Have you ever tried to understand something new on your own but found it a bit too difficult in books or on the Internet? Don't be worried一you can get help at Khan Academy(可汗学院).

Khan Academy is an online learning website created in 2007 by Salman Khan, an American teacher. In order to provide "a free world-class education to anyone anywhere",Khan offers more than 4,200 free micro lectures(讲座)atkhanacademy.org.

The classes cover fields like mathematics, biology, chemistry and finance. They usually last for just 10 to 15 minutes. Unlike traditional classes, Khan mainly offers courses for students below college level. The classes can also help those who are planning to take the SAT, an exam often required for students who wish to enter a college or university in the US.

So how can you start your learning journey at Khan Academy?

First of all,enter the website with a personal e-mail account(帐户).Your personal homepage at Khan Academy is designed to help you learn math. You can take a pre-test first to see your level. The academy then suggests exercises at the right level for you. It also allows you to watch videos and improve yourself until you reach level 5一the highest level.

If you are interested in other subjects, click "LEARN" to see all topics on offer. Try "Art History",for example. This will take you to all the things in that area like text articles, videos and questions. You can also put key words into the search box to see related topics.

Don't worry if you find it difficult to follow the courses in English. The courses have been translated into other languages, such as Chinese. Hundreds of Khan's courses in Chinese can be found on Netease (www. 163. com),which offers translations of courses from Harvard, Yafe, Oxford,Cambridge and other top universities.

1.Khan Academy is a learning website that

A. was started by an American teacher

B. has a history of over 10 years

C. doesn't provide free lectures

D. is fit only for college students

2.The fifth paragraph is mainly about how to ·

A. pass the math test B. learn math at Khan Academy

C. design your website D. write an e-mail to Khan

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The classes at Khan Academy usually last 40 minutes.

B. Nothing but videos can be found at Khan Academy.

C. Khan Academy only offers courses in English.

D. You can get courses from top universities on Netease.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Online Learning B. Salman Khan

C. College Education D. Language Courses

Children today would rather read, do housework or even do homework than play outside--- and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.

According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is.But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.

The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small.It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.

It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children’s health.

Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.

This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up.Children in the 1980s were encouraged to do the same by BBC TV show Why Don’t You, which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.

You can learn more about the activity by visiting Http://www.Projectwildthing.com.

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A.today’s children have more free time

B.today’s children spend more time outdoors

C.the parents had more free time when they were young

D.The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young

2.The Wild Network was started to __________.

A.encourage children to spend more time outdoors

B.encourage children to play with their parents outdoors

C.encourage children to spend more time on their studies

D.encourage parents to spend more time with their children

3.What can we learn about the Wild Network?

A.It was set up this year

B.It was the best ever activity

C.Both large organizations or small can join it

D.You can learn about it from the show Why Don’t You

4.Which of the following activities is not mentioned?

A.Camping B.Collecting fruits

C.Bird watching D.Autumn clour watching

5.The underlined part “do the same” can be replaced by _______.

A.start an activity B.play outdoors

C.do homework D.do housework

A recent survey showed that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes.That’s down from 23 percent in 2000.While this is good news for the US's overall health, tobacco(烟草)use is still a problem.

Cigarettes can cause many diseases, such as cancer(癌症),lung cliscases and heart problems.Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke.So the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization is working to end teenage smoking.Their latest activity uses social media(社交媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking.And the activity also encourages teens to learn the facts and become the generation that ends smoking.

However, anti-smoking campaigns may have a new problem to worry about.According to a 2013 report, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise.American high school students who reported having used an electronic cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012.The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling.It may become lifelong addictied(上瘾).Besides, we still don’t yet understand the long-term effects(作用)of e-cigarettes.

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。(每小题2分,共10分)

1.According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?

A.9 percent B.23 percent

C.4.7 percent D.10 percent

2.Which of the following disease may not be caused by cigarettes?

A.skin disease B.cancer

C.lung disease D.heart disease

3.What is the aim of the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization?

A.To end the production of cigarettes.

B.To criticize those children who smoke.

C.To protect the rights of non-smokers.

D.To make an effort to end teenage smoking

4.The underlined word “campaign” means _____.

A.activity B.newspaper

C.movie D.officer

5.What do we know about e-cigarettes?

A.E-cigarettes are becoming popular among teenagers.

B.School students like e-cigarettes more than adults do.

C.People won’t let addicted to e-cigarettes.

D.E-cigarettes have bad effects on people’s health.

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