For some students, getting better grades can seem like an impossible task. With the challenges of school, just paying attention in class or studying hard isn’t always enough. But what if there were other ways for students to improve their grades? For parents and students who have ever wondered if this is possible, now they can rest easy. Researches show that a person who likes doing activities can improve their grades.
Researchers think that those students who are active are not just exercising their bodies, but also exercising their brains. In return, they will be able to improve their grades at school.
What does this mean for children who aren’t active? Researchers think that if kids don’t get enough activities, they are going to be at a disadvantage (劣势) when it comes to school performance.
In the most recent study, researchers found that when children played for half an hour each day, they were better at organizing their schoolwork as well as doing project work and learning traditionally “difficult” subjects, such as math.
In the research experiment (实验), a group of children skipped with ropes, played basketball and did a number of other games or sports. Another group of children didn’t do any activities. They took part in testing both before the experiment and after the experiment. Testing was mainly for math and reading skills. The results showed that the children in the activity group did better on the tests than those who had no activity.
All work and no play will not only make Jack a dull boy, but will also negatively (消极地) affect his grades in school, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Parents complain (抱怨) children today are actually less active and they always worry about their grades. Dr. Belton, an expert, said, “If you’d like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, put down their pencils and go outside to play.”
1. The underlined expression “rest easy” (in Paragraph 1) means ________.| A．keep working | B．stop worrying |
| C．start studying hard | D．continue complaining |
| A．Children who are actually less active can do better in school. |
| B．Doing activities makes no difference to children’s schoolwork. |
| C．Children will be able to improve their grades by doing activities. |
| D．Children should do more homework in order to get better grades. |
| A．ask some famous researchers for help | B．help them to organize their schoolwork |
| C．encourage them to do more activities | D．let them solve problems by themselves |
| A．All work and no play is important. | B．Doing outdoor activities is interesting. |
| C．Taking part in tests is necessary. | D．Being active is helpful for better grades. |
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【推荐1】Over the past year, COVID-19 has forced people to give up most of their travel plans. Now in a world with social distancing and limited flights, what will travel be like? Airbnb, a US-based home-sharing company, has used surveys to predict trends（预测趋势）.
| Getting back to nature In China, 76 percent of those surveyed want to “travel to suburban（近郊的）areas” or even “move to the countryside” in the coming year. In the US, 62 percent expressed interest in taking a vacation that is closer to home in a more natural environment, such as a tree house or cottage（乡间小屋）. |
| Remote（远程的）working and traveling Because of COVID-19, remote working and schooling became a lifestyle for many people in 2020. Airbnb says this will blur（模糊）the line between working and traveling. On Airbnb, people who have the chance to work from anywhere are actively booking longer stays（two week-plus trips）. They prefer small-to-mid-size cities with natural environments and more open spaces. In China, 64 percent of people are considering “going to a new place to live and work remotely”, or “traveling while on a business trip”. |
| Staying more connected Pod travel, in which people choose to travel together as a family or a group of friends, will become a trend. This way, people can stay safe and reduce the risk of socializing with others. On Airbnb, more than half of the trips that are being planned for 2021 include three or more travelers. |
1. What is Airbnb?
| A．A traveling company. | B．An airline company. |
| C．A car-sharing company. | D．A home-sharing company. |
| A．19. | B．62. | C．64. | D．76. |
| A．COVID-19. | B．Working at home. |
| C．Homeschooling. | D．Remote working and schooling. |
| A．Mount Wuyi. | B．Hangzhou. | C．Shanghai. | D．Beijing. |
| A．Because people can stay safe. | B．Because people want to be popular. |
| C．Because people want to be different. | D．Because people love socializing with others. |
【推荐2】The sun is setting, brightening your kids’ faces as they play in the waves. You reach for your phone for this perfect moment. But before you do, here’s a bit of surprising science: Taking photos is not the perfect way to keep memory as you think.
Taking too many pictures could actually harm the brain’s ability to keep memories, says Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California, Irvine. So we get the photo but kind of lose the memory.
Photos may outsource memories. It works in two ways: We either shake off the responsibility of remembering moments when taking pictures, or we’re so distracted (分心的) by the process that we miss the moment altogether.
The first explanation is the loss of memory. People know that their camera is recording that moment, so they don’t try to remember. Similarly, if you write down someone’s phone number, you’re less likely to remember it offhand because your brain tells you there’s just no need. That’s all well and good—until that piece of paper goes missing.
The other is distraction. We’re distracted by the process of taking a photo—how we hold our phone, composing the photo, such as smiling faces, the background to our liking and clear image, all of which uses up our attention that could otherwise help us memorize.
However, taking photos can benefit memory—when done mindfully. While taking a photo may be distracting, the act of preparation by focusing on visual (视觉的) details around has some upsides.
When people take the time to zoom in (拉近镜头) on specific things, memories become strengthened.
Another benefit is that we recall moments more accurately with the photos. Memory has been reshaped with the help of new information and new experiences. Thus, photos or videos help us recall moments as if they really happened.
Memories die away without a visual record backing them up. Therefore, a photo is an excellent tool to help remember when done purposefully, which is worth exploring further.
1. What does Professor Elizabeth Loftus think of taking too many photos?| A．It can benefit our memories. |
| B．It could be harmful to keep memories. |
| C．It could be helpful to recall the perfect moment. |
| D．It will use up our attention to remember the beautiful moments. |
| A．Memories will disappear when we back up a visual record. |
| B．We may not pay full attention to the moment when taking pictures. |
| C．Take photos if you want to get new information or new experiences. |
| D．It is useless to remember someone’s phone number by writing it down. |
| A．Photography or Memories |
| B．Fewer Photos, More Memories |
| C．Photography Does Good to Memories |
| D．Remember the Moment and Take Photos Properly |
The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer. First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.
1. Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.
| A．learn more about the earth |
| B．make full use of the earth |
| C．take better care of the earth. |
| D．study the warmth of the earth |
| A．sea rising | B．climate change |
| C．nature's unbalance | D．people's activity |
| A．animals and island |
| B．climate and the warmth of the earth |
| C．fridges and animals |
| D．sea level and the growth of plants |
| A．not very clear | B．completely secret |
| C．well known | D．not given yet |
| A．there is more rain now |
| B．we should protect the earth |
| C．we must stop pollution |
| D．sea level is getting higher |
【推荐1】What do you know about American schools? They begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are 17 or 18 years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学).They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
1. How many terms are there in a school year in America?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．February to June |
| B．June to February |
| C．January to September |
| D．September to January |
| A．seven | B．six | C．five | D．four |
| A．Because they need to get money for their studies. |
| B．Because some work is helpful to their studies. |
| C．Because the teachers ask them to do so. |
| D．Because they like to work very much. |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living.
So making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
| A．It is also to make a person enjoy a better life. |
| B．But people with little or no education don’t. |
| C．This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. |
| D．Education plays a role in making people be someone famous. |
| E．They don’t have to learn the subjects like history and geography. |
| F．Actually, education is mainly for improving a person in different ways. |
【推荐3】How funny would it be to see memes (表情包) in our textbooks? Fourteen high school students from Sichuan Province have made this a reality.
They wrote a set of creative textbooks that include five subjects: Chinese, English, Math, Chemistry and Physics. They share their notes and experiences to help students prepare for high school entrance exams (中考). You can see funny memes almost everywhere in their textbooks.
The language they use is not too serious. Each textbook has its own shining points, too. The English textbook introduces movies and TV series. The Chemistry textbook has wuxia characters. There is a boy named Shangguan Huaxue in the book. He meets a girl and they learn Chemistry together.
Yan Zuhuai, 15, a top student at Chengdu No. 7 High School, is the editor-in-chief of the textbooks. He got the idea to create the textbooks in June. “Many students wanted me to share my notes with them. When I saw people sharing bikes, I thought, why not share knowledge as well?” Yan said.
But when he put all of his notes together, he found that they were boring. Realizing that his classmates enjoy online novels and memes, he decided to add these things. He wrote ideas for each textbook and invited 13 students to join him in creating them.
Their first drafts (草稿) came out in August. Students and teachers praised them. But Yan felt the books needed to be improved. The final versions (版本) will come out at the end of December.
About 2,500 people have ordered them. Many publishing houses have showed interest in them.
1. Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The language in the textbooks is very serious. |
| B．Yan Zuhuai is the editor-in-chief of the textbooks. |
| C．The Chinese textbook introduces movies and TV series. |
| D．The Chemistry textbook introduces a girl named Shangguan Huaxue. |
①Their first drafts came out.
②The final versions will come out.
③He got the idea to create the textbooks.
④He invited 13 students to join him in creating them.
⑤He put all of his notes together but found they were boring.
| A．②①③④⑤ | B．④⑤①②③ | C．⑤①④②③ | D．③⑤④①② |
| A．the reasons for creating memes | B．the subjects that students like best |
| C．the difficulties in writing textbooks | D．the interesting textbooks with memes |
【推荐1】Bill, who entered Tsinghua University last year, was invited to our school to give us a speech yesterday. He was our schoolmate and graduated from our school five years ago. He gave us a wonderful speech on “Stick to your dreams and you’ll achieve your goals.” After the speech, many students asked him a lot of questions about the coming senior high school life. Here are some of the questions.
Dick: Dear Bill, are the subjects in senior high school difficult?
Bill: They’re much harder. Only if you work hard now and get well prepared can you go well with the life in senior high school, so don’t waste time. You should have a goal and remind yourself often. Make progress every day and you’ll be close to your goal.
Cathy: I have a question. Did you join any clubs in your senior high school? Did they affect（影响）your study?
Bill: That’s a good question, but it’s hard to say. As for me, I enjoy doing sports. I was the leader of our school football team. I helped organize a team for my school and we won many games during these three years. So I don’t think it’s a waste of time, for it can improve our social abilities and relax ourselves as well. When I felt sad, I would play football. It’s really a good way.
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1. What should you do to go well with your life in senior high school according to Bill?| A．Ask more questions. | B．Join the football club. |
| C．Give a wonderful speech. | D．Work hard and get well prepared. |
| A．junior high school students | B．senior high school students |
| C．university students | D．middle school teachers |
| A．What is the life in senior high school like? |
| B．How many subjects are there in senior high school? |
| C．How often does Bill play football? |
| D．What does Bill do in his spare time? |
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| CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHESTER NEW YORK 10918 CES Blog After-school Fun Teachers Home Calendar |
 “After School Fun” begins at 3:15. Pick up is at 4:15. You MUST be picked up each day by 4:30 at the latest. After 4:30 the school is locked. You don’t need to pay for any class, but for some you’ll need special supplies (材料). Sign up by March 3. This is a great way to fill the time between school and dinner! Beading Teacher: Kate Moss, Friday, Art Room. In this class, you can make a beautiful beaded necklace (项链). You’ll also learn how to put together cute friendship pins (饰针). Beading is fun and easy. Anyone can learn! (The teacher can tell you where to buy supplies.) |
 Games Your Grandparents Played Teacher: Susan Taylor, Monday, Gym This class will show you how children played long ago. You’ll jump rope and play running games. You’ll play board games and cards. The games your grandparents played were really fun! Wear comfortable clothes. |
 Spanish! Teacher: Juan Alvarado, Tuesday, Library Did you know that Spanish is spoken by more than 17 million Americans? After a few weeks with Juan Alvarado, you’ll be able to talk about the weather, name the people in your family, clothes and animals. For the last class, you will go to a real Mexican restaurant and order a meal in Spanish! Mexican food is truly delicious! |
Kung Fu Teacher: Nina Pan, Thursday, Gym Kung Fu is a Chinese martial art. Kung Fu is better than just a sport. It teaches you to move beautifully. It teaches you to believe in yourself and have respect for others. Kung Fu is fun, but it is more than that. It can make you into a better person. Nina Pan is the best Kung Fu teacher around. You’ll love her class. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. |
| A．end at 4:30 | B．last two hours | C．need special supplies | D．are free for students |
| A．Kung Fu class | B．Beading class |
| C．Spanish Class | D．Games Your Grandparents Played class |
| A．Number of students | B．Day to meet | C．Place to meet | D．The teacher |
| A．develop communication skills | B．play a lot of old and fun games |
| C．become confident and respectful | D．meet some Chinese Martial artists |
| A．offers information on homework | B．introduces after school classes |
| C．introduces the school teachers | D．lists the school lunch menus |
【推荐3】A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.
“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”
Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. “Congratulations(祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A.”
1. This story most probably took place _______.| A．at the beginning of the term | B．in the middle of the term |
| C．at the end of the term | D．at the beginning of the school year |
| A．‘A’ | B．‘B’ | C．‘C’ | D．‘F’ |
| A．Because they wanted to take the exam. |
| B．Because the teacher told them to stay in their class. |
| C．Because they were afraid to leave. |
| D．Because they didn’t have anything to do. |
| A．the teacher liked them |
| B．they were cleverer than the other students |
| C．they believed in themselves |
| D．they studied hard |
【推荐1】Teachers often find it challenging to collect homework from students before class, and sometimes they even become upset about it. To solve this problem, a 13-year-old middle school student whose family name is Zhang from Shenzhen created a smart robot, which won first prize in the 20th Guangdong Provincial Children’s Invention Awards.
This amazing robot can quickly and efficiently (高效地) collect homework from students without any mistake. It uses advanced radio frequency identification (RFID, 无线射频识别) technology to read special tags (标签) on each student’s notebook. Each student’s notebook has a special RFID tag with their names and subject information. When students place their notebooks on the robot, it “reads” the tag and adds it to the correct list.
Not only does the robot help teachers collect homework, but it also allows them to check who has and hasn’t handed in their homework by receiving messages from the robot over Wi-Fi. This invention has got the high praise from many teachers, who believe that Zhang’s creativity and talent will lead to even more useful AI tools in the future.
Due to his success, Zhang expects to become a scientist when he grows up. “I enjoy doing scientific and creative projects like making model airplanes in my spare time. Inventing gives me a sense of joy and achievement,” he said.
With his love for science and innovation (创新), Zhang is well on his way to making the world better through his inventions. His story serves as an inspiration (激励) for other young people to go after their dreams and make a difference in their daily life.
1. What is Zhang’s purpose of creating the smart robot?| A．To help parents do housework. |
| B．To help teachers collect homework. |
| C．To help students do their homework. |
| D．To help children take care of themselves. |
| A．It stores the homework in a safe place. |
| B．It sends messages to teachers. |
| C．It checks the homework and corrects mistakes. |
| D．It deletes the homework from the students’notebooks. |
| A．Playing video games. | B．Watching TV shows. |
| C．Making model planes. | D．Helping his parents with housework. |
| A．By showing them how to make money from inventions. |
| B．By encouraging them to do a job that is popular and well-paid. |
| C．By teaching them how to use the new technology in their daily lives. |
| D．By showing that anyone can be successful if they never give up their dreams. |
| A．The Joy of Inventing | B．The Future of AI Tools |
| C．The Power of Friendship | D．The Invention of a Smart Robot |
Pay Attention in Class Paying attention is good for learning. It can help you know what your teacher says, and it will help you learn more and faster.
Take Good Notes Taking good notes can make it easier to study. Be sure to write down all the important things that your teacher says or writes on the blackboard, and then read them after class.
Plan Ahead（提前）Don’t wait until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test. Planning ahead can help you get good grades. You can plan what to do and how much to do each day.
Ask For Help What should you do if you are confused about something? Be sure to ask your teacher for help. You can also ask some other people, like your classmates and your mom or dad.
1. _________ pieces of advice on learning are mentioned(被提到) in this passage.
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．help us pass all the exams | B．help us become cleverer |
| C．make it easier for us to learn | D．make us stronger and healthier. |
| A．what to do and how much to do that day | B．all the things that we are not sure about |
| C．the important things the teacher says and write | D．what the teacher says to us in class. |
| A．How to learn to do something first. | B．How to study well in class. |
| C．What to write down in class. | D．Why we should plan ahead. |
【推荐3】It’s normal for students’ marks(分数) to fall. Sometimes it is because of situations(情况) outside school, such as problems at home. Sometimes it is only because the exams get harder.
When your marks start to fall, you should try talking to your teacher. He or she will be able to help you with the subjects if you find them difficult. Stop comparing(比较) yourself with other students. It does not matter if other students get higher marks than you. But you should do your best. In class, you should write the most important things in a short form and remember them. Before each exam, you should go through(复习) your notes(笔记).
Go through your short notes again just before the exam. It may take hard work and your marks may not improve quickly. But if you have confidence(信心), soon your marks will begin to climb again.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. The writer thinks students’ marks fall just because of the problems outside school.
2. You should try your best to study when your marks start to fall.
3. If you want to pass the exam, you should go through your notes before the exam.
4. The writer gives one suggestion.
5. The writer thinks that the confidence is important.
