12.A long time ago,there was a king named Akbar in India.He liked to ask his(1)
strange(奇怪的)questions.It was very(2)
to answer these questions,so few people could get them right. Once he asked a very unusual question.(3)
of his people knew the answer.At this moment,a man called Birbal came up to the(4)
. "May I ask what the question is?" Birbal asked. Akbar said,"How many crows are there in this(5)
?"Birbal answered quickly,"There are 50,589 crows,my king." "How can you be so(6)
?" asked Akbar. Birbal said,"Make your people count(數(shù)數(shù)),my king.If you find a larger number of crows than(7)
gave,it means some come to visit their friends in our city.If you find a smaller number of crows,it means some(8)
other cities to visit their friends." The king smiled.He was very(9)
Birbal's great answer.Some questions may sound very difficult,but in fact,they have open-ended(開放的)ansjye.airs.We just have to think about them in a(n)(10)
Do you know how to cook,clean or grow plants? If not,you will know soon.These will all be part of Chinese public education (教育) starting this fall. Students will have at least one class a week to learn different life skills.For example,fifth-and sixth-graders learn to cook two or three dishes,like fried eggs with tomato.It will help students be more independent (獨立的).
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May is the month for transplanting rice(插秧). In Majiaping village,Sichuan,junior students from Huaying Middle School are learning how to transplant rice by hand.Local farmers are teaching them. This is part of the school's labor(勞 動)education.Students can not only learn about farming,but also find out what it's like to work like a farmer themselves.
Class keeps going
The COVID-19 might have stopped Chinese students from going back to school.But it hasn't stopped them from learning. Some schools across China started their new term online on Feb 17.Students can learn major(主要的) subjects at home onljye.aie.In some countryside,students might not have the internet.But they can learn through their own educational TV channel(頻道).
(1)All the news above has something to do with (與……相關(guān))
. A.internet B.plants C.students D.life skills (2)Which would NOT be the class for the labor education?
A.Cook some simple dishes by themselves. B.Learn major subjects by themselves at home. C.Take part in local labor such as planting and fishing. D.Clean their rooms and classrooms. (3)The best heading for the second news would be
. A.May,the best time of the year B.Transplanting rice C.Students learn farming D.Teach students a lesson