According to the latest survey by the Asian Development Bank, Asian parents are spending billions of dollars on private tutors (家庭教师) for their children and the practice is growing despite doubts about its effectiveness.
“Shadow education” is an expanding business not only in wealthy countries, but also in some of the region’s poorer nations as parents try to give their children the best start in life, the study saiD. Nearly nine out of 10 South Korean elementary pupils receive private tutoring, while the figure for primary school children in India’s West Bengal state stands at six out of 10.
The study estimated that the costs of private tutoring in South Korea were equivalent (相等的) to 80 percent of government spending on public education. Japan spent $ 12 billion on extra teaching in 2011, while the figure for Singapore stood at US $ 680 million in 2009.
Extra academic work aims to help slow learners and support high achievers. Many Asian parents view it as a constructive way for adolescents (青少年) to spend their spare time. However, it can also reduce the students’ time for sports and other activities important for their overall development as well as cause social tensions as richer families are able to pay for better-quality tutoring, the study said.
The study calls for a review of educational systems to make such extra teaching less attractive.
1.Why is “Shadow education” an expanding business?
A. Because parents want to spend their money.
B. Because children don’t want to go to school.
C. Because parents want their children to stay with teachers.
D. Because parents want to give their children the best start in life.
2.According to the article, what is the purpose of extra academic work?
A. To aid slow learners and support high achievers.
B. To prepare children for all kinds of academic contests.
C. To gain the most knowledge students can’t get in class.
D. To increase children’s hobbies and interests in many fields.
3.Which disadvantage of extra academic work is NOT mentioned?
A. Causing social tensions.
B. Spending more extra money.
C. Lacking the chance to communicate with others.
D. Reducing the students’ time for sports and other activities.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. The government policy on educational systems.
B. How to provide the best education for children.
C. The importance for children’s overall development.
D. The reasons for the popularity of private tutors for children.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
As the saying go, treat others as you would like to be treated. If we want to be treated well, and we should treat others well too.
Two years before, I was admitted to a high school. I felt proudly and superior. Therefore, I always looked down upon my classmates who turned for me in their studies. One day, Tom asked me help him work out a math problem. I glanced at it and said, “So easy. What foolish you are!” On hear it, he said angrily, ”I won’t ask you again.” I was shocking. Only then did I realized why I was so unpopular with my classmates. From then on, I tried to treat them equally and helped them with all my heart.
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Shopping is a big part of the holiday season,when families and friends gather together and exchange gifts.While the popularity of shopping online has grown,such practices are not always eco-friendly or timely,as gifts bought online must be packaged and shipped,wasting valuable resources and time.
The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and reduce your carbon footprint.The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home.
When men and women shop locally,they are putting money back into their local communities.Local businesses may be owned by your neighbors,and it can be comforting to know that your holiday shopping dollars are going to support a neighbor instead of a large company.Local businesses also employ your neighbors,so shopping locally can strengthen the local economy by creating jobs.
Local businesses go a long way toward creating a neighborhood identity,and that identity can create a stronger sense of community among you and your neighbors.In addition,a unique community identity can make your town more attractive to outsiders,and can also attract more people to local businesses in your neighborhood.
The gifts you buy when shopping locally can also benefit your community.Gifts purchased from small local businesses tend to be more unique than items bought from national chains,as smaller retailers tend to sell more home-made items than their national competitors.Recipients of such items may find such gifts more thoughtful than mass produced items bought from national chains.
The accessibility of customer service is another benefit of shopping locally.When you buy something from national chains,especially during the holiday season when such businesses may have to deal with orders,making contact with customer service departments can be a test of patience.A long wait on the phone or online can make the process of contacting customer service departments extremely frustrating.But such frustration is rare when shopping from local businesses,as consumers can simply buy their products in the store.In addition,shopping locally makes it more convenient for friends and family members who also live in your community to return their gifts.
1.The author referred to shopping online in the passage to .
A. imply it is convenient to shop online
B. show it has been popular with the public
C. imply shopping locally is better than that
D. tell people they should stop wasting resources
2.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .
A. local businesses are in poor management
B. shopping locally can help some people get jobs
C. a large company usually gains much profit
D. few people support local businesses
3.If people love the products from a local business, .
A. the business will raise the price of its products
B. the products will be sold in the distant places
C. it will help develop the community a lot
D. the community will turn into a tourist destination
4.What does the underlined word “Recipients” mean in the passage?
A. The persons who receive something.
B. The persons who donate something.
C. The persons who sell something.
D. The persons who purchase something.
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Meaningful relationships make life more enjoyable. In order to attract an ideal mate, you'll need to spend some time preparing yourself to make sure you're ready to be in a relationship with a new person.
Define what an ideal relationship means to you. As you set out to create your ideal relationship, make sure you consider what you want from it. 1.If you want attention and
affection, look for someone who gives you that.
2. 0ften, one of the biggest things that can get in the way of your future happiness is your past. In order to move forward in your life, you need to say goodbye to anything you may be struggling with from your past. Creating an ideal relationship requires commitment to the possibilities of the future, not bitterness about the past.
Be positive. No one wants to be around someone who is bad-tempered or pessimistic all the time. 3.If you want to find an ideal relationship, try to picture the future as full of opportunities. Nobody is perfect, but being positive about yourself and your life will be attractive to potential partners.
Work towards positive changes in your life. 4.0ften, these character quirks(怪癖) are what make people lovable and memorable. Your family and friends should love you in spite of your flaws.5.Of course you shouldn't change yourself for someone else, unless it is a positive change that you want to make for yourself.
A.Let go of the past.
B.Everyone has faults.
C. Welcome your future challenges.
D. Optimism attracts more optimism.
E. Work on talking things out, even when you're upset at one another.
F. However, there are things you need to work on to attract your ideal partner.
G. If you are looking for stability and security, search for a partner with those qualities.
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If you are planning a vacation on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, in north Poland, you’d better buy or build 1. (you) a space separator. The unique tool is clearly a must on those beaches, at least if you want to fit in with 2. crowd.
I was recently looking through Eastern-European pictures and news as I usually do, 3. I came across a collection of strange beach photos where everyone had a cloth wall surrounding their 4. (limit) space of sand. The cloth wall was everywhere, but I had never seen anything like it before. 5. (fortunate), except the title, “Polish Beach Introverts (性格内向的人),” there was no 6. (explain) as to why everybody was using it. So I did some research online. Finally, I found a Russian website talking about it.
According to the website, beach separators 7. (be) a part of Polish beach-going culture for a very long time, but have recently been getting a lot of attention online, since foreign tourists 8. (take) a vacation at the Baltic Sea started posting photos of separator-covered beaches 9. the Internet Actually, beach separators weren’t designed to protect their users from prying (窥探的) eyes. It’s no secret that strong winds are very common on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, so the separators allow beach-goers 10. (enjoy) sunbathing without having their things blown off.
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A _________ thing happened __________ me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day _________ I drove to go for a look in the country. On the way back home, my _________ stopped. It was out of gas on a _________ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ________ could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ________ I finally found a house near the __________. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair ___________. She said, “ I’ve been ___________ for you here for a long time. Come in. __________ is almost ready. “ But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ___________ what she was talking about. “ Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ____________ tea, ” said she. I quickly __________ that my car was out of _________, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ____________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been __________ she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I __________.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my __________, he said, “ Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ___________ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
1.A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
2.A. on B. in C. upon D. to
3.A. and B. so C. but D. that
4.A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
5.A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
6.A. what B. whom C. who D. how
7.A. before B. after C. while D. as
8.A. street B. path C. way D. road
9.A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
10.A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
11.A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
12.A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
13.A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking
14.A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
15.A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
16.A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
17.A. until B. before C. since D. when
18.A. could B. can C. would D. wanted
19.A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
20.A. hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的同下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It seems that if the result is bad, which people work for will be meaningless. Personally speak, the process of fighting for the goal is less important than the result. When we fight for our goals, we will be devoted what we are doing and try to improve us. If we fail in the end, when we look back on the beginning, we will find that we are no longer the childish one. We have grown up. What's the more, in the process of fighting, we got close to success, as the saying goes that failure are the mother of success. So don't treat the result so serious; just enjoy the process.
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—What an exciting project!
—It is believed that the construction of the new highway will the growth of the suburbs.
A. be superior to B. contribute to
C. pay attention to D. belong to
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The host family treated me as though I ______ a member of the family while I was studying in France.
A. am B. were
C. would D. should be
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