In the UK, bus journeys are very common. Buses are often convenient(便利的)for the people who live or work in the city center. Passengers can avoid heavy traffic and not have to pay for the parking. However, taking the bus is just a necessary but boring part of life: they get on the bus, pay for it and sit or find a place to stand when it is crowded. Everyone may feel tired and bored.

In Latin America, however, bus trips can be wonderful. For a start, films are shown on the buses between cities for passengers to have fun along the journeys. Local buses do not show films, but drivers usually turn on the radio and it can be great for passengers to listen to songs and get relaxed.

Even better than films and music are the sights and sounds on the buses. Local buses always go to parts of the town that passengers would not visit by themselves. They can see other cultures of the town from the windows of the buses.

Besides, passengers’ luggage(行李)is also interesting. It is common to see a happy dog’s head getting out of somebody’s bag or a lovely chicken “speaking cheerfully” under somebody’s arm. Once on a bus in Peru, a farmer even tied a sheep to the top of the bus. It was quite surprising.

All in all, taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unforgettable.

1.According to the passage, in the UK, how do passengers probably feel on the buses?

They probably feel _______________ .

2.In Latin America, what can passengers do to have fun along the journeys on the buses?

They can _______________________________________________________ .

3.In the writer’s opinion, what are even better than films and music on the buses?

_______________________________________

4.Why does the writer think passengers’ luggage is interesting?

Because it’s common to see different kinds of ______________ on the buses.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

It mainly tells us about ______________________________ in Latin America.

While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor (监控器) a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.

Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Interact access was locked - remotely - to prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?

In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid - that students haven't just searched the Internet to get the right answers.

Although online classes have existed for more than a decade, the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of "open online courses." Private colleges, public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students, while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.

Aside from the web cameras, a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check students' identities using personal information, such as the telephone numbers they once used.

Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones. As in many university classes, term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.

1.Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?

A. To correct her typing mistakes.

B. To find her secrets in the room.

C. To prevent her from slowing down.

D. To keep her from dishonest behaviors.

2.The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___.

A. advanced technique B. sharpening tool

C. effective rule D. dividing line

3.Some programs can find out possible cheaters by _______.

A. producing a large number of questions B. checking the question answering speed

C. scanning the Internet test questions D. giving difficult test questions

4.Which of the followiny is the best title of this passage?

A. The Advantages of Online Exams

B. The High-tech Methods in Online Courses

C. The Fight against Cheating in Online Education

D. The War against the Booming of Online Education

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School uniforms are becoming more and more popular across the U.S. That's no surprise, because they offer many good points. If all students wear the same ,they will not pay too much attention to their clothing. And some of them won't be laughed at for wearing the “wrong”clothes.

Some people are against the strict rules of school uniforms,but they do not realize that student have already accepted a kind of rule---wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers(社交障碍). However,school uniforms break down those barriers.

As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. Fox example, when a man puts on a police uniform, he becomes the symbol of law and order. For students the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are at school is to get an education.

Some parents are unhappy about school uniforms. They say that school uniforms will affect their children's creativity. First,the clothes that students have to wear do not express their individuality. They just copy their classmates. Second, while they're in school, their job is to master reading, writing and maths. This may take up all creativity they have. They should have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like.

School Uniforms

Favor

1.Can make students pay 1.attention to their clothing

2.Can break down the social barriers of 2.clothes among student

3.Can remind student their 3.and 4.at school are to get an education

Against

Strict rules of school uniforms make students less 5.

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