Many students, feeling that they do not have the experience of self or depth of personal skills to confront the difficult problems of adulthood, show an unwillingness to enter the world beyond college．They are afraid of marriage and other adult forms of intimac(亲密), and tremble at having to enter professional life．They invent wonderful stories for themselves and their parents about needing time off or wanting to travel after college, but often behind these surprising plans lays a terrible fear：that they simply are not ready for the adult world．They are not ready because they did not grow up．
Ever since the 1970s when colleges gave up the notion that they should act like parents, they have let students construct their own social and personal lives with few restrictions and little guidance．Students, of course, welcomed this change－even demanded it as part of the social revolution(革命)of the 1960s－for it meant that there were no adults around who might challenge their values and behavior．Students were happy not to be treated as children and faculty．
When Alexander Astin, the most important researcher of college life in America, decided to study how college life affects personality and self concept, he was shocked to find that the most significant(重大的)shift during the college years was a significant increase in the number of students experiencing a decreased sense of psychological well being．He found that students tended to feel more depressed as seniors than they were as first year students．
(1)
What is the meaning of the underlined word “confront” in the first paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Complain．
B．
Wonder．
C．
Face．
D．
Escape．
(2)
What can we learn from the first paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Many college students are afraid of their study．
B．
College students dare not face college life and the adult world．
C．
College students like traveling alone．
D．
College students are not ready for the adult life．
(3)
What did colleges do during the 1970s?
[ ]
A．
Colleges gave up the notion that they should act like parents．
B．
Colleges got students to construct their parents' social and personal lives．
C．
Colleges found that no adults around challenged the students' values and behavior．
D．
Colleges called for students to be treated as children and faculty．
(4)
According to Alexander Astin, what was the college students' situation?
[ ]
A．
College life affected students' personality and self concept．
B．
Students experienced an increased sense of psychological well being．
C．
Senior students tended to feel more depressed than first year students．
D．
Many students had significant shifts during the college years．
阅读理解
The phone next to her rang loudly as she sat by the computer．Sarah picked it up, hoping it wasn't for her, because she really didn't feel like talking to anyone．She uttered a monotonous(沉闷的)“Hello? ”．
“
Hi, Sarah! This is Mindy! What's up? Umm, the reason that I called was that I need help with the English assignment．I've been having trouble coming up with a topic．”
Sarah's shoulders silently drooped as she realized that she had completely forgotten about the homework．She let out a sigh．
As her best friend continued to talk about her topic ideas, Sarah's mind drifted(走神)．She thought about how Mindy was moving 500 miles away in less than a month．She thought about how much she'd miss her friend and how it wouldn't be the same without her．
“
So, do you have any idea what I should do about this assignment?” Mindy asked, bringing Sarah out of her fog．She answered her own question, suddenly exclaiming, “I know! I'll describe what happened today in the lunch line! I just wanted to risk that Jennifer girl's neck! She was so rude!”
Sarah thought back to earlier in the day when they had been in the lunch line, waiting patiently and a snotty(自大的)girl pushed her way up in front of them, causing Mindy and Sarah to lose their place in line．
“
That sounds like a good idea．I wish I'd thought of that．” Sarah said softly．The conversation ended quickly after that and Sarah was feeling better．She was still sad that her best friend was moving, but she knew that they would keep in touch and always be close．At just that moment, Sarah was glad that Mindy called．She now had the perfect topic for her English assignment．
(1)
What do we know about Sarah when the phone rang first?
[ ]
A．
She was in low spirits．
B．
She was busy with her work．
C．
She was doing her assignment．
D．
She was repairing the computer．
(2)
Mindy called Sarah to ________．
[ ]
A．
inform Sarah of her leaving
B．
say that she was missing Sarah
C．
ask Sarah for help
D．
comfort Sarah
(3)
How did Sarah feel about Mindy's moving?
[ ]
A．
She was sad that she would miss her friend．
B．
She didn't quite care about it．
C．
She was surprised because Mindy hadn't told her earlier．
D．
She was sad that Mindy would forget her．
(4)
Why was Sarah feeling better after their telephone conversation ended?
[ ]
A．
Because she finally thought of what she could write about．
B．
Because she knew that she and Mindy would keep in touch．
C．
Because Mindy could protect her at school．
D．
Because Mindy would never trouble her with a question any more．
阅读理解
The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions．Of course, this is not surprising．Without the nose, we could not breathe or smell．It is the part of the face that gives a person special character．Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man－courageous, manly, and wise．
A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatra's nose－If it had been shorter, it would have changed the whole face of the world!
Man's nose has had an important role in his imagination．Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions．Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human's weakness, anger, pride, jealousy(妒忌)and revenge(报复)．
In English there are a number of phrases about the nose．For example, to hold up one's nose expresses a basic human feeling－pride．People can hold up their noses at people, things, and places．
The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows man's weakness．A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him．On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct(本能)guide him．
There are a number of others．However, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling．
(1)
The passage is about ________．
[ ]
A．
an organ, with which people can breathe and smell
B．
the nose, which gives different and useful expressions
C．
the nose giving a person special character
D．
the interesting remarks about the nose made by some people
(2)
From the passage we know ________．
[ ]
A．
“
Cleopatra's nose” changed the whole face of theworld indeed
B．
Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the world
C．
Cleopatra's nose was not short
D．
Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world
(3)
Expressions about nose don't express ________．
[ ]
A．
people's shortcomings
B．
people's instinct
C．
people's different emotions
D．
human feeling
(4)
A person who follows his nose ________．
[ ]
A．
won't take others' advice
B．
is easily controlled by others
C．
is weak-minded
D．
will let his will guide him
阅读理解
People are talking about the “new economy”．It's very different from the “old economy”．
In the old economy, people travel to work．They buy things in stores．They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information．They see people face to face at their jobs or in stores．People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries．
In the new economy, people do business through the “Net”, which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world．In the new economy, workers often work at home．They can get information on line．They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail．Businesses have “virtual (虚拟的) stores”．They are web sites on which customers can see the products．Businesses can sell to customers anywhere in the world．
In the new economy, people live a fast-paced, convenient and colorful life．The whole world develops more quickly than before．But the new economy is a double edge sword(双刃剑)．Its disadvantage is also obvious．For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit card(信用卡)cheating．Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned(禁止的)goods or services．On-line shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card information could even be for sale in an illegal website．So people in the new economy should be smarter and more knowledgeable．
(1)
The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is ________．
[ ]
A．
the change of people's idea
B．
the business people do
C．
the use of the Internet
D．
the change of people's life
(2)
In the old economy, people can do the following things EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
getting information from books
B．
communicating with friends by telephone
C．
meeting people face to face
D．
shopping on line
(3)
The underlined sentence in the passage means ________．
[ ]
A．
the new economy is as sharp as a sword
B．
the new economy has advantages and disadvantages
C．
the new economy is better than the old economy
D．
both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
People can get various kinds of information on the Internet．
B．
Telephone, radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy．
C．
People in the new economy should have more knowledge．
D．
Life in the new economy is more convenient than the one in the old economy．
