Thanks to double reduction policy (双减政策) comes out, many students may have time to enjoy after-school activities.
Some students can play sports. They may play soccer, ping-pong or do Chinese Kungfu. Some students go to learn music. They sing, dance or play some instruments. Other students can draw or practice calligraphy (书法) and more. After-school activities are fun and good for students.
But why should students do after-school activities? Here are some good reasons. First, doing an after-school activity is a good short break from studying. After the break, students can better focus on the class or their schoolwork. Next, students can make some friends while doing after-school activities. Finally, students can get some new skills from the activities. They can also learn some important life skills like working with others or dealing with themselves.
1. How many good reasons of doing after-school activities are mentioned? (不超过5个词)2. What does the writer think of after-school activities for students? (不超过8个词)
3. What skills can the students learn from the after-school activities? (不超过10个词)
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【推荐1】A university researcher in Beijing posted an open letter online, in which he mentioned that he had not spoken to his parents for 12 years. Because in his opinion, it is his parents that caused his mental（心理）problems.
It is possibly true that a straight-A student（学霸）is easier to get into problems caused by over control from their parents than an ordinary one.
Wang Meng was once a straight-A student（学霸）who graduated from Peking University. He didn’t have the basic ability of taking care of himself, though he was almost the best in all his subjects. While studying in university, he was often laughed at by his classmates and roommates. He says he has so little self-confidence that he cannot get along well with other people, and this is only part of his mental problem. According to his letter, his life has always been planned and decided by his parents. And they stick to what they consider best for him. Although his parents agree there are problems with their education, they still take pride in Wang’s wonderful grades.
Wang Meng’s story has drawn attention from the whole society to the problem of children’s development. Achieving a good grade is not the only purpose of life and it must not be regarded as the only way to evaluate（评价）the performance of the children. Their development and learning are expected to be connected with their interest and independence rather than over caring from their parents.
1、2题阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词；3题阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词；4—6题根据短文内容回答问题。
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3. According to his letter, his life has always been planned and decided by his parents.
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4. Which university did Wang Meng graduate from?
5. Why can’t Wang Meng get on well with other people?
6. Do Wang Meng’s parents take pride in his basic abilities or his wonderful grades?
What day leaves you a deep impression(印象)? For teachers in Yali group, Dec 11th was a big day, when teachers from 17 middle schools joined in the “Teaching Contest(比赛) in Yali Group”.
All the teachers were given 3 hours to prepare for their ten-minute presentation on a fixed topic. Although they couldn’t choose their favorite topic, they could choose their favorite way to teach. For example, if Lily thought she was good at how to guide students to read, she could design(设计) her class as a reading class. Time was limited, but the teachers’ abilities were limitless. In the end, all the teachers performed well. Their magic creation of the materials and the abilities to control the classes won them much praise. But what drew the audience(观众)’s most attention was the great charm(魅力) of their personalities.
The group leader of Yali group, Ms. Huang, thought highly of the contest. She gave a short speech using four key words to express her feelings.Youth — All the contestants are young, and she hoped their minds could be young and energetic forever. Apple — Some of the teachers were green hands, but it also meant they could have a bigger chance to improve themselves. Ladder(梯子) — The big achievements they got today were based on not only their own efforts, but also the teamwork. Imagination — Never give up imagining because imagination could help students be interested in English study. Her words were really encouraging.
1. When was the “Teaching Contest in Yali Group” held?2. Could teachers choose their favorite topic to teach?
3. What drew the audience’s most attention?
4. How did Ms. Huang like the contest?
5. In Ms. Huang’s opinion, why could the contestants get their achievements?
【推荐3】How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often thought only as entertainment, but they do not want their children make it as the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects (反映) the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music shows a lifestyle, rock music shows a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is clearly American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music does not shows a kind of ability to know the world in the same way. Science tells us how the sun rises and sets. Music looks for more inside meanings. We need every possible way to discover and reply to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we show our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be understood by others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music tells. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.So music education is more necessary than people usually think.
Title | The |
Opinions | ◆ Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top ◆ Longsighted opinion: Music education is important and necessary so all students should learn music. |
| A way to tell who we are Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and values. | |
| A way to know the world We can discover and reply to our world in | |
| A way to have a better ◆ We use music to show and share our feelings, discoveries, ideas, imagination and hopes with others. ◆ Music tells us what it means to be human. |
【推荐1】The school music club opens. Tony wants to join（加入） the club, but he doesn’t want to go alone. He wants to ask his friends to go to the club with him. So he calls them at home, but no one is free.
Martin is doing his homework at home. 完成这些作业通常需要花费他两小时的时间。
Peter is writing an e-mail on the computer to his pen friend Gina, a girl from America. He is telling her about his school life. In fact, he doesn’t like music.
Lily likes music very much. So Miss Green is teaching her and her classmates to sing songs at school. They are having a singing competition.
Alice is having her twelfth birthday party. Her parents are making dinner for her.
Kate is helping her brother with his English. He doesn’t do well in English.
Tom is playing baseball with his sister. It is his favorite sport.
Tony is not happy because no one can go to the club with him.
1. What club does Tony want to join? (根据短文内容回答问题)2. 把第二段中的汉语译成英语。
3. Where is Gina from? (根据短文内容回答问题)
4. 从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的短语。
Mark Twain and William Shakespeare are famous writers, they are good at writing.
5. In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to
What’s the most enjoyable school activity among American students? The answer is the school dance. Most American high schools have two dances during the year, one in winter and the other in spring. The students like the school dance because it is a good chance for them to meet new friends and learn from each other. At the dance, most schools make some strict rules to help create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. Only the students under 21 years are allowed in most schools. Some schools will even give the students a safety check before they come into the dance area. Some schools ask their students to keep a standing position (姿势) when they are dancing. That means the students can’t lean. You’d better not break the rules and enjoy yourself at the dance.
1. What’s the most enjoyable school activity in America?2. Most American schools have dances all year long, don’t they?
3. Why do most schools make some strict rules?
4. What will some schools do before the students come into the dance area?
5. Do you like school dance? Why?
Everyone needs a place to relax, right?
Now young students suffer as much stress as adults do. They face competition, interpersonal relationships and personal problems as adults do. But adults have more social experience and can deal with problems with more self-control. For students, sometimes they have no choice but to rebel（叛逆）.
Faced with such a situation, a middle school in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shanxi Province, recently opened its “mood drain room（情绪发泄室）”, a place for students to lift their spirits.
The room provides students with classes to guide their mental（心理的）health development. It’s also a place for practice where students can express the feelings by doing things like boxing（拳击）or shouting.
There are also mental health teachers in the room who help students with questions and also watch them for safety reasons.
Designers have considered different personalities of students when designing these activities. No matter it’s a boy or a girl who shows up, they can put on a pair of boxing gloves to hit a sandbag or shout out loud to relax. A drawing wall and a “writer’s and reader’s corner” are for shy students.
“I wish my school had such a room. But I would feel a little bit shy going there to shout out loud by myself. I like the room to have different theme activities every week so that I feel more comfortable going there,” Xingyuan, a Chinese middle school student shared her opinions.
“What matters is that it should be used in a right way, unlike the place where my son goes to cut classes and box against his classmates. It needs to have professional teachers.” said Li, a parent of a middle school student.
| A mood drain room | Cause: Students suffer much | Services: ●Classes: They help guide Students’ ● Boxing, shouting, drawing, writing and reading. |
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| Methods: A middle school opened a room for students to | ||
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【推荐1】People move around sometimes and their children will go to new school. Here are the tips for you in a new school.
Maybe you are moving on to a high school, and maybe there will be plenty of new faces. Or perhaps, you are starting at a totally new school system, where you don’t know anybody at all.
Whatever your situation is, you are going from being one of the oldest kids at school to one of the youngest. You might be taking classes or doing activities with persons who seem a million times bigger! Remember, these “big kids” were once new ones just like you, and most of them will be friendly and willing to help you. If you find yourself in a situation where older students are using their size to beat you, tell a teacher in the school.
Because of the variety of courses and activities in high school, people are different from each other. Sometimes, people form groups according to what they have in common.
Although it’s natural to spend time with people who share your interests, try to keep yourself open to everyone. You can try to make friends with different people and get along with them well.
A new school and new environment is a good way to learn about people, places and cultures from all over the world.
（a）根据短文内容，选出每段的主旨大意，其中有一个选项是多余的。A. Don’t be afraid of the students who are big in size
B. Try to get along with other people well
C. Big kids are all friendly
D. People who have the same interest like to get together
E. A high school is strange to you
F. A good chance to learn the world
（b）根据短文内容，补全下面的表格，每空一词。
Here are the tips for you to be in a new school. * Maybe you are moving on to a high school, and maybe there will be * Most of kids will be *Because of the variety of courses and *Although it’s natural to *A new school and new environment is a good way to learn about people, places and cultures from |
In Madrid ( 马德里), Spain, New Year comes in more quietly. People go to the main squares,and each of them holds a bag of grapes. As the clock strikes twelve, the people eat grapes.
In Tokyo(东京),people eat noodles on New Year's Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some Japanese families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.
In China,family members come back home and have a big dinner. New Year's food is a whole fish and a whole chicken. The whole chicken has a head, a tail and two feet and that will bring them good luck.
| Spend New Year's Eve in | |
| In Italy | Throw |
| In Spain | People go to main squares and eat |
| In Japan | People eat |
| In China | People get |
A travel journal is one of the best ways to keep a long journey in memory. Many details that don’t seem important while you are writing your travel journal often turn out to be so memorable.
Get into the habit of writing your travel journal every day. When you are on a busy journey, you probably won’t remember to write. You may promise that you will write later, but that almost newer happens. Take a few minutes every day and put down your memories. It doesn’t have to be long.
Use your down time for your travel journal. There is surprising plenty of sitting around while traveling. You can always put down a few lines in your travel journal when you are on trains, waiting for planes, drying your clothes or waiting in line.
At the beginning, write down the first details people usually forget easily. They include the day, where you are, who you are with, maybe even the weather and what you eat. Years later when you read your journal, you will know exactly what you were doing.
Never forget to write about how you feel. Listing facts is fine but that isn’t why you travelled. A long journey is a time for careful thoughts. Memories of these feelings disappear quickly with time. Writing about the experiences while the memories are fresh is important.
1. How do you keep a long journey in memory according to this passage?2. How many ways does the writer advise us to write a travel journal?
3. Is the time you’re waiting for planes is your down time?
4. When is the best time to write about the experiences?
5. What do you think of writing a travel journal?
