安徽省蚌埠市2018-2019学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷

Beat the Burglar

    Don't invite crime -- take basic, sensible precautions (预防). Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected. When you buy a lock, you buy time. The best prevention is delay and noise which could mean discovery.

    I guess I always knew about the little fish treat, but this past summer it was all I could see. Pipin and Nemo were flying through hoops (圈), dancing with the trainer, and we were all applauding (鼓掌) -- the little kids were excited. That's when the trainer, rewarded Pipin and Nemo with a fish. Each time they successfully performed a trick, they'd get an immediate reward.

    These animals weren't really dancing, of course. They were performing a series of movements that they knew would have a fish. It's such a good show because the sea lions look like they're having such fun.These talented performers who love to be in front of people seem almost human.

    Somewhere in our life Journey, we all have a sea lion moment. You see how you've spent years jumping through hoops, not because it's really who you are, but because you've always done it and you will get reward for your performance. But when you've done that for ten or twenty years, you start to ask yourself, "Who am I working for? What do I really believe?" Suddenly you see it: you've spent almost all your life taking direction from other people. They've told you what to believe in, what to work for, how to live your life. You don't want to end your life like George. George is speaking to his son Ted, who cannot follow in his father's steps. He wants to leave college and head off on his own way. "Dad, I can't stand it any more," the boy says. "Maybe it's all right for some kids. Maybe I'll want to go back some day, but now, I want to do what I want to and become myself." George, seeming old, says, "I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life!"

    The Good - Bye Gate brings us naturally to a second passage, leading from being dependent to being self. You start to find out that where there is supposed to be a self, there really isn't.

    The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的) skill. However, while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful - both in school and in life.

    Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.

    Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks -- both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.

    In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write. "Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas." Berninger said.

    Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (转换) "those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen," the study said. Seeing the words in "mind's eye" helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot (发现) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.

    "In our computer age, some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks," she said. "But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer."

Secrets of Top Students

    A professor of education who has made some studies of top students said that top grades do not always go to the brightest students.

    Top students master a few basic rules that others can also learn. Top students study anywhere or everywhere. A top student who is also a top athlete recites biology terms as he works out every day. Another student learns a new word every morming while brushing his teeth. Top students are also well organized. Top students immediately put the day's notes in different folder s(文件夹).  According to one professor, the student who turns in neat work is already on the way to scoring an A. In the classroom, it is equally important for students to speak up and ask question.  As a student puts it, "Better grades come from better understanding." Another technique is to do more than the homework. A student says that if her teacher gives five problems, she will undertake ten. In the student's words, "Part of learning is practising. The more you practise, the more you learn."

     It showed that students who discussed homework and problems together, tried different approaches and explained their solutions to one another scored higher than those on their own.

    Last but not least, all experts and top students agree that the most important "secret" lies in the contribution by parents. They set high standards for their children and hold them to those standards.  They impress the lessons of responsibility on their children, and the children deliver.

A. They are taught the importance of learning by their parents.

B. In other words, study time is always placed above fun.

C. The value of studying together was shown in an experiment.

D. In this way, they are available for review when nearing examination time.

E. This is perhaps the best way for a student to clarify any doubts.

F. They encourage their children in their studies but do not do the work for them.

G. According to him, top students know how to make the most of their abilities.

    As a college student, I joined a technology and invention group. We chose to focus on studying paint materials for buildings that 1 little or no pollution. At this time, lots of paint 2 harmful materials, for example, formaldehyde (甲醛). We found that some fruits, including apples and pineapples, ave effective materials that could get rid of (去除) those 3.

    We did lots of research and experiments, devoting many weekends to 4 because we faced many problems which were beyond our knowledge. Our chemistry teachers also 5 us and made the laboratory available to us. Our first plan was to use fresh fruits 6 the chemicals. We collected pineapple peels (皮) from a fruit market and 7 them as studying materials. After days of experiments we 8 that we were not on the night path because fresh fruits went bad 9 and only had a short-time effect.

    We continued studying and continued 10, but the failure gave us the inspiration to improve. In order to achieve better 11 before the annual contest, we worked for many hours, even into the night discussing, trying and improving. 12, we had a good plan to draw the effective substances (物质) from the 13 and make them into a chemical preparation.

    Problems were solved and 14 were got over. After five months, we had finally created a machine that could kill many varieties of bad materials in the 15. This invention won the second prize at the annual provincial technology and invention 16 and we applied for a national patent (专利). We were 17 honored because we were the only college students to win a prize.

    This memorable 18 taught us not to be afraid of failure which should be used productively to help us discover our 19 points. We did a lot of work but still failed using the original plan. 20, we did not give up. Instead, we discovered factors that led to failure and tried to overcome them. At last, we succeeded.