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江苏省清江中学2017-2018学年高二上学期英语期中考试试卷
Let's face it: homework can be almost as frustrating for parents as it is for kids. Getting kids to do their homework can be a challenge, and when they do sit down to study, a variety of other problems can appear.
Doing homework may not be as fun as playing video games or chatting with friends, but it shouldn't be something that kids hate. Your children's assignments should not be busywork, but should help them build a skill or learn something new.
You can offer help by stepping in to answer questions or offer encouragement. This gives you a chance to see what they are learning and how well they understand the material. It helps you understand their learning style and shows you care about their education.
Many kids refuse to study by asking why they have to learn things they'll never use in real life. If your son or daughter shows little interest in their assignments, you can make them seem more important by pointing out ways you use them in daily life.
Parents who feel that their kids have too much homework can talk about it with the teachers, but they're in the minority. A 2007 survey showed that 15 percent of parents said their kids had too much homework. About 60 percent said the homework load was just right, and 25 percent thought their children had too little homework.
If you think it takes your child too long to finish homework, try to determine whether the problem lies in having too much work or managing time poorly. One of the things homework is supposed to do is to teach time management.
If your child feels bored while doing homework, consider the following suggestions to make study sessions more enjoyable.
Get help from friends: if your children are struggling with an assignment, let them call a friend for help or invite a friend over to work on it with them. You might also invite neighborhood kids over and let them do homework together. Have them sit around the dining table and help each other.
Add physical activities: set mini-goals for homework and allow time for stretching, jumping around, or a snack after each goal is completed. For a kid who can't sit still, find active ways to study.
Turn the tables: let your children teach you a lesson. Let them give you a quiz on the things they have just learned.
Title: Help with your child's homework | ||
The right goal of doing homework | It is supposed to help your childa skill or learn new things | |
Advantages of offering help | ◆You can see how things are going with your child's studies. ◆You can see what your child's learning style is like. ◆You can show you are in your child's education. | |
that you may face | The child's thinking that the assignments are | Tell them how you use the knowledge in real life. |
Your thinking that your child has too much homework | the problem with the teachers. | |
Your thinking that the assignmentsyour child too much time | Find out whether there are problems with your child's time . | |
The child's thinking doing homework is | ◆to a friend for help. ◆Set small goals for the assignments and allow the child to do physicalduring breaks. ◆Let the child teach you something. |
Yu Xu, one of China's first female fighter pilots who could fly a J-10 jet, died during a flight training in Tangshan in North China's Hebei province on Saturday. Almost all major media outlets have sung high praise for Yu's spirit. People's Daily said: "She died for the peace and happiness of so many families ... The name of Yu and other heroes will be carved not only in stone, but also in the hearts of millions." However, despite being a news hit, a lot of social media platforms still pay much attention to pop stars, no matter their weddings, problematic marriages or just datings. The day Yu died, she did not even make it to the top-10 hot topics on micro blogs.
Some netizens have criticized such people for being too cold to news about heroes who defend our country. They even quoted from the book, Amusing Ourselves to Death, to express their concerns over people being misled by new media while referring to pop stars as "xi zi", a contemptuous(轻蔑的) term used for entertainment stars in the old days.
However, it is unnecessary to shame those netizens who were busy reading about film stars and other celebrities. We live in the age of social and new media, where the celebrities usually draw greater public attention than real heroes. This is partly because the agents(经纪人) of celebrities(名人)are very skilled at using social tools to expand their fan base for commercial gains.
Of course, we should admit the great influence entertainment has on people's minds and it helps the media industry make money. Pop stars do take up a lot of our time, and especially many young people waste their spare energy on them, their new songs, new movies, even rumors about their love life and other scandals. The domestic media industry needs improvement, some entertainment stars should improve their public images, but it is not right to call them "xi zi".
The media may be encouraging people to pay greater attention to celebrities than military heroes, but that does not necessarily mean people pay less respect to heroes than stars. The increasing number of reports about the pilot shows the heroes are worth people's added attention, and they get it.
Greater attention to celebrities doesn't mean less respect for heroes
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Criticism for not caring about heroes | Being cold to the news about heroes makes some netizens even disrespectfully call pop stars “xi zi” to show their{#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Reasons for greater attention to stars | In order to make money, the agents of celebrities are trying to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} more fans for their employers with their social skills. The media industry uses the influence of{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to make money and keeps trying to satisfy people's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}about pop stars' privacy(隐私). |
Conclusion | More and more reports about the pilot have{#blank#}9{#/blank#}up, which reflects the heroes{#blank#}10{#/blank#} people's added attention and they get it. |
Kids who are old enough to surf the Internet can get to know the world. But it can also bring problems. For example, some of the websites are not proper for kids, which can lead to kid's growth problems. That's why it's important to know what your kids see and hear on the Internet.
When it comes to safety problems, it's wise to take advantage of online protection tools. They will control your kids' seeing and using adult material. Many Internet service-providers (ISPs) provide parent-control choices to prevent certain material from coming into a computer. You can also get software (软件) that keeps your child from certain sites based on a “bad site” list that your ISP creates. Besides, keep the computer in a common area, not in their own bedrooms, where you can keep a close eye on their activities.
Discuss the dangers of talking with strangers online and remind your kids that people online don't always tell the truth. Tell your kids never to give strangers their personal information, such as the address, phone number, school name or location. Tell them never to exchange photos with strangers in the chat rooms online, which will put the families at risk. Tell them never to agree to meet anyone from a chat room in person. Tell them never to reply to a dangerous email, message, post or text. Give your kids some encouragement to let them tell you about any communication or conversation that is dangerous. Nothing can make sure that they'll be kept away from 100% of the risks on the Internet. So it's important for you to spend time online together to teach your kids proper online behavior and educate them about online risks so they can surf the Internet safely. Taking an active part in your kids' Internet activities will help ensure that they benefit from the wealth of valuable information it offers.
If your child spend long hours online, especially at night, with people you don't know, you should take notice of your kids behavior. If your child suddenly turns off the computer when you walk into the room, ask why. Unwillingness to discuss online activities is another sign to watch for.
Internet Safety | |
A reason for Internet safety | Some improper websites can {#blank#}1{#/blank#}children's growth problems. |
Ways to help kids | You can {#blank#}2{#/blank#}on some online protection tools to prevent bad adult material. You can {#blank#}3{#/blank#}your children's activities by putting the computer in a public place at home. Have a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}with your kids about the dangers of talking with strangers online. Set {#blank#}5{#/blank#}for your kids to follow while they're surfing the Internet. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}your kids to share dangerous online conversation with you. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}your children how to surf the Internet by spending time online together with them. |
Kids' {#blank#}8{#/blank#}you should watch for | Your kids chat with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} for long hours online at night. Your kids turn off the computer when you walk into the room. Your kids are {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to discuss online activities with you. |
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Changes are hard for many people to accept. However, what's worth keeping in mind is that life is constantly changing. We might lose our jobs, lose our loved ones, or have other life-changing things, but these changes are just part of life. We might not like how society is changing or how our community is changing, but we need to be able to deal with these changes in a positive way. Luckily, there are many ways to view changes, to deal with them and to finally accept them.
To deal with changes wisely, you should accept that feeling when a type of change is upsetting you. There's no way you'll get past it if you ignore it and don't work through it. Thus, if you've lost your job, let yourself feel mad and/or disappointed. You can even express your feelings to others, but do so in a polite way. Also you can ask yourself, "Why am I upset or worried about this change?" Then, "What is it that I believe will happen, as a result of this change?" And then, "Are these thoughts and beliefs correct and practical?" Going through these questions can help you determine if the change is really worth worrying about. What's more, even though the change can have a negative effect on your life, in most situations you can use it to turn a loss into an opportunity or a way to rediscover your enthusiasm for life.
Of course, when it comes to dealing with changes, taking action is more important. If you're going through a period in your life when the change is negatively influencing you, make yourself busy. Making yourself busy, by working, producing something or engaging socially with others, will do more than just make you forget worries–it'll help you contribute to changing your life positively for the future. Besides, you can try something you've never done before.
An important part of accepting changes is finding a way to move on and thinking about your future. By looking ahead, you'll be able to better deal with the past and accept it as that had to happen in order to move forward. So accept the change that makes you uncomfortable, and determine you're going to try to use your energies to make an even better world. In this way, you're using it to power what you think is a positive change.
How to accept changes | |
Introduction | ●A lot of people have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in accepting changes, which, however, are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}in life. ●Whether you like or dislike the change, you have to learn to deal with it. |
Ways of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}changes wisely | ●Accept your feelings about changes and you can even {#blank#}4{#/blank#}it with others politely. ●Ask yourself {#blank#}5{#/blank#}about the change to develop your understanding of it. ●Look on the bright side and take {#blank#}6{#/blank#}of the change. |
Tips on taking action | ●{#blank#}7{#/blank#} yourself with something meaningful to forget the change. ●Find pleasure in a(n){#blank#}8{#/blank#} activity so that you can enjoy life after the change. ●Set life goals for yourself and accept the change as something {#blank#}9{#/blank#}for you to achieve them. ●Use an uncomfortable change as a driving{#blank#}10{#/blank#}in making a better world. |
Asthma(哮喘) is a long-lasting breathing disease that affects millions of Americans, many of whom are children. People who get asthma will suffer from lack of breath, difficulty in breathing or coughing--which are caused by the tightening of the muscles in airways. Untreated asthma can lead to poor lung function and death, but asthma can also be effectively controlled with proper treatments.
Research is discovering genes that contribute to the development of asthma. This development has pointed researchers to the role of indoor and outdoor pollution as environmental factors that contribute to the increased occurrence of asthma.
The Indoor Pollution
Indoor pollution has increased with the developments in building materials and in heating and air conditioning systems. In addition to poisonous gases that come from paint, other materials like dust and perfumes used in household products such as washing powder are recycled continuously through the house, winter and summer.
Unlike the days before central heating or before whole-house air conditioning, these materials and chemicals cannot get out of modern homes. Most often, they cause breathing problems in the members of the family with the least-developed autoimmune(自身免疫的) systems. Proper venting (通风) and use of environmentally-friendly building materials and carpeting can help reduce the presence of these chemicals.
The Out door pollution
Researchers have also established outdoor pollution's role as a probable cause of asthma. Asthma has been proven to result from some fuel products. Smog and the small matters carried by it have been recognized as a factor which leads to asthma since the 19th century when London saw more and more diseases in the industrial population. Industrial pollutants and other chemicals which are produced in water treatment and open treated water like that found in the swimming pools also contribute to increased cases of asthma as well as other illnesses.
Those most affected by the increase of industrial and environmental pollution are children. Although much has been done to control the levels of pollution in the US, there still remains much to do as it is a worldwide phenomenon. Until an international effort can be made to limit carbon emissions, the occurrence of environmental asthma will probably continue to increase.
The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} between asthma and air pollution | ||
The {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of asthma | ● lack of breath ● difficulty in breathing ● coughing | |
The possible {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of untreated asthma | ● poor lung function ● death | |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} contributing to the increased asthma | Indoor pollution | ●It is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} by building materials and heating and air conditioning systems. ●{#blank#}6{#/blank#} some poisonous gases, dust and perfumes worsen pollution. ●Some material and chemicals{#blank#}7{#/blank#} in modern homes. |
Outdoor pollution | ●Smog and the small matters carried by it cause asthma, which is proven by a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} number of lung diseases in the industrial population. ●Industrial pollutants and other chemicals in water are{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to people's health.79 to people's health. | |
Conclusion | Only when all countries join together to limit carbon emissions can people be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} rom suffering environmental asthma. |
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