题目内容
【题目】UK 5 Days
Today:
A chilly (寒冷的) and frosty start for many this morning, followed by a day of sunshine and local showers. The showers will be slow moving and heavy at times, particularly in the east with a risk of thunder.
Tonight:
Showers will ease this evening and clear spells (一段时间) will develop, causing a widespread frost. However, rain will push into the northwest during the early hours, turning heavy at times.
Friday:
Rain, locally heavy, will continue southwestwards through the day with strong winds. Elsewhere, it will be bright with some sunshine.
UK outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Rain across central parts on Saturday will ease and move northwards. Largely dry elsewhere with some misty sunshine. A mixture of sunshine and showers on Sunday and Monday, turning warmer.
Updated at 04:04 on Thur. 31 Mar.
UK 6-30 days
UK outlook for Tuesday 5 Apr. to Wednesday 13 Apr.:
A generally unsettled picture is likely next week, with showers or longer spells of rain affecting the majority of the UK, but with some drier and sunnier interludes (间歇). Temperatures will probably be around normal for most, but central and southeastern areas may see some warmer air moving up from the continent at times. The week after next will probably continue to be changeable with showers or longer spells of rain crossing the UK, but with some brighter and drier interludes in between. Temperatures may become rather low across the north and northwest later next week.
Updated at 12:36 on Wed. 30 Mar.
UK outlook for Thursday 14 Apr. to Saturday 30 Apr.:
It is likely to be changeable with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. However, some longer drier spells are also likely, particularly in northwestern areas. Overall temperatures will remain around normal for the time of year but with some warmer spells developing at times.
Updated at 12:37 on Wed.30 Mar.
【1】The weather of tonight is similar to Friday in that_________
A. it has strong winds. B. it has frosts.
C. it has heavy rain. D. it is mainly sunny.
【2】From Saturday to Monday, it may be rainy in the _______.
A. east B. west
C. south D. north
【3】What will the weather be like in Britain from April 5 to 13?
A. It will be quite dry. B. It will be rather cold.
C. It will be generally rainy. D. It will be hot in the north.
【4】Which part of Britain may have little rain in the second half of April?
A. The southeastern areas. B. The northeastern areas.
C. The northwestern areas. D. The southwestern areas.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】C
【4】C
【解析】本文是一则天气预报，预报了英国未来5天详细天气情况、未来30天直到4月30日的天气概况。
【1】细节理解题。根据第二段However, rain will push into the northwest during the early hours, turning heavy at times.和第三段Rain, locally heavy, will continue southwestwards through the day with strong winds.可知，今晚天气和周五天气的共同之处是都会下大雨。
【2】细节理解题。根据第四段Rain across central parts on Saturday will ease and move northwards.可知，周六至周日北部地区可能会有雨。
【3】细节理解题。根据第五段A generally unsettled picture is likely next week, with showers or longer spells of rain affecting the majority of the UK, but with some drier and sunnier interludes (间歇).可知，4月15日至30日期间，大部分地区会下雨，因而C选项正确，排除A；又根据Temperatures will probably be around normal for most,得知B选项不对；而根据Temperatures may become rather low across the north and northwest later next week.可知，北部地区气温很低，D选项不对。
【4】细节理解题。题干中的the second half of April即Thursday 14 Apr. to Saturday 30 Apr.这一部分内容，根据However, some longer drier spells （干旱期）are also likely, particularly in northwestern areas.可知，西北地区可能处于干旱期，没有雨。
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How Technology Can Help Language Learning
Intelligence, according to Howard Gardner, is of eight types—verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. This is the first in a series of posts that explore and understand how each of the above forms of intelligence is affected by technology-mediated education.
Verbal-linguistic Intelligence involves sensitivity to spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages, and the capacity to use language to accomplish goals. Such intelligence is developed by three specific activities: reading, writing and interpersonal communication—both written and oral. The traditional tools that have been used to efficiently develop verbal/linguistic intelligence—textbook, pencil, and paper—are giving way to technology in many schools. E-books, Internet lesson plans, online assignments and word processing software, or a subset of the above, are now common in schools. Technology allows addition of multisensory (多种感觉的) elements that provide meaningful contexts to help comprehension, thus expanding the learning ground of language and linguistics.
Research into the effect of technology on the development of the language and literacy skills vis-à-vis reading activities of children has offered evidence for favorable effects of digital-form books. A study shows that digital reading materials have become common in developing countries in early childhood classrooms to support engagement in storybooks while enhancing the emergent literacy (早期读写能力) among children. E-books are also being increasingly used to teach reading among beginners and children with reading difficulties.
Technology can be used to improve reading ability in many ways. It can enhance (加强) and sustain the interest levels for children by allowing immediate feedback on performance and providing added practice when necessary. Recent research shows that students are able to improve their sight word vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through computer-based reading.
Technology can also help in improvement of writing skills. Word processing software promotes not only composition but also editing and revising in ways that streamline the task of writing. Desktop publishing and web-based publishing allow the work to be taken beyond the classroom into a virtual world that allows more constructive interactions.
Technology enhanced oral communication is indeed useful in that it allows students from remote locations, or from all over the world to communicate orally through video and audio conferencing tools. For example, students of languages in Australian universities overcome the problem of insufficient contact with native language speakers by using online audio and video tools that allow the development of aural, vocal and visual-cognition skills that are important in verbal and linguistic education. Oral group discussions in the form of video conferencing can help non-native speakers of a language with natural language negotiation and cultural intonations in ways that have not been possible due to geographic isolation.
Computer definitely aided language learning and computer mediated communication enhance teaching and learning experiences in the areas of linguistics and language intelligence. Although there have not been comprehensive studies on the use of technologies to aid K-12 English-language learners, there have been many individual computer programs and other technologies that accelerate the acquisition of phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and reading-comprehension skills and other language building blocks.
Title: How Technology Can Help Language Learning
Paragraph outline | Detailed information |
Brief introduction to Verbal-linguistic Intelligence | ●Howard Gardner thinks that intelligence is of eight types, 【1】________ from verbal-linguistic to naturalistic intelligence. ●Verbal-linguistic Intelligence, 【2】________ of three aspects, is developed by three specific activities. ●Technology is 【3】_______ traditional tools used to develop verbal/linguistic intelligence efficiently. ●The learning ground of language and linguistics has been 【4】_______ by adding multisensory elements to language learning. |
Effects on language and literacy skills | Digital reading materials have been used to help children in developing countries get 【5】________ in storybooks, enhancing the emergent literacy among them. |
Effects on reading ability | Technology can enhance and sustain children’s interest levels by providing immediate feedback and extra practice. |
Effects on writing skills | Technology allows our work to be taken in a virtual world with moreconstructive【6】________. |
Effects on oral communication | Technology allows students to communicate orally through video and audio conferencing tools【7】________ geographic isolation. |
Conclusion | ●There is no【8】________ that technology enhances teaching and learning experiences concerning linguistics and language intelligence. ●Although there is a 【9】_______ of comprehensive studies on the use of technologies to aid K-12 English-language learners, there have been other technologies that【10】________ the acquisition of language building blocks. |
【题目】Is it fair for restaurants to ban little eaters? In Monronroeville, a local restaurant, McDain’s, recently decided to ban young children. Alice Roseman, its manager, says kids have bad manners and make too much noise. Other people, however, say the rule is hard to accept. Since it has become a hot topic in public, we caught several local people talking about it.
YES There is no law stopping restaurants from banning young children. Restaurant owners should be allowed to ban them. Kids often run around and cause problems for waiters and other customers. ----Kate Barker Kids always cause a mess, but the parents refuse to do anything about their kids’ behaviors. Although kids may be at the center of their parents’ universe, they aren’t at the center of everyone else’s. ------Mike Vuick Adults sometimes want to talk and enjoy their dinner, but they can’t if a child is crying and running all over the place. That’s why sometimes parents don’t like eating at home. They wish they could have a good meal in the restaurants without kids’ noise. ------Dale Levitsky | NO Banning kids from restaurants is a bad idea. If kids were banned, many restaurants would lose business. Even if restaurants gave customers the chance to buy take-away meals for their kids, many families would probably still not eat there. --------Nicholas Song Restaurants owners who ban kids think all children are wild and rude. But that’s not true. Most children’s eating behaviors are good enough. Even though some kids do have bad manners, banning is not a right way to teach them. I think how a society treats its children is important. After all, all kids are people, too. -------Elliott Hall |
【1】The restaurant in Monronroeville refuses ___________ to eat there.
A. women
B. pets
C. men
D. kids
【2】Dale Levit sky thinks parents sometimes don’t like eating at home because _________________.
A. they are too busy
B. kids are too noisy
C. they dislike doing the dishes
D. restaurant food is more delicious
【3】Who thinks it is wrong to ban kids?
A. Mike Vuick
B. Kate Barker
C. Nicholas Song
D. Alice Roseman
【4】Which of the following opinion is mentioned in the passage?
A. Not all kids have bad behaviors.
B. Children waste too much food.
C. Boys make more noise than girls.
D. Restaurants needn’t help parents.