Side A No. 293083
Student Bus Card
Name: Lillian
From: April 1st, 2013
To: June 30th, 2013
Price: ￡180
College: University of Chichester
Not valid for travel unless it's used in the bus companies of Stagecoach, Season, Goldrider and Busabout in the UK.
Side B No. 293083
Thank you for travelling with
If the card is found, please return, to any Stagecoach driver.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。The card is used for________.
| A．taking a taxi | B．travelling by train |
| C．taking a bus | D．entering the college |
Lillian is________________.
| A．a bus driver | B．a university student |
| C．a teacher in a college | D．a middle school student |
The card can be used in any of the four_____________.
| A．cities | B．colleges |
| C．universities | D．companies |
What can you do if you find a lost card?
| A．Sell it. |
| B．Call Lillian. |
| C．Keep it for travelling. |
| D．Give it back to any Stagecoach driver. |
You cannot find _________in the card.
| A．Lillian’s age | B．the price |
| C．the card number | D．the time limit |
My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.
“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.
Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.
After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.
When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.
Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve. The article is probably taken from .
| A．a newspaper | B．an advertisement |
| C．a detective story | D．a science book |
What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?
| A．It was very useful. | B．It was nothing important. |
| C．It was impossible. | D．It was good for interviewing. |
What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?
a. He spoke too quickly.
b. He never stopped once he started talking.
c. He seldom kept eye contact with people.
d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.
| A．a, b | B．b, c | C．a, c | D．b, d |
From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.
| A．the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him |
| B．the writer still couldn’t make eye contact |
| C．the writer improved a lot |
| D．the writer didn’t slow down |
Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.
| A．seeing a speech specialist is necessary |
| B．speech is an important skill to have |
| C．good speech can help you make friends |
| D．good speech gets good affect |
Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.Who thinks that students won’t have to go to school?
| A．Everyone. | B．The writer. | C．Some people. | D．The teachers. |
What does “a new kind of school” mean in the passage?
| A．A school with many new computers. | B．A school with many new students. |
| C．A school with many new teachers. | D．A school connected to the Internet. |
What the writer thinks is that____________.
| A．schools are still necessary | B．more schools should be built |
| C．there should be fewer schools | D．more computers are needed in schools |
Why do people think learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office?
| A．Because whole city is connected to the Internet. |
| B．Because everyone can go on the Internet. |
| C．Because getting online is very easy. |
| D．Because Scientists could give talks through the Internet. |
What fact does the passage NOT provide?
| A．Technology will change our way of learning. |
| B．If you are a student, you can set up websites to show new technology. |
| C．The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers. |
| D．On the Internet, you can visit another city's libraries as easily as the people there. |
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).
| What is it? MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail. |
| How much? Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar. |
| Advantages MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. |
| Disadvantages You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer. |
How can you get MP3 music?
| A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox |
| B．By taking your own music or songs with you. |
| C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers. |
| D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3. |
What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?
| A．Copy. | B．Play. | C．Store. | D．Change. |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. |
| B．MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail. |
| C．MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site. |
| D．A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer |
How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?
| A．Free. | B．At least 10 dollars. | C．About forty dollars. | D．About a dollar. |
How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult. However, is it truly like what they imagine? As a boy who lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure on me with the city’s development. Although we seldom(很少) worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competition among classmates and expectations(期待) from parents. These experiences are very useful to our future, but in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood. Unluckily, we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and return after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to get an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is completely boring. We must try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support(支持) from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?The Chinese for the underlined word "invisible" is __________.
| A．不显眼的 | B．无所谓的 | C．无形的 | D．不露面的 |
What do you think the writer is?
| A．A parent. | B．An adult. | C．A teacher. | D．A student. |
How does the writer think we can find happiness?
| A．From friends, parents and teachers. |
| B．By studying hard like an adult. |
| C．With the help of classmates. |
| D．Through talking with parents. |
The best title of the text is “__________”.
| A．My dream | B．My worries | C．My pleasure | D．My school life |
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer. We are a non-profit organization(非盈利组织).We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone from 12-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while their parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without houses. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo an old woman of 62. “I often help older people learn how to use computers.” says another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website:www.activol.com.__________ can be a volunteer.
| A．Children | B．Old women |
| C．Anyone aged 12-70 | D．Young people |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________.
| A．animals | B．children | C．computers | D．older people |
We can read such a passage __________.
| A．in a newspaper | B．in a storybook |
| C．in a picture book | D．in a textbook |
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