1 . Five girls from Haifa Primary School in Guizhou province are well known for their performance on Sina Weibo. That’s all thanks to their teacher Gu Ya.
As “the school in the clouds”, the school had fewer than 20 students and only one teacher in 2014. With no electricity or running water, the life wasn’t easy in the school, so there were few new teachers or students. Two years later, things changed because Gu came as a Chinese teacher. That year, the school got more than 60 students. And now it has more than 120 students.
Gu found that the students were too shy and quiet. So he decided to open their heart through music. In September 2018, he formed the school’s first band and put their practices on the Internet. Many people watched their videos. And the school band got more than 200 instruments from the kind-hearted people.
“I know the students may not study music in the future. But I will keep teaching them. I hope it could help children in the mountains to show themselves.” Gu said.
1. There are few new teachers in the school because ________.A.the school was too small | B.the school wasn’t popular |
C.the life was hard in the school | D.too few students were in it |
A.In 2012. | B.In 2014. | C.In 2016. | D.In 2020. |
A.teaching them music | B.watching their videos |
C.teaching them Chinese | D.putting their practices on the Internet |
①Gu formed a band in the school.
②There were a few students in the school.
③People gave the school a lot of instruments.
④Gu worked as a Chinese teacher in the school.
A.①-③-②-④. | B.②-④-①-③ | C.③-④-①-② | D.④-①-②-③ |
2 . On September 1st, 2021, the First class for New School Year moved the classroom to the Chinese space station. Through the way of “connecting heaven(天堂) and earth”, three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, Tang Hongbo were invited to bring a special “space teaching” for the students.
Nie Haisheng showed students the flute, a traditional Chinese musical instrument he brought to the space station. More surprisingly, he also brought a special family photo of all the astronauts in active service.
Liu Boming gave a general introduction of the inside space station. By the short video, he showed students the space kitchen, fridge and other objects. He also introduced what food they ate a day and how they drank water.
Tang Hongbo prepared two scientific experiments for the students: “Drinking tea with chopsticks” and “growing sweet potatoes in space”. The sweet potatoes that accompanied(陪伴) him all the way from his hometown to space have sprouted. Tang Hongbo also sent a message: “The road of life is long, do not give up your dream because of difficulties. Life requires keeping making progress, and the future is always full of hope. I believe that in the near future, we will meet each other better of ourselves.”
What’s more, in order to let the students know how the astronauts exercise and build a healthy body, the three astronauts led the children on the spot (现场) to play Tai Chi.
1. Where was the First class for New School Year taught On September 1st, 2021?A.On the Chinese space station. | B.In a Chinese scientific lab. |
C.In a Chinese music hall. | D.In a special kitchen. |
A. | B. | C. | D. |
A.Liu Boming. | B.Tang Hongbo. | C.Nie Haisheng. | D.Yang Liwei. |
A.The Space Kitchen | B.Space Teaching | C.Three Astronauts | D.Great China |
3 . In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores around the house? Can you cook for your family?
In order to stress (强调) the importance of hard-working spirit education among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee recently released (发布) a guideline(指导纲要).
The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked (忽视) in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard and aren’t interested in doing so.
According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening Neus in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house. Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.
Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.
As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
1. The guideline was released recently in order to ________.A.stress the importance of hard-working spirit education |
B.ask students to work hard at English and other subjects |
C.teach students how to help their parents do chores at home |
D.help students of different ages solve life problems |
A.the government | B.hard-working spirit education |
C.basic life skills | D.the recently released guideline |
A.About two thirds of students help with housework at home. |
B.Students should master at least three life skills every year. |
C.Schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every day |
D.Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. |
A.Spirit of Hard-working Education | B.How to Value the Experience |
C.The Importance of All Subjects | D.How to Do Everyday Chores |
4 .
Problems | Reasons | Advice |
Feel stressed | Too much homework. Don’t have enough time for their hobbies. | Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax. |
Get short- sighted(近视) | Too much homework. Bad study habits. | Do homework or read in a correct way. |
Fight with each other | Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. | Make more friends and understand each other. |
Don’t like to study | Play computer games too much. | Play computer games just for a short time. |
Get fat | Have more pocket money to buy snacks. Don’t like to take exercise. | Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Take exercise every day. |
A.Six. | B.Five. | C.Four. | D.Three. |
A.Getting fat | B.Fighting with each other |
C.Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted | D.Feeling stressed and getting fat |
A.plays computer games too much | B.has no pocket money |
C.gets fatter and fatter | D.has lots of pocket money |
A.Doing less homework | B.Playing computer games |
C.Buying more books | D.Learning how to make friends |
5 . For almost 100 years, the Winter Olympics has been a celebration of snow and ice sports around the world. It is a special event that only happens once every four years.
Although the Winter Olympics started with just five sports across nine disciplines (项目) in France in 1924, it has grown to include seven sports across 15 different disciplines and has been hosted in 12 countries across three continents (大陆). In 2022, for the first time ever in the Games’ history, Beijing will become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
China has come a long way and achieved many goals since it took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. In this short period of time, China’s players have won medals in six of the event’s sports. Short track speed skating (短道速滑) has been an area of expertise (专长) for China.
China’s love for winter sports has been growing. The Ministry of Education has set a goal of building 5,000 special schools by 2025 to improve winter sports education.
The government has also been encouraging primary and middle schools to add winter sports to their subjects. Many provinces and cities have already acted on this suggestion. Classes will be set up in schools in northern China to improve interest in winter sports. In southern China, schools can work with ice rinks (溜冰场) and winter sports clubs.
Beijing has already set a good example. It is reported that nearly 840,000 students in the city have begun taking winter sports lessons, including skating and skiing lessons.
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1. In 2022, Beijing will host the ________Winter Olympics .
A.1st | B.9th | C.10th | D.24th |
A.Winter Olympics | B.sports | C.disciplines | D.France |
A.对……起作用 | B.实施 | C.作用于 | D.立即行动 |
A.Build classes in schools. | B.Take winter sports lessons in schools. |
C.Work with society groups. | D.Take part in the Winter Olympics. |
A.More and more Chinese people like winter sports. | B.There is more than one city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics. |
C.China only took part in the Winter Olympics nine times. | D.The government encourages all schools to add winter sports to their subjects. |
6 . How do you feel when your teacher asks you to work with other students in groups? Do you like to work together with others or work alone?
The Program for International Student Assessment(PISA)did a survey of students’ ability to work together in groups. They found that top students who do well on tests by themselves are better at working with other people. The finding was true for many countries. Students in Japan, South Korea, Finland and Canada, where test scores are high, also do well in working together to solve problems.
But this was not sure for every country. The collaborative(合作的)skills of top students in China, who also have high scores, are not high. “One reason might be that Chinese parents and teachers pay too much attention to grades,” said Zhao Zhongxin, the president of the Chinese family Education Association(CFEA). “Students have a lot of exam pressure and they think school is a place for competition. However, collaborative skills are very important for the students to solve the problems” he added, “luckily, more Chinese parents and teachers are realizing the importance of this and are thinking of ways to help students improve them.”
Another interesting finding from PISA survey was that girls are better than boys at working together. They said girls are more willing to listen to others’ opinions.
PISA also found that the classroom environment might influence how well students work with others. In classes there are a lot of activities that require communication, such as class discussion, students like to work with others.
1. The underlined word “PISA” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.A.国际学生评估项目 | B.国际学生竞赛项目 | C.国际学生合作项目 | D.国际学生探究项目 |
A.school is only a place for cooperation | B.Chinese students like tests, but they don’t like cooperation |
C.Chinese parents and teachers pay too much attention to grades | D.more Chinese parents and teachers are realizing the importance of collaborative skills |
A.Boys are better at working together than girls. | B.We should create better classroom environment. |
C.Chinese top students can hardly work together with others. | D.Top students in Finland don’t have the ability to work together in groups. |
A.Education. | B.Science. | C.Health. | D.Culture. |
7 . The year 2020 is a special one for China, as the Chinese government has set a goal of lifting all the people out of poverty(贫困)by the end of the year. To achieve this goal, one important task is to reduce the education gap(差距)between the poor countryside and the cities.
In recent years, the governments have worked hard to improve the education in poor areas. Schools have put great efforts onto improving education in these areas. More new schools have been built, and more money has been used to help students from poor families. Let’s have a look at how the students across the country have benefited(得益)from this.
“Do you like playing football?” asked British teacher Matthew.
“I prefer to play basketball,” answered Wang Qi.
These “dual-teacher- classes(双师课堂)” were set up by China Daily. Through an online video talk, the foreign teachers are teaching students from the poor areas. The goal is to bring better English education to poor areas.
He Jiao is a student from Dafang, Guizhou. In 2015, when she was admitted(录取)to Tsinghua University, her family were nervous about her tuition fees. Her father made no more than 1,000 yuan a month.
Thanks to a project started by the local government. He Jiao received scholarship(奖学金)of 100,000 yuan, and her university dream came true.
1. The Chinese government wants to achieve the goal of lifting all the people out of poverty ________.A.at the end of the year 2020 | B.at the end of the year 2021 |
C.by the end of the year 2020 | D.by the end of the year 2021 |
A.100,000 yuan. | B.10,000 yuan. | C.2,000 yuan. | D.1,000 yuan. |
A.Wang Qi likes playing football better. | B.He Jiao comes from Guizhou Province. |
C.China wants to give a better life to the poor people. | D.China has spent more money helping the poor students. |
A.“Dual-teacher classes” are popular in China. | B.He Jiao tried her best to achieve her dream. |
C.China is reducing the education gap in the cities. | D.China has made an effort to improve the education in poor areas. |
8 . Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Yinchuan, Ningxia, learns the skills required to take care of vegetable fields.
“I learned how to place the mulch film(地膜),” he says, “It’s not easy.”
In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children’s good results, but vocational(职业的)skills have little been cared.
“Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, an official with the primary school, adding that many students are short of the basic skills needed in their daily lives. For example, Yan says, some parents would do the school’s general cleaning instead of their children.
Since March last year, the governments have launched a lot of policies, requiring that colleges, middle schools and primary schools pay more attention to teaching students practical skills.
Following these policies, the primary school launched an “agricultural(农业的)class base” on one of its schoolyards. Students plant fruit and vegetables on an area of land about 4,000㎡ in size.
In the days coming up to the May Day holiday, students of various grades at the school worked together in the fields, says school principal Yang Bo. They planted watermelon, carrot and corn. May Day, also known as Labor Day, is celebrated on May 1st in China.
The school hopes that students will understand the food is quite precious so that they will better realize the difficulties that their parents went through.
1. What does Duan Jiayang think of this activity?A.Boring. | B.Easy. | C.Difficult. | D.Interesting. |
A.Children’s life skills. | B.Children’s high marks. |
C.Teachers’ skills course. | D.Teachers’ teaching level. |
A.Corn. | B.Watermelon. | C.Carrot. | D.Cabbage. |
A.Students will understand the importance of labor. |
B.Students can realize the difficulties their parents went through. |
C.Students can learn the basic life skills. |
D.All of the above. |
A.Youths Get a Lesson in Life through Skills Course |
B.Duan Jiayang, a Hard-working Student |
C.Schools Follow the Governments’ Policies |
D.Parents Hope for Children’s Good Results in School |
9 . In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores(杂活) around the house? Can you cook for your family?
In order to stress(强调)the importance of hard-working spirit education among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee(中共中央)recently released (发布)a guideline(指导纲要).
The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked(忽视)in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard and aren’t interested in doing so.
According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.
Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.
As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
1. The guideline was released recently in order to ___________.A.stress the importance of hard-working spirit education |
B.ask students to work hard at English and any other subjects |
C.teach students how to help their parents do chores at home |
D.help students of different ages solve life problems |
A.the government | B.hard-working spirit education |
C.basic life skills | D.the recently released guideline |
A.give homework to parents |
B.give the guideline to every student |
C.teach students how to cook in the school |
D.provide chances of real-world work for students |
A.About two thirds of students help with housework at home. |
B.Students should master at least three life skills every year. |
C.Schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every day. |
D.Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. |
10 . The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 50 points and it means much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Tianshui, the test is often in May and June. Students have the test in schools. Each student is tested on four sports. They take part in long-distance running, rope skipping and football dribbling (运球). The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must run in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90% of them can get high marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Running is one of the sports in a test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 1,500 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents say that the P.E. test is great. They say it helps students build up their health.
1. Students in Tianshui have the P.E. test in ________.A.May and June | B.August to December | C.March and May | D.August and April |
A.Because they have been training for a long time. |
B.Because they are very clever. |
C.Because they take the test in May and June. |
D.Because they have to run 1,500 meters in one class. |
A.All the students must be tested on running in Tianshui. |
B.Few students can get high marks in the P.E. test. |
C.Students in Tianshui needn’t play football during the test. |
D.Students in Tianshui must take part in three sports in the P.E. test. |
A.It is difficult. | B.It is easy. | C.It is bad. | D.It is good. |