Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schools?

      A supporter of co-educational schools would probably say that schools should be like the societies they belong to .In Hong Kong , men and women mix socially on a day-to-day basis .In many fields men are even likely to have female bosses .It is ,therefore, desirable that boys and girls grow up together ,go to school together ,and prepare themselves for a society that does not value sexual separation.

     Some would go on to argue further that growing up with members of the opposite sex is important for personal development .Regular contact (接触)can remove the strange ideas about the opposite-sex and lead to more natural relationships .Single-sex conditions are seen as leading to more extreme opinions, and possibly even as encouraging homosexuality(同性恋),though there is no proof that this is the case.

     Those who are against coeducation often also fix their attention on the sexual side .Some parents fear that close contact with members of the opposite sex is dangerous for teenagers .They want their children to be attentive to their studies .Such parents feel uncomfortable with modern ways and the free mixing of the sexes.

     A stronger argument comes from research into school results .Girls grow up earlier than boys ,tend to be more orderly and are likely to be better at languages .In a mixed class ,boys who might do well in a single-sex class become discouraged and take on the rule of troublemaker .Certainly in the UK this situation has greatly alarmed (惊动)the government for it to be encouraging co-educational schools to have some single-sex classes .In the UK the best schools are all single-sex ,strongly suggesting that co-education is not the best answer .This may ,however ,not be as simple as it looks .It may simply be that the famous old schools that attract the best students happen to be single-sex ,rather than that being single-sex makes them better schools.

72.In the third paragraph ,by saying “though there is no proof that this is the case” ,the writer means that___

    A.students in single-sex schools will certainly become homosexual

    B.students in co-educational schools cannot have extreme opinions

    C.students in co-educational schools are likely to be homosexual

    D.single-sex school conditions may or may not have effects on the students.

73.All the following arguments can be found in the passage EXCEPT that       .

    A.co-education can produce a society-like situation

    B.co-educational schools may lead to love affairs between boys and girls

    C.co-education will help develop a better understanding about the opposite sex

    D.co-education can make boys perform well in mixed classes

74.Alarmed by the situation ,the UK government encourages        .

A.co-education                                                       

B.single-sex education

    C.single-sex classes in co-educational schools       

    D.co-educational classes in single-sex schools

75.At the end of the passage the writer suggests that        .

    A.single-sex schools are the best schools in the UK

    B.being single-sex does not necessarily make a school better

    C.co-educational schools are better for both sexes in personal development

    D.because boys cannot compete with girls in study ,they go to single-sex schools

   Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co., Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specialises in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases.

    A position is now open for a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in Hatfield,due to open in the autumn of 2010.

    Reporting to the Director,you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under construction.You will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of ALRL’S Health and Safety,and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at ALRL’S laboratories based at University College London.Working closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees,you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratories.

    Candidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research support/technical services.Knowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. Education to degree level is also desirable.

    If you are interested in this position,please send your CV(简历)to Alex London Research

 Laboratory,University College London,Hatfield,London,W1E 6B7 or by email to ALRL@alex.co.uk.

   For more Information.please visit www.alex.co.uk.

1.What can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text?

    A.They have not yet been set up.

    B.They are in Hatfield,Australia. 

    C.They belong to University College London.

    D.They are new workplaces for Australian researchers only.

2.What are the duties of a ROM,according to the text?

a.to carry out research activities  

b.to be in charge of ALRL’s H ealth and Safety

c.to help run the technical and scientific support services

d.to manage a small number of research support employees

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

3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The technical skills of a would—be ROM.

B.The practical experience of a would—be ROM.

C.The personal information of a would—be ROM.

D.The necessary requirements for a would—be ROM.

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To describe the job of a ROM.

B.To provide information about ALRL.

C.To announce an open position at ALRL.

D.To make known the opening of the new laboratories.

Equipped only with a pair of binoculars(双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(红腹灰雀). Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.

Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches(雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.

“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest.” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book-A Bird in the Bush a Social History of Birdwatching-which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.

Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend . Last summer ,BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success .It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.

       Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera-a golden winged songbird from North America-to be seen in Britain. He put a message our on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the fell pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.

“Multimillion-pound spending on, binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”

76.The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “          ”.

       A.affected              B.shared                 C.satisfied              D.narrowed

77.What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network?

       A.Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent.

       B.Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.

       C.Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details.

       D.Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird.

78.Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage?

       A.Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching.

       B.The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching.

       C.Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers.

       D.The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.

79.The passage mainly tells us about ___________ in UK.

       A.the history of birdwatchig                     B.a growing passion for birdwatching

       C.the impact of media on birdwatching     D.birdwatcing as a popular expensive sport

 

At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents (文件) because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.
It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. "I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down," says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.
Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.
Does all this mean environmental concerns (环境问题) have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. " I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling (回收利用) " said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.
【小题1】 The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to ________.

A.the rapid development of small businesses
B.the opening up of new markets
C.the printing of high quality copies
D.the increased use of the Internet
【小题2】Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ________.
A.to encourage printing more quality documents
B.to develop new printers using recycled paper
C.to find new materials for making paper
D.to plant more fast-growing trees
【小题3】Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because _______.
A.people are concerned about the environment
B.printers in many offices are working overtime
C.small companies need more hard copies
D.they see a growing market for printers


For many employers, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are already a threat (威胁) that cut into productivity.Now they have something else to worry about—the games hosted by these sites.
This new type of social gaming is called "asynchronous" gaming and allows people to play with their friends without having to be online at the same time.The low-intensity (低强度) engagement has made games such as FarmVille, Cafe World and Pet Society popular among employees who often log on during office hours.
"What we are seeing is that more and more people and organizations are recognizing the productivity lost so probably more chief information officers are blocking Facebook applications," Rebecca Wettemann of Nucleus Research said.
Boston-based Nucleus Research, which conducted a recent study into the effects of social networking sites on productivity, said nearly half of office employees in the United States access social networking sites at work, which leads to an average loss of 1.5 percent of total office productivity.
Facebook, which has 350 million users, says at least 20 percent of its members play games online.Sebastien de Halleux, CEO and co-founder of online game creator Playfish, said Asia is growing at a faster pace than other regions."We had no idea that it would spread so fast...when we had 100,000 users after one month, we thought it was the biggest success ever.Now with 60 million users we think this is only the beginning of something much bigger," he added.
Zynga's FarmVille, the best known game with over 70 million active users to date, allows players to own a virtual farm where they can grow crops and raise animals.
While companies try to limit access to social networking sites, not everyone sees the games as harmful.
61.We can learn that Pet Society is a game _____.
A.popular among employers             B.without having to be online
C.merely played during office hours      D.that can be played online at a different time
62.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A.Playfish is owned by Sebastien and Rebecca
B.Playfish has over 70 million active users to date
C.Asia will be the largest potential market for Playfish
D.Playing online games loses 1.5 percent of total office productivity
63.The best title of the passage would be ____.
A.Social Network Gaming             B.New Threat to Productivity
C.Social Networking Sites              D.Latest Survey on Productivity
64.What would most probably be discussed next after the last paragraph?
A.Opinions in favor of online games.
B.Measures to limit access to social networking sites.
       C.Suggestions on how to improve productivity.
D.More examples about the bad effects of online games.

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