【题目】Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for Chinas higher education reform? Its too early to answer. But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education. Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education----unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.

The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions. Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.

The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away. On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.

Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation. Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run.

The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make Chinas higher education internationally competitive. To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out. The ministry should have applauded the independence. The school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.

Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage. Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.

【1Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because _________.

A.they believe that the school will have a bright future

B.they believe the government is sure to approve the school

C.the school models itself on Hong Kong University successfully

D.they will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions

【2The trouble the students in the school may have is that ________.

A.the government will have no voice in the school

B.they wont receive any diploma when graduating from the school

C.other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the school

D.they will not learn how to be competitive

【3What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology?

A.It is another kind of diploma mill.

B.Its impossible for the school to be competitive.

C.It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.

D.Its independence from the government may benefit the education reform.

【4What is the best title of the passage?

A.University of New Style.

B.Chinas Education Reform.

C.Modeling Hong Kong University.

D.Authorized or Not?

【题目】Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony(和谐 in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘Dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘Cat’.

What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets --- to people who don’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

【1】The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. early B. sweetly C. quickly D. smoothly

2Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.

A. they are cold to each other

B. they look away from each other

C. they misunderstand each other’s signals

D. they are introduced at an early age

3It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ______.

A. have common interests

B. are less different than was thought

C. have a common body language

D. are less intelligent than was expected

4What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

A. We should learn to live in harmony.

B. We should know more about animals.

C. We should live in peace with animals.

D. We should learn more body languages.

【题目】阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

【1】 ___________________the delighted look on his face, he is satisfied with the result. (judge)

他脸上高兴的表情判断,他对结果很满意。

【2】 Education, to _________________________, is still ignored in some poor areas. (attach)

教育,老师们认为很重要,在一些贫穷地区仍然被忽略。

【3】 _______________________very much if you could help me with my English. (appreciate)

如果你能帮助我学英语,我会十分感激

【4】.Ye Shiwen ____________________ the 2008 Olympics, for she wasn’t on the national team then. (compete)

叶诗文不可能参加过2008年奥运会,因为她那时还没进入国家队。

【5】 _______________________ the earthquake, he cared for nature more than before. So he started to study ecology.(go)

经历了地震之后,他比以前更注意大自然了,因此开始学习起生态学来。

【6】 It is common sense that the higher you stand, ___________________________. (far)

站得越高,你就会看得越远,这是常识。

【7】 It was because her mother was ill _______________________ to school yesterday. (come)

是因为她妈妈病了,昨天才没来上学的。

【8】 Since February last year in the United States of America, ten Shotgun Weddings __________________________ each month. (hold)

美国自从去年二月份以来,每个月都会举行10场“枪支婚礼”。

【9】 Not until they left school ___________________ how much their teachers loved them and helped them.(realize)

直到离开学校,他们才意识到他们的老师多么爱他们并帮助他们。

【10】They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house _________________ now. (rebuild)

他们目前和他们的父母住在一起,因为他们自己的房子现在正在重建

【题目】One in ten teens says they use“study drugs”to improve their performance in school. So-called “study drugs”refer to prescription medicines(处方药) that are used to treat ADHD(注意力缺乏症).But most parents have no understanding of the problem, a new study finds.

In January, 2013, researchers from the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital did a national survey of more than seven hundred families with teens. They found that only one percent of parents believe their child has taken a study drug.

Yet in a 2012 University of Michigan study, ten percent of second-year high school students and twelve percent of third-year high school students say they use a study drug.

The misuse of study drugs didn’t come to the attention of almost all parents.“What we found in this survey is a clear mismatch(不协调),”said Dr. Matthew Davis, one of the researchers. It is a mismatch between what parents believed and what their kids were reporting.

“We know teens are spreading the word that these drugs can improve their grades,”Davis said.“But these prescription medicines are drugs. And teens who use them without a prescription are taking a serious risk.”

The new survey showed that fifty-four percent of white parents were“very concerned”about their child taking study drugs, compared with thirty-eight percent of Hispanic(拉美的) parents and thirty-seven percent of black parents.

However, just twenty-seven percent of parents surveyed have talked to their teens about using study drugs. Of these parents, forty-one percent were black, twenty-seven percent were white and seventeen percent were Hispanic.

Students with a prescription for an ADHD drug should be required to keep their medicines in a safe place, such as the school nurse’s office. Seventy-nine percent of parents think so, the survey shows. This may help prevent it from being shared or used by other students.

【1】According to Paragraph 4, Dr. Daiv thinks__________.

A.the 2012 University of Michigan study is untrue

B.it is a good way to take study drugs to treat ADHD

C.some parents still don’t realize the study drugs problem

D.it is necessary to do another new survey about study drugs

【2】Dr. Davis believed using study drugs to improve grades_________.

A.is worth a try B.is bad for health

C.sometimes works D.causes little harm

【3】What does the underlined word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A.ADHD. B.The survey.

C.A safe place. D.The study drug.

【4】What is the purpose of this text?

A.To give useful advice.

B.To introduce a new drug.

C.To report a research result

D.To explain what ADHD is.

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