Way of Life for Students
The Internet is way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.
A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.
About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.
The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.
College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.
The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.
1.College students in the US, as this passage shows,______.
A. waste much time visiting the Internet
B. lead an exciting life by using the Internet
C. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms
D. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet
2.To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use________.
A. letters B. telephones
C. text messages on mobile phones D. emails
I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.
1.The newspaper-seller______.
A. didn’t know where the hotel was
B. didn’t understand what the writer said
C. could understand what the writer said
D. didn’t want to take the money from the writer
2. From the story we know that the policeman______.
A. was kind but didn’t understand the writer
B. told the writer where to take a train
C. knew what the writer really meant
D.was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.
B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help.
C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.
D.The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.
4.In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?
A. He didn’t know the city at all.
B. He couldn’t speak the language.
C. He went too far in the wrong bus.
D.He followed the policeman’s direction.
David Beckham was born on 2nd May, 1975, in the suburbs of London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skill award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team.
On 8th July, 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under- 21 team. On 2nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons , with David scoring many goals.
His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1997/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeepers head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157kph. He also had the ability to make the ball curl from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. He could made it glide high through the air, or dive down steeply. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.
1.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?
A. success B. Interest C. Prize D. skill
2.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.
A. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex
B. kept him playing for Leeds United
C. offered him the chance to join the national team
D. made him popular in many British homes
3. Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?
a. Beckham played his first football league game.
b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.
c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.
d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.
e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.
A. e, d, a, c, b B. b, e, d, a, c
C. e, b, a, d, c D. b, d, e, c, a
4.The passage is mainly talking about______________.
A. how Beckham became a successful football player
B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals
C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain
D. why Beckham could win in football league games
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状: 头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等
1．考前制定好合适的复习计划2．考试期间正常作息3．睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠
其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)
注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
2.要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；
3. 词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。
参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj.)
Dear editor,
I’m Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams. __________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Li Ming
Marty has a muscle disease. Sometimes he is1.c________ and drop things or bump into furniture. Gradually, he has learned to adapt 2. his 3.________.(残疾) He doesn’t look different from others. So sometimes he is laughed at when he gets out of breath after running. Every time after a long 4._____ (缺席) from school, he feels stupid 5.b he is behind others. When some persons can’t see the real person inside his body, he doesn’t get annoyed；he just 6.i______ them. He has a good life. He can do well in writing and computer programming. He intends to work in the computer industry, 7. is his 8._____（目标）. His disability has made him more9._______.(独立的) He says “just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying.” He suggests the people should give 10. _________(鼓励) to the disabled.
Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.
Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.
Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.
I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.
Now, are there any questions?
1.The main purpose of this speech would be to ____ .
A. declare the laws of different kinds
B. give advice to travellers to the country
C. prepare people for international travel
D. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws
2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six
3. From the speech we learn that ____
A. You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age.
B. You can’t make noise except at night.
C. Because the traffic moves on the left side of he road ,you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road.
D. In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.
4. The underlined word contact in the seventh paragraph means ____ .
A. keep in touch with B. report
C. get in touch with D. join
5.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A. A lawmaker B. A lawyer C. A teacher D. A policeman
