If you are lost in the mountains, stay calm in the face of darkness, loneliness, and the unknown. It will greatly increase your chances of survival. Many people think that   preparing necessary equipment and knowing how to use it are very important, but in fact eighty percent of mountain survival is your reaction(反应) to fear.
Finding a hiding place
Unnecessary labor (劳动) will make you sweat and make you cold. Find a hiding place around you before trying to start your own construction. If you are in a snow-covered area, you may be able to dig a cave in deep snow for protection from the wind. You should try to hide yourself in the middle of the mountain if possible. Stay out of the valleys--- cold air falls, and the valley floor can be the coldest area on the mountain.
Signal(发信号) rescuers for help
The best time to signal rescuers is during the day. Signal for help from the highest point possible--- it will be easier for rescuers to see you, and any sound you make will travel farther. If you take a box of matches and a space blanket ( a special blanket for traveling ), build three smoky fires and put your blanket ---gold side facing out --- on the ground.
Do not walk away
It will make finding you more difficult , as search teams will be trying to follow your path and may miss you if you have gone off in a different direction. Searchers often end up finding a car with no one in it. If you get frostbitten(冻伤) , do not rewarm the affected area until you are out of danger.
You can walk on frostbitten(冻伤) feet, but once you warm the area and can feel the pain, you will not want to walk anywhere. Try to protect the frostbitten area and keep it dry until you are rescued

  1. 1.

    When lost in the mountains, you can increase your chances of survival if you _____

    1. A.
      take a space blanket with you
    2. B.
      do more physical labor
    3. C.
      try to find a car immediately
    4. D.
      walk as far as possible
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, people most probably fail to survive if they ______

    1. A.
      do not take enough equipment
    2. B.
      stay in the middle of the mountain
    3. C.
      do not keep themselves warm
    4. D.
      stay in a snow-covered area
  3. 3.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      Don’t travel by yourself
    2. B.
      Mountain traveling is dangerous
    3. C.
      Don’t get frightened in danger
    4. D.
      Avoid going to unfamiliar places
  4. 4.

    Which statement is not true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      If lost in the mountains, you must try to find a way out quickly
    2. B.
      Stay out of the valleys when looking for a hiding place
    3. C.
      The best time to signal rescuers is during the day
    4. D.
      With a space blanket, you can put it on the ground---gold side facing out

As a boy, Sanders was much influenced by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors’ conversations with patients in the next room.
During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job.” In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them.
After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunities (机会) to go on working as a life-saver

  1. 1.

    When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be ________

    1. A.
      a surgeon
    2. B.
      an army man
    3. C.
      a sailor
    4. D.
      a life-saver
  2. 2.

    At the age of 14, Sanders ________

    1. A.
      worked as a doctor by cleaning the medicine bottles
    2. B.
      met some doctors who were very friendly to him
    3. C.
      was interested in talking with patients
    4. D.
      remained together with the doctors
  3. 3.

    Having proved his skill to himself, Sanders ________

    1. A.
      wanted to live a simple life like a countryman
    2. B.
      came to realize that he was really working for his countrymen
    3. C.
      taught himself life-saving
    4. D.
      was highly respected by the old doctor
  4. 4.

    When the war was over, he ________

    1. A.
      learned from an old doctor because he was popular
    2. B.
      started to hate the sight of blood while working
    3. C.
      served the countrymen under an old doctor who needed someone to help him
    4. D.
      had few chances to be a “life-saver” because he was younger

Education is not an end , but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable（流行的）to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid --- one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees（学位）they refuse to do what they think "low" work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor: we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be unwilling to do one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society

  1. 1.

    In the writer’s opinion,_________

    1. A.
      free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
    2. B.
      all the social problems can’t be solved by education
    3. C.
      education can solve most of the world’s problems
    4. D.
      free education will help to solve all the problems of society
  2. 2.

    The writer wants to prove that _______

    1. A.
      a farmer is more important than a professor
    2. B.
      our society needs free education for all
    3. C.
      our society needs all kinds of jobs
    4. D.
      work with hands is the most important
  3. 3.

    The purpose of education is to ________

    1. A.
      build a perfect world
    2. B.
      let everyone receive education
    3. C.
      choose officials for the country
    4. D.
      prepare children mainly for their future work
  4. 4.

    What is mainly discussed in the text?

    1. A.
      The type of education
    2. B.
      The value of education
    3. C.
      The means of education
    4. D.
      The system of education
  5. 5.

    What can we learn from the text?

    1. A.
      Work with hands is thought to be shameful in some modern countries
    2. B.
      In all modern countries, free education has been fashionable
    3. C.
      A perfect nation can solve all the problems of society
    4. D.
      A professor is far more important than a farmer

Ma Weidu is the founder and curator(馆长)of Guanfu Museum, which is the first private  museum in China. With mainly Chinese artifacts on exhibition, the museum was founded on Jan. 18,l 997.It was not well-known by the public until 2008.
On Jan. l,2008,Ma Weidu was invited to be the guest in the flagship CCTV program “Lecture Room”. He talked about his museum and more importantly, he introduced Chinese artifacts and their underlying historical, cultural significance.
In 2009,Ma Weidu initiated Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation. Creating a culture foundation had been Ma’s dream for many years. Beijing Guanfu Cultural Foundation is committed to spreading Chinese traditional culture, funding the development of Guanfu Museum, heritage research and conservation projects, building a platform for public culture, promoting and guiding the public in the spirit of “charity&culture sponsorship(赞助)”.
Guanfu Museum is currently located at No.18 Jinnan Road, Zhangwanfen, Dashanzi, Chaoyang district, Beijing. But due to the city planning, it has to move. Guanfu Museum, which has experienced relocation for three times, is now looking for a new place. According to Mr. Ma, it should be around 20,000-30,000 square meters

  1. 1.

    According to this passage, which of the followings is true?

    1. A.
      Guanfu Museum was built in 2008
    2. B.
      Ma Weidu was invited to lecture by Guanfu Museum
    3. C.
      The public were attracted by Chinese artifacts on exhibition
    4. D.
      Guanfu Museum, the first private museum in China was founded fifteen years ago
  2. 2.

    Guanfu Museum, according to the city government,_______

    1. A.
      will be painted
    2. B.
      has to hold a new exhibition
    3. C.
      has to move to a new place
    4. D.
      has to be enlarged
  3. 3.

    The proper title of this passage should be_____

    1. A.
      Ma and His Museum
    2. B.
      Museums
    3. C.
      Culture Relics
    4. D.
      Chinese Culture

Mid-IB at a glance
The summer vacation is the time to consolidate（巩固）your learning and prepare for the year ahead. In July and August Oxford Study Courses will once again hold its Mid-IB Summer School for students half way through their IB Diploma（国际预科证书）.
We’ll be back giving another generation of IB students a unique opportunity to sample a way of life enjoyed by students at famous universities.
Students who have completed the first year of their IB Diploma can join us and we can help them prepare for their important second year.
Students can choose how many subjects they study. Each subject is studied for one week. You can attend up to 5 weeks.
The Mid-IB Summer School is held at Cambridge University in the UK （between June 20th and August 1 st） and at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT）in Boston, USA （between July 6th and July 25th）.
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Student comments
◆ “The classes have shown me new approaches to learning. I have also learned how to approach exam questions and now feel confident in doing so.”
◆ “It was cool creating tight and close relationships with other students from around the world, realizing we all had a connection to each other.”
◆ “I really enjoyed the level of independence, although I felt like people were watching out for us. I also felt like an Oxford student!”
◆ “I have enjoyed the learning style and the course work has been extremely beneficial（有益处的）academically.”
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  1. 1.

    The Mid-IB Summer School is intended for the students who ________

    1. A.
      have finished their first year of college
    2. B.
      intend to apply for Oxford University
    3. C.
      don’t know how to spend their summer vacation
    4. D.
      have completed the first year of their IB Diploma
  2. 2.

    What can be inferred from the text?

    1. A.
      Students will visit many fun places around the world
    2. B.
      A student can at most choose 5 subjects
    3. C.
      Only students from England and America have access to the school
    4. D.
      Students can obtain their IB Diploma when they finish their studies
  3. 3.

    Which of the following about the Mid-IB Summer School is true?

    1. A.
      It begins in July
    2. B.
      It provides only academic courses
    3. C.
      It is held in three universities
    4. D.
      Students attending will study for 5 weeks
  4. 4.

    The text is most probably a（n）_________

    1. A.
      news story
    2. B.
      speech
    3. C.
      travel guide
    4. D.
      advertisement

On the first day of school I brought my camera to school. I gave the students a piece of 8 ×11 cardboard(纸板), and asked them to write their names on both sides. As they finished, I asked them to get into groups of three to four students and took photographs of them holding their name cards.
After school, I developed the film and printed two sets of photos. That evening, I started to match the names with the faces. I kept one set of pictures at home for about a week so that I could review their names each night. On the second day of school, I put up the other set of photos as a bulletin board (公布栏), with a title such as "Presenting Room 108, ..."
The kids loved it! After I had learned all of their names I brought the second set back to school and stuck them onto an 8 ×11 sheet of paper. I placed it in the classroom for other teachers.
The cardboard name cards that were made on the first day were collected and put on a shelf. From time to time, they were given back to the students and placed on their desks so that guests or supply teachers (代课老师) could identify all of the students.
I’ve been doing this with my grade 7 students for the last nine years and they liked it. It’s fun to bring the photos out again at the end of the school year to see how much they have all changed in ten months

  1. 1.

    The cardboards were used to ______

    1. A.
      play some kind of game
    2. B.
      decorate the classroom
    3. C.
      identify the students
    4. D.
      print the photos on
  2. 2.

    The writer of the passage might be a ______

    1. A.
      head teacher
    2. B.
      monitor
    3. C.
      photographer
    4. D.
      supply teacher
  3. 3.

    Why did the writer leave the second set of the photos at home?

    1. A.
      To memorize the students’ names at home
    2. B.
      To make cardboard name cards for supply teachers
    3. C.
      To make a bulletin board in the classroom
    4. D.
      To match the students’ names with their faces
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The students didn’t have to use the cardboard name cards to identify each other
    2. B.
      Other teachers couldn’t identify the students without the cardboard name cards
    3. C.
      The writer kept the cardboard name cards as a souvenir for nine years
    4. D.
      The guests will know the students’ names by reading the cardboard name cards
  5. 5.

    The passage mainly tells us ______

    1. A.
      a method of identifying students
    2. B.
      a method of decorating classrooms
    3. C.
      the development of photography
    4. D.
      the importance of cardboard name cards


Taking exams in a large group setting can be stressful for students and for the staff members who are watching over them. When classrooms are crowded and desks are close together, cheating might be tempting.
One university in Thailand came up with an anti-cheating hat that makes it almost impossible for students to see other students’ papers. A photo of the students wearing the anti-cheating hats made its way to the internet, and the university was criticized for making students wear those ridiculous looking homemade hats. The hats were made by stapling two pieces of paper onto a headband, one to each side of the head.
After being criticized, senior academic staff at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, released a statement saying that the hats idea came from students. They said that in a bid to prevent cheating they asked the students for ideas on how to prevent cheating in the upcoming exam, which was being taken by almost one hundred students. Students came up with different ideas, then the paper hat idea was selected by them as the most fit. The university claims that no-one was forced to use the hat, but they all chose to do so. “When wearing the hat during the exam, students felt more relaxed,” Nattadon Rungruangkitkrai, a lecturer at the university said.“It was not meant to indicate that Kasetsart students often cheat on exams. I apologize if the photo makes other people look at my students in a negative way,’ Rungruangkitkrai added

  1. 1.

    Why was the university criticized on the Internet?

    1. A.
      The homemade anti-cheating hat looked too simple
    2. B.
      Wearing the anti-cheating hat made students look ridiculous
    3. C.
      Wearing the anti-cheating hats couldn’t prevent students from cheating in the exam
    4. D.
      The university forced students to wear the anti-cheating hat
  2. 2.

    What’s most of the Kasetsart University students’ attitude towards the cheating hat?

    1. A.
      skeptical
    2. B.
      supportive
    3. C.
      objective
    4. D.
      negative
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that_______

    1. A.
      It’s useless wearing the anti-cheating hat in the exam
    2. B.
      Kasetsart students are often caught cheating in the exam
    3. C.
      Wearing the anti-cheating hat is effective in some degree
    4. D.
      Some students are forced to wear the anti-cheating hat

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;
     1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
2) How do you handle change?
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
3) Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.
5) How do you like to get paid?
Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.
Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Isolating jobs usually drive people mad
    2. B.
      Interactive jobs make people shy easily
    3. C.
      Extreme people tend to work with others
    4. D.
      Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?

    1. A.
      Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position
    2. B.
      There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job
    3. C.
      Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job
    4. D.
      You should ignore your skills when you select job
  3. 3.

    What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

    1. A.
      Design
    2. B.
      Changes
    3. C.
      Cooperation
    4. D.
      Hobbies.
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Lifestyles and Job Pay
    2. B.
      Jobs and Environment
    3. C.
      Job Skills and Abilities
    4. D.
      Personalities and Jobs

WASHINGTON — It is announced Friday that White House visitor records will be opened up on a regular basis for the first time in modern history, providing the public an unusually detailed look at who gets the opportunity to help shape American policy at the highest levels.
“Americans have a right to know whose voices are being heard in the policymaking process,” the president said in a written statement issued by the White House while he vacationed with his family at Camp David.
By the end of the year, the White House will begin posting online every month the names of the people who visited in the last 90 to 120 days. Each person’s full name will be listed, along with the date and time they entered and left and the name of the person they visited. About 70,000 to 100,000 people visit the White House each month, and the records will include tourists as well as people conducting business.
The White House pointed out several exceptions to the policy: “purely personal guests” of the Obama family; those cases in which the disclosure(透露) of visitors’ names “would threaten national safety interests”; and those who come for “particularly sensitive meetings,” like candidates for a Supreme Court nomination(提名). Officials said only a “small number” will fit in the latter category（类别）, and their names would eventually be disclosed after they are no longer secret, like after a nomination is publicly announced. Moreover, they said, the number of undisclosed visitors will be disclosed, to make clear how few they are

  1. 1.

    Why will the White House visitor records be open to the public?

    1. A.
      To attract more visitors to the White House
    2. B.
      To allow people to know more about the life of the Obama family
    3. C.
      To let the public know who are influencing the policies
    4. D.
      To ask the public help correct the policies made by the government
  2. 2.

    From the passage we can learn that ________

    1. A.
      All the visitors’ names will be posted online soon after their visits
    2. B.
      Not all visitors are allowed to visit the White House
    3. C.
      Some visitors’ names can be found online until they’re not secret
    4. D.
      The records of the visitors will be kept for at least 4 months
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, whose name might be kept secret for some time?

    1. A.
      A tourist
    2. B.
      A businessman
    3. C.
      A foreign student
    4. D.
      A foreign minister
  4. 4.

    What’s the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      The White House will open the records of the visitors to the public
    2. B.
      In America more and more people are becoming policy makers
    3. C.
      The Americans have a right to know who are making policies
    4. D.
      President Obama has announced a new policy while on holiday

“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days！”
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine，newspaper，radio and television ads，promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs，slim the face，smooth wrinkles，or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money?making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable，and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public，it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug，FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food，Drug，and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device，FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health，FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily，or it can take legal action，including seizure(查封)of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor，which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously，most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼)，and new devices appear continually. Before buying，it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items

  1. 1.

    It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are________

    1. A.
      objective
    2. B.
      costly
    3. C.
      unreliable
    4. D.
      illegal
  2. 2.

    FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product ________

    1. A.
      if it is a drug
    2. B.
      if it is a device
    3. C.
      if its consumers make complaints
    4. D.
      if its distributors challenge FDA's authority
  3. 3.

    The Relaxacisor is mentioned as________

    1. A.
      a product which was designed to produce electricity
    2. B.
      a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
    3. C.
      a successful advertisement of a beauty product
    4. D.
      an example of a quality beauty product
  4. 4.

    The author intends to________

    1. A.
      make consumers aware of the promoters' false promises
    2. B.
      show the weakness of the law on product safety
    3. C.
      give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
    4. D.
      introduce the organization of FDA
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