Toys Anno… The world’s smallest, but the most beautiful exhibition space for old-day toys. Opening hours Monday—Friday: 10a.m.—6p.m. Sunday:9a.m.—1p.m. National Museum, London Bus 26/91/206	FREE service for all young people aged 8-16 ●Homework staff(工作人员) on hand to help you ●Space to work ●Books ＆ revision guides ●FREE Internet use ●FREE printing Manchester Library＆Information Service
Escape(逃脱) from the Mummy’s Tomb!    Let our new online game take you to an old Egyptian tomb(埃及古墓).    Become a brave explorer and collect wonderful things thousands of years old. But he careful—there’s a mummy(木乃伊) going around the tomb.    Can you bring the wonderful things safely back to World museum without being hurt by the mummy?    Visit www.livepoolmuseum.org uk/ mummystomb and find out!	Learning from poo (粪便)! 1:30 p.m, 2:15 p.m, ＆ 3 p.m. July It might sound terrible but archaeologists(考古学家) can find out many things from poo—like how people in the past lived and what they are. If you have interests, come and join us to watch some samples(not real pool) and see if you can recreate the diets of our ancestors(祖先). Pick up a free ticket from the World Museum welcome desk.

1.What service does Toys Anno give?

  A. Offering largest toys   B. Making beautiful toys

  C. Showing old-day toys  D. Selling smallest toys

2.A boy aged ten CAN’T ________ with Homework Support Service.

  A. ask the staff to do his homework

  B. print without paying

  C. search for information online

  D. review lessons with guides

3.Escape from the Mummy’s Tomb is a (an) ________.

  A. guide book   B. online game   C. science fiction film   D. popular magazine

4.What information can we get from Learning from poo?

  A. Archaeologists can learn what people are in the past by studying their poo.

  B. The activity is open every morning in June.

  C. You can have a chance to watch the real poo of ancestors.

  D. You must buy a ticket to join in this activity.

 

Children are natural scientists, very interested in the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms（科学术语）or modern labs. You only have to share your children’s interests.

　 Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-old children to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, the money I got and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing each other silently. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long wait, a boy put up his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?” This began a lot of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, many teachers usually wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When teachers increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give better answers.

Thirdly, watch your language. When the child is having a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging a child to help others. But in talking about science, these words make a child think that the discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’ve never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.

Lastly, show; don’t tell. Let children look at their hands through a microscope（显微镜）, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner….

81. To help children enjoy science, the most important thing for teachers to do is ___________.

　 A. let them see the world around　　　 　 B. let them study in modern labs

　 C. tell them the difficult terms on science D. share the children’s interests

82. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the words “your lists” mean ____________.

　 A. your answers to the questions　　　 　 B. your own questions about science

C. your questions from textbooks　　　 　 D. all the questions of your own

83. According to the passage, children can give better answers to the questions if teachers ____.

　 A. ask them to answer quickly　 　　　 B. wait for one or two seconds after a question

　 C. tell them to watch their language　 D. wait at least three seconds after a question

84. The writer talks about all of the following ways except that teachers should ____________.

　 A. tell their children stories instead of telling them to remember facts

　 B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves

　 C. allow enough time for their children to find answers to the questions

D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own

85. The writer of the passage is probably ____________.

A. a teacher B. a scientist　

C. a seven-year-old boy’s father　　 D. a reporter

阅读理解

　　The cinema was in darkness (黑暗) when we went in and it was no easy job making our way to our seats. An old man was walking in front of us. He was luckier as he had stick to help him find his way, just like a blind (瞎的) man.

　　“It's strange not to have any lights on before the film starts,” I said.

　　“And no music, either,” said my wife, “well, perhaps (也许) they want to save electricity (电).”

　　We were in one of the rows near the entrance (入口) when we heard other people pass by. But we could not tell how many people were at the cinema. It was crowed at that time of the day.

　　“It must be two o'clock already,” my wife said, “can you see your watch?”

　　My eyes had now got used to (习惯于) the darkness, and by bringing my watch close to my eyes, I could just make out it was a little after two.

　　Just then the film started, but we were disappointed to find that there had been a change (变化). It was not the film we wanted to see. They were showing an old film. My wife and I had seen it three times in the past two months!

1．Which of the following is true?

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A．The film had already started. when they got to the cinema.

B．There was music before the film started.

C．The old man with a stick in his hand knew it was dark in the cinema.

D．There were no lights on in the cinema.

2．Just then the film started, but we were disappointed to find that there had been a change. Here “disappointed” means ________.

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3．The film started ________.

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A．before two o'clock

B．about two o'clock

C．several minutes after two o'clock

D．at half past two

4．What do you think the story-teller and his wife wanted to see?

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