A. can afford the rental fee B．attends certain courses C．has nowhere to put his books D．has earned the required credits
15．What should NOT be brought into the library? A. Mobile phones. B．Orange juice. C．Candy. D．Sandwiches. Passage Two
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move . . . acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .
Many children’s games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
16. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________. A. be a team leader?? B. obey the basic rules C.
act as a grown-up ? D. predict possible danger 17. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________. A. describe life in an exciting way B.
turn real-life experiences into a play C. make learning life skills more interesting D. change people’s views of sporting events 18. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging? A. It inspires people’s deep love for the country. B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners. C.
It helps the country out of natural disasters. D. It earns the winners fame and fortune. 19. Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______. A. bring fun to poor kids . B. provide soccer balls for children C. give poor kids a chance for a better life[ks5u. com. D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids 20．What can be inferred from the passage? A．Gamed benefit people all their lives. B．Sports can get all athletes together. C．People are advised to play games for fun. D．Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.
Passage Three
In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction.
Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone awry. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To look back to the early days of computers.
B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers? C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.
D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers. 22. According to the passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might_____
A. lead us into the post-war era B. be quite widespread C. take control
D. take over routine tasks
23. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_____ A. be reasonably skeptical abort them B. check all their answers
C. substitute them for basic thinking
D. use them for business purposes only “internal computer” is_____
A. a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problems B. a person’s store of knowledge and the ability to process it C. the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buy D. a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable
passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_____
A. challenging B. psychological C. dramatic D. malfunctioning
Passage Four
Several recent studies have found that being randomly (随机地) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性) of conflict.
Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.
An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.
In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on
his freshman year floor -said that \you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove.\
Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.
According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.
An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.
Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. \and lived, with someone of a different race,\
At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.
\exceptions, the process throws you together randomly,\Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. \
\experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes,\said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while some conflicts \melding (融合),\also \
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