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A new college guide in the United States compares educational requirements in seven subjects. These include math, science, writing and United States history or government. The other subjects are economics, foreign language and literature.The free online guide is from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The council is a nonprofit group that supports liberal arts education.Its president, Anne Neal, says these areas of knowledge are needed to succeed in a twenty-first century society and an increasingly connected world. Yet she told VOA’s Faiza Elmasry it was surprising how many students can graduate with, in her words, a “thin education.”Forty-two of the one hundred colleges and universities surveyed received the lowest marks. This meant they required two or fewer of the seven subjects. Five schools received a top grade for requiring six subjects. These were Brooklyn College in New York City, Texas A&M, the University of Texas-Austin, West Point and the University of Arkansas.Robert Costrell is a professor of education reform and economics at the University of Arkansas. He says many, if not all, of the top American colleges once had a core curriculum —a set of courses required for all students.But over the years, many have dropped these requirements. Or they have watered them down, Professor Costrell says, into what became known as distribution requirements. This system lets a student choose from a number of different courses to satisfy a requirement. ROBERT COSTRELL: “And in many cases these courses went too far, I would say, towards the fluffy treatment of serious material, and students could satisfy their requirement by taking such courses.”Professor Costrell says schools should not only re-examine what they teach. They should also measure what students have learned — for example, through some form of examinations or papers.A new report this week from the College Board showed that college prices continue to rise. But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education. In fact, the group found that the higher the tuition, the more likely that students have to develop their own general education.The college guide is on the Web at whatwilltheylearn.com. Anne Neal says her group is surveying more colleges. The hope, she says, is to discover what college graduates have really learned, and how ready they are to compete in the global marketplace. 67. Where does the passage probably come from?A. A scientific fiction. B. A research newspaper. C. A fashion magazine. D. An entertainment newspaper.68. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni does all the following EXCEPT _________.A. support liberal arts educationB. concern itself with education in AmericaC. devote time to helping improve college educationD. make money by helping with college education69. The words “watered them down” underlined in Paragraph 6 most likely mean “_______.” A. reduced required courses B. improved required coursesC. increased required courses D. developed required courses70. In this passage, the new college guide mainly tells its readers that American colleges should ______.A. meet the requirements of the new centuryB. reduce the number of required coursesC. have different standards on required coursesD. cut down on their tuitions
第一节单词拼写(共10小题,每题1分,共10分;注意请用课文中所给单词的正确形式填空,写其他形式不得分)【小题1】It seems a real pity that thousands of people who could have benefited from Traditional Chinese Medicine missed out because of __________(无知). 【小题2】It struck near the end of the First World War and left families _____(哀悼) worldwide.【小题3】Meanwhile, governments worldwide have also ________(强调)the fact that thorough and systematic medical on bird flu needs to lead to a cure as soon as possible.【小题4】Scientists have been doing trials on treatments to _______ (禁止)any future outbreaks.【小题5】Floyd Landis made several ______(站不住脚的) excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for an injury but these were all in vain.【小题6】_________(不幸地), it is not easy to catch athletes using illegal drugs.【小题7】Gene-therapy is very controversial and many people ________(反对)further research into it.【小题8】Looking ahead, scientists believe that global warming could be one of the biggest _________(环境的)problems facing the 21st century.【小题9】Experts ______ (拥护,主张)that each person play their part.【小题10】After all, there is no _________(替代品) for our earth.
C.O.P.D(慢性障碍性肺病) blocks air flow through the lungs. It makes breathing difficult. The leading cause of C.O.P.D. is cigarette smoking. Experts at the National Institutes of Health in the United States say there is no cure to the damage to the lungs.
Dawn Demeo is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She said, “By 2020, C.O.P.D. may be the third leading cause of death across the world.”
C.O.P.D. is a new name for emphysema(肺气肿) and chronic bronchitis(慢性支气管炎). These are the two most common forms of the disease. Many people with C.O.P.D. have both of them. And Doctor Demeo says more women than men now die from the disease.
She is the lead author of a study by a team from Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Bergen in Norway. The new study adds to findings that women may be more at risk than men from the damaging effects of smoking.
The team examined results from a Norwegian study of 954 people with C.O.P.D. Inga-Cecilie Soerheim co-wrote the team’s findings. Doctor Soerheim says they show that women suffered the same level of C.O.P.D.as men. But the female smokers were younger and had smoked a lot less.
The team also looked at two groups among the people in the study. These were people under the age of 60 and those who had smoked for less than 20 years. In both cases, women had more serious C.O.P.D. and a greater loss of lung function (功能)than men.
1.Which of the following statements about C.O.P.D is NOT true ______.
A. Cigarette smoking is likely to cause C.O.P.D.
B. C.O.P.D. makes it hard for a person to breathe
C. C.O.P.D will be one of the most life-threatening diseases.
D. Many people with C.O.P.D. have either emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
2.It can be known from the study that_____.
A. female smokers die faster than male ones.
B. women are more likely to suffer from the damaging effects of smoking than men.
C. women who suffer the same level of C.O.P.D as men were older and weaker.
D. in the group of people under the age of 60, men suffered more from C.O.P.D than women.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A .Smoking Kills
B. Smoking Triggers Diseases
C. The Leading Causes of C.O.P.D.
D. Women Suffers More from C.O.P.D. than Men
4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A. Science B. Health report C .Education D. Business report
When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard,I was one of the first to go out there and pet it.I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years.I spent at least 20 minutes,knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around,relaxed.What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly.It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.
Over the next few days,there were other prisoners responding to the cat.Every yard period,a group of prisoners gathered there.They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat.These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other.Several times I saw an officer in the group,not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners.Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it.
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape.People said that the cat came to the right place.He's getting treated like a king.This was true.but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us.There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America.We need more programs.We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds.Some may even talk about making prisons more kind.But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness.Not receive it,but give it.After more than two decades here,I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged.It's often seen as a weakness.
Instead,the culture encourages keeping your head down,minding your own business,and never letting yourself be weak.
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here.By simply saying,”I need some help here”,he did something important for us.He needed us.And we needed to be needed.I believe we all do.
1.From the passage,we can learn that the author was .
A.an animal protector B.the cat owner
C.a prison officer D.a prisoner
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison.
B.The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat.
C.The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds.
D.The author realized the importance of practising kindness.
3.We can infer from the third paragraph that .
A.showing love to others can make prisoners strong
B.the American prison culture will be improved
C.the author is not content with the prison culture
D.caring for others is encouraged in American prisons
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Caring Makes Us Human. B.Prison Culture is Important.
C.Animals Need Care. D.Everyone Needs to be Cared for.
Blogs allow readers to post comments. There were millions of blogs out there, so I 36 expected anyone to read mine, 37 respond. But almost immediately they did. Twelve messages were 38 after my first entry. I went to the library five times that day—each time there were more.
The next morning I couldn’t wait to get up and hurry to the library. 39 I told my story. It gave structure and a purpose to my day.
For so long I’d been unable to 40 in the real world, afraid of rejection or pity or scorn(轻蔑). 41 here it was safe. This 42 with people on the other side of the screen, many on the other side of the world, was 43 me back to life again.
One particularly cold Tuesday I opened my 44 to see, among emails from bloggers 45 how I was surviving the snow, one saying: “New York Times Journalist Trying to Contact You.” Ian Urbina had discovered my blog 46 when researching an article on people living in their 47 in the U.S. exchanged emails and later he called me up. I hadn’t spoken to 48 for months but, as rain streamed down the glass 49 , the words came. I had been living in the car for almost nine months.
The article 50 on the front page. I didn’t know until I opened my computer. There were emails from people around the world. For almost a year on one had known I 51 existed but now here were hundreds wishing me well. They said they were 52 for me.
Now every time I pressed “Check Mail”, there were more messages. I watched the numbers of the visitors counter on my blog 53 by the hundreds. These were people at their computers all over the world. I felt as of I was viewing a miracle unfold(展开).
Over the next week, in libraries and in the car 54 under lamp posts at night, I wrote my papers. I had notepaper spread 55 the dashboard(仪表盘). And every morning in the quiet of the lane, I wrote for my life.
1.A. nearly B. eagerly C. patiently D. hardly
2.A. rather than B. more than C. let alone D. other than
3.A. read B. printed C. left D. taken
4.A. The other day B. Day and night C. All day long D. Another day
5.A. give out B. reach out C. make out D. hand out
6.A. But B. And C. Or D. Then
7.A. problem B. work C. appointment D. connection
8.A. paying B. giving C. binging D. writing
9.A. website B. mailbox C. blog D. newspaper
10. A. concerned about B. bored with C. careless of D. disappointed at
11.A. by mistake B. in time C. by chance D. at last
12.A. homes B. offices C. cars D. libraries
13.A. everybody B. anyone C. another D. other
14.A. inwards B. inside C. outwards D. outside
15.A. carried B. published C. appeared D. contributed
16.A. already B. even C. almost D. only
17.A. praying B. fighting C. voting D. looking
18.A. ending B. increasing C. dropping D. expanding
19.A. repaired B. washed C. crashed D. parked
20.A. through B. beyond C. across D. above