“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(说法) I heard.” Mary’s aunt said.
She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table.
They took their tea cups.
“What quote?” Mary asked.
“Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story,” aunt said, “I heard that there was a wise teacher who took all his students for tea. They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. Each of them took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher let them do that for a while and then said,‘ Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s tea cup and I can see some of you with the broken ones are even envious(羡慕的) of the finer cups of others. Is this not so?’ ”
The students agreed, amused by their own behavior.
“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(状况) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups — tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.
So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me — did it matter from which cup it came from?”
Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作响) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.
小题1: When the students found they had different tea cups, they_____________.| A．were satisfied with their own cup | | B．were angry about the broken cups they had been given | | C．asked the teacher to get new cups for them | | D．were curious about the difference between the cups |
小题2:From the text, we know that _____________.| A．the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student | | B．the teacher should have given the students the same cups | | C．the teacher made the tea cups different by mistake. | | D．each student took their time to choose a cup they liked |
小题3: According to the passage, by comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people’s life, the teacher meant that people_______.| A．should try different ways of life | | B．shouldn’t focus on envy others’ physical circumstances | | C．can never change their physical circumstances | | D．should work hard for a better life |
小题4: In the passage the teacher’s message to the students was that _______.| A．life is hard and boring for everyone | | B．it is strange to be envious of the lives of others | | C．everyone should learn to enjoy his own life | | D．people act differently in different circumstances |
小题5: What can be the best title for the passage?| A．More than tea in a cup | B．The value of tea | | C．Tea vs cup | D．Enjoying tea with a broken cup |
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试题【“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(说法) I heard.” Mary’s aunt said.S】；主要考察你对
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Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 36 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 37 on streets.
These printed things 38 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 39 . You can only find reading materials badly made up there---some are too strange for anyone to 40 , others are frightening stories of something 41 .However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 42 reading, which 43 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and immoral（邪恶）ideas in 44 . Homework is left 45 , and daily games are lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 46 they are, we never know, are 47 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again .Why not 48 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 49 ,the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 50 you may even find several children, driven by the curious natures, 51 one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.
It really does 52 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 53 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young 54 need more interesting books to help them 55 those ugly papers.
| 小题1: | | A．teachers | B．writers | C．readers | D．students |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．sold | C．printed | D．put |
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| 小题3: | | A．depend on | B．work out | C．look like | D．act as |
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| 小题4: | | A．it | B．them | C．children | D．young people |
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| 小题5: | | A．understand | B．think | C．believe | D．know |
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| 小题6: | | A．more important | B．still worse | C．even better | D．very good |
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| 小题7: | | A．poisonous | B．wonderful | C．interesting | D．useful |
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| 小题8: | | A．takes | B．spends | C．pays | D．costs |
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| 小题9: | | A．use | B．sight | C．common | D．return |
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| 小题10: | | A．undone | B．unknown | C．much | D．less |
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| 小题11: | | A．who | B．what | C．whoever | D．whatever |
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| 小题12: | | A．using | B．making | C．spending | D．wasting |
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| 小题13: | | A．stop | B．forbid | C．separate | D．leave |
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| 小题14: | | A．Happily | B．Luckily | C．Unfortunately | D．Badly |
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| 小题15: | | A．Seldom | B．Always | C．Hardly | D．Sometimes |
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| 小题16: | | A．take | B．share | C．get | D．hold |
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| 小题17: | | A．harm | B．good | C．favor | D．wrong |
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| 小题18: | | A．worried | B．puzzled | C．surprised | D．disappointed |
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| 小题19: | | A．writers | B．teachers | C．parents | D．readers |
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| 小题20: | | A．get off | B．come into | C．break down | D．get rid of |
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Further education is officially described as the“post-secondary stage of education， comprising all vocational(职业的) and non-vocational provision made for young people who have left school， or for adults”. Further education thus embraces the vast range of university， technical， commercial， and art education and the wide field of adult education. It is this sector of education， which is concerned with education beyond the normal school-leaving ages of 16 or 18， that has experienced the most astonishing growth in the number of students.
In the 19th century the dominance(统治地位) of Oxford and Cambridge was challenged by the rise of the civic(城市的) universities， such as London， Manchester， and Birmingham. Following the lead of the 18th century German universities and responding to a public demand for increased opportunity for higher education， Britain’s new civic universities quickly acquired recognition—not only in technological fields but also in the fine and liberal arts.
Many new post-school technical colleges were founded in the early 20th century. The Fisher Act of 1918 empowered the local authorities to levy(征收) a rate (tax) to finance such colleges. The universities， on the other hand， received funds from the central government through the University Grants Committee， established in 1911 and recognized in 1920， after World War I.
A new type of technical college was established in the 1960s—the polytechnic， which provides mainly technological courses of university level as well as courses of a general kind in the arts and sciences. Polytechnics are chartered to award degrees validated(使有效) by a Council for National Academic Awards.
Thus， the third level in the United Kingdom is made up of colleges of further education， technical colleges， polytechnics， and universities. The colleges offer full-time and part-time courses beyond compulsory-school level. Polytechnics and universities are mainly responsible for degrees and research. The innovative Open University， with its flexible admission policy and study arrangements， opened in 1971. It uses various media to provide highly accessible and flexible higher education for working adults and other part-time students. It serves as an organizational model and provides course-materials for similar institutions in other countries.
Changes in British education in the second half of the 20th century have， without changing the basic values in the system， extended education by population， level， and content. New areas for expansion include immigrant cultural groups and multicultural content， the accommodation of special needs， and the development of tools and content in the expanding fields of microelectronics.
小题1:The first paragraph is written to explain of further education.| A．the development | B．the history | | C．the definition | D．the prospects(前景) |
小题2:The new civic universities in Britain .| A．replaced the dominance of Oxford and Cambridge | | B．provided further education for all the people who need it | | C．met the increased demand of the public for higher education | | D．immediately followed the establishment of polytechnic colleges |
小题3:Post-school technical colleges .| A．were completely free of charge | | B．were usually financed by local taxes | | C．depended mainly on students’ tuition(学费) | | D．received funds from the central government |
小题4: Further education is .| A．only for adult students | | B．part-time rather than full-time | | C．non-vocational rather than vocational | | D．created for both young people and adults |
小题5:The proper title for this passage should be “ ”.| A．British Further Education | | B．Changes in British Education | | C．Polytechnics and Universities in Britain | | D．Less Opportunity for Higher Education |
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To wash yourself, you take a bath(洗澡) or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?
Cats lick（舔）themselves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?
Elephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the tub（浴缸）, they walk into a river or lake.
Pigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll in mud（泥）on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond(水池).
Bats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!
Guess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!
Some animals take baths in dust instead of water! The wombat(毛鼻袋熊) is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!
Birds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. That’s why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like wombats. Birds also use their beaks（喙）to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.
Sometimes a bird has itchy bugs（发痒的虫子）in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The ants make a kind of bug spray（喷雾）on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!
Birds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take “smoke baths” They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!
小题1:This passage mainly tells us .| A．why some people put birdbaths in their yard | B．why birds allow ants to crawl on their body | | C．how animals cool off on hot days | D．how some animals keep clean |
小题2: What is a pig’s favorite way to get clean?| A．Licking itself. | B．Lying down on ants. | | C．Rolling in nice, thick mud. | D．Taking a bath in clean water. |
小题3:Which of the following animals use dust to clean themselves?| A．Cats. | B．Bats. | C．Wombats. | D．Ants. |
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Life on earth depends on water, and there is no substitute for it. The current assumption is that our basic needs for water — whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish will always have to be met . Given that premise (前提), there are two basic routes we can go: more equal access to water or better engineering solutions.
Looking at the engineering solution first, a lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams in river basins, particularly in Africa. The ecology of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal changes of the river — the pulse of the water. And the fact is that if you build a dam, you generally spoil the downstream ecology. In the past, such problems have been hidden by a lack of information. But in the near future, governments will have no excuse for their ignorance.
The engineers’ ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredictability, too. Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish, less grazing and less floodplain (洪泛区) agriculture — none of which were expected. And their average economic life is assumed to be thirty years. Dams don’t exist forever, but what will replace them is not clear.
The challenge for the future is to find new means of controlling water. Although GM technology (转基因) will allow us to breed better dry-land crops, there is no market for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa. Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World?
小题1:What’s the main idea of this passage?| A．The engineering solutions to water resource and their limitation. | | B．The challenge for the future. | | C．The basic means of controlling water. | | D．The challenge for developing crops. |
小题2: Which of the following statements is NOT true for meeting our basic needs for water?| A．Water resource should be used more reasonably. | | B．More dams should be built in river basins. | | C．More wetlands should be protected from destruction. | | D．More dry-land crops could be developed in Africa. |
小题3: The author suggests that governments will have no excuse for their careless ignorance in the future because .| A．The ecological destruction will be known to the public by researchers | | B．The ecological destruction will no longer be a problem in the future | | C．The future is an information age | | D．Governments will face greater challenge in the future |
小题4:The author mentions all the problems caused by dams EXCEPT .| A．fewer fish | B．less grazing land | | C．less floodplain agriculture | D．less farming land |
小题5:The last sentence probably implies that .| A．No one will invest in developing locally appropriate crops in Africa | | B．Researchers have no interest in developing dry-land crops | | C．Research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World may be profitable | | D．There is less water resource in the Third World |
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One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay．
The essay topics all have something in common. They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you，and what you feel passion for. In a single 500-word piece of writing，
admissions officers(招生负责人)attempt to gather all about you. So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special.
You can try and guess what the admissions officers like. But that won’t work．The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing，which admissions officers get thousands of each year．
It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything. The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about.
There are some important things to remember．These admissions officers want good writers. You don"t have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story．That means revision(校对)and editing，cutting out stupid grammar mistakes，reading it over several times，leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible.
Also，you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of．For example，if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣闻)about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true．
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________.
A. choose an essay topic B. read the officers’ minds
C. be a good writer D write an effective application
小题2:The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________.| A．stick enough stamps before posting your application essay | | B．write something unique in an essay to impress the readers | | C．take the task of showing off yourself seriously | | D．pay attention to your personal essay |
小题3: When admissions officers ask who has inspired you，they mean to________.| A．know about your family members | B．understand you better | | C．find out what your father does | D．discover your personal affairs |
小题4: According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________.| A．500 beautiful words | B．many funny things | C．truthful specific stories | D．indirect answers |
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