For some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. It’s probably the first time that you’ll be totally responsible for your own schedule. What if you intend to go to college but just don’t feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you don’t want to take on a full-time job after graduation? You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gapyear”.
Taking time off doesn’t mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. In fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if you’ll be travelling. Apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. Rachel took a year off and worked in New York City between college and medical school. She says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didn’t miss any of her deadlines. “Not only did I have to apply to schools and make plans to take my MCAT exams, I also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”
Even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. Lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. If you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! If you take a year off you’ll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.
小题1:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．Taking Time Off | | B．Disadvantages of a “Gap Year” | | C．Plans after Graduation | | D．How to Apply to College |
小题2:Going on a “gap year” means _____.| A．asking for a year’s leave to rest at home | | B．taking a year off to pause and regroup | | C．ignoring the idea of applying to college | | D．travelling around the world before going to college |
小题3:The author takes Rachel for example in the second paragraph in order to show _____.| A．it’s not easy to take a year off | | B．it’s interesting to take a “gap year” | | C．what taking time off is like | | D．how to apply to schools |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT the benefit of taking a year off?| A．You’ll learn some great life skills. | | B．You’ll make full preparation for starting college. | | C．You’ll earn much money by taking on a full-time job. | | D．You’ll gain a wonderful learning experience by joining in a volunteer organization. |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
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文章讨论的是在上大学休息一年的相关情况。
小题1:主旨大意题。他的全文可知是讨论在上大学之前可以花一年的时间去工作或者做的事情。故A正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第一段倒数3行You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gap year”.可知B正确。
小题3:推理题。作者取这个例子就是想向我们说明休学一年的情况。
小题4:细节题。他的全文可知并没有提及休学一年可以挣很多钱的问题。 |
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A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It has changed the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth (广度) of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a basic new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held concepts about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing (制造业) or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant (最重要的). It will be the way you do your job.
小题1:One of the great changes caused by the knowledge society is that ______.| A．most people have to take part-time jobs | | B．people have to change their jobs from time to time | | C．people’s traditional concepts about work are no longer completely true | | D．the difference between the employee and the employer has become unimportant |
小题2:The future will probably belong to those who ______.| A．have more brains | | B．are involved in the service industries | | C．cast their mind ahead instead of looking back | | D．possess and know how to make use of information |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．Computers and the knowledge society | | B．Features and meanings of the New Era | | C．Service Industries in the Modern Society | | D．Rapid Advancement of Information Technology |
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Switching telephone providers used to be the only way homeowners could save money on telephone bills. Now thanks to new technology, comsumers have another choice-making phone calls over the internet. And this can be completely free if you call another person with an internet phone set-up.
The technology is called voice over internet protocol (协议), or VoIP. In 2005, consumer demand for VoIP dramatically grew. In the US, where popularity has grown faster than here in the UK, 8.4 million are predicted to subscribe this year. For the past couple years, VoIP pioneers such as Skype have accounted for the majority of internet phone subscribers.
VoIP is attractive to consumers because it’s cheaper than traditional phone services. With the basic equipment of PC, microphone and headset, and VoIP software and broadband internet for optimum (最适宜的) voice quality, consumers can save a fortune chatting for free to other internet phone owners and save money calling regular landlines (通讯电缆). But, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Many of these services suffer from uncontinuous lapses (失效) in quality. While some users may tolerate echoes or a dropped call, improved quality is needed to attract more customers.
Computing has examined the benefits of using a PC as a telephone with VoIP in how easy they were to set up, how effective they were and the range of their features.
Skype(www. skype.com) came top for its bother-free approach, easy set-up and exceptional voice clarity. Sipgate (www. sipgate. co. uk), MSN(www. messenger. msn. co. uk) and Yahoo! Messenger (uk. messenger. yahoo. com) provide an audio “wizard” that improves sound levels. Google Talk (www. google. com/ talk) was less helpful and Babble. net (www. babble. net) was let down by its poor help files. Yahoo! Messenger provides some of the best features, including the option of landline calls, webcam chats, instant messaging, voice-mail and conference calls.
小题1:Which one of the following if you call others?| A．VolP,voice over internet protocol | | B．Switching telephone | | C．New technology | | D．letters |
小题2:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that ______.| A．VoIP can save money but it has some disadvantages | | B．whatever you buy is related to how much you pay | | C．what you pay for will belong to you forever | | D．what you buy is not always high in quality |
小题3:Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?| A．Sipgate is less helpful. | | B．Yahoo! Messenger offers some best features. | | C．Skype is the best one in the new technology. | | D．Google Talk provides very good audio “wizard”. |
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In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural 36 seemed to be unlimited.
Today things are 37 . The world has become too 38 . We are 39 our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 40 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we 41 to do this, human life on earth will not 42 .
People realize today that if too many 43 are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 44 , more and more fish are caught.
We know that if too many trees are cut down, 45 will disappear and nothing will 46 on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to 47 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 48 , in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to 49 this.
We also know that if the 50 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there won"t be enough food. What can we do to solve the 51 ? If we eat more vegetables and less 52 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will 53 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not 54 so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we 55 people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
| 小题1: | | A．resources | B．sources | C．materials | D．matter |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．the same | C．changeable | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．crowded | B．polluted | C．dirty | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．producing | B．using up | C．reducing | D．making |
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| 小题5: | | A．protecting | B．saving | C．polluting | D．fighting |
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| 小题6: | | A．try | B．continue | C．stop | D．have |
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| 小题7: | | A．live | B．last | C．continue | D．survive |
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| 小题8: | | A．fish | B．seagulls | C．crocodiles | D．frogs |
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| 小题9: | | A．poles | B．boats | C．methods | D．ideas |
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| 小题10: | | A．mountains | B．the sea | C．crops | D．forests |
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| 小题11: | | A．grow | B．plant | C．save | D．cut down |
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| 小题12: | | A．plant | B．cut down | C．save | D．burn down |
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| 小题13: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Generally speaking | D．Therefore |
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| 小题14: | | A．encourage | B．neglect | C．stop | D．wake up |
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| 小题15: | | A．production | B．pollution | C．population | D．revolution |
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| 小题16: | | A．pollution | B．environment | C．questions | D．problems |
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| 小题17: | | A．fruit | B．meat | C．fish | D．grain |
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| 小题20: | | A．force | B．help | C．educate | D．show |
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Let children learn to judge their own. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s, in the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught—to walk, run, climb, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in doing such work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
小题1:According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is ___ | A．to listen to skilled people’s advice | | B．to ask older people many questions | | C．to make mistakes and have them corrected | | D．to do what other people do |
小题2:According to the writer, teachers in school should ___ | A．allow children to learn from each other | | B．point out children’s mistakes whenever they are found | | C．correct children’s mistakes as possible as they can | | D．give children more book knowledge |
小题3:Which of the following does the writer think teachers should not do? | A．Give children correct answers | | B．allow children to make mistakes | | C．Point out children’s mistakes | | D．Let children judge their own work |
小题4:The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ___. | A．different from learning other skills | | B．the same as learning other skills | | C．more important than other skills | | D．not really important skills |
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BEIJING--Alarmed by the overreaching ambitions of many Chinese provinces to grow at all costs, China’s top economic chief is calling on officials to calm down and spare a thought for the environment．
Zhang Ping, who heads China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the central economic planning agency, said only five or six of China’s 30 provinces are targeting annual economic growth of 8 percent or 9 percent．
The remaining provinces are aiming for growth rates of more than 10 percent this year, with some wanting to double economic output in the coming five years．
“China has a planned energy supply of about 4 billion cubic tons of coal equivalent（等量的）for the next five years, and this is not enough to meet demands for economic growth to double,” he was quoted as saying on the news portal Sina．Com．
Beijing is increasingly concerned with the ambitions of Chinese provinces across the country to chase high growth despite the central government’s urgent request for a more moderate and sustainable（可持续的）pace of expansion．
Years of rapid economic growth has taken a toll on China’s environment, with Beijing trying to remove some of the damage now．It has an annual growth target of 7 percent for the next five years, well down from last year’s 10 percent．
Zhang said Beijing has asked local governments to take into account the supply of “energy, environment, water and land” to set more reasonable growth targets．
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Many Chinese provinces are alarmed by Beijing． | | B．Zhang Ping is an expert and economic chief from www. Sina.Com． | | C．The supply of the coal in China is not sufficient(足够的) for the next five years． | | D．Few Chinese provinces are aiming for economic growth rates of less than 10%． |
小题2:The underlined phrase “taken a toll on” in the sixth paragraph means “_________”．| A．looked forward to | B．paid attention to | | C．caused damage to | D．attached importance to |
小题3:The general idea of the whole passage can be that ________．| A．China’s economy is developing | | B．China’s top chief places more emphasis on the environment | | C．all Chinese provinces should slow down their economic growth rates | | D．economic high growth should go hand in hand with environmental protection |
小题4:What could be the best title for the news?| A．Economic Development | B．Energy Supply | | C．Sustainable Development | D．Environment protection |
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