摘要:4.To appeal to / arouse music-lovers’ environmental consciousness Americans use the term "college students" to mean students either in colleges or universities. Not only that, Americans almost never say "going off to university" or "when I was in university." That sounds British. Instead, they say "going off to college" and "when I was in college." College, university: what's the difference? We answer that this week in part three of our Foreign Student Series on American higher education. Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges do not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universities are generally bigger. They offer more programs and do more research. Another place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. M.I.T. says that seventy-five percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts. Modern universities developed from those of Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "university" came from the Latin universitas, describing a group of people organized for a common purpose. "College" came from collegium, a Latin word with a similar meaning. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live. Usually each group was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study. The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true. A college can also be a part of a university. For example, Harvard College is the undergraduate part of Harvard University. Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of engineering or a medical school within a college or university. You know, learning all these terms is an education in itself. Answer the questions with no more than 15 words.

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11.Every boy and every girl ___ a new book.

   A. are given         B. is given         C. has given          D. have given

12.Each of us ___ a dictionary of this kind.  

We each ___ a dictionary of this kind.

   A. has; have         B. have ; have        C. has; has          D. have ; has

13. “All ___ present and all ___ going on well,” our monitor said.

   A. is; are           B. are ; are           C. are; is            D. is; is

14. The young ___ happy to give their seats to the old.    

A. is              B. are                C. has             D. have

15. Over sixty percent of the city ____ destroyed in the war. 

Thirty-five percent of the doctors ____ women.   

A. was; was         B. was; were          C. were; were       D. were; was

16.The shoes ___ mine.     This pair of shoes ___ my brother’s.

   A. are; is             B. is; is             C. are; are             D. is; are

17.Large quantities of cotton ___ shipped all over the world already.

  A large quantity of bamboo ___ used for pipes to carry water.

   A. has been; are        B. has been; is       C. have been; is      D. have been; are

18.Setting fire to the public buildings ___ highly dangerous and forbidden by law.

   A. are                B. is             C. has                D. were

19. The only means to achieve success ___ to appeal to arms.   

A. is              B. are              C. were                D. have

20. Whisky and soda ___ always his favourite drink.

A. are             B. is               C. be                  D. were

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In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields. The project is promoted by all environmental protection organization, which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals. Recently, the organization has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment.
In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organization, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies. The project officer Sarah Marshall says,“It will be a suitable habitat (栖息地) for butterflies. They are great‘indicator species’ as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brilliant early-warning system for the environment.” She also points out that volunteers are needed to record the number or species of butterflies, and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time.
The organization is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September. They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way. Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife. “Staff will provide back up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit (butterflies don’t like to fly in the rain, wind or if it’s too cloudy) we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out.
No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided, but a keen interest is essential. If you are interested please contact Sarah on (01380) 725670, ext 278, email—sarahm @ wiltshirewildlife. org.
【小题1】 According to Paragraph 1, what is the purpose of the Project?

A.To appeal to more visitors
B.To protect the environment
C.To control butterfly population
D.To expand the area for wildlife
【小题2】Butterflies are called “indicator species” because _______.
A.they can provide support for visitors
B.they can give information to other species
C.they are not easily found out in their habitats
D.they are very sensitive to environmental changes
【小题3】Volunteers are required to do the things EXCEPT __________.
A.having some special previous experience
B.being interested in protecting the environment
C.walking a regular route and do some recordings
D.visiting the nature protection area once a month
【小题4】What is the text mainly about?
A.Visitors are being trained to identify butterflies.
B.Wildlife areas are being protected by butterflies.
C.Volunteers are being needed to count butterflies.
D.Organizations are being put up to protect butterflies.

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In Wiltshire, England, volunteers are being sought to visit a nature protection area to count the butterflies living there and on surrounding fields. The project is promoted by an environmental protection organisation,which has contributed to improving the living environment for wild animals. Recently, the organisation has issued an appeal to help it observe environmental changes based on the record of butterflies and protect the environment.
In the area, the local people have planted many special flowers with the help of the organisation, aiming to see whether these flowers will interest the rare and beautiful butterflies. The Project officer Sarah Marshall says, “It will be a suitable habitat for butterflies. They are great ‘indicator species’ as they are easily affected by climate changes so they make a brillian early - warning system for the environment.” She also points out that volunteers are needed to recourd the number or species of butterflies,and based on the change happening to the butterflies, the hidden environmental problems in the area can be found out in time.
The organisation is seeking volunteers to help monitor butterflies from April through to September. They will walk a fixed route and record the different butterflies they encounter along the way.Each visit should take no more than two hours, and each volunteer is expected to visit once a month to count the wildlife. “Staff will provide back up, so if the weather is poor on the day you are to visit(butterflies don’t like to fly in the rain, wind or if it’s too cloudy) we can have someone else do your job,” Sarah points out.
No previous experience is necessary as training and support will be provided,but a keen interest is essential. If you are interested, P1ease contact Sarah on (0l380) 725670,ext 278, email sarahm wiltshirewildlife. org
【小题1】According to Paragraph l, what is the purpose of the Project?

A.To appeal to more visitors.
B.To protect the environment.
C.To control butterfly population.
D.To expand the area for wildlife.
【小题2】Many special flowers have been planted in Wiltshire to           .
A.warn people of wildlife extinction
B.appeal more tourists to be involved in
C.attract many unusual and beautiful butterflies
D.improve the economic conditions of local people
【小题3】Butterflies are called “indicator species” because              .
A.they can provide support for visitors
B.they can give information to other species
C.they are not easily found out in their habitats
D.they are very sensitive to environmental changes
【小题4】What is the text mainly about?
A.Visitors are being trained to identify butterflies.
B.Wildlife areas are being protected by butterflies.
C.Volunteers are being needed to count butterflies.
D.Organisations are being put up to protect butterflies.

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Everywhere you look, large quantities of information in the world are pouring. This data flood is already starting to transform business, government, science and everyday life. It has great potential for good — as long as consumers, companies and governments make the right choices about when to restrict the flow of data, and when to encourage it.
A few industries have led the way in their ability to gather and take advantage of the data. Credit-card companies monitor every purchase and can identify cheats with a high degree of accuracy. Stolen credit cards are more likely to be used to buy hard liquor than wine, for example, because it is easier to overlook. Insurance firms are also good at combining clues to spot doubtful claims: dishonest claims are more likely to be made on a Monday than a Tuesday, since policyholders (保险客户) who stage accidents tend to assemble friends as false witnesses over the weekend. By combining many such rules, it is possible to work out which cards are likeliest to have been stolen, and which claims are untrue. By analyzing “basket data”, supermarkets can make promotions to appeal to particular customers’ preferences. The oil industry uses supercomputers to help them before drilling wells.
But the data flood also poses risks. There are many examples of databases being stolen: disks full of social-security data go missing, laptops loaded with tax records are left in taxis, credit-card numbers are stolen by online purchase. The result can be privacy made public, identity stolen and cheats permitted large space. Rather than owning and controlling their own personal data, they very often find that they have lost control of it.
The best way to deal with the data flood is to make more data available in the right way, by requiring greater transparency in several areas. First, users should be given greater access to and control over the information held about them, including whom it is shared with. Google allows users to see what information it holds about them, and lets them delete their search histories or modify the targeting of advertising, for example. Second, organizations should be required to disclose details of security breaches, as is already the case in some parts of the world, to encourage bosses to take information security more seriously. Third, organizations should be subject to an annual security check, with the resulting grade made public (though details of any problems exposed would not be). This would encourage companies to keep their security measures up to date.
59. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Information Flood             B. Benefits of Data Flood
C. Harms of Data Flood           D. How to Use Data in a Right Way
60. From the passage we can infer that ________.
A. lots of data are lost because of hardware problems
B. online purchases are becoming more and more popular
C. credit cards are not so secure to use and will go out of use very soon
D. insurance firms have to investigate before they confirm their policyholders’ claims
61. Which of the following is the writer’s opinion about how to deal with the data flood?
A. Personal information should be used for public benefits.
B. The users should be given the right to access public information.
C. Companies should update their measures to guarantee their data safety.
D. Organizations should keep their resulting grade of security checks unknown to the public.
62. From the passage we can conclude that _________.
A. the data flood makes peoples’ life less convenient and more expensive
B. companies and insurance firms are responsible for the data flood
C. the information flood is more useful to organizations than to individuals
D. the information flood has both positive and negative influence on modern life

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