“BANG!”the door caused a reverberation(回声)．It was just standing there, with Father standing on one side, and I on the other side．
We were both in great anger．“Never set foot in this house again!”stormed Father．With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street．
The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄凉的)．I wandered aimlessly．
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious．
But now…I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our ways of thinking．He always imposes his opinions and codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on．
In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can't stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words：“I can throw you away, let alone these old papers．”
All the lights were off except father's．
Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn't know how to express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers．
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．
The light was still on．“Am I wrong?”I whispered, maybe…With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all．Love is second to none．
(1)
Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage．
a．I opened the door and entered the house．
b．Sadly I ran out into the street．
c．I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit．
d．I thought of my father's kindness towards me．
e．I walked about in the street without any aim．
[ ]
A．
b, e, d, c, a
B．
b, e, c, d, a
C．
b, e, a, c, d
D．
b, e, c, a, d
(2)
What made the writer think of his childhood?
[ ]
A．
The sight of the desolate street lights．
B．
The sight of the empty street．
C．
The sight of a father with a child in his arms．
D．
The sight of light in his own house．
(3)
Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?
[ ]
A．
Perhaps the father is getting older and older．
B．
Perhaps the son has already grown up．
C．
Perhaps they never agree with each other．
D．
Perhaps the father has got used to doing that．
(4)
What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage?
When people advise your children to“get an education”, they tell you only half the truth．What they really mean is to get just enough education to give manpower for your society．
Get a high school diploma, at least．Without that, you are occupationally(职业上)dead, unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison and you can successfully stop study in primary school．
Get a college degree, if possible．With a BA(学士学位), you should start to find a job．You have to put on the brakes now．If you do go for a master’s degree, make sure it is an MBA and only from a first-class university．Otherwise, the famous law of diminishing(报酬递减律)begins to work．
Do you know; for example, that long-distance truck drivers make more money a year than full professors(正教授)?Yes, each driver was paid ＄28,000 in 1997 while a full professor managed to get ＄27,930．
A PhD is the highest degree you can get, but except in few specialized filed such as physics or chemistry, where the degree can quickly by turned to industrial or commercial aim, you are facing a not very bright future．There are more PhDs unemployed in this country than in any other part of the world by far．
If you became a PhD in English or history or political science or languages or－worst of all-in philosophy, you take the risk of becoming over-educated for our national demands．
Thousands of PhDs are selling shoes, driving taxis, vomiting on tables and filling out applications month after month, and then may be taking a job in high school or college with the pay much less than a door-keeper makes．
(1)
According to the writer, the society expects education to turn out people who will ________．
[ ]
A．
raise their payment
B．
become specialized in some way
C．
have a bright future
D．
meet the demands as a source of manpower
(2)
If you don’t want to be occupationally dead, you ________．
[ ]
A．
should look for a job in a primary school
B．
must at least get a high school diploma
C．
have to change your name for Bernard Shaw or Edison
D．
should go on learning and become a doctor or physics or chemistry
(3)
The underlined phrase“put on the brakes”(in Para 3)means ________．
[ ]
A．
stop learning for a high degree
B．
take up master’s degree at once
C．
go on studying in a first-class university
D．
find any interesting job
(4)
Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Neither Bernard Shaw or Edison finished high school
B．
There are more PhDs than the society demands．
C．
The higher education level is, the more money you will earn．
D．
If you are overeducated, you can not easily get a good job．
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Did you ever want to see Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey in 15 minutes?Then BA London Eye, is the one for you．
British Airways London Eye, formerly called as the Millennium Wheel, is situated on the south bank of the River Thames on the Jubilee Gardens．It is situated between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Footbridge in Lambeth and adjacent to(比邻)Old County Building．It stands opposite to Houses of Parliament．
It started with a vision of Architect couple David Marks and Julia Barfields, who had competed for millennium ideas contest conducted by Sunday Times, a British newspaper in 1993 to welcome year 2000 splendidly．Regrettably, the contest was scrapped, but the couple persisted with their dream project by forming a company for this undertaking, eventually grabbing the attention of Evening Standard, another British newspaper．British Airways, after noticing this widely publicized article, agreed to fund, foreseeing the vital contribution of this project to London's skyline and its tourism, giving a spectacular view of this fascinating city that was otherwise not visible to the Londoners．
The entire construction resembles a giant cycle wheel, with a diameter of 135m(443 ft)and weighing 1,700 tons of steel and 2,000 tons at the foundation reaching almost 30m deep!It is the largest observation wheel built so far, making even Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, St．Paul's Cathedral, look up to it．It is the 4th highest structure in London．Canary Wharf Towers, BT Tower and Tower 42 are the higher three．
The whole structure was designed in parts in various countries, later fully assembled on Thames bank．With the dedication of 1,700 workers, this structure was realized in 16 months, just in time to welcome the millennium．Tony Blair inaugurated(为……举行开幕式)it on December 31st, 1999 and a minor safety concern regarding clutching delayed its opening to public, which finally happened 3 months behind the schedule in March 2000．
(1)
Opposite British Airways London Eye is ________．
[ ]
A．
Westminster Bridge
B．
Hungerford Footbridge
C．
Old County Building
D．
Houses of Parliament
(2)
British Airways London Eye was funded by ________．
[ ]
A．
David Marks and Julia Barfields
B．
Sunday Times
C．
Evening Standard
D．
British Airways
(3)
British Airways London Eye is higher than ________．
[ ]
A．
Big Ben
B．
Canary Wharf Towers
C．
BT Tower
D．
Tower 42
(4)
We can learn from the third paragraph that David Marks and Julia Barfields ________．
[ ]
A．
had wanted to complete their dream project on their own
B．
won the first prize in millennium ideas contest
C．
asked for another newspaper for help
D．
would have given up their idea without British Airways
阅读理解
International Studies(BA)
Key features
●Recognizes the“global community”
●Has close connections with practical research
●Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
About the course
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states．It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank．
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries．You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems．
Related courses
BA(Hons)Community Management
BA(Hons)Public Policy and Management
Employment possibilities
International organizations
International business
Earth Science(BSc)
Key features
●Based on key courses and the latest research findings
●Pays much attention to practical skills
●Offers chances for fieldwork(实地考察)
About the course
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind．Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources．
The course covers geography and geology．You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year．
Related courses
BSc(Hons)Geograhpy
BSc(Hons)Geology
Employment possibilities
Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
(1)
International Studies is a course in ________．
[ ]
A．
international polities
B．
international business
C．
international systems
D．
international bodies
(2)
After taking the course of International Studies, the students will ________．
[ ]
A．
become practical and open-minded
B．
have a greater ability to discuss theories
C．
know how to settle international problems
D．
have good jobs in any international organizations
(3)
Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________．
[ ]
A．
is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B．
pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C．
is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D．
encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
(4)
It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who ________．
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OU supported open learning.