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instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You"ll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just
like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will read stories about the latest events, guided by a program
that selects the type of news you want. You"ll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want
more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal
computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers
of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers
will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.
Most of the technology is possible now, but making more people believe that they don"t need to read a
newspaper is the next step. But refusing computers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such
a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before
the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is
making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.
Despite technological advances, it could take tens of years to replace newsprint with computer screens.
It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because
newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.
B. They are more convenient to read.
C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.
D. You can easily save information for future use.
B. They are more convenient to read.
C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.
D. You can easily save information for future use.
B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read
C. they think the new technology is bad
D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers
B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.
C. New communications technology.
D. Computer newspapers are well liked
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become so noisy that the loud laughter drowns out the 2 of the "minister". Even the two students getting
married often begin to laugh.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business. He wants young people
to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marriage. He believes that the 3 for
these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen doesn"t only introduce his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being
out of work. He also 4 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to
introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 5 point to a marriage. He even makes his students
know the problems of 6 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children
and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been unsettling for some of the students to see the problems that a 7 couple often faces. 8 they
took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and
parents feel that Mr. Allen"s course is 9 and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters
supporting the class have asked the school to 10 the course again.
| ( )1. A. conferences ( )2. A. whisper ( )3. A. possibility ( )4. A. exposes ( )5. A. uniting ( )6. A. wedding ( )7. A. divorced ( )8. A. If ( )9. A. disagreeable ( )10. A. afford | B. competitions B. announcement B. responsibility B. explains B. burning B. division B. complained B. After B. flexible B. offer | C. celebrations C. scream C. need C. extends C. breaking C. participation C. fascinated C. Until C. valuable C. establish | D. ceremonies D. voice D. supply D. exhausts D. freezing D. divorce D. married D. Because D. unbelievable D. affect |
| 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。 | |||
| Foreign students are valuable to the United States. Many take 1_____ in important research. Most have to 2_____ the full costs for their education. That helps universities meet their budgets. International students and their 3_____ put 12,000 million dollars into the American economy last year. That number is from the Institute of International Education, based in New York. Now, many education officials say they are concerned that 4_____ students will come to the United States for the next school year. The officials base their concern partly on a decrease in students 5_____ (plan) to attend intensive English programs during the summer. The members said one reason 6_____ the expected decrease is slower and more restrictive United States action on travel documents. 7_____ (secure) has increased since the terrorist attack of September 11,2001. The schools also blamed the travel problems caused by the outbreak of SARS. In recent years, 8_____ increasing number of students have come to the United States to study. The Institute of International Education says these students represent more than four percent of all students in American colleges and universities. 9_____ says the number of international students reached a 10_____ high of more than 580,000 last year. The largest number came from India. Before last year largest number came from China. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious, and cultural differences, people highly value individualism (个人主义)-the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions. In most Asian societies, on the contrary, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient (东方的) reflects society" s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have memorized. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self- control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized. The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven"t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have. | |||
| 1. The reason why American teachers attach much importance to individualism is that _____. | |||
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| A. they are required to do so B. their students do not memorize information C. the United States is a country of many cultures D. their students work individually | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements applies to Asian methods of education? | |||
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| A. Each child in a classroom draws a different picture. B. students have to find information themselves. C. Students are prepared for a society that values discipline. D. Teachers serve as a guide in discussion. | |||
| 3. A good educational system would be the one that _____. | |||
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| A. has more advantages B. is the combination of Western and Oriental methods C. is based on the Western system D. rests on the Asian system | |||
| 4. The author believes that _____. | |||
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| A. different educational systems reflect different culture of the societies B. students from Western countries are creative but selfish C. Asian students are merely interested in math and science D. there are more advantages to Western system of education than to Oriental one | |||
| 5. The author focuses on _____. | |||
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| A. the differences in methods of education orient and west B. the advantages and disadvantages to both of the Western and Asian educational system C. how Asian school systems reflect group goals D. how Western school systems reflect the value of individualism | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| LANGUAGES Canada, a new Canadian national organization of public and private language training programs, was started recently to ensure that language training in Canada is of high quality, Canada News Wire has reported. Canada has developed its language-training programs for over forty years without a comparatively uniform (adj. 一致的; 相同的) quality standard before Languages Canada adopted (采用) a complete system of rigorous standards that apply equally to all public and private schools in Canada to qualify (取得资格；具备合格条件), a school is evaluated in a number of categories including curriculum, teacher qualifications, student services, student admissions, marketing,promotion, facilities and administration. The quality standards guarantee that international students who come to Canada to learn English or French can expect to receive a uniform level of excellent instruction. So far, a total of 144 language-training programs,public and private, English and French, have met the standards. They will have to re-qualify in three years. About two dozen other schools failed to meet all standards and may be re-evaluated in the future. Canada"s language training sector accounts for (数量占…) about 15 percent of the market share of global language training business Canada ranks third among destinations for English language training after UK and US. Calum Mackechnie, President of Languages Canada and President of York University"s English Language Institute, says if Canada wants to fully take advantage (利用) of the economic potential (潜力) of its language- training sector, it needs to make sure the world knows what the country has to offer. | |||
| 1. What do we know about Languages Canada? | |||
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| A. It is a language training school. B. It has a history of over 40 years. C. It has many branches all over the world. D. It is a new Canadian national organization. | |||
| 2. _____ is not taken into consideration when evaluating a school. | |||
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| A. Curriculum B. Teacher qualifications C. School size D. Administration | |||
| 3. The underlined word "rigorous" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_____". | |||
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| A. strict B. similar C. different D. The same | |||
| 4. Which of the following statements is WRONG? | |||
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| A. So far, 144 language-teaching programs have met the standards. B. UK ranks second among destinations for English language training. C. About 24 other schools didn"t meet all standards. D. Languages Canada was launched to ensure high-quality language training in Canada. | |||
| 5. What"s the main idea of this passage? | |||
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| A. Canada sets English training standards across the country. B. Canada is a big language-training country. C. Canada hopes to make more money from language training. D. Canada has a long history in developing its language-training capacity. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| "It hurts me more than you." and "This is for your own good." These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework. That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They thought that it was right to be parents who take a let alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators (计算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation. Now teachers, having taught many children who have been developing at their own step for the past 15 years, are realizing we"ve made a terrible mistake. Sharon Klompus is such a teacher who thinks her students "so passive" and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them. She believes that Television contributes to children"s passivity. "We"re not training kids to work anymore," says Klompus. "We"re talking about a generation of kids who"ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying" go and look it up", you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid." Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It"s time for parents to end their vecation and come back to work. It"s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it"s for their own good. It"s time to start telling them no again. | |||
| 1. Children are becoming more inactive in study because _____. | |||
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| A. they watch TV too often B. they have done too much homework C. they have to fulfill too many duties D. teachers are too strict with them | |||
| 2. To such children as described in the passage _____. | |||
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| A. it is easier to say no than to say yes B. neither is easy to say yes or to say no C. it is easier to say yes than to say no D. neither is difficult to say yes or to say no | |||
| 3. We learn from the passage that the author"s mother used to play emphasis on _____. | |||
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| A. learning Latin B. natural development C. discipline D. education at school | |||
| 4. By "permissive period in education" the author means a time _____. | |||
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| A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to B. when everything can be taught at school C. when every child can be educated D. when children are permitted to receive education | |||
| 5. The main idea of the passage is that _____. | |||
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| A. parents should leave their children alone B. kids should have more activities at school C. it"s time to be more strict with our kids D. parents should always set a good example to their kids |