1 . It was August in the US，and the school year had just started，when one parent received an unexpected phone call.
Stacie Dunn had been called to Woodford County High School because her teenage daughter had been caught going against the dress rules. But the offense left Dunn shocked.
She arrived to find her daughter in a set of pretty ordinary clothes：a cardigan，a tank top and jeans. The trouble，administrators indicated，lay with her daughter's exposed collarbone (锁骨)．Bare shoulders and naked collarbones are illegal under Woodford County High School's dress rules. Students who break these rules can receive detention (the punishment of being kept at school for a time after school)—or after multiple violations (违纪)，be prevented from going to school entirely.
Dunn was very shocked and angry.“Parents are being called away from their important jobs，and students are missing important class time because they are showing their collarbones，” she wrote on the social media site Facebook，attaching a picture of her daughter in the offending clothes.“Something needs to change！”
Dress rules vary by school districts and are often decided by teachers and school administrators. Yoga pants and skinny jeans are banned. Certain dress rules also require kneelength pants and skirts.
Some school administrators argue they are simply supporting having a professional standard of dress to prepare their students for their future careers. But others have told students that their clothes present a “distraction” to others.
Certain schools have chosen to reevaluate their dress rules，with input from parents and students. Even Woodford County High School—home of the “collarbone” ban—is reconsidering its policies this month. But，at least for now，the dress rule debate is far from over.
1. Why was Stacie Dunn called to Woodford County High School?| A．Her daughter went to school with bare shoulders. |
| B．Her daughter broke her collarbone. |
| C．Her daughter broke the dress rules of the school. |
| D．Her daughter received detention. |
| A．Skinny jeans | B．Long skirts. |
| C．Yoga pants. | D．Short pants. |
| A．She wasn't in favor of what the school did. |
| B．She turned to Facebook for help. |
| C．She bought a standard dress for her daughter. |
| D．She accused the school of wasting her time. |
| A．the debate between parents and students will never be over |
| B．few schools will take measures to change their policy |
| C．the problem of “clothes distractions” will last |
| D．the argument on what to wear and how to dress will continue |
2 . Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned (禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.
“I think it’s a good thing. School is not about being on your phone,” Paris mum Marie-Caroline Madeleine told AFP. “It’s hard with kids. You can’t control what they see and that’s one of the things that worry me as a parent.”
There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.
McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.
McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day-to-day learning but they’re not allowed to use social media. Ms Binnion said at first “teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨) ,” but now they’re seeing the advantages. “They come to school and they’re not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks,” she said.
“It’s been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen,” she said.
Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn’t use her mobile phone in school. “I think anyone can do it if we’ve done it.”
Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it’s important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.
“A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas,” she wrote. “Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state-of-play.”
1. Why did Madeleine welcome the ban?| A．School is for studying. | B．Kids behave badly nowadays. |
| C．Teachers find it hard to control kids. | D．Her kids depend too much on phones. |
| A．Some teachers were against it at first. |
| B．Students can now see the good of the ban. |
| C．Students can use their phones at lunch beaks. |
| D．Teachers have stopped using phones at school as well. |
| A．A book. | B．A notebook. |
| C．A learning website. | D．A kind of computer. |
| A．It will disconnect parents and kids. | B．It will cause kids to communicate less. |
| C．It will prevent kids being tech-minded. | D．It will make education go back 60 years. |
3 . Field Trip Day
On Friday, May 16, our class will take a field trip to North Park Zoo. The zoo has lions, elephants, and other interesting animals. Many of the animals we have been studying will be there for us to closely examine.
Our class will be divided into six teams. Each team will have five students and one leader. The leaders are listed in the table.
Team 1 | Miss Banker |
Team 2 | Mrs. Lopez |
Team 3 | Mr. Harper |
Team 4 | Miss Abel |
Team 5 | Mr. Soto |
Team 6 | Mrs. Thomas |
What You Need to Know
The cost is $1.00 for students to enter the zoo. We will leave the school at 9:00 a.m. and return at 2:30 p.m.
On the morning of the trip, the students will be divided into teams. One student from each team will receive a camera. The cameraman will take pictures of the team, the animals, and other fun sights at the zoo.
All members should wear blue shirts. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes because we will be walking all day. Please bring a bag lunch and a drink. We will have a picnic at the park inside the zoo. Bring a healthy snack, such as a piece of fruit and a drink, for later in the day.
When we are at the zoo, always remain with your team. Do not leave the team without asking permission from the team leader.
Feeding the Animals
The ONLY animals that students are allowed to feed are those in the children’s Zoo. Special food can be bought at the zoo for 25 cents and given to these animals. Do not feed your lunch to them. It is not food for the animals.
1. Any student taking part in this field trip should .| A．carry a camera | B．spend at least $1.00 |
| C．draw pictures of the animals | D．arrive at the zoo at 9:00 a.m. |
| A．move freely | B．get special food for free |
| C．enjoy their lunch | D．feed the animals |
| A．An announcement | B．A news report |
| C．An introduction to a zoo | D．A photo competition guide |
4 . Teachers love to put students into teams.
If you are teamed up with a student who is lazy, the worst thing you can do is let it get you down.
Try these tips for working with a slacker(懒虫).
●Be excited and provide a good example. Your slacker may be a good person who has developed bad work habits. You may be able to teach your partner some valuable skills for a successful future.
●Think rewards!
●Make some time to sit with your partner and establish a set of work rules and deadlines. Don’t quarrel, though. Make it clear that you would like to establish rules to keep you both on track.
| A．Don’t let the anger and pain defeat you. |
| B．Come up with a great reward for meeting some goal. |
| C．Instead, take some steps to encourage your partner to work. |
| D．Unavoidably one or more members will try to do nothing. |
| E．Start out by giving your partner a clear task with a deadline. |
| F．Show him/her the evidence and suggest he or she pick up the pace. |
| G．Think about the future and the fact that you are going to be rewarded. |
5 . A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not stay up late（熬夜)for the exam. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have finished your exam at last, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
1. If students want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard________.| A．for most of the month |
| B．every day of the year |
| C．for only a few days |
| D．late at night |
| A．only need to learn grammar |
| B．must often practise (练习)English |
| C．have to go to England |
| D．should go to bed early |
| A．play too much |
| B．have a good sleep |
| C．read the questions papers |
| D．have a good drink |
| A．stand up and leave the classroom at once |
| B．check your answers with the other students in class |
| C．make sure they haven’t missed anything out |
| D．ask the teacher for the right answers in class |
| A．An Important Exam |
| B．How to Pass An Exam |
| C．The Importance of English |
| D．Get Ready for An Exam |
Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.
1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on ______.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday |
| C．Wednesday | D．Friday |
| A．Canada | B．Australia |
| C．America | D．New Zealand |
| A．Dr. West | B．Mr. Morison |
| C．Mrs. Green | D．Mr. Thomas |
7 . Writing an article for your school newspaper can be exciting and rewarding, especially when you proudly see your name in print.
Decide on a topic.
Do your research. There is an old saying in law that a good lawyer never asks a question that they don’t know the answer to.
Attract the readers with a lead. As the beginning of a newspaper story, a lead has to be direct, but it does not mean you don’t need to entertain the reader as well.
Consider the 5Ws and H. These are the meat and potatoes of your news articles. You article must answer all of these questions: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Once you have answered these things, you can feel confident.
Write, edit, rewrite and repeat as necessary. So, much about having a successful final product is about being willing to spend time and effort in editing and reviewing process.
| A．Think about what is happening on campus. |
| B．You have effectively informed your readers. |
| C．Get them interested with an interesting beginning. |
| D．Do not be afraid to accept positive comments. |
| E．News articles are suitable for the date of publication. |
| F．Take note of anything particularly unusual. |
| G．Try to find out as much as you can on the subject. |
Students are increasingly using laptops for notetaking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.
Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.
In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual notetaking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.
The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However，the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.
The researchers' report said，“While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears.”
In another experiment aimed at testing longterm memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.
These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.
1. More and more students favour laptops for notetaking because they can ________.
| A．write more notes | B．digest concepts better |
| C．get higher scores | D．understand lectures better |
| A．skilful | B．mindless |
| C．thoughtful | D．tireless |
| A．examine the importance of longterm memory |
| B．stress the benefit of taking notes by hand |
| C．explain the process of taking notes |
| D．promote the use of laptops |
| A．a newspaper advertisement | B．a computer textbook |
| C．a science magazine | D．a finance report |
Our school day started with the flag pledge (宣誓). Then the teacher called one grade at a time to the recitation bench beside her desk. She’d check our work, explain the new lesson, and dismiss us to go back to our own desks and do our new work, all in less than ten minutes per grade.
At noon we ate lunches we had brought. Our lunches consisted of homemade sandwiches and if we were lucky, dessert. My favorite dessert was a fresh pear, and a piece of Mom’s delicious sour cream chocolate cake.
The annual Christmas program was the most exciting part of the year. We hurried through our lessons during December to allow time to practise poems, songs, and plays.
A few days before the performance, the school board members borrowed equipment from the town and set up a stage across one side of the classroom. We hung bed sheets for curtains.
On the evening of the performance, petrol lanterns hanging along the walls cast a warm, though not very bright, light over the gathering crowd. We could hardly contain our excitement as we looked from behind the curtains to wave at our parents.
On a spring Sunday in a new term, just before the last day of the school term, everyone in the neighborhood gathered for a picnic. Our moms set fried chicken, bowls of salads, and desserts on the teacher’s desk and the library table. After the dinner, we played games. One of the school board members brought big buckets of ice cream in the afternoon to top off the picnic. How we looked forward to that treat!
I was just nineteen years old when I started my first teaching position in a country school with thirteen students. I felt excited, nervous and happy as I prepared my lunch bucket the first morning of the term. I can’t remember what kind of sandwiches I packed , but I do remember I put in a fresh pear and a piece of chocolate cake for dessert!
1. According to the text, the school the author once attended .
| A．had a small number of students |
| B．had no celebrations |
| C．had advanced teaching equipment |
| D．had a small playground |
| A．The teacher performed many jobs. |
| B．The students liked hanging lanterns. |
| C．The local people supported the school. |
| D．School board members were not expected to attend it. |
| A．These were easy items to pack in a lunch bucket. |
| B．Fruits and cakes were always good choices for dessert. |
| C．They reminded her of her golden days as a student. |
| D．They were the only desert she ate with her lunch or dinner. |
| A．was fond of cooking |
| B．was very independent |
| C．earned little from her job |
| D．was happy though life was hard sometimes |
Alexia was 16 at the time, a student at Westwood High School. The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers to spend 18 days living in a mountain village to build a one-room school. Even though Armato trusted her daughter, the other students and the teachers, she was worried about the side effects from the travel vaccines, possible accidents, and medical care.
Now that Alexia was home, Armato said she saw her daughter’s new maturity, greater confidence and independence. “This is the best thing I ever did,” Alexia said. “The experience was so eye-opening and life-changing. You’re with people who are not as lucky as you are. They live in very poor conditions but they’re so happy and outgoing. You say, ‘My God. I’m taking everything for granted back home.’”
She said they built a one-room school from scratch with no mechanical cement mixers. They used their hands, shovels and basic tools. She and another student lived with a local family in a small village about eight hours outside the capital, Quito. Despite the initial strangeness and knowing only basic Spanish, she said they grew very close and felt like a family.
Every year, groups of students at Montreal High School like Alexia pack their bags and fly off with classmates and teachers to developing countries where they volunteer for a variety of projects.
“Armato’s worries are very common among parents,” says Bill Nevin, a teacher at St. George’s High School. He organizes a humanitarian rip to India to the Sheela Bal Bhavan orphanage and says the three biggest fears families have are health, security and contact.
1. When hearing the news that her daughter would go on a school trip to Ecuador, Armato was _______.
| A．proud and happy |
| B．supportive but concerned |
| C．fearful and nervous |
| D．excited but puzzled |
| A．having great help |
| B．using high technology |
| C．ending up in failure |
| D．starting from the beginning |
| A．Volunteering helps students grow and develop. |
| B．School trips make parents worried about their children. |
| C．Ecuador is the most attractive travel destination in the world. |
| D．Brave Alexia dreams to work in Ecuador one day. |
