| Developing school skills |
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| Books to help you to become better teachers or better learners These materials can help both teachers and students of different levels and grades.
• Lessons with textbooks |
Tom needs to improve his study skills. If he takes the lessons, he has to spend ______.
| A．$75 | B．$100 | C．$ 120 | D．$ 135 |
If you want to build your vocabulary, you will take ________lessons.
| A．37 | B．43 | C．60 | D．70 |
The books in the picture are for ___________ to develop school skills.
| A．students of lower grades |
| B．students of different levels |
| C．both parents and children |
| D．both teachers and students |
Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the ear and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.
The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.
The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.
After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?
a. The ears receive the sound waves.
b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.
c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.
d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves
e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.
| A．d-a-c-b-e | B．d-a-c-e-b | C．a-d-c-b-e | D．a-d-c-e-b |
Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his .
| A．lifestyle | B．personality | C．experiences | D．hobbies |
According to the last paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the hearing in one ear to tell .
| A．where the source of a sound is | B．how loud a sound is |
| C．when a sound starts to appear | D．what makes a sound |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Human Brain’s Amazing Facts |
| B．Human Hearing Characteristics |
| C．How to improve Hearing |
| D．How Do Humans Hear |
Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.
“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”
“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”
“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.
“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’
“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.
“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”
“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.
After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?
| A．Reward | B．Interest. | C．Abilityy. | D．Chance. |
Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?
| A．Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work. |
| B．Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention. |
| C．Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work. |
| D．Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him. |
What can we infer (推断) from the story?
| A．Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done. |
| B．Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth. |
| C．Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people. |
| D．Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened. |
The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.
| Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time q(a) with my family þ (b) with my friends q (c) on my own. 2 [f] have a problem, I would rather þ (a) Talk to my parents than to my friends. q (b) talk to my friends than to my family. q (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study q (a) at home with my family around. q (b) with my friends. þ (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to q (a) be with my family q (b)have a party with lots of friends. þ (c) go out with just my best friend. ·You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) ·Go and find out what your score means on the right! |
Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself. ·You can e-mail us at weeklytest@teens.com and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. |
How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?
| A．8 | B．9 | C．10 | D．11 |
From Frank’s result, we may know that .
| A．he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them |
| B．his family comes first although he loves being with friends |
| C．both his family and his friends are of great importance to him |
| D．he is a confident young student with only a few close friends |
By taking this test a student is supposed to find out .
| A．how to solve teenage problems |
| B．how to make good friends |
| C．what his lifestyle is like |
| D．what kind of person he is |
My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!All the three teenagers went abroad .
| A．to study English | B．to visit friends |
| C．to have a holiday | D．to find a job |
Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
| A．Mariko. | B．Carla. | C．Alvin. | D．None of them. |
Travelers Corner is most probably .
| A．a sports club newsletter | B．a science documentary |
| C．a travel magazine | D．a news website |
Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.
| A．can’t be lost in a new city |
| B．can’t find their way in different countries |
| C．can learn about the culture of an unknown place |
| D．can spend the least time getting to another place |
We can learn from the passage that ____________.
| A．there are three parts to the GPS |
| B．a GPS can’t be put into a watch |
| C．a GPS can help you start your car |
| D．the GPS are becoming more and more expensive |
The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.
| A．Receivers | B．GPS devices | C．Satellites | D．Ground stations |
The passage is mainly about _______________.
| A．the history of the GPS | B．the introduction of the GPS |
| C．the shape of the GPS | D．the three parts of the GPS |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．All GPS devices have electronic maps. |
| B．People in many countries will use the GPS for free. |
| C．The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites. |
| D．The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life. |
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