From a college designed specifically for high...

From a college designed specifically for high school students to one that doesn’t provide students with grades, here are some of the country’s most unique institutions.

●Berea College, Berea, Kentucky

The first interracial, co-educational college in the South, Berea specializes in attracting students who may be otherwise unable to afford a college education. Berea students come from families with an average household income of $30,000, which is why the school’s financial aid program is so important.

●Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, California

Deep Springs, formerly an all-male school, has one of the smallest student bodies in the country at 26. The college accepts only 10% of its applicants, and maintains its own cattle herd. Students enjoy the school’s isolated location — 45 miles away from the nearest established town. Electricity is produced mainly through solar power, and the college sometimes even sells electricity to Pacific Gas & Electric.

●The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington

At Evergreen, students don’t receive traditional letter grades. Instead, professors issue narrative (叙述的) evaluations of students’ work at the end of each term. The curriculum is structured around the "Coordinated Studies Program", which focuses on providing students with a well-rounded education across a number of different areas. The college sits on 1,000 breathtaking acres, a portion of it on Puget Sound.

●Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts

Considered an "experimenting" college because of its constantly changing curriculum, Hampshire College doesn’t feature a traditional grading system. Instead, the school requires students to complete three different divisions, which feature different classes. Once the project is completed, it’s not given a grade, but a written evaluation, as other projects students complete throughout their time at Hampshire are.

1.Which of the following suits students from families with a lower income?

A. The Evergreen State College.                    B. Deep Springs College.

C. Hampshire College.                            D. Berea College.

2.What can we learn about The Evergreen State College?

A. It attaches great value to students’ different kinds of knowledge.

B. It’s most famous for its outstanding teaching quality.

C. It only provides examination scores for students.

D. It focuses on students’ hands-on experience.

3.How are the students judged in Hampshire College?

A. By receiving traditional letter grades.

B. By using a computer examination grading system

C. By evaluating their performance of three divisions.

D. By checking if they can design financial aid programs.

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1.Moving from high school into college can be especially different because of the freedom students experience in college along with a new set of expectations.

In high school, students usually live at home, and their parents take care of all their physical needs such as food and housing. 2.Parents are also there to help with and make sure that the student’s homework is done. During the school day, students rarely have free time. They go directly from one class to another. Teachers are always around to tell the students what to do. 3.So students can often complete their homework and reading in a short time.

4.They may be responsible for shopping, paying bills, and laundry. They also may have to cook their own meals. Their parents are not around to help with homework or even to check that it has been done. Contrary to students in high school, students in college may have a lot of free time between classes, but must discipline themselves to use this time productively or homework and other assignments. 5.

A. Students do not usually have to shop for their food, take time to pay bills, or even do their own laundry.

B. High school students have to bury themselves in piles of papers

C. Finally, the work itself it not so challenging.

D. In contrast, in college, students often live away from home in dorms or apartments.

E. In college, students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs.

F. Each new level of education brings new challenges and demands to students.

G. Most important, college requires a higher level of thinking and a lot more work than high school.

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A new high tech mirror，designed specifically for cancer patients，will only become reflective when a user smiles into it.The plug-in device，which exactly looks like a tablet，comes equipped with a mirror，a built-in camera，and a smart material triggered(触发)by some software.Facial recognition technology captures the face and instructs the surface of the mirror to change when a smile is detected.It can hang on a wall or sit on a table，much like a conventional mirror.Unlike a regular mirror，however，the price is currently standing at a surprising $2000—$3000.

After witnessing a close family member struggle through cancer treatments，Turkish industrial designer Berk Ilhan decided to focus his work primarily on products that would cultivate joy and benefit cancer patients directly.

“She told me in the first days after her diagnosis，it was difficult for her to look in the mirror and acknowledge she had cancer.”he said.“Our facial expressions affect how we feel.If we flex(绷紧)our facial muscles to smile，our brains think that something good happened and as a result，we feel happiness.”

After earning his master’s degree at the School of Visual Arts in New York，Ilhan spent several weeks visiting cancer hospitals in Turkey，speaking to both patients and doctors.He spent two years designing and developing the mirror.The idea behind it is that smiling，even when forced，can make us feel better，according to research known as the facial feedback hypothesis.Laughter is linked to improved immune system function，and some researchers claim it can even increase our lifespans.

Ilhan is currently producing the mirror in limited quantities at the previously mentioned price.The product，however，will soon be launching a campaign in which Ilhan hopes to raise enough funds to bring the price down to $500.He also intends to donate the mirror to hospitals when it is financially possible to do so.

1.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1 ?

A. To advertise a new high tech mirror.

B. To give a brief introduction of a mirror.

C. To emphasize the importance of smiling.

D. To introduce facial recognition technology.

2.What does“she”underlined in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. A cancer doctor.

B. An industrial designer.

C. A family member of the designer’s.

D. A student at the School of Visual Arts.

3.Why did Berk Ilhan design the mirror?

A. To prove a theory.

B. To make a large profit.

C. To get a doctor’s degree.

D. To benefit cancer patients.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. High-Tech Mirror That Works When You Smile

B. Our Facial Expressions Affect How We Feel

C. High-Tech Mirror VS Regular Mirror

D. Turkish Designer Promotes Mirrors

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge (挑战) for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.

Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.

More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages.

Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.

Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 a.m. After school has finished at 6:30 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I feel a lot of pressure, but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.

The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.

Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.

1.We can infer that there are almost ________ college places for high school graduates.

A. 675, 000      B. 507, 520    C. 500, 000     D. 600, 000

2.The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ________.

A. they can succeed more easily in future    B. they can learn more

C. they can make more money   D. it is interesting to study there

3.Before students are allowed to colleges ________.

A. they will be interviewed              B. they will ask questions of colleges

C. they will not be tested any more        D. first they will pay all the education fee at all

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

High School Course Requirements for College Admissions

While admissions standards vary greatly from one school to another, nearly all colleges and universities will be looking to see that applicants have completed a standard core (核心) curriculum. As you choose classes in high school, these core courses should always be the most important. Students without these classes may be automatically disqualified for admission. In general, a typical high school core curriculum looks something like this.

English: 4 years

Foreign Language: 2 to 3 years

Math: 3 years

Science: 2 to 3 years including lab science

Social Studies and History: 2 to 3 years

Art: 1 year

Keep in mind that the required courses for admission differ from the recommended courses. At selective colleges and universities, additional years of math, science and language will be necessary for you to be a competitive applicant.

When colleges calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) for admissions purposes, they will often ignore the GPA on your transcript (成绩单) and focus only on your grades in these core subject areas. Grades for physical education, music performance and other non-core courses are not as useful for predicting your level of college readiness as these core courses. This doesn't mean that electives aren't important. Colleges do want to see that you have a large variety of interests and experiences, but they simply don't provide a good window into an applicant's　 ability to handle strict college courses.

Core course requirements vary from state to state, and many of the more selective colleges will want to see a strong high school academic record that goes well beyond the core. Advanced Placement, IB and Honors courses are a must to be competitive at the most selective colleges. In most cases, the strongest applicants to highly selective colleges will have four years of math (including calculus), four years of science and four years of a foreign language.

1.How many courses are included in a typical high school core curriculum?

A.Three. B.Six. C.Eight. D.Ten.

2.What does your non-core courses mean when you apply to college?

A.Your intelligence level. B.Your academic standard.

C.Your talents and creativity. D.Your interests and experiences.

3.Who will most probably be interested in the text?

A.High school students B.High school teachers

C.College students D.College teachers

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

High school and college are periods of ever-expanding responsibility for students. You can get help from some practical apps. Check out these apps to get a head-start on being on top of your life!

Sleep Cycle alarm clock (free; iOS, Android)

Getting enough sleep is essential to getting a good education, but waking up rested isn’t just about how much you sleep; it’s about where you are in your sleep cycle when you wake up. Sleep Cycle uses your phone’s microphone and/or accelerometer to analyze your sleeping patterns and wake you up at the best time, when you’re in your lightest sleep state(within a window that you set, so that you’re not late). myHomework Student Planner(free; iOS, Android, Windows)

The myHomework Student Planner is available on wide variety of platforms so that you can stay organized wherever you are. You can keep track of your class schedule and homework, get reminders for upcoming tests, and sync it across all of your platforms. There’s also a premium version for $4.99 that takes away the ads, gives you more themes, lets you add file attachments, and integrates access to external calendars.

Circle of 6(free; iOS, Android)

Circle of 6 is an innovative safety app that connects you to six of your most trusted friends (your “circle”) and helps you keep track of each other. If you’re feeling scared about a situation you’re in you can send a per-programmed text to your circle with just two taps, and it will include your exact location. This could also be used by younger students to discreetly let their parents know that they’re in an uncomfortable situation and want to be picked up.

Goodbudget(free; iOS, Android)

Goodbudget can divide your money into virtual “envelopes” for things like Groceries, Transportation, Entertainment, Gas, and whatever else you need to budget for. The free version includes 10 regular envelopes plus syncing across two devices. Or you can move to a premium subscription(溢价认购)($5/month, $45/year)for more envelopes, five devices, and a five-year transaction history.

1.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the four apps can be used free of charge

B. Sleep Cycle alarm clock can make you sleep as much as possible

C. myHomework Student Planner can be used on computers and cellphones

D. Goodbudget can help you use your money wisely

2.The app Goodbudge with a premium subscription for six months costs __________.

A. $5　　 B. $22.5

C. $30　　 D. $45

3.Which might be the most useful for a primary school student who walks to the school alone every day?

A. Sleep Cycle alarm clock(free; iOS, Android)

B. myHomework Student Planner(free; iOS, Android, Windows)

C. Circle of 6(free; iOS, Android)

D. Goodbudget(free; iOS, Android)

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The college entrance exam is not only a big challenge (挑战) for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.

Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.

More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages.

Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.

Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 a.m. After school has finished at 6:30 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I feel a lot of pressure, but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.

The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.

Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.

1.What do we know about South Korean annual national exams?

2.We can infer that there are almost ________ college places for high school graduates.

3.The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ________.

4. Before students are allowed to colleges ________.

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I want to attend Dudley Beauty College for my career, choice after graduating from high school. To ________ it, I need to gain certain credits.

Dudley Beauty College of Washington is a university for people who dreams to ________ cosmetology (美容学). This school helps people to learn the ________ of cutting，coloring and ________. I have been learning to cut hair for 3 years. I started practicing on my hair and then ________ on family and friends. I liked watching a TV show called Sheer Genius which ________ how to re-shape. While watching this, I would pick up some of the ________ that would help me in the long run. Then I would use it to practice on me to see what it would ________ and if it would be ________ enough to be used on other people.

There are only a few months before ________ and I get a part-time job to help me with my ________. I need to look up my budget, the transportation, what classes I would need to take to get the ________ I would need for my college. This whole ________ for me will take so much of my time, effort and money. It’s what I have always ________ to do and I would take this with me for a life experience. Cosmetology is my ________. Dudley Beauty College is one of the best colleges that I know will ________ me well. It can really help me become this hair stylist that I ________ want to be. Even if it takes years, I think it’s ________ for me to do it. I want to show others that I can make a ________ by doing this and to also prove that I can do something that I really enjoy. I don’t ________ what I need to do in order to get into this college just as long as I can get in.

1.A.know B.change C.provide D.achieve

2.A.complete B.challenge C.pursue D.polish

3.A.knowledge B.adventure C.background D.origin

4.A.administration B.styling C.leadership D.movement

5.A.experimented B.turned C.commented D.counted

6.A.tested B.explained C.questioned D.competed

7.A.excuses B.vision C.experience D.opportunities

8.A.Come about B.Leave out C.Turn over D.Pick up

9.A.creative B.exact C.positive D.good

10.A.employment B.development C.solution D.graduation

11.A.efforts B.expenses C.abilities D.assessments

12.A.chances B.awards C.credits D.instruments

13.A.decision B.process C.commitment D.adjustment

14.A.wanted B.refused C.failed D.hesitated

15.A.memory B.honor C.success D.passion

16.A.suit B.defeat C.praise D.approach

17.A.finally B.suddenly C.desperately D.fortunately

18.A.interesting B.worthwhile C.difficult D.secure

19.A.painting B.meeting C.living D.greeting

20.A.expect B.believe C.think D.care

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Linda and Lucy were best friends. They graduated from high school and went to the same college for further studies.

After some days Linda found that her friend was behaving strangely. She would remain quiet, sleep too much and turn wild, very often. At first, Linda thought it was just because of the problems she had met in her studies. However, Lucy became even stranger over time. Finally, Linda couldn’t take it any longer and asked Lucy about her strange behavior. Lucy broke into tears and said that she was going around with a boy, who was taking drugs and forcing her to take them, too.

Linda was shocked by her story. She then advised her friend to leave the boy. She reminded Lucy of her dreams of becoming a successful doctor and encouraged her to set an example for others. She also reminded her of how her parents would feel if they found out what their daughter was up to. Through her efforts, Lucy was finally able to leave the boy and drugs. During this time, her friend always stood by her.

Finally, the two friends graduated and their friendship grew stronger. They both became successful doctors, but never let each other down by getting into bad habits. They lived happily as close friends.

From the story we can know that true friends are those who encourage you to become the best you can ever be. They believe in you and will never leave you.

1.The following are Lucy’s strange behaviors EXCEPT______________.

A. turning wild　 　　　 B. being quiet

C. sleeping too much　　 D. being friendly

2. What problem did Lucy meet?

A. She lost her best friend

B. She was ill at that time

C. She dated a troublesome boy

D. She fell behind others in study

3.What course did Linda and Lucy mainly study in college?

A. Medicine　　　 B. Science　　　　 C. Law　　　　 D. Art

4.The writer tries to tell us__________.

A. how we can give up drugs

B. how we can overcome difficulty

C. how we should help others

D. what a true friend is

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Adolescents refer to boys and girls at high-school level-more specifically the second, third and forth years of high schools. In dealing with students at this level, we must bear in mind that to some degree they are at the difficult stage, generally called adolescence.

Students at this level are likely to be confused mentally. They usually find it hard to concentrate on what they intend to do and often have romantic dreams. 1. They lack frankness and are usually very easily affected by their own emotions but hate to admit it. They are driven either by greater ambition, probably beyond their capability, or by extreme laziness caused by the fear of not succeeding or achieving objectives. 2. They are willing to work, but they hate to work without obtaining the result they think they should obtain.

Regarding school issues, although they seldom say so, they really want to be consulted and given an opportunity to direct their own affairs, but they need a good amount of guidance. They seldom admit that they need this guidance and they frequently rebel against it. But if it its intelligently offered they accept it with enthusiasm. As to personal beliefs, most of adolescents are trying to form political ideals and they have a tendency to be sometimes extremely idealistic, and at other times conventional, blindly accepting what their fathers and grandfathers believed in. 3. On the one hand they are too modest and on the other hand unreasonably boastful. They tend to be influenced more by a strong character than by great intelligence.

4. Having a better understanding of the characteristics and needs of young people at this age is a task that falls both on educators and other people involved. It may also help the young go through this difficult and critical stage of life in a more constructive manner.

A. The critical abilities are beginning

B. Their view on life usually falls on two extremes.

C. Of all periods of life, this is what may best be called the“plastic age”

D. They are basically timid or self-conscious.

E. Despite that, it is also in this periods that strong ties between teachers and students develop.

F. Fundamentally they want to be kept busy but they refuse to admit it.

高三英语六选四中等难度题查看答案及解析