1 . It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile devices these days. While they’re playing games, wouldn’t it be great if they could be learning at the same time? Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math($3.99; iOS)
Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kit($2.99; iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas($4.99; iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of sub-topics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homework($0.99; iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker, My Grades & Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your child’s assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
1. Which app is beneficial to children’s writing skills?A.Understanding Math. | B.Word Creativity Kit. |
C.Barefoot World Atlas. | D.My Grades & Homework. |
A.They need purchasing when downloaded. |
B.They help children improve their grades. |
C.They make studies fun because of mini videos. |
D.They inform parents of their children’s progress. |
A.To wish readers to bring in more similar apps for children. |
B.To encourage parents to allow their students to play apps. |
C.To design the educational apps to combine fun and learning. |
D.To introduce four educational apps for readers to buy and use. |
2 . Do you want to go to take a vacation in Northern Ireland? If you do, here are some places where you can go.
The Sperrins, County Derry and Tyrone
The Sperrins are Northern Ireland’s largest mountains and also its least explored. Starting from Strabane in County Tyrone to the shores of Lough Neagh in the east, Northern Ireland’s largest upland area is a designated (指定的)Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Mournes, County Down
The wild scenery of the Mourne Mountains sweeps down to the sea. It is the place where C. S. Lewis found his fantastic winter-land of Narnia come to form in his mind, which inspired him to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Mourne Mountains in County Down are famous for a lot of things such as challenging peaks and clear lakes.
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim
The ruin of Dunluce Castle sees a long and amazing history. The castle was first built on the amazing coastal cliffs (悬崖)of north County Antrim by the MacQuillan family around 1500. The earliest written record of the castle was in 1513. The amazing history of Dunluce is matched by tales of how the castle kitchens fell into the sea one stormy night in 1639.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, County Antrim
Connected to the cliffs by a rope bridge across the Atlantic Ocean . Carrick-a-Rede Island (home to a single building- a fisherman’s small house) is the final destination (目的地). Suspended (悬空的)almost 100 ft (30m) above sea level,the rope bridge was first made by a fisherman 350 years ago. In 2016, Carrick-a-Rede welcomed the highest number of visitors ever to this exciting rope bridge experience.
1. Who would most probably be attracted to the Sperrins?A.People loving local cultures. |
B.People loving historic places. |
C.People interested in natural scenery. |
D.People interested in meeting new people. |
A.disappointed | B.puzzled |
C.frightened | D.inspired |
A.To encourage readers to take a vacation. |
B.To explain the value of visiting Northern Ireland. |
C.To compare some places of interest in Northern Ireland. |
D.To introduce some places of interest in Northern Ireland. |
3 . There is a popular saying in the English language: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, that is not true. Unkind words, name-calling or even the so-called “the silent treatment” can hurt children as much as being physically hit, sometimes even more so. A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal (言语的) abuse by other children can harm, the development in the brain. The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults, aged 18 to 25. These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents. The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.
The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in middle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain. The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum. This was the area that was underdeveloped.
The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing. So, unkind, hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect. The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the study. The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear, depression, anger and drug abuse than others in the study.
The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatry's website.
Parents cannot control what other people say to their children, but they can prepare their children.
1. Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning?A.To show the power of words. |
B.To introduce an opposite view. |
C.To prove the author's argument. |
D.To show ancient people's wisdom. |
A.They were hurt by unkind words. |
B.They performed poorly in imaging tests. |
C.They had their brain slightly damaged. |
D.They experienced no physical abuse at home. |
A.Comments on the findings. |
B.Approaches to further studies. |
C.Suggestions to parents. |
D.Different opinions on the matter. |
A.Unkind words hurt the brain. |
B.Verbal violence should be stopped. |
C.The way we speak matters. |
D.Words are worse than sticks and stones. |
4 . You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (1860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
1. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A.Her social work. | B.Her teaching skills. |
C.Her efforts to win a prize. | D.Her community background. |
A.Jane Addams. | B.Rachel Carson. |
C.Sandra Day O’Connor. | D.Rosa Parks. |
A.They receive higher education. | B.They are truly creative. |
C.They make great achievements. | D.They are peace-lovers. |
5 . When we think of bicycles, we think of fun and the outdoors. Bicycles give riders the freedom to explore and enjoy the environment and its surroundings.
Most people know that riding bicycles is environmentally friendly.
Bikes are becoming more and more popular across the world. In fact, they are becoming more than just a fun pastime (娱乐).
Some South American cities, such as Bogota in Colombia, have a weekly car-free day.
It seems that the bike is a force for good, providing solutions for cleaner cities without leaving a serious environmental footprint.
A.Riding bicycles is a healthy, cheap activity and good exercise. |
B.Cities are taking this love and demand for bicycles seriously. |
C.People are encouraged to buy bicycles to go to and from work. |
D.Daily use of a bicycle has very low effect on the environment. |
E.It is cheap and convenient to travel around the world on bicycles. |
F.They are also used as a daily transport to work, school or shopping. |
G.More than 2 million people bicycle, skate, or jog along the closed roads. |
6 .
The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “
But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.
There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,
A.Who is Lang Ping? |
B.Lang is the hardest to defeat. |
C.I believe volleyball was my life. |
D.What makes one a great person? |
E.Glory and challenges go hand in hand. |
F.Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds. |
G.This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China. |
7 . For people who are interested in sound, the field of sound technology is definitely making noise. In the past, sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios, but many of today’s sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound.
Sound can be used as a weapon. Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief. The thief tries to escape. And the officer can’t let him get away. he pulls out a special device points it at the suspect, and switches it on. The thief drops to the ground. This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD, 远程定向声波发射器). It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person. The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into the ears of that person, but it is not deadly.
For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence. Let’s say you are at the airport, and the little boy on the seat next to you is humming(哼唱)a short commercial song. He hums it over and over again, and you are about to go crazy. Thanks to the Silence Machine a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents. One may wonder how the Silence Machine works. Well, it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves. The two sets of waves cancel each other out. Simply turn the machine on, point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back.
Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights(聚光灯) are used in the theater. A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly, a “spotsound” creates a circle of sound in one targeted area. This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers. Restaurants can offer a choice of music along with the various food choices on the menu, allowing customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining. Directed sound is also beginning to appear in shopping centers and even at homes.
1. What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD?A.It causes temporary hearing loss | B.It slows down a running man |
C.It makes it easy to identify a suspect | D.It keeps the suspect from hurting others |
A.silence the people around you | B.remove the sound of commercials |
C.block the incoming sound waves | D.stop unwanted sound from affecting you |
A.They travel in circles | B.They clear the atmosphere. |
C.They can be transformed into energy | D.They can be directed onto a specific area |
A.creative designs of restaurant menus | B.ideal sound effects on the theater stage |
C.different choices of music for businesses | D.strict control over any suspicious customer |
(l)Study after study shows the most important thing deciding the quality of the education a child receives is his teacher. Teaching has become one of the most difficult jobs today. But what makes a great teacher?
(2)Responsible teachers set high expectations for all students. They expect that all students can achieve in their classroom, and they don’t give up on those who do poorly in study.
(3)Great teachers have clear teaching goals. They have lesson plans that give students a clear idea of what they will learn, what the homework is and what the grading standard is. Homework bas learning goals and gives students enough chances to practice new skills.
(4)Being prepared and organized is another good quality that great teachers have. They are in their classrooms early and ready to teach. They present lessons in a clear and structured way. Their classrooms are organized in such a way as to minimize distractions.
(5)To become great teachers, they should engage students and get them to look at problems in all kinds of ways. They use facts as a starting point, not an end point; they ask “why” questions, look at all sides and encourage students to imagine what will happen next. They ask questions frequently to make sure students are following along. They try to engage the whole class, and they don’t allow a few students to control the class. They keep students active with many different and lively ways.
(6)Besides, great teachers have strong relationships with their students. They are warm, kind, energetic and caring. Teachers with these qualities are known to stay after school and make themselves available to students and parents who need them.
(7)Great teachers also communicate frequently with parents. They reach parents through conferences and frequent written reports home. They don’t hesitate to pick up the telephone to call a parent if they are concerned about a student.
1. What does the first sentence of the text mean?2. A great teacher is a teacher(此题答案可摘自原文)
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3. Please give a title to the text.
4. Please draw the structure map of this text.
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We are all one family in this world. We live together, rejoice (欣赏) together, and suffer together. Do your best to be a
A.helped | B.borrowed | C.sent | D.lent |
A.restaurant | B.fair | C.supermarket | D.hotel |
A.bill | B.money | C.dish | D.food |
A.spent | B.covered | C.cost | D.offered |
A.reached into | B.prepared for | C.put out | D.turned in |
A.sense | B.idea | C.mind | D.heart |
A.waiter | B.cook | C.actor | D.teacher |
A.treat | B.value | C.feed | D.miss |
A.buy | B.show | C.find | D.pay |
A.future | B.past | C.present | D.instant |
A.carried | B.handed | C.burned | D.picked |
A.tip | B.ticket | C.wallet | D.card |
A.tired | B.amazed | C.satisfied | D.forced |
A.successful | B.different | C.good | D.humorous |
A.punish | B.provide | C.equip | D.greet |
Last week, I watched an old couple when they walked through a local thrift (节俭) store. I had just dropped off a bag of clothes and a few other items I no longer wanted. When I got the opportunity, I stopped by just to look through the old records. Yes, I called them records, not CDs or MP3s, simply records, those round plastic things from ancient times that had music recorded on them.
Anyway, this couple moved slowly around me in search of items they had on a list they held tight in hand. They didn’t say much, but occasionally talked with the other and picked an item up. “No, it’s not suitable for her and she dislikes it,’’ one would say and move on.
My curiosity always got the best of me until I satisfied it by asking. “Can I help you find something?” I asked. They stopped, looking at me. Then the man said, “We are looking for old things that look new. Look, every new year in the past we tried to begin the year with new things. It was a goal to surround ourselves with things fresh and new so that we had new direction, new hopes and dreams for the year ahead. More importantly, we can give some gifts to Eva.”
“Eva? Who is she?” I asked. “She is a lovely 10-year-old girl we adopted three years ago. Her parents died in a serious traffic accident. She always wants to be a singer,” the man replied. When hearing those words, I felt sad and said, “I’m sorry for the girl. Can you tell me how does your search work out?” The lady sighed and said, “It took a long time for us to find a special gift, but we discovered it was in vain (徒劳的).”
I knew it’s difficult for the couple to solve the problem, so I decided to take action immediately. I said to the couplet can do you a favor. Please wait here for me.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I turned around and ran out of the store.
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When I returned to the store, the couple sat near the counter (柜台).
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