Qidong High School Homework Book Grade 8 English (People's Education Press)

Author: Wang Sheng (Main Editor) / Xue Shuihong (Sub-series Editor)
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Publishing Date: 2004-06-01
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Qidong High School, founded in 1928 in Qidong City, Jiangsu Province, is one of the first national model high schools and is renowned as "North Shanghai" in the Yangtze River Delta, known for its riverside and coastal charm. After eighty years of growth, it has become a first-class modern school in China with international influence, and its name is celebrated across the nation. Qidong High School currently has 99 teaching classes with over 5,600 students. It boasts a strong faculty, including 1 doctoral graduate, 24 master's degree holders, 3 provincial young and middle-aged experts, nearly 100 senior and advanced-level teachers, as well as numerous provincial and municipal subject leaders and core teaching staff. The school is equipped with first-class laboratories, libraries, gyms, art halls, observatories, science museums, and multimedia and distance education networks, meeting students' needs for reading, training, and personalized development. In recent years, the school has continuously strengthened exchanges and cooperation both domestically and internationally, establishing 4 new branch schools. For many years, Qidong High School has adhered to the educational philosophy of "developing individual talents, promoting comprehensive development, and laying a foundation for lifelong learning," actively implementing quality education with remarkable results. Through long-term educational practice, the school has gradually formed a distinctive educational style: "putting people first, prioritizing moral education, solidifying foundational knowledge, and fostering individuality"; a guiding principle of "everything for the students, for all students, and for the sake of all students"; and a key strategy of "scientific education and research-driven school development." The school is advancing along the educational approach of "comprehensive development and cultivating specialized talents," achieving new milestones step by step, further enhancing its reputation. A group of outstanding teachers and subject leaders at Qidong High School, in addition to their teaching duties, diligently strengthen educational research and the study of middle and high school examination questions, establishing their own question banks and achieving excellent teaching outcomes.
To sincerely express gratitude to sister schools across the country and meet the aspirations of educators and students, at the kind invitation of the renowned and authoritative scientific publishing house (Longmen Bookstore), our school has organized dozens of senior and advanced-level teachers and top coaches from the frontline of education. Combining years of teaching experience, especially since the "3X" new college entrance examination reform and the new curriculum reform, we have meticulously planned and compiled this scientific and practical "Qidong High School Homework Book." This marks the first official collaboration between Qidong High School and a national-level publishing house. We are particularly authorized to grant Longmen Bookstore exclusive rights to use our registered "Qidong High School" trademark for the publication of this series. The collaboration between Qidong High School and Longmen Bookstore in launching this series reflects our school's teaching practices and experience in nurturing top students and addressing learning gaps. It is authentic and we believe it will be highly favored by readers.
This edition of the "Qidong High School Homework Book" has undergone careful revision. The revision is based on the new Teaching Syllabus, Examination Guidelines, and Curriculum Standards, with innovative design in its structure, including sub-sections such as [Preview Homework], [Classroom Homework], [After-School Homework], and [Innovative Homework]. The revision also introduces bold innovations in question design, reflecting a fresh, contemporary spirit. The questions emphasize new perspectives in purpose, content structure, scenario creation, question phrasing, and open-ended exploration, aligning with the trends of the new round of curriculum, teaching, and examination reforms. This makes the book more suitable for students in different regions, schools, and at various academic levels, helping them solidify foundational knowledge while improving learning and exam-taking skills.
During the revision, the following guiding principles and features have been fully highlighted:
1. Layered and Progressive Question Structure: The questions are designed to accommodate the teaching realities of underdeveloped regions in central and western China and the diverse needs of teachers and students regarding "exercises." Each question is labeled with hollow letters (A, B, C) at the beginning to indicate its approximate difficulty level, facilitating differentiated instruction and enhancing the effectiveness of homework practice.
2. Practical and Effective Lesson-Based Design: Unlike traditional teaching aids, this book is designed lesson by lesson, synchronizing with classroom use, making it highly practical, effective, and easy to implement. It integrates thinking into practice, focusing on solving the key questions of "what to practice" and "how to practice" for each lesson.
3. Detailed and Standardized Guidance: The answers and analyses are thorough, highlighting key knowledge points and basic methods, and providing insights into problem-solving techniques. This addresses both "how to solve" and "how to think about solving" the problems, making it widely applicable. Each homework assignment is clearly marked with time limits and scoring standards, allowing students to practice independently ("teaching themselves") and improving their practice quality more effectively. Thus, this book can also be considered a self-assessment tool for students' learning abilities.
4. Innovative and Extraordinary Educational Philosophy: The revision fully reflects the requirements of the new round of teaching and curriculum reforms, embodying the educational ideas and philosophies of the new curriculum. It showcases extraordinary thinking. The selection of questions follows the principle of combining "originality and classics," with a focus on developing "ability-based, open-ended, applied, and comprehensive" questions. Each subject's homework book includes a number of newly created original questions by the authors.
From the perspective of the examination syllabus, key points, and examination questions ("the three exams"), this book provides a clear direction, and its problem-solving methods and techniques offer insightful guidance. It serves as an excellent supplementary material for students in junior and senior high school, guiding them in learning, practice, and exams.
During the writing and revision of this series, despite our efforts to review every chapter and question, and despite multiple rounds of proofreading, some errors and omissions may still exist. We sincerely welcome feedback from readers to allow for timely corrections.
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