The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community.As a result，all students must ____sixty hours of service learning，____ they will not receive a degree.Service learning is a kind of learning that helps the community.__ __ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river，working in a soup kitchen，or instructing a student.__ __ a service experience，students must keep a journal(日志) every day and then write a ____ about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many ____ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly，students are forced to think ____ their own interests and become ____ of the needs of others.Students are also able to learn real－life skills that ____ responsibility，problem－solving，and working as part of a team.____，students can explore possible careers ____ service learning.For example，if a student wonders what teaching is like，he or she can choose to work in a school classroom a few afternoons each month.
____ there are many benefits，opponents(反對(duì)者)____ problems. First，they ____ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills.Because service learning is time－consuming，students spend ___ time studying the core subjects.Second，they believe that forcing students to work without ____ goes against the law.By requiring service，the school takes away a student's freedom to choose.
In my view，service learning is a great way to ____ to the community，learn new skills，and explore different careers.____，I don't believe you should force people to help others—the ____ to help must come from the heart.I think the best ____ is one that gives students choices： a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service.Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility，and as young adults，we must learn to handle both wisely.
小題1:
A．spendB．gainC．completeD．save
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．for
小題3:
A．SubjectsB．IdeasC．DoubtsD．Examples
小題4:
A．WithB．BeforeC．DuringD．After
小題5:
A．diaryB．reportC．noteD．notice
小題6:
A．coursesB．benefitsC．challengesD．features
小題7:
A．beyondB．a(chǎn)boutC．overD．in
小題8:
A．carefulB．proudC．tiredD．a(chǎn)ware
小題9:
A．possessB．a(chǎn)pplyC．includeD．a(chǎn)gree
小題10:
A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．LuckilyD．Hopefully
小題11:
A．throughB．a(chǎn)crossC．ofD．on
小題12:
A．SoB．ThusC．SinceD．While
小題13:
A．deal withB．look intoC．point outD．take down
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．doubtC．overlookD．a(chǎn)dmit
小題15:
A．muchB．fullC．lessD．more
小題16:
A．costB．payC．careD．praise
小題17:
A．contributeB．a(chǎn)ppealC．a(chǎn)ttendD．belong
小題18:
A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．BesidesD．However
小題19:
A．courageB．desireC．emotionD．spirit
小題20:
A．decisionB．purposeC．solutionD．result

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:D
小題19:B
小題20:C

試題分析：本文介紹高中生從事服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)(service learning)(或稱(chēng)社會(huì)實(shí)踐)的好處和人們對(duì)高中生是否應(yīng)該社會(huì)實(shí)踐的不同看法。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞辨析：A.spend花費(fèi)，B．gain獲得，C．complete完成，D．save拯救，高中生畢業(yè)要符合的條件改變了，學(xué)生必須完成60個(gè)小時(shí)的服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)。complete完成，符合語(yǔ)境。選 C
小題2:考查連詞辨析：A.and并且，B．or或者，否則，C．but但是，D．for因?yàn)�，不完成Service Learning，否則他們將得不到文憑。or否則。選B
小題3:考查名詞辨析：A.Subjects主題，B．Ideas主意，想法，C．Doubts懷疑，D．Examples例子，服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)相當(dāng)于一門(mén)課程，下文的清理受污染的河流等都是在用具體的例子來(lái)闡述服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容。選D
小題4:考查介詞辨析：A.With和...B．Before在...前面，C．During 在...期間，D．After在...后面，在Service Learnin期間的某一時(shí)候，所以選During，選C
小題5:考查名詞辨析：A.diary日記，B．report 報(bào)告，C．note 筆記，注釋?zhuān)珼．notice通知，在進(jìn)行Service Learnin，由生活常識(shí)來(lái)看，學(xué)生在參加社會(huì)實(shí)踐期間應(yīng)寫(xiě)日記，隨后還要寫(xiě)一份報(bào)告，匯報(bào)他們所學(xué)到的知識(shí)。選B
小題6:考查名詞辨析：A.courses課程，B．benefits好處，C．challenges挑戰(zhàn)，D．features特點(diǎn)，根據(jù)本句中的Supporters與本段內(nèi)容可知此處是在陳述服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)的好處，因此選擇benefits。下一段首句也有提示。選 B
小題7:考查連詞辨析：A.beyond超過(guò)，B．a(chǎn)bout關(guān)于，C．over在..上方，D．in在..里面，大多數(shù)人不可能選擇的社區(qū)服務(wù)符合自己的興趣愛(ài)好。選A
小題8:考查形容詞辨析：A.careful仔細(xì)，B．proud 驕傲，C．tired疲勞， D．a(chǎn)ware意識(shí)到的，由上下文容易知道：意識(shí)到其他人的需求，be aware of意識(shí)到，選D
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞辨析：A.possess處理，B．a(chǎn)pply申請(qǐng)，應(yīng)用，C．include 包含，D．a(chǎn)gree同意，下文的responsibility，problem-solving以及working as part of a team都是在對(duì)前面的real-life skills進(jìn)行舉例說(shuō)明，因此選擇include“包括”。選C
小題10:考查副詞辨析：A.Gradually逐漸地，B．Finally最后地，C．Luckily幸運(yùn)地，D．Hopefully懷有希望的，由上下文容易知道：最后，學(xué)生通過(guò)服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)能夠探索可能的職業(yè)。through通過(guò)。選B
小題11:考查介詞辨析：A.through通過(guò)，B．a(chǎn)cross穿過(guò)，C．of...的， D．on在...上面，由上下文容易知道,是通過(guò)社區(qū)服務(wù)活動(dòng)。選 A
小題12:考查連詞辨析：A.So因此，B．Thus然而，C．Since 自從，因?yàn)椋?D．While當(dāng)...時(shí)候，雖然，然而，盡管這里有許多好處, 反對(duì)者指出了新的要求存在的問(wèn)題。while盡管，選D
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析：A.deal with處理， B．look into調(diào)查，C．point out指出，D．take down記下，反對(duì)者指出了新的要求存在的問(wèn)題。選C
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞辨析：A.argue .爭(zhēng)論，堅(jiān)決主張，提出理由證明，B．doubt懷疑，C．overlook忽視，忽略，瞭望，檢查，遠(yuǎn)眺，D．a(chǎn)dmit承認(rèn)，這里描寫(xiě)的是他們反對(duì)新要求的理由。argue辯論，辯解，后面常用that從句表明自己的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。他們極力主張學(xué)生們上學(xué)的主要目的是學(xué)習(xí)主要科目和技能。選A
小題15:考查形容詞辨析：A.much很多，B．full滿(mǎn)的，C．less 更少，D．more更多，根據(jù)上文的time-consuming可知服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)耗費(fèi)了很多時(shí)間，也就是說(shuō)學(xué)生用在學(xué)習(xí)上的時(shí)間減少了，因此選擇less。選C
小題16:考查動(dòng)詞辨析：A.cost花費(fèi)，B．pay付錢(qián)， C．care關(guān)心，D．praise 表?yè)P(yáng)，由常識(shí)知道，學(xué)生在社區(qū)服務(wù)是不付錢(qián)的。他們認(rèn)為強(qiáng)迫學(xué)生無(wú)償工作與法律相悖。pay工資，報(bào)酬。選B
小題17:考查動(dòng)詞辨析：A.contribute 貢獻(xiàn)，B．a(chǎn)ppeal吸引，C．a(chǎn)ttend參加，D．belong屬于，本段是作者自己的看法。從本段內(nèi)容可知，作者是贊成服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)的，因?yàn)閰⑴c服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)可以為社區(qū)做貢獻(xiàn)。contribute to對(duì)……有好處，為……做出貢獻(xiàn)，符合句意。選A
小題18:考查副詞辨析：A.Therefore因此，B．Otherwise 否則，C．Besides 此外， D．However然而，盡管作者贊成學(xué)生服務(wù)學(xué)習(xí)，但是他反對(duì)對(duì)學(xué)生進(jìn)行強(qiáng)迫，因此選擇However，表示轉(zhuǎn)折。選D
小題19:考查名詞辨析：A.courage勇氣，B．desire渴望，C．emotion情緒，D．spirit精神，幫助別人的愿望應(yīng)該來(lái)自于內(nèi)心。desire愿望，符合語(yǔ)境。選B
小題20:考查名詞辨析：A.decision 決定，B．purpose目的，C．solution 解決方法，D．result結(jié)果，最好的解決方法是給學(xué)生自己選擇。選C
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D．when we are asleep at night
小題5:Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?
A．What is natural body rhythm?
B．Natural body rhythm is good for us．
C．Something about natural body rhythm．
D．The latest research about natural body rhythm．

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Will online courses transform world of education?
Some may wonder what it feels like to attend a class at Stanford University. The recently popular MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) can satisfy this desire. But they are also most likely to change the situation of higher education. Only last month，both Peking University and Tsinghua University announced plans to start open online course on the edX platform，one of the world’s major providers of MOOCs，to explore this new form of online education.
Gaining momentum(勢(shì)頭)
“It’s not only a change of platforms from offline to online. It’s more about a reform of
teaching methods，even the whole education system，”said Chen Jining，president of Tsinghua University.
The potential of MOOCs to reform education has been obvious in the US ever since the immediate popularity of the course Artificial Intelligence，taught by Stanford University professor Sebastian Thrun, who later co-founded Udacity, a platform with 1.6 million enrolled(注冊(cè)) students in 200 countries. According to Nature magazine，by June 2013，74 percent of universities in the US offered some type of online course. Lu Fang, vice-president of Fudan University，explains the appeal of MOOCs as a simple case of supply and demand：“The demand for high quality educational resources from both enrolled students and professionals is feeding the rise of MOOCs，in which classes usually taught by top teachers are available to everyone，”said Lu.
Too early to replace
With easy access and free of charge, MOOCs are said to have the potential to change the present education system. But there are barriers，because hardly any universities offer degree certificates, as college administrators point out, it’s difficult to confirm if students are foaming anything in MOOCs，reposed USA Today．
The Wall Street Journal also reposed that，presently，a typical MOOC student is likely to have
already graduated from college and is using the course to explore an interest or acquire professional
skills. Even so, an increasing number of undergraduates are signing up.
“What we are really establishing(創(chuàng)建)are educational pathways for people who want skills that are related to contemporary jobs，”Thrun told The Wall Street Journal．
小題1:MOOCs have been considered likely to reform education since___________．
A．the founding of Udacity
B．the wide application of online education
C．the popularity of the course Artificial Intelligence
D．the opening of MOOCs on the edX platform in China
小題2:According to Lu Fang, MOOCs have become popular because___________．
A．high quality educational resources are in demand
B．students can attend courses in famous universities
C．college students have access to famous teachers
D．MOOCs have brought about revolution in education
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Most of the MOOCs focus on professional training for college graduates．
B．There are barriers for MOOCs to replace the present education system．
C．International companies prefer applicants who graduate from MOOCs．
D．More and more undergraduates have realized the limits of MOOCs．
小題4:The author’s attitude towards MOOCs is___________．
A．doubtfulB．negativeC．criticalD．optimistic

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My name is Cherry Carl, and I retired in June, 2003, after 35 years as a teacher and Language Arts Specialist in Santee, California.  However, I continued my role as an instructor at the University of California, San Diego, in the Reading Specialist Certification Program until June, 2009. 
I wasn't ready to retire. Teaching is in my blood! (My mother always reminded me that when I was little, I dragged the neighborhood kids in to play school whether they wanted to or not!) I still have the strong desire to make a difference for teachers, parents, and students. I'm passionate about the joy of knowing how to read and write and want every child to have the experience of closing a book with a sigh, "Wow, that was a good book!" The only way they can do that is by having the necessary skills and strategies to become independent readers. This website has been created to provide resources and materials for classroom teachers, reading and resource specialists, speech therapists, parents and students in the area of language arts. Please feel free to download and print anything that catches your eye, but please make sure to leave my name on the poetry and worksheets!
If you have specific needs or suggestions, please don't hesitate to a   sk. I'm always open to new ideas and requests. That's how the site continues to grow. You can email me at carl1404@msn.com.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt messages and testimonials. You and your children are the reason that I maintain the site and I will continue to offer the materials with little or no fees.
小題1:By saying “Teaching is in my blood” in Paragraph 2, the author means that ________.
A．she loves teaching all her life
B．she didn’t want to retire at all
C．she is a specialist in teaching
D．teaching is as important as her blood
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Cherry Carl?
A．She became a teacher at the age of 35.
B．She was interested in teaching as a child.
C．She is still a teacher in a middle school now.
D．She gave up teaching totally 35 years ago.
小題3:If you want some materials from Cherry Carl, ________.
A．you must pay some money for them
B．you can always get them free of charge
C．you should tell her before getting them
D．you should mark her name on them

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I am a psychologist. I first met Timothy, a quiet, overweight eleven­year­old boy, when his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem (自尊) and general happiness were falling right along with them.
I asked about Timothy’s typical day. He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.
What if Timothy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk? We would immediately be shocked, because that would be called children being horribly mistreated. Timothy was far from being mistreated, but the mountain of homework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequence — he was being robbed of his childhood. In fact, Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed, such as playing video games, watching movies, or playing board games with his friends.
Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child development. It affects children’s creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development. The absence of play, physical exercise, and free­from social interaction takes a serious toll on many children. It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity, sleep problems and depression.
Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level. As a fifth­grader, Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework (instead of three times that amount). Having an extra two hours an evening to play, relax, or see a friend would soundly benefit any child’s life quality.
小題1:What did the writer think of Timothy after learning about his typical day__________?
A．Timothy was very hard­working.
B．Timothy was being mistreated.
C．Timothy had a heavy burden.
D．Timothy was enjoying his childhood.
小題2:Which of the following statements best describes the writer’s opinion________?
A．Children should be allowed enough time to play.
B．Playing board games works better than playing video games.
C．The more they play, the more creative children will become.
D．The depression caused by homework makes children unwilling to play.
小題3:According to the passage, how long should a third­grader spend a day doing homework________?
A．About ten minutes.B．No more than twenty minutes.
C．No more than thirty minutes.D．About fifty minutes.

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