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5．Computers completely rule the life of an average student in any corner of the world in the form of hand-held devices，or printed textbooks （thanks to the use of computers in printing）．What follows are some instances of the use of computers in education．
Without computers，learning would be restricted within the walls of institutions．Knowledge and education are being empowered，and the best way to make them accessible to everyone is through computers．Working professionals，stay-at-home parents，senior citizens，even curious minds benefit from online education．E-Learning is accessible and people can afford it．
We all know how learning about the depth of the Mariana Trench in geography class can be a little boring for young children．However，by introducing the audio-visual method of learning，computers have made education interesting．As communication systems enhance，education will change for the better-computers will make our children more curious，because they know that the answers to their questions are at hand．
The Internet is now what once used to be the library．What's more，it is easier to access，along with being a convenient and fairly reliable source of information．
Computers have more or less eliminated paperwork in the administration section of education．Thanks to websites，we can do away with printing brochures，application forms，admission and other administrative documents，resulting in procedures that are cost-effective and environment-friendly．
Unfortunately，computer technology has also brought about easier means for students to cheat on their homework．Since most homework is typed，teachers cannot rely on comparing different forms of handwriting．In addition，students can merely copy work from the Internet．So students should make good use of computers and teacher and parents should monitor and educate them too．
Anyway，there is no questioning over the impact of computers in education； their usage has completely revolutionized the way education is received，communicated and processed．In the years to come，more changes are expected； changes that will further refine the field of education．
Title：Effects of Computers on Education

Facts	The life of an average student is（71 ）ruled completely by computers．
Advantages	Making E-Learning （72 ）accessible and affordable	•the best way to make knowledge and education accessible •making（73）everyone/peoplebenefiting from online education
	Making knowledge （74）interesting	Making education change（75）for the betterand children more curious
	Being a source of knowledge	（76）The Internet is easier to access and a convenient and fairly reliable source of information．
	（77）Reducing paperwork	Resulting in procedures cost-effective and environment friendly
（78）Disadvantages	Making it easier to cheat on students'homework
Measures	Letting students use computers well and be（79）monitored and educated
80Conclusion	•Completely revolutionizing the way of education received，communicated and processed •The field of education to be further refined by more changes．

4．University accommodation （住所） offices
Many university accommodation offices have their own list of registered landlords （房东）．Others also provide information on accommodation agencies and other housing organization．The advantage of using your university accommodation is that you can get support if you have a problem．The disadvantage is that they are unlikely to have enough registered landlords to house all their students．
Property papers：Loot and Renting
Loot is an important source （来源） of information about private housing for corenters．The offers are from private landlords，agencies and individuals looking for other corenters．They also have a website：www．loot．com．The advantage of using Loot is that there is some economical private housing．The disadvantage is that there is no quality control over the offers．
Renting is another useful paper．The offers in this paper are mainly from accommodation agencies．Their website is www．renting．couk．
Accommodation agencies
The majority of rented accommodation in London is probably advertised through accommodation agencies．The advantage of using accommodation agencies is that you will have access to a large number of accommodations．If you are lucky to find a good one，he/she will listen to your requirements and can save you time in looking for the right accommodation．The disadvantage is that they will make a range of charges to potential renters．
Noticeboards
Around the universities you will find a number of noticeboards where offers of accommodation will be posted．These will either be from landlords or from students．Some universities will also have online noticeboards where students can advertise to other students．Advertisements from students can be an excellent way to find accommodation．However，advertisements from landlords can be problematic．
Word of mouth
Some of the best housing in London is never advertised but is passed on from one group of students to another by word of mouth．It might be that you can find out about good offers from final year students．However，don't suppose that just because you have found out about housing from a friend it is necessarily going to be better than that found through any other source．
Family
Faced with the very high rents charged in London，some students and their parents will consider buying as an alternative．In some cases this might be a good choice．
64．What is the advantage of using Loot？D
A．It has more offers from accommodation agencies than Renting．
B．It gives you personal information about other corenters．
C．Their website is designed mainly for students．
D．There are some good bargains．
65．A good agent can help youC．
A．know more people
B．find cheap accommodation
C．get the right accommodation quickly
D．get free information about most accommodations
66．The information passed on by word of mouth is important becauseB．
A．it is better than that found through any other source
B．it helps you find some of the best housing never advertised
C．the final year students always offer better information
D．the landlords have little valuable information
67．Which of the following provides the most reliable information for students looking for accommodation？A
A．University accommodation offices．
B．Family．
C．Noticeboards．
D．Property papers：Loot and Renting．

3．If I asked you to sit down  and remember a list of phone numbers or a series of facts，how would you go about it？There's a fair chance that you'd be doing it wrong．
One of the interesting things about the mind is that even though we all have one，we all have one，we don't have perfect insight（洞察力） into how to get the best from it．This is partly because of flaws（缺陷） in our ability to think about our own thinking．Studying this self-reflective thought process exposes human being'personal blind spots．
One area there these blind spots are particularly large is learning．We're actually surprisingly bad at having insight into how we learn best．
Researchers Jeffrey Karpicke and Henry Roediger IIII made an experiment，where they asked college students to learn pairs of Swahib and English words．So，for example，they had to learn that if they were given the Swahili word"mashua"the correct response was"boat"．They could have used the sort of facts you might get on a high-school quiz，but the use of Swahili meant that there was little chance their participants could use any background knowledge to help them learn．After the pairs had all been learnt，there would be a final test a week later．
Now if many of us were revising this list we might study the list，test ourselves and then repeat this cycle，dropping items we got right．This makes studying and testing  quicker and allows us to focus our effort on the things we haven't yet learnt．It's a plan that seems to make perfect sense，but that is disastrous if we really want to learn properly．
Karpicke and Roediger asked students to prepare for a test in various ways，and compared their success---for example，one group kept testing themselves on all items without dropping what they were getting right，while another group stopped testing themselves on their correct answers．On the final exam differences between the groups were dramatic．While dropping items from study didn't have much of an effect，the people who dropped items from testing performed relatively poorly．
It seems the effective way to learn is to practice getting items back from memory，not trying to consolidate（巩固） them in there by further study．Moreover，dropping items entirely from you revision，which is the advice given by many study guides，is wrong．You can stop studying them if you've learnt them，but you should keep testing what you've learnt if you want to remember them at the time of the final exam．
So the evidence has a moral for teachers：there's more to testing than finding out what students knows--tests can also help us remember．
67．According to the passage，we often fail to remember facts becauseD．
A．we ignore our weakness in memorizing things
B．we don't understand well what we are learning
C．we don't know where our metal blind spots are
D．we take improper ways to memorize for good ones
68．The researchers'experiment was intended toB．
A．confirm we don't know how to learn effectively
B．find out how we can consolidate our knowledge better
C．distinguish effects of memory in learning different languages
D．prove the importance of background knowledge in memorizing．
69．What does the authour believe leads to a good memory？A
A．Constant measure of your knowledge．
B．Frequent revision of what you learn．
C．Firm abandonment of what you're poor at．
D．Strong desire fr grasping new knowledge．
70．The proper title for the passage isC．
A．An experiment on memory
B．A concept of human memory
C．A way to improve your memory
D．A discovery of a mental blind spot．

2．2014saw that the Ebola virus reappeared in Guinea and soon spread into neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone，killing over 7，800people by the new year of 2015．It leads to viral hemorrhagic fever，which is characterized by high fever and internal bleeding etc．
Ebola is named after the Ebola River，where it was first discovered in 1976．There are five different types of the Ebola virus，each named after where they first happened：Sudan，Ivory Coast，Reston，Bundibugyo，and Zaire．The deadliest of the five，Zaire，was responsible for the 2012out-break，and is believed to be attacking Guinea．
Ebola is naturally found in fruit bats，which pass on the virus to other animals by biting or sucking on their blood．Humans who are suffering from the Ebola infection might have touched the bodily fluids of the infected animals．Once infected，a human becomes a carrier of the deadly virus．
Unfortunately，there are no disease-specific treatments for Ebola．Health-care workers only supply the infected people with physiological saline（生理盐水）to keep them in good condition．Ebola can kill 90% of those infected，especially in underdeveloped societies like those in Africa．Since there have been many cases of nurses catching the disease from patients，they are forced to wear strict protective clothes，and in some cases，not even allowed to get close to the infected．The fact that there is no cure for the Ebola virus is what makes the outbreak a challenging one to control．
What's worse，since we live in an interconnected world，where the situation in one country can affect us all，the influences of Ebola are huge：damaging trade relations，affecting foreign visitors，and weakening entire countries．It is feared that the disease may spread throughout west African countries．For every country，a strong health system can decrease the risk of health attack and lessen the impact of Ebola．
63．What is the function of the first paragraph in the whole passage？A
A．To arouse the reader's concern．
B．To summarize the whole passage．
C．To give a detailed description of Ebola．
D．To introduce the theme of the whole passage．
64．What can we infer about the Ebola virus？C
A．It has caused a panic in many countries．
B．It is the most dangerous virus in the world．
C．A strong health system is important to fight against Ebola．
D．Anyone who was infected Ebola will die．
65．Paragraph 3mainly tells usB．
A．What the Ebola virus is
B．How the Ebola virus spreads
C．How the Ebola virus is treated
D．How the Ebola virus affects the life
66．Which of the following is true？A
A．There are no effective drugs to treat Ebola by far．
B．Ebola is now very common in Guinea．
C．Those with a fever must be infected by Ebola．
D．Females are easier to be infected by Ebola．

1．The African elephant，the largest land animal remaining on earth，is of great importance to African ecosystem（生态系统）．Unlike other animals，the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment．As a big plant-eater，it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundings in which it lives，therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat（栖息地）．
It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat．In its continuous search for the 300pounds of plants it must have every day，it kills small trees and underbushes，and pulls branches off big trees．This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas．In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters．
Take the rain forests for example．In their natural state，the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor．By pulling down trees and eating plants，elephants make open spaces，allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor．In such situations，the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well．
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species．If the elephant disappears，scientists say，many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna，greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem．
59．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．Disappearance of African elephants．
B．Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants．
C．The effect of African elephants'search for food．
D．The eating habit of African elephants．
60．What does the underlined phrase"setting the terms"most probably mean？D
A．Fixing the time．
B．Worsening the state．
C．Improving the quality．
D．Deciding the conditions．
61．What do we know about the open spaces in the passage？D
A．They result from the destruction of rain forests．
B．They provide food mainly for African elephants．
C．They are home to many endangered animals．
D．They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds．
62．The passage is developed mainly byA．
A．showing the effect and then explaining the causes
B．pointing out similarities and differences
C．describing the changes in space order
D．giving examples．

20．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Mum，
This afternoon，our teacher asked us list what our parents had done for us．I write down a lot of good sides．
Time passes quickly，isn't it？It is three years when I became a high school student．Looking back on the progresses that I have made so far，I really appreciate for your support．I know that without your properly guidance，I would not have done so well．However，what still makes me puzzling is how to make my dream to go to the top university come true．Please continue to lend I a hand．I really need your help．
Kate．

19．You often find somebody who works around you complaining all the time，don't you？
（36）CAbout 70% of Americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them．Luckily，here are 4tips to help form positive patterns．
1．Self-awareness
When a negative thought pops into your mind，immediately correct it．Instead of telling yourself"That's a nice shirt，but I can't afford it，"change the message to"That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it．"（37）DOf course，everyone complains sometimes．But the less frequently you complain，the better you will feel．
2．Distance yourself（38）FExcuse yourself and go somewhere quiet，somewhere outdoors in the fresh air．Think of something pleasant before returning．You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand（困境）．
3．Don't try to change complainers
If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event，simply choose silence．Let their words bounce off you while you think of something else．Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target．（39）EIf someone says，"I hate Mondays，weekends are too short，"try to think，"I'm glad I rested up over the weekend，so I'm ready to make some improvement on that big project．"
4．（40）BWhen someone is shouting at you angrily，throw the responsibility back at them by asking，"So what do you intend to do about it？"In most cases，complainers don't really want a solution．They just want to speak them out．If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions，they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to．If so，you will be happy．

A．Find solutions
B．Change responsibility
C．You have got a lot of company．
D．By doing this，it will lead to positive behaviors．
E．But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind．
F．Whenever possible，escape from negative conversations．
G．You will never know what they are going to talk about．

18．Melbourne，Australia
Melbourne is a hot-spot travel destination，and it's easy to see why with its beautiful beaches and busy city life．
Why it's a great choice：Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel，and because of that，many solo travelers go there．As an English-speaking country，you won't be faced with any language barriers．Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!
Thailand
Thailand is great for solo travelers-perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mindsets，which promote equality among the sexes．
Why it's a great choice：Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere，and as a travel hot-spot，there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers．Well known for being very cheap，especially in the north．A good choice if you want to get away on a budget．Thailand has a lot to offer，from the party-central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical（热带）jungle．
Hong Kong，China
Hong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of"Zen moments，"such as beautiful gardens and Tai Chi classes．
Why it's a great choice：Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world．If you're not well-traveled，or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers，Hong Kong is a great place to start，as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time．
Bali，Indonesia
Bali is a spiritual place with yoga，spas，healthy food and beaches．The combination of friendly people and splendidly visual culture has made Bali Indonesia number one tourist attraction．
Why it's so great：You won't be the only solo traveler in Bali．Everyone is known for being extremely friendly and you're sure to meet some amazing characters along the way．As a Hindu island，Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat（静修）．The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantastic-if you like monkeys，anyway．
28．What do the four places have in common according to the text？B
A．They're cheap to travel around．
B．They're great for solo travelers．
C．They offer good spas and yoga．
D．There're no language barriers．
29．Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches？A
A．Melbourne，Australia．
B．Thailand．
C．Hong Kong，China．
D．Bali，Indonesia．
30．What has made Bali Indonesia No.1tourist attraction？B
A．Yoga，spas，healthy food and beaches．
B．Friendly people and splendidly visual culture．
C．Meeting some amazing characters along the way．
D．Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest．
31．What type of writing is this text？C
A．A travel journal．
B．A business report．
C．A travel guide．
D．A press advertisement．

17．I have been teaching animal behavior at the Boulder County Prison in Colorado for 10years．The course is one of the most popular in the prison．Prisoners have to earn the right to attend the course and they work hard to get in．
One reason why the course is so popular is that many prisoners find it easier to connect with animals than with people，because animals don't judge them．They trust animals in ways they don't with humans．
Yet，they hold a misunderstanding of how animals treat one another．Many admit that their own"animal behavior"is what got them into trouble in the first place．I teach that though there is competition and aggression in the animal kingdom，there is also a lot of cooperation（合作）and sympathy．
Many of the students want to build healthy relationships，and they find that the class helps them．I use examples of the social behavior of group-living animals such as wolves as a model for developing and maintaining（维持）friendships among people who must work together for their own good and also for the good of the group．
It's clear that science inspires the students here and it also gives them hope．I know some students have gone back into education after their being set free while others have gone to work for humane（人道）societies or contributed time and money to conservation organizations．One went on to receive a master's degree in nature writing．
Science and humane education help the prisoners connect with values that they otherwise would not have done．It opens the door to understanding，trust，cooperation and hope．There's a large population of people to whom science could mean a lot，if only they could have access to it．The class helps me，too．I get as much out of it as the students and it has made me a better teacher．
25．The author's course is welcomed by the prisoners becauseC．
A．they consider animals their best friends
B．they are curious about animal kingdom
C．they feel it easier to get along with animals
D．they are more familiar with animal behavior
26．The author used wolves as an example toC．
A．provide the prisoners with more knowledge
B．explain the cruel side of group-living animals
C．help the prisoners realize the importance of teamwork
D．inform the prisoners that animals get people into trouble
27．We can infer from the text that some prisonersA．
A．have turned over a new leaf
B．are required to attend the course
C．are willing to learn working skills
D．prefer humane education to science．

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