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In the botanical garden we can find a(n)____of plants that range form tall trees to small flowers.
A. species B. group C. amount D. variety
In the UK, students’ residence halls are run as profit-making business, but this can occasionally be to students’ disadvantage.
As many universities choose to contract out their hall’s management to private companies, room rents are rising and student rights are suffering.
In 2006, 55 percent of student rooms were managed by private companies --- only 27 percent by universities and colleges, the National Union of Students (NUS) has reported.
These private companies are improving the hall’s facilities in return for higher room rents. The most noticeable example of this trend is the growth in luxury halls. These are halls for students willing to pay more for larger rooms with better services.
Chancellors Court, at Edinburgh University in Scotland, is one such luxury hall. Rooms are divided between standard and large, with larger rooms costing 173 pounds each week, 40 pounds more than smaller rooms. They come with a scenic view, color TV, fast Internet connection and a modern bathroom.
Other luxury halls have private gyms for their residents. Private companies capitalize (用…以牟利) on their investment by renting out the students rooms to travelers over the summer vacation period.
But the NUS is concerned that luxury halls are affecting room rents at standard un-privatized halls. Most students in the UK pay on average 126 pounds a week for a private room in catered (提供餐飲的) halls of residence, the International Students Advice and Welfare organization has reported. According to the NUS, rent in UK halls of residence has risen by almost a quarter from 2005 to 2007.
Veronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, wants the privatization of university accommodation to stop.
“For the students for whom luxury is not affordable, there is a significant risk that accommodation costs, coupled with the burden of complete fees, may reduce the choice of where to go to university,” she said.
Legal quarrels with privatized (私有化了的) halls may also account for some of the 10 percent per year rise in student complaints to the office of the Independent Adjudicator(裁定者) for Higher Education (OIA). The OIA is an independent student complaints scheme that has authority over all higher education institutions in England and Wales.
Rob Behrens, chief executive of the OIA, said he was unsurprised by the rise in complaints. “The bottom line is that students today are more self-confident in thinking about what their rights are and what are the things they can get form the commitments they make.”
Why are room rents rising in British universities?
A. Because the world is facing a financial crisis.
B. Because most universities are getting bored about students’ complaints.
C. Because many universities let private companies run students’ halls.
D. Because not all universities can meet the demands of the students.
Which of the following is not mentioned about a luxury hall?
A. Students have to pay more for a luxury hall.
B. Students can have a good view in a luxury hall.
C. Students can enjoy their own gym in a luxury hall.
D. Students can have an Internet connection free of charge.
Why do some students want to pay more for a luxury hall?
A. Because they just want to show that they are rich.
B. Because they are better served in a luxury hall.
C. Because there are too much complaints about small rooms.
D. Because there are no other choices.
What may happen to those who can’t afford the accommodation fee?
A. They may borrow more money from the bank.
B. They may go to work in OIA.
C. They may not go to college.
D. They may go abroad for further study.
In the summer of 1978 an English farmer was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered that some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The fattened (壓平的) wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a formation like five dots. During the following years, farmers in England found the strange circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called “crop circles” because they appear in the fields of grain - usually wheat or corn. The grain in the circles lies flat on the ground but never broken; it continues to grow, and farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear only in the months from May to September.
At first, people thought that the circles were a hoax. Probably young people were making them as a joke, or farmers were making them to attract tourists. To prove that the circles were a hoax, people tried to make circles exactly like the ones that farmer had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of grain without leaving tracks(痕跡), and they couldn’t flatten the grain without breaking it.
Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circle to communicate with us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.
Scientists who have studied the crop circles suggested several possibilities. Some scientists say that a downward rush of wind leads to the formation of the circles - the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Other scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. There is one problem with all these scientific explanations: crop circles often appear in formations, like the five-dot formation. It is hard to believe that any natural force could form those.
【小題1】In the summer of 1978, an English farmer discovered in his field that __________.
A.some of his wheat had been damaged |
B.his grain was growing up in circles. |
C.his grain was moved into several circles |
D.some of his wheat had fallen onto the ground. |
A.a(chǎn)n attempt made to fool people |
B.a(chǎn) special way to plant crops |
C.a(chǎn) research on the force of winds |
D.a(chǎn)n experiment for the protection of crops. |
A.The farmer couldn’t step out of the field. |
B.The farmers couldn’t make the circles round. |
C.The farmers couldn’t leave without footprints. |
D.The farmers couldn’t keep the wheat straight up. |
A.An Unsolved Mystery |
B.Strange Flying Objects |
C.The Power of Natural Forces |
D.The discovery of Strange Circles |
In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football; There are also individual (個(gè)人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
56.Which is the most popular form of recreation?
A.Sports. B.Watching TV.
C.Sleeping. D.Singing and dancing.
57.People want to take part in sports in order to ____.
A.keep healthy and enjoy life B.make friends
C.find a good job D.make more money
58.Outdoor sports include ____.
A.watching TV B.singing and dancing
C.listening to the radio D.skating and mountain climbing
59.The passage mainly tells us that ____.
A.basketball is a kind of team sport
B.everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C.different people have different ways of relaxing
D.indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports
In the new book The Education of Millionaires,Michael Ellsberg suggests that although“there are many wonderful things you can learn in college,”few of them are applied to real life .So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom.”
??? I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to remember, however,that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money.He mentions a number of college dropouts一such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell一to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree.While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts,he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous.For example,of the current Fortune 500 CEOs,some 99%have a college degree.Similarly,of the Forbes 400 richest people in America,81%hold postseconda.ry(高等)degrees.
??? But in the discussion,what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life .What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites(精英).If we have the discussion that way,we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures(結(jié)構(gòu))of our society,Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp,most are doing something even more important:they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare,including providing for their families.
1.In the book The Education of Millionaires,Michael Ellsberg___.
A.approves of the value of education
B.explains the reasons for dropping out
C.tells the way of getting out of college
D. discusses the practical value of college degrees
2.The second paragraph suggests a fact that____
A.the value of higher education is never challenged
B.higher education ensures people making more money
C.most of the richest people received college education
D.success of dropouts proves the value of higher education
3.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author___
A.is keen on society charity work? B.calls for the equality of all man
C.speaks highly of the nation’s elites D.shows respect to common people
4.The passage is written mainly to.___
A.persuade people to go to university
B. make a comment on a new book
C.complain about the college education
D.praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work
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