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2016-2017学年福建省厦门市湖滨中学八年级下学期英语期中试题(含听力音频)
Online schools are becoming very popular with many people today. And now, even regular students are going in for online education. As it leaves them with enough time to do other things, such as a part-time job or a hobby, along with studying. However, as with everything, there are two sides about online schooling.
Let's start with the good side. Online schools cost very little. You don't have to spend money on books, or bus fees. Also, since you can work along with studying at an online schools, you would not need to take an education loan. Another benefit of going to school online is the freedom it provides. You can study wherever you want—in your house, at a cafe or even in a park. Some people who want to study further, now no longer have to take a break in their jobs, thanks to online schools.
However, those students who often need a push from their teachers to do well have a very high chance of not doing well at online schools. When studying in a class, different topics in a given subject are discussed and different students give their points of view. This is something that online schooling cannot provide.
Also, there are many employers who prefer students with a regular and traditional degree to those who have an online degree. The employers feel that students who go to full-time colleges have more knowledge compared to those who have online degrees.
In general, it can be said online schools are good for some, while others should give them up! A person should see the situation he is in and then decide whether or nor to choose an online school.
Are online schools a good idea? | |
The present situation | Online schools are so popular at present that some regular students also {#blank#}1{#/blank#} them. |
Main point | Online schooling, like everything, has two sides as follows. |
Advantages of online schooling | ●You spend {#blank#}2{#/blank#} money at an online school and you can work along with studying. ●You are free at online schools because you can study anytime and anywhere you want. ●If you want to accept further {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, you needn't give up your job thanks to online schools. |
Disadvantages of online schooling | ●Some students are likely to do badly at online schools for lack of a push from their teachers. ●Students do not have the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to discuss with their classmates. ●After graduation, students with online degrees are not {#blank#}5{#/blank#} by many employers. |
Conclusion | Whether online schools are good for you is decided by your situation. |
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But every one called her Susie Sunbeam because of her such a sweet, smiling face.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.
Even when a baby, Susie laughed from morning till night. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} She never used an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best.
One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. "What are you crying for?" Susie asked. "Because they all laughed at me," she said.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes.
This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
A. That's why we called her Susie Brown. B. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. C. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt. D. She always brought brightness with her when she came. E. Susie liked to read books when her mother was busy in doing chores F. And she thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam G. Then Susie took the little girl into the house. |
A. They can beat their wings the fastest on the Earth. B. Cacao trees don't like being in the sun. C. The seeds are first dried. D. The flowers are white and have small petals (花瓣). |
Everyone loves chocolate- kids and grown-ups alike, and no matter what your age is, you are sure to enjoy learning more about chocolate. Read on to learn some fun facts.
All the chocolate we eat comes from a special plant- the cacao tree. These trees produce a special kind of seeds. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Then they are used to make chocolate.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} So they grow best when under the branches(树枝) of taller trees in the forest. They won't begin to bear fruit, however, until they are at least three to five years old. Cacao trees produce beautiful flowers all the year round. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A kind of small flies pollinate(对......授粉) these small flowers. These flies are so small that they easily stand on the head of a needle(针状物). They beat their wings very fast—1, 000 beats a second! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} A cacao pod(可可果) has about 30—50 seeds. This is enough to make about seven milk chocolate candy bars!
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