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7.Frederick M.Hess is the director of education policy study at the American Enterprise Institute,which is a nonprofit organization that does research on many public topics.He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world.Can American students afford to take a summer vacation?In a summer vacation,millions of children spend valuable time sending messages,watching TV,playing video games and doing shopping in the mall.They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job.But now things have changed.For today's students,academic skills are important to students'future success,but such skills are affected in the summer time.Many other countries don't give children an American style summer vacation.They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation.Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks.To compete in the global marketplace,Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today's families.In the 1960s,more than 60% of families had a stayathome Mum.Now,two thirds of American children live in households where every adult works.For these families,summer vacation can be more a burden than a break.Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement.Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose ground in the summer time.
Any good suggestion?Yes.A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work.Rather,it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons.Students would have more time to devote to sports,music and the arts.
To conclude,a long summer vacation can be a great thing.But in the 21st century,it may also be outdated.(313words)
Title:About (71)Summer Vacations/Holidays
Theme | A long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world. | |
Basic Information | Vacation length | ●In other countries:no more than 7weeks ●In the USA:mostly(72)Thirteen weeks |
Students'activities | ●Sending messages and watching TV ●Playing video games ●Doing(73)shopping | |
Causing (74)challenges for families | Making parents watch kids at home | |
Hurting (75)academic achievement | Making disadvantaged students(76)lose ground | |
(77)Suggestion/Advice/Tip | Students should study richer and more imaginative(78)lessons,and have more time for sports,music and the arts in a longer school year. | |
(79)Conclusion/Summary | Summer vacation can be great but may be (80)outdated as well. |
分析 本文是一篇说明文,围绕暑假的主题,对比了现在和过去的暑假,对比了美国和其他国家孩子们的暑假现状,提出了一些建议.
解答 71.(Long) Summer Vacations/Holidays
72.(up to )Thirteen
73.shopping
74.challenges
75.academic achievement
76.lose
77.Suggestion/Advice/Tip
78.lessons
79.Conclusion/Summary
80.outdated
71.Summer Vacations/Holidays.分析归纳题.这篇文章主要围绕的是暑假.文章对比了现在和过去的暑假,提出了现在暑假的现状,以及建议.故表格题目为(Long) Summer Vacations/Holidays.
72.to )Thirteen/13.细节题.文章第三段倒数第二句Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks.大多数美国的州暑假长至13周,故填 (up to )Thirteen/13.
73.In a summer vacation,millions of children spend valuable time sending messages,watching TV,playing video games and doing shopping in the mall.在暑假,成千上万的孩子们将珍贵的时间花在发短信、看电视、玩游戏和商城上购物上.故填shopping
74.vacation also causes challenges for today's families.In the 1960s,more than 60% of families had a stay?at?home Mum.暑假对于如今的家庭也产生了挑战,在20世纪60年代,超过百分之60的家庭有一个在家的妇女.故填challenges.
75.achievement细节题,第五段But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement.Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose ground in the summer time.但是最大的问题可能是暑假如何损伤学术成果.研究者发现,贫困生的学生的学生在暑假失利.故填academic achievement
76.lose 细节题,第五段.Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose ground in the summer time.研究者已经发现,贫困生在暑假的时候失利.故填lose
77.分析推断题.根据该空右边的内容在文中倒数第二段中体现.告诉第二段第一句any suggestions?可以知道应填Suggestion/Advice/Tip.
78.it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons.此外,还需要时间紧迫的老师们去教导更充实和富有想象力的课程.故填lessons.
79.conclude可以看出是在总结,故填Conclusion/Summary.
80.细节题.To conclude,a long summer vacation can be a great thing.But in the 21st century,it may also be outdated.总的来说,一个长长的暑假可能是一个好事,但是在21世纪,它可能还是落伍了.故填outdated.
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4.系统训练,循序渐进,最终达到相应的解题能力要求.
A. | isn't it | B. | isn't what | C. | didn't you | D. | wasn't it |
Putin does a good job (43)DRussia great.People say that he is serious and capable.But young Putin wasn't a top student (44)B.His student's book and diary from 40years (45)D this.At a time when the top grade was five,Putin got three for maths and science.His art was (46)C worse,only two.What's your (47)Asubject?Putin liked German most.He wrote (48)B German when he was (49)D notes.He even put word cards in the textbook to remember German words!Have you ever (50)Awith friends in class?Putin did the same.He would secretly tell others (51)A
to say when the teacher was asking them for a (an) (52)C. (53)B seemed that young Putin was not good at remembering things.He (54)D forgot to finish his maths homework.Once he forgot to (55)B school uniform.His teacher had to (56)C him to get out of the classroom. (57)B
young Putin did very well in the moral class (品德课).He always got (58)Dmarks.He also showed a strong (59)A of his motherland at an early age.He wrote a poem for (60)C when he was in primary school.
41.A.born | B.living | C.growing up | D.staying |
42.A.president | B.government | C.power | D.live |
43.A.letting | B.earning | C.getting | D.making |
44.A.above all | B.at all | C.first of all | D.after all |
45.A.prepare | B.display | C.introduce | D.show |
46.A.very | B.not | C.even | D.too |
47.A.favorite | B.lovely | C.interesting | D.challenging |
48.A.with | B.in | C.for | D.by |
49.A.keeping | B.remembering | C.reading | D.taking |
50.A.talked | B.played | C.smiled | D.joked |
51.A.what | B.who | C.when | D.which |
52.A.question | B.word | C.answer | D.advice |
53.A.There | B.It | C.That | D.This |
54.A.ever | B.never | C.recently | D.sometimes |
55.A.put on | B.wear | C.dress | D.dress in |
56.A.make | B.let | C.tell | D.have |
57.A.And | B.But | C.So | D.Then |
58.A.all | B.whole | C.few | D.full |
59.A.love | B.kindness | C.interest | D.development |
60.A.his mother | B.his father | C.Russia | D.Russian |
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Before last Christmas,some schools forbade students to hold any Christmas-themed activity or celebration,which caused different opinions on the decision among students.(高分句型) Some are in favor of it because they think that,as Chinese students,they should attach much importance to traditional festivals and take an active part in traditional festival activities to carry forward the traditional culture.(高分句型)(赞成观点) However,other students are against the decision,believing that holding Christmas celebration helps Chinese teenagers have a better understanding of western cultures and learn about western civilization.(高分句型)In addition,it provides a good chance for the students to communicate with each other and relax themselves,which will reduce study pressure.(高分句型)(反对观点)Personally speaking,I think students can choose to celebrate the festivals they like,whether it is a western one or a traditional one.(高分句型)(个人观点).
A.accounted | B.average | C.continuous | D.rank | E.link | F.comparison |
G.additional | H.associated | I.risk | J.confirmed | K.postpone |
They based their calculations on data on the (43)E _between television viewing and death from the Australian obesity and lifestyle study which involved 11,000adults aged 25and over.Applying these findings to the whole population over 25,who are estimated to have watched 9.8billion hours of TV in 2008,they concluded that it (44)A for 286,000years of life lost-equivalent to 22minutes for each hour watched.By (45)F,smoking one cigarette is estimated to shorten life expectancy by 11minutes-equivalent to half an hour of TV watching.
Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine,the authors from the University of Queensland,say the figures suggest"huge loss of life may be (46)H with too much TV viewing."The UK and other industrialized countries are likely to be similarly affected"given the typically large amounts of time spent watching TV and the similarities in disease patterns."The researchers add"If these figures are(47)J and shown to reflect a cause and effect relationship,TV viewing is a public health problem comparable in size to established behavioral risk factors."
Researchers from Taiwan University found even those who did as little as 92minutes'exercise a week-equivalent to 15minutes a day for six days a week-reduced their (48)I of death by 14per cent.Even this small amount of exercise could (49)K one in six of all deaths-similar to the effects of a stop-smoking programme.Each (50)G 15minutes a day reduced the death rate by a further 4per cent.
-________.I'II go and see if he is here today.( )
A. | I'm afraid not | B. | That's all right | ||
C. | Hang on a minute | D. | Go head |