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For most Chinese university students, the US is a favorite destination for further education£®But apart from obstacles such as the GRE and TOEFL exams, choosing a good graduate school is no easy task£®

Admission is very competitive for international students, so it is important to apply to a number of institutions to have a reasonable chance of acceptance£®

Since the application to most universities requires a certain fee, Chinese students usually choose seven to seventeen universities according to their own financial circumstances£®

Wang Yuwei, a Zhejiang University graduate, sent applications to 15 US universities£®

When the 24-year-old began looking for a US graduate school in her senior year, she took time to compare the various schools and find the ones most suiting her needs£®Now, studying at the University of Washington, she knows that her hard work paid off£®

¡°To broaden your chances, at least one third of the applications should be to less selective schools,¡± said Wang£®¡°Applicants shouldn¡¯t limit their choices to the most famous institutions£®¡± Ks  Furthermore, one shouldn¡¯t rely too much on college rankings such as the Gorman Report or US News & World Report¡¯s annual league tables£®

The right school is the one that best meets your own personal needs and interests, rather than someone else¡¯s assessment of an institution¡¯s prestige£¨ÉùÍû£©£®

¡°Usually choices are based on one¡¯s personal interests and academic background, but it is important to make sure that your chosen subject is satisfied,¡± said Wang£®

1£®The author believes that the right school is the one that _____£®

     A£®has the best location

  B£®best meets one¡¯s own personal needs and interests

  C£®best meets one¡¯s assessment of an institution¡¯s prestige

  D£®offers good living conditions

2£®According to this passage, what can we judge?

  A£®More and more students will go abroad for their further education£®

  B£®Choosing a good graduate school is a piece of cake£®

  C£®To go abroad for further education, you must pass the GRE or TOTEL£®

  D£®To get a better chance to go abroad, you¡¯d better apply to a less selective school£®

3£®In the passage the writer uses the example of Wang Yuwei to show ______£®

  A£®you must spend a lot of time comparing the various schools

  B£®it isn¡¯t worthwhile to spend time looking for the right university

     C£®it is necessary to find the suitable university that meets your personal interests

  D£®one¡¯s own financial circumstances are worth considering

4£®What will be continued after this passage?

     A£®How hard Chinese students studied in America.

     B£®Some advice on how to take care of yourself in America.

     C£®The difficulties you will meet with while living in America.

  D£®Some other things to consider to choose the right school£®

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Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.

Almost one in three of all apes and monkeys are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.

The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), shows that 114 of the world's 394 kinds could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing loss of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial£¨ÉÌÒµµÄ£©hunting for meat are also endangering them.

What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization¡¯s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.

Russell Mittermeier, the main researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit(°²ÖÃ) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."

The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate(Á鳤Ŀ¶¯Îï) species dying out - something which has not happened in over a century.

The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the decreasing number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.

The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.

1.What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?

A£®Climate change.                        B£®Loss of animal habitat.

C£®Animal protection.                      D£®Endangered animals

2.How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?

A£®22               B£®19               C£®25.               D£®28.

3.The spokesman refers to 'a football stadium' in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.

A£®the animals enjoy playing sports

B£®these animals should be placed there for protection

C£®there are not many of these animals left

D£®the report was announced there

4.What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?

A£®Airplanes.                             B£®Loss of trees.

C£®Factory pollution.                       D£®Road vehicles.

 

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now ¡ª saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related (Óë·ÖÉ¢×¢ÒâÁ¦ÓйصÄ) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.

As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.

However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.

¡°Every year, new devices are being on sale.¡± she said. ¡°People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car.¡±

The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.

Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.

¡°It¡¯s going to be very unpopular with some people.¡± she said. ¡°We¡¯re not here to win a popularity contest. We¡¯re here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it¡¯s the right recommendation and it is time.¡±

The agency¡¯s recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won¡¯t likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.

The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.

1.The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward ______.

A£®after a long discussion and recommendation

B£®after about ten years¡¯ investigation in it

C£®because of the most powerful mobile devices

D£®for the reason of heading away from the road

2.We can know from the passage that ______.

A£®electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B£®numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C£®electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D£®the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

3.Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking ______.

A£®are just common behaviors                B£®can be shifted to behaviors

C£®are behaviors to be changed               D£®are just cultural behaviors

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A£®Cellphone Ban in Cars

B£®Valuable Ban for Cellphones

C£®Drivers Ban Cellphones

D£®Cellphone Ban while Driving

 

Earthquakes are something that people fear£®There are some places that have few or no earthquakes£®Most places in the world£¬however£¬have them regularly£¨ÓйæÂɵģ©£®Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous£¨¶àɽµÄ£©£®

The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906£®Over 700 people died in it£®The strongest one in North America was in 1964£®It happened in Alaska£®

Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people£®In 1755£¬one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal£®Around 2,000 people died£®

In 1923£¬a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo£¬Yokohama area of Japan£®A hundred and forty thousand people died£®Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake£®

One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008£®It killed a large number of people£®The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China£¬in which 400,000 people were killed or injured£®This earthquake happened in 1556£®

Earthquakes worry people a lot£®The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming£®People can not prepare for it£®

1.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported£¿

A£®1964;Alaska.       B£®1556;China.        C£®1923;Japan.        D£®2008;China.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A£®The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.

B£®Earthquakes often come unexpectedly£¨³öºõÒâÁϵأ©.

C£®Earthquakes can cause fires.

D£®People still don¡¯t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.

3.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?

A£®How do earthquakes worry people?

B£®What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?

C£®How can we save people when earthquakes happen?

D£®How do earthquakes happen?

 

I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother¡¯s idea. She wanted me to ¡°make something¡± of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

¡°How many did you sell, my boy?¡± my mother asked.

¡°None.¡±

¡°Where did you go?¡±

¡°The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.¡±

¡°What did you do?¡±

¡°Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.¡±

¡°You just stood there?¡±

¡°Didn¡¯t sell a single one.¡±

¡°My God, Russell!¡±

Uncle Allen put in, ¡°Well, I¡¯ve decided to take the Post.¡± I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I¡¯d changed my mind. I didn¡¯t want to make a success in the magazine business.

¡°If you think you can change your mind like this,¡± she replied, ¡°you¡¯ll become a good-for-nothing.¡± She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father¡¯s plain workman¡¯s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband¡¯s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

A£®He wanted to be famous in the future.

B£®The job was quite easy for him.

C£®His mother had high hopes for him.

D£®The competition for the job was fierce.

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

A£®excited           B£®interested         C£®ashamed          D£®disappointed

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A£®She forced him to continue.               B£®She punished him.

C£®She gave him some money.                D£®She changed her plan.

4.What does the underlined word ¡°nickel¡± most possibly mean?

A£®a note that is worth ten dollars

B£®a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt

C£®a list showing how much you have to pay

D£®a coin that is worth five cents

5.What is the text mainly about?

A£®The early life of a journalist.

B£®The early success of a journalist.

C£®The happy childhood of the writer.

D£®The important role of the writer in his family.

 

I usually doubt about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago.While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, 1 was struck by a report which concluded that today¡¯s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children between 9 and 17 have a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.

Why are America¡¯s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation (¹Â¶À) brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.

Given that we can¡¯t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation to cope.

At the top of the list,nurturing (ÅàÓý) is a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.

To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later.They will then have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.

Limit the amount of virtual (ÐéÄâµÄ) violence your children are exposed to. It¡¯s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.

Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.

Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you deal with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable,but it doesn¡¯t have to ruin your life.

1.What does the author thinks of the conclusion that people in America are unhappier than 50 years ago?

A£®Surprising         B£®Confusing         C£®Illogical           D£®Questionable

2.What does the author mean by saying ¡° we can¡¯t turn the clock back(Para. 3)?

A£®It¡¯s impossible to slow down the pace of the change.

B£®The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.

C£®Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.

D£®It¡¯s impossible to forget the past.

3.According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children 50 years ago __________.

A£®were less isolated physically

B£®were probably less self-centered

C£®probably suffered less from anxiety

D£®were considered less individualistic

4.What is the first and most important thing parents should do to help their children?

A£®To provide them with a safer environment.

B£®To lower their expectations for them.

C£®To get them more involved socially.

D£®To set a good model for them to follow.

5.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A£®Anxiety, though always unavoidable, can be coped with.

B£®Children¡¯s anxiety has been enormously exaggerated(¿ä´ó).

C£®Children¡¯s anxiety can be removed with more parental care.

D£®Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.

 

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