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Every September in China, people love to talk about the overprotective parents following their children around everywhere during university enrollment.

Now, with more than 420,000 youngsters in the UK starting their new college school year, what is their first day like? BBC’s Sean Coughlan described it in a recent report.

According to Coughlan, at the very beginning it is not hard to spot something familiar to Chinese–a stream of parents arriving with their sons and daughters at the student village. Mothers, fathers and a teenager–now most likely taller than they are – stand together like the three might have done on the first day of primary school.

“The approach road to the student village is a long traffic jam of family cars, stuffed full with boxes, pillows and nervous families,” he writes. “The door closes on a student’s room and parents and children go their separate ways. For many families, if childhood has a final moment, this is it.”

But saying goodbye to parents is not the only similarity between college freshmen in the UK and China. In both cases, new arrivals most want to know about their Internet connections. “It’s their most urgent concern,” notes Coughlan.

Even on their first day, university in the UK won’t be an entirely lonely experience for some new students. “Before they arrive they have been using social networking to get to know their future roommates,” writes Coughlan.

Still, the first night is something no UK university student ever forgets. There are people they meet and then spend three years avoiding and people who become their friends for the rest of their lives. First week stories are all about over-partying, bad cooking and misguided clothing, Coughlan says.

As he concludes: “These new students are entering their own soap opera of romance, friendship and ambition. It’s a huge adventure that they’ve worked for years to achieve.”

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?

A. To introduce how UK students prepare for college.

B. To show different challenges that college freshmen face in the UK and China.

C. To describe how UK colleges welcome newcomers.

D. To inform us about what the first day of college is like in the UK.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. On the first day of college, UK freshmen don’t know each other.

B. When the new semester begins, most UK freshmen drive to college by themselves.

C. For many freshmen, when they say goodbye to their parents, they are also saying goodbye to their childhood.

D. Most British parents stay around their children’s colleges for a few days at the beginning of the semester.

3.A similarity between college freshmen in the UK and China is that ______.

A. the approach roads to their colleges are packed with cars filled with nervous families

B. they have contacted their future roommates through social networking sites

C. once they get to the campus, they want to make sure that they have access to the Internet

D. they spend their first week getting to know their roommates and partying

4.From the article, we can conclude that Sean Coughlan’s report is ______.

A. descriptive　　　　 B. critical

C. sympathetic　　　　 D. bitter

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These stories are about the everyday life of ordinary people who 　　　　 the great dangers in China over the past few years.

A. have experienced　　　　 B. are experiencing　　

C. have been experiencing　　　 D. experienced

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These stories are about the everyday life of ordinary people who 　　　　 the great dangers in China over the past few years.

A. have experienced　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. are experiencing　

C. have been experiencing　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

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When people talk about the famous scenic spot in China, the first _________ comes into mind is the Great Wall.

A. which         B. that              C. one             D. place

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11.______ their studies in China, they’ve travelled to some cities and talked with the local people.

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Many people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to an end in 2012. Everybody wants to find out if December 21, 2012 is the last day of the earth. The rumor has already been spreading for a very long time. The Mayan’s prediction can account for the rumor. According to the rumor, the earth will experience dramatic changes in 2012 and the changes will be disastrous to all of the living creatures on earth. It is widely assumed that a Planet X will return to orbit the solar system. The return of Planet X will have a destructive effect on the solar system as well as on some planets including the Neptune, the Jupiter and the earth. Planet X will cross into their orbits. There’s a possibility that Jupiter will change into a little sun at this time, so folks will be well placed to see two suns in the sky in 2012.

The solar flares (耀斑) that occur in a 11-year cycle will reach their highest point in 2012. The powerful solar flares will affect the magnetic field of the earth and cause disasters. On December 21, 2012, the sun and the earth will line up in the same line at the equator(赤道). The winter solstice(冬至) only occurs once every 25,800 years. The events in the universe are signals that the world will come to an end. As a result of the solar flares, lots of disasters will happen that will destroy the face of the whole earth. Scientists are making the guess primarily based on the Mayan Long Count Calendar.

Many films have been made about the end of the world including End Game by Alex Jones and End Clock: Nostradamus 2012. The former provides insights about the way the world will become one state. After the world government is in place, it’s going to be easy to exterminate 80% of the people in the world. The rest will continue to live with assistance from advanced technology.

No one knows whether the world will end on December 21, 2012: There is no clear answer until the day arrives. Just as the Mayans claim, it will not be the time for the world to end. Instead, it will be the dawn of a fresh start.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Information about end-of-the-world predictions.

B. Different opinions about end-of-the-world predictions.

C. Some doubts about end-of-the-world predictions.

D. Destructive effects of the end of the world.

2.Which of the following things will NOT happen if the end of the world really happens?

A. Humans will see two suns at the same time.

B. The earth will look completely different.

C. The earth and the moon will line up in the same line.

D. The solar flares will become stronger than before.

3.The underlined word “exterminate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “__________”.

A. save              B. kill             C. help             D. rule

4.What is the author’s attitude to the rumor that the world will end?

A. Optimistic    .       B. Sad.             C. Unconcerned.     D. Scared.

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Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They _______ with them lots of waste. The _______ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the _______ of Kilimanjaro.

Hearing these stories, I’m _______ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.

However, I soon _______ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of _______ among tons of rubbish. I find a _______ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are _______ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be _______.

The best of a Kilimanjaro ________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ________ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ________ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ________ go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ________ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ________: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ________ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.

Does Kilimanjaro ________ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.

1.A.keep B.mix C.connect D.bring

2.A.stories B.buildings C.crowds D.reporters

3.A.position B.age C.face D.name

4.A.silent B.skeptical C.serious D.crazy

5.A.discover B.argue C.decide D.advocate

6.A.equipment B.grass C.camps D.stones

7.A.remote B.quiet C.tall D.clean

8.A.new B.special C.significant D.necessary

9.A.paying off B.spreading out C.blowing up D.fading away

10.A.atmosphere B.experience C.experiment D.sight

11.A.studied B.observed C.explored D.regarded

12.A.view B.quality C.reason D.purpose

13.A.scientists B.climbers C.locals D.officials

14.A.holding on to B.going back to C.living up to D.giving way to

15.A.changes B.clears C.improves D.permits

16.A.match B.imagine C.count D.add

17.A.village B.desert C.road D.lake

18.A.Obviously B.Easily C.Consequently D.Finally

19.A.permanent B.little C.fresh D.artificial

20.A.enjoy B.deserve C.save D.acquire

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People are talking about the new play _______in two weeks.

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People are talking about the new play　　　 in two weeks.

A. to be put on　　 B. being put on

C. put on　　 　　 D. puts on

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When people talk about the cities of China, the first ____comes into their mind is Beijing．

A．which          B．one            C．that           D．of them

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