Welcome to Cöteborg University
Cöteborg University is one of Sweden’s largest and most popular universities.
We are very proud of this and believe that there are several reasons for our popularity. The principal reasons we believe to be the high quality of our education and research and the broad range of courses that we offer. In addition to this, Cöteborg University provides an attractive and exceptionally（格外的）high-standard study environment. Most parts of the university are situated in the city centre and this enriches city life as well as student life.
Cöteborg has a lot to offer its students: it has a rich and varied cultural life with many theatres, concerts and festivals. For those looking for outdoor life, forests and vast recreation（娛樂）areas are not far away from the city centre; the sea and the archipelago（群島）are also within easy reach. Industry and commerce are expanding, and have a joint interest with the University in meeting the ever-changing and growing demands of society.
Cöteborg University strives（努力）to be an attractive choice for students from all over the world.
We look forward to welcoming you to Cöteborg University.
【小題1】The main reasons for Cöteborg University’s popularity according to the passage is ______ .

A．the high quality education and research and the wide range of courses

B．the convenient traffic

C．its excellent location and fast developing economical environment

D．famous professors and friendly students

【小題2】Which of the following statements is true?

A．The university is in the city centre.

B．The students can live outdoor.

C．The cultural life of the university is very rich.

D．The University has no interest in growing demands of society.

【小題3】What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A．To bring fame to Cöteborg University.

B．To introduce the wonderful cultural life in Cöteborg University.

C．To declare Cöteborg University’s goal and interest.

D．To attract students all over the world to apply for Cöteborg University.

With the popularity of Harry Potter novels, the number of children applying to boarding schools has risen, many of them hoping to find their own version of Hogwarts. However, others have interpreted this trend as a reaction to longer working hours and the break up of more marriages. The boarding schools of fiction are presented as one long midnight feast with pillow fights making firm friendships. However, some people say the reality is children having more homesickness and a lack of individual attention. Modern boarding schools have done much to get rid of the image of the mass dormitories with 40 or more beds in one room, some going as far as providing private rooms with bathrooms. Similarly, they make great announcements for their academic advantage, particularly in light of the increase in exams, homework and university entrance requirements facing children wishing to succeed in the modern world.
Alongside these more conventional schools, two types of boarding schools have also become more popular recently. Sports academies and stage schools seek to cater for children with particular interests and talents, while so-called troubled-teens have been able to turn to a range of religious or wilderness schools to solve their problematic behavior.
Boarding schools allow children a safe space in which to accomplish greater control and independence over their daily lives. Teachers and staff can look after and support but they are unlikely to be over-protective. This can be a great preparation for university or for working away from home in later life as it provides an intermediate step between childhood and full independence.
However, Parents are a child’s most natural support and best role models to learn from. If they are separated from them for long periods of time, this may damage their relationship and leave the child feeling anxious or alone. Schools are unlikely to be able to copy the detailed knowledge of each individual child that a parent has and therefore cannot be as effective in supporting the child.
To sum up, boarding schools have both their advantages and disadvantages, so it is up to you to decide whether to send your children to boarding schools or not.
【小題1】What do we know from the passage?

A．More and more children go and visit Hogwarts on their own.

B．Pillow fights in boarding schools make firm friendships in reality.

C．More children want to go to boarding schools because of Harry Potter novels.

D．There aren’t special schools for the particularly talented children.

【小題2】What kind of schools may be the most suitable for the so-called troubled-teens?

A．sports academies	B．Wilderness schools
C．Conventional schools	D．Stage schools

【小題3】We learn from Paragraph 4 that __________.

A．teachers of boarding schools are the best examples for children to learn from

B．children can be more independent if they are separated from their parents

C．parents know their children better than teachers of boarding schools

D．schools are much more effective than parents in supporting children

【小題4】What is the author’s opinion of boarding schools?

A．Neutral

B．Negative

C．Positive

D．Critical

It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (學(xué)術(shù)界) outweigh any financial considerations.
　　Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
　　The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制藥的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
　　Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (轉(zhuǎn)換) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
【小題1】By “a one-way street” in Paragraph One, the author means ________.

A．university researchers know little about the commercial world

B．there is little exchange between industry and academia

C．few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university

D．few university professors are willing to do industrial research

【小題2】The underlined word “deterrent” most probably refers to something that ________.

A．keeps someone from taking action	B．helps to move the traffic
C．a(chǎn)ttracts people’s attention	D．brings someone a financial burden

【小題3】What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?

A．Flexible work hours.

B．Her research interests.

C．Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.

D．Prospects of academic accomplishments.

【小題4】 Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.

A．do financially more rewarding work

B．raise his status in the academic world

C．enrich his experience in medical research

D．exploit better intellectual opportunities

【小題5】What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?

A．Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.

B．Develop its students’ potential in research.

C．Help it to obtain financial support from industry.

D．Gear its research towards practical applications.

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(猶豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(記憶) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一覽表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(無論何時) we can.
【小題1】 The most important things to learn a foreign language are_______.

A．understanding and speaking

B．hearing, speaking, reading and writing

C．writing and understanding

D．memorizing and listening

【小題2】Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because____.

A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B．he doesn’t have a good memory

C．he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D．he often hesitates to practise speaking it

【小題3】 One can never learn a foreign language well only by_______.

A．much practice

B．studying the dictionary

C．learning through use

D．using the language

【小題4】Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A．A good memory.	B．Speaking and writing.
C．Practice.	D．Writing.

【小題5】“Learn through use” means_______.

A．we use a language in order to learn it

B．we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C．we can learn a language well while we are using it

D．both B and C

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith （信任）in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.（腰，腰部） At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
【小題1】.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.     

A．Smith pulled the pilot up	B．Smith did so
C．Smith didn’t do so	D．Smith didn’t hear him

【小題2】At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

A．went to his reward	B．passed away
C．went to heaven	D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

【小題3】.What do we know about Smith? __      ____.

A．He was a lazy man	B．He was a lucky man who believed in God
C．He was a poor man	D．He was a silly man who believed in God

【小題4】What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

A．moving

B．humorous

C．depressing

D．surprising

【小題5】The best title of this passage is" ______" .

A．What Do You Want from Me?	B．How Do You Believe in God?
C．How God Loved Smith!	D．Smith Obeyed God’s Order

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
【小題1】How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A．He went up to work by train.

B．He walked to his office.

C．He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D．He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

【小題2】 Mr. Grey liked walking from the station to his office because ________.

A．he couldn’t afford the buses	B．he wanted to save money
C．he wanted to keep in good health	D．he could do some exercises on the way

【小題3】Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to______.

A．give him a start in life	B．help him on the way to success
C．make him rich	D．gain more money

【小題4】One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______.

A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B．a(chǎn)gain asked Mr. Grey for money

C．would like to make friends with him

D．told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology (心理學(xué)) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.
"The hatred we hold within us is a cancer," Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.
These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.
The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.
The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. "People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness," he said. "People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."
Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.
"The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.
Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people "want to get free of the past".
【小題1】From this passage we know that ______.

A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart

D．people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

【小題2】If you are angry with somebody, you should ______.

A．try your best to defeat him or her

B．never meet him or her again

C．persuade him or her to have a talk with you

D．try to build up a positive attitude towards the person

【小題3】 In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ___.

A．meet their enemies

B．change their minds

C．enjoy the professor’s speech

D．learn how to quarrel with others

【小題4】 If you are a member in Hart’ s workshop, you’ll ______.

A．pay much money to Hart

B．go to the workshop every night

C．a(chǎn)ttend a gathering twice a month

D．pour out everything stored in your mind

【小題5】 The author wrote this passage in order to ________.

A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

B．tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s

D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

In a recent class I was asked “What is a short story?” My first answer was that it was something that could be read in one sitting and brought an illumination（啟示）to the reader, sudden and golden like sunlight cracking(破裂, 砸開) through a heavy cloud. I went on to say that in my opinion a “real” short story was closer to poetry than to a novel.
Here are some definitions of the short story. My favorite is Benet's: “something that can be read in an hour and remembered for a lifetime”. One writer said, “The theme of a novel won't fit into the framework of a short story; It's like trying to squeeze a large painting done on a wall into the frame of a miniature （微型畫）。 And as in a miniature painting, the details need to be sharp. ”
The short story is an example of one aspect of human nature. Often a character undergoes some event, something that offers him or her change. This is why it’s said that short stories usually “say something ”， often a small something, but sometimes delivered with such accuracy that the effect is strongly felt, even a life-moment for some readers, something similar to a religious experience or to witnessing a never-to-be-repeated scene in nature.
Ok, let’s form a definition here: A short story is an account, rarely over 10, 000 words or below 500 words-more commonly 1, 500 to 5, 000 words-a single-sitting read, but with enough time and weight to move the reader. It is narrow and focused to produce an effect through the story, most commonly through events affecting some change in an individual.
Writer Isabelle Allende once wrote: “Novels are, for me, adding up details, just work, work, work, then you're done. Short stories are more difficult-they have to be perfect, complete in themselves. ”
【小題1】The writer of the passage is probably a ______.

A．poet

B．painter

C．teacher

D．student

【小題2】What should the ideal short story be in length?

A．a(chǎn)t most 10, 000 words

B．below 500 words

C．over 5, 000words

D．a(chǎn)round 2, 000 words

【小題3】The underlined word “undergoes ” in the third paragraph probably means “________ ”。

A．experiences

B．discovers

C．discusses

D．a(chǎn)ppreciates

【小題4】What’s the difference between novels and short stories?

A．Novels are too long for us to read.

B．Short stories are too short for us to read.

C．Short stories have more details than novels.

D．Short stories are more perfect and difficult than novels.

【小題5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How Do You Write a Short Story?	B．What Exactly Is a Short Story?
C．Is a Short Story Similar to Poetry?	D．Are Short Stories Perfect and Complete?

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship（獎學(xué)金）and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.
　Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted（吸毒）parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.
　Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
　She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”
　　Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.
【小題1】In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
　　a. Her mother died of AIDS.   　b. She worked at a petrol station.
　　c. She got admitted into Harvard.　d. The movie about her life was put on.
　　e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

A．b, a, e, c, d

B．a(chǎn), b, c, e, d

C．e, d, b, a, c

D．b, e, a, d, c

【小題2】The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University	B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood
C．why Liz loved her parents so much	D．how Liz struggled to change her life

【小題3】What actually made her go towards her goal?

A．Envy and encouragement.	B．Willpower and determination.
C．Decisions and understanding.	D．Love and respect for her parents.

【小題4】When she wrote “What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

A．she had little experience of social life	B．she could hardly understand the society
C．she would do something for her own life	D．she needed to travel more around the world

Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations．
Love
Love plays a pivotal role on our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go Hayward(不歸路) and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．
Love plays a pivotal role on our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go Hayward(不歸路) and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．
Happiness and Sorrow
Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow．Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.
Failure and Success
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.
Hope and Despair
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
【小題1】In the passage, the author compares life to          ．

A．package	B．joy and sorrow
C．failure and success	D．hope and despair

【小題2】In which section can readers probably read the passage?

A．Opinions

B．Politics

C．Education

D．Lifestyles

【小題3】How is the passage organized?
A．In order of rules．              B．In order of frequency.
【小題4】What’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

A．If you work hard, you’ll have a better life in the future．

B．when choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow better.

C．What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.

D．Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice．

【小題5】What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage people to love each other．

B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow．

C．To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream．

D．To give readers some information about life.