A master of English education in China, Chen Lin just celebrated his 100th birthday in April. Chen has spent his whole life on English education.
In 1950, Chen started teaching at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). He was known as the “Professor of Three Ups”. He always put importance on “standing up” and “speaking up” in his classes. He always stood to teach and talked loudly. When class was over, he would “shut up” at once.
③Chen’s good teaching impressed students. LiJinzhao, one of Chen’s students and a teacher at BFSU now, said Chen likes role-playing and singing to make the class active. It was different from the “teacher speaks, students listen” style of the time. He also encouraged students to speak more and practice more.
In 1999, Chen led experts to make English curriculum standards (课程标准). Before that, English teaching goals from primary school to university didn’t connect well with each other. But the standards changed it. Then, English education worked like “one package (一条龙)”. He also wrote the first set of textbooks to carry out the new standards.
After leaving his job, Chen keeps on working. He reads and writes about how to improve English teaching. He once said, “I have been a teacher all my life, and I want to be an English teacher again in my next life.”
1. Why was Chen called the “Professor of Three Ups”? (No more than 15 words)2. According to Li Jinzhao, how did Chen make his classes active? (No more than 4 words)
3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? (No more than 5 words)
4. How did the curriculum standards change English education in China? (No more than 8 words)
5. Which of your teachers impresses you most? And why? (No more than 20 words)
A.has offered | B.has been offered |
C.had offered | D.had been offered |
3 . Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. At that time I was a short girl weighing 70 kilograms. Boys always laughed at me because of it. So I became an extremely shy young lady.
One day Mr. Hadley told us that we would be required to come to the front of the class and read the reports that we had completed.
When my turn came, I refused to stand in front of all those students and open up to their tricks. Mr. Hadley handed me my report and asked me to read it. I gave it back to him. He walked to the font and said, “Martha has a very good report here and I think everyone needs to hear her read it. If you make strange noises or make fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. OK?”
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and handed me the paper again, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked there on legs that were shaking and I felt a rabbit in my chest. Everyone was all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to be calm.
Mr. Hadley walked over to me and put his arm around me, “You can do it. I have confidence in you!” His words helped me calm down. I read the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and making fun of me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me and some actually made friends with me. I continued to be quiet and shy all through school but 1 knew if I had to stand up in front of the class, I could do it.
1. Martha felt extremely shy because of her ______.A.study | B.age | C.appearance | D.beauty |
A.she didn't like the teacher of the 6th grade | B.she knew her report was not good |
C.the teacher wouldn't listen to her | D.she was afraid of being laughed at |
A.Curious | B.Excited | C.Nervous | D.Angry |
A.Martha's report was well written | B.Martha had a rabbit as her pet |
C.Martha was a good-looking girl | D.the teacher helped Martha with her report |
A.satisfaction | B.self-confidence | C.humor | D.happiness |
A.statement | B.impact |
C.impression | D.judgment |
5 . Are we alone in the universe? A team of scientists announced on January 6, 2015 that they had identified eight planets beyond our solar system, three or four of which orbit in their stars’ “Goldilocks Zone” — the region where temperatures are not too hot or too cold for water, which is a necessary ingredient for life as we know it, to exist liquid form. This may be good news for people hoping that Earth is not the only inhabited world in the universe.
The scientists, led by Dr. Guilermo Torres of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, made the discoveries using data collected by the planet-seeking Kepler telescope.
NASA launched Kepler in 2009. Since then, the telescope has identified more than 1,000 planets outside of our solar system. Torres and his team analyzed the data about the eight newly discovered world to determine which ones are most likely to be similar to our Earth.
Among the new discoveries, the scientists say the planets called Kepler438b and 442b are the closest to Earth. Kepler 438b is just about 10% larger than our planet, and gets 40% more of its energy from its star than Earth receives from the Sun. Temperatures there would be about 140 degrees. Kepler 442b is about 33% larger than Earth, but receives 30% less energy from its star. That would make it a potentially chillier world than our own. Torres says it is possible for life to exist and survive in either of those temperatures, but for that to happen, these planets would need to have another key ingredient for life: a heat-trapping atmosphere like Earth’s.
While these findings add to the possibility that life exists beyond Earth, Torres cautions against drawing conclusions, “We are not claiming they are inhabited,” he says. In fact, these planets are so far away that the scientists cannot observe them directly, which can be explanation for why for now it remains unknown whether these planets contain life. But the discovery of planets in their stars’ habitable zones suggests that somewhere out there, some form of alien life may have taken hold.
1. The scientists have identified eight planets, ________.A.which are suitable for humans to live on |
B.some of which are possible for life to exist on |
C.some of which have the same situations as Earth |
D.which are not too hot or too cold for water to exist on |
A.Kepler 438b is too hot for any life to exist on. |
B.Kepler 438b and 442b are the farthest to Earth. |
C.They have made the discoveries through Kepler. |
D.They have discovered over 1000 planets in 7 years. |
A.The water | B.The sunlight |
C.The soil | D.The atmosphere |
A.there is a lot left to learn |
B.they have had decisive gains |
C.it is the first in human history |
D.it is certain for life on the planets |
A.Are We Alone? |
B.Eye on the Stars |
C.Discover Another Earth |
D.Discovery of New Stars to Live on |
6 . Wondering what to see and do in India in November? November is an excellent month to visit India. Here are the best festivals in November, 2018 in India.
International Yoga and Music Festival
Organized by Nada Yoga School every year since 2008, the International Yoga and Music Festival features 50 of the best professional yoga teachers Ayurvedic(印度草药按摩)doctors, dancers, musicians, and philosophers from Rishikesh and abroad. Free classes and lectures are held with topics including yoga, Ayurveda, philosophy, and Indian classical music. There’s an Indian classical music concert in the evenings as well.
Time: November 1-7, 2018. Location: Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Wangala Festival
Also known as the 100 Drum Wangala Festival this is the biggest harvest festival of Meghalaya’s Garo tribe in northeast India. Held in honor of the Sun God of fertility, the festival marks the end of the seeding season and agricultural year. It's celebrated by the beating of drums, blowing horns, and traditional dancing.
Time: November 6, 2018. Location: Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
Bandra Wine Festival
Being popular with local people for six years, the Bandra Wine Festival is a fun opportunity to sample the best wines in India. In addition to tasting wine, there are market stalls, food stalls, live music in the evenings, and dancing.
Time: November 7-8, 2018.
Location: D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai.
Pushkar Balloon Festival
The International Hot Air Ballooning Festival is an added attraction at the Pushkar Camel Fair. Similar to the Taj Balloon Festival in Agra, it’s hosted by Sky Waltz, and features hot air balloons from around the world and a Night Glow Music Concert. Accommodation and balloon flight packages are offered to visitors.
Time: November 21-23, 2018. Location: Pushkar, Rajasthan.
1. If you want to learn health knowledge, you’d better go to ________.A.Pushkar, Rajasthan |
B.Garo Hills, Meghalaya |
C.Rishikesh, Uttarakhand |
D.D'Monte Park, Bandra West, Mumbai. |
A.thank Sun God for his giving |
B.celebrate their sowing season |
C.show their pleasure after harvest |
D.celebrate the end of the old year |
A.News reporters. | B.Successful leaders |
C.Professional dancers. | D.Wine lovers. |
A.There is no fee to attend it. |
B.It is an event during the Pushkar Camel Fair. |
C.All the hot air balloons come from India. |
D.It is held to produce beautiful hot air balloons. |
A.Wangala Festival | B.Bandra Wine Festival |
C.Pushkar Balloon Festival | D.International Yoga and Music Festival |
A.ever since | B.as if |
C.even though | D.so that |
A.catching | B.caught |
C.to catch | D.to be caught |
9 . At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to
When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me
That year, I
Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and
A year later, I
A.add | B.mix | C.kill | D.share |
A.diets | B.drinks | C.fruits | D.dishes |
A.height | B.ability | C.wisdom | D.weight |
A.temporarily | B.recently | C.seriously | D.secretly |
A.ideal | B.extra | C.normal | D.low |
A.attended | B.organized | C.recommended | D.mentioned |
A.folk | B.success | C.adventure | D.science |
A.Surprised | B.Amused | C.Influenced | D.Disturbed |
A.project | B.business | C.system | D.custom |
A.in search of | B.in need of | C.in place of | D.in support of |
A.scared | B.considered | C.confused | D.struck |
A.As | B.Until | C.If | D.Unless |
A.get over | B.run into | C.look for | D.put aside |
A.excitement | B.joy | C.anger | D.fear |
A.row | B.hall | C.path | D.street |
A.breaking | B.flooding | C.jumping | D.stepping |
A.heavy | B.full | C.expense | D.healthy |
A.regularly | B.limitlessly | C.suddenly | D.randomly |
A.set | B.reached | C.missed | D.dropped |
A.stressful | B.painful | C.meaningful | D.peaceful |
A.realizing | B.to be realized |
C.realized | D.to realize |