The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a　 __36__　 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are　 __37__　 with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to　 __38__　 their style. They can do their homework but they don't　 __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.

The uncool kids are in the　 __40__　 of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great　 __41__skills and they are　 __42__　 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows　 __43__　 the X Files. They are　 __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．

Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now　 __45__　 they will put virus in your computer and　 __46__　 your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university，but　 __47__　 good degrees.

The most important　 __48__　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates　 __49__　 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a　　 __50__　 of their own to work and play in，making them a global force.　 __51__， the effect of the geeks　 __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be　 __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than　 __54__　 you look like.

But there are also　 __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36．A.division 　 B．part C．class 　　 D．habit

37．A.pleasant 　 B．popular C．crazy 　 D．particular

38．A.take B．act C．copy　 　 D．advance

39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make

40．A.corner 　　 B．team 　C．group　 D．center

41．A.operating　 　　　 B．speaking 　C．social 　 D．experimental

42．A.good　 　　 B．active C．hopeless 　　　 D．sharp

43．A.like 　 B．for 　C．such 　　 D．as

44．A.admired　 B．thought 　C．known D．treated

45．A.and　 B．so 　C．or　 　　　 D．that

46．A.put　 B．place 　C．bring 　　 D．take

47．A.win B．take 　C．wish 　　 D．finish

48．A.industry 　 B．progress 　C．discovery 　　　 D．improvement

49．A.excite 　　 B．discourage 　C．demand D．promise

50．A.room 　　　 B．world 　C．chance D．heaven

51．A.Somehow　 　 B．However 　C．Though D．Besides

52．A.in 　　 B．of C．on D．for

53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive 　　 D．handsome

54．A.how　 　　 B．that C．how much 　 D．what

55．A.risks B．questions 　C．shortcomings 　　　 D．chances

---Hi, haven’t seen you for ages! You look fine!

---　　　　 . You look well, too.

A. Great　　 B. Thanks　　　 C. Oh, no　　　 D. Not at all

Hi, haven't seen you for ages! You look fine.

　 ________.You look well, too.

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　　College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a well-paid job. But for 6 000 graduates at San Jose State this year, there's uncertainty as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades. Ryan Stewart has a freshly-minted (新兴的) degree in religious studies, but no job prospects (前景).

　　 "You look at everybody's parents and neighbors, and they're getting laid off and don't have jobs," said Stewart, "then you look at the young people just coming into the workforce... it's just scary."

　　When the class of 2003 entered college, the future never looked brighter. But in the four years they've been here, the world outside has changed greatly.

　　 "Those were the exciting times, lots of dot-com opportunities, exploding offers, students getting top dollar with lots of benefits," said Chery Allmen Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center. "Times have changed. It's a new market."

　　Chery Allmen Vinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center, sort of a crossroad between college and the real world. Allmen Vinnidge says students who do find jobs after college have done their homework.

　　 "The typical graduate who does have a job offer started working on it two years ago. They've postured (定位) themselves well during the summer. They've had several internships (实习)," she said. And they've majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields have seen big declines in starting salaries.

　　Ryan Stewart may just end up going back to school. "I'd like to teach in college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in a bad economy," he said.

　　To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time.

(1) The underlined expression "dot-com" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

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A．a company making dots

B．the Internet

C．teaching on the Internet

D．a well-known website

(2) The purpose of a college career center is probably to ________.

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A．help students do their homework

B．find jobs for students while they are in school

C．prepare students to find jobs after they graduate

D．help high school students get accepted to college

(3) Ryan Stewart is probably going to ________.

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A．get a teaching job

B．become a religious leader

C．change his major

D．go back to school

(4) What does the underlined sentence "To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth" mean?

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A．Having a college degree does not provide travel discounts.

B．A college degree doesn't promise a person a highpaying job.

C．Most students with degrees will be able to find jobs.

D．The best way to get rich is to get a college degree.