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　　Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do．

　　In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class off and walked down to the local library for a research term．But now a host of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of．

　　In one sense, these“how-to”sites represent(表明)a part of the growing world of on line learning．This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs－or Frequently Asked Questions files－that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global discussion group．These FAQs, many of which still circulate(go round continuously), took a specific subject－and explained it to complete novices．

　　But“how-to”sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums(论坛)．These sites take the style of a written tutorial(teaching period)and a tone of friendly advice．Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn 2.com(www.learn 2.com)．It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview．

　　At ehow.com(www.ehow.com)you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home or how to make a movie in eight steps．

(1)

The purpose of writing the passage is to ________．

[　　]

A．

introduce new websites to people

B．

teach how to take new courses by Internet

C．

present new means to learn something you want to know

D．

help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

(2)

“How-to”sites are set up to ________．

[　　]

A．

explain FAQs to the public

B．

help people to learn what they want to

C．

tell the difference from discussion forums

D．

complete the growing world of online learning

(3)

The underlined word“novices”in the passage probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

experts who know a lot

B．

hosts of“how-to”sites

C．

people without knowledge

D．

beginners of“how-to”sites

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

“how-to”sites are specially designed for the disabled

B．

people can teach themselves at home by visiting“how-to”sites

C．

it is pleasant to listen to the advice on“how-to”sites

D．

you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

(5)

According to the text, if you want to learn how to buy a tent for camping you may ________．

[　　]

A．

visit www.ehow.com

B．

visit www.learn2.com

C．

visit the discussion forums

D．

visit the FAQs

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．B;5．A;
解析：

(1)

主旨大意题，由第一、二段得出。

(2)

由短文的第三段的第一句话“In one sense, these‘how to’sites represent…”可知是在线学习，所以答案为B项。

(3)

猜测词义题。由上文一种特殊的网站，目的是向初学者解释，可排除A、B、C三项。

(4)

推测题，根据主题，读者可在家利用网站学习知识。

(5)

由最后一段中的“how to buy a vacation home”可知应是ehow.com。


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　　These days, experiences, like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has to pay a lot for them, even an ordinary one.

　　Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friend to lunch. What we really reed was a good and quiet place so that we could talk, not a big meal. So I selected one club. I belong to that club, too. What could be nicer? “Let's go to the club. ” I told my friend.

　　When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would have a 20 yuan or 30 yuan lunch. I said, “30 yuan . ”I didn't realize until I was asked to pay after lunch, that 30 yuan was for each person.

　　There were five people that day, and all of us were surprised by the quality of the 30 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last. It was 216.40 yuan (150 for the five of us plus the money for drinks, fruits and air-conditioning), I paid the bill without a word.

　　What could I say? It was not the club's fault. It was my own ignorance(无知)that made me pay the largest bill in my life. On the whole, it was not so bad, we had a good lunch at a quiet place. Besides, this experience will help in other years.

　　To support my idea, I have developed my own calculation 30 yuan for the lunch and 186.40 for the experience. The experience has made me ten times wiser.

1．Now many things are becoming ________ .

[　　]

A．less experiential

B．are not so experiential

C．as expensive as before

D．more expensive

2．What we really wanted to have was ________.

[　　]

A．a good meal

B．a good and quiet place to talk

C．a club

D．an experience

3．I thought that I had ordered a meld that cast ________.

[　　]

A．me 20 yuan

B．me 30 yuan

C．us 20 yuan each

D．us 30 yuan each

4．What do you think makes me pay the largest bill in my life?

[　　]

A．My fault.

B．My mistake.

C．The club's trick.

D．The club's mistake.

5．“The experience has made me ten times wiser. ”expresses ________.

[　　]

A．my thanks to the club

B．my pleasure to be ten times wiser

C．my honesty

D．my anger

阅读理解

　　The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends．”

　　“I’d rather pay, ” I replied．“If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

　　Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

　　According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch．”, means that there’s a price for everything．And I’m always looking around to figure out what this means．

　　Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return．For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him．“Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists．

　　I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread．A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花岗石)．

　　Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans　like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(纠纷)and just hand over the money．But cash can’t compensate(补偿)for the greatest gift－friendship．

　　When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do．” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do．But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do．And neither do I!”?

　　And I joined the group．When chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived．One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here．Now they’re taller than you．How time flies!”

　　How life flies．And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep．They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend．And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive．So the next time someone says, “No charge．We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily．But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch．

(1)

Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

[　　]

A．

Because he was an upright man．

B．

Because he didn’t know the repair man．

C．

Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service．

D．

Because he didn’t want to help others in return．

(2)

Generally, the author thinks that ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B．

Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C．

Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends

D．

Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

(3)

The best title for the passage should be “________”．

[　　]

A．

Still No Free Lunch

B．

A Good Lesson From Chinese

C．

True Help Or Not

D．

Learn To Both Give And Receive

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English．

B．

When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself．

C．

The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life．

D．

The author is not used to the Chinese ways to make friends．

阅读理解

　　Mianzi(literally “face”)has long been observed by most Chinese．As a famous saying goes, “Men live for face as trees grow for bark．”

　　In a recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily, over 93 percent of the polled(接受测试的)people(1150)said they pay much attention to their mianzi, which concerns people’s decency, personality, and dignity．

　　When asked what the most humiliating(不光彩的)thing is, a heavy number accounting for 74.9 percent of the total chose public gaffes(失态)with the failed fulfillment of one’s promise coming in as second．More than a half of the people feel ashamed of being shown as ignorant before others．A total 47.5 percent of the polled considered it a loss of face to have no enough money on them when treating friends out to a dinner．

　　What would enhance one’s face then? In a ranking on this question, the survey revealed that doing what others cannot do topped the list, taking up a high proportion of 83.7 percent．Following at the second, with 53.9 percent, was being praised in public．Being outstandingly knowledgeable was third on the list for sharpening one’s mianzi, accounting for 51.7 percent．

　　According to the survey, face usually comes at a price．To pay or not to pay, it’s a problem．Deeply troubled with the face concept, many “fight” each other for the chance to foot the bill despite a barren pocket．Some 80.7 percent of those taking the poll thought it a tough life to always hold the face concept．Surprisingly, only 8.7 percent of the polled insisted that it tarnish(损害)a man’s authority and face in a family where the wife is the major breadwinner．

　　Armed to the teeth with the luxury name brand clothes, a limited 7.7 percent among all the polled prefer pricey cloths in order to gain more face．

　　Taking the social status into consideration, 82.9 percent of the polled nod at the opinion that those holding a superior position care far more than the general public about face．In another comparison, the manual labors pay less attention to face than brainworkers．The survey also revealed that men focus more on face than women and the senior more than the young．

　　While most people hold a neutral viewpoint about those who value mianzi a lot, nearly 80 percent of all the polled are willing to make friends with them．

(1)

According to the survey, which of the following most enhances one’s face?

[　　]

A．

Having enough money to treat friends out to a dinner．

B．

Being praised by others in public．

C．

Doing what others can’t．

D．

Affording to buy luxury name brand clothes．

(2)

You didn’t lose face when ________．

[　　]

A．

you broke your word after you offered to help your friends

B．

you made a big mistake in your speech to the public

C．

you let out that you know little about what your friends are talking about

D．

you managed to get your friend’s car started

(3)

Who cares most about face?

[　　]

A．

A young brainworker．

B．

A senior manual laborer．

C．

A person in high position．

D．

A senior woman brainworker．

(4)

The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to ________．

[　　]

A．

show how the Chinese care about face

B．

report on the findings of the survey

C．

give information about how to prevent losing face

D．

teach people how to enhance face

阅读理解

　　Your first term is sure to be manic(躁狂的)，but there’s no need to panic．Read the following suggestions on how to make your first months unforgetable．

　　Wake up

　　You’ve just finished spending the long summer holiday and now is the time to wake up and ready to work hard．

　　Eat properly

　　Eat fruit and vegetables every day, eat breakfast and avoid(避免)fatty, salty food; they all lead to a happier and healthier you．

　　Check stock

　　Make sure you’ve got everything you need, such as textbooks, pens, pencils, paper and anything else that’s specific to your lessons．

　　Question everything

　　Don’t be in a “Why am I here?” way, but try to get your head around anything you’ve not sure of．For example, if you don’t understand something that has come up in a textbook, ask your teachers．

　　Write stuff

　　Early on it’s worth making even more notes than you might usually, just to make sure you don’t miss anything that you will need later．As you progress you’ll get a better idea of how many notes you need to make．

　　Compare notes

　　Once you have made those notes, why not discuss them with your classmates? It’s a good way to get to know them better and make sure you haven’t missed anything in the process．

　　Get involved(参与)

　　When you sign up for all those clubs, don’t forget to go along to them! This is a chance to meet new people and learn new things．

　　__________

　　Let friends and relatives know how you’re getting on, while it’s also good to hear from the people you love．However, don’t go home on your first weekend if you live at the school; settle in your new surroundings first．

(1)

The underlined word “panic” in Paragragh 1 can be replaced by “__________”

[　　]

A．

be enthusiastic

B．

be disappointed

C．

be amazing

D．

be afraid and anxious

(2)

What’s the writer’s purpose of giving suggestions to the new students?

[　　]

A．

to make them eat properly．

B．

to make them make as many notes as possible．

C．

to make their first term memorable and colorful．

D．

to tell them to campare notes with their classmates．

(3)

What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 7 refer to?

[　　]

A．

to get to know your lessons better．

B．

to discuss your notes with your classmates．

C．

to make sure you have’t missed anything in the process．

D．

to make your notes．

(4)

Which of the following can be filled in the blank of Paragragh 9?

[　　]

A．

Phone home．

B．

Eat out．

C．

Go home．

D．

Make friends．

阅读理解

　　A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study．“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it．Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”

　　“Forty．”

　　“No, thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”

　　“Two months and five days．”

　　“Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks．And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but－not a word．

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(从事)only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off…that leaves…hmm…forty one dollars．Correct?”

　　Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but－still not a word．

　　“Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but － forget it．When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So, that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”

　　“You didn't．” sobbed Julia．

　　“But I made a note of it．”

　　“Well…if you say so．”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one－that leaves fourteen．”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife．Three dollars, nothing more．”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen－that leaves eleven．Here's your money, my dear．Three, three, three, one and one．Here it is!”

　　I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．

　　“Merci(法语：谢谢),”she whispered．

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked．

　　“For the money．”

　　“But you know I've cheated you－robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”

　　“In my other places they didn't give me anything at all．”

　　“They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you．．．I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you．．．Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)－to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled．And I could read her expression, “It is possible．”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(压榨)the weak in this world !”

(1)

What shocked the writer was Julia's ________．

[　　]

A．

nervousness in front of her boss

B．

acceptance of injustice(不公平)

C．

shyness when talking about money

D．

unwilling to express herself

(2)

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________．

[　　]

A．

to be more aggressive(侵略的)

B．

to be more careful in her work

C．

to protect her right

D．

to live independently

(3)

At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________．

[　　]

A．

his understanding of Julia's anxiety

B．

his worry about Julia's future

C．

his concern on the living condition of working - class people

D．

his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak

(4)

From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________．

[　　]

A．

greedy(贪婪)but honest

B．

ill - tempered but warm - hearted

C．

strict but forgiving

D．

none of the above

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