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2.Whether or not to go university will probably be the biggest educational decision you ever make.After battling with student finance,deciding whether or not to take a year out can be as terrifying as deciding where to move to for the three years.
Some students will have planned their year out for months,but,for others,slipped grades may force a gap year (间隔年),either to retake exams or to apply to different universities.Others might just need time to think.Thankfully,for U.K.Students,taking a gap year remains a good option and it can be one of the most productive and fulfilling years of their life.
Whether you've planned and budgeted for a year abroad,or have made a last-minute decision to delay your first year,the options are endless.Traveling,volunteering and so on are all there for the talking,With so many things on offer,it's important to remember that 12months won't be enough time to do all of them,so decide early and work towards making whatever you want to do a reality.
Researching a gap year is exciting,and often the place to start is at home.Family and fiends can be a great source of inspiration.Your school or college might fully equipped to advise you on what to do when further education is on hold.Don't understimate(低估)the power of the Internet,either.Typing a"gap year"into a search engine might seem too obvious,but planning to travel around the world for months on your own is not appropriate.
To stay at home or go abroad is likely to be the first question you consider,but in this era of budget flights,doing both is practicable.A European inter-rail ticket(火车票)can be as little as£159.For those loving traveling,they must be on the special watchfulness for tricks in the process.Agencies can organize your year abroad for you,and often,it is more effective to make the bookings through the agencies.But flights and other forms of transport within Asia and America are much cheaper when bought in the countries rather than bought in advance.

32.According to Paragragh 2,why do other students have to take a gap year?C
A.Because they are faced with financial problems
B.Because they dislike what they are learning
C.Because they haven't got satisfying grades
D.Because they intend to hang out for a year
33.The underline words"on hold"in Paragragh 4mean"B"
A.taken in     B.Put off    C.Given up     D.Turned put
34.What can we learn from the last paragragh?D
A.Few students can afford to go abroad
B.Traveling around Europe costs nothing
C.It's better to go to Asia and south America
D.Travellers should make sure they aren't cheated
35.The auther's attitude towards a gap year may best described asA
A.Supportive     B.negative      C.Defensive     D.Sensitive.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了有时候有些学生会因为成绩不是很令人满意而休学一年,作者在这篇文章中讨论了关于这一年可以做的事情,告诉我们休学一年并不是坏事.

解答 32.C  推理判断题,根据第二段Some students will have planned their year out for months,but,for others,slipped grades may force a gap year (间隔年),either to retake exams or to apply to different universities.Others might just need time to think.可知其他的学生休学一年是因为他们的成绩不是那么的令人满意,故选C.
33.B  词义猜测题,根据第四段Your school or college might fully equipped to advise you on what to do when further education is on hold.可知当你的进一步教育被推迟的时候你的学校可能会建议你做些其他的事,由此推断出"on hold"指的是推迟,推延,故选B.
34.D  推理判断题,根据最后一段For those loving traveling,they must be on the special watchfulness for tricks in the process.Agencies can organize your year abroad for you,and often,it is more effective to make the bookings through the agencies.可知旅客在出行的时候应该提高警觉,确保他们没有被骗,故选D.
35.A  作者态度题,根据第四段Researching a gap year is exciting,and often the place to start is at home.Family and fiends can be a great source of inspiration.可以看出作者感觉这一年是令人兴奋的,因此可以看出作者是支持的,故选A.

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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It may be difficult to accomplish, hut cheating can be prevented. 1'eachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐)a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way 10 avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.

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1.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. To cheat or not to cheat B. Show your opinion on cheating

C. Debates on cheating D. Different ways of cheating

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us that .

A. cheating through the Internet is the most basic way

B. students who cheat in exams are cleverer

C. millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned

D. students cheat in exams to score better grades

3.The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that .

A. they don't understand their teachers' words

B. they bury themselves in a lot of homework

C. they don't have enough time to complete the study tasks

D. they forget to look over the material

4.What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?

A. They may continue to cheat next time.

B. They may be hurt mentally.

C. They may use other cheating tactics.

D. They may get on badly with their teachers.

5.What is the author's attitude towards cheating?

A. It is reasonable B. It is necessary

C. it can be praised D. It must be prevented

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