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Visitors to Britain may find the best place1.enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub. But newcomers may get into trouble in these friendly pubs. Strangers may start with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters—you have to go to the bar (吧台) to buy drinks . This may sound2.(convenient), but English people are used to doing so.

Pub culture is formed3.(help) people get along with each other. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others4.(wait) for drinks. The bar counter is5.(possible) the only place in Britain 6.a friendly conversation with strangers7.(consider) to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. 8., if you do not follow the local rules, you may fail to feel the local culture. For example, if you are in a big group, 9.is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff 10. (angry) than a group of strangers standing in front of the bar while they chat and wonder what to order.

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Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will 1. (probable) say that they go to learn languages, history, science and all the other subjects. That is quite true, but why do they learn these things?

We send our children to school to prepare them 2. the future when they grow up and have to work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school 3. (have) some practical use in their life. But is that 4. only reason why they go to school?

There is more in education than just learning facts. We go to school to learn how 5. (learn), so that when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man 6. really knows how to learn will always be 7. (success), because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to it well himself, but also be able to teach others how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just does it 8. (bad). The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, history, science etc., 9. to teach 10. (pupil) the way to learn.

I’m really tired _______ Tom. He had me _________ for two hours in the rain.

A. of, waiting B. with; wait C. of; waited D. with; waited

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower.

Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust-jacket is irresistible but you might end up with a rather dull book. A book-lover rarely adopts this method of selection. All too often you soon become absorbed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment — without buying a book, of course.

This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart’s content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the unavoidable greeting: “Can I help you, sir?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire considerately and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.

You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say, ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing — something which had only uncertainly interested you up till then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.

1.What is most likely to happen to a book-lover in a bookshop?

A. Lost in some book, he forgets something else important.

B. Annoyed by the shop assistant, he dashes off for an appointment.

C. Attracted by its cover, he buys some book turning out to be a dull one.

D. Unsatisfied with its surroundings, he leaves the shop without buying a book.

2.In the author’s opinion, a shop assistant in a bookshop is supposed to ________.

A. greet customers in a more suitable manner

B. retire from the job if he has no passion for it

C. leave customers alone before services are needed

D. offer nice services from the very moment customers step into the shop

3.In a bookshop with a diversity of books, you tend to ________.

A. ignore the latest best-selling novel

B. be trapped in a dangerous situation

C. buy some book you are not at all interested in

D. buy other books instead of those you initially want

After a year of examining many studies concerning whether homework is effective, NYC P. S. Elementary School decided that math worksheets and essay assignments were actually a waste of time. In February, Principal Jane Hsu sent a letter to parents stating that the Pre-K(学前班) through fifth grade students wouldn’t be given any traditional homework to encourage kids to free time for reading, playing outside, or doing activities they enjoy.

“The negative effects of homework have been well established.” Hsu wrote in a note to parents. “They include, children’s frustration and exhaustion, lack of time for other activities and family time and, sadly for many, loss of interest in learning.”

Some parents, however, disagree with the policy change, believing that a lack of focus will cause children to fall behind. Homework has been part of education from the beginning, and has increased in amount in recent years.

Hsu’s advice that children should read and spend time with their families has upset some parents to the point of considering pulling their children out of the school. This group feels that homework gives children a goal to work toward. Others feel so strongly about the importance of homework that they have begun giving their own homework to their children.

An Australian Childhood Foundation survey finds that 71% of Australian parents feel they don’t spend enough quality time with their children mainly because of the time spent running the household or the time spent helping with homework. Education experts in Australia are saying that parents should stop helping. Doing so will give kids more independence, give parents more free time, and help reduce the number of arguments caused by homework in the family.

While some research suggests that homework has little academic benefit for elementary students, other researches show homework can help kids develop independence, and confidence. It can also contribute to a sense of belonging or control over their lives. When parents try to help their children with homework, the assistance can take away that feeling and can also make working parents more tired.

1.Cancelling traditional homework is aimed at ________.

A. allowing students to learn on their own

B. wising students to spend more time with parents

C. inspiring students to seek self-development

D. motivating students to help with homework

2.What can be concluded from the 1st and 2nd paragraph?

A. Jane Hsu is the first principal to cancel homework.

B. Jane Hsu has done much research on different aspects of homework.

C. Jane Hsu pays little attention to students’ academic records.

D. Jane Hsu knows students prefer activities to their subjects.

3.Why are some parents strongly against Principal Jane Hsu?

A. They are afraid their kids will fall behind.

B. They dislike their kids doing too many activities.

C. They have no time to give their children homework.

D. They don’t think the school is responsible for their kids.

4.What is the author’s attitude to parents’ helping kids with homework?

A. Supportive. B. Worried. C. Unconcerned. D. Negative.

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a

lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the $25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor VinicioSabbatucci, 58, was changing a tire on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped “to

help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner.He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉)prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he

decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers

and on the radio, saying, “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him—a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名)guaranteed.”

Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into

handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized and he arranged to meet the man

In a park.The robber, a 35‐year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst

into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he

asked. The professor replied, “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

1.The sentence “Then he began a battle with his conscience.” in Paragraph 2 implies all of the

following except that _________.

A. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

2.Why did hundreds of people phone Professor Sabbaturcci ?

A. wanted to make fun of him B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was D. lost the lottery ticket

3.How did the robber feel when the victim wanted to find him?

A. Excited B. Frightened C. Ashamed D. Incredible

4.If the story appears in a newspaper,what might be the best title ?

A. A Thief’s Lucky Day B. A Popular Maths Professor

C. A Magic Lottery D. A Reward of Honesty

In Antarctica, you learn not to take anything for granted. Everything people depend on has to be shipped or flown into the continent. Why? There are no farms on the icy continent. There are certainly no cows, pigs or chickens. As for drinking water, special systems and a great deal of energy are needed to take the salt out of seawater to make it useable.

Then there is the matter of waste. The US Antarctic Program is committed (致力于) to reducing its impact- or footprint--on the Antarctic environment. That means that every bit of garbage a person might produce in a day has to be transported off the continent. That's true whether it's the wrapper from your candy bar, the green beans you didn't want to eat or the paper towels you used to wipe your hands,

McMurdo Station has put into place technology that helps it reduce its footprint. It starts with energy. The US research base has partnered its nearby neighbor, New Zealand's Scott Base, to share energy produced from three large wind turbines. Scott Base gets 100% of its power from wind, says Ron Blevins, manager at a power plant, while the American base gets about 35% of its energy from wind. The much larger US base uses oil-fired generators(发电机) to supply the rest of its energy needs. The waste heat produced by the generators is then used to warm many of its buildings.

The McMurdo base also has a wastewater treatment plant. Yubecca Bragg, an organic farmer, manages the treatment plant. Bragg explains that treatment depends on allowing microorganisms(微生物) to break down the waste until the liquid part of the waste can be safely released into the ocean. Between 150, 000 and 180,000 pounds a year of the remaining solid waste is packed into containers and sent back to the US.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that .

A. farmers have to raise cows in Antarctica

B. people like taking the ships in Antarctica

C. it is not easy to live in Antarctica

D. water in Antarctica is useless at all

2.How do people in Antarctica deal with the solid garbage?

A. They have it taken away later. B. They wrap it in the paper towels.

C. They ignore it completely. D. They keep it in the dustbins.

3.It can be inferred from Ron Blevins’ words that .

A. the US base gets its most energy from wind

B. the US base doesn't need too much energy

C. Scott Base tries to remove its footprint

D. New Zealand's technology is advanced

4.Which of the following is harmful to the environment of Antarctica?

A. The large wind turbine. B. An oil-fired generator.

C. A wastewater treatment plant. D. Scott Base's power plant.

When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?

I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some people’s minds I wouldn’t be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, I’m actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.

Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.

In her successful blog post titled The Job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, “Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers’ heads,” She goes on to state that people don’t feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get new from many different sources.

If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.

Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.

Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.

1.According to Paragraph 2, the author feels ________.

A. confident about the future of his career

B. worried about the future of print

C. tired of being a newspaper journalist

D. embarrassed about online writing

2.What information is conveyed in Jenny’s blog post?

A. Twitter is not very popular.

B. It is hard to manage online journalism.

C. Print still has its own advantages.

D. People have more options to get information.

3.What does the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Promising B. Depressing

C. Unforgiving D. Encouraging

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To explore the future of journalism.

B. To analyze the cause of print decline.

C. To explain the bright future of a journalist.

D. To introduce a successful blog post about print.

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how1.(terrible) shy I was with so many eyes fixed on me. I had no choice but 2.(prepare) for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, 3. was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4.(lie) in my oral presentation from my memory—for to read from the paper 5.(forbid). The real moment began when I stood on the platform with my legs 6.(tremble) and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found 7. (I) back, delivering my speech without difficulty. After 8. seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before the audience disappeared. Actually with my 9.(confident) built up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the10.(great) difficulty on our way to success is our fear. Overcome it and we will be able to achieve our goals.

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