Developing school skills

Books to help you to become better teachers or better learners These materials can help both teachers and students of different     levels and grades. Reading and Language Arts: Lessons Price Building Your Vocabulary 37 Lessons $60.00 Understanding What You Read 43 Lessons $75.00 Developing Your Reading Power 70 Lessons $120.00 Improving Your Study Skills 79 Lessons $135.00 Spelling Rules & Principles 60 Lessons $100.00 Review Topics in English 34 Lessons $55.00 READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS TOTAL LESSONS 323 Lessons $545.00 ?  Lessons with textbooks ?  Activity Sheets ?  Answer Key with Explanations Here are the lessons for you to choose

1.Tom needs to improve his study skills. If he takes the lessons, he has to spend ______.

A．$75              B．$100             C．$ 120             D．$ 135

2.If you want to build your vocabulary, you will take ________lessons.

A．37               B．43               C．60               D．70

3.The books in the picture are for ___________ to develop school skills.

A．students of lower grades

B．students of different levels

C．both parents and children

D．both teachers and students

 

Feeling left out?

    A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend

wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

    It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different

school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new

friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their

friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．  

    Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play

with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share

something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or

 say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids

you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

    If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make

 new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make

friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

    You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share

 something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

  根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for            ．

    A．teachers    B．parents    C．students  D．visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they         ．

    A．have trouble with their studies     B．don’t have their best friends around

    C．need their parents to be with them  D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)        ．

    A．sharing your ideas              B．talking before many people

    C．studying better at school         D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because          ·

    A．they miss their old friends a lot

    B．they have no time to stay with others

    C．teachers know who wants a new friend

    D．they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“         ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落    8．被调侃    C．挨批评    D．遭攻击

 

 

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people towant to  1  , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be  2  to stop . “Just one more game ,” often turns into another game , then another .

Computer games do have their 3  . They are excellent for training hand /eye coordination (协调). Surgeons(外科医生) who played computer games   4    children are often more practical . Computer games can also be   5   for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a  6  would be able to teach . Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel   7   to match classmates. And with computers you can  8 a task as many times as you like . The more you do this, the better you will get,    9  you can do it perfectly .

But like anything else in life, things should be 10 . Too much time on the computer can 11  your eyes . Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot  12  playing computer games , they won’t do as well in other areas in their life-not just schoolwork,   13   in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a  14  . And their health will become worse if they are 15 taking regular exercise.

Computer games have their place, but people must also remember it is important to have a balanced lifestyle.

1.                A．win            B．lose            C．fight D．race

 

2.                A．easy           B．necessary       C．difficult   D．natural

 

3.                A．rules           B．advantages      C．disadvantages  D．mistakes

 

4.                A．to             B．between        C．for  D．as

 

5.                A．good           B．bad            C．interesting D．necessary

 

6.                A．teacher        B．parent          C．doctor   D．computer

 

7.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．stressed  D．willing

 

8.                A．make          B．practice        C．put off   D．discover

 

9.                A．when          B．until           C．after D．while

 

10.               A．planned        B．developed      C．balanced  D．discussed

 

11.               A．break          B．hurt           C．relax D．close

 

12.               A．enjoy          B．start           C．stop  D．keep

 

13.A. but       C. and         C. or              D. though

14.               A．family          B．game          C．match D．team

 

15.               A．often          B．no longer       C．always D．still

 

 

A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening. English: Read three chapters and write a report. Math: Complete 30 problems. Science: Do a worksheet, front and back. French: (A) Study new words for tomorrow’s test. It’s going to be a long night.
This happens to students in America. Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(变革).
Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a (B)  grader, 20 minutes, and so on. This means that a student in my grade—seventh—should have no more than 70 minutes of work (C) each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!
It’s no good giving students too much homework. According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.
Everybody (D)  that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受责备). “Many teachers are under greater pressure (压力) than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of  (E) it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework.
Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and (F) 今后找到更好的工作. But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity（削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?
【小题1】写出文中划线部分（A）和（C）的同义词或近义词:                         
【小题2】在文中（B）和（D）的空白处分别填入适当单词:                         
【小题3】文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               
【小题4】将文中划线部分（F）译成汉语:             
【小题5】从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词:           

根据短文内容，选用方框中所给的单词或词组填空，使短文内容完整正确。

winners;  made a difference;  among;  sends a different message;  developing

In a society where people always pay their attention to bad news, the 2012 year’s "Touching China" award definitely   1.. The award honors ten of China’s inspirational role models in 2012.

    2. the ten are public faces who did good deeds like Luo Yang, the late Commander of the program for     3. the J-15 fighter, who died from overwork. And Lin Junde, a scientist who devoted his whole life to China’s nuclear course. There are also common people who have    4., like Zhang Lili. She was called "China’s Most Beautiful Teacher" after she saved two students, but lost both her legs in the effort.

The award    5. are carefully selected to represent a true moral epic of 2012 in China. The "Touching China" award has been held yearly since 2003.