摘要: of high status 有名望.威望高

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A group of eight public high school students  in Massachusetts, aged l5 to l7,designed and ran their own school within a school. They named their practice the Independent Project. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project,while others were honors students.

Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties. Though they sought advice from English,math and science teachers, they were responsible for monitoring one another’s work and giving one another feedback. There were no grades, but at the end of the term,the students wrote evaluations of their classmates.

The students also designed their own course. In addition to some  regular courses,they each took on an ‘individual project’,learning to play the piano or to cook,writing a novel or making a video about domestic(国内的) violence. At the end of the term,they performed their new skills in front of the entire school. The last part of their self - designed course was to do a ‘collective project’ that had social significance. Because they felt the whole experience had been so life – changing,they ended up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools.

The project was a success. After returning to their traditional study,the students have high motivation and are doing well. One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching the others about probability. The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished,more engaged and more knowledgeable.

The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and  personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience,learn things that matter to them and learn together.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Some students might drop out of high school.

B.The teachers monitored the students’ homework.

C.The students themselves solved all their problems.

D.The teachers evaluate the students’ performances.

2.The students involved in the Independent Project             .

A.didn’t need to learn common lessons

B.tended to escape from the whole society

C.were unwilling to share their experiences

D.focused on self-study and working together

3.According Paragraph 4,we know that             .

A.the traditional study is better than the project

B.all the students had failed their math courses

C.the students have freedom to design their lessons

D.the project was mainly concerned with math courses

4.The project made the students outstanding because             .

A.they are unusually talented

B.they have better backgrounds

C.they have supportive teachers

D.they are owners of their education

5.What would be the best title of the text?

A.Structure the kids’ days to the minute

B.Let kids rule their own school within a school

C.Offer students few opportunities to do anything

D.Provide traditional education to the students

 

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Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubledto $1.01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.

This is not a surprise to public health advocates.They've studied the effect of state tax increases for yearsfinding that smokersespecially teensare price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industrywhich fiercely fights every tax increase.

The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public healththey raise money and most particularlythey deter people from taking up the habit as teenswhich is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.

In Manhattanfor instancewhich has the highest tax in the nationa pack of Marlboro Light Kingscost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In CharlestonS.C.where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest in the nationthe price was $4.78.

The influence is obvious.

In New Yorkhigh school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys13.8%far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.

Hal RogersRepresentative from Kentuckylike those who are against high tobacco taxesargues that the burden of the tax falls on low?income Americans who choose to smoke.

That's true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low?income workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for today's adultsif the new tax drives them to quitthey will have more to spend on their familiescut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.

1.The text is mainly about ________.

Athe price of cigarettes

Bthe rate of teen smoking

Cthe effect of tobacco tax increase

Dthe differences in tobacco tax rate

2.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

AThe new tax will be beneficial in the long run.

BLow?income Americans are more likely to fall ill.

CFuture generations will be hooked on smoking.

DAdults will depend more on their families.

3.Rogers' attitude towards the low?income smokers might be that of ________.

Atolerance? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bunconcern?

Cdoubt? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dsympathy

4.What does the author think is a surprise?

ATeen smokers are price sensitive.

BSome states still keep the tobacco tax low.

CTobacco taxes improve public health.

DTobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.

 

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第二节读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文.
Jade means a lot in Chinese culture and is highy valued by the Chinese people.
Many people begin to wear one when they are young till they die, believing that it
will bring them good luck.
Every time I stop to think about which possession of mine means the most to me,
I find myself looking at my left wrist, around which is a simple jade bracelet. And this bracelet will always remind me of my culture and the individual that I am.
I remember very clearly the night my parents gave me the bracelet. It was in mysophomore (二年级)  year of high school, and I had stayed out at midnight. When Ifinally got home, my parents gave me a lecture on responsibility. I expected to beplaced on restriction, but instead they gave me a jade bracelet. I was totally
shocked...but when I went to bed that night I was supremely happy.
The next morning my father told me that because they had gone shopping for the
bracelet, he had not gone to the racetrack(赛马场), and had missed out on winning
$20,000 because of me. However, he said that I was worth it.
The bracelet will always remind me of those two days and the love that exists in my relationship with my parents, even though nothing is ever said. I know that no matter what I may do, my parents will always love me and accept me the way I am.
Since I got the bracelet, I have not taken it off--mostly because I don't want to. My bracelet means so much to me that if it should ever break, I would be enormously
upset, But then. I could always save the pieces for good luck.
【写作内容】   
1.以约30个词概括这篇文章中作者收到bracelet的感受.   
2.根据短文内容就父母亲给予孩子的爱这个主题发表你的看法,至少包括以下内
容要点。该部分的字数约120个词左右。
(1)在你心目中父母亲情的重要性;   
(2)结合自己的实例来说明父母亲的爱对你的影响。  
【写作要求】
1.作文中可使用实例或其它方法支持你的观点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但
不得直接引用原文中的句子;   
2.文章中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。   
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