About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.
Instead, they receive their elementary(初等)and high school education by working at home on computers.The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools.”and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgement of cyberschools,they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer,a printer,books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.
【小题1】What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?
A.They have to take long bus rides to school. |
B.They study at home rather than in classrooms. |
C.They receive money from traditional public schools. |
D.They do well in traditional school programs. |
A.Their equipment costs a lot of money. |
B.They get little support from the state government. |
C.It is hard to know students' progress in learning. |
D.The students find it hard to make friends. |
A.they are less expensive for students |
B.their students can work at their own speed |
C.their graduates are more successful in society |
D.they serve students in a wider age range |
A.unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools |
B.excited about the future of cyberschools |
C.doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois |
D.disappointed at the development of cyberschools |
科目:高中英语 来源:浙江省杭州学军中学2010-2011学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:001
听力测试:(共20小题;每小题0.5分,满分10分)
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读了一小题,每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A.£7.5.
B.£15.
C.£50.
2.Which is the right gate for the man’s flight?
A.Gate 16.
B.Gate 22.
C.Gate 25.
3.How does the man feel about going to school by bike?
A.Happy.
B.Tired.
C.Worried.
4.When can the woman get the computers?
A.On Tuesday.
B.On Wednesday.
C.On Thursday.
5.What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?
A.The size is not large enough.
B.The material is not good.
C.The color is not suitable.
第二节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.What can we learn about Mr.Brown?
A.He is in his office.
B.He is at a meeting.
C.He is out for a meal.
7.What will the man probably do next?
A.Call back.
B.Come again.
C.Leave a message.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.What kind of room does the man want to take?
A.A single room.
B.A double room.
C.A room for three.
9.What does the man need to put in the form?
A.Telephone and student card numbers.
B.Student card number and address.
C.Address and telephone number.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A.Fellow clerks.
B.Boss and secretary.
C.Customer and salesperson.
11.What does the man like about his job?
A.Living close to the office.
B.Chances to go abroad.
C.Nice people to work with.
12.What do we know about the woman?
A.She likes traveling.
B.She is new to the company.
C.She works in public relations.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.When will the visitors come?
A.In March.
B.In April.
C.In May.
14.How many visitors are coming?
A.8.
B.10.
C.12.
15.What will the visitors do on the second day?
A.Go to party.
B.Visit schools.
C.Attend a lecture.
16.Where will the visitors go on the final day?
A.To London.
B.To Scotland.
C.To the coast.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What is the first word the baby tried to say?
A.Truck.
B.OK.
C.Duck.
18.How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?
A.About 18 months.
B.About 21 months.
C.About 24 months.
19.What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?
A.He corrected the baby.
B.He tried to stop the baby.
C.He hid himself somewhere.
20.Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?
A.She got angry with the father.
B.She was frightened by the noise.
C.She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届四川省宜宾市高三第一次诊断性测试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Drunken driving—sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic(流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years. A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant(忍受).
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend(逆转潮流)in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18—20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already, to a marked drop in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously drunk” and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition(禁令)of alcohol that began in 1919, which President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They forgot that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption(腐败)and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
【小题1】What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey?
A.Young drivers were usually bad. |
B.The legal drinking age should be raised. |
C.Some drivers didn’t surprise the legal drinking age. |
D.Drivers should not be allowed to drink. |
A.merciful | B.cruel | C.serious | D.determined |
A.judges are no longer lenient |
B.new laws are introduced in some states |
C.drivers do not appreciate their manly image |
D.the problem has attracted public attention |
A.It is difficult to solve this problem. |
B.It may lead to organized crime. |
C.The new laws can stop heavy drinking |
D.There should be no bars to serve drinks. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012年江西省新余一中高二第一次段考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied with it and that is why in 2004 and 2005 the company received letters of complaints from consumers or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kind of problems which are divided in groups in the following table. Those concerning passengers’ things carried on the plane are baggage problems. Customer service refers to service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Overselling of tickets is about the fact that more seats are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail to receive the money paid back to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems concerning the price of tickets.
Consumer Complaints Received By the CBC
Category | 2004 | 2005 |
Flight problems | 20.2% | 22.1% |
Baggage | 18.3% | 21.8% |
Customer service | 3.1% | 11.3% |
Over sales of seats | 10.5% | 11.8% |
Refund problems | 10.1% | 8.1% |
Fares | 6.4% | 6.0% |
Reservation & Ticketing | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Tours | 3.3% | 2.3% |
Smoking | 3.2% | 2.9% |
Advertising | 1.2% | 1.01% |
Credit | 1.0% | 0.8% |
Special passengers | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Others | 6.0% | 5.3% |
Total Number of Complaints | 2,988 | 1,792 |
A.28 | B.29 | C.30 | D.31 |
A.40% | B.60% | C.75% | D.100% |
A.only a | B.only b | C.a and b | D.a and c |
A.customers are not satisfied with CBC |
B.sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane’s fixed seats |
C.CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the world |
D.customers can only buy tickets with cash |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年广东省高三第一次月考英语试题 题型:单项填空
I.词语识别(本题30小题,每小题0.5分,满分15分),
1) 下列有六组英语词组,请根据所给的英语单词或短语,选择其最合适的汉语解释,并将答案号码填涂在答题卡上。
Group 1
1. negative A.原则 2. reserve B.巧合 3. principle C.消极的 4. coincident D.提倡 5. advocate E.保护区 F.积极的 |
Group 2
6. drought A.灭绝 7. threat B.物种 8. extinct C.干旱 9. species D.威胁 10. habitat E.栖息地 F.习惯 |
Group 3
11. considerate A. 社区 12. conflict B. 订阅 13. community C. 冲突 14. adolescence D. 体贴的 15. subscribe E. 青少年时期 F. 考虑 |
Group 4
16. nutrition A. 产生 17. evolution B. 进程 18. fortnight C.营养 19. possession D.(生物)进化 20. come about E.两周 F. 所有物 |
Group 5
21. by and by A. 为了…的利益 22. all in all B. 转眼间 23. in a flash C. 不久之后 24. for good D. 总之 E.永远 |
2) 下列每小题A、B、C、D选项中,有其中一个选项的某个单词语法拼写不正确,或某个句子或短语的语法不正确,请将该项答案号码填涂在答题卡上。
25. A.an X-ray machine, an honest man, an 11-year-old school
B.a university,a useful tool, an unexplored area
C.an orange, an MP4 player, an one-legged table
D.an uncle, a boxer, a European, a UFO
26. A.healthier,friendlier,lonelier
B.cleverer, narrower,heavier
C. sadder, redder, fitter, thinner
D.bigger,hotter, more badly
27. A. They found him was knocked down. B.My dream has come true.
C. He’s working there. D.Mother cooked meals for them.
28. A.regretted, admitted, omitted B. preferred, occurred, referred
C. writting, trapping, slipping D.forgotten,fled,hidden
29. A. Never shall I forget it.
B. Had I known it,I would have told you.
C..No sooner had he arrived than the bell rang.
D.Seldom does he comes here.
30. A. with our lessons over
B.with his mother ill
C.with a strong wind blowing
D.with her head bent
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012年江西省高二第一次段考英语试题 题型:阅读理解
CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied with it and that is why in 2004 and 2005 the company received letters of complaints from consumers or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kind of problems which are divided in groups in the following table. Those concerning passengers' things carried on the plane are baggage problems. Customer service refers to service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Overselling of tickets is about the fact that more seats are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail to receive the money paid back to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems concerning the price of tickets.
Consumer Complaints Received By the CBC
Category |
2004 |
2005 |
Flight problems |
20.2% |
22.1% |
Baggage |
18.3% |
21.8% |
Customer service |
3.1% |
11.3% |
Over sales of seats |
10.5% |
11.8% |
Refund problems |
10.1% |
8.1% |
Fares |
6.4% |
6.0% |
Reservation & Ticketing |
5.8% |
5.6% |
Tours |
3.3% |
2.3% |
Smoking |
3.2% |
2.9% |
Advertising |
1.2% |
1.01% |
Credit |
1.0% |
0.8% |
Special passengers |
0.9% |
0.9% |
Others |
6.0% |
5.3% |
Total Number of Complaints |
2,988 |
1,792 |
1. About how many complaints about Credit were received by the CBC in 2004?
A. 28 B. 29 C. 30 D. 31
2.By about what percentage did the total number of complaints decrease from 2004 to 2005?
A. 40% B. 60% C. 75% D. 100%
3.If the circle graphs below show total consumer complaints for 2004, which graph shows a dark part that is about Flight problems and Refund problems together?
4.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the table?
a. In 2004 and in 2005, complaints about Flight problems, Baggage, and Customer service
together took more than 40 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.
b .The number of special passengers complaints was unchanged from 2004 to 2005.
c .From 2004 to 2005 the number of Flight problems complaints increased by more than 2 percent.
A.only a B.only b C.a and b D.a and c
5.From the passage we can know that _______ .
A. customers are not satisfied with CBC
B. sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane's fixed seats
C. CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the world
D. customers can only buy tickets with cash
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