India first, college ... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Sagorin chose to go to India instead of New York University because ______.

A. she decided that going to university would be a waste of time

B. she could put off college but only had one chance to volunteer in India

C. she had long dreamed of going to India to work for the needy there

D. New York University didn’t appeal to her

2. Sagorin becomes a volunteer as a result of ______.

A. her determination to change the world

B. her parents’ encouragement and help

C. the training she’s received at school

D. being inspired by Drishtee volunteers

3. Which statement shows that Sagorin’s parents supported her decision?

A. They were a little worried about her safety in India.

B. They gave money for her travel and living expenses.

C. They helped her to get more information about India.

D. They were proud of her for choosing not to go to university.

4. The underlined word “pledge” probably means ______.

A. help to collect B. decide to return

C. refuse to donate D. promise to give

5. What is the main point of the article?

A. To prove helping the needy is a great experience.

B. To call on teenagers to follow Sagorin’s example.

C. To introduce a volunteer named Sagorin and the decision she made.

D. To encourage more volunteers to work for Drishtee.







Reading Obama’s ... (P4)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

On TV, in newspapers, on the Internet – each new day seems to bring a new image of US President Barack Obama. __________

President Obama is a back-patter. After his victory in November 2008, he met with outgoing President George W. Bush at the White House and “their body language spoke volumes (传递大量信息),” Allan Pease, the author of The Definitive Book of Body Language, told www.bodylanguageexpert.co.uk.

__________ As the two walked into the White House, Obama led Bush by putting his arm around him and giving him a pat on the back, as if to signify (表示) this was his house now.

Everyone Obama meets seems to be rewarded with this pat-on-the-back signature (标志性的动作). __________ But if you look closely, you’ll notice that “Obama’s touches are invariably one-sided”, Dr Peter Collett, a body language expert and former psychologist (心理学家) at Oxford University, told British newspaper The Guardian. __________

Collett believes Obama is engaging in “power touch”, although he probably doesn’t realize it. “He’s exercising his right as the most important person to touch and not be touched – it is his way of reminding everyone that he’s the guy really in charge. _______________ Everyone thinks he’s being friendly,” writes Collett.

A. He touches other heads of state, but they don’t touch him.

B. The fascinating thing is that nobody feels unpleasant.

C. They represent very different ways of relating.

D. So, perhaps by now, nearly two years into his term as the world’s most powerful person, we should be able to read the American leader’s body language.

E. You can’t but help feel that it’s because he wants to be seen as friendly and approachable.

F. By contrast, Obama has a forward-looking gaze and strolls about in a relaxed fashion during public appearances.

G. Obama took control of the meeting by grabbing Bush’s upper arm during their handshake.







Qomolangma is ... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. Before 3G towers were installed near Qomolangma’s base camp in Nepal, explorers couldn’t ______ at the summit.

A. send digital photos B. use wireless Internet

C. contact their families

D. contact the outside world

2. Due to the change, ______.

A. explorers can spare themselves the heavy load of satellite equipment

B. more will try to climb the world’s tallest mountain

C. people will be able to find out more about mountain climbing

D. explorers will find the climb less dangerous

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Veteran climbers like Viesturs praise the new technology.

B. Whittaker completely approves of the new technology.

C. For Viesturs, making a video call is not a great matter.

D. Easy contact with family and friends has its disadvantages.

4. From the text, we can conclude that Dave Hahn ______.

A. thinks the change is inevitable

B. never expected this change to happen

C. accepts the change, so long as it proves beneficial

D. thinks the new technology makes the climbing experience less valuable







Can the US turn ... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. German culture becoming popular in the US.

B. Americans beginning to spend less than Germans.

C. Americans differing from Germans in their spending habits.

D. US and German citizens having much in common.

2. Wintjes found it was easy to become addicted to shopping in the US because ______.

A. the taxes on goods are much lower in the US than in Germany

B. the goods there are of much higher quality than those in Germany

C. the prices of goods are much lower than those in Germany

D. he could earn much more in the US than in Germany

3. The US tax rate for a family like the Wintjes’ is about ______ lower than for a German family.

A. 15 percent B. 16.7 percent

C. 25 percent D. 40 percent

4. Which of the following is a common habit among US shoppers?

A. Going shopping after dining out.

B. Paying with cash rather than credit cards.

C. Taking public transportation to shop.

D. Going directly to buy what they want.

5. According to Wintjes, Germany’s savings rate is high because ______.

A. Germans prefer to lead a simple life

B. the aging problem worries German citizens

C. Germans want to save money for their children

D. the cost of living in Germany is lower than in the US







阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A newly trained teacher named Mary went to teach at a Navajo Indian reservation (居留地). Every day, she would ask five of the young Navajo students to go to the blackboard and complete a simple 1 problem from their homework. They would stand there, silently, 2 to complete the task. Mary couldn’t 3 . Nothing she had studied in her educational curriculum (课程) 4 , and she 5 hadn’t seen anything like it in her student-teaching days back in Phoenix.

“What am I doing 6 ? Could I have chosen five students who can’t do the problem?” Mary would 7 . No, it couldn’t be that. Finally she asked 8 what was wrong. And from their answer, she learned a surprising 9 from her young pupils about self-image and a sense of 10 .

It seemed that the students 11 each other’s individuality and knew that 12 them were able to do the problems.

13 at their early age, they understood the 14 of the win-lose approach in the classroom. They believed no one would 15 if any students were 16 or embarrassed at the blackboard. 17 they refused to compete with each other 18 .

Once she understood, Mary changed the system so she could check each child’s math problem 19 , and not at any child’s 20 in front of his classmates. They all wanted to learn – but without harming anyone else.

1. A. biology B. math C. physics D. chemistry

2. A. trying B. starting C. unable D. unwilling

3. A. figure it out B. think them out

C. get it out D. work them out

4. A. worked B. mattered C. showed D. solved

5. A. perhaps B. almost C. certainly D. mostly

6. A. wrong B. silly C. now D. here

7. A. doubt B. wonder C. guess D. worry

8. A. other teachers B. her friends

C. the students D. the local people

9. A. lesson B. message C. idea D. story

10. A. self-confidence B. self-worth

C. responsibility D. aim

11. A. promoted B. liked

C. respected D. preferred

12. A. all of B. none C. not all of D. some

13. A. While B. Even C. Indeed D. Yet

14. A. advantages B. senselessness

C. benefit D. conflict

15. A. win B. lose C. learn D. develop

16. A. praised B. punished

C. shown as examples D. put to shame

17. A. So B. Otherwise C. But D. As

18. A. now and then B. face to face

C. every day D. in public

19. A. at one time B. step by step

C. individually D. in order

20. A. price B. expense C. level D. risk