Grading scale of studying
Grading Scale
90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E.
Essays（论文）(60%)
Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%.
Group work (30%)
Students will work in groups to complete four work during the course. All the work will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system.
Daily Work (10%)
Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to tests drawn directly so it is important to take careful notes during class.
Late Work
An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted.
阅读短文，据此完成下列小题。
1. Where is this text probably taken from?
| A．A textbook. | B．An exam paper. | C．A course plan. | D．A newspaper. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．You will receive a zero. | B．You will lose a letter grade. |
| C．You will be given a test. | D．You will have to rewrite it. |
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【推荐1】There are plenty of little steps that people can take at home to help protect the environment.
In the Living Room
We all know we should turn off the electrical (用电的) equipment when you are not using it. But do you know up to 30% of electricity is still used after you turn off the TV? So the best way is to turn off the switches (开关) on the power lines. And always remember to turn off the lights when you are not using them.
In the Kitchen
Recycle, recycle, recycle. Some cities already require people to sort their rubbish into paper, metals, glass, and organic waste. Even if your city doesn’t, you can follow this growing trend (趋势).
In the Bathroom
Prefer showers to baths. Showers use less water.
In the Home Office
Use recycled paper in your home and office. Use both sides of the paper and give waste paper to the kids or turn it into note paper for the phone tables.
In the Garden
Plant local species (物种). They need less watering, and they are stronger (so, less products are needed to protect them) and they attract the local wildlife. Besides, they get used to the local weather conditions.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How many places are mentioned (提到) in the passage to help protect the environment?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Three. |
| A．30% | B．70% | C．50% | D．40% |
| A．没用的 | B．有机的 | C．化学的 | D．有组织的 |
| A．bathing | B．both bathing and showering |
| C．showering | D．either bathing or showering |
| A．Plant local species in the garden. |
| B．Use little recycled paper in your home office. |
| C．Baths often, no showers. |
| D．People needn’t sort their rubbish in the kitchen. |
【推荐2】House fires often happened. So it appears necessary to learn something useful to protect family from them. The following poster in the neighbourhood will tell you how to do it.
Fire Safety
◎Put a smoke alarm (警报器) in your house and test it every month. Half of all house fire deaths happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. The risk of dying in a house fire is cut in half with working smoke alarms.
◎Make sure your hearing aid, wheelchair or eyeglasses are next to your bed. Fire can spread through a house soon. You may have as little as two minutes to escape (逃离) safely. Be ready to act at once.
◎Create a fire escape plan. 77% of families don’t have a house fire escape plan to follow. That’s one of the reasons why at least one child dies and 293 children are injured in a house fire every day.
◎Don’t call 119 until you are safely outside. During a fire, the first thing to do is to get out of house as fast as you can.
1. __________ makes the risk of dying in a house fire smaller.| A．A smoke alarm | B．A pair of eyeglasses | C．A wheelchair | D．A fire escape plan |
| A．half an hour | B．two minutes | C．293 seconds | D．two seconds |
| A．stopping the fire from spreading | B．making and following a plan to escape |
| C．keeping awake between 11 pm and 7 am | D．calling 119 at once |
| A．after you reach safely | B．as soon as you are ready to escape |
| C．when you find out what causes the house fire | D．during a fire |
| A．plan their lives as they wish | B．save time as much as possible |
| C．protect themselves in a right way | D．put out the fire |
【推荐3】Computers are good tools. The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症) (IAD).
People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉) their jobs! Do you have IAD? Think about these questions: How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online, are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online, do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you can’t play a game?
If you have IAD, what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young have some ideas. First, ask yourself: “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play games twice a week, not every day. In this way, you can have a good social life with other friends.
1. According to the passage, which is NOT a sign of IAD?| A．Quitting your job to spend more time online. | B．Forgetting the time when you are online. |
| C．Spending time with family and friends. | D．Getting angry when you can’t play a game. |
| A．The Internet is bad. | B．If you have IAD, you use the computer twice a week. |
| C．IAD is an Internet game. | D．People with IAD are online a lot. |
【推荐1】Good afternoon! I am Gao Yu from China. Nina Fisher is my pen friend from the UK. She is twelve and she’s in Class Three, Grade Seven. She’s busy on schooldays. Here’s her timetable.
1. How old is Nina?
| A．Ten. | B．Eleven. | C．Twelve. |
| A．Nina gets out of bed at 7:40 a.m. |
| B．Nina doesn’t have lunch at home |
| C．Nina always finishes homework at school |
| A．At 11:15 a.m. | B．At 11:20 a.m. | C．At 11:25 a.m. |
| A．Math. | B．Chinese. | C．History. |
| A．It’s about Gao Yu’s timetable. |
| B．It’s about Nina’s busy school day. |
| C．It’s about how to make pen friends. |
【推荐2】You can always find the contents page at the beginning of a book. It contains useful information. For example, part and/or chapter numbers, names of chapters and page numbers.
This is a contents page of a book:
| Contents Part I What can we find in the sea? Chapter 1 Fish 2 Chapter 2 Coral 10 Chapter 3 Other sea creatures 18 Chapter 4 Seaweed 19 Part Ⅱ What can we get from the sea? Chapter 1 Seafood 23 Chapter 2 Oil 26 Chapter 3 Salt 32 Part Ⅲ Why is the sea crying? Chapter 1 People are polluting the sea 35 Chapter 2 Animals are dying 44 Chapter 3 No more oil 50 Part IV Let’s save the seal！ |
| A．Names of chapters. | B．Chapter numbers. | C．Page numbers. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．There are 4 parts. | B．Part IV is on Page 50. |
| C．There are 10 chapters. | D．There are more than 50 pages in this book. |
| A．Part I, Chapter l | B．Part Ⅱ, Chapter 1 | C．Part Ⅱ, Chapter 3 | D．Part Ⅲ, Chapter 3 |
| A．The crying sea | B．Sea creatures | C．Sea pollution | D．The home of sea animals |
【推荐3】Study the contents page of the book below and find some useful information.
Contents Part I The growth (发展) of Shanghai and its peopleChapter 1 The growth of Shanghai 1 Chapter 2 The growth of Shanghai’s population (人口) 17 Part II The needs of the peopleChapter 3 Our environment 32 Chapter 4 Our food production 47 Chapter 5 Our busy traffic 58 Chapter 6 Supermarkets and shopping centers 71 Chapter 7 Parks and places of interest 86 To our readers 101 |
1. The total pages of the book may be ________.
| A．more than 101 | B．fewer than 101 | C．exactly 101 | D．not sure |
| A．Pages 46—58. | B．Pages 32—46. | C．Pages 17—31. | D．Pages 71—86. |
| A．In Chapter 4. | B．In Chapter 5. | C．In Chapter 6. | D．In Chapter 7. |
| A．The History of Shanghai | B．The Geography of Shanghai |
| C．Social Studies for Shanghai | D．Something about Old Shanghai |
