BEIJING—Seven prestigious universities in China announced Sunday that they would begin using the same independent exam —besides the national one —to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.
The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.
Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent exam, according to the joint announcement.
“This will help lighten the students’ load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities ,”said the announcement.
Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to choose their favorite universities.
China’ s college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.
In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (试用) the reform by using their own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.
Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own exams.
Education experts regard universities selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive (有助的) to better understanding where the students’ talents lie.
Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they often apply for a number of universities.
To relieve students from such pressures, the national education outline (2010—2020) released in July this year encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams.If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities, they can______.
| A．only pass the interview. |
| B．only take the national exam. |
| C．only take the independent exam. |
| D．either take the national exam or take the independent exam. |
What’s the purpose of students sitting one independent exam to gain entrance to the seven universities?
| A．It can reduce students’ load to take several exams. |
| B．The universities will have the same standard to test students. |
| C．There will be less trouble marking students’ test papers. |
| D．It can avoid fierce competition among these universities. |
If students pass the independent exam, they will ______.
| A．take the national exam. |
| B．have one or more interview chances. |
| C．be admitted to one of the universities. |
| D．he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies. |
What is the advantage of universities selecting students according to independent examinations?
| A．Students needn’t take the national exam. |
| B．Students ’education cost can be lowered. |
| C．Students’ abilities and talents can be better found. |
| D．It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students. |
The story of English language is a story of change．The old English language, or old English, is quite different from Modern English．If we do not study old English, we can’t understand it．Some of the words are the same, but many are not used now．The story of the English language begins some time after the year 400 AD．At this time, some people came to England from North-west Europe．There were many groups of people．They were called Angles （盎格鲁人）, Saxons（撒克逊人）and Jutes（朱特人），whose language, old English, is like some of the modern language of North-West Europe．In old English, the ending had many meanings．They showed past time and present time and many other things．In Modern English, most of these endings are gone．This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English．What does the first sentence of the passage mean?
| A．The story of English language often changes． |
| B．English is a language that has changed a lot as time passes by． |
| C．The old English language has changed into Modern English． |
| D．The story of English language is one of how people change the language． |
Old English has a story of ______．
| A．2,500 years | B．more than 1,600 years |
| C．2,300 years | D．more than 400 years |
Old English was first used by the people from ______．
| A．Old English | B．English |
| C．North-West English | D．North-West Europe |
Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?
| A．The endings of words gave different special meanings． |
| B．It is easy for most English-speakers today to understand the language． |
| C．Its words are very different from those Modern English． |
| D．It was spoken by many groups of the people from North-West Europe． |
There was great interest when a big hole mysteriously appeared in the middle of a field. Engineers were called in to explain how it had got there. They offered various explanations but were not at all sure how the hole had been caused, it was thought that a large bomb which came suddenly exploded, but it was not possible to prove this. A simple, but highly improbable explanation was offered by a man who declares to know well about “flying saucers”; the strange objects which are round in shape and are said to visit the earth from outer space. The man’s explanation may have been nonsense (胡说八道), but at least it was imaginative. At any rate, it was far more interesting than the one given by the army.
After examining the ground carefully the man declared to have seen special marks on the soil quite near the hole, these, he said, could only have been caused by a flying saucer. Moreover the leaves on some bushes nearby had turned yellow because of a strange hot gas which had come from the saucer just before it landed. Even a small tree some way off appeared to have been burnt slightly. A small piece of metal found in the hole itself gave further proof that a strange object had been there. According to the man, it was quite clear that people from another world had been going around the earth trying to pick up information, when something had gone wrong. Because of this they had been forced to land in a field so that the damage could be repaired. The hole had been caused when the saucer struck the earth, while the strange marks nearby were made when it took off again. This, said the man, was the simplest explanation of how the hole had appeared. Judging from the interest the public took in the matter, there must be quite a few people who secretly believe or hope that this simple explanation is the true one.What aroused public interest?
| A．A mysterious hole in a field. | B．Various explanations offered by experts. |
| C．A simple explanation given by a man. | D．The shape of the flying saucers. |
The author thought the man’s explanation was________.
| A．boring but imaginative | B．reasonable and interesting |
| C．meaningless but interesting | D．mysterious and unbelievable |
The man found a lot of proofs except ____.
| A．special marks on soil near the hole | B．yellow leaves on some bushes nearby |
| C．a small piece of meal in the hole | D．the remains of the flying saucer |
It’s said the outer-space people were circling the earth _______.
| A．to repair their saucer | B．to strike the earth |
| C．to. collect information | D．to make strange marks |
Recently in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-trw door salesman.
I once read a saying. “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don’t you may be treated as coldly as winter.” You may consider this an exaggeration (夸张), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct.
You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman. You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right, you needn’t worry about being refused time after time; you needn’t always keep patience and a smile; you needn’t repeat the same sentences over and over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike ....
I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up; Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse.
Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Some times 1 felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing for even though I was earning money it came at great cost.
Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class. But according to my experience, park-time work can have some strong negative influences on study.
Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job. From the text, we can tell that the writer is _____.
| A．an unemployed man | B．a middle-school student |
| C．a college student | D．a door-to-door salesman |
Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”?
| A．Losing | B．Wasting | C．Using | D．Getting |
The writer thought_____.
| A．doing a part-time job was unnecessary |
| B．part-time jobs had good effect upon study |
| C．it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work |
| D．part-time jobs would be good for every college student |
What would be the best title for the text _____.
| A．Part-time Jobs Are Useful | B．Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear |
| C．Students Shouldn’t Take Part-time Jobs | D．Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students |
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◇Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red／brown at$400 each；coffee table, black. wood. $800；oil painting, big, $900；Tianjin carpet, green 3 x7, $600；double bed, $500；mirror, big, square, $500；fridge, big, double—door, $1000；old pictures, $140 up each；plants, big and small Tel：Weekend, 2521—601 l／Weekday. 2524—5867
◇Part—time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(电子)company to help with development of computer Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory Hours 9:30 a. m. 一l:00 p. m. Mon. -Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary￥6598—10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to：Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon. The one who put on the first ad probably wants to .
| A．rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Vallev |
| B．find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat |
| C．share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet |
| D．employ a maid to look after herself and the flat |
According to the ads, you may .
| A．buy an old picture for$150 | B．call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park |
| C．buy two armchairs for$400 | D．hire a maid by paying $6 800 |
If you want to buy some old furniture. you should .
| A．get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS |
| B．call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday |
| C．do it before you move to another place |
| D．call at either2524—5867 on Monday or 2521～6011 on Saturday |
Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICE, .
| A．you have to work at least 4 hours a day |
| B．you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan |
| C．you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends |
| D．you will get no more than $6598 each month |
In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about man’s cruelty to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流) down the Mississippi River on a raft . To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebellions with him and to have enjoyed his nose—thumbing at (对……的蔑视) society. To have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication. It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they lived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” suggests that ______.
| A．reading stimulates（激发）a desire to travel | B．reading broadens a person’s experience |
| C．people who read much live longer | D．people who read are more relaxed |
The author implies that good literature ______.
| A．must deal with social problems | B．must teach a lesson |
| C．is varied in subject and in content | D．is always exciting and heart--warming |
According to the author, reading good literature ______.
| A．produces new income | B．is quite useless |
| C．satisfies the curious | D．opens new worlds to us |
The underlined word effective in this passage means ______.
| A．actual | B．striking | C．existing | D．having an effect |