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Nowadays， many people in China and Japan are racing against time． They put a lot of value in "being on time"． However， in some countries of the world， people have different opinions on "being on time"．
Germany
Thanks to its industrial past， in Germany you are expected to arrive at least ten minutes earlier for any planned meeting．
In Germany， being on time is risky enough because your hosts will probably already be there waiting， wondering how on earth you could be so stupid． What will you do if anything unexpected happens， like heavy traffic or a sudden rain？ So remember to arrive early in Germany．
Saudi Arabia
Some countries care little about time and Saudi Arabia is one of them． It's because of their long history of desert living where time is not the first thing to think about． It could be that it's too hot to do anything on time． So don't expect them to be on time． Moreover， looking at your watch during an event is even considered as bad manners． So don't get angry with them， either．
Ghana
Most meeting times can be changed， even if an exact time is given， Ghanaians are very relaxed and easygoing． They think that if everyone is late， then no one is late． After all， what can't be done today can get done tomorrow． If you find it difficult to deal with， prepare to be unhappy． Otherwise， sit back enjoy the ride．
Russia
Patience is considered a very important quality in Russian culture but being on time is not． When doing business in Russia， do be on time． Otherwise， it will be considered disrespectful． But Russians won't hold themselves to the same standard． So， again， patience can be key．
How differently people （1） "being on time" in different countries |
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（2） |
Different opinions on "being on time" |
China and Japan |
●Both Chinese and Japanese think it （3） to be on time． |
Germany |
● （4） expect you to arrive early for any planned meeting because of the influence of their industrial past． ●You are thought to be stupid （5） you arrive at least ten minutes earlier． |
Saudi Arabia |
●Time is not the （6） thing for people living in the desert to consider． ●Looking at your watch during an event is considered to be （7） ． |
Ghana |
●Ghanaians think that if everyone is late， then （8） is late． ●Most meeting times can be changed． You might be unhappy if you can't accept it． |
Russia |
●Be patient in Russia because it's very important quality in its （9） ． ●While doing business in Russia， you should be on time， though Russians are not strict with （10） in it． |
Have you ever heard the saying " There is no place like home! " This is just another way of saying that home is a very special place． Our bedroom， our family， our pets， and all of the things we love are at home．
Is home a place where you can relax and have fun？ Is home a place where you get all of your best thinking done？ Being at home means different things to different people． As people grow older， home usually represents more responsibility （责任） because it needs care inside and out． Who takes care of all of these things in your home？ How do you help out？
There are many different kinds of homes． Some people live in apartments， condos， or single﹣family homes． Homes have different rooms that are used for different purpose． The kitchen， the bedrooms， the living room and the bathroom each have their own use． Suppose your house does not have a roof and you are a bird flying over it， what does your house look like？ Think about it．
Some people might say that family and food are two of the best parts of being home． At home， you can tell your parents about your day， play with your pets， and grab a snack from the cupboard of fridge． You can relax in your room and read a book or play a game． You can ask friends over to play． Home is a place to take care of and be grateful for． Even though you are young， you can help to make a nice place to be． After all， home is where the heart is!
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词．
（1）What does the saying " There is no place like home! " tell us？
（2）Why does home mean more responsibility as people grow older？
（3）How many types of rooms are mentioned in Paragraph ？
（4）What are the two best parts of being home according to some people？
（5）In your opinion， how can you help to make your home a nice place to be？
Emperor penguins are the largest penguins on Earth． Each adult is over a metre tall， and can weigh up to 40 kilograms．
For many months each year， emperors live near the sea in large groups called colonies． However， in May， the weather gets colder and ice covers large areas of ocean． Each colony moves many kilomtres from the water．
Sharing the work
There， each mother penguin lays just one egg． Then all the hungry mothers must walk back to the ocean to find food． The father penguins put their eggs on top of the feet， under a special piece of skin called the brood pouch． For two months， the father penguins keep the eggs safe and warm． Antarctica． Most animals leave for warmer places， but the father penguins stay． In this time， without food， a father penguin can lose almost half of his weight．
New life
Then the babies begin to hatch! The mother penguin returns just in time to see her baby come out of its egg． The chick is then moved to her bored pouch． This can be difficult． If the chick falls， it can freeze quickly， so the penguin parents must be very careful! Once this is done， the father penguin can go back to the ocean to find food．
Growing up
Over the next few months， penguin parents take turns to go to the ocean for food． They each make the trip several times， bringing back food for the chick． The chick grows quickly and is always hungry．
Into the water
By December， winter is ending． The chick is five months old and can live on its own． Soon it enters the water for the first time． It will swim and eat until next April， and then return here． After a few more years， it， too， will start its own family．
Many children today live in unsafe places． They may live where wars have been fought or where there is a lot of crimes． Play for Peace is an organization formed to help these children． It does so by bringing kids and adults． For what？ To make a more peaceful world．
Places where Play for Peace works include Northern Ireland， India， and Germany． Kids from different backgrounds come together to play games． Some of the games encourage them to work together and to learn about one another． While playing， kids begin to understand their different ways of thinking and doing things．
As kids in the program get older． Play for Peace teaches them to be leaders． They become advisers． The older kids lead the games for the younger kids． One leader called Mandeep from a small village in India described her experience． " I didn't realize there was a larger world until I joined Play for Peace…It was a big challenge for me． But I grew to feel safe and like them even though they were different from me． "
Play for Peace works because it brings kids together． They have fun and learn how to get along． Many kids who take part find that they have much in common﹣ and they become friends!
（1）What organization is the passage about？
A． Project Hope．
B． ORBIS．
C． Play for Peace．
D． UNICEF．
（2）What is the main purpose of the organization？
A． To make the world more peaceful．
B． To bring kids and adults together．
C． To teach older kids to lead games for younger ones．
D． To make children understand different ways of thinking．
（3）What did Mandeep think of her experience in the program？
A． Common but comfortable．
B． Tiring but interesting．
C． Challenging but meaningful．
D． Dangerous but unusual．
（4）Why does the author write this passage？
A． To encourage kids to runaway from wars．
B． To explain the importance of playing games．
C． To tell kids how to get along with each other．
D． To introduce a charitable organization to readers．
The face﹣down generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s， you are called the oh﹣ohs． The 21st century． That would make you young， creative， connected， world﹣wide， and no doubt smart． Maybe good﹣looking， too． Right？ But what do other people think about your generation？
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you． They think of you as the "face﹣down generation" because you use your phone so much． They wonder how you will deal with school， friends， and family．
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt（溺爱）and don't want to face the challenges of adult life． Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents"． They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after﹣school activities such as dancing， drawing， or sports． With parents who do everything for them， today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s．
Does the face﹣down generation need a heads﹣up？ Well， probably not． The fact．is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations． They seem to be willing to become leaders． More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities． There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai， the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school．
So if you're one of the oh﹣ohs， there's reason to be hopeful about the future． Things are looking up for the face﹣down generation． Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud．
（1）If Alice was born in 2004， is she an oh﹣oh？
（2）Why do some adults think of the oh﹣ohs as the "face﹣down generation"？
（3）What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children？
（4）How does the writer organize Paragraph 4？
A． Time order．
B． Space order．
C． General to specific．
D． Specific to general．
（5）What does the writer encourage the oh﹣ohs to do？ Please list TWO．
A large numbers of emojis （表情符号） are sent online every day． Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages． Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s， they have been used as a modern international languages．
We like emojis for different reasons． A written message is always black and white， but emojis show meanings beautifully． Sometimes emojis also change the way we write． The more emojis we use， the fewer words we use．
There are many emojis with different meanings． They are easy to understand． For example， a smiling face means "I'm happy"． A cake with candles means "Happy birthday"． When we want to say "Goodbye"， we use a smiling face with a waving hand． When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up， we can use a "cry laugh" emoji．
Now emojis have great influence on us． Sometimes， emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other． And when we are feeling exchange． Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation． For example， when we receive a smiling face from our friends online， we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture．
It seems that emojis change as time goes by． However， we should be careful when we use them online．
Emojis |
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Brief introduction |
• Emojis are （1） ___ that we use in texts and web pages． • Emojis have been used as a （2） ____ international languages． |
Reasons for their popularity |
• Emojis can show （3） ____ beautifully． • Emojis change the way we （4） ． |
Examples of emojis |
• A smiling face means "I'm happy．" • A cake with （5） ____ means "Happy birthday．" • A smiling face with waving hand means "Goodbye"． • A "cry﹣laugh" emoji means we want to （6） ___ up． |
The （7） of emojis |
• Emojis can （8） ____ people from different countries to understand each other． • Emojis can allow us to exchange our （9） ． |
Conclusion |
We should be （10） _____ when we use emojis． |
Britons are well known for drinking tea． The average （典型的） person in the UK drinks around 1.9 kg of tea every year． That's around 876 cups of tea． Tea is drunk by all levels of society． But tea does not grow in Britain． Most tea grows in India and China． So， how did it become an important part of British culture？
Tea arrived in London in the 1600s． At this time， British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China． It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market． However， it was only for the rich people．
At the beginning of the 1700s， the amount（数量）of tea arriving in Britain increased rapidly． Black tea arrived at this time． At first this tea served exactly as it was in China． They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar， giving the drink a special British colour．
In the 1800s， tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money． At this time they began to have "afternoon tea"． They drank tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner． It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times．
Title： （1） and Britain﹣a short history
Important facts |
• Drinking tea is an important part of British culture． • The average British drinks about 1.9 kg of tea every year． • Tea is not （2） in the UK， but mostly in India and China． |
Big events |
• British ships discovered tea in China while exploring the world and it arrived in London in the 1600s． • Black tea arrived at the beginning of the 1970s and Britons first drank it exactly the same way as the （3） did． • A little milk and sugar were found to be a perfect （4） for black tea and a special British drink was born． • Britons began to have 'afternoon tea' in the 1800s and it has （5） ____ a tradition since then． |
In 1845， a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland， killing all the Lumper potato plants． In another place or time， the death of single crop species （物种） might not have been so important． But in Ireland， in 1845， people depended almost solely on the potato for food． The death of one species caused a terrible famine（饥荒）． Now， some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again， but on a much wider scale．
Over the centuries， farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops． Each species has special qualities． Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates． Others are not affected by certain diseases． However， you won't find many of these species in your local supermarket． To feed the seven billion people on Earth， most farmers today are growing only species of plants and farming only species of animals that are easy to produce in large numbers．
For example， in the Philippines， there were once thousands of varieties of rice： now fewer than 100 are grown there． In China， 90 percent of the wheat varieties grown just a century ago have disappeared． Scientists believe that over the past century， we have allowed more than half of the world's food varieties to disappear．
One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds （种子） as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappear． The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov． In the 1920s and 1930s， he collected around 400，000 seeds from five continents． More recently， others are continuing the work he began．
In the U．S． state of Iowa， Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties， like the seeds her great ﹣grandfather brought to the U．S． from Germany more than a hundred years ago． She and her husband started a place called Heritage Farm， where people can store and trade seeds．
More importantly， the people at Heritage Farm don't just store the seeds； they plant them． By doing this， they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that haven't been grown for years． These food species are not just special in terms of appearance or taste． They also offer farmers food solutions for the future， from the past．
（1）What is this passage mainly about？
A． The need to protect different food species．
B． How to increase the number of food species．
C． The fact that many food species are dying out．
D． How to prevent food species from disappearing．
（2）Why are some scientists worried that such a famine could happen again？
A． Because people depend on certain species of food crops．
B． Because the same deadly disease may attack crops again．
C． Because the world's population is larger than that in 1845．
D． Because farmers grow the same potatoes as those in the past．
（3）The following sentence would best be placed at the end of ．Meanwhile， thousands of other species are dying out．
A． Paragraph 1
B． Paragraph 2
C． Paragraph 3
D． Paragraph 4
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The disease spread very quickly and killed thousands of people in Ireland．
B． Around 80 percent of the rice varieties in the Philippines have disappeared．
C． People have been storing seeds to save plane varieties for less than 100 years．
D． Heritage Farm is the first place in the U．S． for people to store and trade seeds．
Each year on Feb 21， UNESCO （ 联合国教科文组织） holds an International Mother Language Day （IMLD ）． The event is to help people to pay attention to the disappearance of the world's languages； many of them are disappearing each year． UNESCO sees this as a terrible fact．
What happens when a language dies out？ Something great is lost﹣not just sounds and marks but the way that people understand the world and communicate with each other． We keep different cultures and traditions through languages． Kill a language and all these are killed too．
Through IMLD， more and more people come to realize he terrible situation and try to stop it．
Google's 2018 Endangered （濒临灭绝的） Languages Project is a good example． Many speakers and protectors of endangered languages upload （上传） texts， audios and videos to the project website． They want to introduce the way that people communicate and express themselves around the world．
The Myaamia Project is the same kind of effort to revive the language spoken by the Miami tribes （部落） of the United States． Project members work to encourage people to study and communicate with this language ， which died out in the 1960s．
These activities give life to those endangered languages． People who work to keep Languages
alive are not limited to the past． Many young people design apps and use social media to support their activities． They "spread the word " to save the world．
So， while the problem of disappearing languages remains a very serious one， there is hope． We all have a special feeling of our mother language． This is why we should remember the wise words of late president of South Africa， Nelson Mandela： "If you talk to a man in a language he understands， that goes to his head． If you talk to a man in his own language，that goes to his heart．"
（1）UNESCO holds IMLD every year in order to help people to ．
A． learn and use endangered languages
B． show their talents in learning languages
C． practice reading skills of mother languages
D． realize the situation of endangered languages
（2）What did people do in Google's 2018 Endangered Languages Project？
A． Discuss how to make good use of Google．
B． Offer online courses on endangered languages．
C． Share materials about endangered languages online．
D． Translate endangered languages into mother languages．
（3）What does the underlined word " revive" mean in Paragraph （ 段落） 4？
A． 创造
B． 学习
C． 复活
D． 清除
（4）What can we infer （ 推断） from Paragraph 5？
A． It is more difficult to protect endangered languages．
B． The disappearance of languages has already stopped．
C． Young people don't care about endangered languages．
D． Young people have creative ways to protect languages．
（5）The writer mentions Nelson Mandela's words in order to ．
A． tell the importance of one's mother language
B． show his contributions to language protection
C． tell the trouble in learning endangered languages
D． show the possibility of protecting mother languages
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven﹣string zither （七弦琴） ， also known as the guqin， one of the four arts ﹣ along with go， calligraphy and painting． It first appeared over 3， 000 ago and represents China's solo musical instrument tradition．
At first， the guqin had only five strings， representing the five elements of metal， wood， water， fire and earth． Later． in the Zhou dynasty， King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son， King Wu of Zhou， added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang．
Ambience （环境气氛） was important in playing the Chinese zither． Usually， it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance．
Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains． The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes （回音） from the mountains， until the musician found himself at one with nature． Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists， who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world． Also． a night with moonlight was considered ideal for Playing the guqin． Wang Wei （701﹣761）， a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty， liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most．
Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long， with the longest being Guangling Verse， which is 22 minutes long． Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements， Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute．
Nowadays， there are fewer than one thousand well﹣trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters． The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today． The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产） in 2003．
Title：The guqin and Its Music |
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Main Parts |
Detailed information |
Introduction to the guqin |
●As one of the four arts，it has a（1） of 3，000 years and represents China's solo musical instrument tradition． |
The strings |
● At first，there were five strings，which represented five elements． ●Later，kings in the Zhou dynasty added（2） _ more strings to them． |
The ambience |
●In quiet setting，not for public performance． 1． By a stream in the mountains．The（3） sound of the guqin and its echoes could make musicians find themselves ﹣at one with nature． 2． In snow．It was believed to be the purest instrument in the world． 3． On a night with moonlight．Wang Wei's（4） was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight． |
The present （5） |
●Not many players，masters and works﹣are alive nowadays． ● The guqin and its music entered the list the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003． |
Both language and music play a huge role in our culture． Here are some of their similarities．
（1）Both language and music have a writing system．
In English we record language using letters． Similarly， we use notes to record music． Just as you are reading letters and find meaning in them， musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music． So just as you read English， you can read music． By writing pieces of text or music， we are able to share experiences through time． I can read the ideas or hear the works of someone who lived hundreds of years ago， which is really exciting．
（2）
You can guess where someone is from by listening to the language they use．In the same way，styles of music are different around the world， giving us the chance to understand many different cultures， This also means that there is something for everyone! Even if you don't like British pop music， you may love the energy of Latin American salsa music．
（3）Both share feelings．
How do you know that I am angry？ Of course you can see it in my face， but you will know for sure through my words， Similarly， music can show you exactly how the composer （作曲者） was or is feeling． When I'm happy， I want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate my happiness； and I listen to slow and quiet music when I'm feeling down． I think we have all used music to express our feelings， often combining （结合）it with language in the form of song lyrics．
（1）Which of the following is the best for the blank？
A． Both are from daily life
B． Both bring us happiness
C． Both have a sound system
D． Both vary （变化） with culture．
（2）According to the passage， when the writer feels unhappy， he might listen to ．
A． scary movie music
B． exciting rock music
C． loud electronic music
D． sad piano music
（3）The underlined word "it" in the passage refers to " "．
A． music
B． idea
C． feeling
D． culture
（4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． We use notes to write music．
B． We can write music if we speak English．
C． We can understand different cultures in music．
D． We can share the composer's feelings in his or her music．
Do you shop online with websites like Taobao？ The money you pay doesn't go directly to the seller． Instead， it goes through Alipay， which keeps your money for a while． After you receive your goods and click the "confirm receipt" button， Alipay then gives the money to the seller．
The process is called "third party online payment"． There is a transfer station， or a third account， between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe． Buyers don't need to worry about paying for goods and then receiving nothing． Sellers also get rid of the risk of receiving no money after sending out goods．
These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies such as Alipay， Tenpay and Yeepay． Among them， Alipay is the biggest in China． It has more than 270 million active users， according to Xinhua．
While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment system， banks are not very happy． That is because companies like Alipay are fighting over money with the banks． Users can invest in financial products through Alipay and make money． Thus lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks．
But WeChat payment is not the same． WeChat doesn't have its own account． When paying through WeChat， the buyers' money goes directly to the sellers． That's why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out "red envelopes" or gift money to their friends on WeChat，
Whether Alipay or WeChat payment， they are all trying to attract more users and make online shopping easier． These two companies are also promoting payments through fingerprints． New payment methods such as quick response codes have become popular too．
（1）How many ways to pay are mentioned in the passage？
A． 2
B． 3
C． 4
D． 5
（2）Para l and 2 mainly want to introduce how ．
A． to run a Taobao shop
B． to make your money safe
C． Alipay works
D． to make money by using Alipay
（3）According to the passage， we can imagine in the future．
A． real money will not be used
B． payment through fingerprints will be popular
C． third party online payment is sure to avoid all the risks in trade
D． Alipay will take the place of banks
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is not referred to？
A． New payment methods make our life easier．
B． Putting money in Alipay is a good way to make money．
C． Banks are angry about losing some customers．
D． Quick response codes are more popular than any other methods．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Using new technologies to do online shopping
B． Some ways to pay in our daily life
C． The advantage of third party online payment
D． It is convenient to do shopping online using Alipay and WeChat
Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， city heritage and national heritage．
Today， heritage is changing， The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． however， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world， you can find KFC， Nike shoes， Starbucks coffee， American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．
However， everyone wants to protect traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example，when a new KFC opens in your city，a traditional restaurant might have to close．
That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language， and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．
The world is changing． No matter how it changes， never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．
（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？
A． No． It's being changed by the Internet．
B． Yes． Traditional customs， history and beliefs never change．
C． It is not mentioned in the passage．
（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph ．
A． show the importance of heritage
B． describe people's love for heritage
C． help people understand heritage better
（3）The underlined sentence shows that ．
A． it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries
B． the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection
C． countries are becoming quite different in some ways
（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT ．
A． trying to change traditional customs
B． preserving old buildings
C． keeping traditional language alive
（5）What may be the best title for the passage？
A． Internet and Heritage
B． Heritage Is Disappearing
C． Heritage Protection
It seems that food deliverymen（送货员） are always in a hurry． They wear blue， red or yellow helmets and many of them don't follow traffic rules． （1） They use mobile phones while driving．
These rude behaviors have caught the public's attention． In the first half of 2017， food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai， according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau． That means every two and a half days， a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road．
（2） The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious customers may be the answer． Many companies will fine（罚款） a deliveryman up to 2，000 yuan， if he fails to deliver an order on time， reported China Daily． （3）
To solve the problem， food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive systems， noted CRI Online． （4） Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety． Now in Shenzhen， if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice， then he will be banned（禁止） from driving food service delivery vehicles for a whole year．
A． Some cities are also taking action．
B． What are the strict rules used for？
C． What makes deliverymen take such risks？
D． Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers．
E． They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights．
阅读，判断正（A）误（B）．请将答案编号涂卡．A表示正确，B表示错误．
Bangladesh（孟加拉） is an agricultural country between India and Burma． Storms from the Indian Ocean sweep across the country every year， and large areas of farming land are flooded（冲毁）． The people are very poor．
Fewer than half of the country's children complete their primary education． When they are six or seven years old， many children leave school to work in the fields or at home． The rest of their "education" consists of looking after cattle， collecting firewood or doing household jobs．
Not long ago， an experimental school was opened near the capital， Dacca， to help poor children． There are only 120 children in the school， which has three classrooms． In each class， forty pupils are divided into four groups of ten． Each pupil is free to decide which group he or she wants to join．
The most able pupils do a great deal of the teaching． They act as group monitors． Their duty is to ensure that all pupils in their group understand and practice what the teacher has taught．
There are a number of unusual features in the Bangladesh school． Children do not move up a class automatically when they grow older． Each group is promoted （升级）only when EVERY pupil in it has succeeded in getting to the right standard． As a result， all members of a group work hard to help the less able pupils． Nobody is left behind．
Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming， carpentry， health and running a home﹣as well as lessons on the basic skills of reading， writing and arithmetic． At school， pupils prepare for adult life by learning to carry out almost all the tasks which they will face when they grow older．
If pupils have to look after cattle or young children， they are allowed to bring them to school． If a child has to stay at home to help his parents， there is no scolding or punishment （责罚） at school． Children enjoy their lessons and the school is cheap to run． It is so successful that other schools in Bangladesh are beginning to imitate（模仿） its methods．
Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar method．
（1）Many people in Bangladesh work on farms．
（2）Most children in Bangladesh complete their primary education．
（3）In each group， the biggest or oldest pupil is made a monitor．
（4）At the end of each school year， all the pupils move to a higher class．
（5）At school， pupils learn to do almost all the tasks needed in adult life．
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