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    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph? A. Kids with experiences in more intellectually engaging programs might perform worse at first. B. Kids with early academic instruction might perform worse at first. C. The earlier a kid is taught to read and write, the better. D. Imaginative learning should be replaced in class. 【查看更多】

     

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    B
    Yes. It’s really happening. This is the last weekend that Washington D.C.’s beloved giant panda, Tai Shan (aka Butterstick), has resided at the National Zoo. Born in Washtington D.C. four and a half years ago, Tai Shan is leaving for China on February 4 to become part of a breeding(培育) program that will help support panda populations in the wild. We’ve known it was coming: He’s the property of China and his departure was part of an agreement made long before he stole our hearts. And while acknowledging that he will be helping the breed (there are only about 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild), we can’t help but be sad to see him go. He’s been an international concern from the moment he was born on July 9, 2005, thanks in part to the popularity of the PandaCam, which cameraed his every roly-poly(不倒翁似的) move.
    The National Zoo is hosting a huge send-off celebration this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to say goodbye to Tai Shan, gathering their team of vets, nutritionists, reproduction specialists, and other scientists to share their knowledge about pandas. The Chinese Embassy will present dance and music presentations, kids will be able to write cards for Tai Shan, and in the most brilliant display we’ve seen in a while, Land O’Lakes will host a photo gallery of favorite images of Tai Shan from the past few years. “When Tai Shan was born,” the Zoo explains in its press release, “...he was about the size of a stick of butter. This earned him the affectionate nickname ‘Butterstick.’” .
    Happily, Tai Shan will be departing in style. According to the Washington Post, FedEx has offered to donate the transportation and he’ll be leaving in a 777 FedEx aircraft next week that’s fitted with his own logo on the side. There’ll be “only eight people on board, including a doctor, as well as a panda member of the opposite sex...and more than 50 pounds of his favorite food available on demand,” says the Post. Not a bad way to travel 8,642 miles, even if it is in a crate(板条箱).
    So goodbye, Butterstick, safe travels, and may you lead a long and fruitful life in China!
    46. We can infer from the passage that the author most probably is ________.
    A. an American    B. a Chinese     C. a foreign tourist  D. a young writer
    47. Why must the National Zoo send Tai Shan to China on February 4?
    A. Because he’s the property of China.
    B. Because his mother was stolen from China.
    C. Because it’s the first part of a breeding program.
    D. Because it’s bound and required by the agreement.
    48. By saying “long before he stole our hearts” (in paragraph 1), the author means “long before______”.
    A. he made us heartbroken     B. he made us lose heart
    C. we fell in love with him      D. we felt disappointed with him
    49. The send-off celebration will include the following activities except ______.
    A. sharing knowledge about pandas       B. dance and music presentations
    C. a photo gallery of images of Tai Shan    D. collecting nicknames for Tai Shan
    50. Which of the following statements is True?
    A. The number of pandas in the world is now sharply decreasing.
    B. FedEx will fly Tai Shan to China in a Boeing 777 aircraft for free.
    C. Washington Post is a branch company of FedEx’s in the US.
    D. Tai Shan is to be accompanied on board only by eight people.

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    B

    Yes. It’s really happening. This is the last weekend that Washington D.C.’s beloved giant panda, Tai Shan (aka Butterstick), has resided at the National Zoo. Born in Washtington D.C. four and a half years ago, Tai Shan is leaving for China on February 4 to become part of a breeding(培育) program that will help support panda populations in the wild. We’ve known it was coming: He’s the property of China and his departure was part of an agreement made long before he stole our hearts. And while acknowledging that he will be helping the breed (there are only about 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild), we can’t help but be sad to see him go. He’s been an international concern from the moment he was born on July 9, 2005, thanks in part to the popularity of the PandaCam, which cameraed his every roly-poly(不倒翁似的) move.

    The National Zoo is hosting a huge send-off celebration this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to say goodbye to Tai Shan, gathering their team of vets, nutritionists, reproduction specialists, and other scientists to share their knowledge about pandas. The Chinese Embassy will present dance and music presentations, kids will be able to write cards for Tai Shan, and in the most brilliant display we’ve seen in a while, Land O’Lakes will host a photo gallery of favorite images of Tai Shan from the past few years. “When Tai Shan was born,” the Zoo explains in its press release, “...he was about the size of a stick of butter. This earned him the affectionate nickname ‘Butterstick.’” .

    Happily, Tai Shan will be departing in style. According to the Washington Post, FedEx has offered to donate the transportation and he’ll be leaving in a 777 FedEx aircraft next week that’s fitted with his own logo on the side. There’ll be “only eight people on board, including a doctor, as well as a panda member of the opposite sex...and more than 50 pounds of his favorite food available on demand,” says the Post. Not a bad way to travel 8,642 miles, even if it is in a crate(板条箱).

    So goodbye, Butterstick, safe travels, and may you lead a long and fruitful life in China!

    46. We can infer from the passage that the author most probably is ________.

       A. an American    B. a Chinese     C. a foreign tourist  D. a young writer

    47. Why must the National Zoo send Tai Shan to China on February 4?

       A. Because he’s the property of China.

       B. Because his mother was stolen from China.

       C. Because it’s the first part of a breeding program.

       D. Because it’s bound and required by the agreement.

    48. By saying “long before he stole our hearts” (in paragraph 1), the author means “long before______”.

        A. he made us heartbroken      B. he made us lose heart

    C. we fell in love with him      D. we felt disappointed with him

    49. The send-off celebration will include the following activities except ______.

        A. sharing knowledge about pandas        B. dance and music presentations

        C. a photo gallery of images of Tai Shan    D. collecting nicknames for Tai Shan

    50. Which of the following statements is True?

    A. The number of pandas in the world is now sharply decreasing.

    B. FedEx will fly Tai Shan to China in a Boeing 777 aircraft for free.

    C. Washington Post is a branch company of FedEx’s in the US.

    D. Tai Shan is to be accompanied on board only by eight people.

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    The other day at the supermarket, I saw a naughty child of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed. A little smack (掴打) on his bottom would have done the job, I thought.

    Teenagers also cause discipline problems. As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant. In fact, she had left home to stay with him. So we decided to put her in the school hostel. She refused. When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said: “Why don’t you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”

    My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her, hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders. It did not. The last I heard, she had run away from home again.

        The list goes on and on. Could it be that today’s parents are softer and believe that they must not rod (棍棒惩罚) their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree. I believe it is the parents’ duty to discipline the children even at a young age.

        My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary. Later when they went abroad, they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined. Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged for child abuse (虐待). However, my daughter paid me the greatest compliment when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.

    1. According to the passage, the author would probably _______.

       A. beat the children every day        B. punish the children when necessary

       C. 1eave the children as they are      D. treat the children in a softer way

    2.The underlined word “to cajole” (in Paragraph 3) probably means _______.

       A. to persuade      B. to scold       C. to forgive      D. to punish

    3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. The naughty boy’s mother hit him on the bottom at last.

       B. The teenager’s mother lived together with her daughter in the school then.

       C. The author was charged for child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad.

       D. The author’s daughter was very thankful for her parent’s strict discipline.

    4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

       A. Respect Parents   B. Spoil Kids   C. Value Discipline  D. Protect Kids

     

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    阅读理解
         Each weekday, come rain or shine, a group of children, aged 3 to 6, walk into a forest outside
    Frankfurt to sing songs, build fires and roll in the mud.
         The birthplace of kindergarten is returning to its roots. While schools and parents elsewhere are
    pushing young children to read, write and surf the Internet earlier in order to prepare for an increasingly
    cutthroat(竞争激烈的) global economy, some little Germans are taking a less traveled path-deep into
    the woods.
         Germany has about 700 Wald kindergartens, or forest kindergartens, in which children spend their
    days outdoors all year round. Blackboards replaced by the Black Forest. Erasers give way to pine
    cones(松果). Hall passes aren't required, but bug repellent(驱虫剂) is a good idea.
         The schools are a throwback(返回) to Friedrich Froebel, the German educator who opened the
    world's first kindergarten, or children's garden, more than 150 years ago. Mr. Froebel advised that
    young children should play in nature, free from too many numbers and letters.
         Only a small number of German children attend Wald kindergarten, but their numbers have been
    rising since local parent groups began setting up these programs in the mid1990s, following the lead of
    a Danish community. Similar schools exist in smaller numbers in Scandinavia, Switzerland and Austria.
    The concept is arousing interest far afield-even in the U. S., whose first Wald kindergarten opened in
    Portland, Ore., last fall.
         Academic studies of such schools are in their infancy(初期). Some European researchers believe
    Wald kindergarten kids exercise their imaginations more than their brickandmortar_peers do and are
    better at concentrating and communicating. Despite dangers, from insects particularly, the children
    appear to get sick less often in these freshair settings. Studies also suggest their writing skills are less
    developed, though, and that they are less skills than other children at distinguishing colors, forms and sizes.

    1. The passage mainly talks about ________.
    A. forest kindergartens          
    B. a great German educator
    C. the birthplace of kindergarten  
    D. education in Germany

    2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. The kids in the Wald kindergarten spend their days outdoors once a week.
    B. There are more than 700 Wald kindergartens in Europe.
    C. Friedrich Frobel opened the world's first forest kindergarten.
    D. Nearly all the German children attend Wald kindergarten.

    3. What might NOT be found in the "forest kindergartens"?
    A. Black Forest.      
    B. Pine cones.
    C. Bug repellent.      
    D. Many numbers and letters.

    4. From the last paragraph, we can learn that "brickandmortar peers" refers to ________.
    A. kids who stay at home        
    B. kids who study in the classroom
    C. kids who like brick and mortar  
    D. kids who suffer from illness

    5. Kids in the Wald kindergarten may ________.
    ①be more imaginative
    ②be good at exchanging ideas with other kids
    ③face more dangers in the forest
    ④be skillful at writing
    A. ①③④      
    B. ②③④       
    C. ①②③      
    D. ①②④

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         Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some
    call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking,it means the longer kids are out of 'school,the more
    they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.
         Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and
    about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for
    about eight weeks at a time,with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round
    Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
         But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same
    as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said,"Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.
         Across the country,research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
         But calling them "summer school" could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at
    Johns Hopkins,Ron Fairchild,said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore
    found that almost all strongly disliked the term "summer school". In American culture,the idea of summer
    vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other
    terms like "summer camp," "extra time" and "hands-on learning. "
    1. According to the first paragraph,the summer learning gap ____
    A. helps children to gain weight        
    B. leads children to work harder
    C. improves children's memories      
    D. affects children's regular studies
    2. Compared to traditional schools,students in the year-round ones _____
    A. perform better and have more learning gains
    B. have much less time for relaxation every year
    C. have generally the same number of class days                      
    D. hold more classes with more free weeks off
    3. Which of the following statements is true?
    A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.
    B. Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.
    C. There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.      
    D. Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.
    4. Why did almost all parents dislike the term "summer school"?
    A. They cherish the children's rights of freedom very much.
    B. They are worried about the quality of the "summer school".    
    C. They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.
    D. They can't afford to the further study during the vacation.
    5. What would be the best title of this passage?    
    A. Opening Summer Camps
    B. Forbidding Summer Schools
    C. Spreading Year-Round Education
    D. Minding the Summer Learning Cap  

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