Your student ID card identifies you as a student at the University of Bolton．It will provide you with access to University facilities such as University Libraries，Sports Centre，and Computing Services．Please carry your card with you at all times．Do not lose your card or lend it to others．Your card is valid during the whole time of your studies．It remains the property （财产） of the University of Bolton at all times．
New students﹣﹣photographs
You will be requested to upload a passport sized photograph as part of the online registration process．This should be a．jpg file with a size of no more than 1 MB．Your photograph should be a portrait image in proportion（比例） to a 6"×4" portrait photograph．It should be taken in colour and must not have been beautified with image filters（滤光镜）．
Your student ID card will be provided to you by your department during Welcome Week．Please be aware that you will not receive this smart card during Welcome Week if you do not upload your image online by 4 September 2020．
Replacement cards
If your student ID card no longer works or has been damaged，or if you have changed your personal or programme details，you should call into the Student Administration Centre （SAC） to request a new one．Please ensure that you bring your existing card with you．Your replacement card will be produced free of charge．
If your card has been reported to the Police as stolen，please also call into the SAC to request a replacement，bringing with you a copy of your Police Crime Report paperwork．Your card will be produced free of charge．
If your card has been lost，a fee of ￡5 is charged for the production of a replacement card．You are requested to use our online payment service．
Note：Replacement cards will be available for you to collect seven working days after making the request．As a security measure，you are requested to collect your card in person at the SAC．
（1）Which of the following is a function of the student ID card？
| A． |
To remind students to protect public property． |
| B． |
To enable students to use resources in the library． |
| C． |
To help students demonstrate their computer skills． |
| D． |
To provide information about campus facilities． |
（2）To meet the requirements of the photograph on the student ID card，a new student should upload ．
| A． |
an image saved as a PDF file |
| B． |
a colour picture of their passport |
| C． |
a photo beautified by a photographer |
| D． |
a portrait photograph of proper proportion |
（3）In which case does a student have to pay for the replacement of the student ID card？
| A． |
The theft of the card has been officially proved． |
| B． |
The card holder has changed his or her major． |
| C． |
The card dropped off into a lake by accident． |
| D． |
The card fails to work properly. |
（4）To collect your replacement card，you should ．
| A． |
fetch it at the SAC personally |
| B． |
go through a security check first |
| C． |
call the police station in advance |
| D． |
wait for seven days before getting it |
For the first time, researchers have discovered that some plants can kill insects in order to get additional nutrients. New research shows that they catch and kill small insects with their own sticky hairs near the roots and then absorb nutrients through their roots when the insects are killed and fall to the ground.
Professor Mark Chase, of Kew and Queen Mary, University of London, said: “The cultivated (改良的) tomatoes and potatoes still have the hairs. Tomatoes in particular are covered with these sticky hairs. They do trap small insects on a regular basis. They do kill insects.”
The number of these carnivorous plants is thought to have came up to 50 percent and many of them have until now been wrongly regarded as among the most harmless plants. Among them are species of petunia(矮牵牛), some special tobacco plants and cabbages, some varieties of potatoes and tomatoes, etc. Researchers at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, which carried out the study, now believe there are hundreds more killer plants than previously realized.
It is thought that the technique was developed in the wild to get necessary nutrients in poor quality soil and even various plants grown in your vegetable garden still have the ability.
The researchers, publishing their finding in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, said: “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” “We are accustomed to thinking of plants as being immobile and harmless, and there is something deeply frightening about the thought of meateating plants，” they added.Tomatoes and potatoes kill insects to ________.
| A．get more sticky hairs |
| B．make themselves grow better |
| C．make their roots stronger |
| D．avoid falling down to the ground |
The word “carnivorous” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.
| A．fastgrowing | B．harmless |
| C．insectkilling | D．nutritious |
The insectkilling technique of vegetables is developed most probably through ________.
| A．evolution of species |
| B．helps from other garden plants |
| C．artificial cultivation |
| D．nutrients preserved in rich soil |
The text is probably taken from ________.
| A．a student book | B．a science fiction |
| C．a scientific repot | D．a bulletin board |
Brighton: It is a seaside resort on the English Channel. Only 50 miles from London, it offers a good variety of lively entertainment. It is a cheerful place, busy and crowded in the summer, but alive in every season of the year. Its royal pavilion(布莱顿皇宫)is a masterpiece of English architecture.
Durham: Whatever travelers see or don't see in England, they must see this city, in the northeast, just south of NewcastleuponTyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral(教堂)and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval(中世纪的，公元476～1500)buildings in Europe.
Liverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur (壮观). Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide) with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals.
Edinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh's important building, controlling the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Palace of Holyrood House, begun by James Ⅲ around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and is fascinating to visit now.Which is the suitable time to visit Brighton ?
| A．Only summer | B．All the year around |
| C．Holidays | D．Weekdays |
Which of the following place mentions both a castle and a cathedral ?
| A．Brighton | B．Durham |
| C．Liverpool0 | D．Edinburgh |
From this article, which of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．Around the broad River Mersey you can enjoy the unique quality of Liverpool . |
| B．The sight of Durham's cathedral and castle is probably best seen from the banks of the Riverwear . |
| C．The Palace of Holyrood House is much older than the cathedral in Durham. |
| D．Edinburgh Castle was built over a hundred meters above sea level. |
This article can be found in ________.
| A．a travel magazine |
| B．a daily newspaper |
| C．a chapter of science fiction |
| D．a column in the financial press |
The first robot rover to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Jade Rabbit, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander(登月飞行器). Jade Rabbit rolled down a ramp lowered by the lander and on to the volcanic plain known as Sinus Iridum at 04：35 Beijing time on Saturday (20：35 GMT)．It moved to a spot a few metres away, its historic short journey recorded by the lander. On Sunday evening the two machines began photographing each other. A Chinese flag is clearly visible on the Jade Rabbit as it stands deployed on the Moon's surface.
Ma Xingrui, chief mander of China's lunar programme, declared the mission (任务)a “plete success”. The first soft landing on the Moon since 1976 is the latest step in China's ambitious space programme, says BBC science reporter Paul Rincon.
The lander will operate there for a year, while the rover is expected to work for some three months. The Chang'e3 mission landed some 12 days after being launched atop a Chinesedeveloped Long March 3B rocket from Xichang in the country's south. The official Xinhua news service reported that the lander began its descent(下降)on Saturday just after 13：00 GMT, touching down in Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) 11 minutes later. “I was lucky enough to see a prototype rover(原型月球车) in Shanghai a few years ago it's a wonderful technological achievement to have landed，” Prof Andrew Coates, from UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, told BBC News.
Chang'e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface, and the first to go there in more than 40 years. The last was an 840kg (1,900lb) Soviet vehicle known as Lunokhod2, which was kept warm by polonium(钋)210. But the sixwheeled Chinese vehicle carries a more sophisticated payload(复杂的有效负荷), including groundpenetrating radar which will gather measurements of the lunar soil and crust.What does the text mainly talk about?
| A．China's space and aeronautics industry develops quickly. |
| B．The importance of China's space and aeronautics industry. |
| C．China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos. |
| D．Chang'e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface. |
After ________ years' hard and scientific work, the first soft landing on the Moon has made such great progress.
| A．nearly 40 | B．37 |
| C．64 | D．more than 40 |
The purpose that the Chinese moon rover has visited the moon is to ________.
| A．do some research about the moon |
| B．be the first settler on the moon |
| C．to plant the Chinese flag onto the moon |
| D．send a lovely jade rabbit onto the moon |
From the text, we know that the lander began its descent on Saturday just after ________ Beijing time.
| A．13：00 | B．20：00 |
| C．22：00 | D．21：00 |
Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world. Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts：
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%)．
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry), and France (43% vs 25% Android)．
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobilesocial is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in secondplace Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
。Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
| A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android |
| B．Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian |
| C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞Windows Mobile |
| D．Symbian＞Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS |
In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
| A．Brazil. | B．Japan. |
| C．Mexico. | D．Argentina. |
In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
| A．Health. | B．Environment. |
| C．Technology. | D．Entertainment. |
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, we might all be braggarts(大话王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.
Take a close look at your socialnetworking sites. Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have? Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are? Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.
According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists(神经科学家), the reward areas of our brain——the same areas that respond to “primary rewards” such as food ——are activated when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that. Unfortunately, Bernstein says, some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging. She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.
“We are expected to be perfect all the time. The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”. says Elizabeth Bernstein, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
But the issue is not limited to the Internet. In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others. In fact, we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it, says Bernstein. This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.
Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons: to appear worthy of attention; to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong; or simply because we're excited when good things happen to us.
“Feel sorry for them, because they're doing this unconscious, destructive thing that won't help them in the long run，” said Professor Simian Valier, a research psychologist at Washington University. The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”．
| A．hidden | B．apparent |
| C．outstanding | D．simple |
Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?
| A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves. |
| B．They know well how to share positive information. |
| C．They selfpromote to stand out in their career. |
| D．They don't pay much attention to their online image. |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time. |
| B．People who like bragging know what they are doing. |
| C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent. |
| D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking. |
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