One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter（仲裁人）. I read the examination problem: “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer（气压计）. ”The student had answered; "Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula（公式）to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then added, "Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, ‘Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.”,
Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional(传统的) answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
1.The student got a zero at the beginning because _____.
A. the teacher wasn't satisfied with him
B. his answer wasn't complete or correct
C. the teacher didn't fully understand his answer
D. his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics
2.We know from the passage that _____.
A. the student knew the expected answer
B. the administrator told Bohr the height
C. the author preferred Bohr's last answer
D. the teacher was a very stubborn person
3.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. instructors can teach students how to think
B. arbiters can help students to get high scores
C. students should be given more freedom in thinking
D. teachers should make students use physical formulas
4.What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling?
A. Optimistic B. Critical C. Approving D. Neutral
假设你是一名高中生，名叫李华。因为老师担心同学们浏览不健康的网站，学校关闭了电脑教室的上网功能，同学们感到很郁闷。请你给校长写一封建议信。内容包括：
1. 无法上网给学生带来的不便；
2. 网络的必要性（帮助解决学习难题、获取最新信息；）
3. 就老师的担心发表你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾部分已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear headmaster,
I’m writing to request you to allow us to surf the Internet in the computer classroom.
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Yours,
Li Hua
语法填空
Once there lived a rich man 1._________ wanted to do something for the people of his town. 2._________ first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed3._________ very large stone. Then he 4._________ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 5._________ man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6._________. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7._________ (say) to himself: “The night 8._________ (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 9._________ (strong) to move it, only 10._________ (find) a bag of money under the stone. Imagine how surprised he was!
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式或短语。
1.They are both very s________ with what we have done for them.
2.Tom r________ saying dirty words to his classmates the other day.
3.You have no choice but to s_______ for your own future.
4.The book is specially i________ for children who are under 14.
5.It rained heavily outside. U________, the man didn’t take his umbrella.
6.________(通常，总的来说), no student is allowed to go out during the class without the teacher's permission.
7.Up to now, the poor woman ________(隔绝) from the outside world for nearly 10 years.
8.The man________(谈到) at the meeting yesterday is familiar to all of us.
9.Hurry up or we will _______(很有可能) to be late for the party.
10.Liu Hulan ________(宁愿) die rather than give in to the enemy.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line. 1. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. 2.
If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so. 3. If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
4. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else. 5. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.
A. It’s natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.
B. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.
C. Everyone was new to the network once.
D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.
E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.
F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.
G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.
I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the morning if you want to.
I know lots of women who don’t have breakfast, and they have many different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories (卡路里), still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers found that those who don’t have breakfast have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,”I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it...you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.
1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. pizza topped with fruit
B. things left undone
C. food remaining after a meal
D. meals made of vegetables
2.According to the last paragraph, it is important to ________.
A. be careful about what you eat
B. eat something for breakfast
C. heat up food before eating it
D. eat calorie-controlled food
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
B. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
4.The text is written mainly for those ________.
A. who go to work early
B. who go to bed late
C. who eat before sleep
D. who want to lose weight
5.What does the author advise the readers to do?
A. Better eat up all the food at dinner in the night.
B. Better eat less in the night.
C. Better eat leftovers in the morning.
D. Better get up late and eat nothing in the morning in order to burn more calories.
