05 Autumn Qidong Homework Junior High School English First Semester

Author: Wang Sheng
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Founded in 1928, Jiangsu Qidong High School is one of the first national model high schools and is located in Qidong City, known as "North Shanghai" with its unique blend of riverside and coastal charm in the Yangtze River Delta. After eighty years of weathering the test of time, it has become a first-class modern school in China with a certain international influence, and its name has echoed across the nation. Qidong High School currently has 99 teaching classes and 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 a large number of provincial and municipal subject leaders and core teaching staff. The school is equipped with first-class laboratories, libraries, gymnasiums, art halls, observatories, science museums, and multimedia and distance education networks, meeting the needs of students for reading, training, and individual development. In recent years, the school has continuously strengthened exchanges and cooperation with other provinces and internationally, establishing 4 new branch schools. Over the years, the school has taken "developing individual strengths, promoting comprehensive development, and laying a foundation for lifelong learning" as its educational philosophy, actively implementing quality education with remarkable results. Through long-term educational practice, Qidong High 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 following the educational approach of "comprehensive development and cultivating specialized talents," advancing step by step, and 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 bank and achieving excellent teaching outcomes. To sincerely express gratitude to sister schools across the country and meet the aspirations of teachers 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 teaching. Combining years of teaching experience, especially since the new "3+X" college entrance examination reform and the new curriculum reform, we have meticulously planned and compiled this scientific and practical "Qidong High School Homework Series." This is the first official collaboration between Qidong High School and a national-level publishing house, and we have specially authorized Longmen Bookstore to exclusively use our registered "Qidong High School" trademark for the publication. 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.
For this edition of the "Qidong High School Homework Series," we have made careful revisions. The revisions are based on the new "Teaching Syllabus," "Examination Guidelines," and "New Curriculum Standards." The design of the series incorporates innovations, including sub-sections such as [Preview Homework], [Classroom Homework], [After-School Homework], and [Innovative Homework]. In the revision, we have also boldly innovated in the composition of homework questions, reflecting a fresh sense of the times with new themes, content structures, scenarios, question formats, and open-ended explorations. This aims to align with the new trends of curriculum, teaching, and examination reforms, making it more suitable for students in different regions, schools, and at various levels. It not only reinforces foundational knowledge but also enhances learning and examination skills. During the revision, we have fully emphasized the following guiding principles and features:
1. Layered and Progressive Question Structure: The questions are designed to cater to the teaching realities of underdeveloped regions in central and western China and the diverse needs of teachers and students regarding "homework." Each question is labeled with hollow letters (A, B, C) at the beginning to indicate its approximate difficulty level, facilitating differentiated instruction and improving the effectiveness of homework.
2. Practical and Effective Lesson-Based Design: The greatest difference from traditional teaching aids is that the homework is designed by lesson, synchronized with classroom use, making it practical, effective, and highly operable. It integrates thinking into practice, focusing on solving the problems of "what to practice" and "how to practice" for each lesson.
3. Detailed and Standardized Explanations: The answers are thoroughly analyzed and explained, highlighting key knowledge points and basic methods, and where possible, teaching problem-solving techniques. This addresses both "how to solve" and "how to think about solving" the problem, making it suitable for a wide range of students. Additionally, each homework assignment is marked with a time limit and scoring criteria, allowing students to practice independently ("teaching themselves") and thus more effectively improve their quality of practice. Therefore, this series can also be considered a self-assessment tool for students.
4. Innovative and Extraordinary Educational Philosophy: The compilation fully reflects the requirements of the new curriculum and teaching reforms, embodying the educational philosophy 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 series includes a certain number of newly created original questions by the authors.
From the perspective of the examination syllabus, key points, and examination questions ("three exams"), this series of "Qidong High School Homework Series" provides guidance and analysis on problem-solving methods and techniques, making it an excellent supplementary material for students in junior and senior high school for learning, practice, and examination preparation.
During the writing and revision of this series, despite our efforts to review every chapter and question, and despite repeated proofreading over several months, some errors and omissions may still exist. We sincerely welcome feedback from readers to allow us to make timely corrections.
We look forward to growing with Qidong High School!