Thereare67countiesinthestateof-优题课

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.
As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. so, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.
The author considers it very important ______.

A．to drive with a company	B．to have personal independence
C．to gain certain responsibility	D．to share trust and cooperation

The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ______.

A．the approaching car was very dangerous

B．they both drove their car at a terrific speed

C．he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

D．it was dark and the road was not wide enough

From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.

A．only one experience	B．many similar experiences
C．a driver on a dark road	D．many friends and strangers

The need for cooperation increases because ______.

A．peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

B．certain viruses can spread in a quick way

C．terrorism can happen everywhere and every day

D．the world has become much more dangerous

We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.

A．believed in one’s own personal responsibility

B．counted upon himself alone in everything

C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

D．had accomplished a change on his viewpoint of life

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
D
Around the globe, the tourist trade is booming and you are promised to enjoy all the comfort and convenience of modern tourism. The first-class systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other’s countries at a moderate cost. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within most people’s grasp. The package tour and chartered flights (包机) are quite popular to us. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which those on grand tours in the old days couldn’t have dreamed of. With all this coming and going, you would expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! So what’s the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other? So there is a great misdirection in tourist business, especially in conducted tour items.
Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They purposely set out to “protect” their passengers from too much contact with the local population. Modern tourists lead a protected and separated life. They live at international hotels, where they eats their international food and sips their international drink while gazing at the natives from a distance. Designed tours to places of interest are carefully arranged. The tourists are allowed to see only what the organizers want them to see and no more. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourists to wander off on their own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so they might only be too happy to be protected in this way.
At its very worst, this merely leads to a new and terrible kind of colonization. The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of certain old ideas of other nations and countries. We don’t see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe what they are, even staying along with that from text books during our schooling.
You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, emotional, cold, pedantic (爱追究的), native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives just actually act as barriers, for we can’t do the job with certainty. So, frequently, when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm what you have already obtained as the first conceptions in your mind. And you get home only with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression, such as the saying, “Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites (伪君子)” and “Latin peoples shout a lot ”. However, to gain the real understanding, you only have to make a few foreign friends and you will know how ridiculousridiculousridiculousridiculous and harmful some old conceptions of other nations are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?
Being carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. A very wild and limited outlook may stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact — how reasonless it sounds! – that all people are human. We are all similar to each other, while at the same time all unique.
What does “grand tour” bring people now?

A．It only offers us reasonable cost.	B．It is the best way of modern tourism.
C．It is not liked by rich people.	D．It is available for the majority to enjoy it.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．By travelling abroad, one can know a certain country well.

B．Making friends is impossible for anyone staying abroad.

C．The tourist organizations have the best way to do their duty.

D．Traveling conditions are much more improved than before.

Which word in the following is the best to summarize “Latin people shout a lot”?

A．Silent.

B．Noisy.

C．Lively.

D．Active.

The purpose of the author’s writing is to point out ______.

A．conducted tour should be stopped	B．the way of touring should be changed
C．gained knowledge can’t be renewed	D．some nations stay the same as before

What is the author’s attitude toward the present tourism?

A．Objective

B．Negative.

C．Critical.

D．Appreciative.

The main idea for this passage is that ______.

A．tourism does little to increase un

derstanding between nations

B．tourism is terrible without the work of the tourist organizations

C．conducted tour is so dull that nobody wants to accept it now

D．tourism really does something wonderful to many countries

Tailors English Language Preparation 2010
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If you need additional help to gain the high level of English language necessary for academic study, Taylors English Language Preparation (TELP) is the perfect solution. Throughout your TELP studies you will be an active language learner. You will be surrounded by opportunities to communicate in English, with friends, teachers, families and local people. You will gain English language skills which you will keep for life.
English: the language of Taylors College
Strong English language skills are necessary for success in your chosen Taylors program. The TELP program, delivered in 12 week terms, is specifically designed to provide language training for academic study. Our teachers are fully trained English Language Teaching professionals, who will assist you in a caring and supportive classroom atmosphere.
TELP focuses on:
·Language studies ·Formal writing styles
·Note taking ·Assignment writing
·Intensive listening ·Reading
Progressing to our High School or Foundation Programs
Upon completion of TELP, you do not take an IELTS test before you begin our High School or Foundation programs.
NEAS Accreditation
Taylors College has been assessed as operating at a high standard, in keeping with NEAS standards for English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOSA). A recent report commented favourably on the quality and commitment of staff and the impressive student management systems and procedures in place.
TELP term dates
Students are encouraged to enroll（注册）at the start of a term; however, TELP courses allow for entry every four weeks.
2010 dates
·18 January –9 April ·12 April –2 July
·5 July-24 September ·27 September-17 December
2010 Summer School
·20 December-14 January 2011
The TELP program_________.

A．is popular and thought highly of by students

B．is aimed at those who have passed an IELTS test

C．makes sure students have a communicative atmosphere

D．makes sure students learn the English language for four months

It can be inferred from the text that_________.

A．TELP courses permits students to have lessons at any time

B．start date of the first term in 2011 is probably January 17th

C．students who study from 20th December to 14th January have cold weather

D．High School and Foundation programs at Taylors college have no entry requirements

．What information will probably be provided following TELP term dates?

A．TELP fees

B．TELP descriptions

C．TELP courses

D．TELP term dates in 2011

A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure（闲暇）. As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
The figures support the western prejudice（偏见） that the Japanese are all work and no play. Trying to force workers away from their desks and machines, the government said last April that the country should cut down from its 2,100 hours average work year to 1,899 hours and a five-day week by 1992. Beginning in February, banks and stock markets will be closed on Saturdays, staff of civil service will be forced out of their offices two Saturdays a month. The government hopes that others will follow that practice.
But some persuasion will be needed. Small companies are very angry about it and they fear competitors may not cut hours. The unions are no happier: they have even advertised in newspapers arguing their case against the foreign pressure that is forcing leisure upon them. They say that shorter hours are a disguised（隐性的） pay cut. The industrialists, who have no objection to the government’s plans, admit that shorter hours will help them cut costs. Younger Japanese who are supposed to be acting against their hard-working parents, show no sign of wanting time off, either. But unlike older workers, they do spend money in their spare time. Not content with watching television, they dance, dress up, sit in cafes, go to pop concerts and generally drive the leisure-industry boom. Now that they know how to consume, maybe the West can teach them to relax and enjoy themselves, too.
The purpose of getting the Japanese to have more spare time is that .

A．the government wants to show more concern for the health of the people

B．the government needs to get more goods from abroad

C．the Japanese have been working too hard

D．the Japanese hope to change the western prejudice

The group of people who welcome the shorter-hour system in Japan is .

A．the small companies	B．the industrialists
C．the unions	D．the younger generation

The unions think that .

A．the shorter hours they work, the higher pay the can get

B．the more they work, the less leisure they can enjoy

C．the shorter hours they work, the less pay they can have

D．the greater pressure the government is forcing on them, the less happy they can be

The best title for this passage can be .

A．Oh no! Not Saturday Again!	B．Leisure: the Greatest Threat!
C．Enjoy While You are Young!	D．Less Work and More Play!

On the outside Betsy Lueth’s school looks like any other in Minneapolis. Yet inside, it is
Yinghua Academy, a public school where elementary（小学）students study subjects ranging from
math to American history in Chinese.
Yinghua, the first such immersion（沉浸式）program in the Midwest is on the leading edge (前沿) of a movement that in recent years has seen Chinese language programs spread rapidly throughout the U.S.
The idea behind Yinghua is to introduce kids to the language and culture as early as possible —ideally, before age 12. Kindergarteners and first graders are taught in Chinese and a single period of English is introduced in second grade. By sixth grade, kids are learning half in English and half in Chinese, with the expectation of fluency in both. In Yinghua’s classrooms, the walls are covered not with ABCs but with pictures and Chinese characters.
There are many challenges at Yinghua. Most teachers come from Taiwan or mainland China, and cultural misunderstandings are very common. Lueth’s teachers are learning to be tolerant of local customs — as well as a lot more parental input (家长看法) than they are used to. “In China, teachers are respected. They are not questioned,” says Luyi Lien, Yinghua’s Taiwan-born director. “In America, parents are more expressive of their opinions.”
Research has shown that in the long run, immersion programs can provide benefits, including more flexible, creative thinking. Though students from the programs fall behind for a few years in English, by fifth grade they perform as well as or better than their monolingual（单语言）peers on standardized reading and math tests. For multicultural families, the psychological (心理上的) help can also be important. Lueth, a former teacher, co-founded the school as a way to expose her adopted Chinese daughter Lucy to her native culture. Lucy used to be annoyed when cousins asked why her skin color was different from theirs; before she started at Yinghua, she resisted exploring anything related to China. Now, Lueth says, Lucy proudly answers her cousins, “Yeah, I was born in China.”
Yinghua is different from other schools in Minneapolis in the way that_________.

A．it offers subjects to students mostly in Chinese

B．its language program is popular in the U.S.A

C．kids there begin to learn Chinese at the age of 12

D．its students learn subjects half in English and half in Chinese

．One of the challenges at Yinghua is that_________.

A．most parents do not respect its teachers

B．teachers need to get used to the local culture

C．its students are mostly from nontraditional families

D．there is misunderstanding between teachers and students

We can learn from the last paragraph that immersion program _________.

A．enables students pass tests more easily

B．benefits students in learning psychology

C．helps some students accept the local customs

D．contributes to the better development of students

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Teachers in Yinghua have difficulty in understanding the local culture.

B．Parents are discouraged to speak out their opinions of the school in Yinghua.

C．The students in Yinghua are expected to speak English and Chinese fluently.

D．Yinghua is the first school in the USA to introduce Chinese culture to students.

A．a story book	B．a book review
C．a personal diary	D．a travel magazine