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B?many new subjects?
C?Latin, Greek and Hebrew? D?French and German?
3?On the whole, this story is about ———— A?how colleges have changed? B?how to start a university? C?the American Revolution?
D?the famous colleges in America?
4?Which statement does the story lead you to believe?? A?There is more to learn today than in 1636.? B?The early schools are still much alike.?
C?At that time, every student studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew.? D?They began teaching foreign languages in 1862.? Passage 24?
Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual(随和的)
professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a subordinate(从属的)position,some professors treat them as equals.However,no matter how equal professors would like to be,they still are in a position of authority.Professors may establish social relationships with students outside of the classroom,but in the classroom they maintain the instructor's role.A professor may have coffee one day with students but the next day expect them to meet a deadline for the submission(提交评判) of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or an exam.The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work.Professors have several roles in relation to students;they may be friends as well as teachers.Students must realie that when a teacher's role changes,they must appropriately adapt their behaviour and attitudes. 1.Generally speaking,relationships between students and their professors are . —— A.commonB.friendlyC.poorD.equal
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Professors can set up good social relationship with students outside the classroom. B.In the classroom,professors should be in a position of authority. C.Professors may treat their students differently in evaluating school work D.If a student has good relationship with a professor,he'll still have to take an exam. —— 3.A student must learn to change his behaviour and attitude when . A.the professor invites him to have coffee together? B.he is in need of help
C.the professor changes his role?
D.the professor gives him extra attention
4.The main subject discussed in the text is“———— A.changing relationship
B.the teacher?student relationship
C.professors' authorityD.students' positions Passage 25?
Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher,and the teacher will ask us some questions.Sometimes,the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class.When you are
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telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics,remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying.You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat(闲谈) with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent,waiting to hear what you have to say.You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.
Remember,too,that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it iswith a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you.Theperson you are seeing will try to put you at your ease(轻松) but the situation is somewhat(一点儿) different from that of an ordinary conversation.You must take special care that you can be heard. 1.When you speak to the class,you should speak . ———— A.as loudly as possibleB.in a low voiceC.loudlyD.forcefully 2.Usually,when you speak to the class,the calss is . ———— A.noisyB.quietC.having a restD.serious
3.The situation in the class is ———— that in your house. A.not very different fromB.sometimes the same as C.sometimes not the same asD.not the same as
4.If you are having a conversation with an official,the most important thing for you is . ———— A.to show your abilityB.to be very gentle
C.to make sure that you can be heardD.to put the official at ease 5.The main idea of this passage is . ————
A.that we must use different ways at different situations B.that we must speak loudly
C.that we must keep silent at any time D.that we must talk with the class Passage 26?
Education is not an end,but a means to an end.In other words,we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them.Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable(时兴的) to think that by free education for all—whether rich or poor,clever or stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation.But we can already see that free education for all is not enough;we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees.They refuse to do what they think “low”work,and,in fact work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work ofa completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor,we can live without education but we die if we have no food.If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses,we should get terrible diseases in our towns…?
In fact,when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life,it means that we must be educated in such a way that,firstly,each of us can do whatever work suited to his brain and ability and,secondly,that we can realie that all jobs are necessary to society,and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one's work.Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 1.From the passage we can conclude that . ———— A.free education can do nothing to help the world B.free education will provide us a perfect world
C.all the problems of society can't be solved by education D.farmers are more important than professors 2.It is suggested in this passage that . ————
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A.our society need different kinds of people doing all kinds of work B.work with hands is the most valuable in the world
C.we should respect farmers,for we can't live without them
D.farmers and dustmen do not need education as their jobs are very simple 3.According to the writer,the purpose of education is . ———— A.to let everyone get free education
B.to let people not think it is ashamed of one's own work with hands C.to make children get ready for their future work D.to choose a system education
4.The passage mainly tells us about . ———— A.the means of educationB.the value of education
C.the work children should do in the futureD.the advantage of education Ⅵ.历史、地理、环境类? Passage 27?
Do you know that vegetables can grow in the climates they are not used to do?Cool climate vegetables like asparagus(芦笋) are now able to be grown in placesashot as Hawaii.In Hawaii,marine(海的) engineers have been able to actually let you believe such vegetables that they are living in cooler climates.In that way they grow faster and taste better.What these engineers have been using is very simply cold sea water.How did they use it? They place pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools the earth.This causes plant groh and enables gardeners in tropical climates(热带气候) to grow crops from cooler climates.Also some of these pipes are exposed to the air and they make the air“wet” and thus water the gardens.What especially makes people happy about this process(过程) is that nothing to the natural conditions is being used.Another new use for cold ocean water is to cool buildings.Engineers believe that for example the entire west coast of the United States could be airconditioned using sea water. 1.What does the new system enable the gardeners to do?
A.Water the field with sea water.B.Grow asparagus in hot places. C.Grow cool climate vegetables in hot areas.D.Cool the soil.
2.Sea water mentioned in the passage is mainly used to ————.
A.water the farmsB.water the gardensC.cool the airD.make the earth cool 3.What is the report mainly about? A.How to grow vegetables in hot areas. B.How to grow crops in tropical climates. C.How to cool the soil. D.How to use sea water.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ————. A.sea water can act as an air?conditioner B.asparagus are only grown in hot places
C.the writer wants to tell us something about scientific advance D.sea water has many advantages Passage 28?
Mauritius,an island country,lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa,and just east of Madagascar,another African island country,which is larger by far than Mauritius.It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000,about 750,000 Indians,300,000 Clioers,30,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included.They are living together peacefully.
The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar
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terrains(地形).In the centre there are volcanoes several thousand feet high,and 90 percent of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.
There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638The Dutch abandoned it in 1710,and five years later,the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there.It was conquered by Britain in 1810.
Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968.In the past ten years,obvious economic prosperity(繁荣)has shown itself in this island country. 1.The underlined words“abandoned it\\.A.took its placeB.gave it upC.left for itD.held it out
2.The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be ————. a.seied by the Frenchb.became its master
c.ruled by the Dutchd.conquered by the British A.b,a,c,dB.a,c,d,bC.d,c,a,bD.c,a,d,b?
3.According to the passage all of the following statements are true except————.? A.arable land covers 90 percent of the country's total area
B.it was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty C.more than half of Mauritius population are Indians D.Britain ruled the island longer than French and Holland? Passage 29?
In the late 1960's,many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems,and new steelanglass skyscrapers were widely criticied.Ecologists pointed out that aforest of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lots.?
Skyscrapers are also consumers and wasters of electric power.In one recent year,the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to supply the entire city of Albany,New York,for a day. Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful.The heat loss(orgain)through a wall of halfinch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical brick wall filled with insulation(绝缘)board.To lessen the strain on heating and airconditioning equipment,builders of skyscrapers have begun to use doubleglaed panels of glass,and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirrorfilms that reduce glare(眩目的光)as well as heat gain.However,mirrorwalled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings.? Skyscrapers put a strain on a city's sanitation facilities(卫生设备),too.If fully occupied,the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone produce 2.25 million gallons of wastes each year—as much a city the sie of Stanford,Connecticut,which has a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also affect television reception,block bird flyways and air traffic.In Boston in the late 1960's,some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common.
Still,people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal pride and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of space to rent.?1.The main purpose of the passage is to——? A.compare skyscrapers with other modern structures? B.describe some architectural designs of skyscrapers?
C.describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environment? D.encourage using bricks in the construction of skyscrapers?
2.According to the passage,what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls? ? A.The surrounding air is heated.?
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B.Construction time is increased.?
C.The windows must be cleaned daily.?
D.Extra air?conditioning equipment is needed.?
3.According to the passage,in the late 1960's some residents of Boston were concerned with which aspect of skyscrapers??
A.The noise from their construction.? B.The high cost of renting an office.? C.The harmful effects on the city's grass.? D.The removal of trees from building sites.?
4.The author raises problems that would most concern which of the following groups?? A.Pilots.B.Electricians.?
C.Environmentalists.D.Construction workers.?
5.The underlined word“ecologists\ A.experts on construction? B.experts on electric facilities?
C.experts on the building materials?
D.experts on protecting the environment? Ⅶ.海外风情? Passage 30?
Levi Strauss first made jeans for the gold?miners of San Francisco in the 1850s.For 100 years jeansdenim(粗斜纹棉布)trousers,usually blue—were working clothes only.But in the 1950s they became fashionable among young people.They wear jeans to school,on the weekend and for going out.Jeans are comfortable and always look good.You can wear them with a T-shirt and athletic shoes,or with nice shoes and a jacket.Above all,fashion changes quickly and you have to buy new thingsall the time.But jeans always stay in fashion.And they're strong. Athletic shoes,the fashion statement borrowed from the world of sport ,are referred to as“tennis shoes\shoes\—on the street,in the classroom,or even in the office—not just in the gym or on thesports field.Everybody wears them—young people,old people,rock stars,even teachers.So are athletic shoes fashionable?The answer is yes…and no.To be fashionable,you have to get the right pair of shoes.For American school kids,two things are very important:First,they have to be expensive.If you spend only US＄40 on your athletic shoes,forget about being in fashion.Second,they have to have the right label on them.And just what is right?Sorry,Wecan'ttellyou.Thatchangesevery year.For now,it could be anything:Adidas,Nike,Head or something else.Ask yourlocal American kid.? 1.This passage is mainly about————? A.development of jeans and sports shoes? B.origins of jeans and athletic shoes? C.the match of clothing? D.the popular clothing?
2.In the writer's opinion,the most important reason for jeans' popularity is that————? A.they're always fashionable?
B.they're strong enough to last long?
C.they're looking good at any time and place?
D.they're suitable to match with any kind of clothing
3.Where should we wear athletic shoes according to the writer??
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