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Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant. That's why university rankings play such an important role in students searching for their next academic direction. Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities. "No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other," reported the BBC. The reason is simple: Rankings help them to attract students, staff and research investment.

Currently there are numbers of university rankings, and each has its own list of criteria. But the main categories are the same: academic reputation, graduates' performance and faculty(全体员工) resources.

However, experts point out the ranking process isn't entirely reliable. Mark Kantrowitz, a US financial aid researcher, said university rankings were mostly just for show. He wrote in The New York Times. "It may give your parents better bragging（吹牛）rights, but that's about it. "

Moreover, it's not difficult to see the limitations of university rankings. Many rankings focus on the number of times research work is cited(引用) by other researchers. It helps British and US universities to dominate(控制) global rankings because English is the favored language of academia, John O'Leary, a member of the QS academic advisory board, told The Gunrdian,. Also, rankings such as QS mainly focus on the qualities of the university rather than its students. "Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study, but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important," said Phil Moss, an education and admissions consultant. "Advice from graduates or current students can be as valuable in providing a genuine insight into the experience or quality of a particular degree program. It can also add an element that rankings can never convey the actual emotion of a university experience. "

1.Why do universities consider rankings important?

A. Rankings make them more appealing.

B. Rankings are students' only reference.

C. Rankings can increase their academic level.

D. Rankings help them complete their websites.

2. What does the underlined "It" in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Academic research work.

B. The number of researches.

C. The way of ranking universities.

D. The limitation of university ranking.

3. According to John O'Leary, what helps British and US universities rank well?

A. The wide use of English in academia.

B. Their outstanding qualities.

C. Their graduates' excellent performance.

D. The academia's favor to them.

4. Besides ranking, what does Phil Moss suggest you should refer to if you're picking a university?

A. Investment in education.

B. Guidance from professors.

C. Information on websites.

D. Suggestions from students.

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Dear Seth,

You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you can not read, much less understand what I’m going to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have _ you, about my life so far as I on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the that you will face in the coming years.

Be thankful. You are at a wonderful of life. You still have many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without costs and . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of __ I’ve learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of . What works for me not work for you.

Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you’re different, or for no good . They might try to bully you hurt you.

There’s not much you can do about these people except __ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who _ _ care about you and who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this,_ __ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.

There will be __ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always _ _ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, _ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams _ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you will do much better in _ _. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you .

1.A. regardless of B. ahead of C. at the back of D. in the form of

2.A. reflect B. rely C. depend D. insist

3.A. errors B. mistakes C. truths D. trails

4.A. crossing B. house C. stage D. office

5.A. challenges B. troubles C. difficulties D. risks

6.A. where B. which C. that D. what

7.A. rice B. salt C. corn D. wheat

8.A. must B. can C. might D. should

9.A. who B. whom C. while D. whose

10.A. consequence B. reason C. result D. cause

11.A. but B. though C. or D. otherwise

12.A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned

13.A. exactly B. entirely C. truly D. absolutely

14.A. tend to B. hold onto C. turn to D. lead to

15.A. days B. months C. time D. weeks

16.A. turn out B. turn up C. turn on D. lead to

17.A. avoid B. reject C. refuse D. accept

18.A. against B. despite C. within D. beyond

19.A. life B. study C. career D. family

20.A. richer B. kinder C. cleverer D. stronger

C

For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind.

Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higherearnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.

In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment. But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.

Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example ,encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.

However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.

“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.

1.In the author’s opinion, German high school leavers ______.

A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of US

B. need more career advice from their schools

C. perform better in exams than American students

D. are less brought into contact with the working world

2.According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _________.

A. directly carry on higher education

B. get contact with the working world

C. focus on their performance in exams

D. not miss out on the summer job experience

3.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “______”.

A. incredible B. motivating

C. impressive D. discouraging

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Remarks on recent US high school education reform

B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US.

C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools.

D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.

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Many students may feel 1. (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, 2. some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in 3. (adjust)to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s 4. (difficulty).

For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the 5. (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are 6. (high), and that their children may not be prepared for 7. change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may 8. (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten 9. (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.

Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine 10. their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.

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Many of us are so busy with work, school and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.

Evenings with yourself. 1. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing !

Monthly treat. Schedule a treat for yourself once a month. 2. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, play golf or whatever treat you're always thinking about but rarely get to. Schedule it in and it will happen!

3. Sports, theater, concerts or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!

Leave work on time. Huh? 4. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.

Join a group. Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, biking club, ski club, etc. What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. 5. If you can't find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A. It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or it could be leaving work early.

B. Don’t ignore your friends.

C. Look up a club in your area today and join!

D. Buy tickets in advance.

E. Try to save certain weeknights just for you.

F. It is suggested that you join as many groups as possible.

G. Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis.

Before the operation, the doctor had to talk to the patient in order to remove her fear________ she might die during the operation.

A. when B. that C. which D. why

After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled(回忆), Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ ”

“Impressed--she was a National Merit (全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil--Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.

On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled(炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.

“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”

Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.

1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that ________ .

A. Yale was her last choice

B. Marie Colvin was confident of herself

C. Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin

D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading

2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life ?

a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.

b. She was admitted to Yale University.

c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.

d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.

e. She began to take an interest in journalism.

A. d→e→c→a→b B. b→c→d→e→a

C. e→d→c→b→a D. c→b→e→d→a

3.From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin ________.

A. dislikes the choice of her daughter.

B. cares little about her daughter.

C. knows her daughter very well.

D. doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.

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

A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.

B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case

C. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.

D. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.

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There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”．1.I’d say, too many．Our dreams should not, and cannot wait．We have to go for them now! Here’s why．

1． 2.

Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is – everybody is going to die at one point．None of us know the day, or the hour．Therefore, today is all we have．Don’t go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams．Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now．

2．The world is waiting for your gift

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting for YOU! Yes, YOU! 3. Sure, other people may be able to sing．But they’ll never be able to sing exactly like you．Sure other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write．Don’t deprive the world of your gift．It’s the oxygen that we need to survive．Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you．

3．4.

You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper．You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure．5.They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen．Get to it!

A．You can‘t let fear win．

B．Tomorrow is not promised．

C．In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do．

D．How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

E．You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy．

F．Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you．

G．Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true．

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I don't know your name, and I'm guessing that you are about high school age. I ________ you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from ________ at Lake Elmo beach.

I was sitting on a bench with my friends, ________ their children played in the water. I remember ________ you taking off your shorts, grabbing your ________ device（设备）and heading into the water. My friends and I noticed at that moment the little boy's ________ moving up and down. He couldn't have been more than two years old and ________ to be alone in the water.

You got to him, put your floatation device around him, and ________ him back to shore. We could see the boy was ________ as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the ________ . You started doing compressions（按压）on his chest, that is when we knew it was a bad ________ . We reached you and knew you needed ________ . I picked up my phone and dialed 911.

Soon, the ambulance ________ and several doctors were there to assist you. You appeared ________ as you walked away, as anyone would be. I ________ if this is your first rescue — it doesn’t matter. What you did was heroic, and I ________ you.

Had you been a few seconds later, this ________ could have ended quite differently. You were alert （警觉的）and ________ what was going on in the water, responsible for watching over a hundred kids at that time. ________ your fear, you took action. Because of you, the little boy and his family are________ together today.

1.A. accompanied B. witnessed C. expected D. ignored

2.A. drowning B. missing C. bleeding D. falling

3.A. although B. unless C. if D. while

4.A. imagining B. minding C. stopping D. noticing

5.A. digital B. convenient C. rescue D. nuclear

6.A. feet B. head C. legs D. arms

7.A. pretended B. determined C. appeared D. prepared

8.A. allowed B. lifted C. swam D. dropped

9.A. frozen B. weak C. excited D. calm

10.A. beach B. stone C. board D. bench

11.A. meaning B. process C. presentation D. situation

12.A. food B. money C. help D. time

13.A. pulled in B. set out C. passed by D. ran away

14.A. proud B. confident C. independent D. frightened

15.A. know B. predict C. wonder D. believe

16.A. applaud B. protect C. doubt D. greet

17.A. idea B. performance C. game D. story

18.A. curious about B. aware of C. afraid of D. confused about

19.A. But for B. Regardless ofC. Except for D. Thanks to

20.A. pitifully B. strictly C. happily D. sincerely

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