The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top univers
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The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life．
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect（前景）of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking（令人头痛的）. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?
Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.
Here is some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week：
●Learn rules. Make sure you know British social etiquette（礼节）. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.
●Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than those who never leave their room.
●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.
So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s new recruits．
小题1:Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage？| A．October is generally the busiest month for universities． | | B．It’s a good idea to have a doorstop. | | C．A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier. | | D．The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week． |
小题2:The underlined word “recruits” in the last paragraph refers to ．| A．courses | B．freshers | C．neighbors | D．challenges |
小题3:We can infer from the 4th paragraph that ．| A．the newcomers usually miss the days living at home | | B．most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities | | C．many freshers are worried about how to fit university life | | D．all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs |
小题4:Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy？| A．To pass the busy university life． | | B．To help make friends with other freshers． | | C．To show yourself a drinker as others． | | D．To pass the time in a happy way． |
小题5:The main purpose of the passage is to ．| A．tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities | | B．introduce something about higher education system of the UK | | C．discuss something about the Freshers’ Week in the UK | | D．advise the freshmen how to behave well in the beginning |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A |
解析
当你在异国他乡求学，对于刚刚步入一个全新校园的你来说，也许一切都会显得很陌生。但是你不要怕，本文将向你介绍一些在英国如何度过新生周的方法。
小题1:细节判断题。根据文章第二段第二句话可判断出D项错误，新生入学的第一周才叫Freshers’ Week。
小题2:词义猜测题。最后一段逗号后面的意思是：新生周可以让你的大学生活有一个很棒的开端，而且你将很快把你的成功经
小题3:推理判断题。该段的第一句话说“数以千计的其他人也会和你一样担心如何正确地开始他们的大学生活”，由此可知应选C项。
小题4:细节判断题。根据倒数第五段，即忠告的第一条内容中说到，“要为你的室友和朋友(for your housemates and friends)准备一些酒或小吃”，作者建议新生这样做是为了帮助他们和其他新生交朋友。
小题5:写作目的题。从文章第五段的“Here are some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week”可以看出该文的写作目的是A项。其中，“Freshers’ Week”指的就是a new start in universities。 |
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I fell in love with England because it was quaint (典雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
小题1:The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.| A．is not used to the life there now | | B．has lived there for seventeen years | | C．prefers to live in an old-fashioned house | | D．has to be polite to everyone she meets there |
小题2:Where do people usually meet their friends in England?| A．In a cafe. | B．In a restaurant. | C．In a nightclub. | D．In a pub. |
小题3:The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to______.| A．a taxi | B．the money | C．a bomb | D．public transport |
小题4:The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______.| A．felt lonely in England | | B．had never been to France | | C．was from a typical French family | | D．didn"t like the British idea of family |
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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one stands for a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services(宗教仪式) to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves. On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. They often have outdoor BBQs for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
小题1:Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?| A．Parents bring children | | B．Parents give love and care to children | | C．Parents educate children to be good persons. | | D．Parents pass away before children grow up |
小题2:What do you know from the passage?| A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May. | | B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past | | C．Not all the children respect their parents | | D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home |
小题3:Which do you think is right about “carnation”?| A．It only has two kinds of color. | | B．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. | | C．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. | | D．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. |
小题4:What do you think “florists” do?| A．They sell flowers | | B．They made bread or pastry | | C．They offer enough room for having family parties. | | D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. |
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Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest area in North America. This California National Park has less than 5 cm of rainfall a year and temperature up to 53℃ in summer. That’s enough to keep Americans away during the hottest months from June to August. But it is the high temperature and terrible heat that draw their most crazy fans, the foreign tourists. From all over the world, they come to the valley floor in cars, carrying maps and water bottles, and fanning themselves with newspapers to keep cool.
About 1.3 million visitors enter the park each year, from June through August. 90% of them are foreigners. They go there to experience the summer heat that gives Death Valley its name. The average high in July is 53.2 ℃ and the low 30 ℃. For August, the average high is 52.2 ℃ and the low 29.4 ℃.
So what do Americans think of the foreign visitors who arrive for the heat, just when locals from the United States try to avoid it? Park manager Brenda Henson says, “ The foreigners want to experience the heat in Death Valley. We think it’s crazy.”
In fact, Death Valley is a series of salt flats (盐滩) 225 km long and 6 km to 26 km wide. Birds and animals are largely absent, and only the hardiest plants have some chance of existence in this extreme place.
One tourist from Paris concluded, “ We come to it because we can tell all our friends and family that we’ve been to the hottest place in the world.”
小题1:The real attraction of Death Valley for foreigners is that _____. | A．summer heat keeps Americans away | | B．experiencing the heat in it is cool | | C．it is a series of salt flats | | D．it is a famous place in the world. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “ hardiest” in Paragraph 4 mean?| A．Most difficult. | B．Most energetic. | C．Strongest. | D．Best. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The hottest time in Death Valley is from June to August. | | B．Not all the visitors to Death Valley are foreigners. | | C．The lowest temperature in Death Valley is 29.4 ℃. | | D．Death Valley is made up of salt flats. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Crazy Fans of Death Valley. | | B．Importance of Death Valley. | | C．Beauty of California National Park. | | D．The Best Tourist Attraction in North America. |
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Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs, of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France). The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues，rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．
小题1:If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? | A．About 25 million | | B．More than 25 million | | C．Less than 25 million | | D．Less than 225 million |
小题2:Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?| A．United States | B．Germany | C．France | D．England |
小题3:What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage? | A．Of a large city with its suburbs | B．Of small and large towns | | C．Of urban areas | D．Of rural areas |
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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods (情绪). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
小题1:An active person may like ____ | A．yellow, orange, or red | B．yellow, black, or red | | C．orange, blue, or black | D．black, red, or orange |
小题2:Most people feel more __ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.| A．tired | B．bored | C．worried | D．relaxed |
小题3:More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because ____| A．the bridge was very tall | | B．the bridge was too crowded | | C．people didn"t like the bridge | | D．the color of the bridge was depressing |
小题4:In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work __| A．worse | B．harder | C．more slowly | D．more angrily |
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