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Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are having a blast.
Here’s how it works. In The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the “hot potato” is the story, and it is passed from one author to the next. Scieszka wrote the first chapter. Then he passed the story to another author Katherine Paterson. If Scieszka decides to introduce a roller-skating baby into the story, Paterson and the other contributing authors will have to decide what to do with the baby in later chapters. Every two weeks a new chapter, written by a different author, will be published on the Library of Congress’s read. Gov site. The high rate of hits has proved that Scieszka did not fail to make the readers laugh with his incredibly silly story.
“Working on The Exquisite Corpse Adventure was so much fun,” Scieszka says. “I got to write the first chapter so I could set up all these foolish traps for the other authors and make them have to write about clowns and ninjas(忍者).”
The story might be crazy, but all of the authors agreed that writing the story together was a whole lot of fun. “I started in the middle of the story,” author Steven Kellogg said, “That’s kind of fun. I got to read about everyone else’s characters and then brought them into the chapter that I was writing. It’s really good to think about other authors’ ideas and connect them with my own.”
You may wonder why the book is called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure. In fact Kellogg and the other authors are playing a game that is over 100 years old. Exquisite Corpse is actually the name of an old game in which players begin a story on a sheet of paper and pass it on to the next player to continue the tale. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.
59. How is the game Hot Potato played according to the passage?
A．People make up the story about the “hot potato” one by one.
B．People throw the “hot potato” to hit one another.
C．People pass the “hot potato” from one person to the next.
D．People hit by the “hot potato” must tell a funny story.
60. We can infer from the passage that________.
A．it’s the first time such a game of writing has ever been played
B．the story hasn’t been finished yet
C．the clues of the story have been decided by Kellogg
D．every chapter will be online for two weeks
61.Kellogg thinks the game is fun because________.
A．the story is very silly and crazy
B．he writes the main part of the story
C．he could continue the story by sharing it with other authors
D．there are so many different characters in the story
62.The last paragraph is mainly about________.
A．how the game ended           B．when the game stared
C．how the book was named       D．how the Exquisite corpse worked

   Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are having a blast.

Here’s how it works. In The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the “hot potato” is the story, and it is passed from one author to the next. Scieszka wrote the first chapter. Then he passed the story to another author Katherine Paterson.  If Scieszka decides to introduce a roller-skating baby into the story, Paterson and the other contributing authors will have to decide what to do with the baby in later chapters. Every two weeks a new chapter, written by a different author, will be published on the Library of Congress’s read. Gov site. The high rate of hits has proved that Scieszka did not fail to make the readers laugh with his incredibly silly story.

“Working on The Exquisite Corpse Adventure was so much fun,” Scieszka says. “I got to write the first chapter so I could set up all these foolish traps for the other authors and make them have to write about clowns and ninjas(忍者).”

The story might be crazy, but all of the authors agreed that writing the story together was a whole lot of fun. “I started in the middle of the story,” author Steven Kellogg said, “That’s kind of fun.  I got to read about everyone else’s characters and then brought them into the chapter that I was writing. It’s really good to think about other authors’ ideas and connect them with my own.”

You may wonder why the book is called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure. In fact Kellogg and the other authors are playing a game that is over 100 years old. Exquisite Corpse is actually the name of an old game in which players begin a story on a sheet of paper and pass it on to the next player to continue the tale. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.

1.How is the game Hot Potato played according to the passage?

A．People make up the story about the “hot potato” one by one.

B．People throw the “hot potato” to hit one another.

C．People pass the “hot potato” from one person to the next.

D．People hit by the “hot potato” must tell a funny story.

2.We can infer from the passage that           .

A．it’s the first time such a game of writing has ever been played

B．the story hasn’t been finished yet

C．the clues of the story have been decided by Kellogg

D．every chapter will be online for two weeks

3.Kellogg thinks the game is fun because            .

A．the story is very silly and crazy

B．he writes the main part of the story

C．he could continue the story by sharing it with other authors

D．there are so many different characters in the story

4.The last paragraph is mainly about            .

A．how the game ended

B．when the game stared

C．how the book was named

D．how the Exquisite corpse worked

Computers have been used in teaching for more than twenty years. But a new book says that only now are they changing education. And it predicts that a lot more is about to happen.

The book is called “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.” “Disruptive Innovation” is a theory developed by lead author Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard Business School. He says organizations almost always use new, creative technology only to continue what they already do.

New technology should change organizations, he says, and disrupt them in a good way. They should use the technology to do things differently―for example, to serve more needs. The book says the needed disruptive force in education is computer-based learning.

Michael Horn, another author of “Disrupting Class”, told us about a Boston public that he visited. Every student at Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, has a laptop computer. One class was learning about storms. Michael Horn says the laptops made it possible to truly individualize（使个人化）the lessons, to divide materials by ability level and learning style. At the end of the class, the students all took part in a discussion led by the teacher.

Computer-based learning offers a way for students to take advanced courses not offered at their school, or to retake classes they failed. It also serves those who cannot physically attend school, and students who receive home schooling.

Computer-based learning includes online courses. Enrollments（招生）in online courses have grown sharply. In 2007, the United States had about one million enrollments, not including college courses. Students could be enrolled in more than one course, through schools or education companies. High school students make up about seventy percent of the enrollment. Still, nationally, only about one percent of all high school courses last year were taught online.

But the authors of “Disrupting Class”predict it will be ten percent in about six years. And their research suggests that the number will be about fifty percent by 2019. And Michael Horn says the future of online learning could be even greater in developing countries.

73. Which of the following is TRUE about the book “Disrupting Class”?

A. It was written by more than one author.

B. It thinks the computer affects students’ studies.

C. It introduces a new scientific technology to readers.

D. It has been a best-seller since it was published.

74. Paragraph 4 is written to show                .

A. how modern the Boston public school is  

B. how clever the American students are

C. how well the American teachers teach

D. what computer-based learning is like

75. From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that the authors of “Disrupting Class”think that              .

A. more and more students are interested in “Disrupting Class”

B. those who take online courses are mainly college students

C. more and more high school courses will be taught online

D. enrollments in online courses haven’t grown recently

76. The passage is mainly about              .

A. a new book

B. a new learning way

C. some American writers

D. the advantages of computers

C

   Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are having a blast.

Here’s how it works. In The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, the “hot potato” is the story, and it is passed from one author to the next. Scieszka wrote the first chapter. Then he passed the story to another author Katherine Paterson. If Scieszka decides to introduce a roller-skating baby into the story, Paterson and the other contributing authors will have to decide what to do with the baby in later chapters. Every two weeks a new chapter, written by a different author, will be published on the Library of Congress’s read. Gov site. The high rate of hits has proved that Scieszka did not fail to make the readers laugh with his incredibly silly story.

“Working on The Exquisite Corpse Adventure was so much fun,” Scieszka says. “I got to write the first chapter so I could set up all these foolish traps for the other authors and make them have to write about clowns and ninjas(忍者).”

The story might be crazy, but all of the authors agreed that writing the story together was a whole lot of fun. “I started in the middle of the story,” author Steven Kellogg said, “That’s kind of fun. I got to read about everyone else’s characters and then brought them into the chapter that I was writing. It’s really good to think about other authors’ ideas and connect them with my own.”

You may wonder why the book is called The Exquisite Corpse Adventure. In fact Kellogg and the other authors are playing a game that is over 100 years old. Exquisite Corpse is actually the name of an old game in which players begin a story on a sheet of paper and pass it on to the next player to continue the tale. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.

59. How is the game Hot Potato played according to the passage?

A．People make up the story about the “hot potato” one by one.

B．People throw the “hot potato” to hit one another.

C．People pass the “hot potato” from one person to the next.

D．People hit by the “hot potato” must tell a funny story.

60. We can infer from the passage that________.

A．it’s the first time such a game of writing has ever been played

B．the story hasn’t been finished yet

C．the clues of the story have been decided by Kellogg

D．every chapter will be online for two weeks

61.Kellogg thinks the game is fun because________.

A．the story is very silly and crazy

B．he writes the main part of the story

C．he could continue the story by sharing it with other authors

D．there are so many different characters in the story

62.The last paragraph is mainly about________.

A．how the game ended           B．when the game stared

C．how the book was named       D．how the Exquisite corpse worked

　There are a number of environmental features that can be found only in Bermuda Triangle． Because of these 1 characteristics, the triangle is one of the most dangerous areas in the Atlantic Ocean．

　The weather in the triangle is 2;its sudden changes often endanger the lives of sailors．

　The triangle is well known for unexpected storms, hurricanes that are out of season, and other unnatural 3 ． Many people feel that this 4 weather can explain most of the strange events which have occurred there．

　Because of the many violent storms, the triangle is often 5．

　Many ships leave land and disappear completely;the U．S．S． Cyclops, for example, 6 in 1918．

　Some missing ships carried 7 such as coal , oil , mahogany , and military supplies, while other ships carried only passengers ．

　 8might explain the disappearance of old ships , but investigators must look for other explanations when a new ship disappears．

　When a ship is reported missing, searchers rush to the area to look for 9which might explain the disappearance．

　One author tries to explain the disappearances of the ships by 10natural events or human error ．

　Another author believes that intelligences from another world are 11 the disappearances． He says that these extraterrestrial beings have a zoo where they 12all the missing seamen．

　Many people agree that natural 13 cannot explain the strange events in the triangle ． “It just isn’t natural for a ship to completely disappear like this ． It’s 14 , no matter how you try to explain it,”declared the seamen．

　“These eerie events make me afraid to sail out of 15 of land．”

1．A．only B．single C．mere D． only one

2．A．unexpectedly changeable B．extremely dangerous

　C．either A and B D． both A and B

3．A．Activities B．Accidents C．behaviors D． events

4．A．normal　　B．natural C．unnatural D． uncommon

5．A．improbable B．impassable C．impossible D． improper

6．A．lost B．missed C．separated D． spared

7．A．goods B．matters C．objects D． things

8．A．Engineers B．Engine drivers C．Engine operators D． Engine failures

9．A．evidence B．causes C．reasons D． findings

10．A．considering them as the cause of B．thinking them to be the cause of

C．regarding them as caused by　　 D． proving them to be the cause of

11．A．in charge of B．reasons for C．causes for D． responsible for

12．A．feed B．support C．keep D． raise

13．A．evidence B．causes C．reasons D． findings

14．A．uncommon B．Abnormal C．strange D． extraordinary

15．A．scene B．sight C．visibility D． view