There are some very good things about open education .This way of teaching allows students to grow as people ,and to develop their own interests in many subjects .Open education allows students to be responsible for （负责）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.Open education allows students to         .

A．grow as they are educated

B．be responsible for their future

C．develop their own interests

D．discover subjects outside class

2.Some students like open education but some students will do little in an open classroom because      .

A．there are too few rules

B．they hate activities

C．open education is similar to traditional education

D．they worry about the rules

3.Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?

A．Some traditional teachers do not like open education.

B．Many teachers do not believe in open education.

C．Teachers may have problems in open classroom.

D．The teachers’ feelings and attitudes are important to the students.

4.Which of the following can best summarize（总结）the passage?

A．Open education is a really complicated idea.

B．Open education is better than traditional education.

C．Teachers dislike open education.

D．Open education is a good idea in practice.

 

某中学高二·二班的同学进行了一场有关英语学习的讨论。讨论的题目是：学习英语要不要从儿童时期开始?请根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况。

一些同学认为	另一些同学认为
1．应从儿童时期开始学习英语；	1．不应从儿童时期开始学习英语；
2．儿童时期记忆力好，可以记住很多单词；	2．儿童时期既要学习汉语拼音又要学英语，易混淆；
3．能为英语学习打下坚实的基础。	3．会影响汉语学习和今后的英语学习。
讨论未取得一致意见

注意：1．文章的起始句已给出；        2．词数：100词左右(不包括已给的起始句)。
参考词汇：基础foundation汉语拼音Chinese pinyin
The students of Class 2 had a discussion about whether it would be necessary to start learning English from childhood_____________________________________________________      __

The following table shows some results of a survey （调查）in which 800 Japanese school pupils were asked to give their impressions（印象）of their classroom teachers. The pupils’ impressions were found to differ depending on whether the teacher was new (with less than three years’ experience), middle-standing(ten to twenty years), or veteran（有经验的）（twenty to thirty years）. The numbers in the table show the percentage of the pupils who answered “very satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” for each question item （项目）

 

Question Items	New	Middle-standing	Veteran
1.Shows sense of humor in class 2.Explains clearly 3.Teaches in a relaxed（放松的）manner. 4. Writes neatly on the blackboard 5. Lets pupils ask questions in class 6. Makes checks in notebooks 7. Speaks loudly and clearly 8. Treats pupils equally 9. Cares about pupils opinions 10. Spends time with pupils between classes	42 33 30 9 18 22 45 43 47 25	56 58 46 43 30 30 85 58 43 10	70 68 65 56 47 43 54 42 17 6

 

1.In contrast（对比）to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable（显著的）improvement in their ability to _______.

    A. be fair to any pupil         B. evaluate pupils’ progress

    C. present materials clearly     D. understand and play with pupils

2.Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more_____.

A.      relaxed in class than the veterans

B.      interested in pupils’ ideas than the veterans

C.      neat in appearance than the veterans

D.      skilful at explaining than the veterans

3.Which of the following statements is true according to the table?

1. In the new teachers’ classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely.
2. Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount（量）of time their teachers spend with them between classes.
3. The evaluation of the middle-standing teachers is lower than that of the veterans in seven items.
4. Though veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks, their teaching is rated highly.

 

Compared with the previous week, air quality in Shanghai became worse last week , according to the latest report from the Shanghai Environment Monitoring Centre．
The average air pollution index （API） for sulphur dioxide （SO2） remain almost unchanged from the previous week, but the APIs for nitrogen oxide （NOx） and total suspended （悬浮） particles （TSP） rose by 35 and 27 percent．
The overall quality still belonged to class 2 category．Nitrogen oxide, caused mainly by vehicle exhaust and burning of cooking gas, was still the major pollutant of the week．
The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre operates six automatic air monitors in the city’s Putuo, Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Jing’an and Xuhui districts．

【小题1】Judging from the chart, on which day was the air quality the worst?

A．October 13．

B．October 14．

C．October 17．

D．October 18．

【小题2】Which of the following can be used to describe the air quality of the week?

A．Good．	B．Seriously polluted．
C．Excellent．	D．Slightly polluted．

【小题3】Six automatic air monitors are operated in the city except ________．

A．Putuo District

B．Xuhui District

C．Chang’an District

D．Hongkou District

【小题4】In shanghai, nitrogen oxide mainly comes from ________．

A．the burning natural gas

B．the burning cooking gas

C．the burning coal

D．dust raised by vehicles

【小题5】This passage is obviously taken from ________．

A．a magazine about air pollution

B．a scientific report from TV

C．the weather column in a newspaper

D．the traveling guide to Shanghai