Reading(1)：SchoollifeintheUK

Unit1SchoolLife Warmingupandreading Whatdoyouthinkofyourjuniorhighschoollife Haveyoueverexperiencedanythinginterestingorunforgettableduringthejuniorhighschoollife schoollife joys sorrows excitement challenges successes laughter tears failures discoveries dreams Appreciatemorephotosanddescribewhatyouseetotheclass DoyouknowabouttheschoolsintheUnitedKingdom TherearefourpicturesthatshowsomeaspectsofschoollifeintheUK Pleaselookatthepictures readtheinstructionsandtrytodeterminethedifferencesbetweenschoolsinChinaandintheUK IntheUnitedKingdom wecanseehugecampusandlowbuildingsinthispicture InChina schoolsinChinausuallyhavealargeenoughcampustomakesurethatstudentshaveenoughspacetostudyandplayin However mostschoolbuildingsaretaller atleastthreestoreys IntheUnitedKingdom therearerowsoflockersbytheclassroomsforstudentstoputtheirstationery books exercise booksandotherbelongings InChina studentsbringwhattheyneedforlessonstoschoolandthentakeitallbackhomeafterschool MostschoolsinChinadonothaveequipmentintheclassroom IntheUnitedKingdom therearefewerstudentsinaclass nomorethan30perclass InChina thereareusuallymorestudentsinChinesehighschool perhaps40to50perclass Recently someschoolsarebeginningtolimitthenumberofstudentsineachclass IntheUnitedKingdom whenclassesareoverintheafternoon studentstakepartindifferentoutdooractivities whichmakestheirschoollifemoreinteresting Theycanenjoynature playballgamesordowhatelsetheylike Theydon thavetohurryhometodoalotofhomework Afterschool somemayreadorstudyinthelibrary Somemaydiscusswiththeirclassmatesaboutthelessons InChina ItissimilarinsomeurbanschoolsinChina Nowadays schoolstherelayemphasisonstudents overalldevelopment Theyprovidechancesfortheirstudentsandencouragethemtodooutdooractivities Studentsaretaughttokeepagoodbalancebetweentheirstudyandoutdooractivities However insomeschools studentsareburdenedwithtoomuchhomework Theyhavenotimetogooutandrelaxafterstudyingawholeday 2 DoyouknowofanyfurtherdifferencesbetweentheschoolsintheUnitedKingdomandChina 1 Whatkindofschoolactivitiesdoyouenjoy Discussion 3 Whatisyourdreamschoollifelike Nowadays moreandmoreyoungstudentsaregoingabroadtostudy Whateffectswillthenewschoollifehaveonthem Discussion Advantages 1 widentheirview2 improvetheirEnglish3 learntobeindependentandcooperatewithothers4 learnaboutforeigncustomsandculture5 lettheforeignerslearnaboutChinaandattractthemtoinvestinChina6 learnadvancedtechnology Disadvantages 1 costalotofmoneyandcauseaheavyburdentotheirparents2 feelhomesick3 formbadhabits4 stayinaforeigncountryandrefusetocomeback Reading Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthesequestions 1 HowlongdidWeiHuastayinBritain 2 WhatwasthenameofWeiHua sclassteacher 3 WhatdidWeiHuamakeinherArtclass Oneyear Mr Heywood Asmallsculpture Howmanypartsarethereinthepassage What sthemainideaofeachpart Part1 Part2 Part3 Para 1 Paras 2 7 Para 8 WeiHua sfeelingaboutstayinginaBritishhighschoolforoneyears DifferentaspectsofschoollifeintheUK WeiHua shope Skimthetextandanswerthesequestions WhatdidWeiHuathinkofherlifeintheUK Shethoughtitwasaveryenjoyableandexcitingexperience 2 WhatsubjectsdidWeiHuastudyinthepastyear 3 WhichBritishcitydidWeiHuagoto English History EnglishLiterature ComputerScience Maths Science PE Art CookingandFrench Manchester WeiHua sfavoriteteacherwasMr Heywood MostBritishclasseshavefewerthanthirtystudents WeiHuahadmorehomeworkinherschoolinChina F T T TrueorFalse 4 ItwasveryexpensiveforWeiHuatocommunicatewithherparents 5 IntheUK studentscanchoosetostopstudyinganysubject 6 ThecakemadebyWeiHuadidnottastegood F F F Readthearticleagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions Accordingtotheheadmaster whatshouldthestudentsspendmuchtimeon Theyshoulddevotethemselvestostudy 2 WhywasitastruggleforWeiHuatorememberthenamesofherclassmates 3 WhydidWeiHuafindherhomeworkdifficultatfirst Becausethereweredifferentstudentsinsomeclasses BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglish 4 WhogaveWeiHuaalotofsupportinherstudies 5 HowdidWeiHuamanagetoimproveherEnglish Theteachersgavehermuchencouragement SheusedEnglisheverydayandspentanhoureachdayreadingEnglishbooksinthelibrary 6 WhatdotheBritishlikeeatingattheendofdinner Theyliketoeatdessertattheendofdinner Comprehension Givethebestanswerstothequestionsbelow 1 WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage A WhattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinChina B Sheusedtogetupat8aminChina C ShewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood D Shedidn tlikeHistoryorArt soshechoseWoodwork 2 Whatisthemainideaofthepassage A HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday B SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter C ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool D ShewashappywiththeBritishschoolhours 3 Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto Icoulde mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree A Icoulde mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney B Icoulde mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely C Icoulde mailmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime D Icouldbefreetoe mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome 4 Thewriter spurposeofwritingthepassageisto A tellusthatshedoesn tlikeschoollifeinBritainB excitemorestudentstostudyabroadC improveherEnglishD introduceherexcitingandhappyschoollifeinBritain 5 Shefeltluckybecause A shecouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualB theheadmastertoldthemtoearnrespectbyworkinghardandachievinghighgradesC shehadbeengivenagoldenopportunitytostudyinBritainandmethelpfulandfriendlyteachersandstudentsD sheimprovedherEnglish Fillinthefollowingtableaccordingtothearticle Onthefirstday Teachers Sizeofaclassroom attendedanassemblyintheschoolhall Mr HeywoodMissBurke about28students Subjects Food WeiHua sfeelingsandprogre