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It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children 22 their education to go to school. The   23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is   24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place 26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 29 . A chance talk with a   30  may lead to a person to discover how 31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 32 on. Education, 33 ,is a very 34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a   36 experience, whose style changes 37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and    39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been 40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
小题1:..

A．Then

B．However

C．Thus

D．Therefore

小题2:.

A．understand

B．need

C．enjoy

D．interrupt

小题3:.

A．difference

B．importance

C．use

D．problem

小题4:.

A．unexpected

B．endless

C．countless

D．simple

小题5:.

A．answers

B．ways

C．edges

D．meanings

小题6:.

A．anywhere

B．anywhere else

C．some where

D．somewhere else

小题7:..

A．part-time

B．public

C．standard

D．strict

小题8:.

A．If

B．Because

C．So

D．Though

小题9:..

A．pride

B．surprises

C．knowledge

D．progress

小题10:..

A．neighbor

B．friend

C．foreigner

D．teacher

小题11:.

A．wonderfully

B．well

C．greatly

D．little

小题12:..

A．babies

B．grown-ups

C．women

D．men

小题13:..

A．still

B．next

C．then

D．yet

小题14:..

A．long

B．broad

C．narrow

D．short

小题15:..

A．that

B．when

C．after

D．before

小题16:..

A．basic

B．strict

C．final

D．irregular

小题17:..

A．unusually

B．differently

C．little

D．frequently

小题18:.

A．large

B．new

C．fixed

D．small

小题19:.

A．take exams

B．hold exams

C．mark papers

D．read papers

小题20:.

A．changed

B．limited

C．chosen

D．controlled

答案

小题1:. B
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
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小题1:.D
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小题1:.C
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小题1:.B

解析

本文主要讲上学与教育的区别。
小题1:.B However但是。本文开头指人们普遍认为学校是受教育的地方，但是现在诸多人不以为然。
小题1:.D 人们现在认为孩子们是中断（interrupt）了教育而去上学。
小题1:.A 上学与教育二者之间有较大的差异（difference）。
小题1:.B 教育相对上学来说是无止尽的（endless）。
小题1:.C edges边缘，边界。教育是无界限的。
小题1:.A 教育可以在任何地方（anywhere）发生。
小题1:.C 它既包括学校里受到的正规（standard）学习也包括校外学习。
小题1:.D Though尽管。“事先对所传授的知识”与“教育常常产生惊奇（surprises）”之间是转折关系。
小题1:.B surprises惊奇。见上题解析。
小题1:.C foreigner外国人。同老外交谈。
小题1:.D 同老外谈过之后，才发现他对那个国家知之甚少（little）。
小题1:.A 从婴儿（babies）时代，人们就开始获得教育。
小题1:.C then然后。上下文有顺承关系。
小题1:.B “宽广的（broad）”与“无限的”之间是并列关系。
小题1:.D 上学(所受到的教育)比人生所受的教育要迟得多。
小题1:.A当然，上学是最基本的（basic）教育经历。
小题1:.C little很少。上学受教育的模式几乎是一成不变的。
小题1:.C 同时上学，坐固定的（fixed）位子，用同样的教科书。
小题1:.A take exams参加考试。并共同参加考试。
小题1:.B 并且所受的教育受教科书的范围限制（limited）。

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Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and   36   the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without   37  drinking water. The United Nations   38   to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n)   39  challenge. But everyone,   40    teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the   41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work—   42    discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how   43  in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that   44   the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone     45     batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to   46     awareness in her area.
She   47   her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools   48   the public library, hospital, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49  , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n)   50  video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made   51   progress.
When asked   52   she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite __53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is   54  to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in   55   the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
小题1:..

A．had

B．gave

C．wrote

D．discussed

小题2:.

A．enough

B．safe

C．much

D．polluted

小题3:..

A．asks

B．orders

C．hopes

D．ensures

小题4:..

A．good

B．strong

C．important

D．unreal

小题5:.

A．especially

B．sometimes

C．even

D．seldom

小题6:.

A．boys

B．others

C．students

D．grown-ups

小题7:.

A．collecting

B．selling

C．buying

D．using

小题8:.

A．things

B．chemicals

C．water

D．air

小题9:.

A．making

B．recycling

C．reducing

D．handling

小题10:..

A．uses

B．has

C．throws

D．needs

小题11:..

A．tell

B．increase

C．spread

D．inform

小题12:..

A．talked to

B．listened to

C．heard from

D．thought about

小题13:..

A．and

B．besides

C．as well as

D．as good as

小题14:..

A．officials

B．workers

C．clerks

D．experts

小题15:.

A．industrial

B．agricultural

C．scientific

D．educational

小题16:..

A．much

B．no

C．some

D．little

小题17:.

A．if

B．how

C．when

D．why

小题18:.

A．proud

B．glad

C．modest

D．worried

小题19:.

A．praises

B．helps

C．supports

D．honors

小题20:.

A．awarding

B．saving

C．serving

D．favoring

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Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly. If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly, for example by dipping (浸) it in water, it will be very hard but also very brittle (脆) —that is , it will break easily. Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily. It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished, by annealing it. The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly for a certain length of time. The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly, the softer it becomes. Annealing can also be used on other materials, such as glass.
小题1: Annealing can make metal

A．hard and tough (韧).	B．hard but brittle.
C．soft but tough.	D．soft and brittle.

小题2:Why do people put hot metal in water?

A．To make it hard.	B．To make it soft.
C．To make it cool.	D．To make it brittle.

小题3:As suggested by the text, how ca

n glass be made less brittle?

A．It can be heated and then cooled quickly.

B．It can be cooled and then heated slowly.

C．It can be heated and then cooled slowly.

D．It can be cooled and then heated quickly.

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Temperature is measured by means of a thermometer (温度计). One general form of thermometer depends upon the fact that most solids and liquids expand as their temperature rises. There are one or two exceptions. There is, for instance, a kind of steel called invar (from “invariable”) which does not change its dimensions as temperature changes; it is valuable for making pendulums (钟摆), since, if the length of a pendulum changes, its time of vibration changes. It is also used for making very accurate measuring scales. In both cases, then, changes of atmospheric temperature have no effect if invar is used.
Another exception is that very odd liquid, water, which has many strange properties (特性). As water gets colder it contracts (收缩), which is ordinary behavior, until it reaches the temperature of 30℃. above freezing point. After that, as it gets colder, it expands. This is fortunate---for considering the freezing of a pond. As the water on top gets colder, it shrinks; and so, volume for volume, it becomes heavier and sinks. This goes on until all the pond is at 30℃, but after that, as the water becomes colder it expands. Therefore the colder water stays on top and freezes, covering the pond with ice. If the water went on contracting down to the freezing point, the pond would become a solid block of ice in the end. This would not worry people who live in hot climates, but it would be very serious for those who live in cold climates, especially for those who want to break the ice and catch fish which live in the cold water beneath.
小题1: Invar is valuable for making pendulums because _______.

A．it can hardly change its shape or size as temperature changes.

B．it will change its dimensions without the change of temperature.

C．its time of vibration doesn’t change if its length changes.

D．its time of vibration does not change if its length changes.

小题2: As water gets colder after reaching the temperature of 30℃. it will _______.

A．contract

B．shrink

C．expand

D．freeze

小题3: Which of the following statements is true, according to this passage?

A．Only invar can be used to make a thermometer.

B．Only water can be used to make a thermometer.

C．Both invar and water can be used to make a thermometer.

D．Neither invar nor water can be used to make a thermometer.

小题4:The best title of this passage is most likely to be _____.

A．Temperature Measurement	B．Two Exceptions
C．Uses of Invar	D．Properties of Water

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These days no car show is complete without an electric car, and the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, US, which ran from January 10 to 23, was no exception.
Among the fully electric vehicles on display were the Ford Focus Electric and the Honda Fit EV. BMW and Volvo also had prominent displays at the show, proving that they can produce practical, yet spacious family-oriented electric cars.
Industry insiders at the show claimed that more efficient batteries, improved performance and greater consumer acceptance could make 2011 the “year of el

ectric car”.
It’s long been clear that electric cars score heavily for convenience. They are, for instance, much easier to maintain than gasoline-powered cars. When the battery runs out, you simply replace it or recharge it, just like you would for a cell phone or a laptop.
This is also a much cheaper method than filling your tank with gasoline. Better yet, electric cars don’t emit exhaust fumes. As a result, they don’t produce environmentally damaging greenhouse gases.
It appears that improved technology is making electric cars and their maintenance much more user-friendly. So, what are the obstacles which are preventing electric cars from becoming popular and fashionable?
Home charging for electric cars could be extremely convenient for users. However, it is also a potential obstacle. For a start, installing charging stations in owners’ homes will be a challenge, particularly for those who have to park several blocks away from their homes.
Also, charging the car’s battery still takes quite a long time. It may be some time yet before you can recharge an electric car in the same time as you can refill your gas tank.
Another problem is that many electric vehicles have limited ranges that may only allow for journeys of 50 miles (80 km) or less between charges. In cases where a driver wishes to charge the car primarily at home (perhaps overnight), this limits their daily driving to the range of their vehicle.
This may be one reason why hybrid cars are now becoming more popular. A hybrid car has more than one energy source, usually a traditional gasoline fuel tank and an electric battery. It’s like a more practical version of an electric car: It’s greener than a conventional vehicle, with fewer CO2 emissions, yet it also doubles as a conventional vehicle.
“I would say that hybrid is a transition to fully electronic,” Road and Track magazine editor Richard Horman told Detroit News during the show. “The trend is for lighter, smarter, more economical cars. Of course

, electronic vehicles are meant to be that way.”
This sounds promising, particularly in light of the fact that the show featured more electric cars from big manufacturers than ever before.
However, it seems that the technology associated with electric cars is not yet able to fully meet people’s expectations. Don’t expect gasoline-powered cars to disappear from roads just yet.
小题1: What made electric cars more convenient?

A．Easier maintenance.	B．High scores on the show.
C．Practicality and large space.	D．Much lower prices.

小题2: Which of the following could NOT act as a potential obstacle of electric cars?

A．It is rough work to install charging stations at home.

B．It is time-consuming to charge the batteries.

C．The ranges between charges are limited.

D．There’s no need to fill the tank with petrol.

小题3:In Paragraph 10, the underlined word “hybrid” is probably closest in meaning to ________.

A．gasoline

B．electric

C．combined

D．separated

小题4:The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to_________.

A．introduce the 2011 Auto Show in US	B．get readers informed of electric cars
C．comment on different types of cars	D．advertise for electric cars

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Most of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted. Our hearts’ desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us, accept us, and appreciate what we give to the world. While it would be wonderful to have these types of relationships with all people, we know that’s hard to do. However, we can have such relationships with some others, but only when we first have them with ourselves—and, strangely, this is often the hardest relationship of all.
Do you love yourself? You may think you do, but do you really? There’s only one way to find out— by taking a close look at what you think, say, and do. You may not like some of what you find, but if you are serious about really loving yourself, you can use this insight to do some positive inner work. Here’re three ways for gaining greater personal insight for deeper love:
Listen Closely to Your Thoughts
Your thoughts will determine your actions. One thing helping you to listen to your thoughts is keeping a journal. It is not necessary for you to write in it every day, but it helps to record various insights you gain as you go about your life. Instead of using a big notebook, you might use a small notepad that you can keep in your pocket for easy access to record your thoughts as they occur to you. Whichever method you choose, what’s most important is that you write your thoughts down. It will help you know what’s in your heart.
Be Honest with Yourself
To do this, you should pay attention to your actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more reliable? On the other hand, if you say you’re not good at a certain job, but your actions say otherwise, that’s also important. What do you do with this insight? You can use it to make more positive choices in your life. By being honest with yourself, you will act according to truth instead of just what you tell yourself.
Take Quiet Time to Listen to Your Inner Voice
This is similar to the first point, but it takes a step further— beyond the natural mind to the heart that cannot be seen. You may want to use your quiet time to think deeply. However you use this time, the key is to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within yourself. Breathing deeply during quiet time will also help you focus. I know it’s hard to find quiet time during a particularly busy day, but it’s so important— even if it’s just 10 minutes a day and you have to hide somewhere to get it. Quiet time can really make a difference in your life.
Despite what your mind may be telling you, you can have love with no limits. The key is to unconditionally love yourself first.
小题1:. By looking deep into what we think, say, and do, we can .

A．know whether we really love ourselves

B．appreciate what we give to the world

C．realize what type of relationship we long for

D．know whether we are loved and accepted by others

小题2:.An important way for gaining personal insight is to .

A．do some positive inner work

B．keep a journal wherever you go

C．look closely at what others say about us

D．pay attention to our thoughts

小题3:.The insight we gain from our actions can help us .

A．focus our attention on our jobs

B．make more positive choices in our life

C．act according to the truth

D．tell the differences between our words and our actions

小题4:.It can be learned from the passage that if we want to have love without limits, we must first of all .

A．be honest with ourselves anytime

B．give our love to others generously

C．love ourselves unconditionally

D．take quiet time and think deeply

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