2011 Top Education News

"Tiger Mother" became well known both in the US and China after the publication of the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, a professor of Yale University and a Chinese immigrant mother. In the book, Chua describes how she educates her two daughters in a strict "typical Chinese" way.

The South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), became "China's first independent university"-the only university to recruit students through its independent exam rather than the National College Entrance Exam adopted by almost all public universities in China.

Wuhan schoolboy Huang Yibo, 13,known as the deputy chief of all Wuhan's young pioneers, became an overnight sensation after blogging about watching prime time news on China's Central Television since he was two years old and reading People's Daily since the age of seven because his father asked him to do so.

The First Experimental Elementary School of Weiyang district in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, hit the headlines for requiring students with a poor performance to wear a green scarf, distinguishing them from the good performance of the red scarf, a symbol for the Young Pioneer organization.

Dong Fan, a professor from Beijing Normal University, the director of the university’s real estate research center, refused to see any of his students who do not possess 40 million yuan by the time they are 40. Dong said people who had received high-level education should be ashamed if they do not live a wealthy life.

The No 4 classroom building on the campus of Tsinghua University, one of China's elite colleges, took on the name of a popular clothing company, the Hong Kong-based Jeanswest Clothing in May. A golden-colored plate bearing the name of the company was affixed on to the wall of the teaching building.

1.How many pieces of the news above have something to do with family education?

A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D.5

2.Which of the following statements is True according to the news above?

A. Tsinghua University became "China's first independent university".

B. Students caring about environmental protection will wear a green scarf.

C.“Tiger Mother” is famous for her book about how she educates her two daughters.

D. Huang Yibo began to read People's Daily at the age of two.

3.We can infer from the news about Dong Fan that _______.

A. he tends to measure success by money

B. he spares no efforts to help his students

C. he works hard

D. he is a professor of Yale University

4.All the six pieces of news above deal with the subject of ______.

A. education B. parents C. students D. Schools

As a senior in high school, Emily Raleigh wrote a short book to her younger sister, an incoming freshman. This book taught her sister the ins and outs to surviving high school and told her to be the person she could be. Her family told her to this book, but she wanted to do something a little more. , she took a different route and an online organization for girls across the country.

Now, as a sophomore in college, Emily and owns The Smart Girls Group, a one-stop shop for the next generation of superstar women. This website provides and articles for girls aged 12-25. Once run by just eight girls, this organization has to over 300 girls, including myself. The of The Smart Girls Group is to and empower girls all throughout the world via many mediums. From the online blog and magazine classes and book clubs, The Smart Girls Group the needs of many girls, and has over 4,000 worldwide. Besides the listed above, this organization has campus chapters(分会) located throughout the US and Europe, and has become a to many girls throughout our world.

No one ever told her she start The Smart Girls Group because it was a school assignment. Rather, Emily started it because she wanted to girls across the country be better versions of themselves and help break the glass ceiling that females face in today’s society.

Without Emily, I would not be where I am today. Without the help of all the girls at The Smart Girls Group, I would not have found all the that I am now involved in. Because of this group, it has helped me decide what I want to do with my . I used to want to be a publisher, but now I becoming a lawyer for women’s rights. It brought me to a new view, and I see things in a light.

1.A. favorite B. best C. famous D. humorous

2.A. publish B. sell C. donate D. collect

3.A. Besides B. Anyhow C. Instead D. Therefore

4.A. bought B. created C. attended D. found

5.A. joins B. follows C. plans D. runs

6.A. happiness B. information C. entertainment D. value

7.A. developed B. formed C. succeeded D. turned

8.A. importance B. concern C. quality D. purpose

9.A. praise B. encourage C. attract D. impress

10.A. at B. in C. to D. for

11.A. meet B. require C. order D. want

12.A. customers B. workers C. volunteers D. readers

13.A. topics B. articles C. presents D. resources(资源)

14.A. hotel B. home C. gym D. place

15.A. had to B. used to C. was able to D. decided to

16.A. educate B. admit C. help D. affect

17.A. chances B. dreams C. performances D. stages

18.A. reality B. pain C. future D. trouble

19.A. are used to B. are against C. am devoted to D. pay attention to

20.A. difficult B. magic C. colorful D. different

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t to start the bus soon because it was not yet . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s .

The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .

“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1.A. try B. care C. decide D. intend

2.A. empty B. full C. crowded D. ready

3.A. tearfully B. seriously C. carefully D. calmly

4.A. fare B. possession C. money D. wealth

5.A. strangely B. happily C. secretly D. fortunately

6.A. unsatisfied B. weak C. unhappy D. excited

7.A. explained B. declared C. admitted D. found

8.A. get off B. start C. get on D. stop

9.A. begged B. scolded C. praised D. thanked

10.A. request B. action C. suggestion D. command

11.A. Unless B. Although C. Until D. When

12.A. attacking B. bothering C. beating D. wronging

13.A. warned B. whispered C. shouted D. repeated

14.A. problem B. need C. matter D. reason

15.A. spending B. collected C. remaining D. borrowed

16.A. busy B. cold C. hard D. fearful

17.A. giving B. wearing C. taking D. forcing

18.A. forgotten B. used C. earned D. returned

19.A. move B. increase C. lighten D. carry

20.A. world B. journey C. smile D. friendship

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