Skiping classes violates school rules and a poor attendance record will damage your final mark. But some college students still try every means to escape classes.   The number of these rebels may be much bigger than you think.  Three students from Anhui Normal University established Itaoke. Com in June. The website quickly attracted 2 000 registered members in three months. On the website, students share their experiences of skipping classes and even post ads to look for someone to stand in for them to attend courses.  Its embarrassing for universities to see this shameful behavior discussed:
However，it's good for schools and teachers to know via the website the reasons why students skip classes，according to Professor Xiao Haitao from Shenzhen University: Xao pointed out that some`students skip classes because of laziness.Others play truant because the teaching is truly dissatisfactory,“Universities can seek improvements to give a cure to the class-skipping problem，”said Xiao.
Chen Yang，21，thinks that he is  “forced" to skip some courses because of the poor teaching.  the  senior，majoring in English at Yangtze University, thinks that he's wasting time in the classroom when the teacher reads the textbook word for word or hands him outdated reading materials. He would rather skip classes to study in the library, watch online videos of Harvard or Yale lectures，or sit in on(旁听）other courses he is interested in. Chen draws a clear line between himself and those who skip classes in order to get more sleep or fool around on campus. He emphasized：“I skip classes with a clear goal，which is to probe into areas I'm interested in and broaden my horizons.”
Li Sicen，President of the National Taiwan University，seems to be on Chen's side.  Li claimed that he supported those students who skip classes for good reasons.
However，Professor Xiao warns students that Li is not giving permission for students to skip  classes. Xiao suggests that Li was just showing his understanding of truancy in a limited number of cases.
In Professor Pan Cuiqiong's opinion，students tend to jump to the conclusion that a certain course is boring and useless. "To clear students' misunderstanding，teachers should use materials closely related to students’lives and adapt interactive teaching methods，”said Pan.
Besides offering teachers more training，schools also need to give students different optional courses and ensure that they can attend the courses they are interested in，according to  Professor  Xiao.  Many Chinese students have the experience of being kicked out of an optional course because its size is limited. They are then forced to choose courses they dislike and are likely to skip them. We may learn from Sydney University in Australia.  There aren't any problems with numbers---if a course is popular then there will be more than one class per week.
【小题1】The underlined word“rebels" in Paragraph 1 refers to           

A．students who embarrass their universities

B．students who establish websites

C．students who skip classes

D．students who quarrel with their parents

【小题2】Chen Yang Skips some courses because_       ___.

A．his school is more student-centered

B．he wants to get more sleep

C．he wants to fool around on campus

D．the teaching style needs much improvement

【小题3】According to the passage，we learn that Professor Xiao__     __.

A．is giving permission for students to skip classes

B．thinks it's embarrassing for the three students to establish ltaoke. com

C．thinks the website will help to know why students skip classes

D．claimed that he supported those students who skip classes for good reasons

【小题4】Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to stop students skipping classes?

A．Teachers should adopt practical materials and flexible teaching methods.

B．Schools should offer teachers more training:

C．Schools need to ensure that students can attend various courses they are interested in.

D．Students should be punished if they skip classes.

Skiping classes violates school rules and a poor attendance record will damage your final mark. But some college students still try every means to escape classes.   The number of these rebels may be much bigger than you think.  Three students from Anhui Normal University established Itaoke. Com in June. The website quickly attracted 2 000 registered members in three months. On the website, students share their experiences of skipping classes and even post ads to look for someone to stand in for them to attend courses.  Its embarrassing for universities to see this shameful behavior discussed:

However，it's good for schools and teachers to know via the website the reasons why students skip classes，according to Professor Xiao Haitao from Shenzhen University: Xao pointed out that some`students skip classes because of laziness.Others play truant because the teaching is truly dissatisfactory,“Universities can seek improvements to give a cure to the class-skipping problem，”said Xiao.

Chen Yang，21，thinks that he is  “forced" to skip some courses because of the poor teaching.  the  senior，majoring in English at Yangtze University, thinks that he's wasting time in the classroom when the teacher reads the textbook word for word or hands him outdated reading materials. He would rather skip classes to study in the library, watch online videos of Harvard or Yale lectures，or sit in on(旁听）other courses he is interested in. Chen draws a clear line between himself and those who skip classes in order to get more sleep or fool around on campus. He emphasized：“I skip classes with a clear goal，which is to probe into areas I'm interested in and broaden my horizons.”

Li Sicen，President of the National Taiwan University，seems to be on Chen's side.  Li claimed that he supported those students who skip classes for good reasons.

However，Professor Xiao warns students that Li is not giving permission for students to skip  classes. Xiao suggests that Li was just showing his understanding of truancy in a limited number of cases.

In Professor Pan Cuiqiong's opinion，students tend to jump to the conclusion that a certain course is boring and useless. "To clear students' misunderstanding，teachers should use materials closely related to students’lives and adapt interactive teaching methods，”said Pan.

Besides offering teachers more training，schools also need to give students different optional courses and ensure that they can attend the courses they are interested in，according to  Professor  Xiao.  Many Chinese students have the experience of being kicked out of an optional course because its size is limited. They are then forced to choose courses they dislike and are likely to skip them. We may learn from Sydney University in Australia.  There aren't any problems with numbers---if a course is popular then there will be more than one class per week.

1.The underlined word“rebels" in Paragraph 1 refers to           

A．students who embarrass their universities

B．students who establish websites

C．students who skip classes

D．students who quarrel with their parents

2.Chen Yang Skips some courses because_       ___.

A．his school is more student-centered

B．he wants to get more sleep

C．he wants to fool around on campus

D．the teaching style needs much improvement

3.According to the passage，we learn that Professor Xiao__     __.

A．is giving permission for students to skip classes

B．thinks it's embarrassing for the three students to establish ltaoke. com

C．thinks the website will help to know why students skip classes

D．claimed that he supported those students who skip classes for good reasons

4.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to stop students skipping classes?

A．Teachers should adopt practical materials and flexible teaching methods.

B．Schools should offer teachers more training:

C．Schools need to ensure that students can attend various courses they are interested in.

D．Students should be punished if they skip classes.

 

Ray Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself.

Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own.

Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn’t much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U.S.A.

Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep. When he woke up, he was hungry. It was two o’ clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed. Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door. A man on the door said they had no food, but “we’ ve got a talent night on here,” he added. Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing. The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song. As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said, “I’m from the Elks Club. I think you’ve got a weekend job.” That was Tuesday. By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back. It was the beginning of his climb to stardom.

1．Although he was blind, Ray’s mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him ____.

　 A．helpless　 　　　 B．independent　 　 C．encouraged 　 D．useful

2．What played the most important part in Ray’s life?

　 A．His interest and talent in music.

　 B．His work with bands in Florida.

　 C．His neighbours’ help and his teachers’ encouragement.

　 D．His mother’s training.

3．What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?

　 A．He went blind.　 　 B．He lost his mother.

　 C．He became fatherless. D．The man tried to discourage him.

4．Ray got his big opportunity to success 　　.

　 A．in Georgia　　 　　　 B．in the blind school

　 C．in Florida　　 　　　 D．in Seattle

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading messages. We are always on ,always conected, always thinking, always talking. There is no  1for stillness.

And when we are  2to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often  3something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, other will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re  4.

This comes at a   5: we lose that time for  6, for observing and listening. We lose peace.

And   7yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crarily, but get  8done.

Take a moment to think about  9you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering  10checking on the news and the latest tream of information? Are you always  11through your schedule?

Is this how you want to spend your  12? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be   13. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already.   14be in the moment.

Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d  15it to be. See your life with less moveanent, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more  16.

Then be that vision.

It’s prerty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day.   17you’re gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too  18. slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of   19for it.20

1.A．place            B．chance         C．freedom        D．time

2.A．forced           B．ordered        C．invited        D．told

3.A．have             B．find           C．buy            D．get

4.A．familiar with    B．curious about  C．used to        D．interested in

5.A．cost             B．risk           C．moment         D．danger

6.A．play             B．food           C．sleep          D．consideration

7.A．further          B．worse          C．farther        D．deeper

8.A．everything       B．anything       C．nothing        D．something

9.A．how              B．where          C．why            D．whether

10.A．questions       B．problems       C．phones         D．messages

11.A．walking         B．rushing        C．stepping       D．going

12.A．school          B．youth          C．work           D．life

13.A．silent          B．patient        C．still          D．quiet

14.A．Nearly          B．Ever           C．Just           D．Already

15.A．like            B．decide         C．choose         D．need

16.A．activity        B．research       C．study          D．peace

17.A．Because         B．Until          C．Once           D．Unless

18.A．frequently      B．slowly         C．fast           D．quickly

19.A．asking          B．sending        C．calling        D．waiting

20.A．Value           B．Miss           C．Owe            D．Hold