Two more American universities, Adelphi University in New York, and Louisiana State University, have begun accepting scores from China’s national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in order to attract more Chinese students.

This means Chinese students no longer need to take the SAT, ACT or TOEFL. However, Chinese students must find ways to show their English skills. If they want to take part in Adelphi's international program and Louisiana State University’s global program, they must first finish eight weeks of English-language lessons, starting in October. After passing the exam, they can start their first year at one of the universities.

Since 2015, US universities have more accepted gaokao scores as part of the application(申请) process for Chinese students, but they still need either a basic English test score or to pass an interview.

“Chinese students at the university have achieved better grades than their US classmates, and that’s why we prefer students from China,” Shawn O’Riley, leader of the College said. “We have around 300 Chinese students and plan to increase the number. We also offer scholarship, from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on their gaokao score.”

Todd Ellwein, the director of Louisiana State University’s global program, said students who get high scores in the gaokao are not only the best students in China but also the world. The gaokao is a good way of choosing good students, and a high score in the exam means good basic knowledge, patience and a strong ability to deal with high pressure and compete with others.

Shi Yan, from Chivast Education International, said many universities in Hong Kong, Europe, Australia and Canada, have already made the gaokao an admission criterion(录取标准), too.

1.When do the English-language lessons in these two universities begin?

A.In October. B.In November. C.In September.

2.Why do some US universities like Chinese students better?

A.Because they are usually smarter in the universities.

B.Because their grades are better than the US classmates’.

C.Because they find ways to show their English skills.

3.What does the underlined word “scholarship” mean in Chinese?

A.学者 B.学业 C.奖学金

4.According to the passage, a high score means a lot EXCEPT ________.

A.high pressure B.good basic knowledge C.much patience

5.The purpose of the passage is________.

A.to introduce China’s national college entrance exam, gaokao

B.to encourage more young people to enter American universities

C.to tell people the growing popularity of gaokao around the world

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3. Melody is a university student. She's kind and patient. She always volunteers to help others during her holiday.

4. Tommy is a father who has 2 children. He used to work in a clothes factory. Now he wants to find a job in Guangzhou so that he can take care of his children after work.

5. Qian Yong studied in nursing profession in Zhongshan University. He has two years' experience in the local community clinic.

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Failure is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. (A) Although failure happens to everyone, different people’s attitudes towards failure are different   .

Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the (B)       failure later. Some people think they themselves are fools and lose their hearts in everything after they get a failure. Then they (C)        their time and energy on useless things. At last, they may really be fools as they have thought. (D)Other people are quite different from these two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of being hopeless and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. (E) they, after, will ,hard, in, work, be , the, successful , end. So we should draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced.

阅读短文,根据题目要求完成下列任务。

1.将(A)处句子译成汉语。

____________________________________________________

2.在( B )、(C )处的横线上分别填上一个单词

(B)______________(C)_________________

3.将(D)处划线句子译成汉语:

____________________________________________________

4.将(E)处的单词连成句子:

_____________________________________________________

5.请从下面的选项中给短文选个标题,将答案标号填在此横线上:_________

A.Draw a lesson from every failure

B.The attitudes towards failure

C.Failure is everywhere in our life

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