The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage

The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage

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The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol rules at American colleges and universities. These rules differ from school to school, as do measures. But many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules.
The United States has more than 17000,000 students in higher education. Each year, 1700 of them die from alcohol-related road crashes and other injuries. 600,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol. And almost 700,000 are attacked by another drunken.
One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is too much drinking. Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking is normal often think extremely how much other students really drink. A person can die of alcohol poisoning. At Oklahoma University, a nineteen-year-old student died from drinking heavily at a party in 2005
Now alcohol is banned from all sorority houses and university housing. Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights. Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online.
The rules govern behavior on campus (校园) and off. With a first violation(违犯), students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alcohol education class. For a second "strike," they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester.
Since 2005, 363 students have had a first strike. 30 have had a second strike -- and only one hasn’t allowed to go to school for one semester. The president at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change behavior and the culture at the university.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us that_________.
A.the legal age at the lowest for drinking alcohol is 21
B.many colleges consider drinking alcohol to be a crime
C.drinking alcohol is a necessary and popular campus culture
D.American colleges and universities have their own alcohol rules
小题2:Every year the number of the students who die or are injured because of alcohol in the USA added up to about _______.
A.17000,000B.1,301,700 C.601,700D.1300,000
小题3:If a student has a third strike, he/she should________.
A.have to stop going to school for a timeB.be removed to another school
C.be locked at home for a period D.be forced to leave school forever
小题4:Which of the following statements is supported by the passage ?
A.College students are not allowed to drink alcohol at any time..
B.If students take an alcohol program online, they can drink alcohol .
C.Students having a first strike only receive punishment of fine
D.Students with a second strike pay twice as much as students with a first strike
小题5:We can infer ________from the last two paragraphs.
A.alcohol rules have no effect on college students
B.drinking alcohol remains a serious problem
C.alcohol rules aim to change behavior and the culture at the university.
D.the number of students drinking alcohol is dropping in one way.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:D
解析

小题1:归纳大意题。由第三、四、五句可知本段主要介绍了美国大学都有自己的处理低于21岁学生饮酒的制度。故答案为D项。
小题2:细节归纳题。由第二段可知,每年因为酒精死亡和受伤的人数为: 1700+600,000=601,700。故答案为C。注意:700,000是遭到喝醉酒学生袭击的学生人数,不是题干所要求的。
小题3:细节理解题。由第五段中 “A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester.”和最后一段 “Thirty have had a second strike -- and only one hasn’t allowed to go to school for one semester.”可知违犯三次的学生被迫停课至少一学期。故A项为正确答案。
小题4:细节判断题。由第五段 “With a first violation(违犯), students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told.” “ For a second "strike, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars.”可知D项与此吻合。A项与第四段第二句不相符;C项与第五段第二句不相符(还包括通知家长);参加网上酒知识课程不是允许喝酒的必要条件,B项与文章信息不符。
小题5:推理判断题。由最后一段列举的数字可以推出,这些制度影响改变着大学生的行为,违犯制度的学生人数是下降的,故D项正确。A、B显然不对;C项文中有明确表述,无需推论。
举一反三
The decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses.
London is one of the world’s outstanding cultural and trade center. You will live in one of the world’s great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements in which to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at English language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English language Institutes is to develop students’ English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.
Supported by computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen course of study, you will receive excellent service and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the most of your stay in London. Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and make friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us ! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.
小题1:The phrase “life-long benefit” in the first paragraph means ________.
A.advantages in studyB.good in daily life
C.good in all lifeD.use in work
小题2:The writer invites you to join their English Language course, because __________.
London is really a good place for learning English
you can enjoy a special foreign culture
London is a great international trade center
Computers can teach you to learn English well
小题3: the main purpose of the text is ________.
to introduce something about London
to let know the importance of learning English
to tell us the skills of learning English
to tell us that education in London is free
小题4:This passage is a (n) ________.
A.storyB.novelC.letterD.advertisement

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Cyber Cafe computer centers are found in many cities around the world. Now, a few American high schools are opening these centers. For example, high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Cafe last March. All students at Bethesde-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Cafe. But school officials say I especially helps students who have no computer or cannot use the Internet at home.  
The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families. Many student have arrived in the United States from poor families. Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries only recently. Students in the school’s program for learning English speak twenty-three other languages.
The idea for a Cyber Cafe at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School began three years ago. A that time, officials were planning o restore the school building. Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Cafe.
They wanted this center even though schools in the area had suffered budget cuts. The community wanted to help. It wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.
Officials in the area supported the idea. So did an organization called the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation. The foundation includes parents, teachers, former students, and business, community and other leaders.
Over two years, the foundation collected money for a Cyber Cafe and other new computers. It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars. The Café now has sixteen computer, a printer and a device called a scanner . School official Ann Hengerer (HEN-grr-er) says students use the Internet to complete research. They also write homework and required papers on the computers. In addition, they can send and receive electronic mails. That is especially helpful for the many students who have family members in other nations.
The Cyber Cafe also serves a social purpose. Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee, tee or hot chocolate. On Long Island, in School has six computers in is Cyber Cafe. One student at the school says students can start their homework even before they leave school.
小题1:What is mainly discussed in the passage?
Cyber Cafe computer centers in many cities around the world
High school Cyber Cafe
Cyber Cafe at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School  
Cyber Cafe at Walter G. 0’Connell Copiague High School
小题2:Who can use the Cyber Cafe?
Only the students from poor families
All the students at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High school
Only the students from other countries
Only the students who have no computer or cannon use the Internet at home
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
Parents interested in technology proposed a Cyber Cafe.
The community wanted all students to have the best chances to learn.
Officials in the area supported the idea.
The foundation didn’t support the idea until two years later.
小题4:This passage may be adapted from a column entitled _________.
A.Education ReportB.In the NewsC.Development ReportD.Science Report

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Every afternoon hundreds of thousands of youth fill Internet cafes, switch on a game console (游戏机), or otherwise sit down to enter fantasy worlds. I’m talking about video games. These games can be fun and exciting, but we need to look out when this pastime becomes an addiction.
Games are often quite exciting and dramatic, but they generally aren’t very intellectual. We don’t learn as much from them as we would only reading a book. Spending too much time playing them can take away our study time. We need to remember that we are students first. Nothing should ever get in the way of proper studying.
Video games can also be a bad effect on younger children who may be watching. Many video games are violent and the object in most of them is to kill the other player(s). This does not send the right message to the children who need to be told that violence is not acceptable and need to be taught how to deal with situations maturely. Even if we do need to sit down and play a violent video game, we need to make sure that it is not affect the younger people around us.
Playing a computer game in our spare time is not a bad thing. Games can be a great way to relax after studying, to connect to our friends, or just to help our creativity. However, games should not become the focus of our life. We need to make sure that laying games never interferes with our studies and that we aren’t thinking about them all day. If we ever find ourselves playing them too much, we need to break the addiction. If that happens, we need to step away from the computer or television screen and learn to spend our time more productively.  
小题1:The writer mainly tells the readers __________.
to play computer games every afternoon
not to play computer games too much
not to affect other people while playing games
to spend more time studying
小题2:The writer thinks about computer games all of the following except _________.
A.excitingB.dramaticC.intellectualD.violent
小题3:Computer games may have bad effect on younger children because __________.
these children often stay in Internet cafes all day long
children often forget to do their lessons
computer games are often violent
children don’t have enough money to play computer games
小题4:The writer advises computer game players ________.
not to affect younger people around
not to play violent games
never to enter Internet cafes
to teach younger children how to play computer games
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Children who drink alcohol with their parents are less likely to binge drink (狂饮)in later life, a recent report claimed yesterday.
The survey of 10,000 teens aged 15 and 16 found 75 per cent have drunk alcohol - but those who do it in moderation(适度地)at home are less likely to go on binges.
On the other hand, the findings contradict a recent call from charity Alcohol Concern for parents. Prof Mark Bellis, of Liverpool John Moores University, told Radio 4"s Today programme that this would only make matters worse.
He said: "The key points are around people understanding alcohol, learning about alcohol, being set a good example by parents. Something that criminalises(宣布有罪) the parent is likely to stop these things happening."  
Teenagers who bought their own alcohol outside the home were also more likely to develop problems such as drinking in public places, the report found. It advised parents to keep pocket money below £10 a week.
Prof Bellis, whose team carried out the survey in schools in the North West, added: "By the age of 14 the majority are drinking.
"The question is, are they learning in a proper environment or learning behind the bushes in a park or in a bar?
"The chances are if they are in the latter position, they are learning to binge drink easily."
小题1:The author writes the passage mainly to tell us that________.
A.Home Drink Kids don’t Binge
B.A Recent Report on problem boozers is announced
C.Parents are a good example for children
D.The prevention of binging drink is possible
小题2:Which of the followings is WRONG according to the passage?
A.The report says children who drink alcohol with their parents have little chance to become boozers in later life easily.
B.Prof Mark Bellis thinks the findings doesn’t help prevent binge drink
C.Children learn to binge drink in an advantageous environment as well as in a bad situation.
D.Prof Mark Bellis thinks that parents should be a good model for children
小题3:Which of the following is the closest to the underlined word “contradict” in meaning ?
A.are the same asB.are similar to
C.think well ofD.disagree with
小题4:Prof Bellis thinks the key to dealing with the problem is________.
A.examples and understanding
B.education and punishment
C.lowering pocket money
D.law and advice centres
小题5:We can infer from the passage that________.
A.Parents should answer for those who binge drink
B.Drinking is a common and acceptable thing in Brtain
C.Well-behaved parents usaully don’t have children who binge drink
D.Teenagers who drink outside the home were more likely to develop drinking problems .

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WASHINGTON—Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer.
It is not easy, even hopeless.
“We have many children left to place—40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreigner-exchange program started 50 years ago. Family life was more than accommodating (提供膳宿). For one thing, more mothers stayed at home. But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programs have struggled in recent years to sign up host (主人) families for the 30 000 teenagers who every year come from abroad to spend a school year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programs.
School systems in many parts of the U.S., unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accepted. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.
In search for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programs are increasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to retirees.
“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern area director for ASSE, a 25-year-old program that sends about 30 000 teenagers on school-year exchange programs worldwide.
For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young—they really do”, said Jen Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Post from Denmark.
小题1:The underlined word “exotic” means _________.
A.difficultB.wonderfulC.excitingD.accommodating
小题2:According to the text, why was it easier for Laura Straub to find American families for foreign students?
A.More mothers wasn’t working outside and was able to afford to look after children .
B.American school systems were better than now.
C.Foreign students paid hosting families a lot of money.
D.The government was happy because it could gain tax.
小题3:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.All the families can host foreign students.
B.Only young couples can host foreign students.
C.Only those who were retired can host foreign students.
D.Exchange programs are open to many different types of families including everyone from young couples to retirees.
小题4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.U.S. Struggle to Find host Families
B.Idea of Hosting Students is Different
C.Foreign-exchange Program Is Going on
D.Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

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