B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短语选项完成短文):

The rise of e-learning

21 February, 2053

A new study published today shows that e-learning is more popular than ever. According to a survey, 57% of students now get degrees(学位)through e-learning, with only 43% getting degrees by attending a _______________university.

We spoke to Zhong Tai, an eighteen-year-old student from Sichuan Province who started an e-learning course last month.

“After I finished high school. I knew I wanted to continue to study.” Zhong Tai told us. “I really wanted to study economics at university, but I felt bad about _______________ my parents. My father suffers from a severe illness. He needs help moving around. He also needs someone to cook his meals and give him his medicine at the right time each day. My mother is a teacher, so she cannot help him during the day. We didn't want to hire(雇)someone to look after him. It had nothing to do with money. I just didn't feel right leaving my father with a _______________. My mum suggested I go to a university nearby and continue to live at home, but none of the universities close to my home town offer economics. Then my friend suggested I find out more about e-learning. I soon learnt that I could get a good degree without going away from home. I applied to the University of London, and they _______________ me. I started an economics course with them four weeks ago.”

Yet, though Zhong Tai is now a student at the University of London, he has never been to Britain. In fact, he has never left Sichuan.

We asked Zhong Tai whether he felt bad about missing some _______________ enjoyed by students studying on the campus, such as making new friends from different places.

“Not at all." he replied “I have made a lot of friends with people from my course online. _______________, during the evenings and weekends. I go out with my friends from high school. Since most of them also use e-learning, we all still live close to one another.”

1.A. modem B. famous C. traditional D. nearby

2.A. hurting B. refusing C. disturbing D. leaving

3.A. neighbor B. relative C. stranger D. doctor

4.A. accepted B. taught C. praised D. visited

5.A. lectures B. books C. places D. experiences

6.A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Finally

I am a boy from a village. My home town is a village called Three Family village. It’s very nice there. There are a lot of green trees in spring and the water is very clear. There are four seasons in my home town. They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Spring is usually very warm. It lasts from February to April, Everything begins to come out in spring. I like spring best because I can fly kites on the hill. Summer is usually very hot. I sometimes go swimming in the river. Autumn is always very cool. The colour of the leaves is golden yellow. Winter comes after autumn. I don't like winter because it is very cold and wet.

How do you like the seasons of my home town? Could you please tell me something about your home town?

1.When is summer in the writer’s home town?

A. It is from November to January.

B. It is from August to October.

C. It is from February to April.

D. It is from May to July.

2.Which season does the writer like best?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.

3.What's the colour of the tree leaves in autumn?

A. Light green. B. Dark red. C. Golden yellow. D. Light yellow.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There are four seasons in the writer’s home town.

B. Summer is the writer’s favourite season.

C. Winter is very cold, so the writer doesn’t like it.

D. The writer sometimes goes swimming in summer.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Four Seasons of My Home town

B. My Favourite Season

C. My Favourite Colour

D. My Home town

Hello and welcome to “Words and Their Stories”. We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. Compared to other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Today we will talk about the wolf.

To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf. If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes make you think he doesn’t want to be around people because he dislikes them.

Now, let’s move on to the home. When having a meal, parents always tell their children not to wolf down their food. The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care. It can be bad for health.

A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And in fact, most women don’t like wolf calls at all.

By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’ s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us that appearances can lie to people.

1.How many expressions can we read about wolf in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.If a person is called a lone wolf, what is he probably going to do?

A. Help classmates to finish homework.

B. Make many friends with people around.

C. Break the window if nobody is watching.

D. Co to see a movie by himself after school.

3.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. wolf call is really popular to women.

B. Appearances don’t always tell the truth to us.

C. Children had better not wolf down food at meal time.

D. American English has a lot of expressions with animals.

4.Where is it possible for us to find the passage above?

A. A science report. B. A story about American history.

C. A book for travel guide. D. A program for English learning.

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