One of India's top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students' performance, making them lonely and even suicidal.

Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. "Now, a student doesn't even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet," said Prakash Gopalan, dean of student affairs. "The old dormitory culture of companionship and socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion."

IIT-Mumbai, with about 5,000 students, is one of seven IITs across India which are considered to be among the finest engineering schools in the world. They are also a talent pool for global technology giants. But their hard courses, tough competition and lonely campus lifestyle have taken an effect on students. Depressive and dysfunctional (不正常的) lifestyles are known to be common among IIT students, and at least nine have committed suicide in the past five years. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their boarding houses to help them in their studies, but many also use it to surf, chat, download movies and music, blog and for gaming.

Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12.30 p.m. at IIT-Mumbai's 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force them out of their "shells," Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. "Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (摇篮曲) to go to sleep," said Rajiv, an electronics student.

Which of the following is not the possible effect of free Internet access on students?

         A.There has been a decline in students’ lessons.

         B.Participation in social activities has gone down.

         C.Some students feel lonely and even suicidal.

         D.Students don’t even know his classmates.

What measure has been taken in IIT- Mumbai?

         A.Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.

         B.Students are forbidden to surf the Internet.

         C.Internet access is unavailable in deep night.

         D.Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.

In the passage the students are told to _____.

         A.sleep through their lessons   

         B.break away from the Internet

         C.go to sleep along with music          

         D.stop surfing, make friends

We may infer from the last paragraph that _____.

         A.the banning order causes some complaints among the students

         B.all electronics students hate the banning order

         C.more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet

         D.there is no Internet access on the IIT campus even since.

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would  21 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people  22 .  
I started surfing about five years ago and  23  in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever  24 .
When I try to  25  surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my  26 ,
there’s nothing like it. It involves(涉及)body,  27 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all  28 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that   29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m   30  .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless   31  . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean   32  an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing;   33  are very aggressive(攻击性的)and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   34  from any other sport.
I’ve   35  to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be   36  that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men   37  dominate (主宰)?
There’re women   38  side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   39  the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they   40  .
21. A. tell                            B. answer                     C. give                         D. realize
22. A. wonder                          B. understand                   C. reply on                      D. believe
23. A. stayed                            B. came                              C. dropped                     D. fell
24. A. experienced                 B. adventured                   C. worked out                D. discovered
25. A. bring                               B. connect                         C. compare                    D. tie
26. A. work                               B. study                              C. holiday                       D. life
27. A. mind                               B. figure                             C. health                         D. control
28. A. over                                B. above                             C. around                       D. among
29. A. beach                             B. water                                      C. board                                   D. lake
30. A. weight                           B. overweight                    C. weight-loss                 D. weightless
31. A. success                          B. challenge                      C. ability                         D. trouble
32.   A. catches                          B. includes                         C. offers                                   D. collects
33. A. others                            B. other                              C. another                      D. the other
34. A. exciting                          B. attractive                      C. enjoyable                  D. different
35. A. chosen                           B. tried                               C. learned                      D. promised
36. A. expected                       B. supposed                      C. achieved                    D. proved
37. A. hated to                        B. hoped to                        C. used to                       D. had to
38. A. sitting                            B. walking                          C. fighting                      D. working
39. A. of                                     B. from                               C. on                                    D. with
40. A. had                                 B. will                                  C. have                               D. do

Ricochet, a 19-month-old golden retriever(金毛寻回犬), was bred(饲养) to be a service dog but never made it. Now, she has found her role in the ocean, surfing with a disabled teen.
Patrick Ivison, 15, suffered a severe injury in a car accident when he was 14 months old. He has been disabled since, but the Californian boy never gave up on the goal of walking. He recently took his first steps. When Ivison first met Ricochet, the two immediately hit it off. To raise money for Ivison’s physical therapy(治疗), which is not covered by insurance, it was suggested that the pair take up surfing. Ivison said that when he first heard the idea he thought, “We are completely out of our minds.”
But from the start, the two took to surfing naturally. With the help of his mom, Jennifer Kayler, and friends, who carry Patrick to the ocean and guide the extra-large surfboard into the waters, Ivison rides the waves with his pal standing on the back. “It’s kind of like a grand performance out there,” Ivison said of the group of people who help him out. The dog helps to balance out the board The teen remembered one pass when “we were about to flip over and then she stepped on that side of the board and helped us out.”
The two participated Sunday in the Surf City Surf Dog contest as a fund-raiser(募集资金者). They wowed the cheering crowd during their exhibition. The event raised $8,200. About $2,000 will go toward a service dog for Ivison, and the rest will go toward his “Help Patrick Walk” therapy fund.
【小题1】 Ivison got disabled when             .

A.he drove to the seasideB.he began to learn surfing
C.he suffered a severe diseaseD.he was over one year old
【小题2】Ivison decided to take up surfing in order to       .
A.collect money for his treatmentB.set an example for the disabled
C.realize his dream of being a surfer
D.develop courage and positive attitudes
【小题3】What did Ivison think about the idea of going surfing in the beginning?
A.Easy.B.Interesting.C.Crazy.D.Exciting.
【小题4】In what way does Ricochet help Ivison surf?
A.She keeps on cheering Ivison on.
B.She keeps the balance of the surfboard.
C.She gives signals when huge waves come.
D.She pulls the board back if Ivison falls off.

Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Any More

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I am one of the few girls who would   21  : surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people   22   .  Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and   23  in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding the first   24   was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to   25   surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my   2—___26   , there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到) body and  27  . There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt   28  all around us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing   29   that water, becoming one with the   30  , is like I’m weightless.

The one thing I can   31   from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean  32  an too many kinds of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and   33 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   34   from any other sport.

I’ve    35   to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new   36  , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start   37 __the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?

There’re women   38   side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   39  the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to   4, and they will.

1.A. tell      B. answer        C. give            D. realize

2.A.wonder           B. understand              C. reply      D. believe

3.A. stayed            B. came                  C. dropped      D. fell

4.A. wave     B. storm                 C. sail        D. boat

5.A. bring     B. connect         C. compare    D. tie

6.A. work      B. study                  C. holiday        D. life

7.A. mind      B. effort                 C. health              D. time

8.A. beach             B. ocean                 C. water               D. coast

9.A. through          B. across                C. over        D. above

10.A. sky            B. world             C. earth              D. ocean

11.A. take      B. get                    C. make               D. keep

12.A. catches         B. includes               C. offers               D. collects

13.A. sharp             B. great               C. hard          D. calm

14.A. known           B. right                C. far                 D. different

15.A. chosen          B. tried                C. managed       D. promised

16.A. levels            B. points          C. steps                 D. parts

17.A. reaching       B. accepting             C. pushing            D. setting

18.A. sitting            B. walking                 C. fighting             D. working

19.A. of              B. from                 C. on                 D. with

20.A. think              B. succeed               C. perform           D. feel

 

Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would   36 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people   37 . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the sport on the  38  first day. Riding that first   39  was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to   40  surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my   41 , there’s nothing like it. It involves body,   42 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all   43  us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that   44 , becoming one with the   45 , is like I’m weightless.

The one thing I can   46  from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean   47  an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活跃有力的) and   48 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   49  from any other sport.

I’ve   50  to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new   51 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start   52  the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?

There’re women   53  side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   54  the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to   55  , and they will.

1.                A.tell            B.give            C.answer   D.realize

 

2.                A.Believe         B.understand      C.reply D.wonder

 

3.                A.very           B.just            C.rightly    D.only

 

4.                A.storm          B.wave           C.sail  D.boat

 

5.                A.bring          B.connect        C.tie   D.compare

 

6.                A.work           B.study           C.holiday   D.life

 

7.                A.effort          B.mind           C.health    D.time

 

8.                A.along          B.around         C.above    D.by

 

9.                A.water          B.beach          C.board    D.lake

 

10.               A.sky            B.ocean          C.earth D.world

 

11.               A.take           B.make          C.get   D.keep

 

12.               A.offers          B.includes        C.catches   D.collects

 

13.               A.great          B.sharp          C.hard  D.calm

 

14.               A.known         B.right           C.far   D.different

 

15.               A.chosen         B.learned        C.tried  D.promised

 

16.               A.points          B.levels          C.steps D.parts

 

17.               A.reaching        B.accepting       C.pushing   D.setting

 

18.               A.sitting          B.walking         C.working   D.fighting

 

19.               A.of             B.from           C.on   D.with

 

20.               A.think          B.feel           C.perform   D.succeed

 

 

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