TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．
According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.
At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.
1.ore Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.
A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later
B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan
C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future
D．there are many famous universities for them to choose
2.Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.
A．could receive better education B．could learn more about the policy there
C．could do well in the business operations D．could make more friends there
3.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.
A．Netbig. Com B．a Chinese education on the mainland
C．the Chinese job market D．the university
4.The author wrote the article to tell us ______________.
A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland
B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year
C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan
D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.
5.Which is true according to the passage?
A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland
B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.
C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland
D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.
So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.
Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.
Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.
If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. ”
When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.
1.he problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _______________.
A. it is one of the most difficult school courses
B. students spend endless hours in reading
C. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance
D. too much time is spent in teaching about reading
2.he teaching of reading will be successful if _______________.
A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students
B. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading
C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading
D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable
3.The underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“______________”.
A. inquiry B. observation
C. control D. suspicion
4.According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________.
A. children become highly motivated
B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable
C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge
D. reading enriches children’s experience
5.The main idea of the passage is that ______________.
A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read
B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible
C. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught
D. reading is more complicated that generally believed
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 1.. she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2.. a driving mistake.
Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without 3.. (stop).
When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 4.. she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak 5.old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished 6.. he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 7.. (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.
When she had 8.(success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts 9.. your eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary 10.. (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 1me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother， 2to look at each other．Soon we lost the 3and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was 4family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had 5people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 6．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to 7she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very 8，but we still stayed in 9．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 10her and people were calling her 11．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 12you so much，and you didn’t even know you were 13me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of 14from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be 15yourself.
1.A．follow B．meet C．join D．support
2.A．scared B．annoyed C．worried D．delighted
3.A．temper B．interest C．confidence D．shyness
4.A．taking up B．getting through C．going through D．making up
5.A．happier B．cooler C．stronger D．cleverer
6.A．problems B．shortcomings C．partners D．disabilities
7.A．admit B．accept C．consider D．realize
8.A．calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful
9.A．place B．touch C．control D．mood
10.A．confused B．bothered C．reminded D．deserted
11.A．crazy B．stubborn C．clumsy D．stupid
12.A．expect B．influence C．appreciate D．demand
13.A．urging B．blaming C．helping D．hurting
14.A．honour B．favour C．pleasure D．lesson
15.A．innocent B．successful C．guilty D．reliable
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
In junior high school, one of my classmates, Ethan, was addicted to TV. This boy simply knew everything about such pop shows as Who’s the Boss?
Then one day Ethan’s mother made brim an offer in order to draw him back to his school subjects. She promised that she would give him $200 if he could go a full month without watching any TV. None of us thought Ethan could do it, but he did quite well. His mom paid him $200. He went out and bought a TV, the biggest he could find.
In recent years, hundreds of schools have carried out experiments with paying kids with each for showing up or getting good grades. All school kids admire this trend. But it upsets adults. Teachers say that we are rewarding kids for doing what they should be doing of their own will. Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by making the act of learning cheap. The debate has become a typical battle over why our kids are not learning at the rate they should he despite decades of reforms and budget increases.
[写作内容]
1 以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2 以约120词对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的现象进行议论，内容包括：
(1) 你对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的看法：
(2) 你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何鼓励你学习的；
(3) 你认为怎样才能更好地鼓励孩子学习。
[写作要求]
1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，
但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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【写作内容】 假如你( Wang Lihong )是一名导游,将带领一个外国旅游团游览广东，请简介广东现在的情况。
地理: 广东位于中国大陆最南部,南临南海,海岸线总长3368公里,岛屿众多。
历史: 广东历史悠久, 简称粤。.
特点: 1. 素有水果王国之称,香蕉、甘蔗、荔枝、菠萝为其四大名果;
2. 是华南工业发达之省, 水陆交通便利,海运发达;
3. 经济特区有深圳、珠海、汕头等;
4. 有“食在广东”的美称。.
注： 1、必须使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容；
2、短文的开头和结尾已写好，不计入句子数。
参考词汇： 海岸线coastline； 甘蔗sugar cane； 荔枝lychee；
菠萝pineapple； 经济特区special economic zones。
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Guangdong Province. I’m Wang Lihong. And I’m more than glad to be your guide.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finally, I sincerely hope every one of you will enjoy yourself here.
[写作要求] 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
