BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.
Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’ up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate(伪造)award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.
“It has harmed education equality，” the ministry said.
Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. uIt will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.
The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners, privileges(优先权).
The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.
Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My - 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math，and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.
A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”   
Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider  the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance  examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China，” lie said.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A．high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance

B．students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits in 2011

C．the number of competitions whose winners can get extra credits will be smaller

D．the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges

【小题2】What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?

A．a winner

B．a smart learner

C．a competitor

D．a dull student

【小题3】Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?

A．Xiong Bingqi

B．Chen Lei

C．Dong Wen

D．Yuan Guiren

【小题4】What might be the best title for the text?

A．“Extra credits policy in China to be adjusted

B．Promotion of national Olympic competitions

C．Advice on the national college entrance exam

D．Chinese government to push education reform

Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises, according to scientists. They say that socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories to produce heat.

Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown. White fat stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to produce heat. Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult, normally requiring long- term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system.

However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato" fellows.

Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, "I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs." Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing, he added, "It's not just a sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities." Co-author Dr Lei Cao said，"Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.

1.What information can we get from the first two paragraphs?

A. Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter

B. It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown.

C. Social excitement helps gain more weight

D. Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat.

2.Which of the following statement does the text support?

A. Levels of brown fat can be increased by socializing.

B. The mice lacking social life lose more weight.

C. The research findings haven't been published so far.

D. Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result.

3.We can conclude from the text that        _______.

A. the fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment

B. a sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people's social life

C. surfing the Internet may influence people's face-to-face communication

D. cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Brown fat is beneficial to people's health.

B. Socializing is unnecessarily important in people's daily life.

C. White fat can be changed into brown fat.

D. Socializing contributes to people's losing weight.

 

阅读下列新闻及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上作答。若答案是E，则涂AB；若答案是F，则涂CD。

A.FIFA agrees on heavy punishments to stamp out racism

ZURICH: Soccer’s world governing body FIFA agreed on Thursday to punish acts of racism with heavy punishments including taking away points and disqualification from competitions.

B.England face uphill task in the third test

MUMBAI: England will fight against all the probabilities to prevent a second straight series defeat when they face India in the third and final test starting on Saturday.

C.Disease-free chickens hit the market

GUANGZHOU: The first group of 200,000 live, quality-assured chickens, which wear colored plastic rings around their feet, hit Guangzhou’s markets on Friday, at a time when the threat of bird flu has kept chickens off many menus.

D.Football bosses deny Schweinsteiger betting report

BERLIN: German football chiefs on Thursday made a strong statement of the wrong saying that a newspaper says that Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger was the international footballer involved in a betting.

E.Zhangs to lead Chinese team at the world championships

Figure skaters Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, whose heroic silver was a high point of last month’s Turin Winter Olympics, are ready to make China into pairs more noticeable at the world championships next week in Calgary.

F.Ministry looks to prevent soil from ruin

The two square meters of land covered with black soil that were once the pride of farmer Lei Guangsheng are now a problem without an easy solution.

请阅读下面的信息，了解五位成员的兴趣。然后进行信息匹配。

1.Tony is very interested in agriculture, so he wants to know about something that is happening in the countryside.

2.Collins focuses his attention on people’s health, so he would like to know what has happened in this field.

3.Jesse likes sports very much. Next week the winter holidays will begin and he wants to see some great events happening in the following week.

4..Jack takes great interest in collecting sportsmen’s personal information, especially about their bad behavior.

5.Harry is a football fan. He often watches football games invented in old England. Now he needs to know some decision made by the organization.

 

根据中文及首字母提示，在空格内填写短语。运用Module 7 Unit 3-5以及NCL23,24,27,28中学到的词组翻译短语。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Before you draw a conclusion, you should ________ (深思) it again and again.

2.There is no doubt that all students ________ (极想) succeed in their study.

3. We attended our friends’ wedding ________ (不久前的一天).

4.Li Lei always helps the persons ________ (需要) without hesitating.

5.It is believed that his nationality is not r________ (毫无关系) whether he is a novelist.

6.He is good at his job but he seems to ________ (缺乏信心).

7.I have been so o________ (忙于工作) that I haven’t had time to see my parents.

8.My classmate’s idea has never a________ (吸引我) very much.

9.We believe the priest is responsible for our ________ (精神安慰).

10.Mr Robot ________ got off the ship than he was stopped by a man who wanted to sell him a diamond ring. (刚一……就)

 

Watching online open classes of US top universities has become necessary for many young Chinese who find it a shortcut to make their life more meaningful, in addition to learning knowledge and language.

Guo Lei, a native of Guangzhou, has become addicted to various open courses after she watched the online video of "Justice: What's the right thing to do."The video clip was taken during an open class taught by Michael Sandel, professor of philosophy at Harvard University.

Sandel set up a situation in which a high-speed train with a technical problem is running towards five people who are working on the current track, while there is only one worker on the adjacent (相邻的) track.He inspired students to discuss what the driver should do -- to change the direction for five lives -- which apparently will kill the other -- or to do nothing and allow five people to die.

Guo said she was immediately attracted by the topic and the discussion of the Harvard students about morality and justice.She even introduced the case to her colleagues for discussion, since Sandel did not give an answer, unlike most Chinese teachers she knew before.

The inspiring and lively teaching style of American professors refreshed Guo's impression about the traditional score-oriented Chinese educational system and prompted more Chinese to frequently search and watch open class resources of American top colleges, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California Berkeley.

On China's social networking websites, such as renren.com, kaixin001.com and sina.com, netizens have spontaneously formed many study groups to share video resources and exchange opinions.Volunteers have added English or Chinese subtitles onto the videos to help more Chinese enjoy the videos without language difficulties.

"The popularity of American open classes reflects the spir it of sharing," said Yu Xinke, Vice chancellor with the Continuous Education School of South China University of Technology.

1. If the train driver changes the current track , how many people will be killed?(No more than one word)

2.Why can Chinese have no difficulty enjoying the foreign class videos?（No more than 10 words）

3. Besides knowledge and language, list three other things Chinese can learn from watching such foreign online class? (No more than 15 words in total)

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4.What is the main idea of this passage?  (No more than 10 words)