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ManystudentssaythatJuneisthebesttimeofyear.Somestudentsdon’tspendsummersathomeoratcamp,though.Thatisbecausetheygotoyear-roundschools.
Studentsinsomeyear-roundschoolsgetmini-breaksthroughouttheyearinsteadofonelongsummervacation.Forexample,studentsatsomeyear-roundschoolsgetafewweeksoffatThanksgivinginsteadofjustafewdays.
Isyourschoolyear-round?
Ifnot,wouldyouwantittobe?
Readtheargumentsthatfollow.
Year-roundschoolsarebetterthanschoolswithalongsummerbreak.Studentsinyear-roundschoolshavemorebreaks.Theygettoenjoytimeoffineveryseason.
Year-roundschoolsallowfamiliestoplanvacationsattimesotherthansummer.Studentsinyear-roundschoolsarelesslikelytohavetomissschoolforatrip.Theyhavelessstresswhengoingbacktoschoolafterashortbreak.Theybecomemoreeagertolearn.
Breaksalsogiveteacherstimetoplanbetterlessons.Teachersinschoolswithalongsummerbreakhavelesstimetoplanlessonsfortheirclasses.Studentsinyear-roundschoolstendtorememberwhattheylearn.Thatisbecausetheirbreaksaren'ttoolong.Teachersdon'thavetospendtimegoingoverthingsthatstudentshaveforgottenoverthesummer.
Summerisagreatseason.Studentsshouldbeabletoenjoytheirsummers.
Year-roundschoolsrestrict(限制)familyvacations.Theyalsodon'tallowstudentstogoawaytocamportakeonsummerjobstoearnmoneyforthefuture.
Toomanybreaksdisturblearning.Thebreaksallowteacherstofocusonatopicforonlyafewweeks.Inschoolswithalongsummerbreak,teacherscanspendmoretimeononetopic.Summercanalsobeveryhot.Manyschoolsdon'thaveairconditioning.Howcanstudentslearninahotclassroom?
ChristopherNewland,aresearcheratAuburnUniversity,saidthatyear-roundschoolsdonothelpstudentslearn.Newlandsaid,"Theevidenceisthatitwouldbeasusefulaschangingthecoloroftheschoolbuses."
Schoolswithalongsummerbreakworkjustfine.Thereisnoneedtochangetoyear-roundschools.
53.WherearethestudentsinJuneiftheygotoyear-roundschools?
A.Athome.B.Atcamp.C.Atwork.D.Atschool.
54.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencepossiblymean?
A.Studentsdon‘tliketolearninhotclassrooms.
B.Changingthecoloroftheschoolbusisuseful.
C.Schoolswithalongsummerbreakhelpalittle.
D.There‘snoneedtochangetoyear-roundschools.
55.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Reasonswhyyear-roundschoolsareorarenotagoodidea.
B.Advantagesofyear-roundschoolscomparedwithcommonschools.
C.Opinionsonwhyyear-roundschoolsshouldhavebreakseveryseason.
D.Differencesbetweenschoolswithlongvacationsandyear-roundschools.
D
Elephantsaresocialanimals.Theylivewiththeirfamilies,givehugsandcalleachotherbyusingtheirtrunks(象鼻)astrumpets.Theyalsomightknowhowtohelpeachother.
InarecentelephantstudybyresearchersfromtheUnitedStatesandThailand,pairsofhugeanimalslearnedtocooperate(worktogether)togetsomeearsofcorn.Perhapsthefindingisnottoosurprising:
scientistssupposethatelephantsmaybeamongthesmartestanimalsontheplanet.
JoshuaPlotnik,whoworkedonthestudy,toldScienceNewsthattheanimalsdidn‘tjustlearnatrick(诀窍).Instead,thewaystheelephantsbehavedshowthattheyunderstandhowworkingtogetherbringsbenefitstoeveryone.
Toworkoutwhetherelephantscancooperate,PlotnikandFransdeWaal,acomparativepsychologistatEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,builtatest.Thetestwasbasedononethat‘sbeenusedtostudythebehaviorofprimates(灵长类动物)formorethan70years.
Inthecase(案例)ofelephants,theyweretryingtogettosomedeliciouscornsittingonastage.Theroperanaroundthestage.Animalsreceivedcorntreatsonlyifbothpulledtheropeendsatthesametimewiththeirtrunks.Thiscooperationbroughtthestagecloseenoughforthemtoreachthecornwiththeirtrunks.
ThescientistsstudiedsixelephantsattheThaiElephantConservationCenterinLampang,Thailand.Theelephantsworkedouthowtogetthecorn,butPlotnikandhisco-workerswantedtoknowiftheanimalshadsimplylearnedatrick,oriftheyunderstoodsomebasicideasaboutcooperation.Sotheresearchersdidmoreexperiments.Inone,asingleelephantwasledtotheropeandstood,alone,waiting.Theanimalwaitedpatientlyformorethan25secondsforanotherelephanttocomealong—theanimalsseemedtoknowthatsometimes,youhavetowaitforhelptogetthejobdone.
Sometimesanelephantwaitedaslongas45seconds.“That‘salongtimeforananimalwaitingforfood,”PlotniktoldScienceNews.
Sofar,onlyelephantsandprimateshavesuccessfullycooperatedtomasterthiskindofpull-togethertest.Butthatdoesn‘tnecessarilymeanotheranimalsdon‘tcooperate.Plotniksaysmanybehaviorsintheanimalkingdommaybeexplainedbycooperation,butperhapshumanscientistsdon‘tunderstandtherules.Experimentslikethesimplepull-togethertestgivescientistsawaytobegintolearn.
56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutelephants?
A.Theyusetheirtrunksastrumpetsforfun.
B.Theyprobablyknowhowtohelpothers.
C.Theyplaywithotheranimalfamilies.
D.Theylikeeatingearsofcornbest.
57.Whydoesthewritertalkaboutthecaseofelephants?
A.Toexplainwhyelephantsareamongthesmartestanimals.
B.Totellusthatelephantsarepatientenoughtogetthefood.
C.Toshowushowtheexperimentsonelephantswereorganized.
D.Tosuggestthatelephantshavesomebasicideasofcooperation.
58.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?
A.Manyanimals‘behaviorsarerelatedtocooperation.
B.Somescientistshavefoundanimals‘rulesofcooperation.
C.Moststudiescanprovethereasonwhyanimalscooperate.
D.Moreexperimentsareneededtohelpknowaboutcooperation.
59.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Thinkof“You”inWorkingB.AWaytoBegintoLearn
C.There‘sNo‘I’inElephantD.NoMatchforElephant
东城
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Attheageofsixteen,IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprograminWestVirginiatorepairorbuildhomesforpoorfamilies.Whenwearrived,wediscoveredthatthefamilyweweregoingtohelpwaslivinginatrailer(拖车式活动房)thatwasinpoorcondition,nobiggerthantwoparkingspaces.Agroupofpeoplehadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anotherappeared.
Wesoondecidedthattheonlywaywastobuildanewhouse.Itwassomethingunusualbecausenormallyourgoalwastorepairoldhomes.Thefamilywaspleasedwiththeirnewhousethatwas20by30feetwiththreebedrooms,abathan
dakitchen.
OnTuesdayofthatweek,Iaskedthefamily’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?
”Kidsinthefamilieswehadhelpedusuallywantedtoysorposters,soweweresurprisedwhenJosh,theoldestboysaid,“Wejustwantbeds.”Theboyshadneversleptinabed.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.
OnFridaywhenwesawthetruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Theywereveryexcited.
Thatafternoon,whileweweresettingupthebeds,Ericranintothehousetowatchuswithwideeyes.AsMaggie,amemberofourgroup,putoneofthepillowsonthebed,Ericasked,“Whatisthat?
”
“Apillow,”shereplied.[来源:
学科网ZXXK]
“Whatdoyoudowithit?
”Ericwentonasking.
“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,”Maggieansweredsoftly.TearscametooureyesasshehandedEricthepillow.
“Oh...that’ssoft,”hesaid,holdingittightly.
Now,whenmysisterorIstarttoaskforsomethingthatseemsveryurgent(急迫的),mydadalwaysasks,“Doyouhaveapillow?
”Weknowexactlywhathemeans.
53.Whydidthewriter’sgroupbuildanewhouseforthefamil
y?
A.Becauseitwastheirnormalwork.
B.Becausethe
familyaskedthemtodoit.
C.Becausethetrailercouldnolongerberepaired.
D.Becausetheythoughtitwasaperfectgiftforthefamily.
54.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Thefamilyneededtwoparkingspaces.
B.Theboysofthefamilywantedtoysandposters.
C.Thefamilywereexcitedaboutthebedsandbedding.
D.Thewriter’sgroupmadesomefurnitureforthefamily.
55.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.ThePillowB.ANewHouse
C.TheFamily
D.AnInterestingProgram
D
Sports,drama,andallkindsoforganizationskeepstudentsbusyduringhighschool.Wheredotheygetthemoneytodothesethings?
Noteveryonegetsitfromparents.Mosthavetoworkforatleastsomeofthemoneytopayfortheseactivities.Someadultsqu
estionifhighschoolstudentsshouldhavejobs.Isayyes,theyundoubtedlyshould.
Somepeopleworrythatteenswithafter-schooljobswillhavedifficultyfindingtimeforschoolwork.Actually,havingajobhelpsteensmakebetteruseoftheirtime.Manyjobstakeonlyacoupleofhoursonweeknights.Accordingtoanarticle,86percentofhighschoolstudentshaveanafter-school,weekendorsummerjobandstudentswhoworkbetween10and20hoursperweekduringtheschoolyeargethighergradesthanthosewhodonotworkatall.Insteadofconsideringworkingafterschoolahindrance,itshouldbelookedatasreal-worldeducation.
Otherpeoplethinkthatworkaddstoomuchstress(压力),whichmaybesomewhattrue,butwhetherhavingajobornot,thereisalwaysstress.Bettertolearnhowtodealwithbusyschedules(日程表)inacontrolledenvironmentlikehighschoolthantobeoutonyourownandaloneinthefuture,experiencingstressforthefirsttime.Ipersonallywo
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