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We invite you to join us this summer for the First ePals Conferencel
Dear ePals Community Member, ePals will hold its first conference
for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston. Our one-day
event is a pre-conference of Alan.
November’s Building Learning Commurities 2008 Conference.
Come see how ePals, the Internet’s largest social learning network, can
transform your classroom,
school and district with our award-winning, safe and protected School
M@ilTM and SchoolBlogTM
offered at no cost.
ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their
experiences using the ePals Global Community to build 21st Century skills in the classroom.
Among the speakers are:
• Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and corporate partnerships with National Geographic, the classmate PC powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child
• Dr. Kari Stubbs on "ePals 101: Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning." Dr. Stubbs led the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development.
• Dr. Rita Oates on "Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities." Dr. Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
• Dr. Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy(读写能力) issues in the online world
• Dr. Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience
• Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley High School(KS), "Blogging for Language Acquisition"
• Adina Popa, teacher at Potowmack Elementary (VA), will speak about schoolwide use of ePals and video conferencing to other classrooms
• Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation(安装) and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs
• Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals
Register and get more information at www.epals.com/conference
小题1:The letter is written to _______.
A.attract more customers |
B.answer readers’ questions |
C.inform related people of a conference |
D.recommend some teachers |
A.the July 15 conference is just a pre-conference |
B.the July 15 conference will last till November |
C.BLC08 will be set up at the July 15 conference |
D.the BLC08 Conference will be held this summer |
A.Tim DiScipio | B.Dr. Laurie Henry |
C.Adina Popa | D.A tech director |
A.refer to those who keep in touch with each other through email |
B.is in fact a software for online language study |
C.is an expensive tool for language learners on the Internet |
D.refer to all the language teachers who globally communicate with each other |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
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Paulo on Thursday, which was the city’s second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-know Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.
The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.
About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo"s organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.
In December, Picasso"s "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar(铁撬棍)and car jack to force open one of the museum"s steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America"s largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody(监禁).
小题1:What did the armed men steal on Thursday?
A.Two prints by Pablo Picasso |
B.Two oil painting by Brazilian artists |
C.Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists. |
D.Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo. |
A.Because they didn"t know that the other pieces were worth more. |
B.Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took. |
C.Because they didn"t have enough time. |
D.Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all. |
A.A lot. The museum was crowded. |
B.Not too many. It was almost empty. |
C.There were a lot of people outside the museum. |
D.Only three of them. |
A.In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido Portinari were stolen. |
B.There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art. |
C.Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday. |
D.Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested. |
One country received its second-place medal with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).
小题1:According to the author, the recent Olympic Games have ______.
A.created goodwill between nations |
B.bred only false national pride |
C.barely showed any international friendship |
D.led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred |
A.His team would no longer take part in international games. |
B.Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. |
C.There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation. |
D.The Federation should be dissolved. |
A.too much patriotism was displayed in the incident |
B.the announcement to prolong the match was wrong |
C.the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision |
D.the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals |
A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved. |
B.Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games. |
C.Sports should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. |
D.International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations. |
Messi beat last year"s winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place while Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez finished third in the poll results released by France Football magazine early Tuesday.
Praised by Argentina great Diego Maradona as his successor, Messi won an unprecedented treble(三重) in Spain last season with Barcelona as the Catalan side swept the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey.
The 22-year-old Messi, the first Argentine to win the world-famous award, was the top scorer in last year"s Champions League with nine goals, including his superb header(足球中的头球) in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the final.
Messi, who scored 473 of a possible 480 points, largely controlled the voting and won with a record-margin of 240 points. Real Madrid winger Ronaldo had 233 and Xavi had 170.
"Honestly, I knew that I was among the favorites because Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009," Messi was quoted as saying by the magazine.
"But I didn"t expect to win with such a margin. The Golden Ball is very important to me. All the players who won it were great players, and some great players never won it."
Barcelona had three players in the Top 5 with Andres Iniesta taking fourth ahead of former Barca player Samuel Eto"o.
In an outstanding season, Messi netted(把…踢进网) 38 goals in 51 games in all competitions, often leaving defenders in his wake(在…之后) with a combination of speed, extraordinary abilities and his effective left-footed strike.
Messi, who led Argentina to next year"s World Cup in South Africa, recently signed a new contract with Barcelona through 2016.
Messi had a good start to this season - already scoring nine goals - and put on a great display to help his club defeat archrival Real Madrid 1-0 last Sunday.
"It won"t be easy to confirm after a year like the one we just went through," Messi said.
"I hope the next one will reach the same standards. But to win the Golden Ball two years in a row is not an easy thing."
(Read by Guanny Liu. Guanny Liu is a multimedia journalist at the China Daily Web site.)
小题1:Which of the following is the suitable title?
A. Messi beats C. Ronaldo to win the European Footballer of the Year
B. Ronaldinho beats Messi to win the European Footballer of the Year
C. Messi beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year
D. Ronaldinho beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year
小题2: Messi has some advantages over others EXCEPT _________.
A.a rapid speed | B.a new contract with Barcelona |
C.outstanding abilities | D.his effective left-footed strike |
A.he didn’t think he won unexpectedly | B.he didn’t want to win at all |
C.he didn’t expect he won extraordinarily | D.he couldn’t wait to win |
A.Xavi Hernandez finished second in the poll. |
B.Messi treated Maradona as his successor. |
C.The 22-year-old Messi was the first European Footballer. |
D.Messi said Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009. |
There"s a professor, Barry Wellman, at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman"s term is "networked individualism." It"s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here"s what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that"s a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered the Internet has put us in touch with more real people than we"d have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We"re turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: We"re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
小题1:The Pew study was conducted in _____.
A.The United States | B.Canada |
C.The U.S. and Canada | D.Europe |
A.People are talking on the phone more than ever. |
B.Interaction through the computer has replaced a lot of person to person interaction. |
C.Americans are turning into hermits. |
D.Sixty million Americans have bought computers. |
A.The Internet has put us in touch with more people than expected. |
B.People use the Internet to get advice on careers, medical problems, and other questions. |
C.For many Americans, the Internet plays an important role in helping them make important decisions. |
D.“Internet addiction” is a growing problem among people who use computers. |
A.Connect with. | B.Play a trick. | C.Make a decision. | D.Stay alone. |
On August 30, the Los Angeles Times summed up(总结) the view of many scientists who agree that if the frequency of hurricanes does not decrease in the next few years, then we will be fairly certain that humans, and not natural storm cycle, are at the root of the problem. I believe there is at least a chance that by reducing U.S. reliance on fossil fuels for energy, we can prevent future tragedies like Hurricane Katrina. Let the change begin now.
There are many ways to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions. My family drives the most fuel-efficient car we can afford, but I prefer to take public transportation whenever possible. My family buys locally grown food instead of produce that was transported thousands of miles on fuel-burning vehicles. We also replaced our incandescent light bulbs(白炽灯泡)with more energy-efficient compact fluorescents(荧光灯). This might sound like a trivial move, but the Union of Concerned Scientists reports that if every household in the United States replaced one incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent, it would have the same effect on U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions as removing 7.5 million cars from the roads. Now think if every household replaced not just one but all of their incandescent bulbs!
The United States, with just five percent of the world’s population, is responsible for close to one quarter of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, yet our country is doing far less than most European nations to fight global warming. We don’t have to sacrifice our lifestyles; Europeans enjoy the same standards of living as Americans. So what are we waiting for? It is time to act.
小题1: Which of the following is a fact?
A.Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming. |
B.Human activities made the storm more severe. |
C.The force of dangerous hurricanes has increased by 50 percent during the last 50 years. |
D.A global rise in temperature near the ocean’s surface accounts for more dangerous storms. |
A.it might be human activities that lead to global warming. |
B.natural storm cycles have caused global warming. |
C.hurricanes are likely to come more frequently. |
D.burning fossil fuels for energy is a better alternative. |
A.it would have the same effect as removing 7.5 million cars from the roads. |
B.it would save 7.5 million tons of carbon-dioxide from going into the air. |
C.this would reduce the total output of CO₂emissions in huge amounts. |
D.cars will be much more environmentally friendly. |
A.Europe does a better job. |
B.Europe should follow the example of America. |
C.he, as an European, wants to see more efforts made by Americans. |
D.Europeans should shoulder a greater responsibility. |
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