Studying Abroad
Nowadays, studying abroad becomes popular in China. Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
There are advantages for people to study abroad. Firstly, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that he can make great improvement in the language, because they have better chances than any other to practice their skills. While studying in a foreign country, he will meet many foreigners and it is possible to make friends from all over the world. This is not only exciting, but also could lead to important overseas contacts(海外联系) in his career(事业). He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science. In this way, it is possible that he can open his mind.
Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a lot of problems. The most serious problem is language barrier (障碍). Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the local language. As a result, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. They may also run into trouble in dealing with different kinds of situations. So, if you are given a chance to study abroad, you must consider the both sides of the matter carefully before making up your mind.
| Title： Studying Abroad |
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| Fact |
It is popular for many Chinese to study abroad. . |
| ● Children can ● They can make ● They can learn of the latest knowledge in science. |
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| Disadvantages |
● Language barrier is the biggest problem. Because students are not skilled at the language spoken there, they will have difficulty in ● It is not easy for them to deal with different situations. |
| Conclusion |
Both sides of the matter should be |
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.
| A．there were not any modern machines | B．there was no modern medicine |
| C．both A and B | D．there were not many people |
What is the biggest problem in today’s life?
| A．Water pollution | B．Air pollution |
| C．Noise | D．Pollution |
The most serious kind of pollution is ________.
| A．noise pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．water pollution | D．A, B and C |
Factories must clean their water ________.
| A．before they are thrown away | B．when they are thrown away |
| C．after it is thrown away | D．before it is thrown away |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．a few years ago, there was no smog at all |
| B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice |
| C．we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes’ |
| D．people are making rules in order to fight pollution |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (广播员).
I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again:“If you go on, one day something good will happen.”What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?
| A．A programmer. | B．A sports announcer. |
| C．A sportsman. | D．A taxi driver. |
Why couldn’t the writer get a job at first?
| A．Because he didn’t want to get it. |
| B．Because he didn’t have any experience. |
| C．Because his parents didn’t agree with him. |
| D．Because no stations needed an announcer. |
Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.
| A．said nothing to him | B．told him to give up |
| C．encouraged him to go on trying | D．advised him to get further education |
The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.
| A．asked | B．invited |
| C．refused | D．taken |
Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?
| A．He disliked the job in Montgomery Ward. |
| B．He got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last. |
| C．He was given a chance by Peter. |
| D．His father also gave him some help. |
Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal. As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is just a tiger . Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (《虎妈战歌》), tells us how she gives her two children education. She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent. Her kids had to obey the following rules. To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to watch TV or play computer games. Then, they were not allowed to “ hang out ” with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their class. And they had to practice the piano and the violin for hours every day. Of course, she believes this has brought a lot of problems for herself and her kids. But she doesn’t mind because her kids have become great. Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they’re pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really cats. They care more about their children’s self-respect (自尊). They don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings. With soft words and understanding, they encourage their children to choose for themselves. So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child.The writer of this passage wants to _________.
| A．tell that Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal. |
| B．tell us Amy Chua how to give children education. |
| C．tell the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is about animals. |
| D．tell that most Asian mothers are cats |
What does Amy Chua think of training a child’s talent?
| A．She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent |
| B．She says that being soft is the best way to train a child’s talent |
| C．She says that teaching is the only way to train a child’s talent |
| D．She says that making the rules is the only way to train a child’s talent |
To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to
| A．watch TV. |
| B． play computer games |
| C．“ hang out ” with other kids after school. |
| D． Above of all |
She doesn’t mind because her kids have become great. does she?
| A．Yes, she does | B．No, she doesn’t |
| C．Yes, she doesn’t | D．No, she does. |
From the passage, we can know which one is Not true
| A．most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot. |
| B．American mothers don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings |
| C．So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child. |
| D．American mothers are like cats. They care less about their children’s self-respect (自尊). |
It was a cold day, but the students from Prosser Middle School in Chicago were sorting through the waste when they found that their school produces 1,500 pounds every day.
Prosser is just one school that throws out nearly 4,000 meal trays every day. Counting all of Chicago’s public schools, the number comes to nearly a quarter of a million a day. That’s more than 1 million a week and about 5 million a month.
“None of the trays are being recycled,” said a teacher. “ Everyone agrees that it’s very bad.”
Luckily, concerns about the environment and health have made some US cities take action. Dozens of schools have begun programs to reduce the use of food trays in school.
These schools have also banned (禁止)some fast food, including McDonald’s. Instead, they offer students recyclable trays. They encourage students to sort out lunchroom waste, then wash and recycle milk cartons and trays . So far, the program has helped schools to save a total of 820,000 trays each week.
Jay Stream Middle School in Illinois teaches its students how to collect trays. The school has cut its lunchroom waste by two thirds now that students recycle their used trays instead of breaking them.
Prosser Middle School also sees the benefits of the program. Students have organized about 20 clubs and volunteer activities to cut down on cafeteria garbage. They now recycle 80 percent of the school waste. “ I joined the club,” said Erika Santana, a 16-year-old junior in Prosser, “because I want to make Earth a better place.”
food trayDid Prosser Middle School create much garbage every day before the program ?
How many meal trays do public schools in Chicago throw out a day?
. What does Jay Stream Middle School teach its students to do?
Who joined the club?
What’s the passage about ?
“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).
Close your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You'll be living in a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly parents in your home. You'll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science. And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before-you will be living on the moon or Mars.
How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic (乐观的)about the years ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future.
"I'm looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life," says John Searle, a professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, "because I think further research in such areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health, and make life longer."
Hugh Herr, at MIT's Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons as concern over the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives."Machines’ taking over what humans do is not a good thing," Herr says.
That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. "I am afraid that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings," says Cerqui. "The main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and computers are much better than humans in these tasks ." The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.
| A．how science will develop in the future |
| B．how people will live in a modern society |
| C．what life would be like in the future |
| D．what computers will bring to our society |
From Paragraph 4 we can infer that ___________.
| A．John Searl is optimistic about the future |
| B．we should wait to see the changes in the future |
| C．John Searl worries much about what the future holds |
| D．further science research will be helpful for making life longer |
The underlined word "That" in the last paragraph refers to________.
| A．The poverty problem in the future |
| B．Machines’ taking over what humans do |
| C．The technology of weapons |
| D．The health problem of humans |
The best title for the passage can be “___________”.
| A．The Future--Full of Hope or Concern |
| B．Great Changes Will Take Place in the Future |
| C．The Relationship Between Technology and Humans |
| D．The Role of Robots and Computers in the Future |