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In Britain and other countries, young people usually take a “gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in the United States. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.
Charles Deacon, the dean of admissions estimates that in the current first-year class of one thousand six hundred students, only twenty-five percent decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years. He says the most common reasons to have a chance to travel, but international students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.
Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education. But it can also give students a chance to explore their interest.
Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation”. It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.
Holly Bull is the president of the Center for Interim Programs. Her company specializes in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have been written about this subject. And she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.
小题1:How do many colleges and universities support gap-year projects? (No more than 8 words)
小题2:According to Charles Deacon, how many students in the current first-year class of his school decided to take a gap year? (No more than 8 words)
小题3:What is the purpose of some high school students taking a gap year?( No more than 6 words)
小题4:Why do parents worry about children’s gap year? (No more than 15 words)
答案
小题1:By permitting students to delay their admission.
小题2:About 400 / 25 percent of students decided to take a gap year.
小题3:To recover and explore their interest.
小题4:Because it may cost much money and make children not go to college./
Because they are worried about high costs and children’s decision not to go to college.
解析
试题分析：文章讲述越来越多的美国学生选择take a gap year这样一种受教育方式。即休学一年，周游世界或做自己喜欢做的事情。
小题1:从第四段第一句Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission可得知答案
小题2:从第一段the dean of admissions estimates that in the current first-year class of one thousand six hundred students, only twenty-five percent decided to take a year off可以得知只有25%或 1600/4=400人决定休息一年。
小题3:从第三段But it can also give students a chance to explore their interest知高中生 take a gap year是为了探索发现他们的兴趣。
小题4:考查推理、判断。根据倒数第二段最后一句 parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money可以得知答案。
点评：文章讲述越来越多的美国学生选择take a gap year这样一种受教育方式。即休学一年，周游世界或做自己喜欢做的事情。阅读简答搜索答案的技巧：根据题于中的关键字定位原文。用来定位原文的关键词—般有两种。1．原词定位。题干中有一些外表有特点且醒目的字，如人名、地名、数字、大写字母、专有名词等，在原文中可根据这些特点快速定位；还有一些题干表达主要意恩的词，一般是实词(名词、动词、形容词和副词)，这样的词往往直接涉及文章中的重点细节信息，有利于定位的准确性。2．近义词定位。题干中的关键字可能在原文中以同义词或者近义词的方式出现，不一定是原词的重现。即我们常说的“同义改写”或者“同义替换”。如alter/ change；choice／alternative等
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试题【Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information gi】；主要考察你对词法等知识点的理解。[详细]
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[l] We expect companies selling products to make them as available as possible. But now some of them are bringing back rationing(定量供应). As you might expect, it"s all part of a plan to make us spend more, not less.
[2]Butter, bacon, sugar, tea and meat were rationed in Britain during World War II, because goods at that time were scarce, and hard to get for all. But nowadays industrial mass production . Factories all over the world are pumping out bright and beautiful objects.
[3]When everyone has to wait and save up for new things, owning them feels exciting and special. But when lovely things are available every day, they stop being a treat. The other characteristic of consumer society is that we aim for social distinction through what we own. But if everyone has lots of things, how can we impress anyone with our purchases? All of this takes the fun out of shopping and means there"s a limit to how much consumerism can grow.
[4] This is deeply worrying to companies, and some of them have started to fight it, by creating artificial scarcity(短缺). For example, Swedish rapper Adam Tensta has limited access to his latest track. Only one person at a time can access it, and fans must take their place in a digital queue.
[5] This hend means we can again own something rare. But the risk for these companies is that in a world of so many things, if they make their products too hard to get, we"ll just buy from someone else instead.
小题1:What is the text mainly about? (no more than 3 words)
小题2:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
小题3:In which paragraph can the following sentences be put as an example?
In Singapore, a small cafe called Liberty Coffee only opens on random days. It sometimes stays closed for over a week at a time.
小题4:What are the two characteristics of consumer society? (no more than 15 words)
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小题5:What is the risk for the companies creating artificial scarcity ? (no more than l0 words)
阅读下面短文回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
(1)Canadian culture was heavily influenced by British culture and traditions. Now one can also notice the influence of American culture. Over the years, lots of people have moved to Canada. There has been a healthy change of Canadian’s ideas that has resulted in the development of certain special features in Canada. The people of Canada have always been proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds.
(2)Art：Canada has some of the most wonderful classical works of art . In the year 1930, artists began developing their own personal style. The“Group of seven”is considered to be the first group of native artists to create their own style.
(3)Language and religion：Because of its diverse cultures, Canada has two official languages, English and French. There is . A number of people in Canada have confirmed that they have no religious belief, though there are many other groups that follow Protestantism as areligion.
(4)Literature：The literature of Canada basically shows the different cultural influences of other countries. Some of the early works were divided according to the region of Canada from which the author came, but there were also authors who gave a humorous touch to serous contents. A number of authors have been awarded for their literature works.
(5)Music：Music in Canada has seen many developments in styles along the way. Many Canadian musicians have earned worldwide fame. From folk music to rock, Canadian music continues to entertain people. In recent years, music from Asia and Africa has found quite a fan following in Canada.
小题1:What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 3 words)
小题2:Who is the first group of native artists to create their own style of art? (no more than 4 words)
小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
小题4:What does the word“their”(Line 4, Para. 1) refer to? (no more than 2 words)
小题5:Canadian culture has been influenced by many other countries. List all of them mentioned in the text. (no more than 10 words)
[1]It"s safe, it"s simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows.
[2]In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks. There"s no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite (食欲). It ________________ so you don"t eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don"t turn to calorie－rich sodas or juices. But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water"s appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss. Now there is. In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15.5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds.
[3]Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general. In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be.
[4]The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drink a little more water than they do. But if you"re looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won"t help matters any by drinking too much water at a time. In extreme cases, it can even be deadly. A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at all for a healthy person.
小题1:What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 8 words)
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小题2:Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 2 words)
Enough obvious evidence _______ how your appetite might be under the control of water.
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小题3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)
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小题4:Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time？(no more than 6 words)
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小题5:What does the word "it" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) probably refer to？(no more than 6 words)
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Littering is a severe problem in many countries around the world. For example, the African city of Kampala, the capitol of Uganda, is suffering from the consequences of littering. For many years the city’s poor didn’t have a proper way to dispose of trash, so garbage filled the streets. Over the years much of the plastic garbage would slowly be pushed into the ground. This plastic litter doesn’t allow rain water to seep into the ground and has caused flooding. In many of Kampala’s poor neighborhoods whenever it rains people’s homes become flooded with water. This water is often dirty and has allowed diseases to spread. This flooding has become so bad that the Ugandan government has banned plastic bags in the entire country to stop the littering.
Trash often finds its way into the water. Today the world’s oceans are believed to have millions of tons of trash floating around in them. This creates a problem for wildlife because they may accidentally eat the trash and die from it. Scientists have found on very remote islands baby birds that have died because their stomachs were full of trash. Fish often get tangled in plastic and will also die. Our actions in our own countries affect the most remote parts of the planet.
We can all be part of the solution to stop this pollution, just by preventing careless littering. If you need to throw something away, don’t toss it over your shoulder — find a trash can. If you see a friend littering tell them not to. By making this small change we can create a better world for all.
小题1:What does the author say is the cause of littering? (No more than 4 words)
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小题2:How does trash cause flooding? (No more than 10 words)
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小题3:How can local actions affect the international environment? (No more than 12 words)
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小题4:What does the author suggest to prevent littering? （No more than 7 words）
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A few months ago, a woman called Nancy attended one of my seminars．Nancy had been through hard times. Three years earlier her house had burned down; then her husband"s National Guard unit shipped out to Iraq, and when he returned he was angry, depressed, and shocked．The couple got treatment yet grew further apart until, finally, her husband asked for a divorce．Nancy realized she had a choice: She could drown in self-pity or move forward．After seeing how the trauma（心灵创伤）of war had torn up her husband, she wanted to make a difference with her life．So, at 35, she enrolled （注册学习）in a nursing school．
I think even Nancy was surprised by her resilience．But her leap into a life of greater meaning came from a simple change in outlook．She shifted her focus from her own problems to the difficulties of others．And that one change brought her clarity and peace．
This time of global uncertainty challenges each of us to create our own sense of security．That doesn"t mean you need to follow Nancy"s lead into a nursing career, but keeping an eye on what really matters will help you maintain your balance when things around you seem to fall apart．
小题1:List at least three common coping methods when people come down with anxiety．（No more than 7 words）
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小题2:How did Nancy"s husband feel when he returned? （No more than 6 words）
小题3:What choice did Nancy make after her husband asked for a divorce?
（No more than 13 words）
小题4:How should we relieve our anxiety according to the writer?
（No more than 15 words）
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