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The President Goes to School

Last week,President Barack Obama gave a back-to-school speech to students at the Julia R.Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things,working hard and believing in yourself.

We Need to Work Hard

While acknowledging that times are difficult for families across the country,Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later.“Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运) but you,”he said.“Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing,absolutely nothing,is beyond your reach.”

Obama spoke about his own life,and lessons he learned from his mother,who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the secret of success:Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble.

Expand Your Mind

Obama encouraged students to hug what makes them different.“We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different,”he said.“We should be proud of them.”

He also suggested taking advantage of all of the chances at school,and always being open to trying new things.“That you're not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,”he said.“Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in these subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you'd never dreamed of.”

1.Who plays the most important role in writing your life according to Obama?

A.Yourself.B.Your parents.C.Nobody.D.Your teachers.

2.What didn't Obama talk about when he gave speech to students?

A.His own life.

B.Lessons he learned from his mother.

C.The secret of success.

D.Why he gave this speech.

3.Which of the following isn't Obama's opinion?

A.Students should pay attention in class.

B.Students should study hard for exams.

C.Students should go to school on time.

D.Get into trouble and solve it by yourself.

4.What's the right attitude when facing things that make people different according to Obama?

A.Happy.B.Embarrassed.C.Proud.D.Sad.

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假定你叫王敏,是一名高三年级的学生,在学习英语的过程中你遇到一些问题,想得到老师的帮助。现在请给你的英语老师Miss Li写一封求助信,内容如下:

学习英语时你遇到的问题

生词多,记忆有难度;语法难,理解有障碍,写作提高有困难;……

请求老师提供帮助

讲解记单词的方法;授课时慢一些;传授学习语法及提高写作的方法;……

注意:1.内容包括所有要点,可以适当发挥,不要简单翻译;

2.词数100左右。开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。

Dear Miss Li,

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Wang Min

There have been big changes in the attitudes of most parents over the last few years. Physical punishment is banned(被禁止) in schools in most countries, and in many countries, there are moves to ban all physical punishment of children even at home. However, many parents still believe that they have the right to use some physical punishments to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages.

It’s easy to find reasons to allow some physical punishments. One issue is that many parents find it very difficult to give up physical punishment completely. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn’t do any harm to them. They believe that for the child’s sake they have the right to discipline (惩罚) the child in any way they consider fit, including using some physical punishments. The other one is that physical punishment can be quick and effective. There is not much point reasoning with a screaming child in the supermarket.

However, there are several reasons why we should stop using physical punishment. One point is that most parents are not trained to deal with misbehaving children. They don’t have enough resources or choices to handle the situation. As a result, they immediately react by hitting the child even if there are other solutions to the problem. Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use — now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts was strange to most people. In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people to change their habits.

In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force, and doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.

1.According to the first paragraph, many parents think that ________.

A.most of the children behave badly in their daily life

B.they have changed their attitudes towards their children

C.physical punishment is effective to educate their children

D.they are free to use physical punishment on their children

2.Many parents won’t give up physical punishment because ________.

A.they are disappointed with their children

B.they don’t want to hurt their children badly

C.they were brought up just in the same way

D.they don’t know what to do with their children

3.The author gives the example of using seat belts in order to show ________.

A.most people are used to wearing seat belts

B.people won’t change their old habits unless forced

C.seat belts are really very necessary and useful

D.it’s not difficult to change some negative habits

4.The main purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ________.

A.talk about a ban on using physical punishment

B.tell us we should educate our children in other ways

C.advise parents to give up using physical punishment

D.suggest physical punishment should be used at home

Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all — Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.

Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.

All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit still”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.

American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe’s first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.

The findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers — it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.

1.The students may be unhappy because _____.

A. they have to exchange desks with each other

B. the officials show no sympathy to them at all

C. there are no seats for them to sit in class

D. they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats

2.Older students may not like stand-up desks because _____.

A. they are cleverer than younger students

B. they are easily tired of standing long

C. they have formed the habit of sitting

D. they do badly in class while standing

3.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?

A. The standing desks can’t be used at all.

B. It is good for students to use stand-up desks.

C. More tests should be done in other schools.

D. The students are different in personality.

4.Why do the teachers like the standing desks?

A. Because the educators can draw the students’ attention.

B. Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.

C. Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.

D. Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.

AVOID PUBLIC WI-FI

Free Wi-fi offered in public places is often poorly secured. Hackers need only ordinary tools to access mobile phones linked to the network and the information the devices store.

DON’T OVERSHARE ONLINE

Internet users can let their guard down when chatting with strangers on social media, letting slip their names, family details, workplace addresses and job titles to their new “friends”. Some parents even share photos of their children online, forgetting to hide details that can disclose their names, schools or where they live.

AVOID ONLINE SURVEYS

Some questionnaires try to attract people with small rewards or a chance to take part in a “lucky draw”. But to qualify, people must fill in their names, phone numbers and home addresses. Check the website where the survey is being hosted and consider whether it’s reliable.

KEEP ONLINE RESUMES BRIEF

Internet users often do not hesitate to provide detailed personal information in their online resumes, thinking it can only help probable employers to contact them. Some job site operators even require applicants to list their family members’ information. China’s Ministry of Public Security says people should give only the information necessary.

TRACK COPIES OF YOUR ID CARD

Banks, telecommunications operators and other service providers often require photocopies of your identity cards to open accounts or perform other business. Dishonest employees might then try to sell them to scammers (骗子).

1.People are willing to provide detailed personal information in their resumes because ________.

A. the Ministry asks them to

B. they don’t care about personal information

C. they want to get the job easily

D. they wish employers to inform them easily

2.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Announcements of security rules.

B. Ways criminals get your personal information.

C. Advertisements about online shopping.

D. New crimes related to bank services.

3.According to the passage, we know that ________.

A. service providers shouldn’t ask people for ID cards

B. parents shouldn’t share their children’s photos online

C. hackers can easily get your information through public free Wi-fi

D. criminals are always committing crimes through mobile phones

4.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To show people how to check reliable websites.

B. To teach people how to do shopping safely online.

C. To give readers some information about scammers.

D. To warn people of the risks of exposing personal information.

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