STEP 1: Online Preparation

Please review the following Interactive Online Readiness Criteria. Please keep this form for your own records. Online Readiness Criteria

STEP 2: Submit Forms & Documentation

By completing the Part Time Enrollment Application, applicants are fulfilling the Virtual Learning and District-Required Documentation.

Printed Application

Parents or guardians can download, print, and complete the JIA Enrollment paperwork & JPS District Application. Mail, scan or fax all completed paperwork using the contact information provided on the first page. Printed Application Additional Required Documentation can be found within the enrollment packet .

An email will be sent to the parent or guardian email account when a completed application has been received. Upon review and approval, a welcome message and course selection email will be issued to the same address.

60. The courses are designed for _____ .

A. high-level students who are studying in Jenison Public Schools

B. international students whose parents work in Jenison Public Schools C. foreign students who can’t study full time in Jenison International Academy D. graduate students who want a part-time job in Jenison International Academy 61. To get enrolled, one should ______ . A. prepare both online and offline

C. contact JIA in person beforehand 62. What can be learned from the webpage?

A. The enrollment should be applied on December 30, 2016. B. The parent or guardian needs to have an email account. C. The students need to study at least 8 courses each year. D. The courses can only be learned online.

B. print the Online Readiness Criteria D. email the J1A Enrollment paperwork

(C)

Two heads are better than one, according to the old saying. So why are groups with lots of “heads” known for making bad decisions? Why does “groupthink” immediately mean ineffectiveness and mistakes?

These questions are answered in a fascinating new book called Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter, written by Cass R. Sunstein, a former White House official, and Reid Hastie, an academic specialized in the psychology of decision making. Building on their combined experiences and research, Sunstein and Hastie analyze what goes wrong in group decision-making, and then offer clear-out solutions to overcome these problems.

Group decision-making involves discussions among members of a group, each with their own skills, experience, ideas and information. Unfortunately, as the authors explain, there are two types of influence on group members—informational signals and social pressures—which skew (扭曲）the discussions. Informational signals cause people to keep information to themselves when it disagrees with information from others, especially leaders. Social pressures cause people to keep information to themselves to avoid punishment from leaders who are denied.

These influences lead to four problems, the authors write: Instead of correcting the errors of their members, groups

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actually expand those errors; cascade effects (联级效应）take over when the group follows whomever spoke first or loudest; groups become more extreme in their ideas, as the internal discussions strengthen their predisposed（预先有倾向的）thoughts; and groups focus on shared information instead of unshared information.

Having laid out the core problems, the authors offer solutions. They begin with a list of methods aimed at handling the four core problems, such as:

Leaders have to keep quiet and convince group members that they sincerely want to hear all ideas.

Group success should be rewarded. Group members must understand that if the group is right, everyone benefits; this will encourage them to ensure that they find the right answer instead of pushing their own ideas.

Group members should be assigned specific roles, thus ensuring that everyone contributes.

Either individuals or assigned teams should be tasked with acting as devil’s advocates (唱反调的人). Groups also fail, the author writes, because they don’t distinguish between the early rounds of discussions, in which all ideas must be allowed on the table, and the final rounds of discussions, in which groups must be tight and analytical as they seek the accurate solution. Successful groups will deliberately separate the two processes.

In another approach, the authors demonstrate that the wisdom of crowds will often lead to the right answer if a majority of crowd members know their material. Decision-makers often prefer to rely on one single expert, but “chasing the expert” significantly reduces the probability of getting the decision right.

Wiser is a quick, engaging and thoughtful read that convincingly argues that, with a few simple steps and open-minded leadership, group discussions can, indeed, lead to wiser decisions. 63. The passage is mainly written to _____ .

A. make an advertisement for a new book B. introduce the main points of a new book C. prove that two heads are better than one

D. show how to make groupthink more effective

64. According to the passage, groups sometimes make bad decisions because some members _____ . A. are critical of others

C. disagree with the leader

B. are punished by the leader D. do not share different ideas

65. Which of the following can help improve the effectiveness of groupthink?

A. An expert helps to make the final decision. B. Team success is advocated with positive measures. C. No one is allowed to put forward their disagreement. D. Leaders don’t express their own opinions in the process. 66. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Wiser may be welcomed by decision-makers.

B. Wiser can change decision-makers’ attitude towards work. C. The more people in the group, the better decision will be made.

D. The final rounds of discussions are the most important in decision-making.

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Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A. A special value is placed on education in Asia, where tutoring is viewed as an extension of the school day. B. Children don't seem to mind that they have a tutor. C. Diagnostic tests can help take into account the areas of study needing special review and emphasis. D. Another reason for the growth in business is parental frustration and their packed schedules. E. Children work cooperatively with their private tutors. F. Nor is it aimed only at lower-achieving students. Tutoring a New Normal

It’s not piano lessons or dance lessons. Nowadays, the biggest extra-curricular activity in the West is going to a tutor. “I spend about 800 Canadian dollars a month on tutors. It’s costly,” says Pet, a mother in Canada. However, she adds, “after finding out half my daughter’s class had tutors, I felt like my child was going to fall behind because everyone else seemed to be ahead.”

Shelley, a mother of three, also has tutors constantly coming in and out of her home. “When I used to sit down with my children, it was hard to get them focused. I was always shouting. When I got a tutor once a week, they became focused for one entire hour and could get most of their homework done.”

Tutoring isn’t simply a private school phenomenon. 67________ In Canada alone, seven percent of high school students reported using a tutor in 2010. That increased to 15 percent last year.

Overall, parents hire tutors because they are worried schools are not meeting their expectations, but there is also a cultural shift. 68 ________As a large number of Asians emigrated to the West over the recent years, their attitudes towards education have had an impact.

69________ “A lot of parents just don have time to help their children with homework,” says Julie Diamond, president of an American tutoring company. “Others couldn’t help their children after Grade 3.”

There has been a shift in the attitudes, too. “Children used to get bullied(欺侮）for having a tutor,” Diamond says. “Now it’s becoming the norm to have one.”

________One parent feels surprised that so many of her child’s classmates have tutors. “For the amount we pay in tuition, they should have as much extra help as they need，” she says. Still, she’s now thinking of getting a tutor. Why? Her daughter has actually asked for one. IV. Summary Writing

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Gene Therapy

“We used to think that our fate was in our stars, but now we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our genes,” said James Watson. Watson is a molecular (分子的）biologist and co-discoverer of DNA structure. Why? Scientists are seeing that gene therapy is revolutionizing the treatment of disease.

In gene therapy, healthy genes are introduced into defective(有缺陷的）cells to prevent or cure disease. While much of the research is in the beginning stages, some successes point to the real benefit of the therapy. In Italy, doctors have

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recently treated one genetic disease with gene therapy. This disease most often begins to destroy the brain when children are between 1 and 2, stopping them from walking and talking. By inserting normal, healthy genetic material into a vims and then infecting the patients, scientists seem to be able to cure the disease. Although the children given the therapy still need follow-up treatments, they now lead a relatively normal life.

Gene therapy has also been used to help older patients. These people suffer from a disease that causes slow movement and uncontrollable shaking because part of the brain dies. Those treated with gene therapy showed a 23.1 percent improvement when tested six months later.

Gene therapy appears to be a more positive alternative to surgery or medicine and is an exciting new approach that is just making the news. Researchers hope that in the coming years, every genetic disease will have gene therapy as its treatment. But more research is needed to assure its safety. V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 你是否赞成为贫困学生设立一项基金？（approve) 73. 不可否认的是上海迪斯尼乐园每天人满为患。（deny)

74. 那个专门研究家庭教育的教授将受邀给这些家长做讲座。（expert)

75. 垃圾分类不仅有助于环境保护还有利于废物循环利用，所以人人要行动起来。（Not only)

VI. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 为了更好地培养学生的英语语言运用能力，营造更好的英语学习环境，中华中学决定每学年 举行一次“英语节”。最近，该校就“英语节”广泛征求学生意见。假设你是中华中学的学生陈 方，给负责此项目的王老师发一封电子邮件，提出你对一年一度“英语节”的建议。邮件内容应 包括：

1. 对“英语节”内容及形式的建议；

2. 提出这些建议的理由。

注：邮件中不得提及你的真实姓名或学校。

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崇明县2017届第一次高考模拟考试

英 语

参考答案及评分标准

II. Grammar and Vocabulary（共20分。每小题1分。） 21. less fortunate 22.participating 23. that/which 24. hit 26. if/when/as 31. D 32. J

27. is accepted 33. F 34. I

28. a 35. C 36. B

37. K

25. So

30. should 40. A

29. that 38. G 39. H

III. Reading Comprehension（共45分。第41至55小题，每题1分；第56至70小题，每题2分。） 41. D 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. B 50. D 51. A 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. D 58. C 59. B 60. C 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. D 65. B 66. A 67. F 68. A 69. D 70. B

IV. Summary Writing（共10分）

Gene therapy, which prevents or cures disease by inserting healthy genes into defective cells rather than by means of surgery or medicine, is changing the treatment of disease revolutionarily. Though in the initial phases, gene therapy has been successful in treating both children and older patients with genetic disease. However, more research is called for to ensure its security.

V. Translation（共15分）

72. Do you approve of setting up a fund for poor students? (1+1+1) 73. There is no denying that Shanghai Disneyland Park is crowded with people every day. (1+2) It can’t be denied that… 74. The professor who is (an) expert in/on/at family education will be invited to give a lecture to these parents. (2+1+1) 75. Not only does classifying/sorting rubbish help protect the environment, but also it helps recycle waste materials, so everyone should take action. (1+2+1+1)

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