We may be very pleased with the rapid progress（进步） we have made in every field of study,but the way to test a student's knowledge and ability（能力）still is as poor as it was.We have almost done nothing to improve（改进）our examination system（考试制度）.?

It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of testing a student's memory（记忆）,but it can tell you nothing about a student's ability.It does no good to students and teachers.?

As soon as a child begins to go to school,he enters a world of all kinds of examinations that will decide his future or job.?

In fact a good examination system should train a student to think for himself,but it now does anything but that.So the students are encouraged（鼓励）to remember what is taught.It doesn't enable them to get more and more knowledge.The students who come out first in the examination often may not be the best in their studies.?

Besides,the examination often drives teachers to cram（填鸭式的教）all the time.They can't teach freely.They are forced to train students what to do with the coming examination from time to time.

There must be some simpler and better way to test a student's true ability besides knowledge.And that is what we should do at once.

（1）.The main idea of the passage is about _________.?

A.working hard at examinations?

B.having no examinations ?

C.testing a student's knowledge?

D.making the examination system improved?

（2）.Now the examination is mainly _________.?

A.to test a student's ability

B.to test a student's memory?

C.to test a teacher's memory

D.none of the above?

（3）From the passage,we know that today's examination are very important to _________.?

A.a student's friends

B.a student's health?

C.a student's future

D.a student's progress?

（4）.Which of the following should be the right aim（目的）to give students examinations??

A.To get a good job.?

B.To test student's abilities.?

C.To make parents and teachers happy.?

D.Only to remember what is taught.?

（5）Which of the following is right?

A.In the examination,the students who finish writing their papers first is not necessarily the best students.?

B.Teacher should teach students how to pass examinations.?

C.Teachers usually have best memories.?

D.Students shouldn't have any kind of examination.

　 Invertors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Take a look at 2010’s coolest inventions in science and technology. What in the world will inventors dream up next?

Robot Teachers

Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher: an English-teaching robot. The robot help students practice speaking English. South Korea needs about 30,000 foreigners to teach English. The robot teachers are helping to solve a shortage(短缺)English teachers. Could robots take the place of the human teachers one day?

A Touch Tablet (书写板)

　 Apple, creator of the iPhone and iPod, had another hit invention this year with iPad. The iPad is a touch-screen tablet computer. It gives users video, websites, books and games at their fingers. Apple sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days on the market.

　 Up, Up and Away

It took him 30 years to develop it, and now Glen Martin’s is ready to take off. The Martin Jetpack (喷气动力背包), a personal flying machine, allows the users to fly 2.4 km into the air. Unfortunately, you can not fly for very long. The jetpack only holds the fuel(燃料) for about 30 minutes’ flight. It will sell for S 100,000. Field tests begin in 2011.

71.The robot teachers can ___________

　 A. train students to speak English 　　　　　　 　B. help students learn Japanese and English　　　　　　 C. take the place of the human English teachers now

72.The underlined word “ hit” means ______.

　 A.撞击　　 　　　　　　　 B. 妙语 　　　　　　　 C. 成功

73. Glen Martin spent ______on his flying machine.

　 A. a very short time　　　　　　　 B. quite a long time　　　 　 C. just a little money

74. Which invention can you use to fly in the air?

　 A. The iPad　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The robot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. The Martin Jetpack

75. The best title for this passage may be ________

　 A. Coolest Inventions of 2010 　　　　　　　　　　

B. Most Useful Comouter of 2010　　 　　　

C. Greatest Discoveries of 2010

　　学习语言的关键在于应用。请你根据提示词语及句型，踊跃参加以下活动吧！相信你一定是佼佼者！

　　A．Who is Dr. Know?

　　Choose a problem from the list below. Ask your classmates for advice. Who gives the best advice is “Dr. Know”.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)Problems: toothache, stressed out, hungry, backache, cold, sorethroat, tired, headache, thirsty

　　2)What's the matter?

　　You should (shouldn't)…

　　3)lie down, go to bed, see a dentist, listen to music, go out, drink, eat, have a rest, exercise…

　　B．Who is the healthiest?

　　Make a survey about what some of your classmates do and how often they do on weekends. Tell it to your classmates. Take a vote:

　　Who is the healthiest?

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never, watch TV, read books, exercise, shop, surf the Internet, play football

　　2)What do you usually do on weekends?

　　How often do you watch TV?

　　C．Vacation Dreams

　　Imagine your dream vacation. On a piece of paper, write what you are doing for vacation, when you are going and how long you are staying there. Put your paper in a bag, then take another paper from the bag. Find the students who has your paper.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)go camping, go bike riding, go sightseeing, take walks, visit, on Monday, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, on the 12th, next week, for a week, for three days

　　2)Where are you doing for vacation?

　　What are you doing for vacation?

　　When are you going?

　　How long are you staying there?

　　D．Find someone who…

　　Ask three of your classmates questions. Write their answers in the table below. The first student to fill in all the blanks wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)walk to, ride my bike, take the bus (train, subway), get to school

　　2)How do you get to school?

　　How long does it take?

　　How far is it from…to…?

　　E．Plan a party

　　Write everything you have to do next week, and fill in the table below. Choose a day and time to have a party. Then invite classmates to your party.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)study, have a lesson, visit, help, play football, go to the movies, watch TV

　　2)Can you come to my party?

　　I have to…

　　What are you doing on Tuesday?

　　F．The same and different

　　Write your name on a piece of paper and put it in a bag. Take a paper from the bag to find a partner. You have three minutes to make a list of things that are the same and different between you and your partner. The pair with the most items wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)tall, quiet, athletic, serious, intellectual, thin, funny

　　2)He is taller than me.

　　We are both girls.

Last month, Junior 1 students from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School took a special test. They took it by traveling.

   The students went to Nanjing and Yangzhou for five days. Their teachers gave each student a list of questions to answer during the trip. The questions are also the students' mid-term test for history and geography. There were questions like: How long is the Beijing-Shanghai Railway? What were the six dynasties (朝代) that used Nanjing as their capital?

  "I never had so much fun with an exam," said Gao Chenxiang,13. "We learned a lot by working this way."

   The students learned much more than just the answers to the questions. They also visited the Nanjng Massacre Museum (南京大屠杀纪念馆).

   "If 1 was learning only from a textbook, I wouldn′t have known how bad the Japanese invaders (侵略者) were," said Gao.

   Students did not get to sleep on the train to Nanjing. Usually the kids would sleep on a train journey so long, but in this case they were all given seats.

   "The seats are very uncomfortable," said DengLin,12. "I know most migrant workers (民工)travel this way. That must be so hard."

    Students also learned to take care of themselves. They washed clothes and made their own beds.

    "I learnt lots of useful life skills," said Wang Yiran,12. "1 never knew I could be so capable(能干的)."

1. All the questions given to the students are for         mid-term test.

A. a foreign language    B. history      

C. geography             D. history and geography

2. The students went to Nanjing          .

    A. by plane            B. by bus        C. by train       D. by bike

3. The students didn′t fall asleep on the train because         .

    A. there was too much noise on the train                                            B. they discussed the answers to the questions

    C. some migrant workers kept talking with them

    D. it was an unusual trip and the seats were uncomfortable

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. The teachers didn't take the travel with their students,

    B. it's the first time for the students to go to Nanjing and Yangzhou,

    C. The students have learnt more by traveling than from textbooks.

    D. Gao didn't know Nanjing Massacre until she visited the Museum.

5. The best title of this passage is         .

    A. A special Test                    B. An Interesting Travel

    C. A Good Way to Relax               D. How to Test Students