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As high school students, Sang Tian and Huang Yunru dreamed of attending one of the world’s top universities. They slaved over their studies and were in the end admitted to famous schools – only one turned out to be far more famous than the other, according to new ranking (排名)of Asia’s top schools.
Huang Yunru, 19, went to the University of Hong Kong, the No 1 school in Asia. Sang, also 19, went to Tsinghua University, which was ranked a disappointing 16th in  
Asia. When Sang heard the news, he couldn’t believe his ears. “What? How can it be?” he said, greatly surprised.
The new list of Asia’s top 200 universities was published last month by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based career and education company. The ranking have started heated discussions among Chinese people, since the mainland’s top two schools – Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University – were not in the top 10.
Actually, this isn’t the first time that the schools have gone on poorly in regional or global ranking. The 2010 world university list released by the magazine US News & World Report ranked Peking University at 50th and Tsinghua University at 56th. They were the only two mainland schools in the top 100. Meanwhile, 37 US universities made the top 100 list. And three of 10 Hong Kong universities made the top 50.Chinese universities’ poor performance has saddened many students. “I can’t understand their standards,” said Sang. “At least we are a university with a long, proud history.”
According to the QS list, Chinese universities are doing OK in academic peer review, with both Tsinghua and Peking University scoring a full 100. But when it comes to student-to-faculty ratio(师生比), their ranking drops, with Tsinghua at 22th and Peking at 23rd.John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, said at the Fourth Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum in early May that a lack of small-group discussions has seriously affected the teaching quality at Chinese universities. This has also resulted in students being afraid to question or challenge teachers.
36. Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University were in the top 10 in the ranking of Asia’s top schools.
37. There were no top 100 universities in the mainland according to the ranking.
38. Hong Kong universities are doing much better than the Chinese mainland ones in the ranking.
39. Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University are so famous that they are  not worried about the result at all.
40. One of the reasons for the mainland’s universities’ disappointing ranking is that there are simply not enough teachers for the large number of students.

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Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.comturns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, "The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both."

Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the "real" and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.

9. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

A.

To explain what they are.

B.

To introduce BookCrossing.

C.

To stress the importance of reading.

D.

To encourage readers to share their ideas.

10. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2refer to?

A.

The book.

B.

An adventure.

C.

A public place.

D.

The identification number.

11. What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?

A.

Meet other readers to discuss it.

B.

Keep it safe in his bookcase.

C.

Pass it on to another reader.

D.

Mail it back to its owner.

12. What is the best title for the text?

A.

Online Reading: A Virtual Tour

B.

Electronic Books: A new Trend

C.

A Book Group Brings Tradition Back

D.

A Website Links People through Books

Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:"Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week."

A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.

Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.

Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside . I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, "But I'm just not creative."

"Do you dream at night when you're asleep?"

"Oh, sure."

"So tell me one of your most interesting dreams." The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. "That's pretty creative. Who does that for you?"

"Nobody. I do it."

"Really-at night, when you're asleep?"

"Sure."

"Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?"

5. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________?

A.

know more about the students

B.

make the lessons more exciting

C.

raise the students' interest in art

D.

teach the students about toy design

6. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A.

He liked to help his teacher.

B.

He preferred to study alone.

C.

He was active in class.

D.

He was imaginative.

7. What does the underlined word "downside" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.

Mistake.

B.

Drawback.

C.

Difficulty.

D.

Burden.

8. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?

A.

To help them to see their creativity.

B.

To find out about their sleeping habits.

C.

To help them to improve their memory.

D.

To find out about their ways of thinking.

What's On?

Electric Underground

7.30pm-1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who's playing in your area? We're bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He's going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.

Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He's the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

Simon's Workshop

5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

  1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A.

Jules Skye.

B.

Gee Whizz.

C.

Charlotte Stone.

D.

James Pickering.

2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A.

The Cyclops Theatre

B.

Kaleidoscope

C.

Victoria Stage

D.

Pizza World

3. What do we know about Simon's Workshop?

A.

It requires membership status.

B.

It lasts three hours each time.

C.

It is run by a comedy club.

D.

It is held every Wednesday.

4. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A.

5.00pm-7.30pm.

B.

7.30pm-1.00am.

C.

8.00pm-11.00pm.

D.

8.30pm-10.30pm.

The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙)with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a

person's needs.

Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some

traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and

suddenly stops, what maybe implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient's silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

  1. What does the author say about silence in conversations?

A.

It implies anger.

B.

It promotes friendship.

C.

It is culture-specific.

D.

It is content-based.

  1. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?

A.

The Chinese.

B.

The French.

C.

The Mexicans.

D.

The Russians.

  1. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?

A.

Let it continue as the patient pleases.

B.

Break it while treating patients.

C.

Evaluate its harm to patients.

D.

Make use of its healing effects.

  1. What may be the best title for the text?

A.

Sound and Silence

B.

What It Means to Be Silent

C.

Silence to Native Americans

D.

Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold

I am peter Hodes ,a volunteer stem courier. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells(干细胞)in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we've got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: "Well, I'm really sorry, I've got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington." So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: "In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you've got to get me back to the United Kingdom." She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for mere-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you're consciously aware than that box you're got something that is potentially going to save somebody's life.

29.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "courier" in Paragraph17

A.

provider

B.

delivery man

C.

collector

D.

medical doctor

30.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42hours?

A.

He cannot stay away from his job too long.

B.

The donor can only wait for that long.

C.

The operation needs that very much.

D.

The ice won't last any longer.

31.Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?

A.

To London

B.

To Newark

C.

To Providence

D.

To Washington

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