Last week, 169 students at No.35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.
“That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is, ” said Mr. Cai, the school’s headmaster. The school says no cheating happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.
“I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted me,” said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.
“Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators(监考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed,” said Hua Sha.
“I don’t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed,” Liu Qingxi said.
“I think it’s very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them,” Shangguan Yan said.
Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．how to pass an exam

B．how to make students honest

C．whether invigilators are needed in exams

D．how to make students clever

【小题2】No.35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _________.

A．let the students have a good rest

B．teach the students in a better way

C．help all the students pass the exam

D．find whether the students were honest

【小题3】From what the students have studied, we know _________.

A．invigilators really help them a lot

B．not all of them agree with the headmaster

C．something unusual never happens in exams

D．they like it very much

【小题4】What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams ?

A．It’s a good idea to have no-teacher exams but something must be done first.

B．If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.

C．Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest.

D．Some parents don’t think it’s fair for everyone to have no-teacher exams.

【小题5】In the sentence “And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens” , “they” refers to __________.

A．students

B．headmasters

C．teachers

D．invigilators

Betty and Lingling are talking about the future. “What will our life     1   in the future?”

asks Betty. “I don’t know,” says Lingling. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting    2  .” “We will   3 go to school. We  4 our lessons on the Internet.  When we have problems(难题), . The teacher will  5 us the answers on the Internet.

“Now almost everyone   6  a mobile phone ,but_  7 twenty years everyone will carry apocket computer.” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea.” “Machines will do lots of  8 _, and so people will have more   9 .” “ We will have some rice, vegetables and fruit for meals every day. We will not get any meat to eat because there will be   10 animals. “

“ Oh , our way of life in the future will change a lot.”

1.                A．be like         B．be             C．look like D．like

 

2.                A．guess          B．guessing        C．guesses   D．to guess

 

3.                A．often          B．never          C．usually   D．always

 

4.                A．will think        B．will bring        C．will learn  D．will help

 

5.                A．take           B．give            C．talk  D．drive

 

6.                A．have           B．has            C．is   D．are

 

7.                A．On            B．In             C．At   D．Of

 

8.                A．job            B．work           C．works    D．working

 

9.                A．busy time       B．busy times       C．free times     D．free time

 

10.               A．few           B．many          C．much D．some

 

 

It began with a red paper clip and ended with a house. Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old Canadian, got a three-bedroom house through 14 trades (交换) that started with a single red paper clip.[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]

Encouraged by Kyle’s successful experience, now more and more young people around the world are starting their own trading activities. They set up websites where people can trade things they don’t usually use with other people. A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their used DVDs. These traders usually prefer face-to-face trading, which means they don’t have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery (递送).

Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is more than 10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.

You may be puzzled about why people are doing this. In fact, everyone in the trade activities gets things that are useful to them. Just as Kyle said, “What’s more important to a man dying of thirst in the desert — one million dollars or a glass of water?” Kyle’s words probably show why these trades are poplar among young people.

4. Where can people trade things they do not usually use according to the passage?

A. On the Internet.     B. In Beijing.          C. In Canada.       D. In the desert.

5. Why are trading activities popular among young people?

A. Because they can make a lot of money by trading with other people.

B. Because the traders can get things that are useful to them.

C. Because young people love trading activities.

D. Because many young people want to get a house.

6. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. If you begin with a paper clip, you will finally get a house by trading.

B. A young girl in Beijing got a house through trading.

C. A glass of water is more important than one million dollars.

D. Many traders like face-to-face trading because they don’t have to pay for the delivery.

 

“Mr. Mott often forgets important meetings. The robot will go after him all the time. It listens to everything he says. It sees everything he does. At night, it watches him sleep. It knows everything about Mr. Mott…”

It sounds like a wonderful idea, doesn’t it? But I’m afraid that Mr. Mott will not get on well with the robot, because everyone has something he doesn’t want others know. It is privacy. Just imagine that there is a video camera around you all day. How do you feel? When you are taking an exam, a teacher sits in front of you and watches you all the time. How do you feel?

Mr. Mott doesn’t lose all his memory. At least he remembers that he always forgets. So why can’t he do something for this HIMSELF? He can keep a notebook with him, like most people do. In the notebook he can write down the things he should do, the persons he should meet and the places he should go. Isn’t the notebook much cheaper and safer than the robot?

1.“It” in the first paragraph(段落) refers to______________.

A．Mr. Mott

B．Mrs. Mott

C．the robot

D．a video camera

2.Why does the writer think Mr. Mott will not always get on well with the robot?

A．Because it is invented by others.	B．Because it can talk with Mr. Mott.
C．Because it can remind(提示；提醒) Mr. Mott of something he forgets.
D．Because it knows something Mr. Mott doesn’t want others know.

3.The underlined word “privacy” means _______________in Chinese.

A．提供

B．丧失

C．特权

D．隐私

4.Mr. Mott is_____________.

A．handsome

B．forgetful

C．a scientist

D．kind and friendly

5.From this passage we know that the writer__________________.

A．doesn’t like the robot to follow Mr.Mott all day.

B．thinks it is a good idea to have a robot like Mr Mott’s.

C．If we always forget something important,we should have a robot.

D．A notebook is cheaper than a robot but a robot is better than a notebook.

 

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never   1  .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he    2  some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When  3  rocks would fit inside, he   4  , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put   5  small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went   6  into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group   7  , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and   8  some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the   9  question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar   10  it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student   11  his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can   12  put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the  13  . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.   14  are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the  15  in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

1.                A．remember      B．like            C．forget    D．think

 

2.                A．handed in       B．took out        C．gave away D．put away

 

3.                A．no more        B．not more        C．no many  D．not many

 

4.                A．answered       B．read           C．asked    D．said

 

5.                A．no            B．few            C．any  D．some

 

6.                A．up            B．out            C．down D．away

 

7.                A．no more        B．again           C．a third time    D．a fourth time

 

8.                A．sent           B．put            C．bought   D．collected

 

9.                A．same          B．different        C．difficult   D．common

 

10.               A．since          B．till             C．while D．because

 

11.               A．offered        B．placed         C．raised D．shook

 

12.               A．always         B．already         C．never D．hardly

 

13.               A．point          B．example        C．promise   D．story

 

14.               A．When          B．What          C．Who  D．Why

 

15.               A．sand           B．small stones     C．big rocks  D．water