Our "Timeline of Education" shows highlights of learning and education (especially related to Western education), going back to the very first education:
In the beginning: Adam got the very first lesson, from God: break the law and you pay the price.
3000 B.C. :Priests teach religion, writing, sciences.
0 B.C./A.D.: Jesus teaches in Jerusalem.
105 A.D.: Paper is invented in China.
1150-1250 : "Modern" universities founded.
1620s: Slide rule is invented, math is made easier.
1918 : All U.S. states require free education
Early 1980s: Television in the classroom. The availability of cheap VCRs makes video learning common.
Late 1990s: The Internet changes everything. E-learning courses develop.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-timeline/education-timeline.htm#3000BCAdam got the very first lesson from __________.
| A．his teacher | B．God | C．religion | D．himself |
Jesus teaches in Jerusalem about_________.
A. 3000 B.C. B. 1150-12500 C. 105 A.D. D. B.C./A.D.Television appears in the classroom and helps the teacher and students in_________.
| A．late 1990s | B．early 1980s | C．1918 | D．1620 |
It took about__________ years from the television to Internet.
| A．50 | B．40 | C．20 | D．10 |
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| 66. Kent has endless work to do every day. He has trouble getting to sleep at night and usually stay awake till 2 am. 67. 8- year-old Dongdong has a sweet tooth. He has already had four bad teeth and his mom is worried about his toothache. 68.Llin’s father has been a heavy drinker for 20 years. He decided to give up drinking after the body check which showed some thealth problems. 69. Recently Betty eats what ever she likes, including lots of meat. She has found herself putting on weight week by week but just can’t stop eating. 70. Nina has a high fever because of the flu she caught at school. She has such a big headache that she can’t go to school. |
A. Dr. Yang has developed a new treatment to help patients give up drinking. She aslo does well in curing (治愈) diseases caused by drinking. B. If you break or lose your teeth, go to dr. Smith’s.. He has different kinds of false teeth for people aged over 20, and helps you feel good about yourself. C. Dr. Li got a doctor’s degree in traditional Chinese and western medicine. He is good at treating flu (fever, cough etc.) in both traditional Chinese and western medicine ways. D. Dr. Chen has a lot of experience in helping patients get normal sleep. She not only gives them medicine care but also provides advice on how to relax from busy work. E. Dr. Wright is always ready to offer help on eating problems. He believes each patient needs a different plan to control his /her wish to eat. F. Dr. Liu, one of the best dentists in Guangdong General Hospital, has great skills in fixing had teeth and communicating with kids to win their trust. G. Dr. Grey is one of the top doctors in the field of heart diseases. She used to work in America for three years and is good at doing heart operations. |
Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys.
Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her,has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent,the Mattel Company,said that 90% of all Ame”rican girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present (现在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competiotion with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind of clothes too.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. “ For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” says Vera Shepherd, a shop assitant in a New York toy store.
It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mttel is selling ferwer Barbies int the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel openee its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.
Mattel is planning big celebration for Barbie’s 53rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but is surely not the age to retire(退休)。
61. Barbie’s family name is______.
| A．Roberts |
| B．millicent |
| C．Shepherd |
| D．Bratz |
Barbie’s trouble is that__________.
| A．it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts. |
| B．other dolls are more popular with little girls. |
| C．other dolls are trying to beat her in the market. |
| D．it has become less popular in the international market. |
Girls can do the following in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except_______.
| A．going shopping |
| B．having food |
| C．drinking juice |
| D．taking photos |
What’s the meaning of the underline words “fashion designers” in the passage?
| A．珠宝设计师 |
| B．发型设计师 |
| C．舞台设计师 |
| D．服装设计师 |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．First Barbie Shop in Shanghai |
| B．Barbie’s Past and present |
| C．Barbie’s 53rd Birthday Party |
| D．Barbie Lost Her Magic |
OUR BUSES CAN MAKE YOUR HOLIDAYS 
East Bus -– maybe the best choice on your visit to the famous places of interest in Beijing.
Sit back, relax and see all there is to see, with no need to worry about driving, finding a parking place or leaving your car with no one to watch it.
We have lots of buses taking you to visit Tan’anmen Square, the Fofbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven Park, the Olympic Center and the Great Wall. The whole tour will take you there three days.
Chinese & English speaking guides.
Booking by photo four days advance(预先).
Tour price: ￥580.00 per person( half price for children under 1.2m tall), including the ticket price,breakfast and lunch.
For more information, please phone Yong’an Tourism Company at 010-23368688/23368689.
Add: 356 Chaoyang Road, Beijing.
Open 7 days a week.8:00-16:00When they visit the places of interes on an East Bus, the visitor______.
| A．need to watch their cars |
| B．have to worry about the driving |
| C．have to find places to pasrk their car |
| D．can sit back and relax themslves |
From the advertisement, we can see that East Bus is a kind of_________.
| A．tourist bus |
| B．village bus |
| C．airport bus |
| D．school bus |
________ on ab East Bus can speak two languages.
| A．The guide |
| B．The driver |
| C．The visitors |
| D．The children |
Children under 1.2m tall need to pay ____ for the trip.
| A．230 yuan |
| B．290 yuan |
| C．320 yuan |
| D．460 yuan |
which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The tour price includes six meals |
| B．Visitors can see six places within three days. |
| C．Visitors must go to the company to book the tickets. |
| D．The office hour of the company is eight hours a day. |
You have probably heard it before, most likely from your English teacher. If you want to become a good writer, read good writing. Unluckily, you may not have understood what did good to you and even what you were supposed to get from that experience.
As you start reading a book, poem, or story, do so with no thought at all and the experience will improve your writing. you may not have understood what did good to you and even what you were supposed to get from that experience.
or to learn. As you progress through the work, think about whether it is “easy” reading or not. Do you become so interested in the subject and flow of the writing that you completely forget the person who wrote it, or does the composition sometimes call too much attention to itself through words and phrases that seem out of place or unexpected? The second situation is a chance to learn from the writer’s mistakes. In fact, the reader should not have to worry about how a writer does “his thing” ... he should be able to just enjoy and learn. Every time a word strikes you as poorly chosen, stop to consider why it has this effect. Also, do not spend a lot of time analyzing (分析) the passage but put more efforts in enjoying it from the whole.
Another thing I do, particularly with nonfiction (非小说) books, is to select a part to read as if it is a completely separate work. Once again, read as a common reader rather than a critic (批评家). For learning how words and phrases work together on the most basic level, however, nothing is more suitable than devoting yourself to reading poems. A poet is often trying to put a book’s worth of meaning and feelings into lines, and every side of the work shows a very close attention to craft (工艺).
As you can see, there is no simple way of reading to improve your writing. The key is not to make it boring. Select writers you admire or like most, and enjoy their works as anyone else would. As long as you are reading, you are improving yourself as a writer.
| Improving Your Writing by Reading |
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| Facts |
Reading good writing You don’t understand the |
| Ways |
Read not to learn but for 1) Develop a great 2) Learn from the writer’s 3) |
| Read as a common consumer rather than a critic. |
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| Conclusions |
Don’t make yourself Select your You are sure to make |
Did you notice the number on the book in a library? That number is part of the system used by libraries to organize their collections of books. And it’s used in many countries. The number on each book tells you exactly what kind of book it is. This system is also useful for knowing where to go in the library to find a book.
In this system, there are ten large groups of books. Each of these groups has its own number, such as 100, 200, etc. So, for example, any books about language will have a number 400. On the other hand, any books about history will have a number 900. So, a number in the hundreds place tells you what general group a book is in. If you find a book that has a number in the 500s, you know it is a book about science.
However, science is a big group, so the tens place is used to make a more detailed set of science books. For example, math books are included in the group of science books. Math books all have numbers between 510 and 519. Books about the history of Africa have numbers between 960 and 969.
The system uses the ones place to give a more exact limit for the subject of a book. A book on the history of South Africa will have the number 968.
As you can see, it is a simple system to use as long as you understand what the numbers mean. With this system, the library can keep its books well organized, and people can easily find the book that they want.The reading is about .
| A．libraries |
| B．working in a library |
| C．how numbers are organized |
| D．how books are organized in libraries |
The number system is NOT used to .
| A．find where a book is |
| B．tell you the title of a book |
| C．tell you what kind of book a book is |
| D．organize the collections of books in libraries |
According to the reading, which sentence is TRUE?
| A．The number on a book can’t be bigger than 900. |
| B．There are ten big groups for books in this system. |
| C．History books can have any number between 500 and 900. |
| D．This system uses both numbers and letters for some books. |
A book about math can be found in the same group of books as .
| A．reference books | B．school books | C．science books | D．art books |
Which two numbers would indicate a book about language and a book about science?
| A．439 and 493 | B．439 and 568 | C．530 and 560 | D．563 and 436 |
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