| US Schools Fight with Behavior American students had been learning at home for more than a year during the pandemic. When they returned to school, teachers began to see more behavioral problems. Bad behavior among students is part of a mental health crisis (精神健康危机) among children. Even before the pandemic, research found that bad behavior in the classroom was increasing. School officials provide enough support to deal with the crisis at Putnam. For the school of around just 250 students, there is also a counselor (辅导员), social workers, and two recently hired interventionists. |
| Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. The Silver Lining is a special mental training for teachers. This training helps teachers learn warning signs of mental health risks and unusual behaviour in children, and how to prevent a tragedy. The program is run by the National Council for Mental Well-being. The trained teacher can help students in trouble and let them know teachers want to help. |
| Why will the GCSE exam change To students in the UK, the GCSE exam is the equivalent (等同) of Zhongkao, the senior high school entrance exam in China. Due to the pandemic, the UK has made changes to GCSE exam requirements. The GCSE exam boards announced (宣布) they would cut down the amount (数量) of information covered in the upcoming summer exams. |
1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
| A．HEALTH | B．EDUCATION |
| C．ENVIRONMENT | D．SPORTS |
| A．Bad behavior among students is due to the pandemic. |
| B．American students had studied at home for a long time. |
| C．Bad behavior is part of mental health crisis among children. |
| D．School officials help to deal with the crisis at Putnam. |
| A．The Silver Lining. |
| B．Teachers Get Mental Health Training, Help Students. |
| C．A Mental Health Crisis in the U.S. |
| D．Warning Signs of Mental Health Risks. |
| A．have higher requirements than before | B．remain the same as before |
| C．cover less information than before | D．cover fewer subjects than before |
| A．students’ bad behaviors |
| B．health problems the students are facing during the pandemic |
| C．exam skills about how to pass the GCSE exams |
| D．effective actions to reduce the influence that the pandemic has brought to schools |
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It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated (毕业）and found jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had； others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer (征服）the world.
The coming exam, they knew，would be easy. The professor (教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, but they couldn't talk to each other during the test.
They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.
She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked, “How many students completed all five questions?”
Not a hand was put up.
“How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is just what I expected,” she said.
“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don't know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can't expect to be an expert (专家）on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go."
Then, smiling, she added, “You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.”
1. The students on the steps of one building are NOT talking about ________.| A．the exam they were going to take | B．the exam they had already taken |
| C．the jobs they had already had | D．the jobs they would get |
| A．happy | B．nervous | C．relaxed | D．confident |
| A．discuss questions | B．look at books and notes | C．search information online | D．ask the teacher questions |
| A．To make the students realize that they still had much to learn after graduation. |
| B．To find out whether the students could put what they had learned into practice. |
| C．To show that she had much more knowledge than her students in engineering. |
| D．To examine whether the students learned what they had been taught in her class. |
| A．Confidently. | B．Proudly. | C．Excitedly. | D．Nervously. |
| A．A Playful Joke. | B．A Lucky Chance. | C．A Strange Professor. | D．A Special Exam. |
“Why is Mandarin (普通话) difficult?” and “Is it hard to learn Mandarin?” are common Baidu searches for beginners in the Mandarin language.
Grammar
Compared to languages like French or English, Mandarin grammar is a piece of cake.
Pinyin Pronunciation
Pinyin may be a challenge for many, as Mandarin sounds don’t often happen within the English language.
Tones
In our view, it’s about time we stop asking “is it hard to learn Mandarin Chinese”.
| A．Instead, just start learning. |
| B．Maybe we should use Mandarin more. |
| C．How can we learn Mandarin easily and fast? |
| D．However, with practice it shouldn’t be a problem. |
| E．Mandarin doesn’t have any of those different tenses. |
| F．They may be one of the most difficult parts in learning Mandarin. |
| G．How can we improve the ability to communicate in Mandarin? |
These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
★ Spring is coming, together with butterflies (蝴蝶)!
★ Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.
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Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores.
★ This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.
Starting in 2014, students aged 7-11 in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek (希腊语) and Chinese.
China and the UK work together in many fields.
| A．They can touch the books and smell the print. |
| B．We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time. |
| C．The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese-language teachers. |
| D．On March 31, the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. |
| E．So it’s important that the future generation (一代人) can speak Chinese. |
【推荐1】The top rice Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, Father of hybrid rice, died of illness in a hospital in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, at the age of 91. Yuan once said he had two dreams—to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops(庄稼) taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help with the food shortage(短缺) of all people.
Zhao Long, a 32-year-old painter in Changchun, Jilin province, created(创作) a picture of Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, using more than 10,000 smiling faces of rice. After Zhao Long put the picture on the Chinese video Douyin, many people liked it very much.
“I was so surprised when I got the news of Yuan’s death on Saturday,” he said, “At that time I thought I had to do something to express my sadness.” He spent a whole day on the picture. “I think Yuan is the greatest star and worthy for all young people to follow,” he said, “I just hoped to express my great respect(尊敬) in my own way.”
1. How long did it take Zhao Long to finish the picture?| A．A month. | B．A day. | C．A week. | D．Two days. |
| A．On TV. | B．In the newspaper. | C．On Douyin. | D．On Kuaishou. |
| A．The world could be peaceful. |
| B．All the people in the world could be warm. |
| C．All the people in China could have more rice. |
| D．All the people in the world could have more rice. |
【推荐2】We live in an amazing world. Read the following news and you will find it yourself.
News 1: Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 metres tall. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is 0.73 metres tall. They are Chinese. On July 13, Bao Xishun married (娶) a girl and He Pingping joined in their wedding ceremony(婚礼).
News 2: In the USA, a Grade 7 student, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing in the sea one morning. The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark(鲨鱼)! It took Aidan 28 minutes to catch the shark. It was so hard that his body lost all feeling.
News 3: A young sheep climbs a tree to eat the leaves (叶子) in a park in the southern Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height (高度) of seven metres and spent an hour and a half in the tree before returning to the ground.
1. Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from?| A．China. | B．America. | C．Sweden. | D．Florida. |
| A．An hour and a half. | B．Over half an hour. |
| C．Less than half an hour. | D．12 hours. |
| A．The tallest man’s wedding ceremony | B．The amazing world |
| C．A boy caught the biggest fish | D．A sheep climbed a tree |
【推荐3】AI(人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus: A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat fourteen people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.
Your close friend: Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
Popular AI artist: This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3, 000, 000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15, 000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.
1. The new kind of driverless bus can carry ________ people at a time.| A．4 | B．14 | C．24 | D．34 |
| A．play basketball with you | B．become your close friend |
| C．talk with you if you feel lonely | D．sing, write poems or tell stories |
| A．thirty thousand | B．three thousand | C．thirty million | D．three million |
| A．Xiaoice | B．Driverless bus | C．AI artist | D．Apolong |
| A．a dictionary | B．a poem | C．a newspaper | D．a painting |
