You might think that Western students are less shy when they meet something new or come to a new environment , but the truth is that pupils in the UK can be uncomfortable too. Being at university can make Britons feel nervous. Everyone finds it difficult to talk to the other gender(性别) at school.
However, there is a way of dealing with this shyness in Britain, and it is called “Freshers Week”. Freshers Week is designed to help people socialize（适应社会） and lose their inhibitions(拘谨). It is a one-week long party for first year students to welcome them before lectures and coursework begin.
I remember my first week at university—it was terrifying. I looked at the schedule for Freshers Week and was amazed at how much was planned. Every hall organizes its own events to help students become friends with the people they live with. My hall was called "Goldney Hall" and the week ahead included(包括) a talent show, a comedy night,and themed parties, including one for which we had to dress up as golfers.
The first event I went to was a school kid party at which everyone dressed up as if they were in school. This party encouraged me to talk to all the people on my floor. One boy, who lived opposite my room, was very handsome and I felt nervous speaking to him at first. But when we met at the party dressed in silly school outfits(装备), I remember feeling a lot more relaxed speaking to him.
My Freshers Week was busy, but I managed to forget how scared I was. There is one thing's for sure: Nothing helps you lose your inhibitiongs quite like dressing up as a golfer.How do Britons feel when they first go to college?
What was the name of the writer's hall?
How many events did the writer's hall organize?
Is the party for all students or first year students?
What was the first event the wtiter went to?
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...” When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.
| A．polite | B．impolite | C．serious | D．humorous |
Rose went to the university in order to _______.
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________.
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.
| A．growing older | B．growing up | C．staying young | D．being happy |
From this passage we know Rose believed ________
| A．“Easier said than done.” | B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” | D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
Better think twice before choosing a password for e-mail, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen.
A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, he’ll get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we don’t pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one.
A study of 28,000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16 percent took a first name as a password. Another 14 percent used the easiest keyboard combinations such as “12345678” or QWERTY. Five percent of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. Three percent of the passwords expressed feelings like “I don’t care,” “Whatever,” “I love you,” or their opposite, “I hate you.”
Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter(大写字母) and one symbol.
Of course, safe passwords don’t mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others. The underlined word “password” in Paragraph 1 means __________.
| A．标志 | B．护照 | C．密码 | D．口诀 |
About 40% passwords are easily stolen because the users are ______.
| A．busy | B．lazy | C．stupid | D．careful |
Which of the following passwords is considered the safest?
| A．ZXCVBN. | B．password56. | C．wy64#0Mv. | D．I hate you. |
These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.
★ SPRING is coming, together with butterflies(蝴蝶)! On March 31,the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beautiful creatures. They also got to know how butterflies grow up. Colorful butterflies flew freely at the show. They sometimes landed on visitors. Look! A large blue butterfly sits on the nose of the girl.
★Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.
“We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time.” The general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.
Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.
★ This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.
Starting in 2014, students aged 7-11 in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek(希腊语) and Chinese.
The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese-language teachers. They will teach Chinese to more than 3,000 primary school students.
China and the UK work together in many fields. So it’s important that the future generation(一代人) can speak Chinese.What could children get from visiting the butterfly show?
| A．Beautiful creatures. | B．Pleasure and knowledge. |
| C．Colorful butterflies. | D．Care by the visitors. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the second news?
| A．You can read in the bookstore only during the daytime. |
| B．Sanlian Taofen Bookstore opens 24 hours a day. |
| C．Reading online is more enjoyable than reading in bookstores. |
| D．Many people read in bookstores in order to save money. |
The best title for the third news should be __________.
| A．Primary schools in the UK | B．Chinese teachers in the UK |
| C．Chinese comes to the UK | D．Foreign languages in the UK |
Which of the following correctly matches the picture with the news?
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
| A．Picture a → Third news | B．Picture b → First news |
| C．Picture c → Second news | D．Picture d →Second news |
 A Trip into a Young Farmer’s Mind Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic books(漫画书). Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm. The shy farmer’s comic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only 35. In order to remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original(原始的) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Center for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black! |
At what age did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm?
| A．At 9. | B．At 13. | C．At 23. | D．At 35. |
The underlined part “passed on” is closest in meaning to “______”.
| A．sat | B．rose | C．died | D．stood |
Which is the right order of the following what happened?
a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his books.
c. He passed on in a fire. d. He started to draw animals.
e. He was born on a farm.
| A．a-b-c-d-e | B．e-b-d-a-c | C．e-d-b-c-a | D．b-d-c-e-a |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To plan a trip to visit a farm. | B．To tell people about an art show. |
| C．To attract people to the farm. | D．To share ideas of drawing comic books. |
Lily and her family moved to a new flat __________.
| A．yesterday | B．last week | C．last month | D．three days ago |
Lily is very happy mainly because ________.
| A．she has just heard from Alice | B．she has got her own bedroom |
| C．she has a bigger bedroom now | D．she shares a room with her sister |
Lily ________ on her computer.
| A．reads books and draws pictures | B．learns to make different dishes |
| C．plays CDs and listens to the radio | D．plays games and sends e-mails |
From the letter we know all the following EXCEPT that ________.
| A．there is a computer in Lily’s room | B．Lily often helps her mother cook |
| C．Lily’s mother is good at cooking | D．Lily’s mother is Chinese |
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