1 . 假如你是光明中学的李华，你的美国网友Tom在中国的一家网站上看到一幅漫画，有些不明白它想表达的意思，希望你能解释这张漫画的寓义。请根据以下内容给他写一封邮件：
1. 简要地描述漫画的内容；
2. 阐述这幅漫画的意义。
注意：
1. 字数100左右；
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：electric light bulb 电灯泡
on a lamp post 在路灯杆上 public property 公物
Dear Tom,
I am glad to hear from you.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
I’m proud to tell you the news you heard from is true. As is proved, some UK primary schools will use 36 math textbook, exercise books, and teachers’ guides publishing by the Shanghai Century Publishing (SCP). The textbooks will be used in both Shanghai or the UK at the same time. It is the first time that a developed country has been adopted Chinese textbooks in such systematic and large-scale way. The textbooks had been listed as a sample by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics of the UK. British publisher Harper Collins, the UK publisher of the textbooks, will be responsibly for the promotion of the schoolbooks, it has been permitted by SCP. We should, without doubt, take pride in yourselves.
3 . 每个人都是社会一员，每个人与他人都紧密相连， 建立和谐社会需要每个人的努力，因此拥有一定的社会责任感至关重要，但每个人对此的理解却各不相同，请依据下面一项针对中学生社会责任感体现的调查图表写一篇150词左右的短文，要求如下：
[写作内容]
1. 用约30词概括你对社会责任的理解；
2. 依据你的理解阐述社会责任感的重要性；
3. 结合实际谈谈如何有效培养中学生的社会责任感。
[写作要求]
1. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 不必写标题。
[评分标准]
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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4 . The story told to all American children about honesty is about the cherry tree that President George Washington cut when he was a boy. In China, every child knows the story of Lei Feng, the young soldier who helped others and was very honest. The stories of George Washington and Lei Feng help us understand the importance of being honest.
Every teacher wants his or her students to be honest. If every student can be honest in their childhood, they will be honest when they become adults. The country will then be known as an honest country and it will be respected by everyone.
Usually, it is the father and the mother who give the first lessons of honesty. George Washington learned honesty from his father.
A favorite Chinese story is about a young man who went to the market to buy food for his mother. There was a very young girl there who was selling flowers. The young man stole one flower when the girl served her customer.
When he went home, he began to think what he had done. He went back to the market to find the girl. He told her that he was sorry and that he wanted to pay her for the flower. The little girl refused and said, "You do not need to pay for the flower, elder brother. Since you took it, I thought you had a reason to take it so I did not worry about receiving money for it."The young man was ashamed that he stole the flower. He could never forget about the importance of being honest.
1. What do we know from the stories of George Washington and Lei Feng?| A．George Washington was the president of America. |
| B．Lei Feng was a young soldier who helped others. |
| C．We had heard the stories when we were only children. |
| D．They help us understand the importance of being honest. |
| A．George Washington. | B．Lei Feng. | C．Parents. | D．Teacher. |
| A．Because the young man had realized his mistake. |
| B．Because her flowers were free. |
| C．Because she knew the young man well. |
| D．Because the flowers were very cheap, and she sent one to the young man. |
| A．Because it is one of the lessons required for study in every country. |
| B．Because if a child is honest in his/her childhood, he/she will be honest when growing up. |
| C．Because honest people are becoming less and less in most countries. |
| D．Because teachers are afraid of students’ stealing things when they are still in school. |
5 . One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter (仲裁人). I read the examination problem: “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer (气压计).” The student had answered, “Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式) to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others and then added, “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, ‘Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, 1 will give it to you.”‘
Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
1. The student got a zero at the beginning because .| A．the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him. |
| B．his answer wasn’t complete or correct |
| C．his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics |
| D．the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer |
| A．the administrator told Bohr the height |
| B．the student knew the expected answer |
| C．the author preferred Bohr’s last answer |
| D．the teacher was a very stubborn person |
| A．instructors can teach students how to think |
| B．arbiters can help students to get high scores |
| C．teachers should make students use physical formulas |
| D．students should be given more freedom in thinking |
| A．Critical | B．Optimistic |
| C．Objective | D．Ambiguous |
6 . A long-term American study shows the importance of early education for poor children. The study is known as the Abecedarian Project. It involved more than one-hundred young children from poor families in North Carolina.
Half of the children attended an all-day program at a high-quality child-care center. The center offered educational, health and social programs. Children took part in games and activities to increase their thinking and language skills and social and emotional development. The program also included health foods for the children.
The children attended the program from when they were a few weeks old until the age of five years. The other group of children did not attend the child-care center. After the age of five, both groups attended public school.
Researchers compared the two groups of children. When they were babies, both groups had similar results in tests for mental and physical skills. However, from the age of eighteen months, the children in the educational child-care program did much better in tests.
The researchers tested the children again when they were twelve and fifteen years old. The tests found that the children who had been in the child-care center continued to have higher average test results. These children did much better on tests of reading and mathematics.
A few years ago, organizers of the Abecedarian Project tested the students again. At the time, each student was twenty-one years old. They were tested for thinking and educational ability, employment, parenting and social skills. The researchers found that the young adults who had the early education still did better in reading and mathematics tests. They were more than two times as likely to be attending college or to have completed college. In addition, the children who received early education were older on average, when their first child was born.
The study offers more evidence that learning during the first months and years of life is important for all later development.
The researchers of the Abecedarian Project believe their study shows a need for lawmakers to spend money on public early education. They believe these kinds of programs could reduce the number of children who do not complete school and are unemployed.
1. The Abecedarian Project has lasted _____.| A．almost one year |
| B．about five years |
| C．more than 20 years |
| D．no more than 15 years |
| A．have their children at later ages |
| B．get more help from other people |
| C．have no parenting or social skills |
| D．are poorer at reading and mathematics |
| A．What the children learned at the child-care center. |
| B．How important early education is for poor children. |
| C．How many children are involved in the Abecedarian Project. |
| D．Whether lawmakers will spend money on public early education. |
7 . As the world around them is changing, teenagers continue to need guidance and support from both parents. Studies show that teens who have an active relationship with their fathers are less likely (可能的)to involve themselves in dangerous behaviors and more likely ton succeed in school and develop higher self-worth, because their fathers go beyond social expectations to devote attention to them.
Peer (同龄人) pressure has always been a big part of the teens’ experience. Even the best father can’t completely protect their kids from the growing influence of their peer group. However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗) the more bad effects of peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.
Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad. Swiss researchers discovered that if Dad attends church, even though Mom doesn’t, 44 percent of the kids are still more likely to keep going to church as adults. But if Mom goes regularly and Dad never shows up, only 2 percent of the kids continue to attend.
Teenagers face a lot of difficult choices, especially in their later teens. Fathers don’t get to make those choices for them, but they can be influenced. For example, teenagers can learn a lot from their parents’ concern on what to do when they finish high school. Should they go directly to college and, if so, where? Should they consider going to trade schools, joining the army or looking for a job?A father’s guidance brings a long-term perspective that teens often lack to these important decisions.
1. Teenagers without fathers’ focus are more likely to________.| A．have higher self-worth |
| B．experience some dangerous things |
| C．become the best students in school |
| D．resist all bad effects of peer pressure |
| A．More teenagers pay no attention to their parents. |
| B．Teenagers never attend church with their mothers. |
| C．Teenagers often treat their fathers as role models. |
| D．Fewer teenagers like to attend church wit h their fathers. |
| A．lots of concern |
| B．job |
| C．school |
| D．point of view |
| A．Teenagers are greatly influenced by their fathers. |
| B．Teenagers care less about what their parents do. |
| C．Mothers have no effect on their children’s life. |
| D．Fathers should make choices for teenagers directly. |
8 . Today, we are told , children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV—they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.
But now 400 organizations in the UK, from playgroups to the National Health Service, are encouraging children to have some “wild time”. They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, rummaging for conkers and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park.
Children often need a helping hand from mom and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go. Andy Simpson from National Health Service says, “We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ development, independence and creativity., by giving wild time a go”.
So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature’s playground” is what modern children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says, “We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”.
This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe, like me, it’s made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and relieving your childhood. There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!
1. What’s the best title of the text?| A．Wild time for children |
| B．Benefits of wild time |
| C．More space for children |
| D．Adventures of children |
| A．building dens | B．climbing trees |
| C．playing hide and seek | D．watching TV |
| A．wild time is hard to design |
| B．wild time is beneficial for children |
| C．parents know the importance of wild time |
| D．parents like keeping their children indoors |
| A．Modern children need wild time. |
| B．Adults value outdoor activities. |
| C．The present world is complicated. |
| D．This generation of kids have no freedom. |
9 . If you are in a dilemma about being self-taught or getting formal education, you have come to the right webpage. In this article, we note the advantages of each of these to help you decide which one would be the best for you.
Perhaps the biggest advantage of being self-taught is that you are able to save a lot of money. With each passing year, the cost of getting a degree is on the rise. As a result, many students these days tend to graduate from college with a significant amount of debt. This makes it necessary for them to get a job as soon as possible, otherwise a number of serious issues may arise. Besides, it is possible to learn faster on your own, by focusing on only those areas that you are interested in. Finally, learning on your own can be a great confidence builder. You have to struggle to gain knowledge but once you clear the basics on your own, you will find yourself being much more confident about your abilities.
One of the biggest advantages of formal education is that you get a degree which is a mark of recognition that you have achieved a level of knowledge in that particular field. Many companies tend to prefer candidates who have a college degree. What’s more, though formal education lacks the convenience and flexibility of self-education, it offers you much more in terms of the actual structure of the learning process. Last, being formally educated means that you will enter a college or other similar educational institutions. There you will get the benefit of being taught and guided by learned teachers and other subject experts. This will be a big benefit as you will be able to take advantage of their experience and gain in-depth knowledge about the subject.
Thus, both formal education and self-education have their own sets of advantages. The choice between the two comes down to individual preferences as well as personal situations.
1. Which of the following is an advantage of self-education?| A．A faster pace of learning |
| B．Being guided by subject experts |
| C．A wider range of ways to gain knowledge |
| D．Having more chances of getting part-time jobs. |
| A．choose self-education |
| B．enter an educational institution |
| C．work for learned teachers |
| D．make use of webpages about education |
| A．The reputation of educational institutions. |
| B．The knowledge of teachers and experts. |
| C．The opinions of relatives and friends. |
| D．One’s preference and situations. |
| A．To promote a webpage about education. |
| B．To prove that self-education is the best choice. |
| C．To help readers choose between two form of education. |
| D．To prove that it’s difficult to decide on the proper education. |
10 .
Have deliberate conversations about money.
Talk openly with your kids about the money you make and what it pays for, such as home, food, clothing and transportation. A conversation like this will give them context and will help them grasp early on that it costs money to have the essentials and that everything else is extra.
Give them a modest allowance.
A child who is old enough to count is old enough to get allowance. The amount should be an age-appropriate amount where stuff they’ll want will require at least a few weeks of saving to buy.
Your kids have “regular” chores, already. By all means feel free to offer up those bigger, unpleasant tasks as optional paid jobs — weeding, shoveling snow, whatever they’ll really have to work at to earn those extra bucks m and kick back while they learn the value of a dollar.
Be a good financial role model.
| A．Children are always curious. |
| B．Money matters a lot in our daily life. |
| C．Don’t tie this money to chores, either. |
| D．Create opportunities for extra earnings. |
| E．Children learn by observing adult behavior. |
| F．Avoiding the subject actually creates unnecessary negative feelings. |
| G．It’s never too early or too late to teach the children the value or a dollar. |
