1 . Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room
The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.
The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time
So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.
The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.
1. The textbook said Thomas Edison________.| A．was the inventor ofmirrors |
| B．did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7 |
| C．helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy |
| A．In 1847. | B．In 1854. | C．In1879. |
| A．Because nobody should make stories about a president |
| B．Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees. |
| C．Because the story is not true. |
| A．They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook |
| B．They care too much about the educational meaning of stories |
| C．They don’t like checking if the stories are true. |
| A．They will ask experts to check if stories are true. |
| B．They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories. |
| C．They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks. |
| Study on the Internet or at school | |
| Study on the Internet | choose to study whatever they are interested in. learn at any time and at any place |
| Study at school | communicate with teachers face to face. make friends easily |
| Your opinions | |
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With the development of the Internet, some people think students just need to learn online instead of going to school every day. It is a hot topic and it has caused a heated discussion in our class._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 . More and more Chinese students are putting study tours in foreign countries on their plans this summer.
Including language courses, sightseeing and international communication(交流), study tours meet the needs of Chinese parents and students for a long and fruitful holiday.
A recent report showed most study tour participants (参与者) were teenagers in middle schools. According to the report, 73 percent were middle school students, 11 percent primary school students and only 3 percent college students. And it’s getting more and more popular in middle schools.
According to a blue book about study tours, developing children’s horizons(视野) was the No. 1 reason for parents, while improving language skills, experiencing independence(独立) and different cultures were also popular.
Zhan Fuman, a 14-year-old girl from Guangzhou, is now on a 15-day study tour in Australia with a price tag of 32,800 yuan (about 4,870 U.S. dollars), and she went to the United States for her first study tour last winter. “She has been much more confident (自信) and independent since her first tour in the U. S. and learnt to use knowledge from books and real life communication,” said Zhu Wanxia, Zhan’s mother. “Going on a study tour does not lead to going to a foreign university in the future,” Zhu said, adding that she preferred her child to go to a top Chinese university instead.
1. Which of the following is NOT included in a study tour according to the passage?| A．Language courses and sightseeing. |
| B．Meeting friends in foreign countries. |
| C．International communication. |
| A．Jenny, 3 years old. | B．Mike, 14 years old. | C．John, 22 years old. |
| A．Developing children’s horizons. |
| B．Improving language skills. |
| C．Experiencing independence. |
| A．she went to Australia for a study tour |
| B．she went to America for a study tour |
| C．she went to school in Guangzhou |
| A．More and more college students want to have a study tour. |
| B．One may know more about different cultures from a study tour. |
| C．It may help to learn to use knowledge from books and real life communication |
