1 . Every year First Class for the New Term meets people on CCTV 1 at 8 p.m. on September 1st, and It was firstly shown on September 1st, 2008. In 2023 the show wanted to tell us “We can build a powerful China together”. First Class for the New Term is popular with all the primary and middle school students because it shows something educational and meaningful through some real stories.
There are some pictures showing some great events happening in our country. We all feel proud after watching them. We can’t help thinking: the development of our country can not do without everyone’s efforts. Therefore, as students, we should keep working hard and grow healthily to be ready for the development of our country in the future.
When we watch First Class for the New Term in 2023 and learn about the stories in the show, we will find that our world is really beautiful. It’s lucky for us to live in such a happy and peaceful time.
In addition, the program is full of positive energy. It tells us the importance of having right ideas and dreams. So we should set up the right idea to brighten our nice future. Therefore, this is the reason why First Class for the New Term is so popular. We can also get the knowledge out of class.
Generally, as teenagers in the new time, we should regard the characters in the stories as our own examples, learn their spirit, and be more serious about studying hard in the future. We should try our best to become a useful person to society in the future.
1. What does First Class for the New Term in 2023 want to tell us?A.Students should keep working hard and grow healthily. |
B.We can build a powerful China together. |
C.Some great events happening in our country. |
D.Students should become a useful person in the future. |
A.Primary school students and College students |
B.Middle school students and College students |
C.Primary and middle school students |
D.College students and their parents |
A.积极的 | B.消极的 | C.拥护的 | D.完全的 |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
2 . For middle and primary school students, being able to cook has become a must. They will also need to learn how to plant vegetables, raise poultry (家禽) and maintain home appliances (维修家用电器) under new requirements for labor (劳动) education.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) introduced a new standard for labor education in schools. Starting from the 2022 autumn term, students in primary and middle schools have to take courses on labor skills at least once a week.
The new standard includes three types of labor tasks. The first includes basic life skills like everyday household chores, including cleaning, cooking, using and maintaining home appliances. The next is industry and agriculture labor practice, including new technologies like 3D printing, and traditional craft (工艺) learning. The third type is service work such as community volunteer services.
Schools in China have traditionally placed more focus on studying, and many have regarded household chores as a waste of children’s time. But according to the MOE, labor education must be built up to help students enrich their life experience, develop a positive view of labor, value hard work, and develop an interest in labor.
Online people have been busy discussing the new standards on social media.
Li Ting, a mother of 6-year-old twins in Shanghai strongly supports labor education. For the past year, she has trained her daughters to do chores and make simple dishes for the family.
“The main idea is to let kids share responsibility and become independent as early as they can,” said Wang Peng, a father from Guangdong.
“Children’s hand-eye coordination (协调), time management and organization skills can be trained by doing housework,” said Sun Yunxiao, a parenting expert.
They all agree that children will find fun in doing chores through such education.
1. What can a ninth-grade student learn through labor education?a. How to plant vegetables. b. How to raise chickens or ducks.
c. How to be more careful in class. d. How to repair computers or fridges.
A.abc | B.acd | C.bcd | D.abd |
A.achieve | B.teach | C.improve | D.value |
A.It helps students enrich life experience. |
B.It helps students manage their time better. |
C.It takes up too much of students’ free time. |
D.It lets students share responsibility and become independent. |
A.People’s opinions on labor education. |
B.Labor education for primary and middle school students. |
C.New technological skills used in primary and middle schools. |
D.New courses of household chores for primary school students. |
3 . On the morning of every Monday, two of my children get ready for school. They each carry a large bag with some clothes, a pair of shoes, lots of food and water. But there isn’t any book in it.
Then instead of walking them to school as I do on the other school days, I drive them to a nearby park. This is where they are going to spend the day and have lessons. Right, my boys go to a forest school once a week. It is from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. A group of kids explore (探索) the forests, lakes and animals in nature together.
I love the idea of the forest school, but I worried about a few things at first. Would the teachers let the kids play freely? Would my kids be safe outside for that long? Would they enjoy themselves?
The fact is that my boys get used to the school life quickly. Most of the time, they plan their own play, climb tall trees, build fires and do many other interesting things. The teachers never tell them that their play is too high, too fast, or too dangerous. They only follow the kids and help when something goes wrong.
When I pick the boys up at the end of the afternoon, they often look lively, happy and never want to leave. The forest school teaches them to look after themselves and get along well with nature. I think that is important.
1. How long do the boys spend at the forest school?A.6 hours. | B.7 hours. | C.8 hours. | D.9 hours. |
A.What the school life is like. | B.Why the writer loves the school. |
C.The ways of staying safe outside. | D.The writer’s worries about the school. |
A.They often have fun with students. |
B.They always help students with everything. |
C.They let students study and play by themselves. |
D.They keep students away from dangerous games. |
A.A parent. | B.A student. | C.A driver. | D.A teacher. |
4 . For middle and primary school students, being able to cook has become a must. They will also need to learn how to plant vegetables, raise poultry (家禽) and maintain home appliances (修理家电) under new requirements for labor education.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) brought out a new standard for labor education in schools last year. Starting from the 2022 fall semester, students in primary and middle schools have to take courses on labor skills at least once a week.
Labor education helps students value hard work. It includes things like household chores (家务), on-campus labor and community volunteer services.
The new standards include three types of labor tasks. The first is for things like everyday chores, including cleaning, organizing, cooking, and using and maintaining home appliances. Next is productive labor, including agriculture, making traditional handicrafts, and applying new technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting (激光切割). The third type is service work, which includes volunteer work.
Schools in China have traditionally placed more focus on studying, and many have seen household chores as a waste of children’s time. But according to the MOE, labor education must be built up to help students cultivate (培养) social values and develop an interest in labor.
Online, people have been busy discussing the new standards on social media.
Liu Fang, a mother of 6-year-old twins in Beijing, strongly supports labor education. For the past year, she has trained her daughters to do household chores and make simple dishes for the family.
“The main idea is to let them share responsibility as family members and become independent as early as they can,” said Liu. “Through doing housework, their hand-eye coordination (协调), time management and organization skills can be trained and it’s also good to help them relax.”
Through such education, Liu said her twins have found fun in doing chores and are more independent.
1. What do we know about the new labor education standard?A.It is for students from primary school to college. |
B.Students can get extra credits for taking labor courses. |
C.It started in the fall semester of 2022. |
D.Students have to take three labor courses every week. |
a. How to plant vegetables.
b. How to raise chickens or ducks.
c. How to be more focused in class.
d. How to fix computers or fridges.
A.abc | B.abd | C.bcd | D.acd |
A.It’s too simple for students. |
B.It isn’t fun enough for students. |
C.It takes up too much of students’ free time. |
D.It helps students develop different skills. |
A.Labor education for primary and middle school students. |
B.New courses for primary school students. |
C.Ways to cultivate students’ social values. |
D.New technologies used in primary and middle schools. |
5 . Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution (贡献) to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time, only children from noble families could afford to go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’s lessons. He told us that we all have something important to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities (品质) and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的) . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with his thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others,” he said.
1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because he ______.A.lived a poor life in his childhood | B.had great opinions and thoughts about education |
C.traveled with his students from state to state | D.lived during the Spring and Autumn Period |
A.by teaching himself at home | B.with the help of his mother |
C.by going to school | D.by visiting many famous teachers |
A.学而时习之,不亦说乎 。 | B.人无远虑,必有近忧。 |
C.敏而好学,不耻下问,是以谓之“文”也。 | D.三人行,必有我师也,择其善者而从之。 |
① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
② Confucius educated about 3000 students in his lifetime.
③ Confucius’s father died.
④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A.③①④② | B.②③④① | C.③①②④ | D.④③①② |
local, choose, ceremony, invite, like, because, put on, take part in, enter, journey |
September is a big month for students in China since the new term begins from now on. In ancient China, the school entrance ceremony (入学典礼) was one of the most important
Children began school between the ages of 4 — 7 in ancient China. Since there was no certain time to begin a new term at that time, the most important thing for parents was to
In ancient times, teachers were usually very knowledgeable (博学的)
On the day their children entered school, parents would take them to
Today, some schools are starting to hold an entrance ceremony
7 . 即将成为一名高中生的你,应该怎样完善自己而成为一名优秀的高中生呢?请你根据提示内容,以“How to be an excellent high school students”为题,写一篇英语短文。
提示:1.develop good study habits
2.obey the school rules
3.love labor (劳动), learn basic life skills
4.be polite and friendly to others
要求:1.文中须包含提示内容中的各项;
2.至少补充一条自己的想法;
3.合理增加细节,以使行文连贯。
注意:1.词数80左右(开头已给出,不计入总词数);
2.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
How to be an excellent high school student
I am going to be a senior high school student. And how to be an excellent high school student?
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Once in a physics class, the teacher asked students, “Why do we have brakes(刹车)in our car?” After a few minutes of thought, students gave
However, none of the
Similarly there are many such brakes in our life. They seem to
In fact, we should be thankful for brakes in life. Without these brakes, we could lose
A.famous | B.different | C.relaxed | D.dangerous |
A.sound | B.test | C.direction | D.speed |
A.answers | B.suggestions | C.questions | D.orders |
A.so | B.because | C.but | D.or |
A.you | B.him | C.us | D.them |
A.save | B.stop | C.forget | D.push |
A.find | B.plan | C.protect | D.report |
A.get off | B.grow up | C.run away | D.go back |
A.control | B.influence | C.weight | D.standard |
A.earlier | B.harder | C.worse | D.faster |
9 . ChatGPT, a new chatbot model! Developed by Open AI, has quickly become a hit all over the world because of its powerful conversational abilities.
It can write emails, computer codes (代码), songs, poems, and even short stories, and has passed a number of tests within seconds. Experts around the world are discussing whether AI should be used in education. Some schools have banned(禁止)it. The New York City’s Department of Education, for example, banned ChatGPT from its public school networks, and some people are warning that it could encourage more students to cheat, especially in exams.
Many more welcome this app, saying that, like most technologies in history, ChatGPT is a powerful tool for the development of education.
Accepting AI as early as possible is a good choice. Schools should make preparations for including AI in their teaching plans. They can start by offering AI courses, because by understanding how it works, they can make better use of it. Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a job, as an increasing number of jobs are being done by computer programs. AI powered education technologies can be used to make the learning experience more suitable for each student. As for teachers, AI can free them from doing some boring work so they can focus on their teaching.
Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other AI powered apps from entering the field of education, we should make efforts to make sure they have a positive impact(积极影响)on society and the future of education. AI helps to make learning much more interesting and enjoyable, but humans need to work very hard to win the race with technology.
1. Why is ChatGPT banned in some schools?A.It can offer help quickly. |
B.Students may chat on it. |
C.It can pass a test in seconds. |
D.Students may cheat in exams. |
A.It offers students a number of jobs. |
B.It suits students’ personal learning. |
C.It frees students from boring work. |
D.It allows students to focus on learning. |
A.Supportive. | B.Doubtful. | C.Uncertain. | D.Fearful. |
A.AI apps still have a long way to go. |
B.Humans will be left behind by technology. |
C.The future of education depends on AI apps. |
D.AI must be made good use of in education. |
While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more for some primary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital (数码的) teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will just appears on the computer or smart phone screen.
Will has a look of a man in the 30s and he acts just like a human. The digital teacher now teaches “Be sustainable (可持续的) with energy”, a free programme for Auckland primary schools. This programme used to be taught by humans. Its purpose is to educate kids about energy use and the different forms of renewable energy. Just like the human teachers, Will can not only answer the kids’ questions, but also react (回应) to their facial expressions. For example, if a student smiles at Will, he will smile back.
The inventor of Will says using a digital human like Will is a great way to send new information to people.
Will has been a great success. He easily captures (吸引) students’ attention and the kids love him. However, no matter how popular Will becomes, he will be unlikely to replace human teachers. For one, Will won’t have as much knowledge as human teachers. And more importantly, there are always unexpected situations in class, and even the smartest digital human won’t know how to deal with them. However, the digital teacher could come in handy as a private teacher, providing kids with one-to-one help on some subjects or topics.
1. What do we know about Will?A.He can use computers. | B.He walks around in class. |
C.He can talk like a human. | D.He looks like an old man. |
A.what Will does in class | B.if Will is popular with kids |
C.what questions the kids may have | D.what has been done to invent Will |
A.They’ll replace human teachers. |
B.They’ll work as private teachers. |
C.They’ll know more than human teachers. |
D.They’ll deal with all the situations in class. |
A.Will human teachers be replaced in the future? |
B.Will digital teachers be widely used in the future? |
C.The advantages and disadvantages of the digital teacher Will. |
D.Will, the world’s first digital teacher, appears in Auckland. |