Most of us can remember the days when we didn"t use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication.
Slowly but surely, it crept (慢慢移动) into 1 . E-mail is a 2 tool for college students at any level. It"s
available 24 hours a day,7 days a week and 3 at holidays. Most universities assign students an account
entrance, 4 there is usually not even an option (选择) involved.
You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects, 5 classmates, family and friends,
and getting daily new services to 6 you informed of world 7 . But, what are the 8 ? E-mail can be e-jail.
You might 9 hours writing and replying to e-mails 10 you should be busy with the books for an upcoming
exam.
11 ,you might be signed up for so many daily services, 12 horoscopes (占星术), new services, or
personals, that your mailbox is so 13 "junk mail",that finding the 14 e-mails through your box might take
hours.
If you"re a student, 15 is precious. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school-related
mail, correspondence (通信)with friends and family, and a folder for jokes, horoscopes and other new services.
16 put the mail into the proper folders first, and when you"ve finished, head for the important school-related
folder first. Respond to the most important e-mails first and, 17 you have time, you can get to the others.
18 your friends from forwarding those tiresome jokes, tiresome quizzes, and chain mails. The minute you
19 you"ve got one, delete it 20 so you won"t be tempted to read it.
( )1. A. the lives | B. life B. changeable B. still B. so B. getting touched to B. keep B. incidents B. mistakes B. cost B. because B. Or B. such like B. full B. necessary B. mark B. Always B. although B. Watch B. check up B. immediately | C. our lives C. favorable C. ever C. because C. losing touch with C. leaving C. events C. wrongs C. take C. since C. But C. for example C. filled up with C. practical C. grade C. Almost C. since C. Discourage C. find C. after | D. us life D. usable D. yet D. except that D. keeping in touch with D. leave D. things D. disadvantages D. pay D. when D. However D. so as D. fill with D. possible D. time D. Usually D. because D. Refuse D. realize D. soon |
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| Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life"s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way. Life is like a game and maybe you can award (奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, "Hey, I"ve won!" and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reasons, tell yourself,"well, I tried!" which is better than not trying at all. Don"t let it be said you didn"t try. What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby"s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself. It really does not have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don"t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don"t let "give up" be a part of your vocabulary. | |||
| 1. By saying "To err is human", the author means that ______. | |||
| A. human beings should try to avoid making mistakes B. no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes C. mistakes and failures make up our life D. human beings make mistakes easily. | |||
| 2. What"s the main idea of Paragraph 2? | |||
| A. Try to reach 50 points. B. Never stop trying in your life. C. Award yourself for your success. D. Don"t be afraid of missing your points | |||
| 3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through ______. | |||
| A. examples B. numbers C. experiments D. stories | |||
| 4. The underlined word "despondent" in the last paragraph means ______. | |||
| A. frightened B. disappointed C. surprised D. excited | |||
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| A ~ 5.4 million contest has been held to create 12 public works of art inspired by the 2012 Olympics. Artists will receive up to ~ 500,000 to create works for the Cultural Olympiad during the period of time before the 2012 London Games. It"s the first major project in the four-year Cultural Olympiad, which aims to show British art and culture. Arts Council England wants artists" to mark a moment in our histories m unexpected ways and places across the country". The Cultural Olympiad will have 500 non-sport events aimed at inspiring people across the UK. It was a key factor (因素) in London winning the bid (申办) to host the Olympics. Holding the Artists Taking the Lead competition, London 2012 organizers called it" the most widely-covered art prize in the UK". Anyone who attends the competition can design works of art in any form, on condition that the art is inspired by the spirit of the Olympics and the part of the UK in which it lies. Nine winning artists from England will each receive ~ 500,000, one from Northern Ireland will receive ~ 190,000, an artist in Scotland will get ~ 460,000 and one in Wales will receive ~ 230,000 But details of how the completed works of art will be used have yet to be finally decided. Chairman Lord Coe said," The Cultural Olympiad brings us back to the beginnings of the modern Olympic movement, when artists as well as athletes competed for medals. This is the first step in what promises to be a fascinating journey to 2012." Arts Council England executive director (执行董事 ) Moira Sinclair said, " We"re excited to be laying down such a challenge to artists. We want them to look at their region(地 区) and their connections with fresh eyes... to surprise and delight the world with their special artistic sight." | |||
| 1. According to the passage, Artists Taking the Lead is to _____. | |||
| A. be the first major project B. show British art and culture C. inspire British artists D. send prizes to British artists | |||
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE of the Cultural Olympiad? | |||
| A. It lasts five years from now on. B. It covers many countries" cultures. C. It holds at least 500 sports events. D. It helped London to be the host city for the 2012 Olympics. | |||
| 3. A winning artist from the western part of the English region will receive _____. | |||
| A. ~ 190,000 B. S 230,000 C. ~ 460,000 D. S 500,000 | |||
| 4. According to Moira Sinclair, the art works of the contest should give people _____. | |||
| A. inspiration and courage B. shock and inspiration C. surprise and delight D. challenge and surprise | |||
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| Your voice is the only means of communicating over the telephone. Even so, watch your body language and facial expressions-they affect the way you sound. If you are sleepy, for example, you often will sound tired or breathless. To keep a healthy and bright tone (音调) in your voice, smile when talking on a phone. Don"t answer the phone in a rush. Take a deep breath, and then breathe out slowly as you pick up the receiver. You will sound more relaxed. If you recognize the other person" s voice, use his/her name on your greeting. Use it again during the conversation and when parting. When making a difficult call, work out exactly what you wish to say. Stand while making the call-it will help you sound more confident. Get fairly quickly to the point-"The reason I" m calling is..."Try to drop the pitch (音高) of your voice at the ends of sentences-it will help you be more sure about what you said. If you know somebody wants to talk a lot, make it clear at the start of the call that you have only a little time. There are several ways of making a call short:" It " s been lovely talking to you, but I really must go now." or" I know you are quite busy, so I better go now."If all fails, try," My other line is ringing. Or"I think there" s someone at the door." When leaving a message on someone s answering machine, speak clearly and slowly to allow the person to take down any details as your message plays back. Many people feel uneasy with answering machines. Again, form a picture of the other person in your mind, and you will sound more relaxed. With the increasing use of tele-communication and mobile phones, it has become of great importance that we pay special attention to HOW and WHAT we speak on the phones. | |||
| 1. In Paragraph 1, the author suggests paying attention to your _____. | |||
| A. voice B. body language C. tone D. health | |||
| 2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to? | |||
| A. The phone. B. The receiver. C. The name. D. The greeting. | |||
| 3. The author supports his idea in Paragraph 4 through _____ . | |||
| A. experiments B. explanations C. stories D. examples | |||
| 4. What would be the best title for this passage? | |||
| A. Talking on a Phone B. Keep Your Voice Sweet C. Voice and Body Language D. Body Language is Important | |||
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| Searching for the Truth Collecting and writing news is like researching in history: the best information comes from those who were there at the time. So if we want to study the history of China in the sixth century AD, we look at the writings of the people who lived then. They are called the primary sources because they tell us what it was like to live then. People at a much later date who write about the same events are called the secondary sources. For example, when we read the original writings of Jia Sixie on agriculture, we are reading a primary source; when we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading a secondary source because the passage was written about him and his ideas many years after he died. When we make news we use primary and secondary sources. We can see this most clearly in TV programmes. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source ( because he tells us about the news) and the reporter in Iraq or Washington is the primary source ( because he is telling us about what is actually happening there). Without these reporters acting as primary sources, you would never find out what really happened in a war, earthquake, sports meeting, concert or festival. These reporters explain what is happening so we have a clearer idea of what is going on there. They often take photographers with them who act as primary source by giving pictures of events. In a newspaper the position is different because these two roles are often combined. This means a reporter who investigates a story may be the same person who writes it. If this happens, the reporter is both the primary and the secondary source. But the photographer who works with him/her is still a primary source. One of the reasons that it is important to separate primary and secondary sources is that they help us to decide what is a fact and what is an opinion. A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. An opinion is somebody"s idea of what happened. So facts and opinions are often mixed in any report, whether in a newspaper or on TV. What have you learnt from the above passage? |