The oldest forms of medicine are enjoying a comeback．Modern holistic medicine（整体医学） is an approach that treats the whole patient, not just the disease．It is a way to maintain good health rather than cure illness．The most important influences on today’s holistic medicine are ancient Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurvedic medicine, both of which promoted whole body health．

    Holistic medicine usually combines diet, physical exercise and meditation, together with other alternative techniques such as massage（按摩）and acupuncture（针炙）．Herbal treatment, a practice of treating illness by using plants, is influenced by the writings of Culpeper as well as Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine．Homeopathy（顺势疗法）is one of the forms of holistic medicine which is widely practiced in Europe and the US                A．Homeopathy began in Germany in the early 1800s, when Samuel Hahnemann bescribed how very tiny doses（剂量）of a drug had an effect on his patients．According to Hahnemann, the more the drug was diluted（稀释）, the stronger its effects．The substance selected would produce similar effects to the disease itself if given in large doses．In the UK homeopathy is regarded as a non-traditional but just about acceptable treatment．

    Meditation and contemplation have an important role in holistic medicine．They were brought to Europe by Indian teachers who combined Indian Ayurvedic medicine with Western beliefs．Transcendental meditation（超脱静坐）is one of the best known of these techniques．People repeat words inside their head to reach a state of deep relaxation．

    The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient, not just the disease．Life-style, emotional problems and diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person’s health．Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet, exercise and fresh air, all of which contribute to health．Some clinics now offer holistic medicine along with traditional treatments, so that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them．One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable．To solve this, many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies．

1.Modern holistic medicine centers upon ____________ ．

      A．curing a disease                       B．herbal treatment

     C．continuous development                D．keeping patients healthy

2.Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine?

     A．massage                                       B．meditation    

       C．a balanced diet                                D．a knee operation

3.The principle of homeopathy is that ___________．

      A．the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect

     B．the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine

     C．a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective

      D．the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

     A．Holistic Medicine                      B．Traditional Medicine Returns

       C．History of Medicine                   D．Combination of Treatments Works

5.What can we infer from the passage?

      A．Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment．

      B．Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy．

       C．Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments．

     D．Holistic medicine will become the most welcome treatment soon．

 

Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world，more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school. This way they can assure their safety and well-being，although teachers and school representatives are trying to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge with the safety of the students．

The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the children’s time．They want to do everything．they watch on TV and never think at the consequences，and they may hurt a classmate or a teacher．

On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the children’s results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results．

When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he can’t probably see what each of them is doing，how he is writing，or if he understands the explanations．At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child doesn’t understand as many times as he considers proper．

And many times．the child grows fond of the teacher at home，who becomes his best friend，and who helps him whenever he needs someone to talk to．    

However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home，because school makes children communicate and socialize．Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him．only makes the child’s character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is．Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child．

All in all．schools have been created to help children，not to harm them，so it’s best to keep children in these special places，where they learn，laugh，have fun and make new friends．

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to          ．

A．teach parents the ways to keep theft children safe

B．show solutions to developing children’s character

C．explain the main reason for violence acts in schools

D．analyze an education problem and give opinions

2.Parents prefer to have their children educated at home because the following EXCEPT that______.

A．More and more violence acts occur in schools

B．Parents want to improve their Children's grades

C．Parents are concerned about their children’s safety

D．The education system is far from satisfactory

3.What does“a crystal ball”in the passage refer to?

A．A toy that can be used for entertainment．

B．A safe and comfortable environment．

C．An object that is made of crystal．

D．A setback that is hard to overcome．

4.We call infer from the passage that          ．

A．violence TV programs have bad effects on children’s behavior

B．The teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school

C．Children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong

D．There are too many students in class for a teacher to teach

5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes

B．Who is to Blame, Parents or Schools?

C．Which is Better, School Study or Home Study

D．The Relationship between Teachers and Children

 

Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting.But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 ?15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.
Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’ s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.
Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.
But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one?fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.
But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.
【小题1】We can learn ________ from Paragraph 1.

A．teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job

B．most teachers prefer to teach handwriting

C．teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting

D．a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely

【小题2】Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?

A．The students are taught by practicing a long period.

B．The letters are repeated many times.

C．Handwriting includes two skills.

D．To write in cursive is taught first.

【小题3】The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．easy to read

B．complex

C．unexpected

D．unreadable

【小题4】The best title for the passage is ________.

A．How to improve handwriting in school

B．Right or wrong: the death of handwriting

C．Handwriting involves two skills

D．Handwriting lessons are on the way out

【小题5】The author’ s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________.

A．negative

B．objective

C．critical

D．optimistic

Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 to 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.

Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’ s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.

Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.

But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.

But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.

61．We can learn that ________ from Paragraph 1.

A. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting

B. most teachers prefer to teach handwriting

C. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job

D. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely

62．Which of the following is WRONG about traditional handwriting in the USA?

A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.

B. To write in cursive is taught first.

C. Handwriting includes two skills.

D. The letters are repeated many times.

63．The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A.   unexpected      B.   unreadable      C. easy to read      D. complex

64．The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Right or wrong: the death of handwriting

B. How to improve handwriting in school

C. Handwriting lessons are on the way out

D. Handwriting involves two skills

65．The author’ s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________.

A. negative           B. objective          C. critical        D. optimistic

 Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school．Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education．But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent．For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higher．Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1．At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know．

    Finding a good job without a high school education is _________．A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty—four did not have a job．The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems．An estimated two—thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of high schoo1．

    The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing．Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers．Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them．

   There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years．Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs．These include alternative (其他的) high schools to meet special needs．In addition，experts suggest “early warning systems’’ to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1．They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especially if their children are missing school often．

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                          

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

    Many students feel tired of their classes or don’t feel connected with their school and teachers．

                                                                          

3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                        

4.What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words．)

                                                                       

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．