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 . As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re
At school, they have to follow the strict school
And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose
On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel
“Many students can do nothing
“This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,” said another expert.
1.| A．glad | B．unhappy | C．kind | D．healthy |
| A．time | B．teachers | C．rules | D．classmates |
| A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．may not |
| A．future | B．home | C．school | D．hope |
| A．excited | B．tired | C．active | D．sad |
| A．lose | B．show | C．have | D．take |
| A．believe | B．stand | C．love | D．wonder |
| A．mind | B．tell | C．talk | D．call |
| A．with | B．without | C．in | D．except |
| A．where | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
3 . 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. |
4 . 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. |
5 . 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 |
6 . 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. However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect (影响) children's studies.
So how should we avoid this problem? 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. It is a good method. It can make students study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes".
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1. Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ______.| A．children may be infected by virus |
| B．they don't like the idea of online learning |
| C．children's study may be affected |
| A．To keep playing online games. |
| B．To keep touching different people. |
| C．To teach children about health knowledge. |
| A．plan | B．stop | C．growth |
| A．Students would rather go to school. |
| B．The date of going to school is decided. |
| C．Online teaching will help students study. |
| A．A Special Way to Learn at Home. |
| B．A New War with a New Chance. |
| C．A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy. |
7 . 清华大学3D录取通知书
After Gaokao, what the students expect most is the acceptance letters (录取通知书). Recently, Tsinghua University has received much attention since the “3D acceptance letter”was shown on the official platform. The latest acceptance letters
In this year,
The "two school gates" of Tsinghua University is a landmark building of Tsinghua University. They were built in 1909 and witnessed (见证) the past more than 100 years' history of Tsinghua University. The headmaster of Tsinghua said that the 3D "two school gates" on the acceptance letter not only holds the
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8 . More and more people believe that technologies are great for learning. Today, such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses, including language, history and science.
Many teachers are supporters（支持者）of using iPads in language learning. They say that students now have much more time for discussion in the classroom. Instead of spending class time listening to texts or watching teaching videos, students can do this on their own and come to class prepared for discussion.
The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace. Some students might listen to a conversation only once and understand it, so they can save time for doing other things. Other students, however, might need to listen to the same conversation again to understand it.
The students who are using the new tool in some courses are also happy. They believe that using iPads is a more enjoyable way to learn (such as listening to stories and watching movies ). The class has become much more interesting and creative.
There are other advantages（优点）for students. By using iPads, they can pay more attention to the material and learn more. Teaching notes are stored（分类）in their iPads and are easy to find. Some students spend more time studying now. “I can listen to my language material or watch teaching videos on the bus, instead of having to wait until I get home,” a student explained.
Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads are bad for students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate（分隔）students from each other.
However, technologies are already a part of most students’ day-to-day lives. As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams. Education needs to make changes with the times as technology is playing an important part. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.
1. In the third paragraph , the underlined phrase at their own pace probably means ______ .| A．according to their own timetable | B．without their teachers’ help |
| C．about whatever they like | D．against their parents’ hope |
| A．students with iPads have less discussion in class |
| B．students get more fun from learning with iPads |
| C．iPads help students save time waiting for buses |
| D．iPads stop students from cheating in exams |
| A．teachers can take control of students’ learning |
| B．exam results depend a lot on new technology |
| C．technology in education has a bright future |
| D．note-taking is as helpful as video-watching |
| A．New technology Changes Learning | B．No teacher for Your Learning |
| C．A Change in Language Learning | D．The Progress in Technology |
Stay Home Studying
17-year-old Liu Yu was a high school student in China. She planned to go back to school on Feb 17 to prepare for the 2020 college entrance examination（高考）. However, the Ministry of Education（教育部）told people in late January that the spring term for all schools would be put off because of the serious disease（疾病）in China. So Liu Yu, like all the others students, had to stay at home.
However, Liu and her classmates didn’t fell behind their plans and began studying full-time again – only from home. It may have become the largest online teaching experiment the country has ever seen.
To go with students’ new learning environment, a “cloud platform（云平台）” was started using on Feb 17. It provided students with education resources（资源） covering all school subjects. But some students had difficulty going to the website or using smart phones. A TV channel by China Education Television started airing classes on Feb 17. So students could have classes and study online or on TV at home.
But the online platform and TV channel don’t just offer school knowledge. Students can also learn how to protect themselves from the disease and psychological（心理的）health during this period, according to the Ministry of Education.
For some students, the chance to study from home has had some unexpected benefits. Yuan Siyi, who lives in Hubei province, used to get up before 6 am on school days, but since starting online courses, she got more hours of sleep every morning. “I like online teaching because I have more freedom at home,” Yuan told TEENS. She began her all-day courses on Feb 3.
However, online teaching and learning has its weaknesses compared to studying in a traditional classroom. “My motivation（动力）to study is stronger when my classmates are around me and all working very hard,” Yuan said.
According to the Ministry of Education, online courses are just a short-time way of learning during the disease. When the new term begins, schools will no longer use online classes instead of classroom teaching.
1. When did Liu Yu plan to go back to school?_________________________________________________________
2. Did Liu Yu begin her full-time study from home?
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3. How did students have classes and study at home?
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4. What can students learn except school knowledge during this period?
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5. What is Paragraph 5 and 6 mainly about?
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