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There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.
I looked forward to the return journey.
小题1: The author expected the train trip to be________ .| A．adventurous | B．pleasant | C．exciting | D．dull |
小题2: What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?| A．The friendly country people. | B．The mountains along the way. | | C．The crowds of people in the streets. | D．The simple lunch served on the train. |
小题3: Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph?| A．choose | B．enjoy | C．prepare for | D．carry on |
小题4: Where was the writer going?| A．Johore Baru | B．The Causeway. | C．Butterworth | D．Singapore |
小题5: What can we learn from the story?| A．Comfort in traveling by train. | B．Pleasure of living in the country. | | C．Reading gives people delight. | D．Smiles brighten people up. |
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One student took a box of chicken to class．Another carried on a cell-phone 21 ,and still another whistled loudly every time the 22 turned his back．
Reform school? No．College．
More and more, professors say, they are coming across 23 students in their classrooms．Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave 24 , talk loud or take care of personal 25 such as paying bills during class．
Why are the students behaving 26 _? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas．“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it．”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even 27 taking some of the blame for bad behavior．They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 28 ．
People are 29 __when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 30 _ education, says Dr．Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco．They 31 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to 32__ will behave more politely．
Dr．Ama nda believes that society in 33 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and
34 ___ people in power, including professors, no longer 35 ___standards for 36 __．That leads to a growing imprudenc e（轻率行为） 37 some college students．“There’s a great 38 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 39 _disrespect,” said Dr．Amanda, 40 ___that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude．”
| 小题1: | | A．line | B．conversation | C．message | D．picture |
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| 小题2: | | A．professor | B．student | C．president | D．classmate |
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| 小题3: | | A．hardworking | B．cheating | C．rude | D．selfish |
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| 小题4: | | A．late | B．early | C．noisily | D．quietly |
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| 小题5: | | A．felling | B．interest | C．computer | D．business |
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| 小题6: | | A．badly | B．well | C．politely | D．oneself |
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| 小题7: | | A．enjoy | B．hate | C．start | D．avoid |
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| 小题8: | | A．school | B．company | C．society | D．class |
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| 小题9: | | A．delighted | B．surprised | C．interested | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．better | B．more | C．higher | D．younger |
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小题11:．| A．expect | B．hope | C．forbid | D．wish |
| 小题12: | | A．work | B．college | C．learning | D．knowledge |
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| 小题13: | | A．all | B．time | C．charge | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．why | B．how | C．whether | D．that |
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| 小题15: | | A．change | B．break | C．set | D．reach |
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| 小题16: | | A．teaching | B．politeness | C．thinking | D．progress |
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| 小题17: | | A．about | B．for | C．behind | D．among |
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| 小题18: | | A．deal | B．number | C．many | D．sum |
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| 小题19: | | A．prepare | B．grow | C．develop | D．improve |
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| 小题20: | | A．speaking | B．adding | C．warning | D．wishing |
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All schoolchildren should have "happiness" lessons up to the age of 18 to combat(fight) growing levels of depression, according to a senior Government adviser.
Pupils should study subjects such as how to manage feelings, attitudes to work and money, channeling (引导) negative emotions and even how to take a critical view of the media, said Lord Layard, a professor of economics at the London School of Economics.
The proposal comes only days after the Government said that lessons in manners—including respect for the elderly and how to say "please" and "thank you" should be taught in secondary schools to combat bad behavior.
Lord Layard said, "Learning hard things takes an enormous amount of practice. To play the violin well takes10,000 hours of practice. How can we expect people to learn to be happy without massive amounts of practice and repetition?"
It is believed that at least two percent of British children under 12 now struggle with significant depression. Among teenagers, the figure rises to five percent. AUNICEF study involving 21 developed countries showed that British children were the least satisfied with their lives, while the World Health Organization predicts that childhood psychiatric (精神)disorders will rise by 50 percent by 2020.
In a speech at Cambridge University, Lord Layard said the Government"s lessons in manners did not go far enough. "We need a commitment to producing a major specialism in this area, with a serious teacher training program," he said.
However, happiness lessons have been criticized by academics. Frank Furedi, a sociolog y professor at Kent University and author of Therapy Culture, said, "In pushing emotional literacy, what some teachers are really doing is abandoning teaching. They are giving up and talking about emotions instead, so that children value all this non-discipline-led activity more than math, English or science. What is amazing about this is that time and time again, research says that it does not work. "
小题1: Frank Furedi believes that ______.| A．happiness lessons should be taught to children | | B．happiness lessons are just a waste of time | | C．formal teaching can go side by side with happiness lessons | | D．formal teaching should not give way to happiness lessons |
小题2: We can conclude from the passage that _______.| A．the British Government hasn"t fully realized the problems with British students | | B．Lord Layard thinks little of the Government"s lessons in manners | | C．British students are not well-behaved enough | | D．lessons in manners have brought about positive changes in British students |
小题3: Which of the following methods does Lord Layard use to show learning to be happy takes practice?| A．Comparison. | B．Description. | C．Argument. | D．Analysis. |
小题4: What does Lord Layard think of the Government"s lessons in manners?| A．They are quite enough to solve the present problem. | | B．They can hardly meet the special demands of education. | | C．They are only focused on a major specialism. | | D．They will probably end up in failure. |
小题5:What do we know about British children from the passage? | A．They are the least happy among 21 developed countries. | | B．They suffer depression at an earlier age. | | C．They are the easiest to suffer childhood psychiatric disorders. | | D．Their standard of living is the lowest among 21 developed countries. |
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Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could g o on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago． 41 did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them 42 ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see．” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He 47 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but  I just don’t see 49 ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which  you 52 ．
Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
| 小题1: | | A．desk | B．wall | C．chalkboard | D．door |
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| 小题2: | | A．duty | B．desk | C．mind | D．level |
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| 小题3: | | A．words | B．grammars | C．pronunciations | D．sentences |
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| 小题4: | | A．started | B．ended | C．warned | D．reminded |
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| 小题5: | | A．greatness | B．wealth | C．honor | D．failure |
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| 小题6: | A．Seldo m | B．Little | C．Hardly | D．Totally |
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| 小题7: | | A．nervously | B．eagerly | C．seriously | D．simply |
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| 小题8: | | A．keep | B．have | C．set | D．achieve |
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| 小题9: | | A．prepared | B．forced | C．attracted | D．tempted |
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| 小题10: | | A．proper | B．exact | C．legal | D．true |
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| 小题11: | | A．difficult | B．significant | C．pleasant | D．interesting |
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| 小题12: | | A．boasted | B．behaved | C．felt | D． looked |
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| 小题13: | | A．wish | B．expect | C．hope | D．imagine |
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| 小题15: | A．survive | B．happen | C．gain | D．win |
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| 小题16: | | A．adventurous | B．active | C．ready | D．intelligent |
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| 小题17: | | A．concern | B．arrange | C．adore | D．desire |
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| 小题18: | | A．prepare | B．enjoy | C．imagine | D．conduct |
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| 小题19: | | A．history | B．nature | C．life | D．marriage |
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| 小题20: | | A．suffer | B．experience | C．struggle | D．work |
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Bats are the only mammals(哺乳动物) which can fly properly. Other flying mammals have wings of thin skin which cover their sides between their front and back legs. They can only fly from tree to tree, but they cannot change direction when they want to.
All bats fly at night and most of them hunt for flying insects(昆虫), such as bees. The common bat finds its food by making a constant noise that the human ear cannot  hear. The bat listens for echoes(回声) of the noise as it bounces(反射) off the insects showing the bat their position.
The Fruit bat feeds on many different kinds of fruit. It does not use echoes but instead has very large, special eyes to see even in low light. The largest Fruit bat has a wing length of 0.75 meters. The Vampire bat drinks the blood of large mammals, and a few bats catch fish, birds and even other bats.
小题1: Some flying mammals are not real flyers because _____.| A．they do not have wings | B．their wings are too thin | | C．they have skin between their legs | D．they cannot turn around in the air |
小题2: When common bats hunt for food they _____.| A．use echoes to kill the insects | B．make a noise to draw insects to them | | C．produce a sound and listen to the echoes | D．listen noise made by the insects |
小题3: Unlike other bats, the Fruit bat _____.| A．can see very well | B．eats fruit and fish | C．has very long wi ngs | D．has excellent hearings |
小题4:The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to ____ _.| A．the bat | B．the echo | C．the noise | D．the insect |
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Finding the right school for your child is a process. You will want to read about the school, talk to any friends who are involved in the school and, most important of all, visit the school.
The first step in finding out about Indian Creek is to request an information packet. We will be happy to send you a packet containing a brochure(小册子), the fee structure and an application. The packet should answer most of your general questions about the school.
In order to get a true sense of Indian Creek School, you should come for an Admission Tour, which includes a personal meeting focusing on your child, a tour of the building and the classrooms, and a discussion of the curriculum(课程).
This visit is no less important if the child for whom you are seeking admission is a teenager than if he or she is a three-year-old one. Every school has a different “school climate.” If you visit two or three schools, you will notice that each “feels” different. You know your child best and you will quickly develop a sense of whether a school is the right match or not.
●The initial point of entry for Indian Creek Students is at the pre-kindergarten level for three year olds.
●Children must be three years old by August 31st.
●We also have major points of entry from grade six to grade nine. At each of these levels, we open new sections and accept students in addition to those moving up from our own lower grades.
●There are scattered(零散的) openings available throughout the program due to attrition(学生流失). Once an opening occurs, students spend a day at ICS, part of which includes admission testing.
小题1: You can NOT get to know about ICS by ________.| A．getting an information packet | | B．taking an admission tour | | C．asking friends involved in ICS | | D．taking an admission test |
小题2: During the Admission Tour, you can ________.| A．having a meeting with the children | | B．decide on the design of the classrooms | | C．talk with the school about the courses | | D．choose the weather suitable for study |
小题3: Which of the following is NOT accepted for ICS when there is no attrition?| A．A boy who will be 3 years old by July. | | B．A fifth grader originally studying in ICS. | | C．An eighth grader from another school. | | D．A fourth grader from another school. |
小题4: The text is intended for ________.| A．teachers | | B．parents | | C．kindergarteners | | D．school kids |
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