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to tell the number of books that were in their home while they were growing up. Their answers showed that
children raised around books spend more years in school, even if their parents are poor and illiterate (没文化
的).
Mariah Evans said, "What we found was that there is a very big effect of growing up in a bookish home
on children"s success in school. Children who grow up in homes where there are more books go further in
education. And additional (额外的) books are especially important for children who come from families
where the parents aren"t terribly highly educated. The books can be stories, sports, travels and anything. But
there, we"re seeing that the books that have the most effect are history and science."
"It says that there really is a contribution that parents can make to their children"s education. And it doesn"t
mean that you have to turn into somebody like me whose walls are lined with books. "But it really does mean
that if you spend a few minutes most days a week reading to your children, and if they see you reading from
time to time, and if you talk about books with them from time to time, and when somebody asks a question,
say "let"s look it up" instead of discussing it as a matter of opinion-that all those things can actually make quite
a great difference to children in their education."
B. highly educated parents prevent a child going further in education
C. more books are needed by children from poor and illiterate families
D. children with poor parents don"t spend as many years in school
B. sports and education
C. stories and travels
D. all kinds of subjects
B. spending some minutes most days a week playing with their children
C. discussing them rather than looking up questions with their children
D. talking about books with their children from time to time
B. the importance of parents
C. the necessity of reading more books
D. the interest of children in books
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show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior, but when you are
asleep, sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their
position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, your are a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily
influenced by fashion or your new ideas. You don"t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings.
You are quite shy and you aren"t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and always easily get upset,
you are very stubborn, but you aren"t very ambitious (有野心的). You usually live for today not tomorrow. This
means you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so
you are often very defensive. You are shy and you don"t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your
own. You are easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and
weaknesses. You are usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you
don"t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
B. Sleeping and Your Health
C. The Secrets of Your Sleeping
D. Pay Attention to Your Sleeping Positions
B. keep himself secret from others
C. be a very nervous person
D. be usually careful
B. love having a good time
C. be very ambitious
D. always feel confident
B. The sleeping position when you wake up.
C. The sleeping position when you feel comfortable.
D. The sleeping position at midnight.
instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You"ll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just
like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will read stories about the latest events, guided by a program
that selects the type of news you want. You"ll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want
more information on this brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal
computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers
of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers
will unite print and broadcast reporting, and offer news and analysis with video images of news events.
Most of the technology is possible now, but making more people believe that they don"t need to read a
newspaper is the next step. But refusing computers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such
a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before
the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is
making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.
Despite technological advances, it could take tens of years to replace newsprint with computer screens.
It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because
newspapers have established financial interests in the paper industry.
B. They are more convenient to read.
C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.
D. You can easily save information for future use.
B. They are more convenient to read.
C. You can choose the kind of voice you want to hear.
D. You can easily save information for future use.
B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read
C. they think the new technology is bad
D. they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers
B. Newspapers of the future will be on the computer.
C. New communications technology.
D. Computer newspapers are well liked
become so noisy that the loud laughter drowns out the 2 of the "minister". Even the two students getting
married often begin to laugh.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business. He wants young people
to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marriage. He believes that the 3 for
these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen doesn"t only introduce his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being
out of work. He also 4 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to
introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 5 point to a marriage. He even makes his students
know the problems of 6 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children
and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been unsettling for some of the students to see the problems that a 7 couple often faces. 8 they
took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and
parents feel that Mr. Allen"s course is 9 and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters
supporting the class have asked the school to 10 the course again.
| ( )1. A. conferences ( )2. A. whisper ( )3. A. possibility ( )4. A. exposes ( )5. A. uniting ( )6. A. wedding ( )7. A. divorced ( )8. A. If ( )9. A. disagreeable ( )10. A. afford | B. competitions B. announcement B. responsibility B. explains B. burning B. division B. complained B. After B. flexible B. offer | C. celebrations C. scream C. need C. extends C. breaking C. participation C. fascinated C. Until C. valuable C. establish | D. ceremonies D. voice D. supply D. exhausts D. freezing D. divorce D. married D. Because D. unbelievable D. affect |
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| Foreign students are valuable to the United States. Many take 1_____ in important research. Most have to 2_____ the full costs for their education. That helps universities meet their budgets. International students and their 3_____ put 12,000 million dollars into the American economy last year. That number is from the Institute of International Education, based in New York. Now, many education officials say they are concerned that 4_____ students will come to the United States for the next school year. The officials base their concern partly on a decrease in students 5_____ (plan) to attend intensive English programs during the summer. The members said one reason 6_____ the expected decrease is slower and more restrictive United States action on travel documents. 7_____ (secure) has increased since the terrorist attack of September 11,2001. The schools also blamed the travel problems caused by the outbreak of SARS. In recent years, 8_____ increasing number of students have come to the United States to study. The Institute of International Education says these students represent more than four percent of all students in American colleges and universities. 9_____ says the number of international students reached a 10_____ high of more than 580,000 last year. The largest number came from India. Before last year largest number came from China. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious, and cultural differences, people highly value individualism (个人主义)-the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions. In most Asian societies, on the contrary, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient (东方的) reflects society" s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have memorized. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self- control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized. The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven"t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have. | |||
| 1. The reason why American teachers attach much importance to individualism is that _____. | |||
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| A. they are required to do so B. their students do not memorize information C. the United States is a country of many cultures D. their students work individually | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements applies to Asian methods of education? | |||
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| A. Each child in a classroom draws a different picture. B. students have to find information themselves. C. Students are prepared for a society that values discipline. D. Teachers serve as a guide in discussion. | |||
| 3. A good educational system would be the one that _____. | |||
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| A. has more advantages B. is the combination of Western and Oriental methods C. is based on the Western system D. rests on the Asian system | |||
| 4. The author believes that _____. | |||
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| A. different educational systems reflect different culture of the societies B. students from Western countries are creative but selfish C. Asian students are merely interested in math and science D. there are more advantages to Western system of education than to Oriental one | |||
| 5. The author focuses on _____. | |||
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| A. the differences in methods of education orient and west B. the advantages and disadvantages to both of the Western and Asian educational system C. how Asian school systems reflect group goals D. how Western school systems reflect the value of individualism |