Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now.
Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn’t accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online.
Dear Mrs. Marbyry,
While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they’ve learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school.
Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future.
They experienced first –hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon(马拉松) , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas.
In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now.
We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn’t hesitate (犹豫) to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michael Rossi
1. What has made Michael famous online recently ?
A. His kids’ poor performance in a test.
B. A letter to his kids’ school headmaster.
C. A three – day –trip to Boston with his kids.
D. A warming notice from his kids’ school.
2.Why did the school get angry with Michael?
A. He let his kids join the Boston Tea Party.
B. He didn’t allow his kids to take an important test.
C. He invited his young kids to watch a marathon race.
D. He pulled his kids out of school during the school time.
3. Michael wrote back to ___________?
A. beg the school not to punish his kids
B. say sorry to the headmaster, Mrs Marbyry
C. tell the school what they did in the three days
D. express his different understanding of education.
4.Why did Michael take his kids to watch the disabled runners?
A. He wanted them to be sports stars in the future.
B. He wanted them to pay more attention to PE at school.
C. He wanted them to learn to love and care for poor people.
D. He wanted them to learn from those great pioneers of America.
5.What’s the most Important message in Michael’s letter ?
A. Learning can take place outside the classroom.
B. Students are not supposed to take so many tests.
C. The school is a better place for students to learn .
D. Parents do better than teachers in teaching their kids.
According to a recent report, kids in primary school spend about six hours every week doing their homework.. So kids hate homework. However, their parents hate homework, too.
Is it good for kids to do homework? Of course, a great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learnt in class better by finishing their homework on time and homework itself plays an important role in developing their learning shills, such as independent thinking and creativity.
But for parents, the result is not the same. After a day of hard work, most of them feel like they’re going through school a second time when they sit down with their children each night to help with their homework. And a recent survey found that 46 percent of parents feel like they don’t spend enough quality time with their children, because they spend too much time doing the housework or helping with homework. And another 29 percent of parents have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question.
Now several education scientists strongly advise parents to stop helping. They say it will give their kids more independence and give parents back their free time. At the same time, the number of homework – connected arguments will be less at home. Katy Smith, an education scientist, says, “ You don’t have to know everything. Children need to put their hands up for help and so do parents. Use your resources – online teachers, or even your neighborhood – just ask.”
1.How long do the kids spend doing homework?
A. About six hours a day.
B. About six hours a week.
C. About six hours a month
D. About six hours a year
2.What do we know from the researches mentioned in Paragraph 2 ?
A. Homework improves learning skills.
B. Both parents and kids hate homework.
C. Kids love doing homework by themselves.
D. Parents enjoy sitting down helping their kids, most parents feel ___________.
3. When they are helping their kids, most parents feel ___________ .
A. they are at work again
B. they are school students again
C. they are teachers of their kids.
D. they are not as good as their kids.
4.Why do some parents argue with their kids?
A. Their kids don’t finish homework on time.
B. Their kids don’t like to do their homework.
C. Their kids don’t work out the correct answers.
D. Their kids don’t agree with them on the answers.
5.What’s Katy Smith’s advice for the parents?
A. Ask kids to finish everything at school.
B. Review everything they learn at school.
C. Look for professional help for their kids.
D. Leave the kids alone with their homework..
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1. Who might be most probably interested in it.
A. Jane, a mother of an eleven - year- old boy.
B. Michael, a college student of math.
C. Rena, a math teacher from a secondary school.
D. Susan, a mother of a Three-year-old girl.
2.What’s special about this school?
A. It takes 5000 students each time.
B. It can help kids in any grade.
C. It is the oldest of its kind in the US.
D. It teaches kids how to learn math.
3. In how many steps will the teachers teach kids math?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four D. Five.
4.How will the teachers help with kid’s homework?
A. By showing them how to finish it.
B. By watching them do it at home .
C. By getting them better prepared for it.
D. By giving the correct answers to them.
5.What is this piece of writing ?
A.A postcard. B.A poem.
C. A diary. D. An advertisement.
Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, son he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.
One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it”
In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father.
“There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.”
“Since the land has been dup soft. Why don’t you pant some crops there?” was the reply of the father to the sons.
Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.
“This if the real gold, my sons.” Said the now proud father.
1.What do we know about the old man?
A. He was the richest in his village.
B. He was unable to feed his family.
C. He loved daughters more than sons.
D. He was quite successful as a farmer.
2.Why did the old man ask his sons to dig the land?
A. He was too old to do it himself.
B. He didn’t have money to pay workers.
C. He decided to teach his sons an Important lesson.
D. He didn’t want other people to set foot on his land.
3.Why did his sons agree to dig the land?
A. They wanted to help their father.
B. They wanted to grow their own crops.
C. They didn’t want to be lazy any more.
D. They wanted to find the hidden gold.
4.After they dug the land , his sons found ________________.
A. lots of gold B. nothing
C. seeds of crops D. the value of work
5.What can we learn from the end of the story ?
A. The old man had achieved his goal.
B. The three sons were still as lazy as before.
C. The sons were quite angry with their father.
D. The old man was still worried about his sons.
One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were on the right side when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of . My taxi driver stopped at once and missed the other by just inches ( 英寸)!
The driver of the other car turned his head quickly and started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost broke your car and sent us to the !” This is when my taxi driver me what I now call “The Law of the Rubbish Truck”.
He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around of rubbish, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their rubbish grows, they need a place to empty it and they’ll empty it onto you. Don’t it personally, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take the rubbish and it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
1.A. driving B. watching C. parking D. cheering
2.A. him B. it C. me D. us
3.A. man B. truck C. car D. road
4.A. away B. around C. down D. up
5.A. angry B. funny C. friendly D. afraid
6.A. hospital B. school C. police D. airport
7.A. taught B. brought C. showed D. bought
8.A. finally B. recently C. sometimes D. always
9.A. put B. take C. keep D. drop
10.A. sell B. spread C. lend D. connect
After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was to work, because he could send the on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he sent a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly the letter on the ground. To his surprise, the dog didn’t come at him. It ran before the letter and picked it up with its . Then it carried the letter in to the house. Tom said to himself, “It does the work as me.
1.A. quick B. clever C. glad D. patient
2.A. children B. letter C. vegetable D. fruits
3.A. threw B. read C. wrote D. opened
4.A. hands B. mouth C. feet D. nose
5.A. easy B. interesting C. hard D. same
