One sixth of undergraduates (本科生) in Beijing this year have registered at a driving school . The students , mostly from majors such as business management or international trade , will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so .
Training costs have dropped to ,2,600yuan for students , according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing . The price is not really low , but students will accept it , seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future . Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job . But a driver’s permit has become another factor.
“In the job market , owning a driver’s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student’s competitiveness for a good position ,” says Zhou Yang , an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law .
Cars will become a necessary part of many people’s lives in the coming years , and it’s difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people’s time . “Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive . We senior students have plenty of spare time , plenty of opportunities to learn.”
Xu Jian , an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious , and could grasp in an hour what it took ordinary people four hours to learn . In this driving school, middle-aged people , young women and college students are the main customers .
To get a driver’s permit , a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours’ practice before the final road test .
1.The undergraduates are learning to drive because .
A. they like to drive cars
B. they need this skill to find a good job .
C. most of them will be able to buy cars in the future
D. they want to become full-time drivers after graduation
2.Which of the following is Xu Jian’s opinion of students learning to drive ?
A. He decided it was a waste of money and time .
B. He thought they must learn it at school .
C. He thought they would spend three times more time .
D. He agreed that young people had an advantage in learning to drive .
3.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage ?
A. Students Learn to Drive
B. Welcome to Driving School
C. It’s Better to Learn to Drive at College
D. Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now
Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive (冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert (警惕).
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations (缩写) such as: atb — all the best, bbfn — bye bye for now, cul8er — see you later, gr8 — great, Idk — I don’t know, imbl — it must be love, kit — keep in touch, paw — parents are watching, lol — laugh out loud, xlnt — excellent!
1.The passage is meant for ______.
A. children B. parents
C. teachers D. net bar owners
2.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?
A. The Internet is no good for children.
B. The chat language is strange to adults.
C. Children shouldn’t chat so much online.
D. The Internet is a good place for children.
3.In order to keep children safe online, you’d better ______.
A. choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them
B. teach them to use correct net words
C. surf the Internet together with them
D. forbid them to use the Internet
4.If you stand beside him when your son is chatting about something secret online, he may use ______.
A. bbfn B. lol
C. paw D. cul8er
______ makes this shop different is that it offers more personal service.
A. What B. That
C. Which D. Who
Jim had a lot of homework to do, but he ______ to finish it before bedtime.
A. contributed B. managed
C. succeeded D. arranged
--- I wonder what I should learn in the future.
--- You may learn art since you _______ painting and drawing.
A. benefit from B. look forward to
C. are tired of D. have a gift for
We were scared to death when the fire _______ . Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.
A. broke out B. came out
C. gave out D. turned out
