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Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准)in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer -----“That’s not a problem here,”-----Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics(统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity(关注), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
小题1:It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ____.
A.receive too many visitorsB.mirror the rest of the nation
C.hide the truth of campus crimeD.have too many watchdog groups
小题2:The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means _____.
A.mindB.admitC.believeD.expect
小题3: We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges _____.
A.that are protected by campus securityB.that report campus crimes by law
C.that are free from campus crimeD.that enjoy very good publicity
小题4:What is the text mainly about?
A.Exact campus crime statistics.B.Crimes on or around campuses.
C.Effective solutions to campus crime.D.Concerns about kids’ campus safety.

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小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
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We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our   36  have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us   37  everything to their kindness and love.
When we   38  them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or   39   them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of   40  our own love and gratitude to them.   41 , elders have also been through all the years you are   42  and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is   43  that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always   44  with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human   45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their   46 .
With changing times and   47  influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should   48  express their views and if there are arguments, they should not   49  their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately   50  their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are   51  to give up their places to older people. This is not a   52  of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear   53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a   54  disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become   55  that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
小题1:
A.youngstersB.elders C.parentsD.juniors
小题2:
A.devoteB.oweC.payD.contribute
小题3:
A.showB.explainC.exhibit D.point
小题4:
A.greetingB.receivingC.declaringD.showing
小题5:
A.expressingB.describingC.sendingD.suggesting
小题6:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Though
小题7:
A.experiencing withB.going through
C.suffering fromD.worrying out
小题8:
A.maybeB.likelyC.possibleD.probably
小题9:
A.quarreledB.dealtC.livedD.disagreed
小题10:
A.communityB.organizationC.societyD.public
小题11:
A.experienceB.realityC.emotionD. information
小题12:
A.culturalB.specialC.environmentalD.position
小题13:
A.quietlyB.slightlyC.silentlyD.coldly
小题14:
A.riseB.raiseC.supportD.force
小题15:
A.give awayB.get rid ofC.give upD.send out
小题16:
A.expectedB.forced C.needed D.reminded
小题17:
A.doubtB.questionC.wonderD.challenge
小题18:
A.sufferingB.upsetC.trouble D.discomfort
小题19:
A.seriousB.lightC.heavyD.slight
小题20:
A.awareB.aliveC.knowingD.sensible

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The fiddler crab (蟹) is a living clock. It shows the time of day by the colour of its skin, which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab’s changing colour follows a regular twenty—four hour plan that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun.
Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply answer to the sun’s rays, changing colour according to the amount of light strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight, the crab’s skin colour continued to change exactly on time.
This characteristic probably developed gradually in answer to the daily rising and setting of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it has become completely regulated (受控制) inside the living body of the crab.
The biologists noticed that once each day the colour of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this happens fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides (潮水). The crab’s period of greatest darkening is exactly the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught!
小题1:The fiddler crab is like a clock because it changes colour ______.
A in a regular 24—hour rhythm              B. in answer to the sun’s rays
C. at low tide                            D. every fifty minutes
小题2:The crab’s changing colour ______.
A.tells the crab what time it isB.protects the crab from the sunlight and enemies
C.keeps the crab warmD.is of no real use
小题3: When the fiddler crabs were kept in the dark , they ______.
A.did not change colourB.changed colour more quickly
C.changed colour more slowlyD.changed colour on the same timetable
小题4:The crab’s colour—changing ability was probably developed ______.
A.in the process of evolution (进化)B.over millions of years
C.by the work of biologistsD.both A and B
小题5:The best title for this selection would be ______.
A.The Sun and the TidesB.Discoveries in Biology
C.A scientific StudyD.A Living Clock

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You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
小题1:People communicate ________.
A.with words only B.in many different ways
C.in letters and drawings D.with smiles, tears and hands
小题2:Signs can carry as many _________ as words.
A.questions B.examples C.tears and smiles D.messages
小题3:Which of the following is not talked in the passage as which can help us communicate?
A.books and magazines B.TV and filmsC.newspapers D.radio
小题4:Communication is important because it can help people to ______.
A.understand the world and other people better around us.
B.teach each other to speak, write, read and draw.
C.know what other people are thinking about
D.learn about mountains,blue sea and other things.
小题5:The best title(题目)for this short passage is _________.
A.Signs Carry Messages B.The important Communication
C.Words, Signs and Drawing D.Ways of Communication.

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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?  小题1:Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.  小题2: If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly
 小题3: 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.  小题4: A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自***) than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
小题5: It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray.
A.On the other hand, black is depressing.
B.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up—we are born with our preference.
C.The rooms are pained in different colors as you like.
D.If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.
E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.
G. Colors do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it.
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Learning to save money when you"re young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone __36__. Many people—adults included—do not have a good __37__ of saving for the long run.
I have been _38__ to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass cutting business since I was 10 years old. 39__ the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.
Making sure you save and don"t spend too much is a good way to __40__ wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to _41__. Young people should __42_ that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
If you have a job at high school, you _43__ have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some __44__ it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, __45__ lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.
After high school, college is __46__, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can  __47__ a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to __48__.
Later in life it can be hard to start saving _49__ general  cost of living is more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your _50__. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which __51__ saving.
Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a __52__ life.
Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also __53___ you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.__54__, it will mean you can live the way you want to without  55__.
小题1:
A.needsB.likesC.arrangesD.expects
小题2:
A.knowledgeB.experienceC.formD.sense
小题3:
A.foolishB.fundamentalC.luckyD.grateful
小题4:
A.WithB.OfC.InD.From
小题5:
A.divide upB.build upC.keep upD.make up
小题6:
A.breakB.runC.makeD.grow
小题7:
A.recognizeB.realizeC.researchD.doubt
小题8:
A.mustB.dareC.shouldD.may
小题9:
A.so thatB.in caseC.in thatD.but for
小题10:
A.butB.andC.alsoD.or
小题11:
A.expensiveB.cheapC.boringD.bitter
小题12:
A.hold outB.hold upC.hold ontoD.hold back
小题13:
A.surviveB.struggleC.tolerateD.die
小题14:
A.ifB.as long asC.whileD.since
小题15:
A.billsB.taxesC.attentionD.consequences
小题16:
A.results fromB.gets fromC.comes fromD.escapes from
小题17:
A.happyB.simpleC.miserableD.secure
小题18:
A.forbidB.allowC.AdviseD.request
小题19:
A.In additionB.Above allC.On the contraryD.Believe it or not
小题20:
A.consultingB.worryingC.restingD.thinking

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