对话填空,请认真阅读下面对话,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,在题号的横线上,写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

Student:I’ve been learning English for a long time.And I still can’t speak

 

good English.I got really disheartened.

 

Teacher:Take your time.Anyway(1)R________ wasn’t built in a day.

1.________

Student:Can you give me some(2)a_________?

2.________

Teacher:Ok.English is really important.But like(3)a________ else-you

3.________

really need to practice and practice(4)b________ you can do it

4.________

well.

 

Student:How?

 

Teacher:Well-you know when people first learn to drive a car-they

 

can’t do it well.They’ll make(5)l________ of mistakes.But that’s

5.________

(6)n________.That happens to everyone.

6.________

Student:I know what you mean.

 

Teacher:Learning English is just(7)l________driving a car.All you have to

7.________

do is to practice and don’t be afraid of making mistakes because the

 

more mistakes you make-the(8)q________ you can speak good

8.________

English.

 

Student:It’s easy to say-but(9)h________ to do.

9.________

Teacher:I’m always glad to help you and don’t forget:language is not about

 

those words or grammar rules.Cultural background plays a vital

 

role as(10)w_________.

10.________

Student:Jesus.What could I do before I can speak good English?

 

Teacher:Just pick up the phone and practice with me.I’m sure I can better

 

your English.

 

阅读理解

  For the kids in the Martin family, the usual morning ritual of getting ready for school and onto the school bus is a foreign concept.They live as if school didn't exist.They're at home all day, but they're not being homeschooled.They're being “unschooled”.There are no textbooks, no tests and no formal education at all in their work.

  It's a philosophy that makes sense to a small but growing number of parents.Unschooling is legal in many states, and now there are at least 150,000 unschooled families nationwide.

  “Just picture life without school.We wake up, and have breakfast, and we just start pursuing what we're interested in,” said Dayna Martin, a mother of four in Madison, N.H.

  Martin doesn't believe her kids need to go to school to learn their ABCs.It's part of a radical(彻底的)new approach to education and parenting." I just personally don't believe that humans learn best when they're trying to learn something that somebody else is telling them to," she said.And her hands-off(不干涉的)approach extends to other areas of the children's lives.The kids are allowed to eat whatever they want as long as it is in the house.

  What's more, they make their own decisions, and don't have chores or rules.“Because I don't punish them, and I don't use the term rules,” Martin said.“Sometimes people come over and spend time with us, family or friends.They'll ask me, ‘How do your kids learn if they're having fun all day?' So they don't equate learning with fun,” she said.“Whatever they're interested in, I try to bring as much of that into their life as possible with as many resources as possible.”

  Martin said she has “such a present-based mind-set” that she doesn't think about her kids' futures, and that she just wants them to be happy.

(1)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

It mainly introduces us a new way of education in Martin's family-unschooling.

B.

It mainly compares the new way of education - unschooling with the traditional way of education.

C.

It mainly introduces us the disadvantages of the traditional way of learning.

D.

It mainly introduces us Martin family.

(2)

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________.

[  ]

A.

the Martin family are living in a foreign country

B.

the Martin family live in a place where there is no school

C.

Martin's kids don't need to go to school at all

D.

Martin's kids don't have to go to school on time

(3)

What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Martin's kids enjoy a lot of freedom at home.

B.

Martin is very strict with her kids.

C.

Martin gives classes to her kids at home.

D.

Martin's kids don't like learning at all.

(4)

Martin cares most about her kids' ________.

[  ]

A.

future

B.

health

C.

education

D.

happiness

(5)

What do we know about the author's attitude towards unschooling?

[  ]

A.

He thinks it suits most families.

B.

He thinks it should be stopped.

C.

He believes it can benefit the kids in many ways.

D.

He doesn't give his own personal opinion.

When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost(教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor——a position equal to university president in America.

Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel(人员) tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.

The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board finally picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist(活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a particularlly American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.

Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student numbers. The decline in government support has made fund-raising an increasingly necessary ability among administrators (管理人员), and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.

In the past few years, well-known schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”

Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective(视角) on established practices.

What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?

A.Institution worldwide are hiring administrators from the US.

B.A lot of activists are being hired as administrators

C. American universities are enrolling more international students.

D. University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.

What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?

A. The political correctness.              B. Their ability to raise funds.

C. Their fame in academic circles.         D. Their administrative experience.

What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

A. The tuitions(学费) they charge h ave been rising considerably.

B. Their operation is under strict government control.

C. They are strengthening their position by globalization.

D. Most of their money comes from the government.

In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?

A. They can improve the university’s image.

B. They will bring with them more international personnel.

C. They will view a lot of things from a new angle.

D. They can set up new academic subjects.

Which of the following would make the best title of the passage?

 A. Higher Education Globalization         B.Global Headhunting In Higher Education

C. Global Higher Education Cooperation    D. Universal Higher Education Development

第二节完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Who are the artists singing all day lone on your MP3 player? They   36   be Jay Chou,Angela Chang or S. H. E. But when it comes to a  37  singer. Avril Lavigne is the one who is   38   listening to.

The Canadian star's hit single Girlfriend was named the  39 download of 2008 by the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry(国际唱片业协会). She  40  China last year for her The Best Damn Tour   41  .

The pop rock princess played at Guangzhou first on the 27th of September,   42    by other cities such as Shanghai and Chengdu. Lavigne performed her most   43   hits in the concerts,   44    Complicated,Girlfriend and My Happy Ending.

Lavigne has been On the music    45    for eight years. She has proved that she is not   46  another pretty face. Lavigne   47   to Wear loose trousers,old T-shirts and a frown(皱眉). That's not like the  48  clothes and sweet smiles of many pop stars.

Lavigne Was only 15 when she was   49   . At that time she had no   50   how to make an album. “A career just came   51    for me. I was trying to    52   this life,”she said. “My friends still don't know if they want to be a teacher or a doctor. When I   53   to them, they'll tell me they have   54   the next day. "

So what does Lavigne think about life? “Life is like a roller coaster(过山车). 55  it mad be happy,” she said.

36. A. may     B. must   C. should D. can

37. A. home    B. pop     C. local   D. foreign

38. A. different      B. favorite      C. worth  D. busy

39. A. most     B. top     C. best    D. great

40. A. landed  B. voyaged     C.toured  D. visited

41. A. songs    B. music  C. artists  D. concerts

42. A. surrounded   B. followed    C. started D. counted

43. A. Popular       B. similar       C. famous       D. interesting

44. A. Leaving       B. including    C. sending      D. concluding

45. A. show    B. program     C. sign    D. scene

46. A. simply  B. yet      C. still     D. even

47. A. wants   B. intends       C. prefers       D. expects

48. A. 1ong    B. short   C. wide   D. tight

49. A. invented      B. discovered  C. found  D. admitted

50. A. idea      B. point   C. way    D. doubt

51. A. clearly  B. slowly C. early   D. directly

52. A. figure out    B. find out      C. bring out    D. put out

53. A. turn      B. object C. face    D. talk

54. A. sports   B. exams C. jobs    D. performances

55. A. Make    B. Do      C. Live    D. Get

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