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Violin prodigies（神童）, I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the grea...
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CeliawasshockeD.Shehadalwaysbeeningoodshapeduringhighschoolbutnowinherfirstyearofcollegeshewassuddenlytenpoundsheavier.MyfriendsandIoftenhadpizzaoricecreamwhenwestudiedlateatnightshesaidandIwasalwaysdrinkingCoketostayawakE.Celia’sexperienceiscommon.Manystudentsentercollegeandfinditsodifferentthattheycannotdealwithchangesproperly.They’reawayfromtheirparentsandinanewstressfulenvironment.PressurestogetherwithfreedomtosleepandeatwhatevertheypleasecausemanystudentstoexperiencetheFreshman15:gainingweightsuddenlyintheirfreshmanyearofcollegE.MoststudentsdonotrealizethattheFreshman15cancausesomeserioushealthproblems.Ofcoursecollege-ageadultsarestilldevelopingbonemasssogainingsomeweightisnormal.Suddenweightgainhoweverputstoomuchstrain负担ontheheartandlungsresultinginlittleenergyandsomedifficultythinkingandremembering.Inlaterlifeitcanleadtoheartdiseasediabetesobesityandpossiblecancer.ThesolutiontotheFreshman15issimple－payattentiontodevelopinggoodhabits!Ingeneral:●Eatnormal-sizedmealsatregulartimes.Eatslowlyandenjoyitsoyoudon’tneedtogobackformorE.●Keeponlyhealthysnacksinyourroom－anddon’tsnacktoooften!●Controldrinkingandsmoking.Alcoholhasalotofcaloriesandsmokingtoomuchmakesexercisedifficult.●Exerciseregularly!Evenjust30minutesaday－suchaswalkingquicklytoclassfromyourdorm－willmakeabigdifference!60.WhathappenedtoCeliainherfirstyearofcollege?A.Shehadsleepproblems.B.Sheputonweightsuddenly.C.ShealwaysstudiedlatE.D.ShewentonadietsoastokeepingoodshapE.61.Whatdomanystudentsthinkoftheirfreshmanyearofcollege?A.Theyfinditquitedifferent.B.Theyfinditnotquitedifficult.C.TheyfinditveryfreE.D.TheyfinditsimplE.62.Whatdomostcollegestudentsfailtorealize?A.Gainingsomeweightisnormal.B.Theyhavegrownup.C.Theyhavegainedalotofweight.D.Suddenweightgainmayresultinserioushealthproblems.63.Whatarestudentsadvisedtodo?A.Eatslowlyandexerciseregularly.B.eatallfoodslowlyandregularly.C.Keepenoughhealthysnacksintheroom.D.EathealthysnacksasmuchaspossiblE.
I'mfromtheSouthBronx.At7myneighborhoodwasthebeginningandendofmyuniversE.ItwasasmalltowntomE.EveryonekneweachothersoifyougotintotroubleinschoolyourmomknewaboutitbeforeyougothomE.IfeltwatchedoverandsafE.ButjustbeforeIturned8thingsbegantochangE.Iwatchedtwobuildingsonmyblockburndown.IrememberedseeingmyneighborPitogoupanddownthefiretogetpeopleout.Wherewerethefiremen?Wherewasthetruck?Somebodymusthavecalledthem.ThatsamesummerafterservingtwotoursinVietnammybrotherwaskilledintheSouthBronx.Hewasshotabovethelefteyeanddiedinstantly.PeoplemovedoutoftheneighborhoodandallIwantedtodowastogetouttoo.IusededucationtogetawayfromthereandgotgoodatavoidingthetopicofwhereIwasfrom.TobefromtheSouthBronxmeantthatyouwerenotagoodperson.Itfeltlikeastain.AftercollegeIdidn'twanttocomebacktotheSouthBronxbutinordertoaffordtograduatefromschoolIhadto.Iwasalmost30andcouldonlyaffordtoliveatmyparents'homE.ItfeltlikeadefeatandIhatedit.Atthesametimethecitywasplanningahugewastefacilityhereandnooneseemedtocare—includingmanyofuswholivedherE.TheythoughtWellit'sapoorcommunity;what'sthedifference?Iwasveryangry.Itdrovemetoact.ItmovedmyspiritinawaythatIdidn'tknowitwaspossiblE.Anditchangedmybeliefs—itchangedthewayIfeltaboutmyselfandmycommunity.Iworkedhardwithotherswhofeltthesamewayandtogetherwedefeatedtheplan.AfterthatIrealizedit'sjustasimportanttofightforsomethingasitistofightagainstsomething.Sowedreamedupanewparkonthesiteofanillegalwastedump—andaftermanycommunityclean-upsalongwith$3millionfromthecitywehaveonE.Andit'saglory.Itwastheseedfromwhichmanynewplansforourcommunityhavegrown.TodaytheSouthBronxisnolongerastain;it'sabadge象征ofhonorformE.IbelievethatwhereI'mfromhelpsmetoreallyseetheworlD.TodaywhenIsayI'mfromtheSouthBronxIstandupstraight.ThisishomeanditalwayswillbE.41.Paragraphs2and3makethereadersbelieve____________.A.theauthorfeltwatchedoverandsafeB.theauthor’sbrotherwasabadmanC.theauthor’sneighborPitowasbraverthanafiremanD.theauthorfelthishometownwasnotasafeplacetolivein42.TheauthorwentbacktotheSouthBronxaftercollegebecause____________.A.hecouldn’taffordtolivewithouthisparents’helpB.helovedhishometownverymuchC.hewasdefeatedinstudiesatcollegeD.healmostreachedtheageof3043.TheunderlinedsentencesParagraph2implythat____________.A.theauthorwonderedwherethefiremenandthetruckwereB.theauthorwantedsomeonetocallthefiremenC.thefiremendidn’tcometohelpalthoughcalledD.thefiremendidn’tfindaplacetoparkthetruck44.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthepassage?A.GreatchangeshavetakenplaceintheSouthBronx.B.TheSouthBronxisabeautifulplacE.C.Youcanmakeadifferencetoyourhometownifyouact.D.Everyoneshouldlovehishometown.
Whilethefactorsdrivingthemodernfamilyaremanyandcomplex－fromtheexplosionoftechnologytotheinflux涌入ofmothersintotheworkforce－parentalfearmaybeattheheartoftoday'srushed匆忙的approachtochild－rearing养育孩子someexpertssay.ParentsfeareverythingfrommediaexposuretoviolencetopeerpressuresaysAlanMirabelliexecutivedirectorofOttawathinktank.Perhapsmostofallthere'sthefearthattheirkidswon'tbeequippedtocompeteinthefuturE.Somemightarguethattoday'sparentsaremicromanagersbecauseunlikethosewhoraisedfamiliesduringtheDepressionandWorldWarⅡtheydon'thaveenoughrealworries.ButMirabellisaysitcomesdowntoadifferentcontextandadifferentsetofchallenges.Henotesthatwhileparents25or30yearsagohadthemodestgoalsofprovidingtheiroffspringwithmorethantheyhadthecurrentdrivingforceisthedesperationtoequipkidsforadog－eat－dogworlD.Theydemandtougherschoolsaheftier容量更大的curriculumandstandardizedtestingtomeasureperformancE.Outsidetheschoolsystemtheyfillinthegapswithtutoringmusiclessonsartclassesgymnasticsandhockey.Forthosewhocan'taffordit_there'stheadditionalstressandfearthattheirkidsdon'tstandachancE.DavidElkindarenownedchildpsychologistandauthorofTheHurriedChildsayshyper－parentingisareactiontoaworldchangingsofastandwehavenoideahowtopreparekidsforit.Parentscan'tenvisionthesocietytheirkidswillinhabitasadultssotheytrytocoverallthepossibilitiescramminginasmuchaspossibleandoperatingontheprinciplethatearlierisbetter.ThisworksagainstthenotionofletchildrenbechildrensaidDavidElkinD.6.Thebiggestfearofparentsisthattheirchildren________.A.willchangefortheworsebecauseofmediainfluenceB.willgetinvolvedinviolenceC.willfallbehindinfuturecompetitionD.willcomparethemselveswithpeers7.DavidElkindholdstheviewthat________.A.parentsshouldequiptheirkidsforachangingworldB.parentsshouldn'tworrytoomuchabouttheirchildrenC.parentsshouldn'tdestroythechildhoodoftheirchildrenD.it'sbetterforparentstoforeseethefuturesociety8.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat________.A.childrentodaycan'tenjoyarealchildhoodB.childrentodayarebetterequippedforthefutureC.parentstodayactuallyhavenorealworriesD.parentstodayfacemorechallengesactually9.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthetext?A.ModernfamilyisbecomingcomplexB.Theharmofrushedapproachtochild－rearingC.HowtoequipchildrenforthefutureD.Theparentsareworriedsothechildrenarehurried10.Theunderlinedworditinthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto________.A.thetougheducationB.agoodenvironmentC.acolourfulafter－schoolactivityD.arichandhappylife
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Whenwetalkaboutintelligencewedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresincertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehavingespeciallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligenceweneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.Forexamplewheninanewsituationanintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituationnotabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecanandthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkoutbutatleasthetries.Andifhecan'tmakethingsworkoutrighthedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefails;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentpersonevenifheisveryyounghasaspecialoutlook人生观onlifespecialfeelingaboutlifeandknowshowhefitsintoit.Ifyoulookatchildrenyou'llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecallbrightchildrenandnotbrightchildren.TheyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeoplenotjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligencE.Forexamplethebrightchildreallywantstofindoutmoreaboutlife—hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream－world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.1.Accordingtothispassageintelligenceistheability________.A.tobehaveimmediatelyB.todowellinschoolC.todealwithlifeD.toknowwhattodo2.Inanewsituationanintelligentperson________.A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohimB.issureoftheresulthewillgetC.concentratesonthesituationD.caresmoreabouthimself3.Accordingtothepassagethebiggestdifferencebetweenbrightchildrenandnotbrightchildrenliesin________.A.theamountofintelligenceB.thedifferentsituationstheyfaceC.thedifferentattitudestolifeD.thebackgroundoflife4.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.What'srealmeaningofintelligence?B.What'sthebrightchildren'sbehaviour?C.What'saspecialoutlookonlife?D.Howtoliveandbehaveinanewsituation?5.Inthenextpartofthepassagetheauthormightcontinuetotalkabout________.A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceisB.howeducationshouldbechangedC.howtojudgewhetherapersonisintelligentD.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught
EveryyearinthefirstweekofEnglishclasssomestudentsinformmethatwritingistooharD.Theyneverwriteunlesshomeworkrequiresit.Theyfindthewritingprocesspainfulanddifficult.Howawfulitistobeabletospeakinalanguagebutnottowriteinitespeciallywithitsrichvocabulary.Beingabletospeakbutnotwriteislikelivinginanenormousmansionandneverleavingonesmallroom.WhenImeetstudentswhothinktheycan’twriteIknowasateachermydutyistoshowthemtherestoftherooms.Mytaskistobuildfluencyandaccuracywhileprovidingtheopportunityinanywritingactivitytoenhance增强themoralandemotionaldevelopmentofmystudents.Onegreatwaytodothisisbyhavingstudentswriteinajournalinclasseveryday.Writingabilityislikestrengthtraining.Writingneedstobedonejustlikeexercise;justasmusclesgrowstrongerwithexercisewritingskillsimprovequicklywithwritingpracticedaily.Ioftenseeariseinstudentconfidenceandperformanceafteronlyafewweeksofjournalwriting.ExpressingoneselfinwritingisoneofthemostimportantskillsIteachtostrengthenthewholestudent.Whenmystudentspracticejournalwritingtheyarepracticingfortheirfutureacademicpoliticalandemotionallives.Theybuildskillssothatsomesaytheymightwriteagreatnovelapieceofsorelyneededlegislation法规ortheperfectloveletter.Thattheywriteintheirjournalseverydayputsthemastepclosertofluencyeloquence雄辩andcommandofthelanguagE.80.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragestudentstokeepajournaleveryday.B.Toanalyzestudents’problemsinlearninglanguages.C.Tostresstheimportanceofwritinginlanguagelearning.D.Tointroduceaneffectivewayofimprovingstudents’writing.81.TheunderlinedphraseanenormousmansioninParagraph2referstostudents’.A.writingopportunityB.largehouseC.largevocabularyD.emotionallife82.Intheauthor’sviewwhatcanstudentsbenefitfromthejournalwriting?A.Itisbeneficialtostudents’futurecareer.B.Itcanmakestudentsmoreemotional.C.Itishelpfultostudents’homework.D.Itcanenlargestudents’vocabulary.
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A.Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginningamiddleandanendwithcommercials商业广告thrownineverythreeorfourminutes.ThecommercialsareunavoidablE.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow.BuySuperCleanToothpastE.DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.FillupwithPacificGas.OnlyifyousleepwhichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoffareyousparedtheunendingcryofYouNeedIt!BuyItNow!Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexcitingevenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybeforE.Usuallysomethingshavechanged—newhousesnewbuildingssometimesevenanewroaD.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless鲁莽的ordaringtheridecanbeasthrilling惊心动魄的asasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?Willthedrivermoveintotherightorthelefthandlane?Afterawhileofcoursetheexcitementdiesdown.SleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheridE.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.TheseatofcoursehasbecomeharderasthehourshavepasseD.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossedwithyourhandsinyourlapwithyourhandsonthearmrestsevenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourheaD.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaystosit.56.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?A.BusesontheroaD.B.Filmsontelevision.C.Advertisementsonthebillboards.D.Gasstations.57.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Togivethewriter’sopinionaboutlongbustrips.B.Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.C.Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.D.TodescribethebillboardsalongtheroaD.58.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause____.A.thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefunB.theybothhaveabeginningamiddleandanendwithcommercialsinbetweenC.thedriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbusesD.bothtravelingandwatchingTVarenotexciting.59.Thewriterthinkstheendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginningbecausebothare____.A.excitingB.comfortableC.tiringD.boring
AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgoodmostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssayMyspokenEnglishispoor.HowevertheirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremainpoor!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.Firsttheyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.Howeveryoucanspeakwithalimitedvocabularyifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.Secondtheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.Howeverinspeakingyouraimisfluency.YouwanttogetyourmessageacrosstotalktosomeoneinEnglishasquicklyandaswellasyoucaneventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortensebutitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowances留出余地体谅foranymistakeshehears.Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.FourthmostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.IfyouhavethisproactiveoutlookthenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmorE.56.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading.B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.57.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervousdon’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshydon’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!58.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine
Weigheddown压得喘不过气来bystudy?Pushedtothelimitbythefastpaceoflife?Frightenedbythepossiblewar?Wellyou’renotalone.MenandwomeninFranceareseekingreliefusingtheworld’sbestmedicine--laughter.Inthepastyearmorethan25laughterclubshavebeensetupacrossthecountry.Peopleofallagesreleasetheirstresswithanhourofgrouplaughs.Peopletelephonedmeandsaidtheyhaveforgottenwhatitistolaugh.Theywanttofindaplacewheretheycanescapealltheirproblemsforawhile.Sotheycomesaid40-year-oldJocelynLeMoan.Sheusuallytakesaclassofaround60peoplethroughaseriesoflaughtertechniques.Herpupilsrangefromteenagersto70yearsoldbutmostaremiddle-agedwhitecollarsseeking60minutesofrelaxationattheendofabusyday.LeMoantakesthemthroughtheLionLaughandtheLaughContestwhereparticipantsspeaktoeachotherindifferentways.Andinsteadoftalkingtheybreakintofitsoflaughter.Attheendthereare15minutesofmeditation沉思whentheylieontheirbacksandletthelaughsburstoutoftheirmouths.Iloveit.It’sanexperiencethathaschangedmylife.ThroughitIrediscoveredthechild’slaughinsidemesaidRomainJourffroy24.USPresidentGeorgeW..Bushshouldgiveitatry.Hehaslosthislaughshejoked.LikeJourffroymanylaughterclubmembersfindthemselveschangedintochildrenagainandWhynot?Theaveragepreschoolerlaughsupto400timesaday.Theaverageadultonlyasadseventofifteen.Thephysicalbenefitsoflaughterarealreadywell-recognized.Doctorssaytheactoflaughingreleasesgoodchemicalsintotheblood-streamwhilethequickbreathingthataccompaniesithelpsmassage按摩thedigestiveorgansandstrengthenstheheart.Afullhourislikehavingyourinsidesgojogging!Onefinishesoutofbreathbutfeelsrevitalized产生新活力.Andontopofthatyou’vehadalaughsaiddoctorAlexisdEstaing.AndmanyparticipantsinParisalsoemphasizethePsychologicalbenefits.Theybelievethatlaughterisawayofmakingoneselffeelmoreconfident.MaybeitisbecausewearesurroundedbysomanytroublesthatwefeeltheneedtokeeplaughingsaidAnneMaurigianoa29-year-oldfilmmaker.56.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethefollowingbut__________.A.JocelynLeMoanisateacheroftheclub.B.themembersaremostlymiddle-agedwhitecollars.C.peoplealwaysneedsomewaytorelaxinlife.D.laughfreelyandeverythinggoeswell.57.Thewritersuggestedthatyoushould__________.A.haveagoodlaughafterabusydayB.talktoeachotheraboutwhattroublesyouC.learnseriesoflaughtertechniquesD.taketheworld’sbestmedicine58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedamongthebenefitsoflaughing?A.Itcanmakepeoplerediscovertheirchildren’slaugh.B.Itcanreleasegoodchemicalintobloodstream.C.Itcanmakeyoufeelself-confident.D.Itcancuretheillnessofpeople.59.Whatdoesthephraseonthetopofthatmean?A.besidesB.onthetopoftirednessC.aboveallD.onthetopofyourenergy
YOUCAN'TDOITEVENIFITHURTSNOBODYWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan'tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.Reallifeismuchmorecomplex.InthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegreE.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.InadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrimE.Whycanwetoleratesomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.WhenpeoplecelebrateasportschampionshipiftheyseesomeonebreakingstorewindowstheymightstartbreakingwindowsthemselvesorevenstealfromthestorE.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw-breakingwecantoleratE.WemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshoulD.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinfullcolorinnewspapersandmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.IfsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanminD.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsiblE.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining$50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstract抽象的ideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend'sfrienD.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisunderstandingsoflaw-breakingwecouldthinkitissurprisingthatsomanypeoplehaveacriminalrecorD.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldstrictlawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorisunacceptablE.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone'sresponsibility.57.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.probablymeans______.A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemuchmorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.somemodelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife58.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanminD.B.Theybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirminds.C.Theyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlives.D.Theyaren'tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws.59.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause______.A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfiilactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw-breaking60.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Todiscusswhetherlawsarestrictenough.B.Toremindpeopletobehavewithhonesty.C.Toshowpeopletheimportanceofeducation.D.Toexplainwhymanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.
Full-timeuniversitystudentsspendalltheirtimestudying.Theydon’tdootherwork.Theircourseusuallylastsforthreeorfouryears.Medicalstudentshavetofollowacourselastingforsixorsevenyears.Thentheygraduateasdoctor.InBritainfull-timeuniversitystudentshavethreetermsofabouttenweeksineachyear.Duringthesetermstheygotolecturesortheystudybythemselves.TheirvacationsarelongbutofcoursetheycanusethemtostudyathomE.SomeuniversitieslikeOxfordandCambridgeinEnglandareresidential.Thismeansthatduringtheuniversitytermsthestudentsliveinuniversities.Otheruniversitiesarenon-residential.Someofthestudentsattheseuniversitiescanliveinauniversityhotelbutmanyliveathomeorinlodgingsandhavetotraveldailytotheirlectures.Largecitiesoftenhaveuniversitiesofthiskindsometimesthestudentshavetospendalotoftimeontheirjourneys.Full-timestudentsarealsocalledinternalstudentsbecausetheyspendalltheirtimesatuniversities.Therearealsoexternalstudentswhocannotattendtheuniversityfull-timebutwhoarestudyingforitsexaminations.Theyarepart-timestudents.Theyhavetodootherworkduringthedayusuallytoearntheirlivingandtheystudyintheevening.Externalstudentsareoftenolderthanfull-timeinternalstudents.Sometimestheycanattendlecturesintheeveningbutmanyofthemhavetostudybycorrespondence函授.theywriteathometheworkthatissetbytheirtutors指导教师.Thenhavetopasstheirworktotheirtutorspostcorrectionsandadvicebacktothem.InsomecountriesUniversitiesoftheAircannowhelpstudentstoreceivedegrees.Afterspeciallecturesonradioortelevisionthesestudentshavetosendsetworkforcorrectionbycorrespondence.Howeverforafewweekseachyeartheycanattendspecialvacationcourseatuniversities.60._____havetostudyatuniversityforsixorsevenyears.A.AllthestudentsB.MedicalstudentsC.Full-timestudentsD.Part-timestudents61.Medicalstudentsallbecomedoctors_____.A.whentheygraduateB.beforetheygraduateC.aftertheyworkinthehospitalforsixorsevenyearsD.whiletheyarestudyingatuniversities62.Theresidentialstudentsarethosewho_____.A.liveathomeB.gotoschooleverydayC.liveinauniversityD.havetodootherwork63.Thepart-timestudents_____.A.workforalivinginthedaytimeandstudyintheeveningB.areinternalstudentsC.areresidentialstudentsD.havetoattendlecturesduringtheday
Inbringingupchildreneveryparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition学会ofeachnewskill―thefirstspokenwordsthefirstindependentstepsorthebeginningofreadingandwriting.ItiscommonthatparentshurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningratebutthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechilD.ThismighthappenatanystagE.A.babymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearlyandayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhandthoughifachildisleftalonetoomuchorwithoutanylearningopportunitiesheloseshisnaturalenthusiasm热情forlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters;othersaresevereovertimeofcominghomeatnightorpunctuality准时formeals.Ingeneralthecontrolsimposed强加的representtheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunity社区asmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandards道德标准inthegrowingchildconsistency连贯性isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality.Alsoparentsshouldrealizethatexampleisbetterthanprecept.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach说教theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedandemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselvesandrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooleD.Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.46.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills_____.A.shouldbeavoidedB.isuniversalamongparentsC.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD.willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings47.Whenchildrenarelearningnewskillsparentsshould_____.A.encouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB.notexpecttoomuchofthemC.achieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirownD.createasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible48.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat_____.A.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB.parentalcontrolssatisfyonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityC.parentalrestrictionsvaryandarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD.parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation49.TheunderlinedwordpreceptinParagraph3probablymeans_____.A.ideaB.punishmentC.behaviorD.instruction50.Inmoralmattersparentsshould_____.A.observetherulesthemselvesB.beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC.forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmoralityD.satisfytheirchildren’sneeds
AnewreportsaysonlyabouthalfofallstudentsinthemainschoolsystemsofAmerica’slargestcitiesfinishhighschool.Thereportnoteshigherratesofgraduation—over70%—inareassurroundingthecities.Researchersstudiedhighschoolgraduationratesfromthe20032004schoolyear.Theyalsoidentifiedthenation’sfiftylargestcities.ThelargestNewYorkCityhadapopulationofmorethaneightmillion.ThesmallestcitywasWichitaKansas.IthadaboutthreehundredandsixtythousandpeoplE.Researchersusedasystemofmeasurementcalledthecumulativepromotionindextofindgraduationrates.Schoolofficialsinmanyofthecitiesstudiedsaidtheresultingnumbersweretoolow.Thatisbecausedifferentareasusedifferentmethodstofindgraduationrates.Criticssaymanymethodsdonotgiveatruepictureofthenumberofstudentswholeavehighschoolbeforefinishing.Otherstudieshaveputthenationalgraduationrateatabout70%.Butexpertsagreethattoomanystudentsarenotcompletinghighschool.Theyestimatethenumberatmorethanonemillioneachyear.ThereportwaspreparedforAmerica’sPromiseAlliancE.TheprivategroupaimstohelpchildrenreceiveservicestheyneedtosucceeD.GeneralColinPowellwaschairmanofAmerica’sPromiseAlliancewhenitwasformedin1997.HeattendedthepressconferenceTuesdaywherethereportwasreleaseD.HesaidstudieshaveshownthattheUSmustdomoretoeducatetheleadersandworkforceofthefuturE.SecretaryofEducationMargaretSpellingsalsospokE.Shesaidthegovernmentwillproposethatstatesusethesamemethodswhenreportinggraduationrates.Allianceofficialsalsoannouncedthestartofanationwidecampaigntoimprovegraduationrates.Itistoincludeaseriesofmeetingstobeheldineverystateoverthenexttwoyears.Themeetingswillbringtogetherelectedleadersbusinessownersstudentsparentsandeducationofficials.TheywilldevelopplanstoincreasethenumberofAmericanswhofinishhighschool.60.Theauthorwantstotellus___________.A.toomanyAmericansdonotfinishhighschoolB.differentmethodstofindgraduationratesC.servicesAmericanchildrenneedtoreceiveD.theincreaseofthenumberofAmericanswhofinishtheirhighschool61.FromParagraph1wecaninferthat__________.A.thereare8360000peopleintheUS’fiftylargestcitiesB.WichitainKansasisthesmallestcityintheUSC.50%ofthepeopleintheUSdon’tfinishtheirhighschooleducationD.highschoolgraduationratesinornearthebiggestcitiesarehigher62.Theunderlinedwordpictureprobablycanbereplacedby_______.A.situationB.sceneC.imageD.mood63.Fromthelastparagraphwecandrawaconclusionthat_______-.A.secretaryofEducationMargaretSpellingsdidn’tbelievethatnumberfromthereportB.thegovernmentwillstopusingthecumulativepromotionindextofindgraduationratesC.secretaryofEducationMargaretSpellingsannouncedthestartofanationwidecampaigntoimprovegraduationratesD.thelowgraduationratesshouldbepaidattentiontobythegovernmentandthesociety
Ifparentsbringupachildwiththeaimofturningthechildintoagenius天才theywillcausegreatdamagetohim.AccordingtoseveralleadingeducationalexpertsthisisoneofthebiggestmistakesthatsomeparentsmakE.Generallythechildwillunderstandverywellwhattheparentsexpectandwillfall.Unrealistic不现实expectationsoftheparentscancausegreatdamagetochildren.Howeverifparentsarenotunrealisticaboutwhattheyexpecttheirchildrentodobutarehopefulinasensible明智waythechildmaysucceedindoingverywell--especiallyiftheparentsareverysupportivetotheirchildren.MichaelLiisverylucky.Heisveryfondofmusicandhisparentshelphimalotbytakinghimtoconcertsandlethimattendpianoandviolinlessons.AlthoughMichael’smotherknowsverylittleaboutmusichisfatherisagoodmusician.HoweverhenevermakesMichaelentermusiccompetitionsifheisunwilling.Michael’sfriendWinstonChenhoweverisnotsolucky.AlthoughbothhisparentsaresuccessfulmusicianstheysettoohighastandardforWinston.TheywanttheirsontobeassuccessfulastheyareandsotheyenterhimineverypianocompetitionhelD.Theyareveryunhappywhenhedoesnotwin.WhenIwasyourageIusedtowineverycompetitionIenter.Winston’sfathertellshim.Winstonisalwaysafraidthathewilldisappointhisparentsandnowhealwaysquietandunhappy.67.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A.whatdifferencestherearebetweenparentsB.whataimofachildcanbeeasiertoreachC.howparentsshouldmakeachildamusicianD.howparentsshouldbringuptheirchildren68.Michaelisluckybecause_____.A.hisparentshelphiminasensiblewayB.hisfamilyisrichenoughtohaveacarC.hisfatherisasuccessfulmusicianD.heisfreetodoanythinghelikesbest69.Winston’sparentssetsohighastandardforhimthat_____.A.hehastodohisbesttodoeverythingB.hehasmadegreaterprogressinmusicC.heisafraidhemaydisappointthemD.heoftenwantstokillhimselfsomeday70.Itisoneoftheparents’worstmistakesifthey_____.A.wanttheirchildtobeamusicianB.maketheirchildtrytoachievetoomuchC.don’tcaretheirchild’seducationmuchD.helptheirchildtowinmusiccompetition
Britishsocietyisconsideredtobedividedintothreemaingroupsofclasses―theUpperClasstheMiddleClassandtheLowerorWorkingClass.ThisisknownastheClasssystemanditisimportanttoknowsomethingaboutitifyouwanttounderstandBritishpeopleandsociety.MostBritishpeoplegrowupwithadeepknowledgeandunderstandingoftheclasssystemeveniftheyarenotveryconscious意识到ofit.Mostpeopleknowwhichclasstheybelongtobythewaytheyspeaktheirclothestheirinterestsoreventhetypeoffoodtheyeat.Socialclassisnotonlyaboutbehaviorandattitudes.Forexamplealthoughmanyupperclasspeoplearerichandmayownalotoflandhavingalotofmoneydoesnotmakeapersonupperclass.Itisalsoimportanttocomefromaparticularkindoffamilyhavefriendswhoareconsideredsuitablehavebeentoacertaintypeofprivateschoolandspeakwiththerightkindofaccent.TherearepeoplewhoarepoorbutwhodonotthinkofthemselvesasworkingclassbecausetheirfamilybackgroundeducationpoliticalopinionsetC.aredifferentfromthoseofmostworking-classpeoplE.ManypeopledonotliketheclasssystembutitisimpossibletopretendthatthesedifferencesdonotexistorthatBritishpeopledonotsometimesformopinionsinthisway.63.AccordingtothepassageyoucannotjudgeanEnglishman’ssocialclassby_________.A.wherehewasbornB.thewayhespeaksC.theclotheshewearsD.theinterestshehas64.IfanEnglishmanhasmuchmoney__________.A.hebelongstothemiddleclassB.hemustbeamemberoftheupperclassC.heisnotlikelytobefromtheupperclassD.hemaybuyanupperclasstitlewiththemoney65.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?________.A.ManyrichpeopledonotbelongtotheupperclassB.TodaymanyBritishpeopledonotliketheclasssystemC.ManypoorpeopledonotconsiderthemselvesaslowerclassD.AnEnglishman’ssocialclassisdeterminedbymanyfactors因素66.AccordingtothepassagetheideaoftheclasssysteminBritain_________.A.existsonlyinthemindofforeignersB.isdeeplyrootedintheBritishpeopleC.isnowundersevereattackD.isregardedasalongsystem
Startedin1636HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.YalePrincetonColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvarD.Intheearlyyearstheseschoolweremuch.alike*similar.OnlyyoungmenwenttocollegE.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduated*毕业mostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Laterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraining*训练inHarvard'slawschool.In1825besidesLatinandGreekHarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwith涉及specialfieldsoflearning.There'ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan'tofferitall.11.TheoldestuniversityintheUSis_________.A.YaleB.HarvardC.PrincetonD.Columbia12.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethatintheearlyyears______.A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesameB.peopleyoungoroldmightstudyinthecollegesC.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscienceD.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschooltheybecamelawyersorteachers13.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were________.A.LatinandGreekB.LatinGreenFrenchandGermanC.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman14.Asknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach_______.A.everythingthatwasknownB.lawandsomethingaboutmedicineC.manynewsubjectsD.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudents15.Onthewholethepassageisabout___________.A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmericaC.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches
Childrenarelosingtheabilitytoplayproperlybecausetheyarebeinggiventoomanytoysandgamesaccordingtonewresearch.Thestudiesshowthatchildrenespeciallythoseunderfiveareoftenoverwhelmedandactuallyplaylessthanthosewithfewertoys.Itmayevenharmtheirdevelopment.Thestudiesshowthatgivingchildrentoomanytoysortoysofthewrongtypecanactuallybedoingthemharm.Theygetoverwhelmedandcannotconcentrateonanythinglongenoughtolearnfromit.TheconclusionshavebeenbackedupbyBritishresearchlookingatchildrenwithrelativelyfewertoyswhoseparentsspendmoretimereadingsingingorplayingwiththem.Itshowedsuchchildrensurpass胜过youngstersfromricherbackgroundseventhosewhocouldusecomputers.Someparentsnoticetheilleffectearly.OrhanIsmailaresearchersawachangefortheworseinCameronhis10-month-oldsonafterhewasgivenalotoftoyslastChristmas.IsmailsaidIftherearetoomanytoysinfrontofhimhewilljustkeepflittingaroundthemandthenendupgoingoffandfindingsomethinglikeaslippertoplaywith.Nowwejustgetoutoneortwotoysandhidetherestinabox.Alexanderandherhusbandalsodecidedtolimitthetoystheir6daughtersplaywith.Shebelievedmanytoysrestrictchildren’simaginations.ShesaidA.BarbiecanonlyworkasaBarbiE.Butacardboardboxcanbecomeanything.Theonlylimitationsareinthechild’sminD.ExpertshesitatetoputafigureonthenumberoftoyschildrenshouldhavebutmanybelievetwodozenisenoughforchildrenofpreschoolagE.60.FromwhichparagraphwecanlearnthatBritishresearchgrouphasbeeninfavouroftheconclusion?A.Paragraph3.B.Paragraph4.C.Paragraph5.D.Paragraph6.61.Inthewriter’sopinionaBarbie_____.A.canattractmoreattentionfromchildrenthanacardboardboxB.canworkmorethanaBarbieC.maybecomeanythingelsesuchasacardboardD.maykeepchildrenfromfurtherimaginations62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttoysgiventochildren?A.toomanytoyswillhelpchildrendevelopwideinterests.B.OneortwotoysatatimewillhelpchildrenconcentratE.C.Onlywrongtypesoftoysdoharmtochildren.D.Thepropernumberoftoysgiventothechildrendependsontheirages.63.ItmayNOTbeagoodideato____.A.spendmoretimereadingorplayingwithchildrenB.chooserighttypesoftoysforchildrenC.askexpertsfortheexactnumberofnecessarytoysD.putoutoneortwotoysandhidetherest
Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeopleandtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.OpeneducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducationastheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlifE.Somestudentsdobadlyinatraditionalclassroom.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalotitisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudentstherearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducationthesestudentsmayhaveaproblemgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschools.Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.SomeofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplaineD.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideabutonlyintheory.Inactualfactitmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudentsbutofcoursenotallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecasestheymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.46.Openeducationallowsthestudentsto.A.growastheeducatedB.beresponsiblefortheirfutureC.developtheirowninterestsD.discoversubjectsoutsideclass47.Openeducationmaybeagoodideaforthestudentswho.A.enjoylearningB.worryaboutgradesC.dowellinatraditionalclassroomD.areresponsibleforwhattheydoinlifE.48.Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause.A.therearetoofewrulesB.theyhateactivitiesC.openeducationissimilartothetraditionaleducationD.theyworryabouttherules49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Sometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.B.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.C.Teachersmayhaveproblemsinopenclassrooms.D.Theteacher’sfeelingsandattitudesareimportanttothestudents.50.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.OpeneducationisareallycomplexideA.B.Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation.C.Teachersdislikeopeneducation.D.ThewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideainpracticE.
Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesandAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoingotherhousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.ItisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiencE.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.TheseactivitiesarenotmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.36.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage____________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenC.havesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren37.Generallyspeakingchildren’sskills__________.A.comefromtheirparentsB.havenothingtodowiththeireducationC.maybedifferentfromchildtochildD.havesomethingtodowiththeirmarksintheexams38.Thewriterofthispassagedoesnotseemtobesatisfiedwith_______.A.theparents’ideasofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies39.Doingsomecookingathomehelpschildren_________.A.learnhowtoservetheirparentsB.learnhowtobecomestrongandfatC.benefitfromitandpreparethemselvesforthefutureD.maketheirparentsbelievethattheyareclever
PupilsinWarwickshirewillsoonbelearningMandarinafternewlinkswereforged建立联系witharegioninChinA.HeadteachersfromthecountyspentaweekinShenzheninSouth-eastChinamakinglinkswithschoolsandtouringdifferenteducationestablishments.SchoolsthattookpartarenowlookingtointroduceMandarinlessons.PupilsfromschoolsinWarwickshireandShenzhenarestartingtowriteande-maileachotherandplansarebeingmadetosharelessonsovertheInternet.ThetripwasarrangedbyWarwickshireCountyCouncilandfundedbytheBritishCouncilasthefirststageofdevelopmentofarangeoftieswiththeeconomicallyboomingcity.InternationaldevelopmentofficerJudithYoungsaid:WeareenteringanexcitingperiodofschoolrelationbetweenWarwickshireandShenzhen.ThereisarealappetiteforsharingideasamongtheChinesE.Wewereabletoseethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheeducationsystemsandtherearemanyareasinwhichourschoolsteachersandpupilswillbeabletobenefitfromadifferentculturalperspective观点andlinkswithacountrythatisbecomingveryimportantontheworldstagE.Throughoutthehighprofile引人注目visitledbyourcountyeducationofficerEricWoodourgroupwasmadetofeelverywelcomeandattractedagreatdealofinterest.Ourvisittoaprimaryschoolwasfeaturedasthemainnewsitemontelevisionthatnight.A.markofhowhighlythevisitwasvaluedisthatplansarebeingmadeforareturnvisittoWarwickshireofcivicleaderssenioreducationofficialsandschoolprincipals.61.HeadteachersfromWarwickshirecametoShenzhen_________.A.togetintouchwithShenzhenschoolsB.topayareturnofficialvisitC.tohaveMandarinlessonsD.tohavesightseeing62.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_________.A.theone-weekvisittoChinawasagreatsuccessB.MandarinwillsoonbelearnedatschoolsinWarwickshireC.pupilsinWarwickshireandShenzhenwillhavethesamesubjectsD.therewillbefurthercommunicationsbetweenWarwickshireandShenzhen63.Whichcountrydoyouthinktheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphreferto?A.WarwickshireB.USAC.BritainD.China64.HowdoesJudithYoungfeelaboutthefutureco-operation?A.Upset.B.Confident.C.DisappointeD.D.UnsurE.65.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.WarwickshireTeachersinShenzhen.B.SharingDifferentEducationIdeas.C.SchoolsinWarwickshireForgeChineseLinks.D.SharingLessonsontheInternet.
Everyfiveminutesmychildrenaskmeforthelatestthing.Theytellmethatalltheirfriendshaveitalreadyandtheycan’tlivewithoutit.OurhouseisfullofGameBoysPlayStationCDsandamillionotherlatestthings.ButtheonelatestthingswehaverefusedtobuyisamobilephonE.Ourtwelve-year-oldsonwantsoneandwe’vesaidno.Hesayshe’llonlyuseitfortextingandhereallyneedsitforemergencies.Wedon’twanthimtohaveamobilephonebecauseitmaybebadforchildren’shealth.UnfortunatelywhenIsayAsyourfatherIdon’twantyoutohaveamobilephonebecauseyoumightgetabraintumour肿瘤hetellsmethathedoesn’tminD.Whydotwelve-year-oldboysonlywantthingsthatarebadforthem?We’vealreadytoldhimthathecan’tlistentorapmusic―thewordsaredisgusting令人反感的.AndI’vesaidnotobeerwithhismeals.RightnowI’msayingnotoeverything.ThenafewweeksagoheaskedforsomethingcalledaBBgun.Hesayseverybody’sgotonE.OfcoursetheyhavE.Heshowsmeawebsitefullofthemandtellsmeitonlyfiresplasticpellets小子弹.FinallyIsayyes.Ican’tbelieveI’vesaidnotophonesandyestoguns.InOctoberoursonbecomesateenagerandIpraythatresearchwillfindthatmobilephonesaresafeevenbetterthatyoungpeoplemaybecomelessmoody―andmoreinterestedinpersonalhygiene卫生.UntilthenI’msayingno.64.Whydothechildrenwantlatestthingssomuch?A.Latestthingsarefuntoplaywith.B.Latestthingsareeasytoplaywith.C.Theywanttokeepupwithotherchildren.D.Theywanttoshowoffthelatestthingstoothers.65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthefather__________.A.can’taffordamobilephoneforhischildrenB.hateshischildrenverymuchC.caresabouthischildren’shealthverymuchD.onlyhasonedaughter66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythefathersaidyestoaBBgunforhisson?A.ManyotherchildrenhaveonE.B.Thefatherwantstosatisfyhisson.C.Thefatherthinksthathissoncan’tlivewithoutthegun.D.Thefatheristoldgunissafeforchildrentoplaywith67.Whatdoestheninthelastparagraphreferto?A.WhenmobilephonesprovetobesafE.B.WhenmysonistwelveyearsolD.C.AftermysongetsaBBgun.D.Aftermysonbecomesateenager.
Theeasywayoutisn’talwaystheeasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDougmyhusbandofonemonthtoaspecialmeal.IglancedthroughmycookbookandchoseamenuwhichincludedhomemadebreaD.KnowingthebreadwouldtaketimE.IstartedonitassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnotexperiencedincookingIthoughtifadozenwasgoodtwodozenwouldbebettersoIdoubledeverything.AsDouglovedorangesIalsoopenedacanoforangeandpoureditallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydoughcoveredwithuglyyellowishmarks.RealizingIhadbeendefeatedIputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsidesoIwouldn’thavetofaceDouglaughingatmywork.IwentonpreparingtherestofthemealandwhenDouggothomewesatdowntoCornishchickenwithricE.HetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemeddisturbeD.TwicehegotupandwentoutsidesayinghethoughtheheardanoisE.ThethirdtimeheleftIwenttothewindowstoseewhathewasdoing.LookingoutIsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromtherubbishbinholdingthelidupwithastickandlookingintothecontainer.WhenIcameoutofthehousehedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomethingaliveinourrubbishbin.PickingupthestickagainheheldthelidupenoughformetoseE.IfeltcolD.ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder.Withoutdoubtitwasmywork.Thehotsunhadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeast酵母madethesurfaceshakeandsighasthoughitwerebreathing.IhadtoadmitwhatthelivingthingwasandwhyitwastherE.Idon’tknowwhowasmoreembarrassedbythewholething—DougormE.56Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthisstoryis________.A.totellaninterestingexperienceB.toshowtheeasiestwayoutofadifficultyC.todescribethetroublefacinganewlymarriedwomanD.toexplainthedifficultyoflearningtocookfrombooks57Whydidthewoman’sattemptatmakingthebreadturnouttobeunsuccessful?A.ThecannedorangehadgonebaD.B.Shedidn’tusetherightkindofflour.C.ThecookbookwashardtounderstanD.D.Shedidnotfollowthedirectionsclosely.58Whydidthewomanputthedoughintherubbishbin?A.Shedidn’tseetheuseofkeepingit.B.ShemeanttojokewithherhusbanD.C.Shedidn’twantherhusbandtoseeit.D.Shehopeditwouldsoondryinthesun.59Whatmadethedoughinthebinlooksfrightening?A.Therisingandfallingmovement.B.Thestrange-lookingmarks.C.ItsshapE.D.ItssizE.60WhenDougwentoutthethirdtimethewomanlookedoutofthewindowbecauseshewas________.A.surprisedathisbeinginterestedinthebinB.afraidthathewoulddiscoverhersecretC.unhappythathedidn’tenjoythemealD.curioustoknowwhatdisturbedhim
ThefollowingarefourbooksthatwillhelpyouchangeyourmindandchangeyourlifE.1YouCanHealYourLifeLouiseHay:A.groundbreakingbookwhenitwasreleasedin1982.ItisstillthebookthatIturntowhenIhavephysicalunrestthatrequiresdeeperunderstanding.LouiseHayisthepioneerinlookingattheconnectionbetweenthephysicalunrestthatwehaveinourbodyandtheemotionalconnection.Atthetimethatshewrotethebookmanypeoplescoffedatthisideabutitisnowwidelyacceptedandmillionsofpeoplerefertoitonadailybasis.2TheFourAgreementsDonMiguelRuiz:MaintainingasenseofreliabilityandfaithisdevelopedthroughunderstandingtoTheFourAgreementsbyDonMiguelRuizwrittenin1997.Wearefacedwithrulesandregulations;don’tdothisdon’tdothatwatchwhatyouaredoingbekindloyalfaithfuletC.ThefouragreementsrepresentasimplesystemofmaintainingyourowninnerauthoritywhilepracticingbeingatruepersonwithotherpeoplE.3SlowingDowntotheSpeedofLifeRichardCarlsonandJosephBailey:Thisisanewoneinmybedsidecollectionandonethathasmadethebiggestimpactonmelately.Writtenin1997itisevenmorerelevanttodaythanitwaswhenitwaswritten.TheideaofslowingdowntogettherefasterwasextremelyhardformetounderstanD.Asahumanspeciesweseemtoenjoymovingfastandexpectingquickresultsespeciallyfromourselves.IshouldbesuccessfulnowIshouldbeslimnowgetmetomydestinationnow—incontrasttointhefullnessoftimewhenIamready.4TheGameofLifeandHowtoPlayItFlorenceScovel-Shinn:A.classicbookthatwasfirstpublishedin1925andremainsoneofmyfavoritebooksofalltimE.Scovel-Shinnunderstoodthepowerofourwordstoexpresseitherourdeepestdesiresorourmosthorriblenightmares.Sowheredoesthisleaveyou?ThewayIseeitisifyouwantto‘HealYourLifethenyouhadbetterlearnhowtoplayTheGameofLifebylearninghowtoSlowDowntotheSpeedofLifeandkeeptheFourAgreements.ThesolutionmaynotbeeasytodobutitissimplE.Infactmostsolutionsareprettysimpleanditisushumansthatwanttocomplicateit.46.Accordingtotheauthorpeoplewhoarelackinginpersonalfreedomshouldread______.A.YouCanHealYourLifeB.TheFourAgreementsC.SlowingDowntotheSpeedofLifeD.TheGameofLifeandHowtoPlayIt47.Whichofthefollowingbooksdidtheauthorreadmostrecently?A.SlowingDowntotheSpeedofLifeB.TheFourAgreementsC.YouCanHealYourLifeD.TheGameofLifeandHowtoPlayIt48.Inwhichpartofamagazinewouldyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.Arts&EntertainmentB.Reference&EducationC.BookReviewsD.SelfImprovement49.Intheauthor’sopinionthefourbooks_______.A.offerfourwaystochangeourlifeandmindB.representfourstagesoflifeC.representfourattitudesD.tellusfourinterestingstories
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.60.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageis.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety61.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEastB.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotsofriendlyasthoseinAsiA.62.Fromthefactswecaninferthat.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudentsaremorehard-workingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystem.D.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofEducationalSystem.B.TheValueofIndividualism.C.EducationalSystem---anObviousDifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest.D.Memorization----anImportantLearningMethoD.
Ilovemyblackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.DespitethisloveoftechnologyIknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatewithothers.OnoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroom.Ihavearule—nolaptopiPadsphonesetC.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsthinkthatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsthinkthatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversations交谈andtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptions打断bytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluations评价showstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangeI’mstickingtomyplan.A.fewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.56.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith__________.A.theauthor’sclassrulesB.others’misuse滥用oftechnologyC.discussiontopicsD.thecoursematerial57.TheunderlinedwordengageinparA.4probablymeans__________.A.exploreB.changeC.acceptD.refuse58.Accordingtotheauthortheuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay__________.A.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsB.affectstudents’concentration专心oncourseevaluationC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplextopicsD.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking59.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor___________.A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclassD.willchangehisteachingplansoon
PupilsworkharderinlessonsiftheyaretaughtbyamanastudyhasclaimeD.Maleteachersaremorelikelytoimprovepupils'self-esteemandarejudgedbypupilstobemorefairaccordingtoastudypublishedbytheDepartmentforEducation.Butthereisasignificantshortageofmaleteachersespeciallyinprimaryschoolswithreportslastmonthindicatingthatalmostoneinthreeprimarieshasanall-femaleteachingstaff.Thelatestfiguresheightenedfearsthatschoolsarebecomingdominated主宰bywomenandchildrenarebeingdeniedaccesstomalerolemodelsintheclassroom.ResearchersattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandWestminsterUniversityconductedanexperimentinwhicheachof1200pupilsin29schoolswasgiven£2.Theycouldusethemoneytobuyupto10questionsatacostof20peachwhichtheythenhadtoanswer.Iftheywererighttheyweregivenanextra20pbutiftheywerewrongtheylost20p.BoysandgirlswhohadamaleteacherchoseonaveragealmosthalfaquestionmorethanthosetaughtbywomenindicatingthattheyhadamorepositiveoutlookontherewardsofeffortthestudysaiD.Researcherswrote:Oneofthemostsignificantresultsfeaturedinthisexperimentisthepositiveeffectofmaleteachersoneffort.Theexperimentsuggeststhathigherabilitypupilseitherbelievedthattheteacherwouldrewardthemmorefavorablyorhadapreferenceforworkinghardtopleasetheteacher.AccordingtotheGoodTeacherTrainingGuide86percentofnewteachersenteringprimaryschoolsarefemalealongwith62percentofthoseenteringsecondaryschools.ProfessorAlanSmithersofBuckinghamUniversitysaid:Thisisaninterestingandsomewhatsurprisingfindingbutitdoesunderlinetheimportanceofhavingagoodmixofmaleandfemaleteachersinclasses.56.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepassage?A.Maleteachersaremorefairthanfemaleteachers.B.Nowmostprimaryschoolsareinneedofteachers.C.Theauthorthinksthatmaleteachersarebetterthanfemaleteachers.D.Mostpeopleareafraidthattheirchildrencan'tgetaccesstomaleteachers.57.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothefindingthatpupilsworkharderinlessonsiftheyaretaughtbyaman?A.Heisforthefinding.B.Hedoesn'tshowhisopinionaboutit.C.Heisagainstthefinding.D.Hethinksit’sinterestingandsomewhatsurprising.58.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthe3rdparagraph?A.Theexperimentshowsthatstudentstaughtbymaleteachershadamorepositiveoutlookontherewardsofeffort.B.Studentscouldusethemoneytobuyupto10questionsandthenhadtoanswerthem.C.Boysandgirlswhohadamaleteacherchoseonaveragealmosthalfaquestionmorethanthosetaughtbywomen.D.ResearchersattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandWestminsterUniversityconductedanexperiment.59.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.ifastudentistaughtbyamanteacherhewillthinkthatifheworksharderhewillmakegreaterprogressB.onethirdofprimarieshasanallfemalestaffC.86percentofnewteachersenteringprimaryschoolsarefemaleD.thisfindingisinterestingandsurprising60.Wherecanwefindthepassage?A.ItisfromaPEsectionontheInternet.B.Itcomesfromthesocialsectionofanewspaper.C.ItisfromaneducationalmagazinE.D.ItcomesfromanEnglishteachingbook.
WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951hermothertoldherBesureandtakeatypingcoursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn'tworkoutyou'llhavesomethingtorelyon.Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.FromthatmomentontheverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutdoingwastakingatypingcoursesherecalls.TheshowbusinessthingworkedoutofcoursE.InhercareerMarywonmanyawards.OnlyrecentlywhenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgaindidsheregretignoringhermom.Idon'tknowhowtouseacomputersheadmits.Unlikeher1995autobiographyAfterAllhersecondbookislessaboutlifeasanaward－winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes糖尿病.AllthemoneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundationJDRFanorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman.Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethisshesays.Ididn'twanttolecturebutIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe'reself－controlledanddoourpartinmanagingthediseasE.Butshehasn'talwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbookshedescribesthatawfuldayalmost40yearsagowhenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife－changingnews.Firstshehadlostthebabyshewascarryingandsecondtestsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeactsheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts甜甜圈.Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedshehadtogrowup—again—andtakecontrolofherdiabetesnotletitcontrolher.Onlythendidshekickherthree－pack－a－daycigarettehabitovercomeheraddictiontoalcoholandbegintofollowabalanceddiet.Althoughherdiseasehasaffectedhereyesightandforcedhertothesidelinesofthedancefloorsherefusestofallintoself－pity.Everybodyonearthcanask‘whyme’aboutsomethingorothersheinsists.Itdoesn'tdoanygooD.Nooneisimmune免疫的toheartachepainanddisappointments.Sometimeswecanmakethingsbetterbyhelpingothers.I'vecometorealizetheimportanceofthatasI'vegrownupthissecondtimE.IwanttospeakoutandbeashelpfulasIcanbE.6.WhydidMaryfeelregretful?A.Shedidn'tachieveherambition.B.Shedidn'ttakecareofhermother.C.Shedidn'tcompleteherhighschool.D.Shedidn'tfollowhermother'sadvicE.7.Wecanknowthatbefore1995Mary________.A.hadtwobookspublishedB.receivedmanycareerawardsC.knewhowtouseacomputerD.supportedtheJDRFbywriting8.Mary'ssecondbookGrowingUpAgainismainlyabouther________.A.livingwithdiabetesB.successfulshowbusinessC.serviceforanorganizationD.remembranceofhermother9.WhenMaryreceivedthelife－changingnewsshe________.A.lostcontrolofherselfB.beganabalanceddietC.triedtogetatreatmentD.behavedinanadultway10.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Maryfeelspityforherself.B.MaryhasrecoveredfromherdiseasE.C.MarywantstohelpothersasmuchaspossiblE.D.Marydeterminestogobacktothedancefloor.
EducationintheUnitedStatesiscompulsory义务的forchildrenuptoabouttheageofsixteen.Mostyoungpeoplestayinschoollongerthanthat.Mostgraduatefromhighschoolattheageof17or18.Almosthalfofthesehighschoolgraduatescontinuetheireducationatacollegeoruniversity.Educationformostyoungpeopleinthiscountryisfreeuptothetimetheygraduatefromhighschool.Thereareprivateschoolsbutmostparentssendtheirchildrentopublicschoolswherestudentsdonotpaytuition学费.Whenyoungpeoplegotocollegehowevertheymustpaytuitionatapublicuniversityoraprivateuniversity.Universitycostsaregoingupalotprivateuniversitieshavebecomeveryexpensivebecausethegovernmentdoesnothelpthem.Whopays?Theparentsofchildrenincollegemayhavetopaymoreoroftenthestudentsmayhavetofindjobs.Thesestudentshavetoworryaboutassignmentsandgradesandalsoabouttheirjobs.Iftheyworktoomuchattheirjobstheymaybeabsentfromclassormissassignmentsormaketoomanyerrorsontests.Theymayevenfailtheircoursesandhavetoleavetheuniversity.Formanystudentstheproblemofgettinganeducationisnotjustaproblemofhomeworkandexams.Theyalsohavetomakemoneytopayfortuition.Andprofessorsdon’tteachthemhowtodothat!45.IntheUnitedStatesalmosthalfofthehighschoolgraduates______.A.gotocollegesanduniversitiesB.neednotpayanytuitionC.havetoenteropenuniversitiesD.workhardtoavoiderrorsontests46.Theprivateuniversitystudentshavetopaymoremoneyfortuitionbecause_____.A.nocompaniessupporttheprivateuniversitiesB.thegovernmentdoesnotsupporttheprivateuniversitiesC.theteachingqualityoftheprivateuniversitiesarebetterD.theyhavesometroublesinpassingtheexams47.Iftheyneedmoneycollegestudentsmay______.A.askthelocalgovernmentforhelpB.goforahighereducationC.havetofindjobsD.workreallyhard48.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe_______.A.selectingagooduniversityintheUnitedStatesB.theincreaseonuniversitycostsintheUnitedStatesC.theargumentabouteducationintheUnitedStatesD.theproblemofgettinganeducationintheUnitedStates
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