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apparent at the end of summer when school is about to start again, but it can occur yearround. Where does
the stress and anxiety come from?
Teachers
A good experience with a caring teacher can cause a lasting impression on a child"s life-so can a bad
experience. While most teachers do their best to provide students with a positive educational experience,
some students are better suited for certain teaching styles and classroom types than others. If there"s a
mismatch (不协调) between student and teacher, a child can form lasting negative feelings about school or
his own abilities.
Friends
Friends can also be a source of stress. Concerns about not having enough friends, not being in the same class as friends, not being able to keep up with friends in one particular area or another, and interpersonal
conflicts are a few of the very common ways kids can be stressed by their social lives at school. Dealing
with these issues alone can cause anxiety in even the most confident kids.
Bullies (欺凌弱小者)
Things have changed in the world of bullies since I was a kid.The good news is that teachers and parents are paying more attention. Many schools now have antibullying programs and policies. Though bullying does still happen, help is generally more easily accessible than before.
The bad news is that bullying has gone hightech. Many students use the Internet, cell phones and other
media devices to bully other students, and this type of bullying often gets very aggressive. One reason is that bullies can be anonymous (匿名的) and enlist other bullies to make their targets miserable.Another reason is that they don’t have to face their targets. So it’s easier to get rid of any empathy that they may otherwise feel. There are ways to fight against “cyberbullying”， but many parents aren’t aware of them-and
many bullied kids feel too overwhelmed to deal with the situation.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| A general | |
| 1. ________ | ◇Kids of all ages are 2. ________ to experience schoolrelated stress. |
| ◇School anxiety may happen all year round,3. ________when the new school year begins. | |
| 4. ________of | |
| school anxiety | |
| Teachers | The school anxiety from a bad experience with a teacher can 5. ________for a long time. |
| Friends | The problems such as fearing to fall 6. ________friends and being afraid of not having enough friends should be 7. ________ together but not alone. |
| Bullies | Good news： |
| ·School bullies are being paid more attention to than before. | |
| ·Help is more easily 8. ________as most schools have antibullying programs and policies. | |
| Bad news： |
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| ·Modern 9. ________has made school bullies more aggressive. | |
| ·Many parents don"t 10. ________ the importance of fighting against "cyberbullying." | |
| 1. introduction/ idea 2.likely 3. especially 4. Causes/ Sources 5. last 6. behind 7. handled / solved/settled 8. accessible 9. technology / equipment 10. realize | |
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| Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future. Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a person’s character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 - also known as the “master” numbers - to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny. Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this person’s life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved. Your Expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be. Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers. If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think. | |
| 1 If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number? | |
| A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11 | |
| 2 To understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your ______. | |
| A. Life Path number B. Expression number C. birthday D. name and birth date | |
| 3 According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _______. | |
| A. stubborn B. home-loving C. artistic D. imaginative | |
| 4 According to the passage, numerologists believe that _________. | |
| A. Life Path number can be used to predict a person’s most challenging life periods B. Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a person’s character C. numbers can help people better understand themselves D. numbers can be used to change a person’s future | |
| 5 The function of the passage is __________. | |
| A. to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology B. to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes C. to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose D. to tease those who take such beliefs seriously | |
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| Dear Lower School Parents, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer and taking the time to be lazy before school begins August 11.I have taken some time off to visit family and friends and I"m enjoying having time to read. But I have also been very busy preparing for the upcoming year.I have noted below some information to keep you updated before August. We will continue to offer Extended Day Care for any Lower School student who needs to stay after their school day ends.Extended Day runs until 5:30 p. m.under the direction of one of our teachers, Becky Hahn with assistance from two other teachers.We will also continue to offer Homework Hour for 1st～5th graders.Debbie Green will run the 1st～3rd grade hour and Dale Cofield will run the 4th an 5th grade hour. I will also be hosting Lower School coffees throughout the year for anyone who would like to come and visit.The coffees will be at 8:00 a. m.and will not have an agenda.Our first coffee will be held in the Lower School Turner Library on Wednesday, September 15th. The teachers are already missing their students and have started returning to their classrooms to prepare for the upcoming year.And Mr.Charles has finished cleaning and polishing our building.The halls are bare but soon they will be bright and cheerful as we prepare for the children. Please watch for a letter from your child"s new teacher giving details about the upcoming year.In the meantime you can access the Valwood web page and find the summer reading assignments for 3rd～5th graders. Additionally, this year all information regarding the beginning of the 2010～2011 school year will be posted on the Valwood website.Please visit www.Valwood.org and click on "Back to School" to view and print the forms.Complete and return them to the school by August 10. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Lower School, please do not hesitate to call me at Valwood, extension(电话分机) 7333. Sincerely, Rhonda Hamman Lower School Dean 1. Who will be in charge of Extended Day Care? A. Becky Hahn. B. Debbie Green. C. Dale Cofield. D. Mr.Charles. 2. Which of the following is TRUE about Lower School coffees? A. They are intended for students only. B. They will be held every Wednesday. C. The first one will be held in August. D. They will be hosted by Rhonda Hamman. 3. From Paragraph 4 we learn ________. A. how the students miss their teachers B. how the teachers prepare their lessons C. how the parents prepare for the new term D. how the school gets ready for the new school year 4. According to Paragraph 5, parents ________. A. are asked to help their children learn online B. may offer their suggestions on the school"s website C. will receive a letter from their children"s new teacher D. need to fill in the forms online and email them to the school | |
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| Studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “Driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk. Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so it’s not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. “I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of the city,” she explains. “The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.” Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesn’t take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1,000°C, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision - there wasn"t time to do anything else.” And what about the future? “I haven’t been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic,” she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” In other words, Hazel Rymer won’t be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet. | |
| 1. Hazel’s claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that ______. | |
| A. people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the past B. Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in. C. there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives D. Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces | |
| 2. When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes? | |
| A. When she was visiting Italy. B. When she was at school. C. When she was twenty. D. When she saw Vesuvius. | |
| 3. The underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to __________. | |
| A. melting ice-caps B. volcanic eruptions C. changes in sea level D. higher temperatures | |
| 4. When Hazel was on Mount Etna she had to ________. | |
| A. take a dangerous route B. take an unnecessary risk C. leave her boots behind D. walk for ten hours around the mountain | |
| 5. In the future, Hazel wants to ________. | |
| A. revisit volcanoes she knows B. go on holiday to the Antarctic C. find a less dangerous job D. discover new things about volcanoes | |
| Next Halloween, a small vegetable that looks like a pumpkin may appear in a garden near you. The vegetable is a type of pepper that is called "Lil" Pumpkin." It"s very special because it has orange, pumpkin－like fruit. You might think that all vegetables are grown to provide food to eat. But some vegetables are grown mainly for the lively color and holiday spirit that they bring to gardens. These are called "ornamentals (观赏性植物)." Just like lights decorate a Christmas tree, they decorate a garden. The peppers were bred(培育) by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists John Stommel and Robert Griesbach. Another pepper the scientists developed is called "Pepper Jack." Because Pepper Jack has orange and black cone shaped(锥形的) fruit, it might remind you of the popular Halloween treat "candy corn." Stommel says that vegetable crops such as peppers were first widely grown in Europe in the 15th century. At that time, people liked these crops more because they looked pretty than because they provided food. Back then, when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food, the garden was called a "potager." An example of this is the large gardens on the lawns(草坪) of castles and very large homes where kings and queens lived, One of those large royal homes was the French king"s palace at Versailles during the 1600"s. The palace is still there today, and people from all over the world still go there to visit and see the gardens. Today, Stommel says using vegetables as decorations in gardens has become popular again. So you might be wondering, if these peppers are for decoration, can people eat them? Yes, but the fruit from both of these peppers has a sharp taste (kind of like onions！) These peppers are scheduled to become available in mid2011. These pretty peppers can be grown in containers and also in garden beds. They grow best with plenty of light and warm temperatures, Stommel says. | |
| 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? | |
| A. Different kinds of peppers. B. The history of peppers. C. Peppers with the Halloween spirit. D. Food for the Halloween festival. | |
| 2. What do we know about "Lil" Pumpkin" and "Pepper Jack"? | |
| A. They are used to decorate Christmas trees. B. They are grown mainly to provide food to eat. C. Their fruits have different shapes. D. Their fruits are the same color. | |
| 3. The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refers to "______". | |
| A. these vegetables B. these holidays C. these lights D. these scientists | |
| 4. According to the passage, a potager was ______. | |
| A. the place where kings and queens lived B. the garden in the French king"s palace C. a place providing vegetables for the royal homes D. a garden with plants for decoration and for food | |
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| After a discussion last week, "Do School Libraries Need Books?", the comments from readers included some firsthand views from students.Below are excerpts(摘录) from their observations on how studying has changed and how they use libraries. It makes little difference whether the book you are reading is electronic or paper.But if you want a place to read, a library is still the place to go.As a kid in school, I often avoid the study hall noises and go to the quiet school library.The library is a place.A learning place.Modern technology won"t change the library as long as things are learned. -Scott Being a student I am aware that many of us seldom look at the books in the library unless told to do so by a teacher as a requirement for an assignment.It takes time to find the very book you want at the library, and it may not be necessary to do so.More and more students, such as myself, use the Internet for nearly every assignment.There are countless online resources for us to use with a click of the mouse.What"s more, books are very expensive and schools could put that money toward charities. -HayleyH I hope schools continue to have libraries.As a student, I know there is a difference between reading something on a screen and something printed.When I read something in a book that I do not understand or want to look further into, I record it and will research later or discuss with someone.With a screen (especially online) I will instantly access the information and look into the question at hand, which interrupts my reading and especially my imagination. -Allie To me, it depends on the purpose of the book.As a student, I prefer to do research online.Online research is faster and more efficient.But when I"m reading for pleasure, I absolutely refuse to give up a real book.The tactile sensation(触感) and freedom that real books give you really makes the reading experience more enjoyable.So, my suggestion is that schools have more digital collections for research and scholarly work, and a good selection of interesting and ageappropriate fiction and nonfiction for pleasure reading. -CM 1. In Scott"s opinion, ________. A. it"s necessary for a school to have a library B. there are many learning places better than a library C. the school library is noisy and crowded in most cases D. electronic books are totally different from paper books 2. According to the text, HayleyH ________. A. hopes school libraries can provide more books B. often searches for information at the library C. suggests schools spend less money on books D. thinks students rely on paper books to learn 3. Allie believes that compared with book reading, screen reading________. A. takes more time B. interrupts her imagination C. provides more information D. allows her to discuss with others 4. Who prefers printed books when reading for fun? A. Scott. B. HayleyH. C. Allie. D. CM. |