短文填空。 Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had tol
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Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had told me that it was a good college, but
it was even 1._____ than I had expected.
Located in the small city of Plattsburgh, PSU is 2.______ nice-looking school. Inside, the buildings have
signs to point you in the right direction if you don"t know 3.______ you are going.
The average class has 24 students. One thing I found interesting was that 4.______ you are a good note-
taker, the professor will pay you to photocopy (复印) your notes for the rest of the class.
PSU offers a lot of majors, including art, history, science 5.______ nursing. All of these programs are
especially designed 6.______ students to meet their future work needs. The school also has many academic
programs, including an honors program.
PSU has many clubs, ranging 7.______ dance clubs to sports clubs. This school has a great reputation
and offers a lot to 8.______ students. I think that PSU is certainly a college to consider. |
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| 1. better 2. a 3. where 4. if 5. and 6. for 7. from 8. its |
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According to one study, words send only 7 percent of a person"s message. Intonation (语调) and voice
quality communicate 38 percent, and nonverbal (not using or involving words) cues (暗示) transmit a large
55 percent. That means people pick up more from nonverbal communication than from the words a person
says. When studying a foreign culture then, it just makes sense to pay attention to how people use nonverbal
cues.
Gestures consist of a major form of nonverbal communication. But often these gestures are culture-bound.
For example, when the Maoris of New Zealand stick out (伸出) their tongue at someone, it is a sign of respect.
When American schoolchildren make the same gesture, it means just the opposite. Also, Americans often
indicate "OK" with their thumb and fore-finger touching to form a circle. The same gesture means "money"
to the Japanese and "zero" to the French. For that reason, people in a foreign culture must use gestures with
caution.
Another part of nonverbal communication is the one that you might not think about-space. When someone
comes too close, he feels uncomfortable. When he knocks into someone, he feels obligated (有义务的) to
apologize. But the size of a person"s "comfort zone" varies, depending on his cultural or ethnic origin. For
example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet apart. People in Latin or Arabic cultures,
instead, stand very close to each other and touch each other often.
Considering the effects of nonverbal communication, we never really stop communicating. How we walk,
how we stand and how we use our hands all send a message to others. That"s why it"s possible to "read
someone like a book". |
1. How does an American feel when an Arab stands too close to him? (no more than 3 words)
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2. What does the gesture "OK" mean in Japan? (no more than 3 words)
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why do we pay more attention to nonverbal cues in a foreign country? (no more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. Why should people in a foreign culture must use gestures with caution? ( no more than 10 words)
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Contrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they
strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study.
The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concems
about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion.
"Our findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and
colleagues," said S. Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research team.
"In fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that the social media afford opportunities for new
expressions of friendship, intimacy and community."
The researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they
interact on Facebook.
More than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities,
followed by 60 percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and
comments to friends.
The researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they
do so in different ways.
"There is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like Facebook. We found that for women
the content tends to be more affectionate, and they are especially interested in using it for connection," said
Watkins.
"For men, it"s more functional," he added.
Watkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with
friends, while men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link. |
| 1. What"s the popular viewpoint of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? |
A. They think it is positive to personal ties.
B. They think it has negative effects on personal ties.
C. They think it makes no difference to personal ties.
D. They think it has both good and bad effects on personal ties. |
| 2. What"s the meaning of the underlined word "prompted" in the second paragraph? |
A. resulted from
B. had
C. showed
D. produced |
| 3. What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to ____. |
A. create new expressions of friendship
B. write comments on their profile
C. update their personal status
D. post messages and comments to friends |
| 4. According to the study, ____. |
A. men concentrate more on the functional content
B. much more men use Facebook than women
C. men and women use a tool like Facebook for the same aim
D. Facebook is taking the place of face-to-face interactions between friends |
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eBooks still some way away from students
Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he
was a little 1 when he received the monochromatic (单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought
it should be a " 2 cool" laptop. But Tang still cherishes (珍爱) his new equipment like "protecting my 3 ,"
said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to 4 the eBook, which is worth 2,000
yuan, he said.
The 50 eBooks, 5 by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu
Province, enable one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the 6 group of students in the
Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with electronic ones. Out of l,000 students, Tang" s class
was the lucky 7 .
"Our school could not 8 the project without the company" s donation," said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster
of the primary school 9 the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper
books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese 10 can afford. Also, some
technical defects, the 11 of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the
expectations of students and teachers.
"There"s still a(n) 12 way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education," said the
headmaster.
According to Yuan, the annual average income of a 13 family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan,
and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan 14 book.
The school doesn"t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are 15 after class,
and are locked in the headmaster"s office. |
( )1.A. excited
( )2.A. normal
( )3.A. eyes
( )4.A. buy
( )5.A. donated
( )6.A. original
( )7.A. characters
( )8.A. support
( )9.A. After
( )10.A. families
( )11.A. unfamiliarity
( )12.A. effective
( )13.A. common
( )14.A. digital
( )15.A. put on | B. interested
B. super
B. grades
B. give
B. manufactured
B. first
B. inspectors
B. introduce
B. As if
B. classes
B. inconvenience
B. practical
B. local
B. regular
B. taken in | C. confused
C. light
C. friendship
C. use
C. invented
C. second
C. recipients
C. determine
C. Now that
C. schools
C. discomfort
C. long
C. small
C. new
C. looked on | D. disappointed
D. thin
D. class
D. expect
D. designed
D. final
D. devotees
D. afford
D. Although
D. provinces
D. dislike
D. narrow
D. general
D. pleasant
D. handed in | | 阅读理解。 | The average adult has about five litres of blood living inside of their body, flowing through their vessels
(血管), delivering essential elements, and removing harmful wastes. Without blood, the human body would
stop working.
Blood is the fluid of life, transporting oxygen from the lungs to body tissue and carbon dioxide from body
tissue to the lungs. Blood is the fluid of growth, transporting nourishment from digestion and hormones from
glands (腺) throughout the body. Blood is the fluid of health, transporting disease fighting substances to the
tissue and waste to the kidneys (肾脏).
Because it contains living cells, blood is alive. Red blood cells and white blood cells are responsible for
nourishing and cleansing the body. Since the cells are alive, they too need nourishment. Vitamins and Minerals
keep the blood healthy. The blood cells have a definite life cycle, just as all living organisms do.
About 55 percent of blood is plasma (血浆), a straw-coloured clear liquid. The liquid plasma carries the
solid cells and the platelets (血小板), which help blood clot. Without blood platelets, you would bleed to death.
When the human body loses a little bit of blood through a minor wound, the platelets cause the blood to
clot so that the bleeding stops. Because new blood is always being made inside of your bones, the body can
replace the lost blood. When the human body loses a lot of blood through a major wound, that blood has to
be replaced through a blood transfusion from other people.
But everybody"s blood is not the same. There are four different blood types. Plus, your blood has Rh
factors, which make it even more unique. Blood received through a transfusion must match your own.
Patients who are scheduled to have major surgery make autologous blood donations (donations of their own
blood) so that they have a perfect match. | | 1. The blood can do the following except ____. | A. deliver essential elements for the body
B. remove harmful wastes from the body
C. absorb oxygen from the air to body tissue
D. move carbon dioxide from body tissue to the lungs | | 2. Which of the following is the least related to blood"s role? | A. Life.
B. Growth.
C. Health.
D. Waste. | | 3. What is the function of the liquid plasma? | A. It is a straw-coloured clear liquid.
B. It carries the solid cells and the platelets.
C. It gives the blood cells a definite life cycle.
D. It helps the blood clot so that the bleeding stops. | | 阅读理解。 | As the new term starts, freshmen around the world are asking the same question: how can I make the
best of four years at college? The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and
seniors at some of the top US universities. Here"s their advice.
"Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon (茧)", wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student
at Comell. "College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself.
Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities."
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington
University. "If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind
professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions."
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor-this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD
student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, "With a window into the world of research, you will
find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave
sense of what you can accomplish."
Many young people cannot imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cellphones.
But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It"s the only way
you"ll be able to read anything serious. "This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and
thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances (熟人)," she suggested. | | 1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should ____. | A. spend more time at school
B. take some time out of school
C. listen to criticism more
D. not argue with roommates | | 2. Who thinks it is important to consider something critically? | A. Tim Novikoff.
B. Aman Singh Gill.
C. Christine Smallwood.
D. Willie Lin. | | 3. As for modern information devices, the last two paragraphs mean to tell us ____. | A. not to use them
B. to turn them off
C. to keep ourselves off them forever
D. to make a schedule to use them | | 4. This passage is mainly about ____. | A. tips from some students for college life
B. ways to read something serious regularly
C. days without cellphones and computers
D. chances to go to university you really like | 最新试题
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