Not every parent looks for the day when their child goes off to school. In fact, some parents are not sending their children to school at all. This is called homeschooling. In the United States, only about 3 percent of children homeschooled.
There are some reasons why some parents choose to homeschool. Some parents do not feel their children are safe in school because of bullying(霸凌). Other parents feel that public schools are not good enough. Homeschooling is also seen as a choice for families that live in rural areas, or families that move often.
Being homeschooled doesn’t mean a student cannot go to college. Most colleges accept homeschooled students. It is important and necessary, however, for students to create a portfolio(作品集) to show what they have learned.
1. How many students are educated at home in America?（不超过6个词）2. Why do many parents think schools are not safe?（不超过5个词）
3. How can homeschooled students be accepted by colleges?（不超过10个词）
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Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.
Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents. The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games, but “Survival Holidays” can change them a lot.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing (打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled(控制) by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them. Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
1. Is “Survival Holidays” for children or parents?2. Why do people like “Survival Holidays”
3. What do the children in big cities usually do?
4. What can children learn in the survival activities? (list at least two)
5. Would you like to join in “Survival Holidays”? Why or why not?
【推荐2】“I didn’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Wu Jun, a middle school student. Do you have the same problem?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying about things. They do a lot for you, though something will make you angry. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get and so on. They expect you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on your own? It’s easier than you think. You should just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. In this way you can get on well with your parents.
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So how can you make things easier on your own?
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根据短文内容回答问题。
4. Why doesn’t Wu Jun like his parents?
5. How do parents expect their children to grow up?
6. Does the writer advise you to talk about your ideas with your parents?
Cooking should be considered as art just like any other activity which requires skills and knowledge. It is often said that students are supposed to learn scientific facts as well as how to prepare meals. The following will explain why cooking should be taught in schools.
Cooking is an important skill in life.
Schools are supposed to teach knowledge to the students so that they can lead successful independent lives when they are out of school. Also, they can step into the world knowing how to make a living.
Cooking helps discover future career.
When schools offer cooking lessons, students will show an interest in it and might take cooking as a career. This will give them the chance to perfect their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen.
Cooking avoids wasting money.
One of the main reasons why cooking should be taught in schools is that the students always use a lot of money to buy ready-made food, while in the real sense they could prepare a nice meal with less cost by buying the required ingredients.
Cooking betters math learning.
Schools do not just teach how to prepare delicious meals. Students are also taught to follow the instructions in a standard when mixing ingredients. If it is, ‘add 1/4 spoon of salt,’ students should only add that amount. So there is no more or less.
Cooking Should Be Taught in Schools. | ||
| Opinion | Students should learn scientific knowledge and cooking skills. | |
| An important skill in life | ·Students can lead independent lives ·Students can depend on themselves for basic living after graduation. | |
| Discovering future career. | ·Students might be ·Students can perfect their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen. | |
| Students can prepare nice dishes with less cost. | ||
| Bettering math Learning | Students are taught to follow the instructions | |
【推荐1】I work in a bank, from Monday to Friday. My house is near a park and is about ten kilometres from my office. So I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a.m. and take the train at 7:00 a.m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The train is quick and cheap. So I am never late for work. —Anna
I am a student. My house is near a lake. And my school is just across from (在……对面) the lake. So I can walk across a bridge to school. It takes me about thirty minutes. But I often go to school by boat, because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes. —Joe
I’m a waitress (服务员). I work in a restaurant, from Monday to Saturday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometres from my house to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work by bus. Sometimes I am late for work because the traffic is very busy. —Nancy
1. What time does Anna usually arrive at her office?2. How does Joe often go to school?
3. How far is it from Nancy’s house to her working place?
4. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “traffic”?
5. How many days does Nancy work every week?
【推荐2】“Did you get a hongbao?” seems to be the question on everyone’s lips at the end of each lunar new year. Hongbao, also called red packet, is in fact a red envelope with gift money inside. It has had a long history. Long ago it was seen as a way of protecting children from evil (邪恶的) spirits. Later it developed into more general best wishes and a blessing (祝福) on the young. Now the tra—dition is as strong as ever.
These years, the tradition of giving hongbao has gone digital. Intenet companies including Tencent, Sina Weibo, Alibaba and Baidu enable people to send electronic hongbao on their smartphones.
Sending electronic hongbao has some advantages. First, it makes people closer to each other. You can send electronic hongbao to others no matter how far they are. Second, it can be sent to one person, or can be received by several people at the same time. Besides, you don’t have to pay any cost or wait as long as you would for a traditional bank transfer (转账). As a whole, it’s more convenient and simpler.
However, this new technological trend (趋势) also has a negative impact (负面影响) on the true meaning of the lunar new year holiday. Some elderly people complain that young people are so crazy about grabbing (抢)hongbao that they spare little time for them. What they do all day is to check their mobile phones if there’s electronic hongbao waiting for them to grab!
根据短文内容回答下列问题.
1. Why did people give children hongbao long ago?
2. How do people usually send hongbao now?
3. How many advantages about sending electronic hongbao are mentioned?
4. What are young people crazy about doing during the lunar new year holiday?
5. Do you like grabbing electronic hongbao? Why or why not?
When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?
In the A. B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for “fail”. The word “fail” happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E. The fact of the matter is that any letter can mean “not-passing” or fail. Some schools have U grade for “unsatisfactory”, or I grade for “incomplete”.
Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.
The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grading scale:
A: 95—100%（excellent） B: 85—94%（good） C: 76—84%（fair）
D: 75%（barely passed） E: below 75%（failed）
Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular throughout the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F. There is no evidence（证据）to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for “excellent”.
Why do we have letter grades? Well, part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began, growing cities and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.
Today, more and more people argue that letter grades don't fully reflect student learning.
However, as teachers try to improve grading methods, many parents continue to favor the letter grades they got as kids, because they are familiar and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren’t going away any time soon.
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1. The word “fail” happens to
2. The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like
3. Why do many parents still prefer the letter grades today?
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