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While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job 1 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of 2 and wanting to do something 3 I applied (申请), 4 as I did so, that without a degree and with no 5 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 6 .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a 7 journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 8 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the 9 himself that 10 the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one 11 of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art, 12 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 13 groups and teach them in turn at three different 14 , and I was 15 at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very 16 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of 17 to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 18 themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his 19 . "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really 20 this school.

1. A. kept B. lost C. wanted D. found

2. A. money B. time C. students D. clothes

3. A. harmful B. useful C. funny D. secret

4. A. expecting B. whispering C. fearing D. considering

5. A. material B. experience C. means D. books

6. A. nice B. great C. slight D. helpful

7. A. difficult B. pleasant C. comfortable D. short

8. A. most B. least C. last D. first

9. A. teacher B. door-keeper C. student D. headmaster

10. A. shut B. opened C. repaired D. kicked

11. A. group B. class C. dozen D. score

12. A. which B. that C. what D. this

13. A. one B. two C. three D. four

14. A. classes B. subjects C. levels D. places

15. A. excited B. angry C. glad D. disappointed

16. A. poor B. interested C. weak D. good

17. A. forcing B. having C. forgetting D. managing

18. A. watching B. studying C. enjoying D. helping

19.A. letter B. feet C. hands D. wife

20.A. runs B. starts C. observes D. likes

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New crime prediction software should reduce not only the murder rate, but the rate of other crimes. Developed by Richard Berk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the software has already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict which individuals on probation(缓刑) or parole(假释) are most likely to murder and to be murdered.

????? “When a person goes on probation or parole he is supervised(监督) by an officer. The question is ‘what level of supervision is appropriate?’” said Berk. It used to be that parole officers used the person’s criminal record, and their judgment to make decisions.

??? “This research replaces those seat-of-the –pants calculations,” he said.

??? Technology helps determine level of supervision. On average there is one murder for every 100,000 people. Even among high-risk groups the murder rate is one in 100. Predicting such a rare event is very difficult, but advances in computer technology works.

?? Years ago, the researchers made a dataset of more than 60,000 various crimes. Using the software they developed, they found some much more likely to commit murder when paroled or probated. They could identify eight future murderers out of 100.

??? Berk’s software examines roughly two dozen variables(可变因素), from criminal record to geographic location. The type of crimes, and more importantly, the age at which that crime was committed, were two of the most predictive variables.

???? “People assume that if someone murdered then they will murder in the future,” said Berk. “ What really matters is what that person did as a young individual. Predicting future crimes sounds well. But we aren’t anywhere near being able to do that.”

???? “Berk’s scientific answer leaves policymakers with difficult questions. By labeling one group of people as high risk, and supervise them closely, there should be fewer murders, which the potential victims should be happy about. It also means that those high-risk individuals will be supervised more aggressively. For human rights advocates, that means punishing people who, most likely, will not commit a crime in the future,” said Bushway. “It comes down to a question of whether you would rather make these errors or those errors.”

1.The underlined words(in Para.3) probably mean___.?

A. calculations based on subjective opinions?????

B. calculations based on widespread voting

C. calculations made by advanced technology????

D. calculations based on serious considering

2.For 650 people with crime records, how many potential murderers would the software find?

A. 6.5.?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 13.??????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 52.??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 65.

3.From Para 7, we can infer that______.

A. the technology developed by Richard Berk will soon be widely used in the US

B. the technology would not be widely accepted in the short term

C. whether a person murders or not largely decided by his upbringing while young

D. if a person murdered when he was fifty, he is sure to murder again while on probation

4.Bushway’s attitude to the technology put forward by Richard Berk is ____.

A. positive???? ????????????? ????????????? B. negative?? ????????????? ????????????? C. objective??? ????????????? ????????????? D. indifferent

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Closely Supervise Potential Murders?????????

B. Measures Taken to Prevent Criminal Behavior

C. Technology Revolutionizes Judges’ Way of Working????

D. Software is Developed to Predict Criminal Behavior

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　　WASHINGTON Mar 2,2005 – More people than ever are driving under the influence of their cell phones, according to a survey(调查)published Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Administration．

　　The survey showed 8 percent of drivers, or 1.2 million people, were using handheld or handsfree cell phones during daylight hours last year, a 50 percent increase since 2002 and a 100 percent rise in four years．

　　All that talking is a potential safety problem, said NHTSA spokesman Rae Tyson．“While we don’t have hard proof that there’s been an increase in the number of accidents, we know that talking on the phone can affect driver performance．”he said．

　　The District Columbia and New Hampshire no longer allow talking on hand-held cell phones while driving, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association．

　　Some communities, such as Brookline, Mass．and Santa Fe, require handsfree cell phones, but about a half-dozen states prevent local governments from limiting cell phone use in cars．

　　Young drivers, between 16 and 24, increased their talking on cell phones by 60 percent between 2002 and 2004．

　　The National Transportation Safety Board said it wants all 50 states to ban those with learner’s permits from using cell phones or other wireless devices while driving．New Jersey and Maine are the only two that have passed such laws．

　　The survey was carried out between June 7 and July 11,2004, at 1,200 road sites across the country and, in some areas, done by telephone．

(1)

Which of the following shows the right number of drivers who used cell phones while driving?(　　)

(2)

The underlined word “potential” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	serious
B．	possible
C．	common
D．	obvious

(3)

It can be inferred that ________．
[　　]
A．	there isn’t hard proof that using cell phones while driving will cause more accidents
B．	some districts will no longer allow drivers to talk on handheld cell phones．
C．	people bold different opinions as to whether cell phone use in cars should be limited．
D．	only two states have passed laws to ban drivers using cell phones while driving．

(4)

The main purpose of this text is to ________．
[　　]
A．	encourage drivers to use handfree cell phones
B．	inform people about cell phone use while driving
C．	advise drivers to use cell phones carefully
D．	warn people not to use cell phones in cars．

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　　Being an English graduate. I know how difficult it is to be as good at English as a native speaker.

　　It has been more than three years (1) I graduated from university, but dare not stop (2) my English for there is so much I need to learn. I discover new words and idioms every day.

　　There is a Chinese saying that means (3) there is a will there is a way, and after many years of studying English, I have (4) the best way to improve my English-translation.

　　When you translate an article you will come (5) words or expressions you don' t know. You can (6) these words up in a dictionary or ask other people. Either of these two methods will (7) an impression and make it easy to memorize the word.

　　 (8) I translate, or act as an interpreter(译员), I always learn some new words and expressions (9) from a dictionary or from foreigners, and I make note of them.

　　I find I can remember (10) the words I learned during my translation work than (11) I recited from vocabulary books.

　　I translate anything I am interested in and (12) words that are new to me, such as articles on economics, words and expressions I hear (13) on TV, and even advertisements in magazines.

　　During last year's football World Cup (14) watching every match, I learned new words and expressions such as“ (15) a goal,”“top-seeded player”and“referee(裁判).”

　　 (16) also improves one's idiomatic English. When you are an interpreter. You sometimes find it difficult to translate English (17) into Chinese but you can learn the English way of expressing the same idea.

There is no short-cut to (18) English. It requires a lot of (19) in reading, listening, speaking and writing. But I have found transitions a (20) tool for improving my English.

(1)

[　　]

A．before　　　　B．after

C．since　　　　 D．when

(2)

[　　]

A．increasing　　　　B．improving

C．to improve　　　　D．increase

(3)

[　　]

A．why　　　　B．how

C．when　　　　D．where

(4)

[　　]

A．worked out　　　　B．picked out

C．chosen　　　　　　D．worked at

(5)

[　　]

A．up　　　　　B．across

C．down　　　　D．over

(6)

[　　]

A．watch　　　　B．see

C．look　　　　 D．search

(7)

[　　]

A．live　　　　B．remain

C．stay　　　　D．leave

(8)

[　　]

A．Whenever　　　　B．However

C．Wherever　　　　D．Whoever

(9)

[　　]

A．neither　　　　 B．either

C．not only　　　　D．both

(10)

[　　]

A．good　　　　B．fast

C．firm　　　　 D．better

(11)

[　　]

A．them　　　　B．this

C．that　　　　 D．those

(12)

[　　]

A．get　　　　　B．type

C．check　　　　D．compare

(13)

[　　]

A．used　　　　　　B．appeared

C．published　　　　D．printed

(14)

[　　]

A．but　　　　　B．except

C．beside　　　　D．besides

(15)

[　　]

A．double　　　　B．score

C．dozen　　　　D．play

(16)

[　　]

A．Translation　　　　B．Rewriting

C．Speaking　　　　 D．Typing

(17)

[　　]

A．particularly　　　　B．soon

C．generally　　　　　D．completely

(18)

[　　]

A．learn　　　　　B．learning

C．learned　　　　D．study

(19)

[　　]

A．effort　　　　B．ways

C．skills　　　　D．strength

(20)

[　　]

A．hopeful　　　　B．pleasant

C．careful　　　　D．valuable