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　　A British sociologist has advanced the theory that many working-class children are unsuccessful at school because of the nature of their language. They use what he terms a “restricted” code of speech, whereas most teachers use an“elaborated” code, which is familiar to middle-class children.

　　Working-class language is a language of personal experience and direct command, rather than rationalization and distinction between subtleties. In school, however, the latter abilities are demanded of children. Middle-class children, who have been brought up in such a way as to enable them to respond to argument and reasoning, are able to cope with the classroom situation much better than their teacher's saying.

　　So it seems that working-class children fail to take full advantage of the educational system, not because they are less bright than middle-class children, but because the language of the classroom is alien to them.

(1) How is working-class said to differ from middle-class language?

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A．Working-class language is poor and limited.

B．Working-class language is not good for children.

C．Working-class language is easy to learn.

D．Working-class language is difficult to understand.

(2) What advantage do middle-class children have over working-class children at school?

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A．Middle-class children can do much better in the classroom.

B．Middle-class children can't understand what teacher said.

C．Middle-class children are cleverer than working-class children.

D．Teachers care more about middle-class children.

(3) Why is the language of the classroom alien to working-class children?

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A．Because teachers' language is not easy to learn.

B．Because teachers are middle-class people.

C．Because teachers' language is close to the middle-class language.

D．Because working-class children are less bright.

(4) Why do middle-class children seem to be more intelligent than working-class children?

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A．Because their parents are more strict with them.

B．Because they have been brought up by their parents.

C．Because working-class children are not working hard.

D．Because they can understand their teachers better.

(5) How might the gap between working-class children and their teachers be narrowed?

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A．Working-class children should be kept away from their families.

B．Teachers should learn the working-class language.

C．Both the working-class children and their teachers should learn from each other.

D．Working-class parents should receive more education.

答案：A;A;C;D;D
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　If you are planning to go into higher education, perhaps even to 　1　 at a British university or to become a translator 　2 　interpreter, you will find that the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)（剑桥高级英语证书）is a 　3 　requirement, and that sometimes Cambridge Proficiency (CP)（剑桥水平测试）is 　4 　．The best advice is to write 　5 　any employers or colleges you are 　6 　in and ask them which exams they 　7 　．

　A lot will also 　8 　on your own level of English．You may know 　9 　experienced teacher who will be 　10 　to advise you; but, if 　11 　, the next best thing is to go to a 　12 　or library and look at some of the 　13 　tests which are published with each exam． 　14 　some of the exercises and then 　15 　your answers with the key in the 　16 　of the book．In order to have a chance of 　17　 the exam, you will need to get about half the answers 　18 　．And don't forget that the exam 　19 　includes speaking and listening tests, 　20 　don't just rely on the results of reading and grammar tests．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．teach

B．study

C．work

D．stay

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(2) A．and

B．instead

C．or

D．not

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(3) A．basic

B．strict

C．fair

D．separate

[　　]

(4) A．included

B．needed

C．designed

D．forced

[　　]

(5) A．with

B．about

C．for

D．to

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(6) A．interested

B．keen

C．fond

D．ready

[　　]

(7) A．offer

B．provide

C．accept

D．receive

[　　]

(8) A．go

B．depend

C．call

D．live

[　　]

(9) A．certain

B．other

C．a

D．an

[　　]

(10)A．able

B．possible

C．capable

D．afraid

[　　]

(11)A．not

B．no

C．so

D．lucky

[　　]

(12)A．stadium

　　

B．Theatre

　　

　　C．college

　　

D．Bookshop

　　

[　　]

　　

(13)A．easy

B．practice

C．secret

D．difficult

[　　]

(14)A．Try

B．Manage

C．Succeed

D．Buy

[　　]

(15)A．mark

B．score

C．compare

D．check

[　　]

(16)A．front

B．centre

C．side

D．back

[　　]

(17)A．seeing

B．passing

C．failing

D．sharing

[　　]

(18)A．right

B．wrong

C．done

D．finished

[　　]

(19)A．too

B．besides

C．also

D．never

[　　]

(20)A．because

B．however

C．otherwise

D．so

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The British aren't having as many children as they used to．One reason is that people are having children much older than before, meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them．After years at university, they need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want．They might then get married, but it's incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK．

　　The above explains why young British people now don't move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old on average．It is not until they are 30 that they can afford their own home．Increasingly, it is not until that age that they can afford to get married and start a new life in a new home．It's only after this age that many young people start thinking about having a child．

　　So a British person manages to get a job, get a home and get married．Why isn't he or she then having at least two children on average? The main reason is that it is quite expensive to bring up a child in the UK．Why is it expensive? Well, these days, both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses．Because both parents are at work, that means they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the day．Paying for this childcare is nearly always expensive．

　　The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children．With so much pressure on families, is it any surprise that the divorce rate is so high?

　　So what is Britain doing to try and save the British family? The government is trying to make it cheaper to have children．For example, there have been increases in money families can claim from the state each month．Also, there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools, so that parents do not need to pay so much for child care．

　　The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills．If parents didn't have to work so many hours, they'd have more time to spend with their children and wouldn't need to spend so much on childcare．On average, a Briton works 49 hours a week, which is the most in Europe．The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees’ work-life balance．Let's hope they’re not too late to save the British family．Otherwise, the British will always be too tired, and won't have enough time and money, to have children．

(1)

Young British people live in their parents’ home until around 30 because ________．

[　　]

A．

They are allowed to get married at 30

B．

they can't find jobs to support themselves

C．

they can't afford a house of their own until then

D．

they enjoy family life with their parents

(2)

The British are now having fewer children than before for all the following reasons EXCEPT that ________．

[　　]

A．

they have fewer years to have children

B．

they live much shorter lives than before

C．

it is more expensive to bring up a child

D．

people are losing their jobs because of the recent financial crisis

(3)

To make it cheaper to have children, the British government is ________．

[　　]

A．

bringing down prices

B．

raising the salaries of parents

C．

reducing family income tax

D．

increasing subsidies for families and nursery schools

(4)

It can be inferred from the text that ________．

[　　]

A．

with long work hours, it is hard for British parents to balance life and work

B．

more and more families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children

C．

among Europeans, British people work hardest and earn the least

D．

childcare takes up too much energy and time for the British

(5)

The underlined word “subsidies” in Paragraph 5 means ________．

[　　]

A．

food paid by the government

B．

school buildings for poor students

C．

free transportation

D．

money from the government to benefit the public

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　LONDON-A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的)bomb detectors(探测器)to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared about potentially deadly consequences．

　　It is believed that James McCormick got about ＄77.8 million from the sales of his detectors-which were based on a kind of golf ball finder-to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia．

　　McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪)of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London．

　　"Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people, " Judge Richard Hone told McCormick．"you have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt．"

　　The detectors, sold for up to ＄42, 000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air．But in fact they "lacked any grounding in science" and were of no use．

　　McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand．

　　"I never had any had results from customers, " he said．

(1)

Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?

[　　]

A．

He sold bombs．

B．

He caused death of people．

C．

He made detectors．

D．

He cheated in business．

(2)

According to the judge, what McCormick had done ________．

[　　]

A．

increased the cost of safeguarding

B．

lowered people's guard against danger

C．

changed people's idea of social security

D．

caused innocent people to commit crimes

(3)

Which of the following is true of the detectors?

[　　]

A．

They have not been sold to Africa．

B．

They have caused many serious problems．

C．

They can find dangerous objects in water．

D．

They don't function on the basis of science．

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick ________．

[　　]

A．

sold the equipment at a low price

B．

was well-known in most countries

C．

did not think he had committed the crime

D．

had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.

The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet.

Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Master card is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line.

However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.

Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.

And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.

If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. the Web site address may also start with https://-- the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.

Keep your password safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.

What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?

A. A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.     B. Fraud on the Internet.

C. Many Web sites are destroyed.                D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.

What is the meaning of “fraud”?

A. cheating           B. sale            C. payment                     D. safety

How can the thieves get the information of the credit-card?

A. The customers give them the information. B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.

C. The customers sell the information to them. D. Both A and B.

How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?

A. Four. 　　  　B. Three.         C. Five. 　      　D. Six.

You are shopping on the site: http: //www. shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest doing?

A. Order the TV set at once.        B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.

C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.

D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.

The National Gallery

Description:

　　　 The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance

Layout:

The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.

The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronest.

The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.

The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh

Opening Hours:

The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10anm to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.

Getting There:

Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk). Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk).

68. In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?

A. The 13th

B. The 17th

C. The 18th

D. The 20th

69. Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?

A. In the East Wing.

B. In the main West Wing.

C. In the Sainsbury Wing.

D. In the North Wing.

70. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?

A. Piccadilly Circus.

B. Leicester Square.

C. Embankment.

D. Charing Cross.

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