When first ________ to the market, the toys didn’t attract much attention.


  1. A.
    introducing
  2. B.
    introduced
  3. C.
    was introduced
  4. D.
    being introduced

Can you tell me differences ________ the three words?


  1. A.
    between
  2. B.
    of
  3. C.
    among
  4. D.
    middle

He has some difficulty ________ the answer to the question.


  1. A.
    to find out
  2. B.
    find out
  3. C.
    in finding out
  4. D.
    in find out

Let’s practise ________ with our left hands, shall we?


  1. A.
    write
  2. B.
    to write
  3. C.
    writing
  4. D.
    writes

I don’t know which place ________.


  1. A.
    choosing
  2. B.
    choose
  3. C.
    to choose
  4. D.
    to be chosen

Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy       


  1. A.
    would have been saved
  2. B.
    had been saved
  3. C.
    will be saved
  4. D.
    was saved

With the Act ________, they were given the fight to vote．


  1. A.
    passing
  2. B.
    passed
  3. C.
    being passed
  4. D.
    to be past

Then they started to vote ________ the proposal．


  1. A.
    for
  2. B.
    about
  3. C.
    on
  4. D.
    against

Most American students go to traditional public schools.There are about 88, 000 public schools, all over the US.Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.        
Charter schools are self-governing.Private companies operate some charter schools.They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools.They receive tax money just as other public schools do.Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning.These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.
Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools.Local, state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them.Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.
The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students.But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools.One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.
The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.
Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools.Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress.

  1. 1.

    If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______.

    1. A.
      try new methods of teaching
    2. B.
      prove its management ability
    3. C.
      obey the local and state laws
    4. D.
      get the government's permission
  2. 2.

    Charter schools are independent because_____.

    1. A.
      they make greater progress
    2. B.
      their class size is smaller
    3. C.
      they enjoy more freedom
    4. D.
      they oppose traditional ways
  3. 3.

    What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?

    1. A.
      Doubtful
    2. B.
      Supportive.
    3. C.
      Subjective.
    4. D.
      Optimistic.
  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the text?

    1. A.
      More students choose to attend charter schools.
    2. B.
      Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
    3. C.
      Students in charter schools are well educated.
    4. D.
      People have different opinions about charter schools.
  5. 5.

    It can be interred from the text that ___.

    1. A.
      charter schools are part of the public education system
    2. B.
      one-on-one attention should be paid to students
    3. C.
      the number of charter schools will be limited
    4. D.
      charter schools are all privately financed

I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.

  1. 1.

    Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?

    1. A.
      She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视).
    2. B.
      She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
    3. C.
      She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
    4. D.
      She finds space research more important.
  2. 2.

    From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute (把…归因于) the author’s failures to ________.

    1. A.
      the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
    2. B.
      her involvement in gender politics
    3. C.
      her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
    4. D.
      the very fact that she is a woman
  3. 3.

    What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?

    1. A.
      Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
    2. B.
      Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
    3. C.
      People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
    4. D.
      Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
  4. 4.

    What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?

    1. A.
      Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
    2. B.
      Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
    3. C.
      Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
    4. D.
      Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
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