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| Paul, the oracle octopus (章鱼保 罗), was given a replica (复制品) of the World Cup as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in predicting the results of matches. The two-year-old octopus with possible supernatural powers turned into a worldwide |  |
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| Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for China"s higher education reform? It"s too early to answer. But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education. Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so called child prodigies (奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011. On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities. The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions. Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas. The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away. On Dec. 18, 2010 more than l,000 students and their parents visited the Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews. Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation. Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run. The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020. The goal is to make China"s higher education internationally competitive. To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out. The ministry should have applauded the independence the school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise. Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage. Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill. | |
| 1. What will make those 50 students different from others? | |
| A. They are all child prodigies. B. They will study much longer time. C. They are willing to challenge the Ministry of Education. D. They will receive an unauthorized diploma. | |
| 2. The trouble the students in the school may have is that ____. | |
| A. the government will have no voice in the school B. they won"t receive any diploma when graduating from the school C. other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the school D. they will not learn how to be competitive | |
| 3. What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology? | |
| A. It is another kind of diploma mill. B. It"s impossible for the school to be competitive. C. It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education. D. Its independence from the government may benefit the education reform. | |
| 4. What is the best title of the passage? | |
| A. University of New Style B. China"s Education Reform C. Modeling Hong Kong University D. Authorized or Not? | |
| 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | |
| May 1st is an important date in the college admission process in the United States. This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall. But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever. 1.____ These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier. 52. On the other hand, deciding students much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, some colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts. 3.____ For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous. 4.____ The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected students" loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students. 5._____ The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015. | |
| A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population. B. What contributes to it? C. But a mistake can be costly if it happens. D. But top colleges ignore them. E. They have international students who know English. F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from. G. They cannot afford college as planned. | |
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| More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report on the expulsions (开除) as saying hand-guns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996-1997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shot-guns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that our nation"s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. "We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe." In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said. | |
| 1. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ____. | |
| A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be soldiers C. safety is a problem D. students can make guns | |
| 2. The report from the US Department of Education shows that ____. | |
| A. the number of the expulsions is not large B. the number of the expulsions is wrong C. there are soldiers hiding among the students D. guns are out of" control in US schools | |
| 3. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ____. | |
| A. some examples of shootings in US schools B. the Americans" feeling C. some famous schools D. that some teachers were killed by students | |
| 4. From this passage we know that ____. | |
| A. every American cannot have guns B. only soldiers and police can have guns C. every American citizen can own guns D. teachers have on money to buy guns | |
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| Scientists say they now have proof to support the old-fashioned advice that it"s best to sleep on a problem. They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we receive each day. The lead researcher Bob Stickgold at Harvard Medical School said, "Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiences. It"s like knowing the difference between dogs and cats even if it"s hard to explain." The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols, reports New Scientist. They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and if they had not slept. They found that people were better able to remember lists of related words after a night"s sleep than after the same time spent awake during the day. They also found it easier to remember themes that the words had in common. But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake. Prof. John Groeger, University of Surrey"s Sleep Research Centre, said, "People have been trying for years to find out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative (促使康复 的) value." "We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep seems to be the way the brain deals with them all." | |
| 1. The phrase "to sleep on a problem" in Paragraph l most likely means to "____". | |
| A. pay full attention to a problem B. wait until the next day for a decision C. sleep to forget a problem D. have difficulty in sleeping | |
| 2. In the study by the US research team, students were asked to ____. | |
| A. put together words of similar meanings B. remember words and their meanings C. show their knowledge of words D. make up lists of related words | |
| 3. Which of the following may be easier to remember? | |
| A. Themes learned right before the test. B. Rules from personal experiences. C. Words learned before a good sleep. D. Ideas stored together in the brain. | |
| 4. What may be the importance of the research? | |
| A. It shows that sleep may help us manage information. B. It helps find out the common themes of words. C. It tells us that more sleep can improve health. D. It proves the value of old-fashioned advice. | |
| 选词填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 | |