An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a 15-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. She hanged herself in Massachusetts following months of bullying. Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her. Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers.
Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA. Her daughter Tina was also the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota. She said，“Our daughter was a very outgoing child. She was involved in all kinds of things and had lots of friends. And over a period of time her grades fell completely. She started having health issues. She couldn't sleep. She wasn't eating. She had terrible stomach pains and didn't want to go to school.”
Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence, or it can be verbal—for example, insults or threats. Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.
And now there is cyber-bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages. It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.
The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s. The latest government study in the United States was released last year. It found that about one-third of students age twelve to eighteen were bullied at school.
Susan Swearer is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network. She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need. She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior and bullies are often victims themselves. From the case of Tina, we can know that ________.
| A．bullying is rare |
| B．victims suffer a lot |
| C．schools are to blame |
| D．personalities are related |
Which of the following is NOT bullying?
| A．To beat someone repeatedly. |
| B．To threaten someone verbally. |
| C．To isolate someone from friends. |
| D．To refuse to help someone in need. |
Why is cyber-bullying appealing to the bully?
| A．Because it can involve more people. |
| B．Because it can create worse effects. |
| C．Because it is more convenient. |
| D．Because it can avoid cheating. |
According to Susan Swearer, ________.
| A．bullies are antisocial |
| B．bullies should give victims help |
| C．students are not equally treated |
| D．bullies themselves also need help |
Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.
| Flight No. Departure Arrival From ToStop CA907 07:45 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu CA981 01:58 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai CA158 10:20 23:10 Beijing London Chengdu CA149 11:35 22:10 Beijing Sydney Hong Kong CA923 12:35 17:10 Beijing Moscow / CA167 13:15 02:40 Beijing Paris Moscow CA147 15:55 10:15 Beijing Sydney Guangzhou CA949 17:25 07:35 Beijing Paris Shanghai CA173 19:20 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi CA937 21:25 08:10 Beijing London Hong Kong |
(departure=leaving)You’ll go to Australia. You can only take
when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.
| A．CA923 | B．CA149 | C．CA147 | D．CA167 |
If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in on the way.
| A．Hong Kong | B．Shanghai | C．Moscow | D．Chengdu |
It will take you to reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.
| A．nine hours and twenty | B．ten hours and thirty-five |
| C． twelve hours and fifty | D．ten hours and forty-five |
ou mayin Beijing if you want to go to America.
| A．take one plane | B．take two planes |
| C．take three plane | D．not take any planes |
How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four. |
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
根据文章内容选择正确答案Bruno went to schoolevery day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between(在……之间)。
| A．two classrooms | B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno’s house and school | D．the shop and Bruno’s school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
54.Bruno was afraid of the most.
| A．his father | B．his mother | C．his teacher | D．the older boys |
That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because.
| A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there |
| D．he played in the water carefully |
University is generally regarded as one of the most important times in a person’s life, yet the function of this institution continues to arouse debate. Many believe that arts subjects are too easy, that practical skills are more useful and that a chosen subject for study should be clearly linked to a career. However, this view is far too simplistic. Arts subjects are very difficult. They can prepare students for any number of careers as well as allowing the student to take time to make a decision. The function of the modern university is to cater to different types of student.
Arts subjects are not easy. For example, a degree in Literature is not an easy option. No question in a Literature class has a single, simple answer. Debate is conducted in a spirit of openness, texts are very closely analyzed and skills in close reading are developed. Literature is about language, our primary means of communication. Arts subjects require the same concentrated study as any other subject.
Arts subjects can prepare students for any number of careers. A degree in an arts subject teaches skills in well organized debates and defence of a position through the provision of evidence. These are applicable to many types of career. Law, for example. The point is that an undergraduate degree in any Arts subject trains the student in analysis and structure. Therefore, Arts graduates can pursue any number of careers.
Arts subjects allow the student to take time to choose a career. Love of the subject for its own sake may well be the initial motivation for the Arts undergraduate but because the subject they have chosen is not so clearly linked to a career they have time to reflect, making a decision only when they are absolutely certain. Students who pursue Arts subjects therefore have the leisure to make a carefully considered choice.
In conclusion, it is clear that Arts subjects are not a waste of time. They are flexible when it comes to relating them to a career and they allow the student to discover an appropriate career path. Many industries now acknowledge that a degree in Literature can be just as valuable as any other subject, especially when it is evident that Arts graduates tend to think more creatively. Not all undergraduates have clearly defined goals and not all subjects can be simply matched to a career. Acknowledging this difference should be the main function of a modern university What does the author mainly argue in this article?
| A．Universities should be aware of diversity | B．Universities should focus on practical courses. |
| C．Arts courses should be promoted. | D．Arts subjects are inappropriate for work. |
What does the author imply about universities’ attitude to students?
| A．They need to be more understanding of students’ needs. |
| B．They need to keep out arts students. |
| C．They need to link courses to careers. |
| D．They need to offer more arts courses. |
The author suggests that technical subjects ____________.
| A．are more important than arts subjects. | B．are more useful to the modern world. |
| C．have equal value to arts subjects. | D．are not as important as arts subjects. |
From the article, we know skills acquired by arts undergraduates include___________.
| A．Perception and investigation | B．Technique and motivation |
| C．Appreciation and dedication | D．Analysis and structure |
According to the author, the students choose arts courses initially because ___________.
| A．they are unsure about a career | B．they are interested in the subject |
| C．they hate technical subjects | D．they are creative people |
The months and years went by. I had been Joe’s apprentice for four years.
One evening, Joe and I were sitting in the village inn. A stranger came in, a big, tall man, with heavy eyebrows. The man had large, very clean white hands. To my surprise, I recognized the man. I had seen him at Miss Havisham’s many years before. He had frightened me then. He frightened me a little now.
‘I think there is a blacksmith here----name of Joe Gargery,’ the man said in his loud voice.
‘That’s me!’ Joe answered. He stood up.
‘You have an apprentice, known as Pip,’ the stranger went on. ‘Where is he? ’
‘Here!’ I cried, standing beside Joe.
‘I wish to speak to you both. I wish to speak to you privately, not here,’ the man said. ‘Perhaps I could go home with you.’
We walked back to the workshop in silence. When we were in the sitting room, the man began to speak.
‘My name is Jaggers,’ he said. ‘I am a lawyer in London, where I am well-known. I have some unusual business with young Pip here. I am speaking for someone else, you understand. A client who doesn’t want to be named. Is that clear?’
Joe and I nodded.
‘I have come to take your apprentice to London,’ the lawyer said to Joe. ‘You won’t stop him from coming I hope?’
‘Stop him? Never! ’ Joe cried.
‘Listen, then. I have this message for Pip. He has ---- great expectations!’
Joe and I looked at each other, too surprised to speak.
‘Yes, great expectations’ Mr. Jaggers repeated. ‘Pip will one day be rich, very rich. Pip is to change his way of life at once. He will no longer be a blacksmith. He is to come with me to London. He is to be educated as a gentleman. He will be a man of property.’
And so, at last, my dream had come true. Miss Havisham----because Mr. Jaggers’ client must be Miss Havisham----had plans for me after all. I would be rich and Estella would love me!
Mr. Jaggers was speaking again. ‘There are two conditions,’ he said, looking at me. ‘First, you will always be known as Pip. Secondly,’ Mr. Jaggers continued, ‘the name of your benefactor is to be kept secret. One day, that person will speak to you, face to face. Until then, you must not ask any questions. You must never try to find out this person’s name. Do you understand? Speak out!’
‘Yes, I understand,’ I answered. ‘My benefactor’s name is to remain a secret.’
‘Good,’ Mr. Jaggers said. ‘Now, Pip, you will come into your property when you come of age----when you are twenty-one. Until then, I am your guardian. I have money to pay for your education and to allow you to live as a gentleman. You will have a private teacher. His name is Mr. Matthew Pocket and you will stay at his house.’
I gave a cry of surprise. Some of Miss Havisham’s relations were called Pocket. Mr. Jaggers raised his eyebrows.
‘Do you not want to live with Mr. Pocket? Have you any objection to this arrangement?’ he said severely.
‘No, no, none at all,’ I answered quickly.
‘Good. Then I will arrange everything,’ Mr. Jaggers went on. ‘Mr. Pocket’s son has rooms in London. I suggest you go there. Now when can you come to London?’
I looked at Joe.
‘At once, if Joe has no objection,’ I said.
‘No objection, Pip old chap,’ Joe answered.
‘Then you will come in one week’s time,’ Mr. Jaggers said, standing up. ‘You will need new clothes. Here is some money to pay for them. Twenty guineas.’
He counted the money and put it on the table.
‘Well, Joe Gargery, you are saying nothing,’ Mr. Jaggers said to Joe firmly. ‘I have money to give to you too.’The underlined word “apprentice” in paragraph 1 means ____________.
| A．a very good friend and companion |
| B．someone who has no money but is very skilled at their job |
| C．a young person who is being trained for a particular job |
| D．a person with no education living with another family |
The author describes Mr. Jaggers as having ‘large, very clean white hands’ in order to ____________.
| A．show how Pip recalls Mr Jaggers |
| B．provide a description of Mr. Jaggers to the readers only |
| C．indicate that Mr. Jaggers remains indoors a lot and doesn’t get much sun |
| D．show Mr Jaggers often washes his hands to rid himself of his own bad deeds as a lawyer |
At the end of the passage above, Mr. Jaggers says he also has money to give Joe because ____________.
| A．he believes he can also help Joe become a gentleman |
| B．he is repaying money loaned to Joe previously by the benefactor |
| C．the secret benefactor wants Joe to be his personal blacksmith |
| D．Joe will have to hire a new worker |
Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
| A．Joe is happy that Pip will go to London. |
| B．Mr. Jaggers does not want other people to know he is a lawyer. |
| C．Pip hopes Miss Havisham will help him become a gentleman |
| D．Pip will become very rich when he comes of age. |
If someone has an accident in the afternoon, you should ____________.
| A．Phone 37499 | B．Ensure no one enters the danger area |
| C．Report to the Police station at J J Thomson Ave | D．Call an ambulance on 1-999 |
Where do you think you can find this notice?
| A．In the Assembly area | B．At the Fire station |
| C．At the University | D．At Turner Hospital |
Anytime you hear the fire alarm, you should _____________.
| A．go to the Assembly area | B．phone the Fire brigade on 37499 |
| C．use the red ‘break glass boxes’ | D．make sure the fire alarms aren’t being tested |