What should we do when we are in a bad situation? Some may choose to give up. But is that what we should do? The following news report may get you encouraged.

With a population of 156 million, Bangladesh has one of the largest populations in the world. What makes the situation worse is that most of the country is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta(三角洲). As a result, it often suffers flooding, especially during the rainy season from July to October. In this period, the rivers rise as much as 12 feet. In such situations, people can only get to certain places by boat.

The problems are particularly serious in the Chalanbeel region, a poor area where people survive by farming on the rich delta soil when it is not underwater. But many parents there don’t want to send their children to school and there are not enough teachers. As a result, many kids living there do not attend school on a regular basis. The problem becomes worse during the rainy season when land schools cannot be reached. Many students never return to school after the forced breaks.

How to help students attend school regularly? 22-year-old Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan decided to take action. In 2002, the young man used $500 he had received in scholarships to start Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. The non-profit organization’s mission was to set up floating schools. It took Rezwan four years to raise enough funds to open his first boat school. But as the world began to know about the organization’s worthy cause, money started to pour in. Until now, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built 22 floating schools, some with playgrounds on the upper deck. Now a lot more children in the Chalanbeel region go to school regularly.

We should keep in mind that there is always a solution to every problem.

1.Which of the following statements about Bangladesh is TRUE?

A. It hardly suffers floods after October.

B. There are not many rivers around the country.

C. It is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta.

D. It sees a lot of floods from July to October.

2.It is implied in Paragraph 3 that in the Chalanbeel region, ________.

A. children can’t receive a good education

B. farmers don’t have rich soil to grow crops

C. parents consider education very important

D. teachers lose jobs as there aren’t enough students

3.Knowing about the cause of Mohammed Rezwan’s organization, many people ________.

A. realized education is very important

B. decided to do what they could to help

C. didn’t think his idea could be carried out

D. were encouraged and tried to solve their problems

Bell Teacher Campus 2016: Cultural Talks

Our talks start at 16:00 on the first week in August, and each one lasts about one hour. Each talk will be offered only once during your 4-day stay. Please sign up on the main Bell Noticeboard (Second floor, Mary Allan Building).

August 1st

BRITISH MUSIC, by Pete Sharma in Room 106. British music is famous worldwide. In this talk, I’ll discuss what’s popular and what’s not right now and the top music festivals in the UK. We will listen to some of the artists and share some thoughts about singing and dancing.

August 2nd

LOVE ME, LOVE MY CAT, by Lis Harrison in Room 207. We will be looking at this national interest through idioms(习语), songs, and everyday British life, and along the way covering some vocabulary for “talking cat”. At the end, we’ll be discussing that old topic: do we Brits treat out pets better than we treat our kids?

August 3rd

A GAME AS ENGLISH AS CROQUET(槌球游戏),by Anna Young in Room 218. First, we will look at the origins of croquet, a much loved garden game in England. We will look at simple croquet rules, and then practice time! We’ll go out and play!

August 4th

WHY ENGLISH PEOPLE LAUGH, by Jim Scrivener in Room 117. Let me try to show you a little bit of what British people find funny. You will discover some of the most popular radio& TV comedy game shows. You probably won’t find it funny at all! But you will learn a bit more about us Brits!

1. If you are interested in the best music festivals in the UK, you may find the talk on _____ valuable.

A. August 1st B. August 2nd

C. August 3rd D. August 4th

2.Who will give the talk on a popular game in England?

A. Pete Sharma B. Lis Harrison

C. Anna Young D. Jim Scrivener

3.The text is most probably written for those who ______.

A. plan to do business in Britain

B. take short-term training courses

C. are interested in new technologies

D. want to learn about the history of Britain

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of the most important lessons I learned from my father took place in our driveway when I was in elementary school. We used to play basketball every day, and he ________ that I needed to learn how to shoot and dribble with my left hand. Being naturally athletic, I quickly became frustrated with my lack of left-handed ________. I became very angry, ________ down on the driveway, and began to cry, and my father stood there and looked at me as he waited ________ for me to get over my tears. When I realize that my behavior was not getting me ________, I got back up. He passed me the ________ and I continued to practice. His lesson of ________ giving up and working harder to accomplish my goals was conveyed to me without a word. I ________ became skillful with my left hand, but what I really learned that day was a road map for overcoming my biggest ________ in life.

________ I was eighteen I was in a car accident, where I broke a vertebra in my spine. I was going to ________ to play soccer, and now I was told that I would never again be able to ________ athletically. For half a year I was not even able to ________ my own clothes. I wanted to ________ school and give up. I wanted to lie down and cry that life was ________, much as I had done in our driveway so long ago. ________ every time I felt that way, that earlier memory danced in my mind. I knew that ________ I was patient and continued to work hard, I could overcome this difficulty.

For three years I continued to go to school, doing three to four hours of ________ rehabilitation every day, with constant support from my parents. And I finally earned my ________ back on the playing field. That lesson in the driveway had ________ me to be on the field, and I owed it all to my dad. I succeeded because of who my father is, and who I am because of him.

1.A. suggestedB. decidedC. recommendedD. predicted

2.A. successB. failureC. gloryD. loss

3.A. liedB. laidC. lainD. lay

4.A. brieflyB. patientlyC. steadilyD. faithfully

5.A. anywhereB. nowhereC. everywhereD. somewhere

6.A. ticketB. smileC. ballD. map

7.A. neverB. alwaysC. nearlyD. seldom

8.A. absolutelyB. abnormallyC. breathlesslyD. eventually

9.A. challengeB. weaknessC. shortcomingD. disadvantage

10.A. WhileB. WhenC. BecauseD. Since

11.A. collegeB. hospitalC. kindergartenD. gym

12.A. workB. performC. organizeD. manage

13.A. put upB. put asideC. put onD. put away

14.A. dropB. enterC. changeD. quit

15.A. unusualB. unexpectedC. uncertainD. unfair

16.A. HoweverB. ButC. AndD. So

17.A. becauseB. althoughC. ifD. as

18.A. painfulB. impressiveC. harmfulD. pleasant

19.A. moneyB. respectC. livingD. way

20.A. askedB. forcedC. allowedD. persuaded

假定你是李华,你的美国笔友David来信说自己在学校常和同班同学发生冲突,自己不被别人理解,没有什么朋友,现在感到生活没意思,所以向你寻求建议。请你根据以下提示,用英语给David写一封电子邮件。内容主要包括:

1、表达对David所处现状的看法;

2、给David提供解决冲突的对策;

3、告诉David怎样才能交上朋友。

注意:1、词数100左右,(不包括给出的首尾句);

2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3、邮件开头和结尾以为你写好。

Dear David,

Sorry to hear that you’re not getting along well with your classmates now. _______________________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________________

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Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Li Hua

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are the typical writings of the Jazz Age, a term he created himself.

Born into an upper middle-class Irish Catholic family, Fitzgerald was named after his famous second cousin, Francis Scott Key. He was also named after his deceased sister Louise Scott, one of two sisters who died shortly before his birth. He spent 1898–1901 in Syracuse and 1903–1908 in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Nardin Academy. When his father was fired from his company, the family returned to Minnesota, where Fitzgerald attended St. Paul Academy from 1908 to1911.

He is widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered to be a member of the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous classic novel, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon was published after his death. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that dealt with themes of youth.

His first literary work, a detective story, was published in a school newspaper when he was 12. When he was 16, he was forced to leave St. Paul Academy for neglecting his studies. He attended Newman School, a prep school in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 1911–1912, and entered Princeton University in 1913 as a member of the Class of 1917. There he became friends with future critics and writers Edmund Wilson (Class of 1916) and John Peale Bishop (Class of 1917), and wrote for the Princeton Triangle Club. He was also a member of the University Cottage Club, which still displays Fitzgerald’s desk and writing materials in its library. A poor student, Fitzgerald left Princeton to enlist (入伍) in the US Army during World War I; however, the war ended shortly after Fitzgerald’s enlistment.

Fitzgerald had been an alcoholic (酒鬼) since his college days, leaving him in poor health by the late 1930s. Fitzgerald suffered a mild attack of tuberculosis in 1919, and died of a heart attack in 1940.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The “Lost Generation” of the 1920s.

B. How Fitzgerald got his name.

C. The life and works of Fitzgerald.

D. Fitzgerald and the Jazz Age.

2.What led to Fitzgerald’s early death according to the passage?

A. His poverty.

B. His heavy drinking.

C. The poor working conditions.

D. The pressures of work.

3.Which is the most famous work of Fitzgerald?

A. This Side of Paradise.

B. The Beautiful and Damned.

C. Tender Is the Night.

D. The Great Gatsby.

4.What’s the right order of the events related to Fitzgerald?

a. He attended Nardin Academy.

b. He entered Princeton University.

c. He attended St. Paul Academy.

d. He joined the US Army during World War I.

A. a,c,b,d B. a,d,b,c

C. b,d,a,c D. b,a,c,d

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