题目内容
When you leave school，you can breathe sigh of
relief and leave learning behind，right？Wrong！Learning should last a lifetime. You
exercise your body to stay strong，and you should
exercise your mind to stay sharp.
An English idiom says，“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But scientists have discovered that isn’t true. Older people can learn，and they should，in order to keep their brain active. Now a new trend has begun in several states in the US that encourages learning. Adults can attend One Day University. They can spend a Saturday or Sunday hearing four 70-minute lectures. Each one is given by a top university professor. One of the original participants said，“It’s like a health club for the brain.” Also，universities like MIT have made all of their courses and lectures available online for free！Libraries offer learning programs too. With so much available，there is no excuse not to learn!
Learning is a habit. Don’t leave it behind after you leave school. On the website lifehack.org，author Scott Young mentions several things to help you.
Always have a book. It doesn’t matter if you read fast or slow. Just read. If you read just one book a week，you’ll read 52 over the course of a year. Think of the knowledge you’ll gain!
Practice it. As you read，do something with what you’ve learned. Don’t just enjoy the mental exercise. Use the knowledge. If you read about painting，try it!
Make a “to learn” list. Compose a “to learn” list for yourself. Maybe you want to speak better English，play the piano，or cook French food. Whatever interests you，put it on your list and then make the time to do it.
Teach others. Whatever you learn，teach someone else. You’ll not only help others but also understand what you’ve learned.
1.What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Make learning last a lifetime.
B．What you should do after leaving school.
C．Several tips on learning.
D．A new trend in learning.
2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．You don’t need to consider what you have learnt after graduation.
B．You can relax as you have escaped from the hard life of studying.
C．Leaving learning behind is what you should do after a break.
D．You should have a good rest and then go on learning.
3.How many ways of learning for adults in the US are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
4.Which of the following is NOT a suggestion made by Scott Young in the passage?
A．Keep learning as a habit.
B．Always have a book.
C．List what you want to learn.
D．Teach others what you learn.
1.A2.B3.C4.A
【解析】略
Make the most of college
Dear Daughter,
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.
First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament（ 证明）of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t extremely impotant for your life, the learning skills you gain will be something you will cherish（怀念） forever.
Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don’t be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind.
Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life. Pick a few friends and become really close to them – pick the ones who are sincere and honest to you. Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks or even personalities.
Start planning early – what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses.
Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it!
College is the four years where you have:
l The greatest amount of free time
l the first chance to be independent
l the most flexibility（灵活性）to change
l the lowest risk for making mistakes
So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny（命运）, be bold（敢于冒险的） to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you become just what you dream to be.
Love,
Dad (&Mom)
【小题1】What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter? ______
| A．Uncertainty |
| B．Pure enjoyment. |
| C．Successes and challenges. |
| D．Experimentation with life. |
| A．Plan everything. |
| B．Party with friends in her free time. |
| C．Ignore what others think or say. |
| D．Treasure and make the best of her college years. |
a. think and live independently
b. learn how to learn
c. choose friends with similar personalities
d. be genuine and sincere
e. try new things
| A．abc | B．bce | C．cde | D．abe |
| A．is worried about his daughter |
| B．is optimistic about his daughter’s future |
| C．is strict with his daughter |
| D．is sad that his daughter is leaving home |
Visiting London can be an expensive trip, so establishing a budget and finding bargains when you arrive will help you get around London on the cheap. The following steps can help you find cheaper alternatives for transport for your London trip.
l Familiarize yourself with the city’s boroughs and specifically the area where you will be staying. You can use a street map, or an online map search engine, to establish where in the city you will be staying and the distance you are from the major tourist attractions you want to visit.
l Find a local provider of Transport for London tickets or travel cards, since your first bargain purchase will be an Oyster Card. Traveling around London with an Oyster Card will give you access to the cheapest option of transportation methods and the Oyster Card is accepted citywide on buses, boats and the London Underground, known by the locals as “the tube”.
l Seek out your nearest Tube Station. The Tube is the cheapest and most reliable form of transportation and runs from around 6 a.m. until around 1 a.m. ..., depending on the line or the station.
There are 287 tube stations in London that accept the Oyster Card, with a high concentration in central London. If you are staying anywhere in central London, there will be a tube station less than 10 minutes away.
The Transport for London website offers a tube station search facility to find the nearest subway station to any location in the city. When you find a tube station, you can easily locate the closest bus stop by using the comparison bus-tube maps at the station’s entrance.
l Follow the Transport for London Tube Guide to your destinations and always plan ahead. Making a plan for transport will save you unnecessary expenses, wasted trips on the tube and doubling back on your journey .
【小题1】What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
| A．To introduce the public transport system in London. |
| B．To show readers how to use the Oyster Card. |
| C．To prove the subway in London is easy to use. |
| D．To offer tips for saving transport costs in London. |
| A．Trying different transportation methods. |
| B．Taking buses as much as possible. |
| C．Traveling with an Oyster Card. |
| D．Making a plan before your journey. |
| A．identify their own location | B．locate the nearest bus station |
| C．find the nearest subway station | D．use an online map to avoid getting lost |
| A．the subway is the cheapest means of transport in London. |
| B．only Tube stations in Central London accept Oyster Card. |
| C．subway lines in London run no less than 19 hours a day. |
| D．the transfer from subway to bus is very convenient. |