“I never expected that I would be so busy．Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid – term exams were going on．
The 18 – year – old girl was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination．After graduating from Tai’ an No．1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, although two famous universities in mainland promised her a place．
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong．I’m majoring in（主修）journalism, so Hong Kong will surly help widen my horizons,” Liu said．
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong．She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems．
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dormitory if we like．People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained．
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment．
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here．With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said．
Liu has 18 credit hours of classes every week and 23 non – credit hours every other week．She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare．
1.What would be the best title for the text?
A．Hong Kong dreams B．Looking for a job in Hong Kong
C．Social life in Hong Kong D．the Chinese University of Hong Kong
2.Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong ．
A．to see more of an international school and social life
B．in order to enrich her experiences
C．because it is more famous than any university in mainland
D．Both A and B
3.Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．She is improving her English and Cantonese．
B．She is allowed to cook in the dormitory．
C．She is too busy to join in activities outside class．
D．She hasn’t adapted herself to the new environment．
4.From the passage we can infer that she was with her school life．
A．satisfied B．unhappy
C．bored D．disappointed
Everybody has to buy or sell things sometimes．Even students who are usually not very rich, have to learn something about making purchases intelligently．As a student, you may find, for example, that you need to a walkman or winter clothing．You may want to buy a television or a used car．Of course, you want to get good value for your money．If you are considering a major purchase, or any purchase you should remember several important things．
※Study first, and then decide what to buy．You can learn a lot just by reading books and advertisements．
Remember that a high quality product will probably last longer and work better．Of course, for a superior product you are expected to pay more．An inferior product may not give you the same quality, but the price could be low．A poor quality product could be expensive and a valuable one could be on sale at a greatly reduced price．
※Don’t worry．Take your time．After you decide what product you want to buy, go to many different stores．If you cannot find the product you want, you try to order it directly from the factory or ask the store to order it for you．
Look for a good deal．If you wait, you may probably find that your product will go on sale and you may be able to save 10,20, or even 50 percent of the original price．
Finally, before you buy, make sure that that product is guarantee D．If you find the lowest possible price, you will generally be happy with your purchase and also keep more money in the bank．
1.Which of the following should you care more while shopping?
A．The price of the product B．The information of the product
C．The size of the product D．The quality of the product
2.According to the writer, waiting before shopping probably means_____．
A．saving money B．wasting money
C．losing the product D．wasting time
3.If you want to have a good purchase, you should do all the following except ____
A．getting enough information about the product
B．taking your friend’s advice
C．making sure about the guarantee of the product
D．waiting until the proper time
4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ____．
A．how to find the product you want
B．how to have a good purchase
C．how to save money
D．how to buy product with high quality．
Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal．Such a person is not really a thief．They are sick and cannot help themselves．All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions．People with Kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them．With medical help they may become normal citizens again．The things that a Kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value．They often give away what they have stolen or collect things without using them．
1.What is the topic of the text?
A．Young thieves． B．An unusual illness
C．Reasons for stealing D．A normal child's actions
2.From the text we learn that small children _______．
A．have little control over themselves B．usually steal things but grow up honest
C．are usually Kleptomaniacs D．like to give things away
3.Which of the following word can best replace the word "desire" in the first sentence?
A．chance B．power C．right D．wish
4.Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that
A．are valuable B．are unimportant
C．their friends like D．they themselves need
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．Some may hide．But all of them have something in common．They spend part of each day alone．They are called latchkey children．They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work．And their bad condition has become a subject of concern．
Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school．She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attachd. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts．There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant．” Slowly, she learned they were house keys．
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the impact（影响） working couples and single parents were having on their children．Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone．One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety．
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding．It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet．The second is TV．They’ll often play it at high volume．It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone．
1.The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______．
A．are growing in numbers
B．are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C．watch too much television during the day
D．suffer problems from being left alone
2.Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?
A．We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．
B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks．
C．I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts．
D．They were house keys．
3.The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______．
A．tiredness B．freedom C．loneliness D．fear
4.We may draw a conclusion that _______．
A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D．it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them．Our purpose is to fit them for life．
In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation．But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries．But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work．Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society．
1.The writer of the passage thinks that _______．
A．education can settle most of the world’s problems
B．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C．free education won’t help to solve problems
D．all the social problems can’t be solved by education
2.The writer wants to prove that _______．
A．our society needs all kinds of jobs
B．our society needs free education for all
C．a farmer is more important than a professor
D．work with hands is the most important
3.The purpose of education is _______．
A．to choose officials for the country
B．to prepare children mainly for their future work
C．to let everyone receive education fit for him
D．to build a perfect world
4.The passage tells us about _______ of the education．
A．the means B．the system C．the value D．the type
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years．I couldn’t believe the change in him．In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 1person．
When I first knew Bill, back in 2, he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 3．He was always ready to have a party．He thought 4of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 5he really like D．Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 6was never dull when he was 7．With him there was one wild 8after another．Sometimes I wonder how we 9to study for our exams．
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel． 10, I wasn’t even sure it was 11．Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now he works for a bank．He 12most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house．How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 13thing Bill cared about was possessions．Now they seemed to be his main 14．Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 15Bill changing so much．My image of him 16the one I had formed 17the time when we were college students together．
I suppose it’s 18to expect people to remain the same, especially 19I have changed so much myself．But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill．Maybe he 20the same way about me．
1.A．proper B．same C．usual D．right
2.A．childhood B．the army C．his thirties D．college
3.A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected
4.A．nothing B．much C．most D．none
5.A．man B．hospital C．movie D．country
6.A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
7.A．in B．out C．away D．around
8.A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke
9.A．decided B．intended C．managed D．hoped
10.A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
11.A．that B．us C．there D．him
12.A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent
13.A．first B．last C．next D．only
14.A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
15.A．forgot B．minded C．liked D．imagined
16.A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became
17.A．since B．from C．at D．till
18.A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
19.A．because B．that C．how D．when
20.A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered
