Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began. What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, the disputants sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者). Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use:
1) Put what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel…” instead of “You always…”
2) Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3) Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
4) Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
5) Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult. 6) Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner. They don’t decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, they help the two students to find their own “win-win” result.
1.The underlined word “disputants” refers to the students ________.
A. who make peace B. who give in
C. who are lazy D. who quarrel
2.When there is a fight at school ________.
A. the peer mediators decide who the winner is
B. the peer mediators and the disputants talk together
C. the students who quarrel decide who the winner is
D. the two students sit down and listen to the peer mediators
3.Peer mediators’ work is ________.
A. to give lessons to disputants
B. to find out who starts a quarrel
C. to give students some special training
D. to help find a way to make both sides happy
4.Which of the following ways is not used by Peer mediators in finding a “win-win” result?
A. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.
B. Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
C. Never say things like “You are foolish”
D. Never keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the brain.
B. Differences between men and women
C. People’s different brains.
D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
2.________men and women think differently.
A. Sex makes.
B. The different brains make
C. The different experiences make.
D. The influences of society make.
3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __ in your school.
A. mathematics B. physics C. English D. Chemistry
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The right side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls’ brain used for language skills develops better.
假设美国某中学的学生明天来你校访问交流，主题是高中生对文、理科的选择。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，向他们介绍你所做的选择，并说明选择的理由。
注意： 1.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2.词数100左右；
3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。
参考词汇：文科: arts; 理科:science
Good afternoon, everyone,
Welcome to our school!
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出增加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
Our English club was set up two months ago．Now, we have members of 25. We met once a week on Saturday afternoon. So far, we have been held a variety of activities on English learning，such as watching English films, including a Christmas party and get together with some foreign students. Last week we held a English story－telling competition. We required that the entries would be original and interesting and be presented in English within five minutes. Every member took an actively part in it. Two foreign English teachers were invited to act as judge. At last, Li Bing won first prize. Many members said that the activity benefited them many ways.
Not only did it improve their speaking English, but also it brought them many fun. They hope many such activities can be held．
1.He is not the first president to _______(道歉).
2.Microsoft knows very well how _______ (敏感的) users are to changes.
3.The news will come as a great _______ (如释重负) to the French authorities.
4.More than 3,000 local workers are ________(雇佣) in the tourism industry.
5.________ (有希望), we’ll arrive before dark.
6.Shop in small local markets and don’t be afraid to _______(讨价还价).
7.It is difficult to obtain _______ (可靠的) evidence.
8.Officials said there were no _______(幸存者) of the plane crash.
9._______ (判断) from the look on Tom’s face, the news must be extremely terrible.
10.He stood up and _______ (发信号) to the officer that he had finished the report.
Have you ever dreamed of being famous 1.__________ a musician? At first many singers may form a band to practise their music. And then they may get the chance to give 2._________ (perform) in pubs or clubs. Later they may gradually become popular. 3._________, the Monkees started in a different way. They began as a TV show. The TV organizers had put an advertisement in a newspaper 4.__________ (look) for rock musicians who could act as well as sing. 5._________ (honest) speaking, only one of them was good enough and the other three members pretended 6._________ (sing). So it couldn’t 7._________ (call) a real band at the beginning. Anyhow, their shows were 8.__________ (humour) and they became popular. After a year or so, they worked harder and produced 9.________ own records and started touring. About 1970, the Monkees broke up but they reunited in the mid-1980s and in 1996 produced a new record, with 10._________ they celebrated their former happy time.
