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A.tried to hold backB.tried to setC.charged.gave outª¤

4.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?ª¤ A.Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor. B.It wasn't the first time that Tom came late for his work. C.Tom was supposed to come to his office at 8¡Ã30. D.Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.ª¤ Passage 20ª¤

It was a very happy family.The life was fairly welloff.Father,Leopold,was a music master in

Austria.Mother was warmª¤hearted.There were two children,Marianne,a schoolgril,and little Wolfgang,a child not quite four years old.Marianne was learning to play the piano,and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practised.How patient her father was,and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress,very good progress,and that was excellent.And there,almost lost in the big chair,sat Wolfgang,who nev er had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practising.

One evening at sunset Leopold patted Marianne's shoulder,saying she had done wel l.At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.What a joke that was! Pickingup his baby son,Leopold laughed and said,¡°Look at your small hands.You must wait,little man!¡±ª¤ There was no end of fun during tea,and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang

wanting to play a difficult piece.When the meal was finished,Marianne helped to clear away the dishes.Suddenly Leopold got up.¡°Listen!¡±said he in a surprised voice.¡°Listen!¡±¡°Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!¡±

But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen. His wife following,Leopold walked quietly upstairs,the lamp in one hand,his music book in

the other.He pushed open the door,and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness.¡°I love it.¡±whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Moart's life of music.

1.Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because ¡ª¡ª A.he liked his sisterB.he loved music

C.he didn't feel wellD.he didn't want to make a noise ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª 2.Wolfgang's father told him he couldn't play the piano yet because A.he was too smallB.his sister was taking lessons

C.he had to help his motherD.he had to wait for his sister to finish practising 3.At teaª¤time the family had . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.no funB.a little funC.a lot of funD.little fun

4.Shortly after tea Leopold heard the music from upstairs.He was astonished because . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.Marianne had never played the piece so beautifully B.Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen C.Wolfgang was playing in the darkness D.Wolfgang loved the piece so muchª¤ Passage 21ª¤

Peter Fern was mad on mountains.Climbing was the love of his life.Church towers,seaside

cliffs,rock faces,ice mountains,anything¡ª¡°If it's there£¬¡±he used to say,¡°then I want to climb it.¡±So the news of his marriage gave me a surprise.I'd never known him to take much interest in girls.Well,well,Peter Fern,a married man! I couldn't get over it.I wondered whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky adventures.

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She was French perhaps¡ªfrom that place where he usually spent his

holidays.Chamonix,wasn'tª¤ it? From Chamonix he's climbed Mont Blanc on his seventeenth birthday,and one of the Aifuilles the day after! That was it,then;she was French,from a family,most of whom liked climbing.No dou¡­No other explanation.

A month later I met them both in town.Anna surprised me because she was English.She was a

dancer in the theatre.¡°Never climbed more than sixty steps in my life¡±she told me.¡°Peter has his interests,and I've got mine.No problems.¡±¡°None at all,¡±Pater said,smiling.¡°Where did you spend your honeymoon(ÃÛÔÂ)?¡±I asked.¡°Somewhere far from theater and mountains,was it?¡±¡°We had a week's holiday,¡±Anna said,¡°I flew to New York to see the drake Dancers on Broaay.A wonderful show!¡±Peter said,¡°Didn't want to miss the good weather.So I went to Switerland and climbed the north face of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop.Great fun,the Eiger.Grand place for a honeymoon! I'll show you the photographs we took one day.¡±

1.¡°Peter was mad on mountains¡± means . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª

A.he enjoyed climbing mountainsB.he was angry on mountains

C.he lost his senses on mountainsD.he enjoyed climbing mountains very much 2.The writer had thought the only reason why Fern married was that the girl. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.might be French living near the mountain,and from a mountaineer family B.would not stop his climbing C.perhaps came from French D.might live near the mountain

3.Peter and Anna's marriage is probably . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.a failure because neither of them likes the other's love B.happy because each of them respects the other's love C.painful because each of them would do one's own thing

D.a mistake because either of them wouldn't care the other's love 4.Peter's marriage surprised the writer because . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª

A.Peter didn't like girlsB.Peter was too absorbed in mountain climbing C.Peter was madD.Peter's wife was a dancerª¤ ¢õ.½ÌÓýÎÄ»¯Àથ

Passage 22ª¤ Students Pay to Change to Popular Majors

For most students in universities,20,000 yuan is a big sum.But Xiao Wang paid the money soon after she learned that she could change to the popular Economics Department. By paying 20,000 yuan with the help of her parents,Xiao Wang can study the economics major she prefers.¡°It is difficult for graduates in chemistry to find a good job in recent years,¡±she said.Xiao Wang is only one of the many freshmenthat pay to change to popular majors.Many universities throughout China offer similar services.The charges for changing majors are from 5,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan,according to a recent report on the Yangi Evening News.The fee(·ÑÓÃ)is decided by university authorities based on the popularity of each major,the report said.The most popular majors include computer science,law,finance(½ðÈÚ),information engineering and foreign languages.A saying popular among students may explain the phenomenon(ÏÖÏó).Studying a good major is much better than studyingin a famous university.

Some educators warn students against rushing blindly to today's popular majors.They may not be popular years later,the China Youth Daily said.But it seems that many students are careeroriented(ÒÔְҵΪ×ÚÖ¼),instead of being interestbased.

Freshmen are allowed to change to other departments,according to rules of the Ministry of

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Education.But there are no official rules on the charges.In spite of the high charges,demands to change majors are still increasing.The paper said about 100 students in the English language department of a school in Harbin changed from other departments.The department planned to admit only 50 freshmen this year.

These charges have become a big income for some universities,the paper said.It is expected a normal school in Harbin will get an income of 30 million yuan this year.

1.Xiao Wang would rather pay 20,000 yuan to change to the Economics Department because¡ª¡ª A.her parents have persuaded her to do so B.she prefers to study the major C.she can have a promising future

D.transferring to another major is very popular in university

2.The following are the most popular majors in China today except .¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.la.computerC.EnglishD.chemistry

3.The fees that freshmen hand in to change to a new major are decided by ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.headmasterB.the Ministry of Educationª¤

C.university authoritiesD.the China Youth Daily 4.The Writer wrote the passage to . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.encourage students to change to popular majors

B.expect universities to charge less money for changing majors C.tell us a new phenomenon in universities

D.warn the students to be careful if they want to change majors Passage 23ª¤

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Colombia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. They were all started before the American Revolution made the 13 colonies into states.ª¤

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin,Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and no kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers. In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to becomedoctors. Later lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, Harvard beganteaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history. As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.ª¤

Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.ª¤ 1ª¤The story doesn't say so, but it makes you think that¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Aª¤universities have changed over the yearsª¤

Bª¤today all the students study to become teachers or ministersª¤ Cª¤all colleges were much alike in the early yearsª¤ Dª¤the students learned foreign languages onlyª¤ 2ª¤As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Aª¤everything that was knownª¤

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Bª¤many new subjectsª¤

Cª¤Latin, Greek and Hebrewª¤ Dª¤French and Germanª¤

3ª¤On the whole, this story is about ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Aª¤how colleges have changedª¤ Bª¤how to start a universityª¤ Cª¤the American Revolutionª¤

Dª¤the famous colleges in Americaª¤

4ª¤Which statement does the story lead you to believe?ª¤ Aª¤There is more to learn today than in 1636.ª¤ Bª¤The early schools are still much alike.ª¤

Cª¤At that time, every student studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew.ª¤ Dª¤They began teaching foreign languages in 1862.ª¤ Passage 24ª¤

Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual(込굀)

professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a subordinate(´ÓÊôµÄ)position,some professors treat them as equals.However,no matter how equal professors would like to be,they still are in a position of authority.Professors may establish social relationships with students outside of the classroom,but in the classroom they maintain the instructor's role.A professor may have coffee one day with students but the next day expect them to meet a deadline for the submission(Ìá½»ÆÀÅÐ) of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or an exam.The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work.Professors have several roles in relation to students;they may be friends as well as teachers.Students must realie that when a teacher's role changes,they must appropriately adapt their behaviour and attitudes. 1.Generally speaking,relationships between students and their professors are . ¡ª¡ª A.commonB.friendlyC.poorD.equal

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Professors can set up good social relationship with students outside the classroom. B.In the classroom,professors should be in a position of authority. C.Professors may treat their students differently in evaluating school work D.If a student has good relationship with a professor,he'll still have to take an exam. ¡ª¡ª 3.A student must learn to change his behaviour and attitude when . A.the professor invites him to have coffee togetherª¤ B.he is in need of help

C.the professor changes his roleª¤

D.the professor gives him extra attention

4.The main subject discussed in the text is¡°¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A.changing relationship

B.the teacherª¤student relationship

C.professors' authorityD.students' positions Passage 25ª¤

Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher,and the teacher will ask us some questions.Sometimes,the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class.When you are

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