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College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper. Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called “The Sun Also Rises” by American writer Hemingway. The first step is to go to the main catalog. Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical(字母的) order. Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards. These cards are printed references to all material available in the library. Title cards are cataloged() by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like “a”, “an” and “the”. And then you get the cards for the books you need. On the upper left corner of each card is the call number. This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library. The library has open and closed stacks. If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself. There are only about 30,000 books on o pen stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students. For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian. In that case, you must fill out a call slip(纸条) for the book, showing the call number, author and title. You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets. You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk. He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks.
53.What is the main purpose of this text?
A. To present readers a brief introduction to a college library.
B. To guide readers how to find books needed in a college library.
C. To tell readers how to fill out a call slip in a college library.
D. To show readers where to find books in a college library.
54.What letter you should look for on the title card for the book “The Old Man and the Sea” by the Hemingway?
A. The letter “t”. B. The letter “h”. C. The letter “s”. D. The letter “o”.
55.How are books arranged and shelved in the library?
A. By call numbers. B. By call slips of authors’ names.
C. In alphabetical order. D. By the first word of book title.
56.Suppose you are an undergraduate and you want to borrow a book from the closed stacks, which is the correct order to do it?
a. go to the main catalog b. show your call slip and library card
c. find out the call number d. fill out a call slip
e. get the cards for the books
A.a-b-e-d-c B. a-e-c-d-b C. b-a-c-d-e D. b-c-a-e-d
As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this！
He entered Mrs Owens' class. She was smiling and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
"Hi, Sam!" she said as he walked in.
"Hi," he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first！Mrs Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
"Sam, you'll be first." Mrs Owens said to the class, "Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting."
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs Owens was smiling. It wasn't terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time. How did Sam feel after he woke?
| A．Excited. |
| B．Nervous. |
| C．Happy. |
| D．Hungry. |
What did Sam have to do that day?
| A．To have a baseball match. |
| B．To take a reading test. |
| C．To go to a new class. |
| D．To do something special. |
What does the underlined word "sweat" probably mean?
| A．触摸 |
| B．鼓掌 |
| C．出汗 |
| D．指点 |
Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?
| A．Sam hated chatting about baseball. |
| B．Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling. |
| C．Mrs Owens is unfriendly to her students. |
| D．The class enjoyed Sam's talk very much. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．A Special Day |
| B．An Interesting Lesson |
| C．A Nice Teacher |
| D．A Professional Report |
Being successful in high school comes with a lotof patience as well as motivation. Unfortunately thereare so many distractions coming your way, andsometimes it becomes hard to say no. However,if youwant to become a successful student, then you have tostart learning how to say no to these distractions.
It may be hard during the school year, and alsotiring,but the hard work always pays off at the end.When you graduate, you want to graduate withhonors,and you want to also be remembered as adiligent school worker. So remember, become asuccessful student, for that will determine your successin the future.
Getting involved in a romantic relationship is purely optional. You should never feel a need to hookup with someone just because everyone else does. Youstill have so many years ahead of you, so why notmake good use of your high school years to focus on schoolwork and then get into a good college?However,don't be afraid of dating either — a steadyboyfriend or girlfriend can be one of the best antidepressants there is!
Stay away from the drama and gossip. You havefar too much more important stuff to worry aboutthat.
Learn to befriend your teachers. This willdefinitely make things easier for you in the future,when you are applying to colleges and needrecommendations.
If you're struggling to keep up with yourhomework load, tell your teachers. Don't be afraid toask for an extension or extra help before/afterschool, or during lunch or a free period. They arethere to help you. Besides, the worst they can do issay no.
Even if you are a shy person,try to make at leasta couple of friends, so you have someone to talk toand someone who will have your back in a toughsituation. It helps to join clubs that interest you andyou can demonstrate those hobbies that make youshine. You will be surprised at how you will attractpeople like a magnet.What will decide our future success?
| A．A lot of patience and motivation. |
| B．Saying no to the distractions. |
| C．Becoming a successful student. |
| D．Working harder than others. |
The author holds the idea that_________.
| A．it is necessary to associate with someone just because everyone else does |
| B．the students should focus their attention and time on dating with a boyfriend or girlfriend |
| C．we mustn't date with a boyfriend or girlfriend because it wastes too much time |
| D．a steady boyfriend or girlfriend can help the students fight with the depression |
We can learn from the passage that_________.
| A．the students should keep their teachers at a distance and look up to them |
| B．the students should inform their teachers of their struggle in finishing the homework |
| C．them teachers will say no to their students' any request |
| D．the shy persons won't be able to make any friends even if they try their best |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．How to Be a Successful Student |
| B．Ideas on How to Gain Higher Grades |
| C．Ways to Be a Success in the Future |
| D．How to Communicate with Others |
Now it's time for college students to enjoy theirthree months of freedom. But students shouldn'tcompletely ignore their college responsibilities if theywant to stay on track for next year. To make asmooth transition back to campus in the fall, here areseveral things every college student should do this summer.
Stay on top of deadlines. Professors and studentsmay have the summer off, but it's still business asusual for the university. Faust, a rising senior, advisesstudents to stay on top of all time-sensitive financial oradministrative obligations necessary for next semester.
"In summer time, there are often severaldeadlines regarding financial aid, housing, tuition andclass registration," says Faust." If you don't keepcollege on your radar, you could miss out on some seriously important stuff."
Gain industry experience. Students fortunateenough to land an expected internship, should takethe opportunity to build professional contacts, andexperience working in an industry and an officesetting. Interns should be eager to help out and helpwith projects that will translate onto a resume.
Save for upcoming semester. Travel and goingout with friends are big money drainers, and ifstudents don't carefully budget and save, they mayfind themselves strapped during the school year.
Suzanna de Baca, vice president of wealthstrategies at Ameriprise Financial advises studentswith federal loans to create a post-graduation savingsaccount to help make payments or even start payingdown loans while still in school.
Take a week off. It's also important for studentsto take time this summer to relax and recharge.Experts say students will be more productive if theytake the time for themselves.
"I am ending my summer internship a weekbefore school starts so that I have a whole week toget my ducks in a row before the semester begins,"says Faust. "In that time I will be finalizing myschedules, organizing my planner, buying any necessarysupplies, reorganizing my hard drive and so on."The college students are to pay attention to the college duties so that ______.
| A．they can hunt a satisfactory job |
| B．they can be on the right track next year |
| C．they can get high marks in the next year |
| D．they won't be rejected by the campus |
In order not to miss some vital information, the college students should _______.
| A．realize the deadline of financial aid and tuition |
| B．keep them informed of the time-sensitive obligations |
| C．have the summer off as other students or professors |
| D．keep their summer holiday and college life on the radar |
The underlined word probably means _________.
| A．being lacking in money |
| B．being trapped in difficulty |
| C．dropping out of college |
| D．meeting with trouble |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．How to adapt to the college life for the students. |
| B．Some ideas on how to spend the summer holiday. |
| C．Several things college students should do this summer. |
| D．Ways for the college students to enjoy themselvesin summer. |
For hundreds of years printing was difficult andvery slow. As more people learned to read, peoplewanted to find a quicker, better, and less expensiveway to print books. One of these people was Johann
Gutenberg, who was born in Mainz, Germany, around 1400.
Gutenberg was an intelligent man, and he wasgood at working with metal. His idea was to make ametal stamp for each letter of the alphabet（字母表）and use the letters over and over. He could put the
stamps together to make words and arrange(排列)thewords to make pages. With ink on the stamps, hecould press paper on them to make a page. This kindof printing press (印刷机) could make hundreds of copies of a single page quickly. After one page wasfinished, he could rearrange the same letters to makeother words and print other pages.
It took Gutenberg many years to make stampsfor each letter of the alphabet. When he finished thestamps, he didn't have enough money to make theprinting press. He borrowed money from a mannamed Johann Fust. They became business partners.After many years, Gutenberg's printing press was ready. Gutenberg printed his first book, the Bible,around 1455.
Johann Fust was a clever businessman. Heunderstood the value of Gutenberg's invention. Hetook Gutenberg to court (法院) because Gutenbergcouldn't pay back the money. Gutenberg had nomoney, so Fust took his printing press and started hisown business. He printed and sold more Bibles andkept all the money. Gutenberg was sad and diedin1468,a poor man.
Today people still remember Johann Gutenberg.The city of Mainz has a statue（雕像） of him and hisoriginal printing press is kept in a museum. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ____________.
| A．the disadvantages of the old printing press |
| B．how Gutenberg's printing press worked |
| C．why Gutenberg decided to invent a printing press |
| D．how to arrange the words to make pages |
According to the passage, Gutenberg ________.
| A．had a hobby of collecting stamps |
| B．Learned printing from Johann Fust |
| C．printed only one copy of the Bible |
| D．spent many years inventing his printing press |
It can be learned from the passage that _________.
| A．Gutenberg lost his invention because he couldn't pay back the money |
| B．Gutenberg was a successful businessman and made a lot of money |
| C．Fust and Gutenberg always trusted each other |
| D．Fust thought Gutenberg's invention was useless |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Fust lent money to Gutenberg because Gutenberg's printing press was ready. |
| B．The Bible is the first book that Gutenberg printed. |
| C．Gutenberg died in his eighties, sad and poor. |
| D．In order to remember Fust, his statue was built in Mainz, Germany. |
The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few meters ofthe 42-kilo-metre race, the crowd rises to its feet toshout and cheer. The name of the race comes from abattle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, asoldier ran from the scene of the battle,Marathon, toAthens, to bring the news of a Greek victory againstthe Persians. He died just after arriving.
The marathon has been an Olympic event sincethe modern Games started in 1896. At first the distance was 40 kilometres — the distance betweenMarathon and Athens. In 1908, however, at theLondon Olympics, it was changed. The King ofEngland wanted the runners to leave from his castlein Windsor and arrive m a new stadium in central
London. The distance was 26 miles — about 42kilometres. In fact, the 1908 marathon endeddramatically(戏剧性地). When the leader, an Italian,
entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fellonto the ground. Officials picked him up and helpedhim to the finishing line,just as the second runner, anAmerican, entered the stadium. The Americans
protested （抗议） and in the end the American runnerwas declared(宣布)the winner. Since then, there havebeen many more exciting marathons.
In fact, you don't have to wait for the OlympicGames to run or watch a marathon, as there aremarathons in over sixty countries and hundreds ofcities around the world today. One of the mostfamous marathons is in New York, and is watched bytwo million people around the streets and across thebridges of the city's five boroughs(纽约市的行政区),and past New York's famous landmarks. But perhapsone of the most beautiful and extraordinary(最特别的) marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon,which most competitors find is the toughest course torun.
The marathon is the final Olympic event becauseit is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people — even people who are notparticularly good at sport — can run a marathon, ifthey train for it. When the leader came into the stadium, the crowd ______.
| A．ran to his feet happily |
| B．shouted with excitement |
| C．carried him to the line |
| D．sang and dance |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The name of the race comes from a game in Greece. |
| B．The soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens won a gold medal. |
| C．The marathon events in the Games have the same length all the time. |
| D．From 1908, the marathon events are of the same length. |
Which is the most special of the marathon events in the world?
| A．The Marathon in New York. |
| B．The Marathon in the Beijing Olympic Games. |
| C．The Great Wall Marathon. |
| D．The Marathon in London in 2012. |
Which of the following is TRUE about the marathon?
| A．Marathon is the most important event. |
| B．Marathon is the most popular event. |
| C．Marathon is the easiest event. |
| D．Marathon is the final Olympic event. |