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Teachers say the digital age has had a good and a not-so-good influence on the American teenagers. More than 2,000 high school teachers took an online survey.
75 percent of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly good” use for their students' research habits and skills, But 87 percent agreed that these technologies "make the students not have enough attention.” And 64 percent said the technologies “do little to help them in courses.”
Judy Buchanan is a director of the National Writing Project. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really like these tools, because they are ways to make some of learning exciting. Young people enjoy using these tools. And the goal is to help them become creative students of meaningful work, and not just that kind of copyist.
But one problem the survey found is that many students don't have a good understanding of how to use the digital knowledge well. In other words, they trust(信任) too much of the information. Judy Buchanan says these students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the online information is good or bad.
Another problem the survey found is something that might not seem like a problem, at all, being-able to quickly find information online. Teachers say the ability of their students to work hard to find answers is becoming weaker. They say students depend too much on search engines (引擎) and do not make enough use, of printed books or research, librarians.
Besides, many teachers are also worried about the problem that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others, instead of using their own abilities.
【小题1】 of the teachers agreed technologies may stop students from having enough attention.
A.50% | B.64% | C.75% | D.87% |
A.One | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.make some of learning exciting |
B.help students find answers easily |
C.tell whether the information is good or not |
D.help students copy the work done by others |
A.Digital search tools have quite a lot of advantages. |
B.Students don't know how to use the digital search tools. |
C.Many teachers are worried about the students' abilities. |
D.Students should learn how to use the digital tools in a right way. |
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Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Rapping in class.
Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”
Whose idea was Flocabulary?
Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.
【小题1】 Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.
A.in a high school | B.in a music class |
C.on the street | D.in a CD shop |
A.write rap music | B.remember the words of a song |
C.write our own songs | D.help teach school subjects |
A.math | B.history |
C.science | D.Literature |
Bai Yansong, a famous TV host, expressed his support for students wearing green scarves (绿领巾) at a primary school in Xi’an. He wore a green tie on a TV program on October 19, 2011. “I just want the students to know that I’m also wearing green. And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves.”
The First Experimental Primary School in Xi’an made children with poor schoolwork and behavior wear green scarves. Parents whose children wore green scarves were angry. “The children still need their self-esteem (自尊心) even though they are very young, and they know the green scarf means something is not quite right,” said one mother. Now, the school has stopped the practice.
Educational expert Li Zhenxi said that primary and junior high school students have strong self-esteem. They are eager to be respected and understood. Punishment will hurt them. “It’s better to encourage them rather than separating some ‘bad’ students,” he said.
A survey made by the Ministry of Education (教育部) shows that 75 percent of students feel nervous and scared when the teacher is about to announce their grades. Some schools have done better in protecting students’ privacy and encouraging them. In American schools, teachers post test results on the wall. Instead of using student names, they use secret numbers. This way, students know their secret numbers and can check their own grades only. Some teachers might call the students up to the desk and tell them their scores one at a time.
But test scores are not the only measures of a student’s ability. Everyone has his own strengths and everyone can make great progress by working hard.
【小题1】Bai Yansong wore a green tie in a TV program in order to _______.
A.show people his special dressing style |
B.call on people to live a green life |
C.tell students green-scarf students are also good students |
D.remind students wearing green scarves means being bad |
A.Because their children did do well at school. |
B.Because they thought the school didn’t have the right. |
C.Because it was against the law. |
D.Because it hurts their children’s self-esteem. |
A.Primary school students are too young to know what self-esteem is. |
B.Separating some “bad” students helps create good learning environment. |
C.Most “good” students like their teachers to announce their scores. |
D.Using secret numbers instead of students’ names can protect their privacy better. |
A.The green scarves system can make students work hard. |
B.Student’s ability should not be measured only by test scores. |
C.Students who get low marks should use secret numbers. |
D.Teachers should tell students their scores secretly one by one. |
A.长度 | B.尺度 |
C.方法 | D.标准 |
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bob Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
【小题1】When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
A.On February 9th, 2013 | B.On February 10th, 2013 |
C.On February 18th, 2013 | D.On February 22nd 2013 |
A. Billy is living with a generous person.
Billy has found his brother.
Billy bought a diamond ring.
Billy appeared in the news report
【小题3】The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指代) “________”.
A.returning the ring | B.setting up a page |
C.living in the streets | D.receiving money |
A.Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
B.Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
C.Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
D.Many People Donated Much Money |
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow", "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables", "flowers", and "fruits" on the Internet. They can earn some e-money and buy some "seeds", "pets" and even "houses".
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends' garden and we've become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside, It reduces(减少)my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of becoming a "thief".
Ivy: Well, it's just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on(专注)their study.
【小题1】According to the passage, people cannot things in this game.
A.grow | B.borrow | C.steal | D.sell |
A.Laura; Allan | B.Allan; Harold |
C.Harold; Ivy | D.Ivy; Allan |
A.a student | B.an office worker | C.a farmer | D.a thief |
A.They are longing for country life. |
B.They can have fun with friends. |
C.The game can relax people and give them a new experience. |
D.They are confident enough to face the real world. |
Last year, some groups of students in their community made a survey (调查) about “How do people spend their free time? ” The following diagrams(图表) show some results(结果) of it:
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who search the Internet in a week.
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance出席)
Diagram (3): Different programs (节目) people like.
【小题1】
People aged spend the most time searching the Internet every week.A.7-16 | B.17-30 |
C.31-55 | D.over 56 |
【小题2】
How many people go to the library on Monday?A.About 20% | B.About 60% |
C.Over 80% | D.More than 40% |
【小题3】
Which program do people like best?A.Cartoons | B.Sports |
C.News | D.Music |
【小题4】
The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about .A.what people do every day | B.people’s different habits |
C.people’s different lifestyles | D.how people spend their free time |