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     "Sesame Street" has been called "the longest street in the world." That is because the television
program can be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of America's exports
soon after it was shown in New York in 1969.
     In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. Although some people do not agree to some parts of the program, parents praise it highly.
     Tests have shown that children have learned much from watching "Sesame Street". The children who
watch it five times a week learn more than those who watch it less. In the United States the program is
shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it
regularly.
     The programs use songs, stories, jokes and pictures to give children a basic understanding of
numbers, letters and human relationships.
     Why has "Sesame Street" been so much more successful than other children's shows? Many reasons
have been suggested, such as the educational theories of its producers, the support from both the
government and businessmen, and the full use of various kinds of television skills. Perhaps another
important reason is that mothers watch "Sesame Street" together with their children. This is partly because
famous film stars often appear on "Sesame Street". But the best reason for the success of the program
may be that it makes every child watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he
wants to learn more.

1. The "Sesame Street" has been called "the longest street in the world" because it is ______.

A. the longest street in the United States
B. shown in many countries
C. the longest television program in the world
D. watched regularly by six million children

2. In the United States many children can watch the program regularly because ______.

A. they needn't go to school
B. it is shown many hours a day
C. it is shown in the evening
D. it is shown many times during the week

3. One of the important reasons for the success of the program is that ______.

A. not only children but also their mothers like to watch it
B. many famous film stars enjoy watching it
C. it teaches educational theories
D. it is produced by the government

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revealed that unscientific ways of feeding babies and a lack of trace elements are the two biggest threats
to youngsters'health. Experts drew these conclusions from a two year study into the nutrition and health
situation of children under six in ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
     Started in 2003 by the China National Children's Center, the survey includes 8043 children, equally
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about a nutrition difference as these children grow up.  "Our children above four to six months old fall
behind foreign children in terms of their physical well?being," said Zhao Shunyi, head of the center.  She
called on Chinese parents to pay more attention to their children's nutrition after they stop breast feeding
at six months old.
     Trace elements
     The survey also shows more than half of the children above six months old are deficient in five trace
elements which are crucial to their physical development-magnesium, copper, calcium, iron and zinc.
"Lack of zinc will lead to low level of intelligence," said Dou Xiaowei, vice director of the National Center
for Child Nutrition Quality Supervision and Testing. "Parents had better choose baby food with plentiful
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     Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious
to know what you usually do in a typical week, bow you can get along with your fellow students, and so
on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.
   First, let's talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be,
you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures
are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics
often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it's very
important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information in a lecture is often
different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on
the lectures. So it isn't enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a
typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion
section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about
the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students, called teaching
assistants, usually direct discussion sections.
   If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you'll also have to spend several hours a
week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the
classroom than non-science majors do. On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.

Purpose of the text	To help the students learn about (1)______ life
Things that students usually do in a typical week	(2)_____ lectures having (3)_____ for every class doing (4)____ in the lab if you (5)____ in science.
(6)______ of time spent attending lectures	Between 4 and 6 hours a week
(7) _____ of attending lectures.	The information in a lecture often (8) _____ from that in the textbooks. Exam questions are often (9)______ on lectures.
Discussion section	under the (10)______ of teaching assistants

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     There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things
which are very helpful in your career building. Today Canada has earned a good name in
providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students. That is why more
than 130,000 international students enroll(登记入学) every year in famous Canadian
universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience
education and its versatile(多样的) arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education
and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.
     To study in Canada is very cost effective. These universities are affordable compared to
other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of
education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, "Canada offered the
lowest tuition fees(学费) for foreign students compared to UK and Australia."
     The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attracts
a lot of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175
community colleges and university degrees have three levels-Bachelor's, Master's and
Doctoral.
     A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study depending on
the nature of the program you are doing. On the other hand, a Master's degree consists of
two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian universities, you require a
minimum (最低/小的) of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.
     You can also find many diploma and certification (认证) program in Canadian universities
where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded
worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are
recognized globally and promise bright future. After the completion of studies, a person
could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit
to work on campus.

1. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. Canada has 92 community colleges
B. to study in Canada is cheaper than in Australia
C. Canada spends the least on education among G-8 countries
D. 130,000 Chinese students enroll in Canadian universities every year

2. How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor's,
Master's and Doctoral degrees in Canada?______

A. 11 years
B. 9 years
C. 8 years
D. 7 years

3. What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage?
(1) Quality education. (2) Safe environment
(3)Versatile culture (4) Bright job future
(5) High scholarship(6) Low tuition fees

A. (1) (2) (4) (5) (6)
B. (1) (2) (3) (5) (6)
C. (1) (3) (4) (5) (6)
D. (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

4. What's the best title for the passage?______

A. Canadian culture
B. The life in Canada
C. Benefits of studying abroad
D. Study in Canada--- a unique experience

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     No matter what hairstyles youngsters wear, they will be looking good as they turn pages, thanks
to a new literacy (读写能力) project that inspires boys to read and rewards them with free haircuts.
George Cook ?, a sixth grader at Middle Township Middle School in Cape May Court House, is
just one of the 2010 Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winners for his creative communitybased
project that offers reading inspiration.
     America's youngsters created some big ideas to get kids reading. This year, Youth Leaders for
Literacy is awarding 30 cash grants of $ 500 each to winners, totaling $ 15,000.
The National Education Association (NEA) joined forces with Youth Service America (YSA) to
develop Youth Leaders for Literacy to encourage community service through innovative (创新的)
youthdesigned programs that benefit others in their communities.  The national competition received
more than 200 entries (参赛作品)-an amount that continues to grow each year with the program's
popularity.
     "Educators and parents face a daily challenge of how to develop children's interest in reading,"
said NEA President Reg Weaver. "When youngsters are encouraged to brainstorm and design
literacy programs for their generation, it's another solution for the__reading__blues that really
works."
     Developed in 2001, the youthled activities are started on NEA's Read Across America Day,
celebrated this year on Monday, March 3, and end during YSA's Global Youth Service Day,
scheduled for April 25-27, 2010. Attached is a list of the 30 grant winners being honored from
across the country.
     "The Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winners demonstrate global caring and decisions,
showing the world that young people can be leaders today, not in some distant tomorrow," said
Steve Culbertson, president and CEO of YSA. "By combining the dynamics of leadership, service
and learning, the Youth Leaders for Literacy recipients build one of the most important skills-the
ability to read."

1. Why did George Cook ? become the 2010 Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winner?

A. Because he put forward an innovative project.
B. Because he looked good when turning pages.
C. Because he offered the youngsters free haircuts.
D. Because he helped Youth Leaders for Literacy before.

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Winners will have their hair cut free.
B. It is not easy to develop children's interest in reading.
C. Youth Leaders for Literacy will choose over 30 winners this year.
D. 200 people enter Youth Leaders for Literacy competition each year.

3. The underlined phrase "the reading blues" in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A. youngsters' reading ability
B. people's feeling on reading
C. youngsters' unwillingness to read
D. the colour of the readers' face

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Youngsters Can Have Free Haircuts
B. The Ability to Read Is Very Important
C. How to Design New Reading Program for Youngsters
D. Youth Leaders for Literacy Pays Off

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     Six-month-old babies are strictly limited in what they can remember about the objects they
see in the world. If you hide several objects from babies, they will only remember one of those
objects. But a new study, which was published in an issue of Psychological Science, a journal
of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that when babies “forget” about an object,
not all is lost. Researchers used to think that babies less than two years old did not understand
than an object continues to exist when it is not in the baby’s view. But in the mid-1980s, new
ways of doing experiments with babies found that they do, if fact, know that objects don’t
disappear when they are not looking at them- a concept know as object permanence. But it
was still unknown what babies needed to remember about objects in order to remember their
existence.
     Now Melissa Kibbe, of Johns Hopkins University, and Alan Leslie, of Rutgers University, are
working to figure out exactly what it is that babies remember about objects. For the new study,
they showed six-month-old babies two objects, a disk and a triangle. Then they hid the objects
behind small screens, first one shape, then the other. Earlier research has shown that young babies
can remember what was hidden most recently, but have more trouble remembering the first object
that was hidden. Once the shapes were hidden, they lifted the screen in front of the first object.
Sometimes they showed babies the shape that was hidden there originally, but sometimes it was
the other shape, and sometimes the object had vanished completely.
     Psychologists measure how long babies look at something to see how surprised they are. In
Kibbe and Leslie’s study, babies weren’t particularly surprised to see that the shape hidden behind
the screen had changed, for example, from a triangle to a disk. But if the object was gone altogether,
the babies looked significantly longer, indicating surprise at an unexpected outcome. “This shows
that even though babies don’t remember the shape of the object, they know that it should continue
to exist,” Kibbe says. “They remember the object without remembering the features that identify that
object.”
     This helps explain how the young brain processes information about objects, Leslie says. He
thinks the brain has a structure that acts like a kind of pointer, a mental finger that points at an object.