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Inancienttimesthemostimportantexamswerespokennotwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRometestingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAgesstudentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayasapartoftheprocesstestingcandidatesforthedoctor’sdegreE.Generallyhowevermodernexamsarewritten.Thewrittenexamwhereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestionswasprobablynotknownuntilthe19thcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.A.roomfullofcandidatesforastateexamtimedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagersresemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Ofcourseduringexamsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledanobjectivetest.Itisintendedtodealwithfactsnotpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetexttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestionseachofwhichhasonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritestheanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.72.IntheMiddleAgesstudents_________.A.tookobjectivetestsB.specializedinonesubjectC.weretimedbyelectricclocksD.seldomwroteexams73Themainideaofthethirdparagraphisthat_______.A.workersnowtakeexamsB.thepopulationhasgrownC.thereareonlywrittenexamstodayD.examsarenowwrittenandtimed74.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswerare______.A.personalB.objectiveC.spokenD.written75.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped_____.A.beforetheMiddleAgesB.aroundthe19thcenturyC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinetotaketests
Recentlyweaskedforpeople’sopinionsaboutpayingstudentstoencouragethemtocometoclassandgethigherscoresontests.SomeAmericanschoolsaredoingthis.Moreofthepeoplewereagainsttheideathanwereforit.Somepeoplesaidpayingstudentssendsamessagethatmoneyistheonlyreasontheyshouldstudyfor.StevenfromChinasaysstudentsshouldstudyforknowledgE.Moneymaymakeadifferenceintheshorttermhesaysbutweshouldthinkaboutthelongterm.ZhaoJingTaoacollegestudentinChinathoughtofanoldsaying.Payingstudentsislikedrinkingpoisontoendthirst―tryingtosolveaproblemwithoutthinkingofthebadeffects.DinhMinhTuanfromVietnamsaysrewardsareimportantbecausetheypreparestudentsforthefuturelifE.Butyoungchildrenshouldgetthingstheyvaluemorethanmoneylikefunnybookspensandfilmtickets.TherewasasuggestionfromSouthKoreathatifrewardsarenecessaryforlearningtheycouldbegatheredlikeacharityfunD.Thismoneycouldbeusedforaprojectdesignedbythestudents.FranciscoMorafromColombiasaysthecityofBogotapaysparentssochildrendonothavetoworkuntiltheyfinishtheirbasiceducation.Thishesayshasincreasedthenumberofstudentswhocometopublicschools.TeresaFinamorewrote:IamanItalianteacherofmathandscienceforstudentsfromeleventofourteen.Ithinkthatitiswrongtopaystudents.Eachstudenthastounderstandthatgoingtoschoolhegetsawonderfulchancetolivebetterinthefutureandalsoatpresent.NellyConstantinFrancewondersifyoungpeoplegetpaidforstudyingwhatwilltheyexpectfromajob―arockettothemoon?SergioFernandesfromBrazilsayspayingstudentsisnotrealistiC.ButCamillusChiemelaaNigerianlivinginGermanyfeelsitwillhelptomaketheeducationsystembetter.Students’expectationswillbemuchhigher.NavalfromRussiaalsosaysyestotheidea:WeshouldatleastgetsomethingforourtimewasteD.Becauseinmycountrystudentspaymoneytogotoschoolorgetgoodgradesfromteachers.AndLucyDingfromChinasaysmostChinesestudentsworkhardfortworeasons:theirparents’expectationsandpressurefromteachers.Shesaysgettingrewardswillbecomeagoodthingthatwillgetstudentstoworkhardforthemselvesforthethingstheyhopetoget.77.ZhaoJingTaothoughtpayingstudents.A.islikedrinkingwatertoendthirstB.couldn’tmakeadifferenceintheshorttermC.isgoodforthestudents’futurelifeD.couldn’thelpthestudentswiththeirstudy78.Whoofthefollowingsaysyestotheideaofpayingstudents?A.DinhMinhTuanB.CamillusChiemelaC.NellyComstantD.TeresaFinamore79.WhatdoChinesestudentsworkhardforaccordingtoLucyDing?A.Fortheirparentsandteachers.B.Forthethingstheyhopetoget.C.Forthemselves.D.Formoney.80.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.itisrightforsomeAmericanschoolstopaystudentsB.payingstudentsistryingtosolveaproblemwithoutthinkingoftheeffectsC.people’sdifferentopinionsaboutpayingstudentsD.payingstudentshelpstoimprovetheeducationsystem
Moreandmoreschoolsarebeingdesignedandusedinwaysthatarefriendlytotheenvironment.Theseso-calledgreenschoolsuselessenergycostlesstorunandaregoodforstudents.Thenewlyrenovated翻修的SidwellFriendsMiddleSchoolintheDistricthasbeenawardedthehighestratingbytheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncilforhavingapositiveimpactontheenvironment－ararehonor.Soontheschoolwilltreatandre-useitswastewatersavinghundredsofthousandsofgallonsofwaterperyear.Therecycledwaterfromsinksandtoiletswhichcan’tbeusedfordrinkingwillbecoloredbluesoweknowit’srecycledjustincaseitgetsintothewaterfountains喷泉－notthatitwouldjokedEmilyBernstein14aSidwellstudentandbuildingtourguidE.Waterfountainswillstillusefreshcitywater.Sidwellstudentsarestudyingthebuildingitselfinscienceclassestohelpthemlearnfirst－handthepositiveimpactofgreenbuildings.It’saffectinghowtheyviewtheworldaroundthem.Ifyouseea[building]beingtorndownyouthink‘They’regoingtofillupawholelandfill垃圾填埋场withthat’saidMatthewMalone13.InPrinceGeorge’sCountySuitlandElementaryhasbeensosuccessfulthatanothergreenschoolisbeingplannedinLaurelforthe2008－09schoolyear.AtSuitlandagardencourtyardcollectsandusesrainwater;theroofisangledawayfromthesuntokeepitcool;andskylightsandtallwindowsletinlotsofnaturallight.Youdon’thavetoswitchonthelightswitchallthetimesaidRupertMcCavethecountyofficialguidingtheseprojects.Greenschoolstendtobesunnierandmoreinvitingthanolderbuildings.InfactastudydoneinWashingtonstateshowedthatstudentsatgreenschoolsperformedbetterandwereabsentless.69.Fromthetextwelearnthatgreenschools.A.notonlybenefittheenvironmentbutalsowinhighawardsB.contributebothtotheenvironmentandtostudentsdevelopmentC.treatandrecyclewaterfromsinkstoiletsandwaterfountainsD.makemoreuseofsolarpowerandsavemoreelectricitythanolderschools70.FromMatthewMalone’swordswecanseethat.A.Sidwellstudentsdon’tlikebuildingbeingtorndownB.SidwellstudentsprefergreenbuildingstobesetupC.SidwellstudentsarethinkinggreenunderthepositiveinfluenceD.Sidwellstudentsareequippedwithknowledgeofarchitecture71.Thewordinvitinginthelastparagraphcanbereplaceby.A.attractiveB.interestingC.smartD.cool72.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.greenbuildingsB.successfulschoolsC.studentsgoinggreenD.environmentally－friendlyschools
PENRICECOMMUNITYCOLLEGECornwallCountyCouniclWeNeedTwoASSISANTHEADTEACHERSFromJanuary2006L13―17£44703―£49314PenriceCommunityCollegeisahighlyregardedandsuccessful11-16specialistlanguagescollegE.Followingtherecentappointmentofanewheadteacherwe’rerestructuringtheleadershipteamtocreatetwonewroles.Onepostwillinvolveleadingteachingteamswithresponsibilityfordevelopingcurricula课程andtime-tabling.Theotherpostwillbeleadingstudentbasedteamsandresponsibilityforstudentlearingoutcomesandtheremovalofbarrierstostudentsuccesssuchaspoorattendanceordisaffection.PenriceCommunityCollegeis:・Aschoolwith1350wonderfulstudents・Highachievingwithresultswellaboveaverage・MentionedtwiceinHMCl’soutstandingschoolslist・ABritishCouncilInternationalSchool・Situatedinabeautifulpartofmid-CornwallAllenquiresforinformationandapplicationpacksshouldbemadetoDanielleEyreson01726―72613oratsecretary@penricornmvall.sch.ukClosingdateforapplicationsisTuesdayOctober4thatnoon.InterviewswillbeheldonMonday17thandTuesday18thOctober2005.45.Theunderlinedwordrestructuring’probablymeans________.A.formallytellingsbtodoB.JoiningthetwopartstogetherC.rebuildingsthandmakingitworkagainD.extendingthesizeofsth46.Thepurposeoftheabovepassageisto________A.introducetheadvantagesofaschoolB.reporttheappointmentofanewheadteacherC.callonmorestudentstogotoschoolD.advertisefornewassistantheadteachers47.ThetwonewpostsarerequiredtodoallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.stopstudentsmissingclassesB.getstudentsinterestedinlearningC.leadstudents-basedteamsD.arrangenewcurricula48.HMCIisprobablythenameof________.A.aneducationalorganizationB.aschoolleaderC.apoliticalpartyD.anewsreporter
[1]Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.ThechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalaryandwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidNowthatwe’refinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?[2]AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eating?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?[3]Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.[4]Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestionadultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogicalcompleteandcreativeanswers.[5]ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwithThat’srightorVerygoodThesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior行为.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionsisover.InsteadkeepthingsgoingbysayingThat’sinterestingorI’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.[6]NeverpushachildtoThink.Itdoesn’t’makesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget目标foryourdisagreement.[7]Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.61.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois_______.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment62.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphthewordlistscouldbestbereplacedby_________.A.questionsfromtextbooksB.anyproblemsC.anyquestionsD.anynumberofquestions63.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults_____.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforonetotwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextday.D.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion64.InWhichofthefollowingparagraphsdoestheauthortelluswhattosaytoencouragechildreninasciencediscussion?A.ThesecondandthethirD.B.Thefourthandthefifth.C.Thefifthandthesixth.D.Theseventh.65.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould______.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofrecitingfacts.B.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown
MiddleschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenoticinganewgenerationoferrorscomingintotheirpupils’essaysAssociatedPresshasreporteD.Anincreasingnumberofstudentshandinclassworkcontainingwordsthatmayconfuseadults.ForexampletheywroteIWUNTTUBAROXTRforIwanttobearockstarandDLERESPCNUfordeliciouspumpkin.Middleschoolteacherssaytheymostfrequentlyencounterb/cforbecausew/oforwithoutand4-everforforever.Thosesimpleabbreviations缩略词andphoneticspellingsareknownasinstantmessaging-speak即时消息式语言orIM-speak.Todaythesewordshavebecomesocommoninchildren’ssociallivesthattheyarefindingtheirwayintoessaysandotherwritingassignments.Howevertheriseofinformalcommunicationthroughe-mailInternetblogsandcellphonetextmessaginghasnotstoppedschoolteachersfromtellingstudentstheimportanceofspelling.We’vegotastrictpolicysotheycanbepenalizedforthat―wedon’tallowit.Wetalkaboutthefourlevelsofthelanguage:slang俚语colloquial口语informalandformalwhichapplytobothspokenandwrittenlanguagesaidBeverlyArnoldchairwomanoftheEnglishandlanguageartsdepartmentatOwassoHighSchoolOklahomA.Ithinkit’scriticallyimportant―forbothformalandinformalcommunication.WeteachkidsthattheyneedtolearntoexistinaworldoutsidetheirsocialnetworksandthatrequiresthemtousepropergrammarandspellingwhentheyspeakandwritesaidMarshaEdmondsdirectorofcurriculumintheTulsaPublicSchoolsTulsaOklahoma.Teachersusedifferentstrategiestoteachspellingthantheydid20yearsagoEdmondsexplaineD.Insteadofgivingstudentsrandom随意的listsofwordstomasterteachersnowdrawonvocabularyfromtheliteraturetheirclassesarestudyingorsubjectmatterbeingcoveredinscienceandsocialstudies.ButsomeeducatorslikeDavidWarlick54ofRaleighNorthCarolinaseethegrowingyoungbandofinstantmessengersasaphenomenonthatshouldbecelebrateD.Teachersshouldcredittheirstudentswithinventinganewlanguageidealforcommunicatinginahigh-techworldsaidWarlickwhohaswrittenthreebooksontechnologyintheclassroom.72.ManyadultsfeelwhenseeingtheIM-speaklikeb/cw/oand4-ever.AinterestedBpuzzledCworriedDdisappointed73.AccordingtoMarshaEdmonds.AspellingisonlyimportantforformalcommunicationB.studentsneedtolearntoliveintheirsocialnetworksC.wehavefourlevelsofthelanguage:slangcolloquialinformalandformalD.studentsshouldusepropergrammarandspellingwhentheyspeakandwrite74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?AIM-speakisbecomingincreasinglypopularinteenagers’lives.B.Studentsinthepastspentlesstimeinmemorizingthenewwords.C.BeverlyArnoldisverystrictwithherstudents.D.Teachersusedtogivestudentsrandomlistsofwordstoremember.75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.AalltheteacherssayNOtoIM-speakB.schoolteachersdon’tdoenoughtostopstudentsfromusingIM-speakC.teachersstilluseold-fashionedmethodstoteachspellingnowadaysD.DavidWarlickisamanwhoenjoystryingnewthings
Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersespeciallytheirparentsdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.InlargefamiliesitisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvicE.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendormanyfriends.EvenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriendstheyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephonE.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingupbecausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.Howeverparentsoftentrytochoosefriendsfortheirchildren.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.ThequestionofchoiceisaninterestingonE.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochoosesyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike?41.Manyteenagersthinktheir_________knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.teachersC.brothersandsistersD.classmates42.Whenteenagersstayalonetheusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.A.gototheirfriendsB.talkwiththeirparentsC.haveadiscussionwiththeirfamilyD.talkwiththeirfriendsonthephone43.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Teenagerscanonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.B.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchildrenenjoy.C.InallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylikE.D.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttounderstandtheirchildrenbetter.44.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.TeenagersneedgoodfriendsB.FriendscangivegoodadviceC.ParentsoftenchoosefriendsfortheirchildrenD.Goodfriendscancommunicatewitheachother
Intougheconomictimesschoolcounselors顾问don’tjustwaitforstudentstocometotheirofficesinsearchofcollegebrochureshealthpamphletsorotherhelp.Thesedaystheyarelookingforat-riskkidstopreventpersonaloracademictroublesbeforetheyarisE.Nowadaysstudentsandfamiliesneedtheguidancemorethanever.Counselorsplayasteadyingroleinschoolsastheeconomyweighsonfamiliescollegeadmissionbecomesevenmorecompetitiveimmigrationcontinuestoreshapethepopulationandstate-testingpressuresmanystudents.Theyusecomputerstosearchthroughattendancedatagradesandstandardizedtestscoresforkidswhomightneedextrahelp.SchlatterdirectorofguidanceandcounselingatPrinceWilliamCounty’sWoodbridgeSeniorHighSchoolhascheckedattendancerecordsagainstgradesandtestresultstostartpeergroups同年龄群体forstudentswhoarefailingclassesbutnotskippingthem.Shesaidgroupcounselingisanotherwaytoreachmorestudentsthoughitcanbedifficult.Kidsreallydostarthelpingandsharingwitheachother.AtFairfaxHighSchoolcounselorsfoundthroughsurveysthatstudentswhotransferred转学totheschoolafterninthgradeenjoyedschoolsignificantlylessthanthosewhohadbeenthereallfouryears.ThecounselingstaffsetupaspecialprogramandgroupfornewarrivalsinresponsesaidMarcyMillertheschool’sdirectorofstudentservices.CounselingstaffmembersalsohavestartedsmallstudygroupsforstudentstoprepareforstateStandardsofLearningexamswhichMillersaidhavehelpedraisetestscores.Shesaidthatsomeofthenewestcounselorshavehadsomeofthefreshestideas.60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.counselorsdon’twaitforkidstocometoaskforhelpnowB.counselorsaretryingtohelppeoplewitheconomicproblemsC.counselorshavemadecollegeadmissionlesscompetitiveD.counselorsaretryingtoreachmorekidsinneedofhelp61.TheauthorusestheexampleofFairfaxHighSchooltoshowthat________.A.counselingworkisobviouslyeffectiveB.manystudentstransferthereforhelpC.newarrivalswillnolongerskipclassesD.counselingmeanslittletonewarrivals62.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussinthefollowingpart?A.Whatassistancetheycanoffer.B.ThesignificanceoftheircounselingjoB.C.Otherapproachestocounselingat-riskkids.D.Thebarriersofcounselingthestudentswithtroubles.63.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.GuidingHandsFindNewWaysB.SmallStudyGroupsRaiseTestScoresC.TransferredStudentsNeedMoreHelpD.ToughTimesSeeMoreAt-riskKids
ParentsinthreeMidwesternstateswillsoonknowjusthowgoodorbadtheirkids’drivingiswhentheirchildrentakethecarforaspin疾驶.StartingtodayAmericanFamilyInsuranceisofferingcustomerswithteendriversfreecamerasthatrecordwhathappenswhenasuddenchangeinthecar’smovementoccurs.Thecamerasrecordtheactioninsideandinfrontofthecarin20-secondaudio-videoclips剪辑.TheclipsarethentransmittedtoDriveCamaSanDiegocompanythatanalyzestheclipsforriskybehavior.AmongthingstheanalystslookforistheresponsetimeofthedriversandiftheyarepayingattentiontotheroaD.Parentscanreceiveareportontheirkids’drivingandviewtheclipsonahomecomputer.CaraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongU.S.teensaccordingtotheNHTSANationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.TherewillbefeweraccidentsRickFetherstonvicepresidentatAmericanFamilysaidofthenewsystem.AmericanFamilywilltestthesystemoutbyofferingitforfreeforoneyearto30.000familiesinWisconsinIndianaandMinnesotatoseewhetherthesystemresultsinfeweraccidents.Ifthesystemisproventopreventaccidentscustomerswhovolunteertouseitmightseetheirinsurancepremiums保险费drop.Thecompanywouldnotbeviewingthevideosorindividualscorecarsunlessthereisanaccident.BruceMoellerpresidentofDriveCamsayshiscompany’ssystemisalreadybeingusedbycompanieswithlotsofcars.Someofourcustomersarereportinga30%to90%reductionintheirriskydrivereventsMoellersays.ButalawyerinMinneapolissays.IfIfeltIneededacamerainthecartowatchovermykidsIshouldn’tbelettingthemdrivE.AmericanFamilytestedthesystemintwohighschoolsinMinnesotaandWisconsin.MeganIreland17saidthecameracaughtherstoppingtoolateandtakingturnstoofast.ThestudentatPriorLakeHighSchoolinSavageMinn.saidshedidn’tlikeitbecauseshefeltitinvadedherprivacy侵犯隐私buthaswarmeduptothesystem.NowIdon’treallyhaveaproblemwithitbecauseit’smademeabetterdrivershesays.Forreal.57.Thecameraisbeingofferedtobyfreeofchargenow.A.teendrivers;acompanycalledDriveCamB.insurancecompanies;aSanDiegocompanyC.familieswithteendrivers;aninsurancecompanyD.AmericanFamilyInsurance;theNHTSA58.Thecameraisusedto.A.recordwhattheteendriverdoeswhiledrivingB.preventtheteendriversfromspeedingC.reducetheinsurancepremiumsD.providevideosandscorecardsforthepolice59.WhichofthefollowingstatesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DriveCamwillanalyzetheclipstofindifthedriverdrivesriskily.B.AllthestudentsinMinnesotaandWisconsindon’tlikethesystem.C.Theinsurancecompanywillneverlookattheclipsorscorecardsofthecustomers.D.IfthesystemcanreducethenumberofaccidentsthefeesforinsurancewillbereduceD.60.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.A.TeensdrivecarefullyB.A.freecameraforkidsC.CamerasinvadePrivacyD.Cameraskeepwatchonteendriving
InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHome-comingDay.ManyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggamE.Thiscanbethemostimportanteventoftheyearexceptgraduation毕业orcommencement授奖典礼day.Studentsplanhomecomingdayformanyweeksinadvance预先.SeveraldaysbeforeHomecomingstudentsstarttodecorate装饰theschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteamandmanyothersignstowelcomeallthegraduates.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheirgraduation.Themembersofschoolclubsbuildbooths摊位andselllemonadeapplesandsandwiches.Someclubshelptowelcomevisitors.Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.EveryonesooncomestowatchthefootballgamE.Whenthegameishalfoverthebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHome-comingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudentHome-comingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.Home-comingisahappydaybutitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegamE.EveniftheteamlosesthestudentsstillenjoyHomecoming.Somestayattheschooltodanceandothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.49.Themostimportanteventoftheyearinhighschoolsandcollegesis________.A.homecomingB.thefootballgameC.graduationD.winningthegame50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdoneonHomecoming?A.Toseeoldfriends.B.Tocallonteacherstheyremember.C.TowatchthefootballgamE.D.Togohometoseetheirfamily.51.Theunderlinewordsvoteinthefifthparagraphmeans________.A.attendameetingB.electorchooseC.holdacelebration庆祝D.haveafootballmatch52.WhocanprobablybecomeHome-comingQueenorKing?A.Thestudentwhoislikedmostbytheothers.B.Theguestwhoismostpopularwiththestudents.C.Thestudentwhoismostlikedbytheguests.D.TheplayerwhoplaysbestinthefootballgamE.
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
Whenraisingchildrenthesmallthingsmakebigdifferencesindevelopment.BecausechildrenarepeoplenotmachinesdifferentchildrenneeddifferentthingsandbuyingbandnameclothingandhavingtheperfecthaircutorthebiggestcollectionofexpensivetoysarenotthekindofattentionthattheyneeD.ThesekindsofthingswillmakechildrenfeelrejectedandteachthemthatmaterialthingsandappearancearemoreimportantthanlovE.Childrenneedtheattentionfromtheirparents.Theareasoftheirlivesandtheabilitiesthatgetthemostattentionwilldevelopthemost.IfthemajorityofparentalattentionisgiventothewaytheystandortofinishingtaskstheseareaswillbecomemoredevelopeD.Whenparentsfocusonfindingfaultschildrenwilleventuallytakeinallofthatcriticism.Thesemethodsoftenleadtounmotivatedchildrenwithlowself-esteem尊重.Childrenneedattentiontobegiventothedetailsoftheirlives.Theyneedencouragementfromtheirparents.StatementslikeItmakesmehappywhenyouplaynicelywithyourbrotherwillmakeachildfeelgood.Identifythespecifictalenthowitisusedandyourreactiontoit.Traintheyoungmindstosearchfortheirtalentswiththesamekindofattentiontothedetailsthatmayhavepreviouslybeendevotedtofault-finding.ItalsohelpstoidentifypersonalqualitiestopraiseratherthanexternalonesbasedonappearancE.Focusingonthedetailswhenchildrendogoodthingsisimportant.Theyneedtoknowexactlywhattheydidwasgoodandhowitmadeyoufeel.Parentsoftenspendtoomuchtimelookingforfaults.Whenparentsfocusongoodthingsitresultsinmotivatedchildrenwithhighself-esteem.Ifthedevilisinthedetailsperhapsthesaints圣人arealso.67.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Parentsshouldpayattentiontothesmallthingsabouttheirkids.B.Parentsshouldtreatchildrenaspeoplenotmachines.C.Parentsshouldfindfaultswithchildren.D.Fixyoureyesonchildren’sadvantages.68.Whyisfault-findingbadforchildren?A.Becausefault-findingwillteachchildrenmaterialthingsaremoreimportant.B.Becausechildrenmayimitatetheirparents.C.Itwillreducetheirself-esteemandmotivation.D.Becausefault-findingmethodscanapplytotheirlives.69.BysayingIfthedevilisinthedetailsperhapsthesaintsarealsotheauthormeans_____.A.iftheparentscanfindbadthingsabouttheirchildrentheycanprobablyfindgoodthingstooB.focusingondetailshasnothingtodowithchildren’sgrowingupC.detailsofchildrenarelikethoseofdevilsandsaints.D.detailsarenolongerdetailswhentherearesaints70.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinion?A.Childrenatthesameageareallthesameinmanyaspects.B.Parentsshouldfocusonthoseunmotivatedchildrenwithlowself-esteem.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttocorrecttheirchildren’faults.D.Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontochildren’sgooddeeds.
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
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
Chinawastoreformschoolcurriculum课程toeasetheburdenputonchildrenbypushyteachersandparentseagertoseethemsucceedinanincreasinglycompetitivesociety.ChinesepupilsweresufferingfrompooreyesightinincreasingnumbersandatayoungeragE.TiringhomeworkandincreasingexampressureweretoblamE.TheprimaryreasonisthetraditionalEastAsiancultureinwhichallparentswanttheirkidstobecomedragonsorandphoenixes.Toomuchemphasisisplacedondiplomas文凭andexamscores.ThatwasexacerbatedbythefactthatChinaisadevelopingnationwith1.3billionpeopleanditsone-childpolicy.YuanagovernmentstaffsaidThecompetitioninemploymentisfierceandthatpressurehasbeencascadedbacktoschools.Everyparentexpectshischildtooutperformpeers.TheEducationMinistrywouldcutthedifficultyofthetextbooksreducehomeworkmakeclassesmoreinterestingandlimitthenumberoftests.Anotherproblemthegovernmenthadtodealwithwastheeducationof13millionruralchildrenwhoswarmed涌入intothecitieswiththeirparentsworkingasmigrantworkers.Morethan100millionpeasantsacrossthecountrymigratetotheboomingcitieseveryyearformanuallaborandsmall-timebusinesses.Butpolicyhurdlesforthemtosettleinthecitiesaboundincludingthosethatpreventtheirchildrenfromreceivingagoodeducation.Anestimated23millionleft-behindchildrenofmigrantworkersstayinthecountrysideThegovernmenthasorderedurbanpublicschoolstoopenuptothe7.88millionmigrantchildrenofschoolageYuansaidaddingprivateschoolsarealsoallowedtoaccommodate接纳someofthem.73.WhatmakesChinesepupilsbecomenearsightedatayoungerage?A.ExamscoresarenotregardedtobevaluableB.ParentsexpecttheirchildrentobecomedragonsandphoenixesC.DragonsandphoenixesarepartoftraditionalChineseculturE.D.PupilsareaskedtodohomeworkmoreandmorE.74.TheunderlinedwordexacerbatedinParagraph3maymeanA.improveD.B.proveD.C.worseneD.D.lighteneD.75.HowcanChinesegovernmentsolvetheeducationproblemofmigrantchildren?A.Byallowingthemtotakefewerexams.B.Bymakingtextbookseasierforthem.C.Bysettingupmoreprivateschoolsforthem.D.Byaskingurbanpublicschoolstoadmitthem76.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Chinawillreduceburdenonschoolchildren.B.Left-behindchildreninthecountrysidereceivenoeducation.C.Childrenofmigrantworkerswillhaveabettereducation.D.Theeducationofthemigrantchildrenreceivesattention.
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.
PhyllisLeeofSingaporeknewsomethingwasn’tright.HeryoungersonAlexthensixyearsoldwasgettinggoodgradesinhisprivatekindergartenclasses.ButLeerealizedsomethingwaswrongwhenAlexcamehomeonedaycryingwithzeroesonhisChinesespellingtest.LeedecidedtoinvestigatE.AccordingtoLeetheteacherwouldfrequentlydescribeAlex’sChinesewritingas‘ghostwritings’andmadehimalaughingstockinclassinsteadofhelpinghimout.Lee46spentthenext12monthsteachingAlexandstillhelpshimwhennecessary.ShenotonlytaughthimtheformationoftheChinesewordsbutalsotheiroriginsothathecouldunderstandbetteroftentakingmorethananhourtoreadasimpleparagraph.VisitstothelibraryandsurfingtheInternetkeptheruptospeedonteachingmaterials.Alex’sgradesimprovedandbytheendofYearOnehehadbecomeoneofthetopstudentsinChineseinhisclass.AlexiskeepinganA.plusaverageinallsubjectsandhismother’sinvolvementisabigreasonbehindit.Alexnow11recentlywroteabookrecordinghisstruggleswithChinesewhichaninternationaleducationcenterhaspublishedtoinspireitsstudents.Hesometimeswritesforlocalstudentmagazinesaswell.LeehasalwayshadinputintotheeducationofAlex.ShereadstohimallthetimE.Asaresultheisaneagerreaderwhoregularlyvisitthelibrary.ToLeeoneofthemostvaluablethingsshedoesistotaketurnswithherhusbandtodriveAlextoschool.We’dtalkalongtheway.TalkingenablesmetohaveabetterunderstandingofmychildandremindsmeofchangeseverynowandthensothatIknowwhentogetinvolvedshesays.60.Alexarrivedhomewithtearsbecause.A.hefailedintheChineseexamB.histeacherpunishedhimC.hedidn’twanttolearnChineseD.hisclassmatesdidhimwrong61.AlexsucceededinlearningChinesewith.A.histeacher’sguideB.hisclassmates’helpC.hisfather’sinfluenceD.hismother’sinstruction62.ForAlexthegreatachievementrecentlyisthat.A.hegetsA’sinsomesubjectsB.hewroteabookC.heearnssomemoneyD.heunderstandsChinesebetter63.Lee’seducationmethodsucceedsmainlybecauseofher.A.involvementB.communicationC.toleranceD.encouragement
Twostudentsstartedquarrelingatschool.Onestudentshouteddirtywordsattheotherandafight打架began.Whatcanbedonetostopfightslikethisatschool?Insomeschoolsthedisputants争执者sitdownwithpeermediators.Peermediatorsarestudentswithspecialtraining训练inthiskindofproblems.Peermediatorshelpthedisputantstotalkinafriendlyway.Herearesomeofthewaystheyuse:1.Putwhatyouthinkclearlybutdon’tsayanythingtohurttheother.BeginwithIfeelinsteadofYoualways2.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.Don’tstoptheotherperson’swords.3.Keeplookingattheotherperson’seyeswhenheorshetalks.4.Trytoseetheotherperson’ssideoftheproblem.5.Neverputanyonedown.SayingthingslikeYouarefoolish愚蠢makesthetalkdifficult.6.Trytofindaresultthatmakesbothpeoplehappy.Peermediatorsneverdecidetheresultorthewinner.Theydon’tdecidewhoisrightandwhoiswrong.Insteadtheyhelpthetwostudentstofindtheirownwin-winresult.A.win-winresultcanmakeeveryonefeelgooD.Peermediators’workisoftensuccessfuljustbecauseitgetspeopletotalktoeachother.Andgettingpeopletotalktoeachotheristhefirststepinfindingawin-winresult.64.Whatcanbedonewhenthereisafightatschool?A.Thepeermediatorsandthedisputantstalktogether.B.Thepeermediatorsdecidethewinner.C.Thestudentsthemselvesdecidewhoisthewinner.D.Thetwostudentssitdownandlistentothepeermediators.65.Peermediators’workis_____.A.togivelessonstodisputantsB.tohelpfindawaytomakebothsideshappyC.tofindoutwhostartsaquarrelD.togivestudentssomespecialtraining66.Whatshouldyoudowhentheotherpersonisspeaking?A.Trytotellhimorherwhatyouthink.B.Thinkwhoisrightandwhoiswrong.C.ListencarefullyandlookathisorhereyesallthetimE.D.AskthepeermediatorsasmanyquestionsaspossiblE.67.DuringthetalkifyousayYouarelazyorIfeelangry_____.A.theotherpersonwillknowheorsheiswrongB.theotherpersonwillunderstandyoubetterC.it’seasyforyoutodecidewhoisrightD.it’shardforyoutogetawin-winresult
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.
It’struethatteensdon’tgetenoughsleepbutchangingtheschoolstartingtimewouldhaveachaoticeffectandthroweveryoneoffbalancE.Scientistshaveshownthatteensaremoreactivelateratnightthanchildrenandadultssomostteensareprobablystayinguplaterforwhateverreasons.Theresearchersmeasuredthepresenceofthesleep-promotinghormoneinteenagers'saliva唾液atdifferenttimesoftheday.Theylearnedthatthehormone荷尔蒙levelsriselateratnightthantheydoinchildrenthanadultsandremainatahigherlevellaterinthemorning.Measuringthehormoneinthesalivaisagoodwaytoshowthatmostteenshavesleepproblemsbutchangingschoolsschedulesisn’tthebestwaytodotofixthis.Mostpeoplearguingagainstchangingschoolscheduleswouldsaythatitwouldonlycauseteenstostayupandwakeuplaterthusleavingthemwiththesameproblem.Thebiggestproblemschoolswouldcomeacrossfromchangingtheirscheduleswouldbetheafterschoolandjobconflictsstudentsandteacherwouldmeet.Teachersreportedthatstudentsweremorealertandresearchshowedthatafter-schoolsportsandjobswouldsuffer.Studentsinthatareamighthavebeenabletodealwithlesstimeforjobsandsportssomehowbutsomeofthemhavepracticeandearlierplansthatwouldbecomeconflictedifthischangeweretooccur.Moststudentsrarelyhavetimetoplayasportanddohomeworkbefore9or10o'clock.Openingschoolslatermayhaveworkedforsomeareasbuttherealityisoftenverydifferent.63.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordchaoticinthe1stparagraphiscloseto_______.A.positiveB.apparentC.negativeD.definite64.Mostteenshavesleepproblemsbecause________.A.theyaremoreactivethanchildrenandadultsB.schoolworktakesupmostoftheirtimeC.theirhormonelevelsarehigherlateratnightD.theyprobablylikestayingupfornoreasons65.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A.TherearemanyconflictsbetweenstudentsandteachersB.SomeoftheteachershavepracticeandearlierplansC.Moststudentsareabletodosportandhomeworkbefore9:00D.Waystosolvestudents'sleepproblemsdependfromareatoarea66.Thepassagemainlydevelopsby________.A.givingreasonsB.showingexamplesC.presentingquestionsD.offeringsolutions
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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