Students from a Middle School, experience farming during their labor course. Housework like cooking and washing always ends up at the bottom of many of our to-do lists. Some people even think that it should be taken care of by their parents.
However, these life skills are important and should be taught as part of labor education. On June 3, 2020, the Ministry of Education (MOE) (教育部) gave a revised (修订后的) course for high schools across the county. Labor education, also called education on the hardworking spirit, range from housework to school labor and community voluntary services (社会志愿服务).
“Labor education must be carried out with the aim to develop the view of the world, life and values and develop an interest in doing chores.” said Zheng Fuzhi, a Vice-Minister (副部长) of Education.
According to China Youth Daily, the labor course will take six credits—the same as English and physics, Voluntary service, as part of labor education, would take two credits. The MOE also asks schools to make sure 40 hours of voluntary service during the full three school years.
According to Xinhua, adding labor education was out of care that the country’s youngsters do too little housework and that they think labor jobs aren’t important. Because of a lot of school stress, schools pay more attention to the educational course, and parents sometimes think that housework wastes their kids’ time.
According to a survey, primary and middle school students in China only spend 12 minutes a day on chores, compared with 72 minutes in the US, 42 minutes in South Korea and 30 minutes in France.
However, doing housework does not take young people’s attention away. Instead, it is necessary for developing a strong working spirit. “The earlier you start, the better...” the writer of How to Raise an Adult said.
1. According to the passage, which one belongs to labor education?| A．Doing homework | B．Doing volunteer work. |
| C．Going traveling | D．Learning to drive a car. |
| A．The time to carry out labor education. |
| B．The way to carry out labor education. |
| C．The purpose to carry out labor education. |
| D．The place to carry out labor education. |
| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Six. | D．Eight. |
| A．Students in China. | B．Students in South Korea. |
| C．Students in France. | D．Students in America. |
| A．Difficult. | B．Popular. | C．Important. | D．Comfortable. |
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【推荐1】I’m Mike. I’m a middle school student. I learn many subjects in school. My favorite subject is science. The science teacher, Mrs. Green, is my friend Jill’s mother. She is nice and she explains (解释) everything very well.
I also like math. I work hard (努力的) at math because I find it so interesting and I always do very well in the math tests. My friends say I am clever, but I don’t think so. I just work very hard.
I also like geography. I like learning about people and places. I also like maps very much.
________ The English teacher always makes the language fun: We read a lot, sometimes write, and we often speak and listen. It’s very interesting. Most of the children are happy with English and our English teacher.
1. Which is Mike’s favorite subject?| A．Science. | B．Math. | C．Geography. | D．History. |
| A．She has two children. | B．She likes maps. |
| C．She teaches geography. | D．She is Jill’s mother. |
| A．he is clever | B．his parents teach him a lot |
| C．he works hard | D．his math teacher teaches well |
| A．I like English very much. | B．But my classmates like English. |
| C．The teacher is really busy. | D．The English class is very boring. |
| A．his classmates like English, too | B．English teacher is funny |
| C．his teacher makes English interesting | D．English is fun and useful |
 | A. Most students think this subject is difficult, but Tony doesn’t think so. He likes numbers and he often helps in his mom’s clothes store to tell people how much the clothes are. |
 | B. This is Tom’s favorite subject. Miss Brown is his favorite teacher. Tom wants to be a great teacher like her and teach students how to draw pictures. |
 | C. Mary thinks this is an interesting and useful subject. She thinks she can speak Chinese well after learning it. Every weekend, she goes to the library and reads for about two hours. |
 | D. What is it like to learn about the world just in the classroom? Jack likes this subject because he likes to look at the map and tells stories about different places on the earth. |
 | E. Sally likes this subject best. She is happy to listen to tapes and sing songs. She has two music lessons every week. On Saturday morning, she plays the violin with her classmates in the music club. |
In our class, many students are not interested in some subjects at all. They think they don’t need to use the subjects they don’t like in their daily life at all. So they shouldn’t study them at school. Studying the subjects is a waste of time.
Whether or not we like some subjects, we can get knowledge from them. For example, the logical (逻辑的) thinking ability from math can help us solve some problems in our life.
| A．Even if we don’t like math, we shouldn’t drop it. |
| B．Never give up some subjects that we are not interested in. |
| C．Most students prefer to play games rather than study subjects. |
| D．What is the meaning of studying so many subjects at school? |
| E．We should also learn to face difficulties and try to challenge ourselves in our study. |
| F．What’s more, they can learn from some Western culture that is different from Chinese culture. |
【推荐1】Should we help strangers? When asked this question, some answered, "Sorry, I don't know." Others said, "It all depends on the situation." Still others replied, "No, I'm not willing to do so." How does it happen that so many people refused to help strangers? This is because nowadays there are a lot of problems in the society, such as cheating, robbing (抢劫), blackmailing (敲诈) and so on. As a result, many people are afraid to trust strangers any longer and stay away from them. I think this is why my parents always warn me never talk to strangers.
However, refusing to offer help to strangers will do harm (危害) to both our society and ourselves. Actually, not all the strangers are bad people, We should ask our own conscience (良心) and try to give them a hand when they are badly in need of help. Just as an old saying goes, "A near neighbor is better than a distant relative." In fact, helping each other is an ideal way to build up a good relationship with others, which is good for ourselves.
In a word, we should be warmhearted and try our best to identify (识别) the good and the bad. Only in this way can we help those who are really in need of help to build up a harmonious (和谐的)society.
1. According to the passage，which is not the answer to the question "Should we help strangers"?| A．"It all depends on the situation." | B．"Certainly. I'd love to." |
| C．"No, I'm not willing to do so." | D．"Sorry, I don't know." |
| A．cheating | B．blackmailing | C．robbing | D．A, B and C |
| A．our society and ourselves | B．our friends | C．a neighbor | D．a distant relative |
| A．Study hard at school | B．Trust strangers and help them |
| C．Don't speak to strangers | D．Don't fight with your classmates |
| A．we should refuse to help strangers | B．we should help those who are really in need of help |
| C．it's better to stay away from strangers | D．all the strangers are bad people |
【推荐2】It’s 10 o’clock in the evening. Sun Hui, a 14-year-old from Zhejiang is using her mobile phone to do her homework.
These days, it’s common for teachers to give homework on apps（应用程序）.
But now, Zhejiang province is trying to stop teachers from giving homework on mobile apps because they worry about students’ eyesight（视力）. In 2018, more than 70 percent of middle school students in China were found to be nearsighted（近视的）, according to the World Health Organization.
Do students like to do their homework on their phones?
| A．He said his eyesight has gotten worse since he started using apps to do his homework. |
| B．For example, they require students to practice English or do maths exercises by using some apps. |
| C．Using mobile phones for a long time is harmful to eyes. |
| D．She is using an app to read English articles. |
| E．Not everyone likes using apps to do homework. |
| F．However, Wang Yidi from Anhui enjoys doing homework on apps. |
| G．Some students even spend hours playing with the phones. |
【推荐3】Teenagers have their own thoughts and act like they know almost anything. However, in fact, they don’t have much experience. How to deal with these difficult teenagers?
Keep calm (镇静).
The first rule is to keep calm. When you feel angry, take a deep breath and count slowly to ten.
You must be calm.Set up clear boundaries (界限).
Teenagers want great independence. They sometimes challenge their teachers. It’s very important to set boundaries.
Sometimes, there are a group of difficult students in class. Experienced teachers know that when this happens, it’s not necessary to deal with every student. They will deal with the leader of the group first.
Find a right way to communicate.
When talking with teenagers, show understanding. Anyway, you were a teenager years ago.
根据短文内容，将下面的选项还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺，每个选项只能用一次，其中有一个选项是多余的。| A．Deal with the leader first. |
| B．Then you can deal with the problem. |
| C．Notice students’ communication. |
| D．The following can be helpful to you. |
| E．Then other members of the group will be easily dealt with. |
| F．But only fair and reasonable boundaries are useful. |
Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and a headset.
However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. According to a recent survey, only 33 percent of the students would take such classes. Over 1,500 students from 10 cities took part in the survey.
Many students said it was hard to focus on studying while taking online classes. This was true for Lian Ruohan, 15, at the Affiliated High School of Peking University. “There are no classmates and no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.
Lian prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will keep her attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.
Wen Jiayi, 14, at Yucai Middle School Attached to Chengdu No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction (互动) isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern (关心),” she said.
However, online classes still have advantages. “It saves time and money compared with taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Lian said.
1. Many students think ________.| A．it is impossible to take online classes at home |
| B．it’s hard to focus on studying while taking online classes |
| C．they have to prepare a lot before taking online classes |
| D．they can’t communicate with the teachers online |
| A．函授的 | B．网络的 | C．线下的 | D．媒体的 |
| A．Lian thinks it easy to always stay focused. |
| B．Wen is a student from a high school in Beijing. |
| C．Lian thinks that online interaction isn’t enough. |
| D．Lian pushes herself to communicate with teachers in online classes. |
| A．what the students think of online classes | B．how the students take online classes at home |
| C．where the students take online classes | D．why the students like taking online classes |
| Jarek, Poland I don’t know anybody from Poland here, but I’ m lucky because the English boy next door is very friendly and kind. We are in the same class! I like teachers here. At home, the teachers seem a bit strict and serious. There are a lot of rules, too. Here, teachers are patient and don’t give much homework. We students go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunchtime. We can’t do that in Poland. |
| Zinah, India It’s too cold here! I hate doing sports, especially outside in winter. The teacher here is very serious about sports. I prefer science and maths. I love the maths class because the teacher is really funny, just like my maths teacher in India. The school is so big and some students seem unfriendly, I’m from a small village school, I think it’s hard to communicate with them. |
| Daisy & Luck, the USA My sister and I like living here. It’s cool! My sister loves the British accent（口音）. Everybody here is very polite. But we don’t understand all your strange words—we say “yard” not “garden”, and “apartment” not “flat”. The food is better here. There are Chinese, Indian and Thai foods. At home we eat too much fast food. |
| A．Jarek | B．Zinah | C．Luck |
| A．strict | B．patient | C．humorous |
| A．a science report | B．an education website | C．a geography textbook |
【推荐3】Sun Jiarui, a 10-year-old girl from Outang Central Primary School in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, recently becomes famous online for her cooking skills. Sun, who has been learning to cook from her father since she was eight, can now cook more than 50 dishes. The Outang Central Primary School has also gotten Sun and her father to promote the cooking arts to the students.
China’s Ministry of Education has issued the Life Skills Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education（2022 edition）（《义务教育劳动课程标准（2022版）》）. In the coming term in September, primary and secondary school students in China will find a new “practical activities” course（劳动课）in their schedule, with at least one class every week.
The new course has three types of tasks: everyday housework, including cleaning, organizing, cooking, and using and repairing home appliances; productive labor, including traditional handicrafts; and volunteer work.
Primary school students will be asked to understand and master the basics of home cooking, from preparing vegetables to finally being able to complete the whole process of home cooking by themselves.
News that primary and secondary school students will learn cooking from September became one of the top trending topics on Sina Weibo, attracting more than 300 million views.
“This reminds me of my life skills class in primary school. I learned to make dumplings and do simple needlework,” one Weibo user commented. “These will be lifelong skills for these kids, helping them develop into well-rounded grown-ups, not just students who are able to take exams,” said another user.
As part of the “double reduction” policy（双减政策）aiming to reduce homework and time spent on after-school private tutoring, life skills education has become a new highlight of education reform.
A Beijing-based educational expert said that education should pay attention to “the progress of individual students” and a change in priority from “the evaluation of results to the process”. “We should use comprehensive assessment to observe each student’s growth and progress, instead of just focusing on exams,” said the expert.
1. Why does the writer mention the 10-year-old girl Sun Jiarui?| A．Because she becomes famous on the Internet. |
| B．Because she has set a good example of learning life skills. |
| C．Because she could cook over 50 dishes when she was eight. |
| D．Because she will teach students cooking skills at school. |
| A．learn | B．discover | C．teach | D．offer |
| A．We should ask students to do more homework at school. |
| B．The learning results are far more important than the process. |
| C．For many students, life skills are not as useful as before. |
| D．More attention should be given to students’ growth and process. |
【推荐1】Mysteries for Young Readers
Many teenagers love mysteries, but oftentimes they can’t find the ones that suit them the best. Are you one of them? Well, don’t worry! Here are some top selling mysteries for teenagers. There must be one here that will win your heart!
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Mr. Lemoncello is a famous inventor in town. Twelve kids are invited to visit his new library. This, however, is not a good place to spend the night! The kids must work together to solve the clues and escape!
| “It’s a great book! I had my nose in it all the time! This must be the coolest library in the world!” —Kate 14 |
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Claudia and her Claudia and her brother run from their suburban home to live in the Met（大都会艺术博物馆）in New York City. They become interested in the mystery of an angel statue that has been newly brought into the museum. Can they solve it?
| “I have read this book twenty times! It’s a must read for young fans of puzzles!” —Alexa, 13 |
The London Eye Mystery
Salim suddenly disappears. No one knows where he has gone.
His cousins, Ted and Kate, have to follow clues around London in order to find him before it’s too late. Can they make it?
Read the novel to find out!
Buy now! ¥74.70（hardcover） ¥66.60 （e-book）
The Name of This Book Is Secret
Readers will love following Max-Ermest and Cass as they solve the mystery of a missing magician!
| “An amazing story full of puzzles! It will make you never want to stop turning its pages!” —Gabe, 15 |
1. We may probably read this passage on _________.
| A．a travel magazine | B．a story book |
| C．a local newspaper | D．a book advertisement |
| A．“The book was easy to understand.” |
| B．“The book was very hard to understand.” |
| C．“The book was so boring that I didn’t like it at all.” |
| D．“The book was so interesting that I couldn’t stop reading it.” |
| A．The London Eye Mystery |
| B．The Name of This book is Secret |
| C．Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library |
| D．From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. BasilE, Frankweller |
| A．12 kids try to escape from a new library |
| B．2 kids try to find their missing cousin |
| C．12 kids try to work out a missing magician |
| D．2 kids try to solve the mystery of a statu |
| A．¥8.1 | B．¥80.1 | C．¥88.2 | D．¥99.9 |
| A．share his reading experiences with readers |
| B．recommend some popular mysteries for teenagers |
| C．introduce some ways to choose suitable books |
| D．give suggestions on how to buy cheap books |
【推荐2】Do you like traditional Chinese culture (中华传统文化) ? If so, I’m sure you will love the dance show(表演) Tang Gong Ye Yan.
The show was first played at the 2021 Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会) at Henan TV station. Tang Gong Ye Yan is a big night party in the Tang Dynasty in English. There are 14 women dancers in the show. They wear Tang clothes and show as musicians. Sometimes, they look cute and play with each other (彼此). Sometimes, they work hard to play music. Their dance is very lovely and makes people think of some art things in Henan Museum.
The dance show is very popular (受欢迎的) . It lets Chinese people enjoy traditional Chinese culture in a new way(方式) . It also makes the world know more about the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) . People may feel like traveling to 1,300 years ago when they watch the show.
“The show is beautiful! It makes me want to learn more about the history of the Tang Dynasty. The dancers are very excellent. I really enjoy it!” one man said after seeing this show.
根据材料，判断正(T)误(F)。
1. Some of the dancers in Tang Gong Ye Yan are men.
2. Tang Gong Ye Yan is a big night party in the Song Dynasty in English.
3. There are forty women dancers in the show.
4. Tang Gong Ye Yan tells us a story of musicians in the Tang Dynasty.
5. Tang Gong Ye Yan makes the world know all about the Tang Dynasty.
【推荐3】What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination?
Right. A pen.
Though it is small, the pen has changed the history, improved the trade of countries, recorded events, carried news, and done far more work for human beings than all other tools. Without it, progress (社会的进步) would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheel, the introduction of the steam engine (蒸汽机), the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions of people, but the pen has done more. It has taken away mountains, and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of society.
In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time. The lawyers (律师) took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus (纸莎草纸) was first used. The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen. It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.
The pen is very utilitarian. We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen. An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen. The writers encourage the world with it. The students take their examinations with it as well.
Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen. Before we have been at school, our name is written on the name list with a pen. We cannot be married until we have signed. A pen records the important events in our life.
Let’s remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument which man owns. The pen is a magic tool. Whenever you use it, enjoy it.
1. The underlined word “utilitarian” in the passage means “________”.| A．cheap | B．useful | C．boring | D．special |
| A．Introduce the history of the pen. | B．Describe what a pen looks like. |
| C．Show the importance of the pen. | D．Advise people to prepare a new pen. |
| A．change the law of the country | B．stop the social development |
| C．lower the students’ scores | D．explain the use of electricity |
| A．when papyrus was first used | B．before their thoughts were changed |
| C．after they took an important exam | D．as soon as they recorded their names |
| A．An Exciting Event | B．A Powerful Tool | C．A Valuable Record | D．An Important Law |
