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In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation or commencement (毕业典礼)Day. Students plan Homecoming Day many weeks in advance.

Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths(售货棚)and sell lemonade(柠檬汽水), apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day alumni and their wives will gather at the school. They like to look for teachers that they remember. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the game loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1.The best title of this passage is .

A. American School B. Homecoming Game

C. Homecoming Queen or King D. Homecoming Day

2.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?

A. To see old friends. B. To organize clubs.

C. To watch the football game. D. To call on teachers they remember.

3.The underlined word “alumni” refers to .

A. female former students of a school or college

B. male former students of a school or college

C. grandfathers of the students in a school or college

D. grandmothers of the students in a school or college

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Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State,after spotting them running around and idly(漫不经地)wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads.Today, everyone at the university knows her as the "Squirrel Girl".

Mary started bringing them food,and gradually they began to trust her.She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture.Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift up their spirits,she started posting similar Photos on Facebook.The response Was greatly positive,and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.

Growing up in a neighborhood outside State College,Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home,but she didn't interact with people very much.She was later diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,but the squirrels changed that.The squirrels are actually a good way to break the ice,because I'll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them,"she said."I am a lot more outgoing.

And in case you're wondering how Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos,it has a lot to do with food.For example,whenever she wants them to hold or play with something,she puts peanut butter on the prop(道具),and they'll grab it.But getting to that part took a while.In the beginning,she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them,but they hesitated to approach her.She had the patience to earn their trust,though.

This year,Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences.She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment.As for her furry friends,Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.

1.What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary?

A. She is sicker than before.

B. She is more interested in animals.

C. She is more sociable than before.

D. She is less willing to go to college.

2.How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?

A. By putting them in cages.

B. By playing music to them.

C. By attracting them with colorful food.

D. By building a close relationship with them.

3.Which words can best describe Mary?

A. Patient and caring.

B. Confident and strong.

C. Sociable and healthy.

D. Traditional and hard-working.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Mary's experience in university

B. Making friends with wild animals

C. The "Squirrel Girl" of Penn State

D. The bridge between Mary and squirrels

Bill Gates recently has predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?

As early as 1997, MIT(麻省理工) decided to post videos of all university lectures online, for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many. The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.

The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD. Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.

Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.

1.What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?

A. It will concentrate on physics lectures

B. It will completely replace real universities

C. It will help to make universities more successful

D. It will play an increasingly important role in education

2.What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Creative B. Enthusiastic

C. Well-behaved D. Experienced

3.According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?

A. The lack of lectures available online

B. The high cost of access to the websites

C. The low standard of educational websites

D. The competition with online computer games

4.Why does the author mention Hollywood?

A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies

B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment

C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content

D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites

If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ______ reason, such as your job or your studies? ______ perhaps you are interested in the _______, films or the music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a _______ of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of ______, but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They _____ an environment where you can practice under the ______ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ______ lives and learning a language takes ______. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ______. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes ______.

Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ______,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ______ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ______. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ______ about the mistakes they make when ______. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes ______ you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never ______. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ______ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in ______ own language. Good luck!

1.A. practical B. physical C. political D. cultural

2.A. Though B. After C. Or D. So

3.A. agriculture B. literature C. transport D. medicine

4.A. view B. form C. collection D. knowledge

5.A. principles(原则) B. methods C. paintings D. computers

6.A. respect B. protect C. provide D. change

7.A. command B. guidance C. control D. pressure

8.A. simple B. busy C. normal D. happy

9.A. courage B. energy C. place D. time

10.A. habit B. project C. business D. design

11.A. a lot less B. a lot more C. some notes D. some risks

12.A. weak B. nervous C. tired D. old

13.A. privately B. quietly C. quickly D. closely

14.A. distance B. age C. speed D. school

15.A. quarrel B. think C. worry D. debate(辩论)

16.A. learning B. dancing C. singing D. working

17.A. but B. before C. if D. and

18.A. easy B. hard C. tiresome D. interesting

19.A. devoted B. deserved C. amazed D. blamed

20.A. our B. their C. your D. his

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