1、.常考句型【句型1】For these reasons，I.“由于这些理由，我。”仿写：由于这些理由，他认为在中国接受大学教育是明智的。For these reasons，he thinks that receiving college education in China is wise.【句型2】In conclusion，.To sum up，.“总而言之，”仿写：总而言之，市民应该遵守交通规则。In conclusion，citizens should abide by traffic regulations.To sum up，citizens should abide by tra
2、ffic regulations.【句型3】Therefore，we should realize that.“因此，我们该意识到”仿写：因此，我们该意识到学英文不能没有字典。Therefore，we should realize that in learning English we cannot do without a dictionary.阅读填空DR.Gaul Middle School is in Union，Maine，a blueberryfarming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambl
3、es and pieeating contests.Gaul，with about 170 seventhand eighthgraders，has its own history of lower level academic achievement.One likely reason: Education beyond the basic requirements hasnt always been a top priority for families whove worked the same land for generations.Here，few adults have coll
4、ege degrees，and outsiders (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.Since 2002，Gauls students have been divided into four classes，each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers.The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that
5、gives fresh meaning and context to their classworkand sparks motivation for learning.Working within state guidelines，each team makes its individual schedules and lesson plans，incorporating nontextbook literature，handson lab work and field trips.If students are covering the Civil War in social studie
6、s，theyre reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class.In science，they study the viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.Team teaching isnt unusual.About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it，says John Lounsbury，consulting editor
7、for the National Middle School Association.But most schools use fouror fiveperson teams，which Gaul tried before considering twoperson teams more effective.Gaul supports the team concept by “looping” classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grade
8、s.Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student.It also，says teacher Beth Ahlholm，“allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents.”Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom，but they know 72
9、 percent of their eighthgraders met Maines reading standard last yeardouble the statewide average.Only 31 percent met the math standard，still better than the state average (21 percent)Their students also beat the state average in writing and science.And in 2006，Gaul was one of 47 schools in the stat
10、e to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the previous five years，coinciding roughly with team teachings arrival.A Classroom With Context 1 of the schoolBeing a farming town，Gaul achieved little in 2 before.Further education is considered less important there.The community is relative
11、ly 3 rather than open to the outsiders.Ways of solving the problemsdividing the students into different classes and creating ways to make the students well 4 to learn.conducting 5 and lesson plans for each teamestablishing a strong 6 between teacher and students through combining teams and looping 7
12、 of success72 percent of the eighthgraders 8 Maines reading standardthe school beating the state average in 9students math average being 10 higher than the state averagefour of the previous five years witnessing at least 20 percent test gains答案1.Problems2.education/academic achievement3closed4.motiv
13、ated5.individual schedules6.tie/connection/bond/relationship7.Signs/Examples8.reaching/meeting9.writing and science10.10 percent.阅读简答Not long ago，people thought babies were notable to learn things until they were five or six months old.Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on th
14、eir first day of life.Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment.They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes.A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver.This is how babies learn to connect and
15、 communicate with other human beings.One study shows that babies can learn before they are born.The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman.Then，they played a recording of a short story.On the day the baby was born，the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds
16、 of the story repeated while in his mother.They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way.If the baby moved his mouth the other way，he would hear a different story.The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he
17、heard before he was born.They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years.The res
18、earchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers.The women were considered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere unnecessarily.They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.Also，the researchers observe
19、d the women for signs of depression.The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression.The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.These children also were less cooperativ
20、e and had more problems dealing with other people.The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children.Children did better when their mothers were caring，even when they suffered from depression.1What does the experiment in which ne
21、wborn babies heard the stories prove? (No more than 5 words) 答案Babies can learn before born.2In the passage，what factors are mentioned that influence intelligence development in babies? (No more than 8 words) 答案The environment，mothers sensitivity and education before birth.3Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills？(No more than 11 words) 答案The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.4What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 8 words) 答案Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies.