“At least you’ll be close to home!”That phrase dominated the weeks before my move to my college.I took comfort in knowing that home was close by if I needed it

The night before the move,I spoke with a sophomore(大学二年级)friend of mine who was moving back the next morning.I asked if he was sad to be leaving home and his response sparked in me an internal debate.“It was nice to be back but honestly。I’ve come to think of the college as my home.”Up until that moment,the move to college seemed like an extended version of summer camp.School wasn’t a home;it was a place for me to explore when I was away from home right?

As I packed my things,I really started thinking about the concept of home,and I couldn’t help but wonder would I ever consider college my own home? The next day,once my bags were unpacked and my parents were gone,I took a moment to look around my dorm.It was absolutely nothing like my room…no bunnies,no blue curtains and no queen—sized bed.Despite the fun I was having and things I was learning in the following Welcome Week,I couldn’t bring myself to call it home.I longed for my bunnies.I even wanted my mom’s calls.“There’s no place like home.”I murmured.

Last night,I went to visit my friends and we spent the next hour talking about that missing feeling we all shared-our families,our friends,our old lives—and soon the sadness turned to fondness.One by one our friends came in to say goodnight and the room was filled with girls,all laughing and sharing our high school experiences.It wasn’t until about l:00 a.m.that I turned to my roommate,unconsciously saying,“It’s getting late…we should probably go home soon.”I was taken aback by my own words.Somehow in the few hours,my dorm room had turned into a home.

1.How did the author react to her sophomore friend’s response at first?

A.She quite agreed with her friend.

B.She was completely certain about it.

C.She thought he was telling a lie.

D.She was surprised by his response。

2.The author mentioned the bunnies twice in the passage to suggest that .

A.college lacked a friendly atmosphere

B.she didn’t get used to her college life then

C.pet-keeping was not allowed in college dorm

D.college should prepare bunnies for new students

3.Whv was the author taken aback by her own words at the end of the passage?

A.Because she began to call her college a home.

B.Because there were so many girls gathering in the dorm.

C.Because she lost a good chance to forget homesickness.

D.Because it was rude to say that when everyone was happy.

4.What made the author begin to take college as a home?

A.Decorating her dorm like a home.

B.Her previous family lives.

C.Friends’ shared feelings.

D.Comforts from other girls.

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1. Our experience

We have provided English for International Students EIS courses to people from around the world for 40 years.

More than 1,000 students take our EIS courses each year, often after a recommendation from a friend or relative.

Our teachers have worked in many countries; their experience will help you to develop international English communication skills.

2. A world in one college

The College has students from more than 100 countries.

When you study English with us, you will have the opportunity to meet not only UK students, but also people from all over the world.

3. ________

The College’s main purpose is to provide education and training for our local community.

We have more than 20,000 students, on a range of academic, technical and vocational courses in addition to English language courses.

All students can also use the facilities available at the college—library services, free Internet access, sports & more.

You can join a range of leisure and social activities.

4. Assured quality

STCL is a member of English UK, the national association of accredited (授权的) English language centers.

Our EIS courses meet the quality standards of Accreditation UK and are accredited by the British Council.

5. Our range of courses

We have a wide range of courses designed to meet the needs of global citizens in an international environment.

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1.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To attract students from all over the world.

B. To make South Thames College London known.

C. To stress the importance of EIS courses.

D. To help find a suitable training course.

2.Which can be the best heading of Part 3?

A. Our recreation resources

B. Free services in STCL

C. More than an English school

D. Carefully designed activities

3.From the passage we learn that _____.

A. the College’s history goes back over a century

B. the teachers here come from all over the world

C. the students can’t have access to library services

D. the courses are useful for one’s future career

4.This passage is most likely to be found _____.

A. in a school report B. on the Internet

C. in a textbook D. in the newspaper

What is a six-letter word that immediately comes to mind when you need some information on the Internet? You probably thought of Google. But Google wasn’t always the name of the famous search engine. In fact, the original name was BackRub!

BackRub was the name two graduate students gave to the new search engine they developed in 1996. They called it BackRub because the engine used backlinks to measure the popularity of Web sites. Later, they wanted a better name — a name that suggests huge quantities of data. They thought of the word googol. (A googol is a number followed by 100 zeros.) When they checked the Internet registry of names to see if googol was already taken, one of the students misspelled the word by mistake, and that’s how Google was born.

Google is just one example of a name change in the business world. Many other companies have decided to change their names or the names of their products. Here are some more examples:

Jerry Yang and David Filo, two young computer specialists, developed a guide to Internet content in 1994. They called it “Jerry and David’s Guide to World Wide Web.” But they soon realized that this wasn’t a very catchy name, so they searched through a dictionary and found a better one: “Yahoo.”

Sometimes companies change their names because of the popularity of one of their products. In 1962, a young runner named Phil Knight started a company called Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, Knight decided to design and manufacture his own brand of shoes. He named the shoes after the Greek goddess of victory — Nike. Nike shoes became so well known that Knight changed the name of the whole company to Nike.

1.According to the text, Google .

A.has been famous since 1996.

B.is a result of a spelling mistake.

C.means a number followed by 100 zeros.

D.is the original name of the search engine,

2.Jerry and David changed the guide’s name to Yahoo because the original name .

A.had been registered

B.had been forgotten

C.was too short

D.was not attractive

3.The company Nike got its name from .

A.its founders

B.its customers

C.its popular products

D.its advanced techniques

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