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In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was forming. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the US with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promises of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that causes success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social separation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
While making great achievements at college, Asian-American students ________.

A．feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English

B．are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character

C．still worry about unfair treatment in academic areas

D．generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?

A．Solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.

B．Hard work and intelligence.

C．Hard work and a limited knowledge of English.

D．Asian culture and the American educational system.

Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because_________.

A．their English is not good enough

B．they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas

C．there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures

D．they know little about American culture and society

The author’s tone in this passage is __________.

A．sympathetic

B．doubtful

C．critical

D．objective

The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside.
There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There is only the massive Australian wild land, where some houses are 500 miles apart and some driveways are 50 miles long.
There seem to be only two main sources of entertainment out here: the sunset at the beach and Sun Pictures.
Sun Pictures is a very different movie theater：The seats are park benches and deck chairs, but you’re also welcome to sit on the grass.
It is the world’s oldest outdoor movie garden. Sun Pictures was built in 1916 on the other side of the globe from Hollywood. All the big films were shipped here and the lonely country was amazed.
Broome resident Pearl Hamaguchi has never traveled far from home. But in the Sun Pictures chairs, under the deep blue night sky, she has been almost everywhere.
“And we came back excited about Gregory Peck,” she recalled.
This is one of the few places left in the world where you can see two sets of stars at the same time-----one set in the sky, the other in the film.
Each night, dozens of people from around the world line up at the old wooden stand, with no computer in sight, and buy their tickets to the latest films.
Sun Pictures is also a museum, exhibiting projectors(放映机) that date back to the silent films, a portrait gallery of the famous people who never knew about this place---- even though they came here all the time.
Every once in a while, I’m told, you might find a non-ticket holder in your seat. That’s why it’s always a good idea to shake out your chair to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions.
“We’ve only had a couple of scorpion incidents but no one’s been stung yet,” said Aaron Mestemaker, a tourist visiting from Michigan.
Sun Pictures is a holy hall of movie history and a reminder that air conditioning and carpet are no match for grass and fresh air---even when the lizards steal the scene.
The first two paragraphs want to show that__________.

A．living in Broome is inconvenient	B．the life in Broome is boring
C．few people like to live in Broome	D．Broome is simple but vast

Sun Pictures is different from other theaters because _________.

A．it is the most historical outdoor theater in the world

B．the audience can either sit on chairs or on the grass

C．it was built by some constructor from Hollywood

D．all the films were imported here from Hollywood

Gregory Peck is most probably the name of_________.

A．a place

B．a film

C．a movie star

D．a country fellow

It can be inferred that the tourists in Broome are most attracted by ________.

A．its peacefulness	B．its beautiful sunset
C．the Sun Pictures	D．the gallery of movie stars

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.
When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.
The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.
So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.
Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.
The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

A．by raising his own examples	B．based on his own experience
C．by mentioning some studies	D．by mentioning some typical patients

The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to______.

A．support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health

B．introduce a famous expert

C．let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces

D．show how to control one’s temper

The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“______”.

A．removing

B．keeping up

C．getting rid of

D．learning about

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A．People who are able to forgive feel less stress.

B．People who are able to forgive feel less depression.

C．People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.

D．People who are able to forgive feel less tired.

The best title for this passage is probably _______.

A．Forgiveness	B．Forgiveness Is Good for Health
C．A Secret to Keeping Health	D．Anger Is Bad for Health

Alan took an early interest in gardening---first on his grandfather’s Yorkshire allotment in Ilkley, and then in his parents’ back garden. Small polythene（聚乙烯）greenhouses appeared in the back garden, and cacti（仙人掌）were bought from church markets.
Alan left school at fifteen with one `O’ level in Art and took a job as an apprentice（学徒）gardener in Ilkley Parks Department nursery, studying for his City and Guilds in Horticulture（园艺）in the evening.
He went on to horticultural college at Oaklands in Hertfordshire where he studied for one year full-time, being awarded the National Certificate in Horticultural. This was followed by three years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, resulting in the award of the Kew Diploma.
After two years as supervisor of staff training at Kew, Alan entered journalism where he became first a gardening books editor, and then Deputy Editor of Amateur Gardening magazine. He appeared regularly on BBC Radio and Television in programs such as Nationwide , Breakfast Time, Open Air, Pebble Mill, Songs of Praise, Titchmarsh’s Travels, and the Chelsea Flower Show. He presented the 100th edition of The Word for Channel 4, and hosted the quiz show Ask the Family.
Gardeners’ World and the hugely popular Ground Force, second only to Easterners in the BBC1 ratings, are broadcast as far as Australia, New Zealand and North America. After leaving both programs, Alan worked on two other series for the BBC to be transmitted in 2003 and 2004, one of them a landmark series on the natural history of Britain. Alan writes for the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Radio Times and BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, and has more than thirty gardening books to his credit. His four novels, as well as a book about his own life, have been best sellers.
Alan, 53, gardens organically, and lives with his wife, two daughters and a medley of animals.
We know that Alan ______in his school days.

A．was good at writing novels	B．loved Horticulture very much even
C．didn’t do so well in his studies	D．decided to be an apprentice

According to this passage, we can learn that______.

A．Alanaccepted little education	B．Alan wrote many books about food
C．Alan had never been married	D．Alan was first a gardening books editor

Though the author doesn’t tell us directly, we can conclude that______.

A．Alan’s school teachers were not good at teaching the subject: Botany

B．when Alan was successful he was working as a journalist of the time

C．Alan had had four years of training in Horticulture before being a journalist

D．born as a man of many talents, Alan didn’t realize the fact until years later

Which of the following four programs is more popular than Ground Force in the BBC1 ratings?

A．Breakfast Time.

B．Radio Time.

C．Gardeners’ World.

D．Easterners.

What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Man of Many Talents.	B．Botany Makes Him What He Is Today.
C．No Pains, No Gains.	D．Can’t a Poorly-graded Student Be Successful?

On November18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio（小儿麻痹症）as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）now.
That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break---it broke with a loud noise.
People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”
But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队）began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.
Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲）the piece in his head.
When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.
He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”
His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.
Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ______.

A．he is just a world famous violinist

B．he has never performed on stage before

C．he is physically disabled as a result of a disease

D．he has difficulty in moving his body

When Perlman had just begun playing, ______.

A．there was something wrong with the violin

B．he fell ill suddenly

C．an accident happened and caused a disturbance

D．a very loud noise arose from the audience

If one of the strings suddenly broke, what would an ordinary player do?

A．He would cancel the concert.	B．He would play another violin.
C．Another performer would play instead.	D．The concert would be put off.

The audience rose and cheered ______.

A．to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance

B．to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance

C．to ask Perlman for another performance

D．to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind

The lesson we draw from the story is that ______.

A．we should make the best of what we have

B．what we have is more important than what is lost

C．we should not care about what is lost

D．the way of life is to always live with music