4.A “pawgraphed” book is most probably .
A.a book used in Saturday classes
B.a book written by the children
C.a prize for the children
D.a gift from parents
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A newspaper is Helsinki,Finland,recently published a cartoon of a baby with a mobile phone,telling his parents that his diaper(尿布)needed changing.But it’s hardly a joke.Helsinki is home to Nokia,the mobile-phone maker.It’s one of the most “mobile” cities in the world:About 92 percent of its households have at least one mobile phone.And the kids start young.
“A relatively normal age to get a mobile phone is now 7,”says Jan Virkki,marketing manager for a mobile-phone company.Among the second graders at the Kulosaari Elementary School,the most popular object of desire this year is not a Barbie or a Gameboy.It is a Nokia mobile phone with a picture of their own choice on the screen.
“One of the first things we discuss when school starts is the rules for mobile phones,”says Tiia Korppi,a teacher.Among the rules:You have to put it away out of sight.You cannot turn it on.You cannot send text messages to your friends,or playamusingtunes(令人发笑的曲调)in class,or call your parents or call for a pizza during history.
3.By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea”,the writer means the library .
A.uses dogs to attract children
B.accepts the idea put forward by ITA
C.has opened a children’s department
D.has decided to train some dogs
2.Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think .
A.dogs are young children’s best friends
B.children can play with dogs while reading
C.dogs can provide encouragement for shy children
D.children and dogs understand each other
1.What is mainly discussed in the text?
A.Children’s reading difficulties.
B.Advantages of raising dogs.
C.Service in a public library.
D.A special reading program.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Exact campus crime statistics.
B. Crimes on or around campuses.
C. Effective solutions to campus crime.
4. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______.
A. that are protected by campus security
B. that report campus crimes by law
C. that are free from campus crime
D. the enjoy very good publicity
3. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.
A. mind B. admit C. believe D. expect
2. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ______.
A. receive too many visitors
B. mirror the rest of the nation
C. hide the truth of campus crime
D. have too many watchdog groups
1. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.
A. to express the opinions of many parents
B. to choose a right one for their daughter
C. to check the cost of college education
D. to find a right one near a large city
4. The students felt proud of Helios because______.
A. it could run as far as 350 miles
B. it was favored by many children
C. it had high-quality batteries
D. it was driven by clean energy
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Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer - “That’s not a problem here.” - Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
