1 . In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think that it’s important to tell children about their duty in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.
| Ages 2-3 ◆Help make the bed; ◆Pick up toys and books; ◆Take laundry to the laundry room(洗衣房); ◆Help feed pets. | Ages 4-5 ◆Clear and set the table; ◆Help cook dinner; ◆Put away groceries(杂货). |
| Ages 6-8 ◆Take care of pets; ◆Take out the rubbish. | Ages 9-12 ◆Help wash the car; ◆Learn to do the dishes; ◆Clean the bathroom. |
| A．American children | B．Chinese children |
| C．Children all over the world | D．people all over the world |
| A．children have nothing to do except(除了) playing |
| B．they think children should develop good habits |
| C．They think it’s important to let children know their duty in the family |
| D．Parents want their children to be good |
| A．set the table | B．help make the bed | C．do the dishes | D．take out the rubbish |
| A．Children should help parents do housework. |
| B．A 5-year-old child can help make dinner. |
| C．A 10-year-old child should be able to clean the bathroom. |
| D．12-year-old Mary may not be able to do the dishes. |
| A．Why children should do chores. |
| B．What chores American children of different ages should do. |
| C．Children have duty in the family. |
| D．Different opinions on chores. |
2 . Parents often find children watch cartoons for three to four hours a day. Studies show that children start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, when they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often see this as a problem because most of the children are found to become addicted (上瘾的) to watching cartoons. Parents think if children spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind (落后) in study.
Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents a lot because they can do much work by making their children watch cartoons on TV.
When they watch educational cartoons, they can learn many things. They also help to improve their language Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Children can learn English well with the help of those cartoons. At the same time, some children can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons.
So sometimes we needn’t stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their children are watching the right things.
1. When do children start to watch cartoons on TV?| A．When they are six months old. | B．When they are two years old. |
| C．When they are six years old. | D．When they are three years old. |
| A．Because their parents don’t take care of them. | B．Because they have nothing to do at home. |
| C．Because they are not cartoon fans. | D．Because they like to watch cartoons. |
| A．Different languages | B．Friendship |
| C．Teamwork | D．History |
| A．Teachers | B．Children | C．Parents | D．Cartoon makers |
| A．Children can’t watch any kinds of cartoons. |
| B．It’s useful to stop children from watching cartoon. |
| C．Children can spend time watching cartoons on weekend. |
| D．Parents should let their kids spend some time watching the right cartoons. |
3 . The World Declaration on Education for All (1990)(《全民教育世界宣言》) was mainly about how necessary it is to provide education for all children, youth and adults. It meets their needs and useful skills to their lives. They believe that good quality education, provided by trained teachers, is the right of all children, youth and adults. The basic skills, knowledge, values and attitudes should be included. What's more, creative thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning abilities are also important.
Teachers are important for improving learning. People all know this. They have a powerful influence on the quality of student learning. However, many countries, especially the developing countries, are short of qualified(合格的) teachers—in 1/3 of countries with data, less than 3/4 of teachers are trained to national standards. By 2030, 28 countries will not have enough primary school teachers and over 3.4 million new primary teachers will be needed. Also, teachers are paid poorly. Teacher payment is below US$10 per day in 8 countries.
Quality learning is important and necessary for meeting people's basic needs. It's also necessary for development of the countries. All young people need to learn in active ways. However, 124 million of the children across the world are out of school and 250 million are not learning basic skills as a result of poor quality education. According to a research, 38% of children are not learning the basics in reading and math. And over one-half of them have spent 4 years in school.
Luckily, many countries have realized the importance of quality education and pay great attention to it. There are even some organizations trying to help girls, children with disabilities and children living in poor areas to get an education.
1. What did The World Declaration on Education for All (1990) tell us?| A．It's necessary to provide education. | B．It's useful to learn some skills. |
| C．It's important to be creative. | D．It's necessary to have qualified teachers. |
| A．They pay no attention to quality education. | B．They are short of well-trained teachers. |
| C．Young people have learnt too many basic skills. | D．The teachers get well paid. |
| A．The importance of learning. | B．The importance of education. |
| C．The importance of teachers. | D．The importance of basic skills. |
| A．Many countries are now trying to develop quality education. |
| B．It's impossible for children in poor areas to get an education. |
| C．How students learn is the key to the quality of education. |
| D．Some organizations are trying to help adults to get an education. |
4 . On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War(抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued(教育部公布)a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may influence children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can lean at home through computer or mobile network.
It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染))of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension(暂停)of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization(普及); at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1. According to the passage, the exact start time of school is _________.| A．on January 27 | B．before March | C．unsure | D．in two months |
| A．children may be infected by virus |
| B．children may not like online learning |
| C．children may have a long holiday |
| D．children's study and health may be influenced |
| A．Keeping away from health knowledge popularization. |
| B．Taking public classes by excellent teachers. |
| C．Teaching children about health knowledge. |
| D．Doing some physical exercises with friends. |
| A．the advantages of online teaching | B．the importance of online teaching |
| C．the ways of online teaching | D．the problems of online teaching |
| A．A New War with a New Chance | B．A Special, Way to Learn at Home |
| C．A Way to Keep Healthy | D．A Method to Avoid Virus |
5 . Different schools have different rules（规则）. Here are some funny school rules:
Japanese rules
Most schools ask the students to wear school uniforms. But in many Japanese schools, if（如果）the schools don't know, students can't go to cinemas, play video games or leave home in the evening.
Different rules in the U.S.
In some schools, students must wear indoor shoes in school every day. So the students can't fall down（摔倒）, and they are safe on the floors. They can keep the schools clean, too. Students can't eat gum（口香糖）, because it's hard to clean.
No long hair In the U.K.
Students can't have long hair in some English schools. But the students can have certain hairstyles（特定的发型）during the World Cup years.
1. The students can't leave home in the evening in_________if they don't tell their schools.| A．Japan | B．the U.S. | C．the U.K. | D．Canada |
| A．it is not safe | B．it's hard to clean | C．they have no time | D．they have no money |
| A．干净的 | B．安全的 | C．漂亮的 | D．光滑的 |
| A．school uniforms | B．school indoor shoes | C．school hairstyles | D．funny school rules |
6 .
A boy was going to spend a weekend at his grandfather’s home. His grandfather lived in a village on the other side of the mountain, so they had to take a
As they were waiting to buy their tickets, the grandfather found that he lost his wallet. Then he didn’t have any
After a short discussion, they reached an agreement. The grandfather promised he would pay her back later that night.
An hour later, they
Putting on a dry coat and giving the boy another one, the eighty-year-old grandfather said, “We must get there tonight
| A．train | B．plane | C．bus | D．bike |
| A．advice | B．money | C．chance | D．trouble |
| A．baskets | B．computers | C．tickets | D．passages |
| A．Luckily | B．Carefully | C．Clearly | D．Recently |
| A．took away | B．gave away | C．looked at | D．arrived at |
| A．excited | B．tired | C．happy | D．quiet |
| A．in | B．at | C．with | D．for |
| A．put | B．pay | C．open | D．offer |
| A．when | B．until | C．before | D．if |
| A．promised | B．invented | C．accepted | D．served |
7 . Adolescence（青春期）is a very important time in one's life. During the time, a person's character is being developed. Parents play the main roles in teenage life. What they say and do have a great effect on their children, and even decide the children's future. So parents need to pay attention to right education.
First parents should treat their children as grown-ups. In parents' eyes, no matter how old their children are, they always treat them as babies. So they will be easy to make every decision for the children. Then the children will be rebellious（叛逆的）and don't want to talk to their parents, because they think there is nothing in common between them.
Second, parents should encourage their children. As parents always treat their children as the babies, they will deny（否定）their children’s ideas all the time. It is wrong to do so, parents should encourage their children and lead them to have their own thinking. It is better to let the children realize their mistakes by themselves.
Teenagers' education is of great importance, and parents should do it in the right way.
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8 . 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 |
9 . Within half a year, you will enter senior high school. Then, in Senior 2 or even Senior 1, you will have to
China is actually changing its national college entrance exams now. Over 12 provincial-level regions have already said they would not have the science-humanities division in the next few years. Students are still required to choose three subjects from the six. But they can choose
However, not everyone likes this change. Some worry students have problems making the right decisions because there are too many choices. Others worry this change will cause students to learn more subjects if they are not sure about what subjects to choose.
And some schools in Shanghai have already
In a word, no matter what will happen in the future, for now, you have to get used to the new situation as
A boy got into a fight at school. Most schools would have sent him to the principal’s office. Instead, he was sent to a quiet room. It was a safe place where he could cool down.
The boy is in third grade. He goes to Robert W. Coleman Elementary, a school in Baltimore, Maryland. The school is trying something new. It is not putting as many kids in time-out (计时隔离). Instead, the school is helping kids practice mindfulness.
Mindfulness is a way of thinking. A mindful person only thinks about what he is doing at the moment. He does not let bad feelings get in the way.
When students at Coleman need to cool down, they go to the Mindful Moment Room. It is a peaceful space. The room is decorated (装饰) with bright curtains and beanbags. Teachers there ask the students to explain what happened. They help them talk about their feelings. They tell the students to take deep breaths. These are all mindfulness exercises. They are part of a new program at Coleman.
The school principal is Carlillian Thompson. She said the exercises help her students clear their minds. Then they are more ready to learn.
Carlillian has seen many signs of success. She says the students think more about how they behave. They pay more attention to their feelings.
Each school day starts with a message over the loudspeaker. It guides the students through breathing exercises. They take 15 minutes to practice mindfulness. Then they go to class. At the end of the day, they do another 15 minutes.
Many students go to the Mindful Moment Room. On one day in November 12 kids visited. One was the boy who had been in a fight.
By the time he left, another boy had walked in. Soon there were four boys in the room. There were two teachers there to help them.
One started the breathing exercises. “Inhaling deep,” he said aloud. “Lock your chin to your chest. Exhale and out.”
There are no time-outs at this school, but deep breathing instead.
1. According to Paragraphs I and 2, if a student at Coleman gets into a fight, what will the school probably do?| A．Send the student to the principal’s office. |
| B．Send the student to a quiet room. |
| C．Put the student in time-out. |
| D．Ask the student to communicate with his or her parents. |
| A．It gives students a quiet place to explain their feelings. |
| B．It is a place where students get in trouble for their actions. |
| C．It makes students say they are sorry for fighting. |
| D．It is a place where students do noisy exercise. |
| A．Ask the students to explain what happened. |
| B．Help the students to talk about their feelings. |
| C．Tell the students to take deep breaths. |
| D．Ask the students to think about the result of making trouble. |
| A．For 15 minutes. | B．For half an hour. | C．For an hour. | D．More than 2 hours. |
| A．The room is decorated with bright curtains and beanbags. |
| B．Many students go to the Mindful Moment Room. |
| C．They are part of a new program at Coleman. |
| D．She said the exercises help her students clear their minds. |
