The decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses.
London is one of the world’s outstanding cultural and trade center. You will live in one of the world’s great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements in which to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at English language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English language Institutes is to develop students’ English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.
Supported by computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen course of study, you will receive excellent service and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the most of your stay in London. Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and make friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us ! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.
小題1:The phrase “l(fā)ife-long benefit” in the first paragraph means ________.
A．a(chǎn)dvantages in studyB．good in daily life
C．good in all lifeD．use in work
小題2:The writer invites you to join their English Language course, because __________.
London is really a good place for learning English
you can enjoy a special foreign culture
London is a great international trade center
Computers can teach you to learn English well
小題3: the main purpose of the text is ________.
to introduce something about London
to let know the importance of learning English
to tell us the skills of learning English
to tell us that education in London is free
小題4:This passage is a (n) ________.
A．storyB．novelC．letterD．a(chǎn)dvertisement

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:本題考查根據(jù)短文相關(guān)內(nèi)容對詞語含義進行簡單推斷的能力。聯(lián)系后一句“英語學(xué)習(xí)有助于將來的事業(yè)，使將來的生活更加富�！笨梢酝茢鄉(xiāng)ife-long benefit 意思是“終身受益的”。其他選項缺乏原文的信息支持。
小題2:本題考查理解文章細節(jié)信息的能力。由第二、三段可知，倫敦的確是學(xué)習(xí)英語的好地方。其他三項與題干不構(gòu)成因果關(guān)系。
小題3:本題考查歸納文章主旨要義的能力。全文論述了倫敦不僅是商業(yè)中心，而且是學(xué)習(xí)英語的好地方。B，C脫離了文章的中心話題；D與原文信息不符。
小題4:本題考查根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷文章題材的能力。作者從頭到尾在向大家推薦一個學(xué)習(xí)英語的好地方——倫敦，由此可推斷這是一篇廣告。其他三項與文章的題材相悖。
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International Studies (BA)
Key features
● Recognizes the “global community”（國際社會）
● Has close connections with practical research
● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
About the course
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
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BA (Hons) Community Management
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Employment possibilities
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Key features
● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
● Pays much attention to practical skills
● Offers chances for fieldwork（實地考察）
About the course
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.
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小題1:International Studies is a course in ________.
A．international politiesB．international business
C．international systems D．international bodies
小題2:After taking the course of International Studies, the students will _______.
A．become practical and open-minded
B．have a greater ability to discuss theories
C．know how to settle international problems
D．have good jobs in any international organizations
小題3: Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________.
A．is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B．pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C．is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D．encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
小題4:It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who _______.
A．enjoy research workB．plan to choose courses
C．study in the UKD．a(chǎn)re interested in overseas fieldwork

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The heart of Mexico is a high, oval valley surrounded by mountains. Once, forests covered the mountainsides, and broad, shining lakes covered nearly all the valley floor. Now, the mountains are bare and scarred with erosion（侵蝕）, and much of the valley floor is dry and dusty.
Cortez and his Spanish soldiers were the first Europeans to enter this valley. They saw the thriving Aztec city of Tenochtitlan rising from an island in one of the lakes. Surrounding it were green floating gardens. The Spaniards said it was as beautiful as a dream. Then the conquest  began. 
By 1521, when the Spaniards had conquered the fierce Aztecs, the island city was in ruins. Cortez decided to rebuild it after the pattern of European cities. Using the conquered Aztecs as slave laborers, Cortez built the new city, now Mexico City, in just four years.
“But a generation had scarcely passed after the conquest before a sad change came over these scenes so beautiful,” writes one historian. The broad, shining lakes began to dry up.
Modern historians believe that Cortez began the destruction of the valley’s lakes when be ordered the city rebuilt. A great deal of charcoal was needed to burn the limestone (石灰石) from which cement (水泥) and mortar were made. Wood was needed to finish the interiors of the buildings.
The mountainside forests were destroyed to provide the charcoal and wood. Once the sloped were bare, rainfall o longer seeped (滲漏) slowly into the earth to feed the springs that filled the valley’s lakes. Instead, rainfall poured off the mountainsides the city from floods, later rulers made a cut through the mountains so that the water drained away into another valley. Mexico City, once an island, had become a city of a dry plain.
小題1:The underlined word “thriving” in the second paragraph means _______.
A．developing successfullyB．increasing
C．failingD．growing little
小題2:Which statement does this article lead you to believe?
Keeping nature’s balance is not important any more.
Men thought nature’s resources would last forever.
New forests always automatically replace old ones.
The Aztecs didn’t begin to flourish until Cortez came.
小題3:Why did later rulers cut through the mountains ?
They wanted to fill the city with rainwater.
They wanted the valleys to flood regularly.
They wanted to plant more trees.
They wanted to protect the city from floods.
小題4: One the whole, the article tells about ______.
Mexico as it looked when it was a European city
Modern historians who write about Mexico City
Mexico city before and after the Spaniards came
The beautiful scenery in Mexico
小題5: What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A．To tell the beauty and ugliness of Mexico City
B．To introduce the terrible change of Mexico City
C．To explain how Mexico City changed
D．To make people aware of the importance of nature balance

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The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
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小題1:You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.
A．dare to challenge yourselfB．feel it hard to change yourself
C．a(chǎn)re unconfident about yourselfD．have a high opinion of yourself
小題2:According to the passage, our serf-images _________.
A．have positive effectsB．a(chǎn)re probably untrue
C．a(chǎn)re often changeableD．have different functions
小題3:How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?
A．To keep a different image of others.B．To make your life successful.
C．To understand your own world.D．To change the way you think.
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to prepare for your success.B．How to face challenges in your life.
C．How to build a positive self-image.D．How to develop your good qualities.
小題5:Who are the intended readers of the passage?
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A device that stops drivers form falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.
The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband. The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel (方向盤). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound the driver’s response.
Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.
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The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.
小題1:According to the text, Driver Alert ______.
A．a(chǎn)ims to reduce tiredness-related accidents
B．has gone through testing at laboratories
C．a(chǎn)ims to prevent drivers form sleeping
D．has been on sale for 12 months
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C．By checking the driving time.D．By pressing the steering wheel.
小題3:We can learn form the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______.
A．a(chǎn)bout 400 millisecondsB．below 500 milliseconds
C．over 500 millisecondsD．a(chǎn)bout 4 minutes
小題4:     When the driver gets sleepy while driving, Driver Alert ______.
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“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”
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If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
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The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
小題2:What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad”?
If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
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the very backbone and nerve of character
the patience and power to control himself
strong feelings
self-confidence
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explain that self-control is the key to success
teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
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B.Females looked more attractive than males.
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B.Langlois and her partners will focus on the other fields of infants
C.Langlois and her partners have achieved success in studying the infants’ mind
D.Langlois and her partners have found a more interesting field
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C. accidents and aging                        D. heart disease and war
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C. the basic materials of cells will last forever
D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine
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C. About 150 years.                                   D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
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Participation in the alter system by carriers — telecommunication companies — is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.
The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alters.
There would be three types of messages, according to the rules.
The first would be a national alter from the president, likely involving  a terrorists attack or natural disaster. The second would involve “approaching threats,” which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction (綁架)emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts.
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61. What is the purpose of the approval plan?
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B. To popularize the use of cell phone.
C. To estimate the monthly number of messages.
D. To promote the wireless industry.
62. The improvement to the present system is in the charge of ______.
A. CTLA.   B. the Warning Alert and Response Network
C. FCC    D. federal regulators
63. The carriers’ participation in the system is determined by _______.
A. the US federal government  B. mobile phone users
C. the carriers themselves       D. the law of the United States
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They must accept the alert service. 
B. They may enjoy the alert service for free.
C. They must send the alerts to others.
D. They may choose the types of messages.
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