The library is one of the most popular places at a western university.Students turn to it for research,conversations about class,and many other services.
Compared with Chinese libraries,college libraries in the US and UK tend to offer more resources.A postgraduate at Yale University can borrow as many as 225 books at a time.
In addition to borrowing books,there are online and electronic resources.These include a database search of popular and academic material,such as LexisNexis Academic,which offers items from newspapers and magazines.
Although books and articles are the items that students ask for most frequently,some libraries provide audio and video recordings,maps and sheet music(活頁樂譜).At some schools,teachers and tutors put electronic copies of their teaching PPTs on the library web to give easier access for students.
Another useful service in western college libraries is the Interlibrary Loan.This allows a student at one school to borrow books from another school.The loan request is made through the student’s college library,which gets the book,gives it to the user,and arranges for its return.
Technology has brought more services to students and has made libraries attractive.Some universities have services for students to send messages through the computer or mobile texts to ask the library staff for information.
Earlier this year,Harvard University introduced a new Scan and Deliver service,allowing students to make requests for parts of books and articles.Requests made through the system are handled by library staff.The student receives an email with an Internet link to the scanned pages.The service is free and all material comes within four days.
It used to be that libraries didn’t allow food or drinks.But that rule is changing and many of them now contain a café so students can spend as much time as they want in the library.
Actually,some US university libraries are now allnight affairs,or have at least one study room open all night.
【小題1】In western college libraries a postgraduate can ________.
A.have a free drink or a meal |
B.borrow as many books as they want |
C.a(chǎn)sk questions and get answers from their tutors |
D.a(chǎn)ccess not only books but other study resources |
A.guide | B.library |
C.database | D.university |
A.Books and articles. |
B.Audio and video recordings. |
C.Maps and sheet music. |
D.Tutors’ teaching PPTs. |
A.Chinese library services are better than western ones. |
B.Library staff play an important role in college library service. |
C.Postgraduates can post their own PPTs on the library website. |
D.24hour services are adopted in all western libraries nowadays. |
【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
解析【小題1】 D
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“In addition to borrowing books,there are online and electronic resources.”可知答案。
【小題2】 C
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“These include a database search of popular and academic material,such as LexisNexis Academic,which offers items from newspapers and magazines.”可知,LexisNexis Academic是涵蓋了報紙和報刊資源的數(shù)據(jù)庫。
【小題3】 A
解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段首句“Although books and articles are the items that students ask for most frequently...”可知答案為A項。
【小題4】 B
解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中的“...ask the library staff for information.”和倒數(shù)第三段哈佛大學(xué)推出的Scan and Deliver服務(wù)推斷,圖書管理員在大學(xué)圖書館服務(wù)中起著重要作用。
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.
The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板電腦) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.
The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.
The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.
With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.
The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.
【小題1】How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?
A.It trains teachers for them. |
B.It contributes to their self-study. |
C.It helps raise their living standards. |
D.It provides funds for building schools. |
A.They need more time to analyze data. |
B.More children are needed for the research. |
C.He is confident about the future of the project. |
D.The research should be carried out in kindergartens. |
A.learn English words quickly. |
B.draw pictures of animals. |
C.write letters to researchers. |
D.make phone calls to his friends. |
A.To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs. |
B.To make Amharic widely used in the world. |
C.To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English. |
D.To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language. |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of (不贊成) these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality (質(zhì)量) of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊嚴(yán)) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明確) answer.
【小題1】The best title for this passage is ___________.
A.The Right to Live | B.The Right to Die |
C.The Doctor’s Duty | D.Life Is Better Than Death |
A.the development of medical technology | B.big hospitals |
C.good doctors | D.good living conditions |
A.the doctors | B.the surroundings |
C.his or her family | D.the patient himself or herself |
A.death is better than life | B.life is better than death |
C.neither death nor life is good | D.None of the above |
A.Most of the medical workers join in the argument. |
B.The argument has ended in favor of the patient. |
C.The argument hasn’t ended yet. |
D.The quality of life is not as important as life itself. |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(雜事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren’t done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say, “That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive(懲罰性的)as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.
When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it;he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones — even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.
【小題1】According to the passage, it seldom happens that ________.
A.kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests |
B.parents’ directions sound like a broken record |
C.children are ready to follow their parents’ directions |
D.parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids |
A.a(chǎn)void direct ways of punishment | B.make them do things at their request |
C.a(chǎn)rgue and fight with their children | D.a(chǎn)llow their children to behave in their own way |
A.should provide him with a good learning environment |
B.can do whatever they like |
C.can stay aside watching TV |
D.must switch off the power |
A.parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child |
B.it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents |
C.parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect |
D.kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and |
A.that respecting each other is more important than anything else |
B.how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents |
C.that children should make choices and decisions on their own |
D.how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.
In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this,they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget (預(yù)算). Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. You have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance. A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.
Compounding works by paying interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot, but over time it adds up.
【小題1】Parents give their children allowances in order to _____.
A.show off their wealth of family |
B.let them make more money |
C.learn the value of money |
D.help children manage family finance |
A.The time to give allowances. |
B.The way to spend alloweances. |
C.the amount of allowances given to children. |
D.Considerations taken to give allowances. |
A.To help children learn to make a budget. |
B.To have children save money for larger costs. |
C.To let children make fewer mistakes. |
D.To give them more allowances next time. |
A.The methods of limiting allowances. |
B.The advice on a better family budget. |
C.Teaching children to use allowances wisely. |
D.Offering allowances to children properly. |
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EDGEWOOD—Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment :the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9.20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.
“whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schwartzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second year student , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition(營養(yǎng))guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the morning. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.
【小題1】.What is the text mainly about?
A.A best-selling coffee. |
B.A special educational program. |
C.Government support for schools. |
D.A new type of teacher-student relationship. |
A.raise money for school affairs |
B.do some research on nutrition |
C.develop students’ practical skills |
D.supply teachers with drinks |
A.She met her in the shop. |
B.She heard her telling others. |
C.She talked to her on the phone. |
D.She went to her office to deliver the tea. |
A.manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County |
B.sees that the drinks meet health standards |
C.teaches at Dixie Heights High School |
D.owns the school’s coffee shop |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
You know how wonderful you are,and you know that others know how wonderful you are,but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy?For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do,but the good news is that there is.Don't let jealousy spoil your relationships.Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is,but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that.Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited),just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you.If they refuse to respond,then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling.Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
When you figure out what is annoying your friend,ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better.If,for example,(s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you.Remember,though,that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise.Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy.Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy.This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies.Before taking extreme action,chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can't,be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.
【小題1】According to the author,the jealousy emotion is ________.
A.normal | B.productive |
C.destructive | D.extreme |
A.Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you. |
B.Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is. |
C.Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel. |
D.Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there's something coming between you. |
A.to explain what causes jealousy |
B.to offer some advice on making friends |
C.to introduce the way to cope with a jealous friend |
D.to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is |
A.There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy. |
B.Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies. |
C.You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts,chances or self?development. |
D.You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
One Monday morning, Paul and his classmates were in science laboratory for their practical chemistry lesson. The students were going to work in pairs to do an experiment. Before they began, the teacher gave them this description of the different stages of the experiment.
Stage 1: Prepare the equipment: a test tube, a crucible, a Bunsen burner and tongs.
Stage 2: Weigh 5 grams of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and put it in a crucible.
Stage 3: Heat 10 ml of hydrochloric acid (鹽酸) in a test tube.
Stage 4: Pour the warm acid onto the baking soda and continue to heat the mixture.
Result: The acid reacts with the bicarbonate(碳酸氫鹽)to form water, carbon dioxide gas and salt. The hotter the mixture, the quicker the reaction. Continue to heat the mixture until the water evaporates, leaving the salt in the crucible.
Paul and his partner followed the instructions and set up their equipment. Paul went to the cupboard to get a bottle of hydrochloric acid. He found that there was only one bottle in the cupboard so he took that. There was no label on the bottle and Paul didn’t check with the teacher if it was the right solution.
He measured the liquid and poured it into a test tube. Using tongs to hold the test tube, he heated it over the Bunsen burner. That’s when things started to go wrong. The liquid in the test tube was not hydrochloric acid. When it was heated, it formed a thick cloud of white gas. Soon the room was full of this strong smelling white gas.
All the students started coughing and their eyes hurt. The teacher immediately opened the windows and ordered the students to leave the laboratory at once. She realized that the liquid was a crylamide (丙烯酰胺) and that it is poisonous.
Fortunately, nobody was injured in the incident. However, it taught the students and the teacher a good lesson.
【小題1】What lesson did the incident teach the students and the teacher?
A.Never have a bottle without a label in the chemistry lab! |
B.Obey your teacher’s instructions in the Chemistry lab. |
C.A crylamide can’t take the place of hydrochloric acid. |
D.Finding something unusual happened, you have to leave the laboratory at once. |
A.Water | B.Carbon dioxide gas | C.Salt | D.Poisonous gas |
A.He went to the cupboard to get the bottle by himself. |
B.He found that there was only one bottle in the cupboard so he took that. |
C.There was no label on the bottle. |
D.Paul didn’t check with the teacher that it was the right solution. |
A.Becausethe room was full of this strong smelling white gas. |
B.Because all the students started coughing and their eyes hurt. |
C.Becausethe liquid was a crylamide and that it is poisonous. |
D.Because someone was injured in the incident. |
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The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (懷舊的 )skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful---both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (轉(zhuǎn)換) “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot (發(fā)現(xiàn)) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.
“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”
【小題1】What makes writing by hand a thing of the past? ______________.
A.The absence of blackboard in classroom. |
B.The use of new technologies in teaching. |
C.The lack of practice in handwriting. |
D.The popular use of smartphones. |
A.focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer. |
B.indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper. |
C.found that good essays are made up of long sentences. |
D.discussed the importance of writing speed. |
A.Spelling improves one’s memory of words. |
B.Spelling abilityis closely related to writing ability. |
C.Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas. |
D.Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas. |
A.Window. | B.Soul | C.Picture. | D.Imagination. |
A.Computers can help people with their choice of words. |
B.Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching. |
C.Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms. |
D.Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade. |
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