo’s teaching style made maths easy and interesting. “I don’t want to say it, but he sucked me into maths,” she said. Owen Potter, who attends high school in Cobar. agreed. “It’s difficult to understand how someone in Sydney can influence thousands of people across the whole country,” he said.
Mr. Woo won the 2017 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement, and he was one of 12 Australian teachers honored at the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards.
1. Eddie Woo set up an iPadin the middle of the classroom with the purpose of ________.A.listening to music | B.playing a video |
C.recording his class | D.showing pictures |
A.Mr. Woo’s teaching videos online are very popular. |
B.Mr. Woo had made a lot of money by selling videos. |
C.Mr. Woo posted videos online helping many adults. |
D.Mr. Woo created his Wootube in 2012 in Sydney. |
A.difficult to follow | B.easy to understand |
C.simple to handle | D.challenging to learn |
A.Mr. Woo is the most well-known maths teacher in Australia. |
B.Mr. Woo graduated from the University of Sydney with honors. |
C.Mr. Woo won the Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards. |
D.Mr. Woo’s contributions to teaching have been recognized. |
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【推荐1】Football, to me, is more than just a game. I have probably learned more valuable lessons from it than from school.
When I joined the team freshman year, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season.
See, football is more of a mental sport than anything else, so running on the track wasn’t only about getting in shape, we would push our minds by running as hard as we could even if we were going to pass out. At the beginning, I was immature(幼稚)and only thought of myself, sometimes even gave up when I was tired or hurt. Then after the third game I had a season-ending injury. Imagine working all summer and then only being able to play three games! I needed surgery(外科手术)on my arm and at least five months to recover.
Needless to say, I missed the rest of the season, but this actually helped me realize that since you never know when your last play will be, you should try your hardest in football and life.
After freshman year I decided that I would always give my best effort. Playing varsity(校队的)football has taught me so much more than just what my assignments are on a particular play or how to block. I have learned to think about others first and realized how important working hard is. Being with all my friends, even sweating and bleeding with them, really made us bond as a group of hard-working young men who I know will succeed in life.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?A.How the author dislikes the game of football. |
B.When the author began to play football. |
C.How the writer changed his attitude to football. |
D.What sport the author likes best. |
A.just a game | B.of a mental sport |
C.hard to be out of-date | D.not worth his effort |
A.becoming healthy | B.designing the playground |
C.losing weight | D.measuring the track |
A.the author joined the football team with a clear aim |
B.football only brought the author certain assignment. |
C.the author never lost heart |
D.the author worked all summer to get ready for the season |
【推荐2】Ben, at the age of 23 ,was the youngest man to ski solo to the North Pole. He dragged a 180-kilogramme sledge over 1,420 miles through the worst Arctic conditions. This year, Ben plans to ski solo from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole and back in the autumn, carrying all his supplies on his sledge.
Ben Saunders was fired after persuading the firm to support his disorganized first adventure. “Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We didn’t get to the Pole, so we had no media interest. No one heard about it.”
“People said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole. I said, “No, I can get there,” and I did. Self-belief, I see it as being a bit like a muscle — it’s my belief that the more you stretch yourself the stronger it gets. If you never do anything that’s uncomfortable or risky then your self-belief gets weaker. So that’s one of the lessons I’ve figured out along the way.
“My Antarctic adventure is just practicable and that’s what is exciting to me. If I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn’t be interested.“ Why? “Personally I’m attracted by the human performance element to it. Not that long ago, running a marathon was seen as the top point of human attempt, and now I wouldn’t be that surprised if my mum said she was going to run one.”
People’s horizons are changing. “I’m not particularly gifted. I’ve just chosen this one goal to achieve and I’ve been working hard to realize it. And that’s the thing that attracts me: with enough training and enough determination, enough focus and preparation, how far can we go? And I don’t think I’ve found out yet.”
1. What do we know about Ben Saunders’ first adventure?A.It was ruined by his company. | B.There was no press coverage. |
C.It was well planned and organized. | D.He actually reached the North Pole. |
A.often test your confidence | B.try something adventurous |
C.aim to reach the North Pole | D.always stretch your muscles |
A.he liked running a marathon | B.he wanted to exercise his body |
C.he knew it might be achievable | D.he was sure he could do it easily |
A.We have to change our views about adventure. |
B.We can never know our possibilities and energies. |
C.We should have a reason for going on an adventure. |
D.We have to be especially talented to have an adventure. |
【推荐3】I still remember my friends giving me the advice: Try something new. I was stressed and, of course, also on my phone too much. I was writing about food for work, so cooking didn’t really count as a hobby anymore, nor did reading, nor socializing, especially since all of my friends worked in my industry. I needed something in my life that existed apart from all that.
“Maybe something you can do with your hands.” The suggestion felt like an escape exit: Maybe a hobby could free me from my work. Cooking had once been the thing I did to relax when I got home from work, the thing I was curious about, and the thing that made my brain away from its standard complaints. The kitchen had once been a release, but now it was part of my professional life. It needed a replacement. A few months later, I dutifully signed up for a ceramics (制陶艺术) class at a studio near my apartment.
At the studio, I started as a lazy learner, but after a few months I became addicted, signing up for more classes when my term ended. I had a place to go in my free time and something to be curious about, and my goals were unrelated to outer forces: a boss, a job, a market, a reader. Unlike with writing, my progress was quantifiable (可量化的): Now I can make a vase this tall. Now I have made a pot. Now my handles are beautiful. Now I have made two things that more or less look like a pair.
Finally finding a hobby that was just for my own enjoyment was a release. I enjoy having something to do that didn’t involve a screen and therefore felt far from the style of work to which I was most accustomed — hands covered in clay cannot swipe (滑屏) very well. Making time for this also means carving out time, for creation and inspiration, and also for the rest that is required for me to reflect on my life. It is something more than a new hobby. This is the peace that everyone needs in our life.
1. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?A.Cooking meant a lot to her. |
B.Cooking was her cup of tea. |
C.Cooking wasn’t a hobby that mattered. |
D.Cooking wasn’t really a hobby for her. |
A.The author is too lazy to learn ceramics. | B.The author enjoys the hands-on classes. |
C.The author is tired of ceramics classes. | D.The author spends much time writing. |
A.Calm. | B.Confident. |
C.Excited. | D.Energetic. |
A.To introduce an interesting hobby. | B.To share a story about a new hobby. |
C.To show the benefits of having a hobby. | D.To help readers choose a new hobby. |
【推荐1】Is Managing Kids' Screen Time a Good Idea?
Screen time is a big topic of conversation in today's households, particularly during the pandemic when online education hours have multiplied for many students.
If parents believe they can manage a child's screen time through adolescence, they are not only fooling themselves but also inviting relationship trouble with their teens. It is a myth to think that parents can or should manage their kids' screen time through authoritarian restrictions, even during elementary school.
To be clear, this article is not suggesting that families never use apps or trackers, or that there should be no restrictions on screen time.
A.Of course, there are websites that are unhealthy for kids to access. |
B.The alternative is to involve children in decisions that govern screen time. |
C.However, every family needs a family media plan between family members. |
D.The goal is to see, hear, feel, and understand how children view screen time. |
E.To manage children's screen time, parents have invested in apps and trackers. |
F.To get children involved, parents should trust and develop kids' self-awareness. |
G.What it is suggesting is that parents look at managing screen time in a different way. |
【推荐2】Early or Later Day Care
Many young parents are confused about whether their children should have early day care, and there have always been different views on this subject.
The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby believes that separation from parents during the sensitive “attachment” period from birth to three may scar a child’s personality and lead to psychological problems in later life. Some people have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby’s work that children should not be subjected to day care before three because of the parental separation it causes, and many people do believe this.
According to Bowlby, a great deal of psychological harm can occur when young children are separated from their parents. If they are left without touch for a while, they will have a higher stress level. Parents’ influence on their children’s well-being may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child’s brain is developing rapidly and when nearly all of her or his experiences are shaped by parents and the family environment.
However, there are critics. Some anthropologists (人类学家) point out that the love affair between children and parents found in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. There has been a long history of the fact that father and mother did not bring up their children alone. Plato, around 394 B.C., argued that a system of early child care would free women to participate in society. Results from Israeli and Dutch studies show that child-raising duties are more evenly distributed among a broader group of people.
Besides, studies have reported that early day care has a neutral or slightly positive effect on children’s development. They learn the benefits of being socially smart, understanding the concept of sharing and caring. They promote concentration skills, which is very important in their learning. There are games where children are taught basic language and mathematical skills through stories and everyday examples.
Common sense tells us that early day care would not be so widespread if children had problems with it. But Bowlby’s analysis raises the possibility that it has delayed effects. The possibility that such care might lead to more mental illness 15 or 20 years later can only be explored by the use of statistics. Whatever the long-term effects, parents sometimes find the immediate effects difficult to deal with. Children under three dislike leaving their parents and show unhappiness. At the age of three almost all children find it easy to go to the nursery. The matter, then, is far from being clearly known, though experience and available evidence indicate that early day care is reasonable for young children.
1. The passage mainly argues whether ______.A.children over three will accept school education |
B.children under three should be sent to nursery schools |
C.the family relationship is different in traditional societies |
D.early day care should be totally replaced in modern societies |
A.Early day care wouldn’t be so popular if it had negative effects. |
B.Separation from parents for young children is common in history. |
C.Parents find the immediate effects of early day care difficult to deal with. |
D.Studies show early day care has a positive effect on children’s development. |
A.children under three should stay with their parents |
B.it has potential benefits for both children and parents |
C.the bad effect of it on children will disappear as they grow up |
D.it is controversial and the settlement calls for the use of statistics |
I: Introduction P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
A. | B. |
C. | D. |
【推荐3】Parents can begin good organization (条理) habits with preschool-age kids. Experts recommend asking them to do small, simple actions on a regular basis with the help of parents. Maybe they open their bags and bring their lunch bag to the kitchen, or take their shoes off at the door and put them in a nearby closet. These won’t save parents much time, but they will help develop good habits.
When kids enter primary school, they should be ready for more responsibility. This is the time to teach them about daily routines, and help them take control over theirs. Parents and children might sit down together and make a list of everything that needs to be done to get out of the house in the morning, or get ready for bed at night. Together, parents should figure out how long each activity takes, and when is the best time to do them. Some of the kids might want to get their bags ready and pick out their clothes the night before.
It’s also wise to create a firm schedule for homework. When do kids do their homework? How long do they need? Where do they do it? Where will the homework go once it is done? Figure them out and stick to the schedule as much as possible.
Parents should print up these task lists and help kids finish them step by step. Kids might even check them off each morning or evening. Also, make sure there are clocks in the rooms in which these tasks will take place. Time management is an important part of learning organization, but it can’t be done if kids don’t know what time it is.
Organization gives kids the chance to make it possible to focus on a task and complete it. Kids tend to be more motivated to learn organization skills if they see organization as a challenge to overcome, rather than a fault to repair.
1. Why are kids advised to do small and simple actions?A.To save parents’ time. |
B.To join a school organization. |
C.To form a good relationship with others. |
D.To help kids form good habits. |
A.Offer some suggestions only. |
B.Finish the daily tasks for kids. |
C.Assist kids in finishing the daily tasks. |
D.Let the kid finish the daily tasks alone. |
A.It is a fault to repair. | B.It is nothing special. |
C.It is easy to achieve. | D.It is a helpful skill. |
A.Assisting parents with a good parent-child relationship. |
B.Parents should spend more time with kids. |
C.Giving advice on developing kids’ good organization habits. |
D.Parents should make kids more independent. |