Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China. However, Daisy Raffan, an
36   girl in Britain, hopes to bring the   37   to the young people.
Daisy has   38   an online learning website to teach the language to as   39   people as possible, all over the world.
With China’s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks   40   important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later.
Daisy has been learning Putonghua   41   the age of five. Two years ago,   42   she decided to pass on what she had learned, she   43   the idea for the website, kidschineseclub.com.
She said: “People are afraid to learn Putonghua. One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an   44   language to learn, but I have had fun   45   it .And I hope what I have done is easy and fun.”
Her   46    offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.
Daisy’s website has   47   the support of several important persons —the teenager says she has received a letter praising(赞扬) her work from Gordon Brown,   48   is the British Prime Minister(首相).
She said: “I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter   49  . He said that what I was doing was a really good idea. I thought it was amazing. I was excited that   50   was supporting what we’re doing.”

【小题1】

A．18 years old B．18-year-old C．18-years-old D．18 year old

【小题2】

A．language B．idea C．information D．gift

【小题3】

A．put up B．showed up C．set up D．thought up

【小题4】

A．much B．more C．many D．most

【小题5】

A．that B．this C．them D．it

【小题6】

A．for B．at C．since D．in

【小题7】

A．before B．after C．if D．although

【小题8】

A．came out B．came on C．came over D．came up with

【小题9】

A．impossible B．interesting C．excellent D．easy

【小题10】

A．does B．do C．doing D．to do

【小题11】

A．e-mail B．magazine C．essay D．website

【小题12】

A．won B．made C．given D．beaten

【小题13】

A．whom B．which C．who D．/

【小题14】

A．in B．back C．down D．up

【小题15】

A．someone such important B．so important someone C．such important someone D．someone so important

 

Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.

Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

A. discussing historical ideas deeply         

B. studying and discussing the materials

C. leaving technology out of the classroom  

D. making right use of technology in class

2.The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

A. similar            B. unforgettable         C. special         D. unpleasant

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes.

B. The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.

C. The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion.

D. Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history.

4.The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A. technology has different influences in different classes in college

B. technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class

C. history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking

D. it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class

 

根据上面所提供的信息，选择最佳答案。
A school report

Name：Edward Scott                  School: Kelvin High School Grade:  8                              Term ending: May  6

Math: He is a little weak in this, but he tried his best to catch up with others.

Science: He can work out many difficult problems. Well done! (做得好)

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up（保持）.

French: His reading is very good, he can remember many words.

History: He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.

Geography: He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.

Music: He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.

No. in class: 9           absences: 8

Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better. He needs to do more work next semester.

Class teacher: Ivy

Principal: M. L. Martin

School reopens:  September 1

【小题1】After reading this, we know it is ________________.

A．a studying plan of Edward Scott

B．a teaching plan of Ivy

C．a report card of Edward Scott

D．a working plan of M. L. Martin

【小题2】Which subject is not mentioned(提到) in the report?              .

A．PE

B．Music

C．Math

D．History

【小题3】Edward’s best subject is _________________.            

A．science

B．English

C．geography

D．French

【小题4】Edward is not so good at ________________.

A．science and geography

B．math and history

C．history and French

D．music and English

【小题5】Which sentence is not true?              

A．Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B．Edward doesn’t do well in history.

C．Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D．Edward learns two languages at school.

根据上面所提供的信息，选择最佳答案。

A school report

Name：Edward Scott                  School: Kelvin High School Grade:  8                              Term ending: May  6

Math: He is a little weak in this, but he tried his best to catch up with others.

Science: He can work out many difficult problems. Well done! (做得好)

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up（保持）.

French: His reading is very good, he can remember many words.

History: He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.

Geography: He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.

Music: He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.

No. in class: 9           absences: 8

Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better. He needs to do more work next semester.

Class teacher: Ivy

Principal: M. L. Martin

School reopens:  September 1

1.After reading this, we know it is ________________.

A．a studying plan of Edward Scott

B．a teaching plan of Ivy

C．a report card of Edward Scott

D．a working plan of M. L. Martin

2.Which subject is not mentioned(提到) in the report?              .

A．PE

B．Music

C．Math

D．History

3.Edward’s best subject is _________________.            

A．science

B．English

C．geography

D．French

4.Edward is not so good at ________________.

A．science and geography

B．math and history

C．history and French

D．music and English

5.Which sentence is not true?              

A．Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B．Edward doesn’t do well in history.

C．Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D．Edward learns two languages at school.

 

School education is very important and useful. The students both learn knowledge and get educated. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. Scientists, such as Edison, Newton, Galileo and Einstein, didn't learn everything from school. They learnt a lot of knowledge outside school or practiced a lot themselves. A teacher, though he knows a lot, can't teach his students everything.
　　The teacher's job is to teach his students how to learn, how to read and how to think. A good teacher with rich experience in teaching can teach his students the methods (="ways)" of study. Through these methods students are able to learn and get a lot of things by themselves.
Usually it's very easy for students to memorize some knowledge, but it is difficult to use it to solve problems. If a teacher really teaches students the ability(能力) of how to use knowledge, it means the teacher has learned lots of knowledge by himself(or herself). The success in learning shows he or she knows how how how to study.
根据课文内容选择最佳答案（每题两分，共10分）
【小题1】From the passage we know ________.

A．students are taught everything at school

B．a teacher can't teach his students everything

C．school is really not important and useful

D．Edison learned lots of knowledge at school

【小题2】A teacher's job is ________.

A．to help his students with their lessons

B．to teach his students everything

C．to show his students how how to study by themselves

D．to tell them how to study

【小题3】Choose the right order of this passage.
a．How important are the study methods for students?
b．What does the teacher's experience of success in study mean?
c．Where should students study?
d．What is the job of a teacher?

A．c,a,b,d	B．b,c,a,d
C．c,b,d,a	D．c,d,a,b

 
【小题4】Which of the following is right?

A．If we know how to learn, we can get a lot of knowledge.

B．We can learn everything from our teachers.

C．The writer tells us that practice is more important for students than learning.

D．It is the only job for students to learn knowledge.

【小题5】Which of the following is the best title?

A．A real job for teachers

B．Study in and outside school

C．Practice－the only way of learning

D．How to learn language