Cell phones with cameras are really a popular way to capture a moment in time, but some “clever” students found another use—capturing tests as a way to cheat.
The Magnolia Independent School District in Montgomery County has added camera phones to a list of electronic devices students are banned from having at school.
School officials said the move was made as a preventative measure to stop potential test cheaters, since students could use the phones to snap pictures of test questions. Another concern was that students might take inappropriate pictures of classmates to later share or post on a Website. Cell phones without cameras are allowed on campus, but must be turned off. Camera cell phones will be confiscated if found on campus, and disciplinary action will be taken, officials said.
Some students were disheartened to hear about the ban. “I’d be lost without my phone,” said Kendall Paul, a Magnolia High School student. “All my numbers are in it. I’ve never used it to cheat and I don’t know anyone who has at our school, so I think it’s kind of stupid.” But other students said they saw it all the time at their school.
“You would take a picture of the test and then send it to the next person taking the test,” said Melissa Sparks, a student.
“They would send the question and the answer, or just the number of the question and the answer. It’s quicker that way,” another student said.
Parents often provide their children with cell phones for use in emergencies and to keep better track of them. “My Mon wants me to have my phone with me at all times for emergence purpose. So, it goes with me wherever I go,” Paul said.According to this passage, which of the following statement is true?
| A．Cell phone can’t be taken into the School District. |
| B．The students’ parents are in favor of the ban. |
| C．Students have different opinions about the ban. |
| D．Students can use cell phones without camera freely at school. |
The writer would agree that____.
| A．every coin has two sides |
| B．the School District’s ban is right |
| C．parents care about their children too much |
| D．schools should not invade students’ rights |
The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to the fact that ____.
| A．some students cheat in exams |
| B．the School District’s ban is stupid |
| C．some students get lost without their camera cell phones |
| D．some students cheat in exams with camera cell phones. |
475 Riverside Drive
New York N.Y. 10027
Jan.15, 2011
Dear John,
I'm sorry you didn't get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn't the right future for you. I think you're wrong. You're a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group's play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.
All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It's part of an actor's life. Even famouse actors don't get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you're good at it. Don't be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.
Love,
Jane
Jane wrote this letter because____.
| A．she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out for |
| B．she wanted to tell John that he shouldn't give up acting. |
| C．she wanted to tell John how to become an actor. |
| D．she was unhappy with John. |
Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that ____.
| A．they are as bad as he is | B．acting is a hard life |
| C．they sometimes get turned down for parts they want | D．they are lucky enough |
What does Jane think of John?
| A．He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful. |
| B．He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor. |
| C．He is a better actor than the person who has got the part. |
| D．He is as unlucky as the other actors. |
The person who wrote this letter probably ____.
| A．is an actress. | B．cares about John |
| C．wants to be an actress some day | D．envies at John's success. |
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class:he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play：they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
What is the text about?
| A．How to become a good teacher. |
| B．What a good teacher should do outside the classroom. |
| C．What teachers and actors could learn from each other? |
| D．The similarities (相似处) and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s. |
The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means ____.
| A．students | B．people who watch a play |
| C．people who not on the stage | D．people who listen to something |
A good teacher ____.
| A．knows how to hold the interest of his students | B．must have a good voice |
| C．knows how to act on the stage | D．stands or sits still while teaching |
In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?
| A．The teacher must learn everything by heart. |
| B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor. |
| C．He has to deal with unexpected situations. |
| D．He has to use more facial expressions. |
The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.
| A．students can move around in the classroom |
| B．students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’t |
| C．no memory work is needed for the students |
| D．the students must take part in their teachers’ plays |
The new iPhone 3G should please everyone . Its look and feel are only slightly improved, but a faster network loads Web pages more quickly , true GPS functionality allows it to easily find places nearby , and the new $199 price(down from $400) makes it an affordable luxury.
Before deciding whether to buy, however , make sure you can actually take advantage of the iPhone 3G’s high-speed data network. 3G stands for third-generation , which in non-geek speak translates to Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster than on the original iPhone. Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time . That’s great, if you live or work in a place where the 3G network of AT&T(美国电话电报公司)(the sole wireless carrier of the iPhone) is active. That’s not so great in cities like New York where AT&T’s cellular(电台通讯网) coverage is awful. As one of my colleagues in New York City, who bought the original iPhone , commented , “It’s just a toy . You can’t make phone calls on it, so I carry my Verizon phone with me all the time.”
The real fun begins when you tap on the icon(计算机图标)called “Apple Store” and start browsing (浏览) the hundreds of add-on applications that have been developed just for the iPhone. You will find tons of games (I like JirboBreak , a free game inspired by the Atari classic Breakout ) and mobile version of popular websites like Pandora , Facebook , MySpace and the New York Times . Most apps will cost you , but the vast majority are $9.99 or less. The apps work on the old iPhone too, but you’ll enjoy them a lot more on the iPhone 3G because many of the programs , including Yelp(local business reviews ), Whrrl (mobile social networking) and UrbanSpoon(restaurant reviews), use you exact location --- provided by the iPhone 3G’s GPS chip --- to make recommendations. The apps also load much faster over the 3G network.. The new iPhone 3G has following features except that _____.
| A．it looks and feels better |
| B．it has a faster network |
| C．it is easy to locate a place |
| D．it is too expensive for people to buy |
.Why does one of my colleagues carry Verizon phone with him all the time?
| A．Because iPhone 3G is just a toy. |
| B．Because he prefers Verizon phone better . |
| C．Because AT&T’s cellular coverage is terrible there. |
| D．Because Verizon phone enables him make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time. |
. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
| A．App Store will offer you great fun . |
| B．Many apps have been developed for the iPhone. |
| C．Most apps are very expensive. |
| D．Pandora , Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times are popular websites. |
. From the passage we know that the attitude of the author toward iPhone 3G is ____.
| A．doubtful | B．appreciate | C．optimistic | D．pessimistic |
People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It’s something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives. There are too many people, however, who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with their shyness. In my opinion, it’s a waste of time. I don’t mean that we should do nothing about it; quite the contrary, I think we need to separate the basic fact of shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment.
Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all, Johnny Carson. This man is painfully shy, yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night, in front of a national audience. Carson has never done away with his shyness, but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be, not just a talk show host, but a legend (传奇) among talk show hosts. Look also at Sally Fields, who has recently admitted her problem with shyness. This is a woman who has appeared in many films, TV shows and interviews, yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her.
I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity (不安全感) and this insecurity prevents us from reading out to others the way people with a more open personality do. As we grow up and become adults, we allow our social skills to grow and develop. But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul.. In the author’s view, shyness can be explained as _________.
| A．a disease that can be easily cured |
| B．a not very normal mental condition |
| C．an emotional disability |
| D．something we pick up after birth |
. The author believes it’s a waste of time to ____________
| A．develop a healthy personality |
| B．talk with as many people as possible |
| C．study where shyness comes from |
| D．look for ways to do away with one’s shyness |
. Which of the following is TRUE of Johnny Carson?
| A．He dared to speak in front of a national audience. |
| B．He did away with his shyness carefully. |
| C．He was described as a hero in some legend books. |
| D．He failed to become a good talk show host. |
. The author thinks that our shyness is there because _______
| A．we are not open enough |
| B．we don’t feel safe at heart |
| C．we try to reach out to others all the time |
| D．we lack certain social skills |
When 7-year-old Warren Buffet said “ I will be the richest man one day”, his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money, selling drinks, delivering newspapers and buying stocks. He had already earned $ 9,000 ( equal to $ 90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school and became a millionaire at 32.
And this month the 77-year- old, who earned his fortune by making a lot of great investment in the stock market, made his childhood dream come true. With a fortune of $ 62billion, Buffet has risen to be the world’s richest man according to Forbes Magazine.
Born in 1930, Buffet, the only son of a stockbroker, started on achieving his billion-dollar dream at an early age and was always ready to think outside the box to develop his business. At 8 he went to golf courses collecting and selling used balls.
At 11 when he sold soda pop door to door with a friend, the pair collected lids on the streets to judge which flavor was the most popular.
As a paper boy during high school, Buffet delivered two rival (竞争对手的)papers, so that even when customers canceled one of the subscriptions, he could still make a profit from the other. With his paper delivery savings, Buffet bought 162,000 square meters of farmland and collect rent.
Young Buffet stepped into the stock market at 11 but earned only $ 5. The experience taught him one of the virtues (品质) in investing: patience.
After graduating from university, Buffet started his venture with stocks with his childhood earnings and money from friends. He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time. By sticking to companies such as American Express and Coca-cola, Buffet has become rich.
“Learning is important to Buffet’s success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning, from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he finally over achieved his aptitude ( 才能) ，” said Charlie Munger, his long-time business partner.Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the selection？
| A．What is Buffet’s approach to investing. |
| B．How do other people view Buffet. |
| C．How has Buffet handled hardships in his life. |
| D．How did Buffet make a fortune and realize his dream. |
With the example of delivering two rival papers in high school, the author intends to tell us that Buffet______.
| A．had a good sense of business |
| B．was a good paper boy |
| C．was hard to deal with business |
| D．knew anything but how to make money |
. What did Buffet learn from his early experience of investing in stock market?
| A．You never stop learning. |
| B．Be patient in business. |
| C．Only buy stocks of solid companies that are undervalued and inexpensive. |
| D．Stick to buying stocks in companies such as American Express and Coca-cola. |
. Which of the following can most probably serve as the title of the selection?
| A．Buffet – Good Example for All |
| B．Buffet- a Newspaper Boy |
| C．Buffet- Investor in Stock Market |
| D．Buffet- a Successful Daydreamer |