The college ______ 7 departments, 4 institute...

The college ______ 7 departments, 4 institutes, and Teaching Division of Basic Computer Science and Basic Lab Center.

A. consists of   B. makes up of    C. is consisted of    D. is made of

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Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods. Some teachers give homework and check the work every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams. Some teachers give only writing tasks. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook, while others send students to the library for tasks.

The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas together. Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are different in their teaching styles.

At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time. They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers. They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores. There are also services to students. They can get advice on their problems from their teachers. Colleges and universities usually offer facilities to students. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have fast food restaurants.

1.At American colleges and universities, some teachers 　　　　 .

A. never give their students any homework

B. give classes in the library

C. only ask their students to do some writing tasks

D. only give their students writing exams

2.In an informal class, 　　　　 .

A. students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on

B. students exchange their ideas with their teachers

C. students have to take many exams

D. teachers wear business clothes

3.According to the passage, there are 　　　　 in most schools in America.

A. swimming pools

B. fast food restaurants

C. tennis courts

D. basketball courts

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Teaching methods.

B. Teaching styles.

C. College facilities.

D. University dining rooms.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods. Some teachers give homework and check the work every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams. Some teachers give only writing tasks. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook, while others send students to the library for tasks.[]

The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas together. Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are different in their teaching styles.

At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time. They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers. They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores. There are also services to students. They can get advice on their problems from their teachers. Colleges and universities usually offer facilities to students. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have fast food restaurants.

1.At American colleges and universities, some teachers 　　　　 .

A. never give their students any homework

B. give classes in the library

C. only ask their students to do some writing tasks

D. only give their students writing exams

2.In an informal class, 　　　　 .

A. students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on

B. students exchange their ideas with their teachers

C. students have to take many exams

D. teachers wear business clothes

3.According to the passage, there are 　　　　 in most schools in America.

A. swimming pools

B. fast food restaurants

C. tennis courts

D. basketball courts

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Teaching methods.

B. Teaching styles.

C. College facilities.

D. University dining rooms.

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During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist.

1.A. put forward　　 B. jumped at　　 C. tried out　　 D. turned down

2.A. waste　　 B. earn　　 C. save　　 D. pay

3.A. excited　　 B. worried　　 C. moved　　 D. tired

4.A. title　　 B. competitor　　 C. textbook　　 D. instructor

5.A. urged　　 B. demanded　　 C. held　　 D. meant

6.A. fastest　　 B. easiest　　 C. best　　 D. rarest

7.A. interview　　 B. meet　　 C. challenge　　 D. beat

8.A. chance　　 B. qualification　　 C. honor　　 D. job

9.A. real　　 B. perfect　　 C. clear　　 D. possible

10.A. attend　　 B. pass　　 C. skip　　 D. observe

11.A. add　　 B. expose　　 C. apply　　 D. compare

12.A. eventually　　 B. naturally　　 C. directly　　 D. normally

13.A. game　　 B. presentation　　 C. course　　 D. experiment

14.A. criterion　　 B. classroom　　 C. department　　 D. situation

15.A. taught　　 B. wrote　　 C. questioned　　 D. promised

16.A. fact　　 B. step　　 C. manner　　 D. skill

17.A. grades　　 B. decisions　　 C. impressions　　 D. comments

18.A. analyze　　 B. describe　　 C. rebuild　　 D. control

19.A. announce　　 B. signal　　 C. block　　 D. evaluate

20.A. role　　 B. desire　　 C. concern　　 D. behavior

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The U.S. Department of Labor statistics (统计) show that there is an oversupply of college-trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren't there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen.

These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating (灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn't matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments (入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

1.It's implied but not stated in the passage that ________ .

A. many other countries are facing the same problem

B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year?

A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education.

B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

3.By saying that“many people go to college who do not belong there”, the author means that　　 ________ .

A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

4.We can infer from the passage that the author believes that _______ .

A. every young man and woman should go to college

B. college education is a bad thing

C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Harvard is one of the most famous educational institutions in the world and many people want to study there. The problem is that most applicants don’t follow the advice that will most likely get them 1. (pick).

One of the most important things you should remember when 2. (apply) to Harvard is that THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE A LIFE. This is probably the main requirement after your grades. The best situation is that you are a 3. (nature) leader with lots of activities and active social life. Another important thing to remember is that you have to promote (推销) 4. (you) but in a reasonable manner. You should be aware of your strengths and 5. (weak). Grades are very important but they are not everything. Try to gain a great school record from your high school years, take extra courses that are interesting, and enjoy life. 6. rest will come naturally.

Last but not least, let’s pay attention 7. the interview. You should be respectful and most importantly, show real interest in the school (not only the name). 8. is a matter of luck to get an interviewer who shares common interests with you. The thing with the interview is that Harvard 9. (receive) applications from hundreds, if not thousands of students with the same grades. This means the interview is your chance to show 10. you are unique.

高二英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.

Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.

MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.

The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.

MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.

“Fasten your seatbelts,” Hockfield said.

Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.

The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit（非盈利的）organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.

1.According to this text, edX is _______.

A.a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare

B.a free computer program by MIT and Harvard

C.a Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses

D.a free program online for universities worldwide

2.What is said about online education in the text?

A.Universities have been trying online courses.

B.About 2,000 online courses have been offered.

C.Over 100 million people have finished courses online.

D.Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.

3.The underlined part in the text probably means “　　　　　　 ”.

A.Get ready for the difficulties

B.Get ready for this educational change

C.Get prepared to complete the online courses

D.Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses

4.What can be said about MITx according to the text?

A.It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.

B.It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.

C.It is a standard to recognize online learners’ achievement.

D.It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

By now 516 Confucius Institutes ______in 142 countries and regions, according to the Confucius Institute Headquarters.

A. founded　　 B. would found

C. have been founded　　 D. had been founded

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

My sister Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. After three years behind the bars, she was released. Only a few years later, she was given a sentence. Far worse—she had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. Meanwhile, Grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her child’s face. She believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. She managed well despite fading vision.

For years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. She swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. When conventional medicine offered no hope, Grace began a personal quest. She entered a local college. The office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. Everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.

Eventually Grace’s own way worked and she earned the Ph.D. in Holistic Health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. Her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. Even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the Air Force.

1.From the passage we can know that Grace used to be _______.

A. aggressive　　　　　　　 B. troublesome

C. ignorant　　　　 　　　 　 D. competitive

2.How did Grace regain her eyesight?

A. By following the treatment from specialists.

B. By just trying what was taught in the local college.

C. By practicing the principles sought by herself.

D. By adopting the experience from other patients.

3.What is the power of Grace’s recovery?

A. Her love for her son.

B. Her patience as a mother.

C. Her desire to cure the blind.

D. Her determination to earn the Ph. D.

4.The underlined word “quest” in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.

A. adventure　　　　　　　 B. profession　　　　　 C. harvest　　　　　 D. search

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The First Hello

The man from the telephone department got off the bus, and made his way to the tea stall, wiping the sweat off his head, face, then slipping his handkerchief under his shirt to wipe his neck and back. It was a year ago that the phone line had been installed, six months later men from the public works department had come to put up the phone booth — a neat box-like structure, with a glass window, and wooden ledges, yellow in color. And days after that, a painter had taken an entire day to color in broad, black brushstrokes, the words: STD Booth, local and STD allowed.

No one could tell that the last word had been misspelled. Besides, he had taken the entire day. After he had a cup of tea, he had left, waving cheerfully. And now months later, someone else was here again.

Everyone watched the man as he sat on the bench. No one said a word, and soon the sound of him slurping his tea filled the hot afternoon. A few leaves fell, heavy in the heat, and sometimes a car passed, on its way to the main city farther away.

When the man had finished, he made to pay but the tea shop owner who sat behind his steaming kettle and the washed upturned cups, waved him away.

“You are our guest here.”

So the man took his handkerchief out again and wiped his face.

They crowded around him as he shut himself up in the phone booth. When the children pressed their nose against the glass, he shooed them away, as he took out a shiny black instrument and placed it on the narrow shelf. A sigh of satisfaction passed through everyone that soon changed to an excited yell as they saw him dial a number, pressing a finger into the ringed dialer of the phone and letting it go all the way in a half-circle. A while later, they hear him say into the mouthpiece, “Hello.”

“Hello,” the children around the booth took up the cry, the teashop owner broke into a smile and the men waiting for a bus smiled and said hello to each other. The sadhu(印度的僧人) who sat under the banyan tree nodded wisely. As the sound carried, more hellos were heard. The women winnowing grain giggled as they tried the word tentatively, the shepherds feeding their flocks called out to their sheep, laughing as they used the word.

“It‘s a big occasion,” said the headman, in an awed voice.

“It is,” agreed those around him. The telephone man emerged and handed over a small chit of paper to the headman. “This is the telephone number”.

The headman looked at it reverently as if it were a mantra(符咒). The others around him read out the numbers slowly, digit-by-digit.

The telephone man was now too tired to notice the cheering around him. He knew he had to wait long before the bus to take him back arrived. As he sipped his second cup of tea, he remembered something else.

“Oh, you can’t start using the phone now. The minister will come next month and inaugurate it.”

No one said a word. No one was surprised. They had waited so long; a month more did not really matter.

1.In the story, fitting a working telephone booth __________.

A. was a process that had already taken 12 months　　 B. was in the charge of the headman.

C. should have been finished more than a year ago　　 D. was an artistic challenge for a local painter

2.A misspelled word on the booth __________.

A. was a joke shared by the painter and the local people　　 B. made the painter miss his tea break

C. went unnoticed by the local people　　 D. kept everyone occupied for an entire day

3.When the man from the telephone department arrived, __________.

A. the hot afternoon was filled with quiet expectation

B. there was a sudden rush of activity in the village

C. he was greeted like a regular customer

D. he learned about the village while having a nice drink

4.What can be inferred from the story?

A. The man from the telephone department had a mentally demanding job.

B. Only the minister had the authority to make the first call.

C. It was a distant village free from modern technology.

D. Few of the local children went to school for education.

5.The examples of the children, the teashop owner, the men waiting for the bus, the women and the shepherds are given to illustrate __________.

A. the local people’s curiosity for the new thing

B. the ignorance of the local people

C. the local people’s enthusiasm for English learning

D. the popularity of the man from the telephone department

6.What words can be used to best describe the local people?

A. Innocent and cooperative.　　 B. Hospitable and respectful.

C. Patient and competent.　　 D. Independent and admirable

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析