Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36 I became an animal collector in the first 37 .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 38 was not the traditional “mamma” or “daddy”,39 the word “zoo”, which I would 40 over and over again with a exciting 41 until someone, in groups to 42 me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 43 a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets, ranging from owls(鹰) to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46 to my collection of pets.
47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48 , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,49 were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 50 had enough money of my own to be able to 51 my first trip and I have been going 52 ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of 53 ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54 all those who love animals and 55 .

What is the difference between a college and a university? This is a good question for students who want to attend a college or a university in the United States.
Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both provide a greater understanding of the world and its past. Both provide education in the arts and sciences. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living.
Students who complete their undergraduate studies either at a four-year college or a university receive a bachelor’s degree. One difference is that many colleges do not offer graduate studies.
Universities are generally bigger, offer more programs and do more research. Modern universities developed from those of the Middle Ages in Europe. The word “university” comes from the Latin “universitas”. This described a group of people organized for a common purpose. The word “college” comes from a Latin word with a similar meaning, “collegium”. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live in. Usually each group of students was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study. But a college can also be a part of a university. The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true.
Programs in higher learning may also be called schools. The University of Arizona in Tucson, for example, has 18 colleges and 10 schools. They include the colleges of pharmacy (制药学), education, engineering and law. They also include the schools of architecture, dance and public administration.
College is also used as a general term for higher education. A news report might talk about “college students” even if they include students at universities. Or someone might ask, “Where do you go to college?”
Today, most American colleges offer an area of study called liberal arts. These are subjects first developed and taught in ancient Greece. They include language, philosophy and mathematics. The purpose is to train a person’s mind instead of teaching job skills.
【小题1】The passage is probably written to _________.

A．persuade students to go to college instead of schools

B．tell students the differences between colleges and universities

C．help students make a better choice of what kind of colleges they should go to

D．inform students about how much they are going to spend in going to college

【小题2】When the term “college students” appears in a newspaper, it may refer to ________.

A．only students studying in colleges

B．students studying in colleges in the USA

C．only students studying in universities

D．students receiving higher education

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Both universities and colleges include different schools.

B．The purpose of liberal arts is to train a person’s job skill.

C．Both universities and colleges can help prepare students to make a living.

D．Most American universities have 18 colleges and 10 schools.

【小题4】The area of study called liberal arts is designed to _______.

A．get students ready to earn a living

B．teach students subjects from engineering to philosophy

C．help students achieve a stronger and clearer mind

D．encourage more students to begin the study of arts

There are many theories about how drama (戏剧) came into being in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama developed gradually from ceremonies. The argument for this view goes as follows.
In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed, some of them were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths (神话), provided materials for art and drama
Those who believe that drama came out of ceremonies also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, and masks were almost always used. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the rules of ceremonies, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks, they often impersonated (扮演) other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and performed the desired effect by gestures -- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival (复活) of the Sun -- as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory finds out the theater came from the human Interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other events) are gradually formed, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a speaker and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person A closely related theory about drama traces to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations (模仿) of animal movements and sounds.
【小题1】Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Three theories about how drama came into being are mentioned.

B．The majority of people believe drama came from ceremonies.

C．Stories were made up to explain the mysteries of the ceremonies.

D．Religious activities developed gradually from ceremonies.

【小题2】We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．all measures couldn't bring the desired results

B．religious leaders usually didn't perform in the ceremonies

C．mistakes are unavoidable in the religious ceremonies

D．performers usually used languages to reach the desired results

【小题3】The underlined part "traces to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

【小题4】 The best title for the text would be ______.

A．The Development of Drama	B．The History of Drama
C．The Origin of Drama	D．The Popularity of Drama

What is the difference between a college and a university? This is a good question for students who want to attend a college or a university in the United States.
Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both provide a greater understanding of the world and its past. Both provide education in the arts and sciences. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living.
Students who complete their undergraduate studies either at a four-year college or a university receive a bachelor’s degree. One difference is that many colleges do not offer graduate studies.
Universities are generally bigger, offer more programs and do more research. Modern universities developed from those of the Middle Ages in Europe. The word “university” comes from the Latin “universitas”. This described a group of people organized for a common purpose. The word “college” comes from a Latin word with a similar meaning, “collegium”. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live in. Usually each group of students was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study. But a college can also be a part of a university. The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true.
Programs in higher learning may also be called schools. The University of Arizona in Tucson, for example, has 18 colleges and 10 schools. They include the colleges of pharmacy (制药学), education, engineering and law. They also include the schools of architecture, dance and public administration.
College is also used as a general term for higher education. A news report might talk about “college students” even if they include students at universities. Or someone might ask, “Where do you go to college?”
Today, most American colleges offer an area of study called liberal arts. These are subjects first developed and taught in ancient Greece. They include language, philosophy and mathematics. The purpose is to train a person’s mind instead of teaching job skills

1.
The passage is probably written to _________
1. A.
  persuade students to go to college instead of schools
2. B.
  tell students the differences between colleges and universities
3. C.
  help students make a better choice of what kind of colleges they should go to
4. D.
  inform students about how much they are going to spend in going to college
2.
When the term “college students” appears in a newspaper, it may refer to ________
1. A.
  only students studying in colleges
2. B.
  students studying in colleges in the USA
3. C.
  only students studying in universities
4. D.
  students receiving higher education
3.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  Both universities and colleges include different schools
2. B.
  The purpose of liberal arts is to train a person’s job skill
3. C.
  Both universities and colleges can help prepare students to make a living
4. D.
  Most American universities have 18 colleges and 10 schools
4.
The area of study called liberal arts is designed to _______
1. A.
  get students ready to earn a living
2. B.
  teach students subjects from engineering to philosophy
3. C.
  help students achieve a stronger and clearer mind
4. D.
  encourage more students to begin the study of arts

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.
The 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育） by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River 3 the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture 5 went overseas to Japan, 6 into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same 7.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known 9 the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also 10 waters. When the colonists of England 11 in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't 12 from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, 14 the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 from the other.

1.
1. A.
  connected
2. B.
  separate
3. C.
  ancient
4. D.
  remote
2.
1. A.
  preservation
2. B.
  development
3. C.
  resource
4. D.
  origin
3.
1. A.
  if
2. B.
  until
3. C.
  while
4. D.
  as
4.
1. A.
  styles
2. B.
  habits
3. C.
  ways
4. D.
  means
5.
1. A.
  hurriedly
2. B.
  slowly
3. C.
  unfortunately
4. D.
  suddenly
6.
1. A.
  made
2. B.
  crashed
3. C.
  mixed
4. D.
  applied
7.
1. A.
  culture
2. B.
  nation
3. C.
  influence
4. D.
  system
8.
1. A.
  brought up
2. B.
  brought out
3. C.
  brought in
4. D.
  brought along
9.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  of
10.
1. A.
  crossed
2. B.
  drunk
3. C.
  swam
4. D.
  plunged
11.
1. A.
  touched down
2. B.
  put down
3. C.
  got down
4. D.
  settled down
12.
1. A.
  evolve
2. B.
  judge
3. C.
  distinguish
4. D.
  rise
13.
1. A.
  adds to
2. B.
  results from
3. C.
  turns up
4. D.
  takes over
14.
1. A.
  but for
2. B.
  for all
3. C.
  due to
4. D.
  at all
15.
1. A.
  relationship
2. B.
  difference
3. C.
  interference
4. D.
  familiarity

The passage is probably written to _________

When the term “college students” appears in a newspaper, it may refer to ________

What can we learn from the passage?

The area of study called liberal arts is designed to _______

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