阅读理解 Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents.
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Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he
suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects.One
of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.
The lack of right male(男性的 ) role models in many of their lives-at home and particularly in the
school environment(环境) --means that their peers are the only
people they have to judge themselves against.
They don"t see men succeeding in society so it doesn"t occur to them that chey could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture (文化)
is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop thal but not in front of a
child"s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.
It"s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done. wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to
watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have special unil where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems-somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children. |
| 1. Why did Tom give up studying? |
A. He disliked his teachers.
B. His parents no longer supported him.
C. lt"s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.
D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school. |
| 2. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom? |
A. Peer groups.
B. A special unit.
C. The student judges.
D. The horne environment. |
| 3. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys? |
A. Wait for their change patiently.
B. Train leaders of their peer groups.
C. Stop the development of street culture.
D. Give them lessons in a separate area. |
| 4. A teacher"s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he _________. |
A. is with the boy alone
B. teaches the boy a lesson
C. sends the boy home as punishment
D. works together with another teacher |
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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.
1_ Second,your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third ,
note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing
research for a report. _ 2_ Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a
selective process. _ 3__ The following methods may work best for you.
·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
·Carefully read the text and watch for words that can
show main points and supporting facts.
·Write your notes in your own words.
· 4_
·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what is said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记). When you do, be sure that
you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. __5__ |
A. Use words , not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise,you may not be able to read your notes later.
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
C. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it. |
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The aim of writing a letter of application is to help you to "sell" yourself.It should state
__1__the job you want,and should tell what your abilities are and what you have __2__.It
should be simple,human,personal and brief without __3__out any necessary fact.
In writing a letter of application,bear in mind that the things a possible employer is most
__4__to want to know about are your qualifications,your achievements and your aims.The
opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.If the first few sentences fail to
__5__the reader"s attention,the rest of the letter may not be __6__at all.Try to key your
opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not to your own need or desires.For
example,instead of beginning with "I saw your __7__in today"s paper."you might
say"I have made a careful study of your advertising during the past six months"or "I
have made a survey in my neighbourhood to find out how many housewives __8__your
product and why they like it."
Try to __9__generalities.Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now
__10__.College graduates looking for their first positions often ask "What can I __11__in a
letter?Employers want experience,which,naturally,no __12__has."The answer is that
everything you have ever done is __13__.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.__14__a specific request for an
interview of give the possible employer something definite to do or expect.An excellent
__15__is to enclose(内附)a stamped,selfaddressed envelope with your letter.That makes it
easier for a possible employer to get in touch with you. |
( )1. A.clearly
( )2. A.found
( )3. A.sending
( )4. A.probable
( )5. A.pay
( )6. A.kept
( )7. A.advertisement
( )8. A.change
( )9. A.avoid
( )10. A.losing
( )11. A.offer
( )12. A.worker
( )13. A.success
( )14. A.Make
( )15. A.result | B. carefully
B. done
B. taking
B. possible
B. win
B. continued
B. report
B. make
B. remember
B. applying
B. supply
B. beginner
B. development
B. Ask
B. decision | C. obviously
C. known
C. leaving
C. likely
C. show
C. written
C. article
C. sell
C. protect
C. preparing
C. mean
C. owner
C. practice
C. State
C. promise | D. easily
D. heard
D. picking
D. able
D. fix
D. read
D. introduction
D. use
D. gain
D. fitting
D. provide
D. manager
D. experience
D. Get
D. idea |
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A British student writing for the Guardian"s website recently attracted the criticism of
thousands of readers with his very first post.
Max Gogarty, 19, had started a blog about his trip to India and Thailand. The idea was
not paiticularly original and. in many people"s view, the writing wasn"t either.Within minutes,
people began to post negative comments:"l"ve been more entertained cleaning mould from
my fridge than I was reading your first post. "
So how did Max land his job? The Guardian"s online community soon reached their own
conclusion :" Great to see nepotism ( 任人唯亲) is alive and well."said one poster.
Max"s father is a travel writer who had previously published work in the Guardian.
Within minutes, one poster had provided a link to an article from 2002 , in which Max"s
dad writes about a trip to Thailand with his family. Many were quick to suppose Max had
used his father"s connections to get his job. By the end of the next day, the criticism was so
heavy that the blog was closed, but the damage had been done.
From Facebook to Wikipedia. social networking and gossip websites all over the
Internet were discussing Max"s case.
Max"s experience highlights the difference between traditional media and the Internet.
As online community specialist DanWilsonwritesinhisblog: " Inthe blogosphere respect
comes from below. Readers have power and opinions that count. You"ve got to be real
and attractive to the people who read you. "
Part of the reason for this is that falsehoods and half-truths canbe exposed(曝光)
immediately online.For example, the Guardian"s travel editor attempted to defend publishing
the story. He said he"d called Max because of his track record and talent. But then one
reader pointed out: " Didn"t you post yesterday sayingMax got in touch with us because
he writes occasionally for the TV program Skins"? Are you a liar?"
What we can learn here is to be careful when we read and write online. Always be
sure to think about why a person might be writing something, and don"t necessarily believe
what we read.
Title:______
___2__
| Max Gogarty recently receiving__3__with his first blog about his trip to India and Thailand
| Reasons
| ◆ Posters considering Max"s
idea and writing__4__
◆ Posters believing Max to
have got his job through__5__
◆ Falsehoods and half-truths
can be uncovered soon online.
| __6__
| Traditional media and the Internet are different.
| | __7__ | ◆The blog : closed
◆The case :__8__all over the Internet
| | __9__ | ◆__10__what we read and write online.
◆Don"t necessarily believe what we read.
| | 阅读理解。 | I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people"s homes
in France. The idea is simple,but revolutionary-combining a residential home for the elderly
with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together
and share activities. In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the
children,and if a child is feeling sad or tired,there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle.
There are trips out and birthday parties,too.
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because
they get a lot more individual attention,and respond well because someone has time for
them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because
they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the
children are around and they take more interest in their appearance,too.
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many
reasons for this,including the breakdown of the extended family,working parents with no
time to care for ageing relations,families that have moved away,and smaller flats with no
room for grandparents. But the result is the same-increasing numbers of children without
grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people
who are lonely and feel useless,along with more and more families with young children
who desperately need more support. It"s a major problem in many societies.
That"s why intergenerational_programmes,designed to bring the old and the young
together,are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful
attempts all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one
obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another,perhaps
reading with children who need extra attention.
| | 1．Anurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______. | A．futurenursesaretrained
B．theelderlylive
C．childrenaretakencareof
D．theoldjoininactivities | | 2．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage? ______ | A．Anumberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.
B．Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.
C．Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.
D．Thechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldie. | | 3．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?______ | A．Thereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparated.
B．Onereasonwhychildrendon"tlivewiththeirgrandparents.
C．Thesupportchildrenneed.
D．Theproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparated. | | 4．Whatdoesthe"intergenerationalprogrammes"inParagraph4referto? ______ | A．Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.
B．Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.
C．AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeople.
D．Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools. | | 5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? ______ | A．Oldpeople"shomesinFrance
B．Buildingbridgesoflife
C．Asolutiontotheelderlyproblem
D．Children"snewhappylife | | 阅读理解 | For thousands of years,people have been debating the meaning of happiness and how to find it. From
the ancient Greeks and Romans to current day writers and professors,the debate about happiness
continues. hat makes some happy? In what parts of the world are people the happiest? Why even study
happiness? The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a person"s highest happiness comes from the use of
his or her intelligence. Religious books such as the Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form of happiness.
The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy
happiness. People throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today,many
people are still searching for its meaning.
How do you study something like happiness? You could start with the World Database of Happiness at Erasmus University in Rotterdam,the Netherlands. This set of information includes how to define and
measure happiness. Some findings are not surprising. For example,the database suggests that married
people are happier than single people. Peoplewho like to be with other people are happier than unsocial
people. But other findings are less expected: People with children are equally happy as couples without
children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people.
Positive psychology is the new term for a method of scientific study that tries to examine the things that make life worth living instead of life"s problems. Traditional psychology generally studies negative situations like mental suffering and sickness. But positive psychology aims to study the strengths that allow people
and communities to do well. Thereis also an increasing amount of medical research on the physical qualities of happiness. Doctors can now look at happiness at work in a person"s brain using a method called
magnetic resonance imaging (核磁共振成像),or MRI. For example,an MRI can show how one area of a person"s brain activates when he or she is shown happy pictures. A different area of the brain becomes
active when the person sees pictures of terrible subjects. | | 1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph? | A. People are searching for the meaning of happiness.
B. Happiness is an everlasting topic for discussion.
C. Current day scholars are debating about how to make people happy.
D. People have begun to realize the importance of understanding happiness. | | 2. The Bible tells us happiness comes from ________. | A. the application of one"s intelligence
B. the strong belief in religion
C. a certain degree of good faith
D. the trust in one"s ability | | 3. The findings of the database imply that couples without children are ________. | A. as happy as people with children
B. less happy than people with children
C. happier than unsocial people
D. a little happier than wealthier people | | 4. As an approach of scientific study,positive psychology focuses on ________. | A. mental suffering
B. psychological sickness
C. examining what makes life worth living
D. strengths that enable people to succeed | | 5. MRI is used in the study of happiness in order to ________. | A. find out the physical quantities of happiness
B. look at the images formed in people"s brain
C. study the reaction of the brain to happiness
D. understand the pictures of terrible subjects | 最新试题
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