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Television has now come to nearly every family

．

It has played a very important part in

people’

s life

．

School

children in the US watch TV about 25 hours a week

．

Some people feel that television is good for children because it helps them learn about their country and the

world

．

With the help of programs of education

，

children do better in school

．

Other people feel that there are

too many programs about love and crime on TV

, and that even programs of education

don’

t help Children a

lot

．

Children simply watch too much television

，

so they don

’

t do a lot of other important things for their

education

．

Children of

three

to

six

learn

to

speak

their

language

and

talk

with

people

．

When

they

are

watching TV

, they are only listening to the language

，

and they aren

’

t talking with anyone

．

When school

children watch TV, they read less

．

Because of this

，

they don

’

t learn to read or write quickly at schoo1

．

All children learn by doing

，

and they need time to play in order to learn about the world

．

When they

watch TV

, they play less

．

They also have less time to communicate with their parents and friends

，

and they

have less time for sports

．

Recently

，

fifteen families in Denver decided to stop watching TV for a month or more

．

At first it was

difficult

，

but there were soon a lot of good changes .The children read, played, and exercised more, and the

family became full of joy

．

But at the end of the month all the families began to watch TV as much as

before

．

Not one family was able to give up television completely

．

46

．

Some people think that television is good for children because

A

．

some programs help them love their parents B

．

the news programs are important to them

C

．

it makes them play less than before

D

．

they can learn something good from it

47

．

Some people think that television is bad for children because

A

．

there are too many TV programs not good for children B

．

its language is difficult to understand

C

．

it is helpful to their thinking and doing

D

．

their eyes work much every day

48

．

Because they watch too much TV, school children

A

．

write more quickly than before

．

B

．

don

’

t learn to read or write quickly at school.

C

．

play a lot

D

．

read and write much more

49

．

which 0f the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A

．

People can not live without television.

B

．

Only through television can children learn about the

world

．

C

．

when children are watching television

，

they talk with each other.

D

．

When children watch TV

, they read and play 1ess

．

50

．

What is the writer's attitude towards television?

A

．

objective

B

．

suspicious

C

．

compromising

D

．

appreciative

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

This book on open education has two parts. The first part has to do with how the teacher feels

about students. The second part has to do with what the teacher does in the classroom.

In traditional education, the teacher may feel that students are not very grown up. Usually, teachers

are older than students, and teachers feel that students are young and do not know much about the world,

and that he must make the students study specific things. In open education, the teacher

’

s feelings are very

different.

The

teacher

feels

that

the

students

are

individuals

first,

and

students

second.

He

expects

his

students to be responsible for the things they do. Just as adults are. A student

’

s ideas and feelings are just as

important as the teacher

’

s. The teacher allows his students to decide what they want to do, and does not

make them study specific subjects or things. The teacher lets them decide what to study and how much to

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study. It

’

s very important for the teacher to show how he feels about the students.

The second part of the idea of open education has to do with what the teacher does in the classroom.

In the traditional classroom, the students are told what to do. There is a list of things that the students must

do to finish the class. There are rules made by the teacher that the students must follow, even if the students

see no reason for the rules. In open education, the teacher allows the students to choose what to do. They

may study, or talk, or do nothing at all if they want.

There are no specific things for the students to do.

There

are

no

traditional

rules

made

by

the

teacher.

The

only

rules

in

an

open

classroom

are

rules

for

everyone

’

s safety. The students are allowed to discover subjects in the open classroom, instead of being

made to study them.

Open education is a really complex idea.

51. What is this passage mainly about?

A. The system of traditional education.

B. The characteristics of open education.

C. A comparison of two kinds of education.

D. An emphasis on open education.

52. According to the passage students in open education

A. have more freedom

B. are restricted by regulations

C. study harder

D. have better results in

what they study

53. What the author discusses in this passage concerns

A. the teaching procedure

B. the students' activities

C. what the teacher does in the classroom

D the attitude the teacher holds towards students and his classroom activites

54. When a school has

“

A Child Is Most Important

”

as its slogan(

口号

), this school most probably adopts

the idea of

A. traditional education

B. open education

C. adult education

D. open university

55

．

The author regards open education as

A

．

more reliable

B

．

complex

C

．

modern

D

．

unusual

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage

：

When 23-year-old Eric graduated from college last year

，

he didn

’

t have a job. Not wanting to give up

his apartment and move back with his parents, he did what many young Americans are doing

：

he signed up

with

a

temp(

临时

)agency,

which

places

workers

on

short- term

ary

workers

such

as

Eric

comprise 20 percent of the US workforce

．

In 1985

，

417

，

000 workers were classified as temporary help

．

In

2005

，

there was more than 2

．

5 million

，

according to Labor Department data

．

Using

temporary

workers

allows

companies

to

increase

or

decrease

the

number

of

staff

as

their

workloads

change

．

It

also

allows

companies

to

avoid

the

costs

involved

in

hiring

and

firing

long-term

employees

．

Many temp agency owners and career specialists say temping is a good way for recent graduates to

get experience

．

“

Short-term jobs let graduates try out different companies to find the best fit

，

”

said Pegi

Wheatley

，

owner of a San Francisco temp agency

．

But things don

’

t always work out that way

．

“

When I started temping

，

I had this idea that a temporary

job could turn full-time

．

It worked for a friend of mine

，

but that didn

’

t happen for me

，

”

said Eric

，

who

quickly became bored with his office work.. Eric stayed with the temp agency because he could earn US$$1

0

an

hour

doing

office

work

．

Other

short-term

jobs,

such

as

working

as

a

store

clerk

or

in

a

caf6,pay

aboutUs$$7

：

But

there

are

drawbacks

for

the

higher

pay

．

Because

in

the

US

，

health

insurance

is

Provided

through

employer

，

most temps are not entitled to workplace health benefits

．

Eric ran the risk that an accident or

illness would land him in the hospital with no way to pay the bill

．

Other drawbacks

，

though less serious

，

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still mean that temping for most graduates is exactly what its name implies---a temporary choice

．

Instability,

gaps

between

contracts

，

lack

of

vacation

time

and

isolation

form

other

employees

are

drawbacks

，

too.

56

．

Eric took a short-term job mainly because

A

．

he didn

’

t want to give up his apartment

B

．

he liked to try out different companies

C

．

he wanted to get more experience

D

．

a short-term job is easier to do

57

．

According to the passage

．

in the year of 2005

，

more than

were classified as temporary help

．

A

．

2

．

5 million

B

．

12

．

5 million

C

．

4

．

17 million

D

．

25 million

5 8

．

Which is Not mentioned as an advantage of temping?

A

．

It gives recent graduates experience

．

B

．

It enables employers to adjust their workforce

．

C

．

A temporary job will turn fall

—

time

．

D

．

Employers Call reduce their costs

．

59

．

Eric stayed with the temp agency for some time because

A

．

he liked his office work

B

．

he was satisfied with the pay

．

C

．

his employer provided health insurance

D

．

he hated gaps between contracts

60

．

What does the underlined word

“

drawbacks

．

5 mean?

”

A

．

Benefits

B

．

Compromises

C.

Risks

D. Disadvantages

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2010

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks throughout the world today. In fact, according to

some estimates, over 30% of all adults in the world drink coffee at least once a day on the average.

Coffee

contains

a

kind

of

drug

called

caffeine.

Caffeine

is

a

chemical

substance

that

stimulates

the

nerves

of

the

body.

Drinking

coffee

tends

to

make

people

a

little

bit

more

awake---at least for a short time--- because of this stimulating effect on the nervous system. A cup

of coffee has, on the average, about 3% caffeine in it.

One story of the discovery of the coffee plant relates to this effect of caffeine. According to

the story, coffee was discovered in East Africa. The story says that coffee was first found by a goat

farmer named Kaldi. This was about the year 850.

Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and the goats were stopping repeatedly

to eat the plants near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very

strange way.

Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting this way because of the plants they were eating.

Kaldi himself tried eating some of the green beans that the goats had been eating. He, too, felt the

stimulating effect of the beans.

Kaldi wanted to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them

back to his home village, where he told his story. The green bean got the name “Kaffa” and later

“coffee” because the beans were discovered in a place call

ed Kaffa in Africa.

Then

for

years,

people

used

to

eat

a

few

of

the green Kaffa

beans

when

they

were

in

the

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mountains and needed extra energy or stimulation. It was later found that the coffee beans could

be picked and then dried until they turned brown, and then they could be stored. If the beans were

dried and stored, they could be used at any time.

46. Caffeine is a kind of drug that can _________ .

A. strengthen one’s heart

B. make one’s bones strong

C. make one more active or alert

D. ease the pain on the body

47. According to the passage, one will become_________

if he drinks coffee.

A. clear-headed

B. strong

C. nervous

D. intelligent

48.

Kaldi was a_________ .

A. doctor

B. shepherd

C. druggist

D. chemist

49. How did the goats react after eating the plants?

A. They refused to leave.

B. They could not find their way home.

C. They started jumping up and down.

D. They stopped repeatedly to eat them.

50. Why did the green bean get the name “Kaffa”?

A.

Because Kaldi loved his home village very much.

B. Because Kaldi’s goats loved the

green beans very much.

C. Because the beans were discovered in a place so named.

D. Because the beans could be

picked and dried.

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage

In the United States, about 750,000 persons have suffered AIDS. More than one half of them

have died.

But doctors say evidence also shows there is no reason for persons to become terrified by the

disease. The AIDS virus is spread during sex with an infected partner, or by infected blood. But

doctors say their studies show the disease is not spread through normal, close social activities.

A

study

by

one

research

team

was

printed

in

the

New

England

Journal

of

Medicine.

The

doctors

studied

one-hundred-one

family

members

who

lived

with

AIDS

and

lived

in

crowded

conditions.

The

family

members

shared

many

personal

goods

with

the

patients.

These

included

toothbrushes, drinking glasses, beds, towels and toilets.

Doctors said only one family member---a five-year-old girl---got the AIDS virus. They note,

however, that the girl’s mother had the disease. They believe the girl probably was born with the

virus. No other family member in the study got the AIDS virus or showed any signs of the disease.

The head of the study, Gerald Friedland, said if the disease is not easily spread in crowded

homes, it also will not spread easily in factories, offices, schools and other public places. Doctor

Friedland said the study also shows there is no reason to punish AIDS patients and to force them

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to live separately from other persons.

American

health

officials

recently

warned,

however,

that

some

health

care

workers

should

take special care. The report noted the AIDS virus is carried in blood and other body fluids. It said

health

care

workers

should

put

protective

covers

over

their

eyes

and

skin

during

medical

operations, dental work, or other times when the patient may bleed.

In the United States, most AIDS patients are homosexual people, people taking drugs, people

who used infected needles, and persons who received infected blood. More recent studies show

the AIDS virus also can be spread during heterosexual(

异性的

)relations. It can spread either from

the man to the woman, or from the woman to the man.

51. Doctors say there is no reason for people to be frightened about AIDS because_________ .

A. it is not deadly

B. few people are infected with AIDS

C. the AIDS virus is not spread in everyday social activities

D. the AIDS virus is not

spread during sex

52. The study of 101 family members who lived with AIDS patients shows that _____.

A. the AIDS is not spread by personal goods

B. women are more likely to get the AIDS

virus than men

C.

married

people

are

less

likely

to

get

AIDS

than

unmarried

ones

D.

the AIDS

virus

is

passed by drinking glasses

53. From the last sentence of Para 5, we can learn that we have no reason to _________ .

A. stop meeting AIDS patients in public places

B. stop living with AIDS patients

C. fear that AIDS can be passed from a mother to a baby

D. fear that the AIDS virus can

be passed during sex

54. Health workers were warned to take special care when the patient bleeds because _________ .

A.

AIDS

can

be

passed

by

touching

the

patient’s

body

B.

AIDS

can

be

spread

by

touching the patient’s skin

C.

AIDS

virus

can

be

carried

in

blood

or

other

body

fluids

D.

AIDS

virus

is

easily

spread in eyes and skin

55. _________ are least likely to be infected with the AIDS disease.

A. People who take drugs

B. Persons who receive infected blood

C. People who are homosexual

D. Unmarried people who

don’t take drugs

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their chief duties is to give their children a sense of personal worth, for self-esteem is

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