阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

There are two major teaching methods in schools: the lecture system and the discussion system.

  The two teaching methods have their own strengths and weaknesses respectively.

  Many students like the lecture system because it helps them to learn quickly and much more. Attending a well-prepared lecture is a most rewarding experience: it can open a new horizon for you and save you much time as well – the time you might otherwise spend reading one book after another. Yet the fault of the lecture system is that it cultivates a bad habit of passive learning. Students bring their notebooks and even tape recorders to class to write everything down without thinking for themselves, let alone raise any question to teachers.

  On the contrary, the discussion system encourages students to form their own ideas and opinion. To engage in frequent and even heated debates, you have to do a lot of homework beforehand, find answers yourselves and thus you develop the analytical skills which benefit both your study habit and your future life. However, it also has its weakness: students do not learn systematically.

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一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？

1．以约30个词概括上文的内容；

2．以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：

(1)目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；

(2)以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。

(3)表达你对教学模式改革的期望。

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1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，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．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people around the world. American researchers say the disease will affect more than one hundred million people worldwide by the year twenty fifty. That would be four times the current number. Researchers and doctors have been studying Alzheimer's patients for a century. Yet the cause and cure for the mental sickness are still unknown. However, some researchers have made important steps towards understanding it.

Several early signs of the disease involve memory and thought processes. At first, patients have trouble remembering little things. Later, they have trouble remembering more important things, such as the names of their children.

There are also some physical tests that might show who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The tests look for proteins in brain and spinal cord fluid. The proteins appear to be found only in people with the disease. The protein tests correctly identify the presence of the disease in about ninety percent of patients.

Now, a much simpler physical test to predict Alzheimer's risk has been developed. Researchers found that trouble with the sense of smell can be one of the first signs of Alzheimer's. Using this information, they developed a test in which people were asked to identify twelve familiar smells. These smells included cinnamon, black pepper, chocolate, paint thinner, and smoke.

The study continued for five years. During this period, the same people were asked to take several tests measuring their memory and thought abilities. Fifty percent of those who could not identify at least four of the smells in the first test had trouble with their memory and thinking in the next five years.

Another study has shown a possible way to reduce a person's chances of developing Alzheimer's disease in old age. Researchers in Chicago found that people who use their brains more often are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those who read a newspaper, or play chess or word games are about three times less likely to develop the condition.

Researchers say they still do not know what causes Alzheimer's disease. But they say these findings might help prevent the disease in the future.

41. What’s the main idea of the passage?

  A. Some early signs of the Alzheimer's disease.

  B. Some physical tests about Alzheimer's disease.

  C. The research about Alzheimer's disease.

  D. The patients of Alzheimer's disease.

42. What’s the current number of Alzheimer’s patients?

   A. 100 million   B. 25 million   C. 400 million   D. 2050 million

43. What is not the early signs of the Alzheimer's disease according to the passage?

   A. Poor memory                     B. Proteins exist in the brain.

   C. Trouble with the sense of smell.      D. Less use of the brain.

44. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?

   A. Alzheimer's disease.   B. Alzheimer's patients.  C. The cause and cure.  D. The research.

45. According to the passage, we can learn that _______.

   A. there are no proteins in the brains of the people with no Alzheimer's disease

   B. the people who often use their brains will not get Alzheimer's disease

   C. researchers and doctors have found ways to cure Alzheimer's disease

   D. the people who have the trouble with the sense of smell will certainly suffer from Alzheimer's disease

_______ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into the international stars.

         A. Giving     B. Having given     C. To give       D. Given

Which do you enjoy_____your weekend,fishing or watching TV?

A.     spending  B.to spend  C.being spent  D.spend

 ______you I owe a thousand apologies  ________ having doubted your ability.

A. For; to         B. To; for

C. For; for        D. To; to

It is generally believed that teaching is ___________it is a science.

A.an art much as     B.much an art as      C.as an art much as     D.as much an art as

Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.  

 A. heavier      B. heavy        C. the heavier     D. the heaviest

A great man shows his greatness ________ the way he treats little men.

A. under    B. with    C. on    D. by

-How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!

-It’s a challenge, I guess,         man against nature. 

A. of         B. for             C. by           D. about

“_____ when does the pub stay open？”  “About midnight.”

    A. Since...B. Before

    C. Until...D. After