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Forty-two of the fifty American states offered some kind of public online learning this past school year.One state,Michigan,now requires all students to have an online learning experience before they finish high school.Even the idea of a school has changed since the rise ofthe Internet in the 1990s.
A new report from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University says eighteen states have full-time virtual schools.There are no buildings.All classes are online.
Florida started the first statewide public virtual school in the United States in 1997.Today,the Florida Virtual School offers more man ninety courses.56,000 students were enrolled as of December.Almost sixty percent were female.The school"s website says each student was enrolled in an average of two classes.
Florida Virtual School has now opened the Florida Virtual Global School.Students in other countries pay for classes.Janet Heiking teaches an English class.She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.Her students live as far away as Africa and Japan.She says they are taking her Advanced Placement class to prepare for attending an American college.They can earn college credits by passing the AP test.
So how good are virtual schools? Studies have shown mixed results, as a new report from Indiana University notes.For example, students at Florida Virtual School earned higher grades than those taking the same courses the traditional way.And they scored higher on a statewide
test.But virtual school students in Kansas and Colorado had lower test scores or performed at a lower level than traditional learners.Studies also find that virtual schools may not save much in operating costs.
Education experts say the mixed results suggest the need for more research to find the best ways to teach in virtual schools.A1so, they say schools of education need to train more teachers to work in both real and virtual classrooms.
小题1:A virtual school is one that___________.
A.is set up after the rise of the Internet
B.uses textbooks as a main teaching resource
C.uses computer-based resources and has no teachers
D.has online classes and no real classrooms
小题2:The first statewide public virtual school in the USA was started in ________ .
A.FloridaB.IndianaC.MichiganD.Colorado
小题3:Florida Virtual School is open to ________.
A.students in Indiana
B.students only around the USA
C.students across the world
D.only foreign students
小题4:Foreign students take Advanced Placement classes for the eventual purpose of __________ .
A.earning college credits
B.entering an American college
C.learning advanced science
D.passing the AP test
小题5:From the passage we learn that________.
A.the majority of virtual school students in Florida are male
B.all senior students m Michigan have an online learning experience
C.virtual schools are better than traditional schools
D.both real and virtual classrooms need more trained teachers

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小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of the environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 ___________ .
Today things are different, the world has become too 37________. We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 38__________our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishingmethods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many 39_____ are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 40______ to use bigger and more powerful machines to 41_________more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 42_____, in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 43__________laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 44_______ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enoughfood. 45________ can we deal with these problems ?
If we eat more vegetables and lessmeat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow cropson feeds five times more people than land 46_____ animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we 47_____ have a better and clearer planet in the future.
小题1:
A.beautiful B.unlimitedC.rareD.valuable
小题2:
A.crowded B.small C.dirty D.busy
小题3:
A.protecting B.savingC.polluting D.fighting
小题4:
A.mountains B.flowersC.trees D.grass
小题5:
A.continue B.have C.oughtD.go on
小题6:
A.grow B.plant C.save D.cut down
小题7:
A.ThusB.However C.Generally speakingD.Therefore
小题8:
A.too many B.a fewC.someD.few
小题9:
A.productionB.pollution C.population D.revolution
小题10:
A.WhatB.HowC.WhyD.Where
小题11:
A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what
小题12:
A.mayB.canC.shouldD.shall

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Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set―and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals(理想)really are.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve. Written goals can be reviewed regularly,and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect(忽视)or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert(警觉)to situations that will further your goals.
小题1:The writer gave the example of two drivers to show                .
A.how stupid the first driver wasB.the importance of having a map and right direction
C.how stupid the second driver wasD.the importance of setting goals
小题2:According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones because   .
A.the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others
B.the unsuccessful people always set unrealistic plans for themselves
C.the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry it out
D.the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard
小题3:According to the passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to      .
A.try to be realistic about one’s ability
B.let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true
C.let others understand him or her first,then work together with them
D.have a clear mind of what he or she wants in life
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Goals can make you gain everything you want in life
B.Only successful people can be happy
C.If you want to succeed,you need a set long-term goals instead of short-term Goals
D.When we put our goal down on papers, we are more likely to succeed
小题5:Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Goals help you succeedB.How to succeed
C.Why we always failedD.A research on setting goals

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DNA is one of the most important discoveries in science. DNA is the plan for the human being, as a blueprint is the plan for a building. DNA makes a person look the way he does. A person’s DNA comes from a mixing of his parents’ DNA. That’s why a child looks like his parents. But, besides controlling things such as height and hair color, DNA can also give people diseases. Scientists are now studying DNA to cure diseases.
In the seventies, scientists developed a process called recombinant or RDNA. Although it sounds difficult to understand, RDNA simply means taking DNA from one animal or plant and putting it into another. By doing so, scientists can create new beings. In doing so, scientists can better understand DNA, especially what parts of DNA do what. After they understand DNA, scientists can begin to cure diseases. Often, the new being created will itself be the cure.   Besides curing diseases, RDNA research can also do other things. For example, scientists in Japan have already created “super-trees”. Trees help humans, because they take CO2, which poisons humans, from the air and turns it into oxygen, which lets humans breathe. “Super-trees” do this too, but do it much faster. As things such as cars and factories have already put much CO2 in the area, “super-trees” are badly needed.
Unfortunately, there is a serious danger in RDNA research. Scientists want to create animals to cure old diseases, but these new animals may also create new diseases. It will be a serious problem if the animals escape from the science laboratory and into nature. As these animals are not natural, they may let loose many new powerful diseases.
As a result, RDNA research will create many solutions, but it will also create many problems.
小题1: From the passage, we can know that a boy looks like his parents because______.
A.he is son of his parents.
B.his parents’ DNA decides his appearance.
C.he has received DNA from his father or his mother.
D.scientists have put some of his parents’ DNA into him.
小题2:What does the underlined expression “let loose” probably mean?
A.let … go freeB.get rid of
C.absorbD.survive
小题3: What is the best title for the passage?
A.The DNA Research in Japan
B.A New Way of DNA Research in Japan.
C.The Causes and Effects of DNA Research
D.The Advantages And Disadvantages of RDNA
小题4: The following statements are true about RDNA research EXCEPT ______.
A.the research has been stopped because the created animals carry viruses
B.“super-trees” might be widely planted around the world
C.scientists have not completely understood DNA
D.RDNA research will benefit human beings a lot
小题5:You might find this passage in / on a ________.
 
A.fashion magazineB.novelC.scientific newspaperD.sports newspaper

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Can people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. Scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.
The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans. The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.
Scientists have changed the color of a dark-striped zebrafish(斑马鱼) to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish. As with humans, zebrafish skin color is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanin (黑色素). The number, size and darkness of melanin per pigment cell determine skin color.
It appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light-skinned Europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production. This results in less pigmented skin.
However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes.
Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun (太阳光紫外线), which can cause skin cancer.
But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.
Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said Cheng.
The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. It also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.
小题1: The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A.people can not change their skin color without any pain
B.the new discovery could lead to research into ways to change skin color safely
C.pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin color as he liked
D.scientists have found out that people’s skin color is determined by the gene
小题2: It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.nowadays people who want to change their skin color have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment
B.Europeans and Africans have the same gene
C.the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer
D.there are two kinds of genes
小题3:Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-striped zebrafish in order to ________.
A.find the different genes of humans’
B.prove the humans’ skin color is determined by the pigment gene
C.find out the reason why the Africans’ skin color is dark
D.find out the ways of changing people’s skin color
小题4:The reason why Europeans are light-skinned is probably that _____
A.they are born light-skinned people
B.light-skinned Europeans have mutation in the gene for melanin production
C.they have fewer activities outside
D.they pay much attention to protecting their skin
小题5:The writer’s attitude towards the discovery is ________.
A.neutral(中立的)B.negativeC.positiveD.indifferent(冷漠)

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Why does a large education nation like China have so few world renowned scientists as the US? Educationists from China and the US try to find out the answer to questions like this at a forum on the basic education strategy.
The forum, held recently, was jointly organized by the Education Development Research Center of the Ministry of Education in China and the Postgraduate School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US. It aims to find out similarities and differences that exist between two countries in their educational system.
While some educationists in China keep a doubtful eye to the country’s educational system in recent years. Their American counterparts give a positive answer to the basic education in China, saying that it is still one of the best in the world.
An American educationist told reporters that the basic education in the US was criticized in recent years due to its political tendency. On the contrary, Chinese government’s stress on basic education and qualified teachers has set a good example.
At primary and middle school, pupils in China did better in math and science lessons than the US pupils. However, few grow to be world “masters”. Why? Educationists attributed this to China’s stress on examination rather than students’ interest.
Deputy Director of the postgraduate school of Pennsylvania University said American teachers encouraged students to focus on their strong points. In China, students are driven to study to pass the entrance examination test and they do not pay much attention to their own interest.
At the forum, director of the Education Development Research Center Mr. Zhang said in the future, the research center would make its middle and long-term basic education strategy by taking some references from other countries including the US.
He also revealed that for a long time in the future, China would make a breakthrough in setting the policy for quality education.
小题1:This passage is mainly about _________.
A.quality education development in the future
B.why China’s education cultivates few world masters
C.China’s good basic education
D.genius education at the primary stage
小题2: The underlined word “renowned” in the first paragraph probably means ________
A.famousB.activeC.qualifiedD.experienced
小题3:The following statements are true EXCEPT that _________
A.basic education in the US is associated with the government’s political interest.
B.the forum aims to find out the reason why there few world masters in China.
C.all the educationists in China cast doubts in the country’s educational system.
D.Chinese government’s stress on basic education is spoken highly of.
小题4: Few pupils in China who did better in math and science lessons than the US pupils grow to be world “masters”, because _________
A.The US government spends more money on basic education
B.American pupils are cleverer than Chinese pupils
C.basic education in China is not as successful as that of the US
D.Chinese people pay less attention to students’ interest
小题5:China’s educational system will _______ in the future.
A.help students to study even harder to pass the examination
B.apply more attention to quality education referring to systems of other countries
C.allow students to pay more attention to their own interest without their test results
D.copy the educational system in the US

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