Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seawe

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Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.
Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.
From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to

fall.
小题1: Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.

A．plant

B．medicine

C．food

D．fertilizer

小题2:In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____.

A．clouds spreading like seeds

B．the seeds like clouds

C．to make rain fall with human power

D．dropping seeds by clouds

小题3:The main idea of the story is that ____.

A．The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.

B．Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.

C．The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.

D．The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C

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小题1:We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.

A．many schools armed their students with weapons

B．violence and crime exist in many schoolyards

C．students use weapons to defend their schoolyards

D．weapons are more dangerous than drugs

小题2:All of the following are true of home schools EXCEPT that ________.

A．students are free to choose their courses

B．students do well in important national tests

C．they help students find jobs

D．they help students to be independent

小题3:What is the purpose of the text?

A．To give information about different schools.

B．To compare home schools with other schools.

C．To suggest a new method of school education.

D．To persuade people to choose home schools.

小题4:The advertisement is mainly aimed at ________.

A．students

B．parents

C．teachers

D．adults

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Just like the young character in Hannah Montana, who so often fights with her father over her desire to be more independent, British teenagers also have their troubles.
A recent survey among 2,000 British parents shows that girls and boys experience similar kinds of stress, with some slight differences .
Girls want to grow up fast, demanding greater freedom. They feel pressure from their peers to be thin and sometimes dangerously experiment with alcohol .
Girls over 14 are more concerned with getting a boyfriend, make-up and going out with friends than with their schoolwork. They are more likely to complain about pocket money .
Parents found they have their toughest time with boys over the age of 15. Their sons are battling bad skin, are reluctant(不情愿的) to speak, and just like girls over 14 are little interested in their studies. Seven out of ten parents said their s

ons become frustrated(挫败的) when they are not understood .
Unsurprisingly, it isn’t just British teenagers who have such problems.
In a survey published in the US last month, two out of three high school students said their life was tough. There was a universal worry over body image and ability to fit in socially.
Plenty of the teenagers feel great pressures to get good grades, with nearly half regarding this as their top worry. The next biggest issue is pressure they face to get into good college. According to the survey, 66 percent reported saving their money to pay for all or part of college.
“Today’s American teens have witnessed what their families have endured during recent economic challenges, and they are much more aware of the importance of planning ahead,” said Stuart Rubinstein, managing director with TD Ameritrade, which carried out the survey.
小题1:What is the article mainly about?

A．What makes the lives of teenagers so hard?

B．How to deal with teen problems?

C．Stress faced by UK and US teenagers.

D．Peer pressure faced by UK and US teenagers.

小题2:According to the survey, boys over 15 often feel great pressure to ______.

A．grow up fast	B．experiment with alcohol
C．get into a good college	D．be more open and communicative

小题3:The underlined word “universal” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．global

B．common

C．average

D．reasonable

小题4:How have recent economic challenges affected American teens?

A．They have become more concerned about their future.

B．They are now more worried about the ability to fit in socially.

C．They are attempting to learn more about money management.

D．They are spending more time developing their practical skills.

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When an emergency situation occurs, observers are more likely to take action if there are few or no other witnesses．This phenomenon is referred to as the bystander effect．
The bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect, which was named after Catherine Kitty Genovese, a．young woman who was murdered on March 13, 1964．Early in the morning, 28-year-old Genovese was returning home from work．As she approached her apartment entrance, she was attacked and stabbed（刺）by a man later identified as Winston Moseley．Despite Genovese]s repeated cries for help , none of the dozen or so people in the nea

rby apartment building who heard her cries called the police for help ．The attach first began at 3:20 , but it was not until 3:50 that someone first contacted the police．
There are two major factors that contribute to the bystander effect．First, the presence of other people creates a diffusion（分散）of responsibility．Because there are other observers, individuals do not feel as much pressure to take action, since the responsibility to take action is thought to be shared among all of those present．
The second reason is the need to behave in correct and socially acceptable ways．When other observers fail to react, individuals often take this as a signal that a response is not needed or not appropriate．Other researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to take action if the situation, is ambiguous^ R^E^?）．In the case of Kitty Genovese, many of the 38 witnessing reported that they believed that they were witnessing a " lovers" quarrel" , and did not realize that the young woman was actually being murdered．
小题1:The passage seems to suggest that Genovese might not have been murdered if there had been_____．

A．no observer	B．fewer observers
C．more observers ．	D．younger observers

小题2:Genovese was murdered .

A．while she was going out	B．in her apartment
C．halfway home	D．in front of her apartment ?

小题3:The underlined word "this" in the last

paragraph probably refers to ____．

A．not doing anything to help	B．behaving in correct ways
C．taking action	D．murdering

小题4:We can learn from the passage that Genovese"s neighbors didn"t lend a hand partly because they ____．

A．were afraid of being attacked by the murderer

B．thought someone else might come to her rescue．

C．didn"t get along well with her

D．were sure it was murdering

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Just the mention of the TOEFL, GRE and GAMT exams brings a thought of long hours of dull paper work. But that idea is becoming increasingly out of date. As planned, computerized tests will begin next year which will bring a series of changes

from test psychology to scoring techniques.
From computer - equipped rooms, examinees will answer the questions on a computer. If they are sure about their choices, they can pass to the next question by pressing the entry (条目) “next”. Then another question will be randomly (任意地) selected from a vast test item bank and appear on the screen. After answering all the questions, examinees can choose the entry “quit” if they are not satisfied with their performance, or “score” if they want to see the result. Scores will be calculated immediately and appear on the screen. By that point, student"s marks are official--there is no going back.
Since they greatly shorten the painful waiting process-which used to be two or three months, computerized tests have won worldwide popularity. Besides, there will be no rushing to the registration offices (登记处) for these exams. Computerized tests will be given every workday in an exam center with all three kinds of tests being held in the same room. All test ta

kers need to do is to call the exam center and book their seats for a particular day.
In addition it will become technically possible to apply new testing procedures. In the past, each examinee had the same set of test items despite differences in their ability. Under a computerized system, however, if the computer judges an answer is right, a question of a relatively difficult nature will follow. But if an examinee continues to give wrong answers and is judged as un-qualified by the computer system, he will be automatically denied the chance to go further in the test.
小题1: Computerized tests allow the examinee to know their scores ______.

A．immediately on a central computer for scoring test papers

B．a few minutes after the exam with the help of a test center worker

C．on the next day after they have taken the exam

D．immediately after the exam by means of the same computer

小题2: If an examinee is not satisfied with his performance ______.

A．he can admit defeat and give it up	B．he can ask the computer to give some advice
C．he can ask another chance within a few days	D．he is allowed to do it once again

小题3:Under a computerized system, all of the following would be possible except that ______.

A．different exams can be taken in the same room

B．one doesn’t need to rush to the registration officer for taking an exam

C．it will be much easier to pass an examination

D．one can take an exam almost at any time of the year

小题4:The word denied in the last sentence most probably means ______.

A．refused

B．allowed

C．lost

D．passed

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Honestly, since my son was born, I have thought a lot about how to raise a child. I once heard a story that told about when a baby was born. The story said that when a baby was born, a new master was born. The parents of that baby wo

uld become the servants. The question is: Why? Based on my observation, this phenomenon is true. Most parents who don"t pay much attention to their kids have difficulties with their kids" attitude.
I"ll make a comparison of how two families raise their children. The first one is a family with three children. Both mother and father never say "No" to their children"s demands. As a result, all of their children became stubborn and won"t listen to their parents’ words, "We can"t."
The second family educated their children strictly from one year old to high school. The parents never approved or agreed directly to give their children what they wanted. They always postponed one or two days, even if they could afford it. Due to the way their parents educated them, these children understood that if they wanted something, they had to wait or they had to make an effort first. As a result, all the kids from the second famil

y successfully graduated from university on time.
In my opinion, if we want to be successful parents and raise our children well, we have to start disciplining them when they are toddlers but not wait until they become tee

nagers.
小题1:Why did the writer give two different stories in this passage?

A．To help prove his opinion about raising a child.

B．To list different ways that parents may take.

C．To criticize some parents’ foolish action.

D．To prove that his way of education is right.

小题2:What does the underlined word “postponed” in the third paragraph mean?

A．Carried out at once.	B．Gave up.
C．Put off.	D．Made a decision.

小题3: In the writer’s opinion, which of the following about raising a child is TRUE?

A．Children should be respected once they were born.

B．Parents should educate their children as early as possible.

C．It is right time to educate their children when they are teenagers.

D．Children should be helped whenever they make mistakes.

小题4: What do you think is the best title of this passage?

A．Make a comparison of how two families raise their children

B．To be successful parents

C．How to raise children well

D．Educate children strictly from one year old to high school

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