“A very destructive seven-year old child kicked my legs and scratched at my hand,” said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked,” said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the lavatory properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time---so that children come to school ready and willing to learn

  1. 1.

    What problem do people ignore in the writer’s opinion?

    1. A.
      The school violence
    2. B.
      The pressure of students’ learning
    3. C.
      The right to achieve students’ potential
    4. D.
      Students’ responsibilities
  2. 2.

    The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of        

    1. A.
      dissatisfaction
    2. B.
      sympathy
    3. C.
      understanding
    4. D.
      tolerance
  3. 3.

    The underlined part in Paragraph 4 may mean        

    1. A.
      children don’t live with their parents in the same room
    2. B.
      parents care little about children’s life at home
    3. C.
      children spend little time with their parents at home
    4. D.
      parents attempt to establish a good relationship with their children
  4. 4.

    From the last paragraph,we can infer that      

    1. A.
      school can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
    2. B.
      teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
    3. C.
      parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn
    4. D.
      students are responsible for making themselves known in society
  5. 5.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Children’s behavior at school is worrying people
    2. B.
      Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habits
    3. C.
      There is no point in parents’teaching children at home
    4. D.
      Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing

Museums in Germany
Germany is one of the most important countries in Europe. You can visit many museums in Germany and learn about the country, its culture and people.
If you are interested in learning about the history of the country, then you can have a look at the displays in the wonderful museum in the Roman Open Air Museum in Hechingen Stein. This museum, with its large numbers of artifacts (手工艺品) like paintings, pieces of pottery, tools, jewelry and other items, provides a complete picture of Roman history in Germany. The museum is built inside an ancient Roman house called “Villa Rustica”.
Apart from this, another German museum that is worth visiting is the DB Museum, or the German Railway Museum. It is the oldest railway museum in the country, and it offers a comprehensive insight into the history of the railways in Germany. Here, you can see models of trains and engines from an ancient era. If this interests you, you can also visit the Museum of Communication, where you can learn a lot about the transport in Germany. It is a great place to visit with your family.
Another famous museum in Germany, where you can learn a lot about the culture, is the Gutenberg Museum. This museum is filled with ancient memorabilia and artifacts that deal with the history of printing, not only of Germany, but of the whole world. This, in fact, is the oldest printing museum in the world. Amongst the many displays of interesting objects, the most famous is the second Gutenberg Bible. Apart from the museums mentioned above, other museums that are worth visiting include the German Leather Museum, Kingspor Museum, Optical Museum Jena, Deutsches Museums and others. Each of the museums in Germany deals with a different theme.
You can visit the museums in Germany with your family and have a good time looking at the displays

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is not displayed in the Roman Open Air Museum?

    1. A.
      Pieces of pottery
    2. B.
      Jewelry
    3. C.
      Paintings
    4. D.
      Models of trains
  2. 2.

    What can we learn about the German Railway Museum?

    1. A.
      It is the oldest railway museum in Europe
    2. B.
      It covers the history of the railways in Germany
    3. C.
      It offers information about the transport in Germany
    4. D.
      It is built inside an ancient Roman house
  3. 3.

    If you want to learn about the history of Germany, you can go to the _______

    1. A.
      Roman Open Air Museum
    2. B.
      Kingspor Museum
    3. C.
      Optical Museum Jena
    4. D.
      Deutsches Museums
  4. 4.

    What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

    1. A.
      To attract more visitors to the museums
    2. B.
      To act as an introduction to the history of Germany
    3. C.
      To make Germany more popular
    4. D.
      To call on people to do something for the museums

This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store where I am employed as a shop assistant.
When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you. If you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-cashing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be of much use to you.
Actually I don’t care about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!
I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers and notes that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?
Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably threw it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.
I'm not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern life can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature. And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldn't answer that question. I wonder if you can

  1. 1.

    In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to           

    1. A.
      describe the contents of the bag in detail
    2. B.
      tell the thieves hardly any money was available
    3. C.
      state the fact that she was careless with the money
    4. D.
      give some suggestions to the three thieves
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?

    1. A.
      The cash in her bag
    2. B.
      The handbag itself
    3. C.
      The papers and notes in the bag
    4. D.
      The check book in the bag
  3. 3.

    What can we conclude about the police?

    1. A.
      They are unable to find the thieves
    2. B.
      They show sympathy to the woman
    3. C.
      They have doubts about human nature
    4. D.
      They think the case quite common
  4. 4.

    Why does the author write the letter?

    1. A.
      To give the thieves a serious warning
    2. B.
      To express her affection for her valuable bag
    3. C.
      To call people’s attention to their belongings
    4. D.
      To complain about the fall of morality

Since the beginning of history, man has been attracted by the idea of living forever, of winning the fight against death and disease. So far, this has only remained a dream. Many people have wondered whether it would be possible to find a way to preserve human bodies, and what would be the best way.
It has long been known that meat of fruit can be kept fresh for long periods by freezing; in ancient China, for example, food was stored with ice to keep it fresh. This method could also be useful for preserving humans.
However, most living beings that exist under warm conditions die when frozen. This is because of the harmful effects of freezing ice crystals(晶体), which not only are larger than the volume(体积) of the water originally in the cells, but also form sharp cutting shapes that harm the cells.
In the 1940s Dr B.J. Luyet and a group of scientists in England were working on the problem of freezing cells without damaging them. Since the harm caused by ice crystals was the main cause of damage, Luyet suggested removing some or all of the water from the cells before freezing them.
Using living cells form chicken, Luyet and his assistants discovered that they could partly dry the chicken cells, using a mixture of the white part of an egg and glycerin (丙三醇). Some success was obtained. The chicken cells were dried, frozen for a period of time, and then carefully unfrozen. Almost all the cells recovered when they reached normal temperatures.
Since then, the cooling of whole animals to a temperature far below freezing point for later unfreezing has become more of a possibility, and the glycerin method would probably be used to accomplish this. When this can be done completely and successfully, science will have moved much closer to its aim of freezing and storing incurable patients until the day they can be cured

  1. 1.

    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      Easy but practical ways to remove water from living cells
    2. B.
      The possibility of preserving human bodies by freezing
    3. C.
      The practice of preserving food by freezing
    4. D.
      The harmful effects of freezing
  2. 2.

    The idea of freezing human bodies to preserve them ________

    1. A.
      has already been realized
    2. B.
      was invented in ancient China
    3. C.
      has its roots in the way of storing food
    4. D.
      is widely accepted by the scientific world
  3. 3.

    According to the text, freezing ________

    1. A.
      is harmful to living cells
    2. B.
      is the best way of preserving food
    3. C.
      reduces the volume of water in living cells
    4. D.
      is a way of removing water from living cells
  4. 4.

    What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      It is impossible to have whole animals frozen
    2. B.
      It remains unknown how to unfreeze frozen animals
    3. C.
      Freezing incurable patients for later treatment is still an idea
    4. D.
      The glycerin method has already been adopted to treat patients

March 22, 2011---Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking dinners to pay a dollar, or more, for a glass of water. Cards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world. It’s called the UNICEF Tap Project.
“UNICEF’s Tap Project is really all about bringing attention to the fact that over 900 million people around the globe do not have access to good, clean, healthy drinking water,” says Cary Stem, who heads the US Fund for UNICEF. She adds that water-borne illness is the second-highest cause of preventable childhood death in the world.
“Each and every day approximately 4,100 children die just because they don’t have that access - 4,100 every single day.”
The public service campaign encourages people to help change that statistic with a simple, affordable action: paying a dollar to get a glass of tap water at a restaurant.
“One dollar buys enough good, clean water for a child for 40 days,” Stem says.
“The tap project has expanded since it began five years ago with 300 restaurants in New York City. This year, Stem says, about 3,000 restaurants across the country are participating in the campaign. We raised about数学公式1 million for the first time. This year we’re hoping to top that.”
Stem credits the continued success of the campaign to an army of volunteers who support the tap project and raise money in their communities.
The UNICEF Tap Project is promoting its efforts with a simple motto: when you take water, give water. Currently, UNICEF works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities.
Stem hopes that, by participating in the project, more Americans will realize that what they often take for granted is a precious and scarce resource in many other parts of the world

  1. 1.

    Restaurants began to charge for tap water to _______

    1. A.
      increase their profit
    2. B.
      urge customers to save water
    3. C.
      raise people’s awareness of the world water problem
    4. D.
      collect money for those without access to safe water
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the text that the Tap Project ________

    1. A.
      began in New York City
    2. B.
      was started by volunteers
    3. C.
      is hoping to collect $2.5 million this year
    4. D.
      provides help for 1,000 countries in the world
  3. 3.

    It can be learned that _______

    1. A.
      the Tap Project began in 2006
    2. B.
      America suffers a serious problem
    3. C.
      4,100 children die of water pollution every year
    4. D.
      water-borne illnesses are the biggest killer of children
  4. 4.

    How does Cary Stem feel about the work of the Tap Project?

    1. A.
      Concerned
    2. B.
      Hopeful
    3. C.
      Disappointed
    4. D.
      Angry

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times—like my wedding and Linda's. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped "Address Unknown" I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share(分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda's married name. "There must be thousands of Wagmans."I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. "Mrs. Tobin!" she said excitedly, "Linda Evans Wagman is my mother."
Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there's one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won't lose each other again!

  1. 1.

    The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ________

    1. A.
      at the age of 13
    2. B.
      before the writer’s family moved away
    3. C.
      after they moved to new homes
    4. D.
      before she got married
  2. 2.

    They didn't often write to each other because they ________

    1. A.
      got married
    2. B.
      didn't like writing letters
    3. C.
      had little time to do so
    4. D.
      could see each other on special time
  3. 3.

    There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she ________

    1. A.
      was in trouble
    2. B.
      didn't know Linda’s address
    3. C.
      received the card that she sent
    4. D.
      didn't have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness

There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom．
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules．These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education．Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices．For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom．They worry about the rules even when there are no rules．Even a few rules will help this kind of students．The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education．Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school．
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained．You may have your own opinion about open education．The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory．In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students want some structure in their classes．They want and need to have rules．In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects．Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to．

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why some students like open education?

    1. A.
      The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning．
    2. B.
      Open education allows students to be responsible for their own future
    3. C.
      Open education allows the students to develop their own interests
    4. D.
      Open education has fewer rules
  2. 2.

    From the passage we can learn that___________

    1. A.
      the writer believes that all students don’t want some structure in their classes
    2. B.
      the writer believes that all students want some structure in their classes
    3. C.
      nearly all teachers like open education
    4. D.
      only the students that worry about rules or grades a lot like to be in an open classroom
  3. 3.

    Some students will do little in an open classroom because __________．

    1. A.
      there are too few rules
    2. B.
      they hate activities
    3. C.
      open education is similar to traditional education
    4. D.
      they worry about the rules
  4. 4.

    Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage given?

    1. A.
      Some advantages about open education
    2. B.
      Some disadvantages about open education
    3. C.
      Some students’ feelings in an open education school
    4. D.
      The writer’s opinion about open education is the same as all the students’
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can best summarize the passage?

    1. A.
      Many students like open education．
    2. B.
      Open education is better than traditional education．
    3. C.
      Open education is a really complicated (复杂的) idea
    4. D.
      Open education is a good idea in practice．

Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?

    1. A.
      Eileen Madden was very smart as a child
    2. B.
      Eileen Madden is a very good teacher
    3. C.
      Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students
    4. D.
      Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand
  2. 2.

    We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________

    1. A.
      is in her late fifties now
    2. B.
      always teaches Grade 3
    3. C.
      often arrives at school very early
    4. D.
      cooks breakfast for all her students by herself
  3. 3.

    What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?

    1. A.
      Lazy but kind
    2. B.
      Careful but helpless
    3. C.
      Hard to get along with
    4. D.
      Kind and helpful
  4. 4.

    The last paragraph suggests that ______________

    1. A.
      Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes
    2. B.
      Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students
    3. C.
      Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her
    4. D.
      Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children
  5. 5.

    What is implied in the passage?

    1. A.
      Holy Ghost School is a very small school
    2. B.
      St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon
    3. C.
      Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young
    4. D.
      Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School

The education of thousands of children with reading and sight trouble is being held back because of a lack of awareness of their legal rights, say campaigners.
They are calling for greater efforts to increase awareness of the rights of such children to have text books in design other than standard (标准) print. The campaign is being supported by five times Olympic gold medalist, Sir Steve Redgrave, who has reading trouble.
Pupils have the right to receive text in another way, and parents can take action under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) if they feel their children are being treated in a different way through a lack of support. But new research suggests 89 per cent of print disabled pupils and their parents are unaware of software which changes standard print into other substitutes like combined text and audio files (音频) which can be read or listened to.
Sir Steve has teamed up with software company Dolphin Computer Access to raise awareness of software turning tools. He said: "I recognize that schools have competing priorities (优先权) for their resources (资源), but I would like to see a much greater effort on the part of the government and schools to raise awareness among parents that these additional solutions exist and that their children have a right to use them."
Mike Foster, Dolphin's local MP in Worcester, is backing the campaign. "There is clearly an issue to solve concerning software for special needs. I'll be asking ministers what steps can be taken to improve the situation", he said

  1. 1.

    What is the best title of this text?

    1. A.
      Awareness of legal rights among parents
    2. B.
      Campaign started for disabled children
    3. C.
      Problems of disabled children
    4. D.
      Steve — Olympic gold medalist
  2. 2.

    Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “backing” in Paragraph 5?

    1. A.
      holding back
    2. B.
      objecting to
    3. C.
      supporting
    4. D.
      controlling
  3. 3.

    Most print disabled pupils and their parents ________

    1. A.
      don’t know anything about such software
    2. B.
      must cooperate with the software company
    3. C.
      prefer combined text and audio files more
    4. D.
      must take action to receive text in another way
  4. 4.

    Sir Steve Redgrave suggests that ________

    1. A.
      government and schools raise awareness of disabled children’s legal rights
    2. B.
      parents take greater efforts to ask the government and schools for help
    3. C.
      parents should take action to raise awareness of software turning tools
    4. D.
      software company work with him to make the products
  5. 5.

    What Mike Foster said in Paragraph 5 means ________

    1. A.
      the ministers should be responsible for improving the situation
    2. B.
      the software for special needs has got well along
    3. C.
      the problem about software for special needs is to be dealt with
    4. D.
      how to use the software is a big problem

TOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions（紧张）with China by acknowledging(承认) Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.
The report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to compromise a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence(存在) of a dispute（冲突）over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.
Japan has refused to rescind its recent purchase（购买） in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain（继续）the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.
It remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo

  1. 1.

    The passage may come from___________

    1. A.
      a magazine
    2. B.
      a newspaper
    3. C.
      a textbook
    4. D.
      a map
  2. 2.

    From the passage we can know________

    1. A.
      Japan will give in
    2. B.
      China is against Japan’s purchase of Diaoyu islands
    3. C.
      The problem between China and Japan has been settled
    4. D.
      China is the owner of Diaoyu islands
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word mean?

    1. A.
      agree
    2. B.
      give up
    3. C.
      compete
    4. D.
      change
  4. 4.

    What is the writer’s attitude?

    1. A.
      He supports China
    2. B.
      He supports Japan
    3. C.
      He doesn’t have his own attitude
    4. D.
      He dare not show his attitude
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