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　　Education is an expensive part of American life．Its size is matched by its variety．Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone．Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability, and also the needs of society itself．This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects．It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing, sewing , radio repair, computer programming or driver training, along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, history, and languages．Students choose their courses depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability．The basic goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of community．

　　Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and“Americanizing”the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins．Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns．

　　The teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal, but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts．Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities．Students spend much time learning how to use materials, libraries, statistics, and computers．Americans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives．Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation(積累)of facts．

　　This is America’s answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time,“How can one prepare today’s child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”

(1)

The underlined words“reason well”probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

persuade firmly

B．

list the reasons clearly

C．

think logically

D．

conclude immediately

(2)

It is implied in the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

all high-school students take the same courses

B．

every student must take practical ability training courses

C．

every public school offers the same academic subjects

D．

the subjects every student takes may vary

(3)

American schools place great emphasis on the learners’ ________．

[　　]

A．

knowledge

B．

accumulation of facts

C．

creativity

D．

ability to work with hands

(4)

What makes American education different from others?

[　　]

A．

The large number of schools．

B．

The variety of the courses．

C．

Its consideration for immigrants．

D．

The basic goal of the education．

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．D;
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ISC(HS)Reference No．S006864　　　　　　　　　　　　New South Wales

Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988　　　Department of Education and Training

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　International Students Centre

Hong Xue　　　　　　　　　　　　　　827-839 George Street PO Box 707

60 Waratah Street　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Broadway NSW 21007

Croydon Park NSW 2133　　　　　　　Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Fax：(612)9212 6721

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/

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Dear Hong Xue,

　　As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：

　　●have not turned 18; and

　　●are not staying in Australia with：

　�。璦 parent

　�。璦 custodian(監(jiān)護(hù)人); or

　�。璦 relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．

　　Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．

　　You must obey the following rules：

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　　b)come home every night; and

　　c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．

　　2．On weekends you must：

　　a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and

　　b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．

　　3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．

　　This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(違反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Tracey Carlon

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To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．

B．

To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．

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To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．

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To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．

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A．

He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．

B．

He is required to come home every night according to the rules．

C．

He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．

D．

His student Visa has been cancelled．

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To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?

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A．

Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．

B．

Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．

C．

Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．

D．

Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．

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　　Caught Twittering of on Facebook at work? It’ll make you a better employee．An Australian study shows that surfing the internet for fun during office hours increases productivity．

　　The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not．the study author Brent Coker, from the department of management and marketing, said “workplace Internet leisure browsing(工作時(shí)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)休閑)”， or WILB, helped to sharpen workers’ concentration．“People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration,” Coker said on the university’s website(www．unimelb．edu．a(chǎn)u/)．“Short breaks, such as quick surf of the Internet, enable the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a day’s work, and as a result, increase productivity,” he said．

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What does the passage mainly tell us?

[　　]

A．

What we should do with our leisure time?

B．

How to surf the internet for fun during office hours．

C．

Why we should surf the internet for fun during office time．

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Moderately surfing the Internet for fun during work can improve working efficiency．

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[　　]

A．

Workers are tired of work and want to rest．

B．

Workers can learn some work skills on the Internet．

C．

It makes people relax and regain concentration on work．

D．

It contributes to improving the relationship between bosses and workers．

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All the following statements are true EXCEPT __________．

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A．

The research was made by the University of Melbourne．

B．

Most firms allow their employees to use the Internet for fun．

C．

Most people in the research surf the Internet for fun during work．

D．

Popular WILB activities are watching videos, shopping online and so on．

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From the passage we can know that __________．

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The workers engaged in WILB aren’t fit for their work．

B．

Brent Coker is a successful boss who can accept the research results．

C．

Surfing the Internet long hours for fun won’t increase productivity．

D．

Many firms’ preventing employees’ WILB contributes to high productivity．

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Which section of a newspaper do you think the passage is taken from?

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Work and life

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Health and diet

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Advertisements

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Science and technology

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be a high school student

D．

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will have to pay money for being on Facebook

B．

always use Facebook to do something against the law

C．

have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook

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often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook

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We can learn about Facebook from the passage that ________．

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A．

the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others

B．

Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools

C．

6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day

D．

many students don’t want their parents to know they are facebooking

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　　Celebrate the arts at Harvard

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　　Experience non-stop art! Over 200 performances, exhibitions,

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　　faculty creativity at Harvard．

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　　Join us in honoring Susan Meiselas, winner of the 2012

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　　Photographer Susan Meiselas will be awarded the Arts Medal by President Drew Gilpin Faust

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　　Admission free： tickets required．Those who receive this announcement

　　may request up to two tickets by emailing www．ofa．fas．harvard, edu/arts

　　or calling 617 495 8676．Please indicate one or two tickets, and reply by April 25．

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A．

For two days．

B．

For three days．

C．

For four days．

D．

For five days．

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A．

Susan Meiselas．

B．

Drew Gilpin Faust．

C．

John Lithgow．

D．

Holyoke Johnson．

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A．

People must buy tickets for it．

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Everyone can go to it．

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It begins at 10 am on April 29．

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One can get two tickets at most．

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