In most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private (私立的)education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.

At the age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance .of continuing their studies at a university or college.

Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students.

Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelor’s degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD

Most university courses don’t train students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career(职业), such as clothing design, or business studies.

1.The passage mainly tells us_______.

A Something about the private schools in developed countries

B. How developed countries pay attention to education

C. Some general information about education in developed countries

Why education is important

2. Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?

A.Because the children don’t have money to go to school.

B.Because the government want their citizens to be useful to the country.

C.Because education doesn’t cost the country too much money.

D.Because there are not enough private schools.

3.In the first paragraph the underlined word “citizen” refer to________.

A.the cities                              B.members of a country

C.the children                           D.people who lives in cities

4.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?

All the university students study one subject.

After studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelor’s degree.

C. Students usually receive a master’s degree before receiving a Bachelor’s degree.

D. Unlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career

 

Peter, Catherine, Helen, Elizabeth和Levin 正在澳门科技大学学习,在休息日他们想去参观澳门的众多的博物馆(A-F),请根据他们各自的兴趣帮助他们选择一个适合个人兴趣的场馆,并在答题纸上相应的选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的。

1. Peter: I’d like to go to some larger museums, where I can get an over-all view of Macau’s history and culture.

2.Catherine: My family runs a small wine mill in China, so I’d like to learn about wine production.

3.Helen: I’m crazy about car races. I’d like to visit some museum related to car races.

4. Elizabeth: The idea of Macau’s returning to China has always excited me. I’d like to see the location where the exciting moment took place.

5.Levin: I’d like to take the chance to see a collection of traditional and modern art works.

A. Macau Museum 

The Macau Museum is a historical and cultural museum with a vast number of objects of great historical value, which demonstrates the way of life and cultures of the various communities which have been inhabited the city for ages. The Macau Museum was opened on 18th April 1998, consisting of two underground levels and a third one above the fortress' top platform where the old Meteorological Services is housed. The architectural character and special configuration of the architecture has been retained and preserved.

 

B. Maritime Museum

If the history of Macau is really connected to the sea, there is no better place for the Maritime Museum, than the Square of the Barra Pagoda, dedicated to the Taoist goddess "A-MA", the protector of fishermen, and also believed to be the place where the Portuguese first landed. The precise spot is where the Maritime Museum is located, the building is in the shape of a sailing ship anchored in the waters of the Inner Harbour.

 

C. Wine Museum

This 1400 square-metre space is divided into a number of areas (Historical information/Wine Cellar/Museum and Exhibitions), using maps, texts, photos, tiles and videos, among other things to relate the history of wine. The aim of each section is not only to provide information regarding wine and grapevines, but also to recreate the atmosphere of the production of wine, showing the visitor the modern and traditional tools connected to wine production.

 

D. Grand Prix Museum

Opened 1993 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix, which features a number of automobile and motorbike races and takes place every year in November. It started in 1954 due to the enthusiasm of a group of Macau residents and the support of the authorities. Today it is an international sports event that attracts thousands of tourists and racing enthusiasts to Macau, to watch the classic "Guia Race" and the "Formula 3 Grand Prix". As it takes place on a street circuit, which inevitably leads to a comparison with Monte Carlo, the Macau Grand Prix has been developing into a race that, due to the exactness and the need for precision which it imposes on the drivers, has had the participation of great names of the motor racing participating and which has also served as a launching platform for many other names, the visitor will certainly recognize while visiting the Grand Prix Museum.

 

E. Macau Museum of Art

Under the management of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, the Macau Museum of Art is the only art museum in Macau, and provides the largest space dedicated to visual arts. It is situated in the Cultural Centre of Macau in the Outer Harbour area, and was inaugurated on 19 March 1999, with a total area of more than 10,000 square meters and expositive capacity of almost 4,000 square meters. The artistic works and cultural artifacts include Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, Seals, Ceramics, Copperwares, Western paintings, Contemporary Arts, Photography artworks, and other significant collections.

 

F. Handover Gifts Museum of Macau

The Handover Gifts Museum of Macau is located next to the Macau Cultural Centre in Avenida Xian Xing Hai (NAPE). The location of the Museum is also the area that was used for the Handover Ceremony on 20th December 1999 in which Macau was returned to the Mainland. When the hall was dismantled after the ceremony the area became part of the Macau Cultural Centre. The Handover Gifts Museum of Macau was opened December 2004. The main aim of the Museum is to commemorate the handover for its significance in Macau's modern history. The inauguration of the Museum on the 5th anniversary of the handover is also indeed significant and momentous.

 

Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Chinese and 20,000 Whites included. They are living together peacefully, although they share such different beliefs as Hindu, Roman Catholic, Muslim and so on.

   The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains (地形). In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.

   There were no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau-Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.

   Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots and lizards. The giraffe is a type of animal with a very long neck and legs and yellow skin with dark spots. It is the tallest of all living animals.

   Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity(繁荣) has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly. Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sand beach and song and dance performances with native national characteristics.

1. The underlined word “abandoned” in the third paragraph means ___________.

  A. took its place            B. gave it up            

     C. left for it                                                         D. held it out

2.The right order that shows the history of Mauritius should be ___________.

      a. seized by the French                       b. became its master

      c. ruled by the Dutch                     d. conquered by the British

  A. b, a, c, d                                                                 B. a, c, d, b                              

  C. d, c, a, b                                                                 D. c, a, d, b

3. According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT______.

A.      Arable land covers 90% of the country’s total area

B.      Tourism is one of the driving forces for the economic development of Mauritius.

C.      More than half of Mauritius population are Indians

D.      British ruled the island longer than French and Dutch

4.Which of the following maps shows the right position of Mauritius?

     (Mau = Mauritius; Ma = Madagascar; A = Africa)

     A.                             B.

 


        A                       A

             MA                         MA

 


              Mau                   Mau

 

     C.                             D.

 


       A                         A

 

MA                         MA

                         Mau

    Mau

 

 

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