Educating girls quite possibly brings in a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world．Women education may be an unusual field for economists, but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue．And economics provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived(被剥夺)of an education．
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family：girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children．Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school－the prophecy(预言)becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a bad circle of neglect．
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices．She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance．The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy．The bad circle is thus transformed into a good one．
Few will question that educating women has great social benefits．But it has enormous economic advantages as well．Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers．Wages rise by 10 to 20 percent for each additional year of schooling．Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning．Educating women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning．
(1)
By saying“the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling…”in Paragraph 2, the author means that ________．
[ ]
A．
girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home
B．
girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams
C．
girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach
D．
girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys
(2)
The author believes that a bad circle can turn into a good circle when ________．
[ ]
A．
women care more about education
B．
a family has fewer but healthier children
C．
girls can gain equal access to education
D．
parents can afford their daughters' education
(3)
What does the author say about women's education?
[ ]
A．
It will bring in greater returns than other known investments．
B．
It is now given attention before anything else in many developing countries．
C．
It deserves greater attention than other social issues．
D．
It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists．
(4)
The passage mainly discusses ________．
[ ]
A．
unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B．
the economic and social benefits of educating women
C．
the major contributions of educated women to society
D．
the potential earning power of well-educated women
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(1)
Where can you probably read the above message?
[ ]
A．
On a web page．
B．
In a textbook．
C．
In a TV program．
D．
In a travel diary．
(2)
What does the underlined word “approximately” probably mean?
[ ]
A．
At most．
B．
At least．
C．
More than．
D．
More or less．
(3)
If someone applies for the above program, which of the following could be a possible motivation(动机)?
[ ]
A．
He/She can live in the U．S．and make more money．
B．
He/She will be sent to the University of Phoenix．
C．
The program can help him/her get more career opportunities．
D．
The program can help him/her save a large sum of money．
(4)
For non-native English speakers, which of the following is a must if you want to earn either of the degrees?
[ ]
A．
You have to rent an apartment in the United States．
B．
You must take part in an examination of English language．
C．
You must be at least 21 years old when you apply for it．
D．
You must be employed and have a few years-work experience．
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ISC(HS)Reference No．S006864 New South Wales
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133 Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456
Fax：(612)9212 6721
http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/
WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
[ ]
A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Caught Twittering of on Facebook at work? It’ll make you a better employee．An Australian study shows that surfing the internet for fun during office hours increases productivity．
The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not．the study author Brent Coker, from the department of management and marketing, said “workplace Internet leisure browsing(工作时的网络休闲)”， or WILB, helped to sharpen workers’ concentration．“People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration,” Coker said on the university’s website(www．unimelb．edu．au/)．“Short breaks, such as quick surf of the Internet, enable the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a day’s work, and as a result, increase productivity,” he said．
According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work engage in WILB．Among the most popular WILB activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos on YouTube．
“Many firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos, using networking sites or shopping online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity,” said Coker．“That’s not always the case．”
However, Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation(适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office．“Those who behave with Internet addiction tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without,” he said．
(1)
What does the passage mainly tell us?
[ ]
A．
What we should do with our leisure time?
B．
How to surf the internet for fun during office hours．
C．
Why we should surf the internet for fun during office time．
D．
Moderately surfing the Internet for fun during work can improve working efficiency．
(2)
Why can surfing the internet for fun during office hours increase productivity?
[ ]
A．
Workers are tired of work and want to rest．
B．
Workers can learn some work skills on the Internet．
C．
It makes people relax and regain concentration on work．
D．
It contributes to improving the relationship between bosses and workers．
(3)
All the following statements are true EXCEPT __________．
[ ]
A．
The research was made by the University of Melbourne．
B．
Most firms allow their employees to use the Internet for fun．
C．
Most people in the research surf the Internet for fun during work．
D．
Popular WILB activities are watching videos, shopping online and so on．
(4)
From the passage we can know that __________．
[ ]
A．
The workers engaged in WILB aren’t fit for their work．
B．
Brent Coker is a successful boss who can accept the research results．
C．
Surfing the Internet long hours for fun won’t increase productivity．
D．
Many firms’ preventing employees’ WILB contributes to high productivity．
(5)
Which section of a newspaper do you think the passage is taken from?
[ ]
A．
Work and life
B．
Health and diet
C．
Advertisements
D．
Science and technology
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Ask just about any college student you know, and he is likely to tell you that he is a member of facebook．com．Many students say they check their e-mail．It’s so popular “facelooking” has become a verb “Everywhere everyone is doing it, ”college student Katie Silverman said, “It’s like everyone’s center of life．”
Facebook is an online social meeting place where students create profiles(简介)，share personal information, and meet other members．It is password protected and targeted to high school and college students; members must have an edu．email address to join．
Many students say it has changed their social lives, giving them an easy way to find and chat with classmates who share their interests．“Some people might be too shy to go to talk to someone they like in one of their classes, but on facebook it’s a lot easier to strike up a conversation, ”said Rahul Vanjani．
The website was founded by two Harward University students who wanted to meet more of their classmates．It became so popular that the website is at 2, 200 colleges and at 22, 000 high schools．It says that it has 6 million active users, two－thirds of whom are on it every day．Many of the facebook members said their parents had no idea they were on it．“No way．My parents certainly don’t know about it,” said a college senior who asked us not to use his name．
To keep it popular, Facebook says it stops students posting improper information．Some students have paid the price．At Fisher College in Boston, two students were kicked out for using facebook．com to do something that is against the law．At North Carolina State University, four students were punished for posting photos about drinking．
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
student’s idea about Facebook
B．
the development of Facebook
C．
the popularity of Facebook with students
D．
the rules of Facebook
(2)
To become a member of Facebook, you must ________．
[ ]
A．
have an edu, e－mail dress
B．
have your own profile
C．
be a high school student
D．
offer main personal information
(3)
By saying “Some students have paid the price” in the last paragraph, the author means more students ________．
[ ]
A．
will have to pay money for being on Facebook
B．
always use Facebook to do something against the law
C．
have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook
D．
often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook
(4)
We can learn about Facebook from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others
B．
Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools
C．
6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day
D．
many students don’t want their parents to know they are facebooking
阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Celebrate the arts at Harvard
ARTS FIRST：April 28-May 1, 2012
Experience non-stop art! Over 200 performances, exhibitions,
films, and multimedia presentations highlighting student and
faculty creativity at Harvard．
Schedule of events： www．ofa．fas．harvard, edu/arts, or call
617 495 8676 to request a program guide．
Join us in honoring Susan Meiselas, winner of the 2012
Harvard Arts Medal
Photographer Susan Meiselas will be awarded the Arts Medal by President Drew Gilpin Faust
and will take part in a conversation organized by John Lithgow．
Friday, April 29, 4 pm
New College Theatre, 10-12 Holyoke St．, Cambridge
Admission free： tickets required．Those who receive this announcement
may request up to two tickets by emailing www．ofa．fas．harvard, edu/arts
or calling 617 495 8676．Please indicate one or two tickets, and reply by April 25．
(1)
How long will Harvard ARTS FIRST FESTIVAL last?
[ ]
A．
For two days．
B．
For three days．
C．
For four days．
D．
For five days．
(2)
Who is a photographer?
[ ]
A．
Susan Meiselas．
B．
Drew Gilpin Faust．
C．
John Lithgow．
D．
Holyoke Johnson．
(3)
What do you know about the event at New College Theatre?
A high school diploma(文凭)or equivalent