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| A. Tiarella-A solid plant reaching 40-80cms that requires very rich, wet soil with a lot of shade to grow healthily. Has attractive white to pink flowers throughout the year. |  |
 | B. Lantana-A fast-growing plant that develops best in full sun with dry but rich soil. Grows about 60-90cms tall. Bright, colourful globe-shaped flowers that appear in winter. |
| C. Russian Sage-It has grey leaves and purple flowers which come out in mid- summer. Grows 1-1.5 metres tall and prefers full sun and dry soil. Can cope well in poor soil. |  |
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| Texico High School is renewing its professional arts program. For years, one teacher taught the professional arts and was in charge of the Future Farmers of America and Leadership programs. This year, community and school leaders decided to give the professional arts program more attention. The school decided to bring back the program after a survey of the students. The students wanted professional arts classes. To lead the program, the school invited Terry Whitener. Whitener taught leadership and professional arts in Anthony, Texas. "It is difficult to do both well," he said. Whitener took carpentry (木工活) classes while he attended Texico High School. "There were a lot more activities back in the 1980s than when I came here this year," he said. The school has bought new equipment for the carpentry workshop for Whitener"s classes. Whitener said the classes were to give the students a leg up when they left high school "Not all students are going to college," he said. "Even if they do, this program gives them helpful skills." Whitener said he wanted to teach students carpentry classes from a career (生涯) standpoint (立场). "Measure twice, cut once. I tell them no boss is going to want to pay them to do a job twice, when they could do it right the first time," he said. "Traditionally, all the guys were going to be farmers. That"s not true anymore. More kids will use these skills in a career instead of on their own field." "This is something I"m going to do after high school," said Zayne Meeks, one of Whitener"s students. "It gives people better opportunities to get better experience and then a better job." Another student, Lucas Waltners, said he was unsure of what he wanted to do after high school, but that the skills learned in Whitener"s class would be helpful either way. "This is something I"ll know how to do if I ever need to do it," he said. | |
| 1. What is "the Future Farmers of America"? | |
| A. It"s a farm. B. It"s a school. C. It"s a program. D. It"s a company. | |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE about Whitener? | |
| A. Whitener is a leader of the school in Anthony, Texas. B. Whitener was a teacher who taught leadership and professional arts in Anthony, Texas. C. Whitener learnt carpentry from his parents when he was in High School. D. Whitener wants the students who attend his carpentry classes to be farmers in the future. | |
| 3. From the passage we know that Whitener"s classes are to help the students _____. | |
| A. prepare for their future life in some way B. learn how to do carpentry work well only C. how to find jobs in the future D. how to become a leader | |
| 4. The best title for this passage may be _____. | |
| A. Texico High School activity back in the 1980s B. Carpentry classes in Texico High School C. Texico school renews professional arts program D. Future farmers training | |
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College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college application, | |
| 1. I asked my parents for advice about my essays because _____. | |
| A. they are more experienced B. they know me perfectly well C. they are the only people I can rely on D. they are extremely worried about my application | |
| 2. In order to impress the admissions officers, the applicants should write their essays _____. | |
| A. with a big vocabulary B. with simple sentences C. about small matters D. in a straightforward style | |
| 3. What helped the writer gain admissions to his or her university of choice? | |
| A. High scores. B. Good recommendations. C. Good essays. D. Interesting stories. | |
| 4. According to the passage, _____ has the greatest influence on the writer. | |
| A. Mother Teresa B. his or her father C. Emily Dickinson D. admissions officers | |
| 5. The passage is mainly about _____. | |
| A. the writer"s experience in college admissions B. the importance of college education for students C. how parents" worries add to students" pressure D. the importance of essays in college admissions | |
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| Women are, on the whole, more verbal than men. They are good at language and verbal reasoning, while men tend to be skilled at tasks demanding visual-spatial abilities. In fact, along with aggression, these are the most commonly accepted differences between the sexes. Words are tools for communicating with other people, especially information about people. They are mainly social tools. Visual and spatial abilities are good for imagining and manipulating objects and for communicating information about them. Are these talents programmed into the brain? In some of the newest and most controversial research in neurophysiology, it has been suggested that when it comes to the brain, males are specialists while women are generalists. But no one knows what, if anything, this means in terms of the abilities of the two sexes. Engineering is both visual and spatial, and it"s true that there are relatively few women engineers. But women become just as skilled as men at shooting a rifle or driving a car, tasks that involve visual-spatial skills. They also do equally well at programming a computer, which is neither visual nor spatial. Women do, however, seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves. We all know men for whom machines seem to be extensions of their identity. A woman is more likely to see her car, rifle, or computer as a useful tool, but not in itself fascinating. | |
| 1. According to the passage, women are usually good at _____. | |
| A. body language B. logical reasoning C. tasks demanding for the use of words D. both A and B | |
| 2. The word "accepted" in the last sentence of the first paragraph roughly means _____. | |
| A. believed B. assumed C. received D. refused | |
| 3. In the authors" opinion, visual and spatial abilities are good for _____. | |
| A. achieving one"s objects B. mind and body C. programming talents into the brain D. imagination and communication | |
| 4. All the following tasks involve visual-spatial skills EXCEPT _____. | |
| A. imagining and handling objects B. providing a computer with a set of instructions C. shooting a gun and driving an automobile D. planning and making things as an engineer does | |
| 5. Why do women seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves? | |
| A. Because they have no visual-spatial skills. B. Because they are only good at language and verbal reasoning. C. Because they are less likely to see their charming or interesting aspects. D. Because they rarely use machines such as cars, rifles, computers, etc. | |
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| Very early on the morning of June 29, 1991, a heavy fog hung over the wheat field in southern England. Carrie and Morgenstern were watching the field. Although they could see nothing through the thick fog, they kept their cameras running. By 6a. m. the fog began to lift. A remarkable pair of circles was seen in the wheat field. Rushing down the hill, they found that the wheat within the two circles had been flattened into precise clockwise swirls. Stalks (麦秆) were bent but not broken. Outside the circles the wheat was untouched. It had been silent all night. Although the field was muddy, there were no footprints or other marks. The circles seemed to have come from nowhere. "I can"t explain it," admits Mike Carrie. Carrie is not alone, Since the early 1980s, more than 2000 circles have appeared in farmers" fields. Most circles form at night between May and August. Some believe the circles are caused by hedgehogs (刺猬) or deer. Others attribute them to the UFOs. "The circles are messages given by those who come from outer space," says Michael Green. "Perhaps they are trying to get in touch with us." Pat Delgado has made researches on crop circles since 1981. He believes that they are caused by "some form of earth energy". In several circles, he recorded an unusual noise which seemed to have been made by some "electronic". Most scientists think that there"s no scientific basis to back up Green"s or Delgado"s theories. Some of them say, "We think they"re nothing but a hoax (骗局)." In September 1991, Doug Bower and Dave Chorley claimed that since 1979 they had made circles throughout southern England to fool people who believed in LIFO. "We got down on our hands and knees and used an iron bar, so that it looked as though a UFO bad landed there." Since the early 1980s, Dr Terence Meaden has visited more than 1000 circles. Now he thinks he may have the answer. He believes true crop circles are made by vortex. When it hits the ground, it flattens the crop in spiral patterns. Each northern summer, these surprising formations turn British cornfields into artists" paintings. "Crop circles are an amusing part of the silly season-though farmers might not agree," says Royal Society"s Sir Francis Graham-smith. | |
| 1. On the morning of June 29, 1991, Carrie and Morgenstern hoped to _____. | |
| A. record an important thing B. see something funny C. find nature"s secret D. draw a conclusion | |
| 2. Mike Carrie was _____ at what he saw. | |
| A. satisfied B. amused C. surprised D. interested | |
| 3. Most scientists consider the supernatural theories of Green and Delgado are _____. | |
| A. meaningful B. reasonable C. instructive D. against the law of science | |
| 4. The crop circle phenomenon _____. | |
| A. has come to an end B. makes scientists puzzled C. is a bad thing D. makes farmers amused | |
| 5. What is the best title of this passage? | |
| A. A Clever Hoax B. A Thick Fog C. Crop Circles D. Earth Energy | |
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| Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, a famous scientist has warned. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans (幅度), encourage instant satisfaction and make children more self-centered. Warnings from neuroscientist (神经系统科学家) Susan Greenfield will disturb the millions whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites each day. But they will strike a chord (弦) with parents and teachers who complain that many teenagers lack the ability to communicate or concentrate away from their screens. More than 150 million use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts. A further six million have signed up to Twitter, the "micro-blogging" service that lets users exchange text messages about themselves. But while the sites are popular and extremely profitable, a growing number of psychologists and neuroscientists believe they may be doing more harm than good. Baroness Tarot, an Oxford University neuroscientist believes repeated exposure could rewire the brain. Computer games and fast-paced TV shows were also a factor, she said. "My fear is that these technologies are weakening the brain to the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and live for the moment. often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these easier and faster screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages on the supermarket shelf," she said. Psychologists have also argued that digital technology is changing the way we think. They point out that students no longer need to plan their term papers before starting to write-thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along. A study by the Broadcaster Audience Board found teenagers now spend seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen. Educational psychologist Jane Healy believes children should be kept away from computer games until they are seven. Most games only excite the "flight or fight" areas of the brain, rather than the areas responsible reasoning. Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, said:"We are seeing children"s brain development damaged because they don"t engage in the activity they have engaged in for thousands of years. I"m not against technology and computers. But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people." | |
| 1. According to the passage, social networking websites might _____. | |
| A. encourage young users constant satisfaction B. lengthen young users" attention span C. make young users more selfish D. help young users communicate better with their families | |
| 2. A neuroscientist may worry that sites like Facebook may _____. | |
| A. help children learn to make real relationships with people in society B. encourage students not to plan their term papers before starting to write C. disturb those whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites D. make real conversation in real time give way to easier and faster screen dialogue | |
| 3. From the passage we can infer that _____. | |
| A. Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children"s small attention span B. Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children"s reasoning C. Susan Greenfield"s warnings have been brought to wide public attention D. Sue Palmer"s book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking | |
| 4. What is the purpose of this passage? | |
| A. To tell us the conflict between neuroscientists and psychologists on websites. B. To present some negative opinions on social networking websites. C. To offer advice on the problem of brain damage caused by social networking. D. To analyse how social networking websites cause damage in the brains of teenagers. | |
| 5. From Baroness Tarot"s example of "killing and butchering an animal to eat", we can learn he is worried that _____. | |
| A. technologies are weakening are the brain to the state of small children B. small children have a small attention span and live for the moment C. real conversation in real time may be replaced by easier and faster screen dialogues D. killing and butchering an animal to eat leads to the convenience of the supermarket |