19King's College Summer School

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Application (申请) date lStudents in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2011. lStudents of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2011. lForeign students should send their applications before July 10, 2011.	Courses lEnglish Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours lAmerican History: 16 hours lAmerican Culture: 16 hours
Steps lA letter of self-introduction lA letter of recommendation(推荐) ﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.	Cost lDaily lessons: $200 lSports and activities: $100 lTravels: $200 lHotel service: $400 ﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.
Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King' s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@ yahoo.com

You can most probably read the text in ________.

A．a textbook	B．a travel guide
C．a newspaper	D．a telephone book

Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?

A．Only top students can take part in the program.

B．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

C．King' s College Summer School is run every other year

D．Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.

If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school __

A．$200

B．$400

C．$900

D．$500

What information can you get from the text?
A. You can write to Thompson only in English.
B. The program will last two months.
C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2011.
D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way.” I protested.
He looked at me, astonished, “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的) citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.
“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is? What it means?”
“Certainly,”I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means the traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”
“Half-right,”said the driver, “But incomplete. It’s only an automatic(自动的) stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,”he shouted, “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night,sir.”
At the Alma Bridge,__________.

A．the writer stopped the taxi and aid the driver

B．the taxi went through a red light again

C．there was a performance the writer had already watched

D．the writer began to criticize the driver

To the taxi driver, a red light__________.

A．was not a stop signal

B．should not work at midnight

C．sometimes made mistakes in judgment

D．didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that________________.

A．he found there was

no cross traffic there at that time

B．he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

C．he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

D．he didn’t trust any brainless machine

According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done was____________.

A．law abiding	B．law breaking
C．something to be proud of	D．something to be ashamed of

When Omega was born in Uganda, she did two things: Smile and then sing. When Omega was 4 years old, her talent(天赋) for music was recognized, so she became one of the youngest members of the first African Children’s Choir(合唱团). She traveled the world with the choir, and it was from this experience that she grew into a singer today.
Although having a beautiful voice, she had to find other ways besides music to earn a living at first. When she was 16, her parents sent her to the USA to study. Like her mother, Omega wanted to become a doctor and do something meaningful in her country of Uganda.
However, like many artists, music was so much a part of her that she had to choose. With encouragement from her family and friends, she opened her own production company(制作公司) after graduation. Since then, she has been working as an artist. Her songs make people feel good about life. Apart from that, she is also interested in health care and education. Omega is one of those Ugandan females who are showing the world their valuable talents.
Her experiences in the Choir helped Omega to ____.

A．burst into song	B．recognize her music talent
C．travel the world	D．become a singer

What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph three?

A．music was very important to her

B．music took her a lot of time

C．music cost her so much money

D．music was the last thing she would choose

We can learn from the passage that Omega is ____.

A．a good teacher	B．a famous African artist
C．a kind politician	D．a warm-hearted doctor

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If a ten-year-old boy wants himself to be admired because of his speech ability, he may buy _______.

A．Word Power

B．Word Smart Junior

C．Grammar Smart Junior

D．Grammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage

By saying “You’ll finally know your grammar backwards and forwards”, the writer means “________”．

A．You will be clearly familiar with grammar

B．You will know the history of grammar

C．You will know the make-up of grammar

D．You will learn about the future of grammar

The four books are all about _______.

A．fiction and mysteries	B．parenting and teaching
C．literature and arts	D．language study

To Chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, California was “The Land of the Golden Mountain.” In their homeland they had heard the words, “There’s gold in California.” They sailed 7,000miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich．Between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 Chinese came to California．Most were men．They had been farmers in China．They came here to be miners and laborers．They ended up doing many other jobs, too.
Like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in America．They came because of their ties to their homeland and their families．They planned to return to China with their fortunes and help their families．
Only a few Chinese gold miners struck it rich．Most picked over the areas that had been mined already．But still, white miners resented the Chinese．Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps．
By the end of the 1850s, many Chinese returned home．Those who stayed found other jobs.
Few women had come west in the gold rush．The Chinese saw a good business opportunity．They began doing the jobs women would have done．Many became house servants．Many more opened laundries.
The Chinese opened restaurants．Chop suey and show mein are popular Chinese-American dishes．The Chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners.
Other Chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers．
Why did Chinese go to America in the mid-1800s?

A．Because they could find good jobs there．

B．Because they had found gold there．

C．Because they could open laundries and restaurants there．

D．Because they heard there was gold there．

The underlined word “resented” mean “________”.

A．liked

B．helped

C．hated

D．served

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Some Chinese became drivers．

B．Many Chinese opened shops to help wash clothes.

C．Many Chinese picked gold around the old mines.

D．Many Chinese returned to China by the end of the 1850s.

Which should be the title of the passage?

A．Early Chinese immigrants in America

B．Dream to strike it rich

C．The difference between men and women

D．Gold miners in America

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