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The Cost of Higher Education

　　Individuals(個人)should pay for their higher education．

　　A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual．Graduates earn more than non-graduates．Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree．However, only some people have it．So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it．There are pressing calls on the resources(資源)of the government．Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them．

　　Full government funding(資助)is not very good for universities．Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees．He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government．Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy．

　　If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers．And their teachers have to keep them satisfied．If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate．

　　Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy(經(jīng)濟)．Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest(投資)and create jobs．If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs．Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest．Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education．

(1)

The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to

[　　]

A．

taxpayers

B．

pressing calls

C．

college graduates

D．

government resources

(2)

The author thinks that with full government funding

[　　]

A．

teachers are less satisfied[]

B．

students are more demanding

C．

students will become more competent

D．

teachers will spend less time on teaching

(3)

The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to

[　　]

A．

argue against free university education

B．

call on them to finance students' studies

C．

encourage graduates to go into business

D．

show their contribution to higher education

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;
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The English and the Continentals

　　In England everything is the other way round．On Sundays on the Continent even the poorest person puts on his best suit, tries to look respectable, and at the same time the life of the country becomes gay and cheerful; in England even the richest lord(勛爵)or motor-manufacturer dresses in some peculiar(特別的, 罕見的)rags, does not shave, and the country becomes dull and sad．On the Continent there is one subject which should be avoided－the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase “l(fā)ovely day, isn’t it?” at least two hundred times a day, you are considered a bit dull．On the Continent people use a fork as though a fork were a shovel(鏟子); in England they turn it upside down and push everything－including peas－on top of it．

　　On the Continent almost every nation whether little or great has openly declared at one time or another that it is superior to all other nations; the English fight heroic wars to combat these dangerous ideas without ever mentioning which is really the most superior race in the world．Continental people are sensitive and touchy(易生氣的); the English take everything with a sense of humor－they are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humor．On the Continent the population consists of a small percentage of criminals, a small percentage of honest people and the rest are a vague transition(過渡, 轉(zhuǎn)變)between the two; in England you find a small percentage of criminals and the rest are honest people．On the other hand, people on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth．

　　Many continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game．

(1)

The first sentence “In England everything is the other way round” means that ________．

[　　]

A．

the English intend to live a life quite different from that of the Continentals

B．

the social customs of the English are quite different from those of the Continentals

C．

nothing in England is different from things on the Continent

D．

in England all the things are round, not flat

(2)

Which is NOT the characteristic of the English?

[　　]

A．

They often talk about weather when they meet．

B．

They wear rags on Sundays．

C．

They have a strong sense of humor．

D．

They pay more attention to food than to table manners．

(3)

The first sentence of Paragraph 2 suggests that ________．

[　　]

A．

the English are against the idea that one nation is superior to any other nation

B．

the English don’t care about their reputation

C．

one of the Continental nations is really superior to others

D．

the English think they are the best race in the world

(4)

According to Paragraph 2, most of the Continental people are ________．

[　　]

A．

honest people

B．

criminals

C．

either criminals or honest people

D．

neither criminals nor honest people

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The Key to Your Health

　　A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you．Eating the right kind of food is very important．It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat．

　　There are four main food groups altogether．The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk．The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group．Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups．With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day．

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　　Watch what you eat will help your body remain healthy and strong．It is also good to take some exercise．It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air．Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health．

(1)

Which of the following diets do you think is the best one?

[　　]

A．

Corn, fish, cream and pork．

B．

Eggs, tomatoes and chicken．

C．

Milk, bread, cabbages and beef．

D．

Rice, beancurd, apples, fish and chicken．

(2)

Which of the following is a good eating habit?

[　　]

A．

Going to school without any breakfast．

B．

Finishing your lunch in a very short time．

C．

Eating fish and chips for supper all the time．

D．

Having at least one food from all four groups in each meal．

(3)

In this passage the writer mainly tells us that ________．

[　　]

A．

right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy

B．

taking exercise can keep your body strong

C．

every person needs food to grow well

D．

enough energy helps people think more quickly

(4)

The underlined word “dairy” in the second paragraph means ________．

[　　]

A．

the shop that sells milk and butter

B．

the food made out of cows such as milk and butter

C．

a farm where cows are kept

D．

a place where milk products are made

(5)

What does “watch” mean in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Look at．

B．

Look out．

C．

See．

D．

Take care of．

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The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

A．to tell an interesting experience

B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D．to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C．The cookbook was hard to understand.

D．She did not follow the directions closely.

Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn't want her husband to see it .

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?

A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

When Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she was ______________.

A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．a(chǎn)fraid that he would discover her secret

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A．to tell an interesting experience
B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty
C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman
D．to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books
【小題2】Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?
A．The canned orange had gone bad.
B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.
C．The cookbook was hard to understand.
D．She did not follow the directions closely.
【小題3】Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?
A．She didn't see the use of keeping it
B．She meant to joke with her husband.
C．She didn't want her husband to see it .
D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.
【小題4】What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?
A．The rising and falling movement.
B．The strange-looking marks.
C．Its shape.
D．Its size.
【小題5】When Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she was ______________.
A．surprised at his being interested in the bin
B．a(chǎn)fraid that he would discover her secret
C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal
D．curious to know what disturbed him

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The report came to the British on May 21,1941. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.

The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 30 nautical miles(海里) an hour, she was believed to be unsinkable.

However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck.

It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.

The battle didn’t last long. The Bismarck’s first torpedo(魚雷)hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her.

But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged （損壞）. Her commander decided to run for repairs to France, which had at that time been taken by the Germans. The British force followed her. However, because of the Bismarck’s speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her.

For two days , every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck. But with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland. Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her, the British fired at her from the air. The Bismarck was hit.

On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck. And she was finally sunk.

1.The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean_____.

A. to sink the Hood

B. to gain control of France

C. to cut off American supplies to Britain

D. to stop British warships reaching Germany

2.Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she_____.

A. was fast and powerful

B. had more men on board

C. was under Luetjens' command

D. had bigger guns than other ships

3.We learn from the text that on 24 May_____.

A. the British won the battle against the Bismarck

B .the Bismarck won the battle against the British

C. the British gunfire damaged the Bismarch seriously

D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British

4.Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to_____.

A. have the ship repaired

B. join the other Germans

C. get help from the French

D. get away from the British

5.Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?

A. The British air strikes.

B. The damage done by the Hood.

C. Gunfire from the British warships.

D. Luetjen's decision to run for France

 

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