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Dear Wang Yao, Hi! I"m Jim. Nice to meet you. It"s very exciting to have a Chinese friend! In America, school starts at eight-thirty, so I usually get up around seven o"clock. What time does school start in China? I have breakfast at seven thirty, but before that I take a shower. My favorite subject is history, because I think it"s interesting and I really like my teacher, Mr. Hall. What" s your favorite subject? My last class is at four o"clock, and after school I like to play basketball. Can you play basketball? I can also play the guitar, but I can"t play it very well. What are your hobbies? Today I want to go to a movie. Do you like movies? My favorite movies are action movies and thrillers. I don"t like documentaries because I think they"re boring. Please write and tell me about your life in China. Best wishes, Jim |
1. What time does school start in America? ___________________________________ 2. What does Jim do before he has breakfast? ___________________________________ 3. Why does Jim like history? ___________________________________ 4. What are Jim’s hobbies? ___________________________________ 5. What are Jim’s favorite movies? ___________________________________ |
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About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computers. The center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools(网络学校)” and that is about twice as many as two years ago. The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well. Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school. Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschools called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen. Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary. Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation. |
1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschools? |
A. They have to take long bus rides to school. B. They study at home rather than in classrooms. C. They receive money from traditional public schools. D. They do well in traditional school programs. |
2. What is a problem with cyberschools? |
A. Their equipment costs a lot of money. B. They get little support from the state government. C. It is hard to know students" progress in learning. D. The students find it hard to make friends. |
3. Cyberschools are getting popular because _____. |
A. they are less expensive for students B. their students can work at their own speed C. their graduates are more successful in society D. they serve students in a wider age range |
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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can"t do anything more for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you." I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl"s absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up(哽咽)and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don"t know what to do. I"ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It"s out of my hands. " For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time",and hung up. Karl"s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud." |
1. Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word "withdrawn" in the first paragraph? |
A. preferred to stay alone at home B. refused to go to school C. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother |
2. There was silence on the other end of the line because _____. |
A. the caller was too moved to say anything to the mother B. the caller waited for the mother to finish speaking C. the caller didn"t want the mother to continue her talk D. the caller was unable to help the mother |
3. Who was it that telephoned Karl"s mother that day? |
A. The headmaster. B. The school adviser. C. Karl himself. D. The passage doesn’t tell us. |
4. From the passage we can learn that _____________. |
A. children in single parent families always have mental problems B. mother"s love plays an important role in teenagers" life C. parents should give their children as much help as possible D. school education still works well without support from parents |