The text is perhaps written by().
A.a new student
B.a new teacher
C.a foreign reporter
D.a foreign visitor
A.a new student
B.a new teacher
C.a foreign reporter
D.a foreign visitor
A.a new student
B.a new teacher
C.a foreign reporter
D.a foreign visitor
First of all, living at college gives me a sense of responsibility and of being on my own. My parents aren't around to say, "No, you're not going out tonight," or "Did you finish your homework?" Everything I do has to be my decision, and that makes me responsible for my own life. During the second week I was at college, I had to go out and look for a bank where I could open an account. And when I got to the bank, I had to decide whether to have a checking or savings account and whether or not to get a credit card. Decisions! Decisions! Friendly people are another thing I like about college. On the first day I came to Marymount University here in Virginia from New York, I was a bit confused about where I was going. My mother and I drove in. We did not know the building we were supposed to go to, but the guard was very nice. With a smile, he told us what building we were looking for and where we could park our car. My room was on the first floor of New Gerard, and I knew I had to go through some glass doors, but my mother and I didn't know which ones. Some students saw me and asked, "Are you a new student?" When they found out I was looking for New Gerard, one said, "Oh, just follow us; that's where we're going." Even now I feel comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with.I do like a lot of things about college, but that doesn't mean I don't think about things at home. Although I like college, I can still get homesick. New York is a very good place, too! And sometimes I miss it!
6. The text is perhaps written by ________.
A. a new student
B. a new teacher
C. a foreign reporter
D. a foreign visitor
7. What does "gives me a sense of responsibility" in the first sentence of Paragraph 2 mean? It means it makes me feel ________.
A. responsible for my parents.
B. responsible for my teacher.
C. responsible for the school.
D. responsible for myself.
8. One thing that he liked was ________.
A. the comfortable dorm
B. finding his way around
C. his studies as a first year student
D. the friendly people
9. What is New Gerard?
A. It's a student's name.
B. It's a teacher's name.
C. It's a dorm's name.
D. It's a school's name.
10. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People in Marymount University are friendly.
B. The writer likes the new experience in the university.
C. The writer drove to Marymount University with his mother.
D. The writer is not homesick
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)
"It is an evil influence on the youth of our country." A politician condemning video gaming? Actually, a clergyman denouncing rock and roll 50 years ago. But the sentiment could just as easily have been voiced by Hillary Clinton in the past few weeks, as she blamed video games for "a silent epidemic of media desensitization" and "stealing the innocence of our children".
The gaming future centers on "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", a popular and notoriously violent cops and robbers game that turned out to contain hidden sex scenes that could be unlocked using a patch downloaded from the Internet. The resulting outcry (mostly from Democratic politicians playing to the centre) caused the game's rating in America to be changed from "mature", which means you have to be 17 to buy it, to "adults only", which means you have to be 18, but also means that big retailers such as Wal-Mart will not stock it. As a result the game has been banned in Australia; and, this autumn, America's Federal Trade Commission will investigate the complaints. That will give gaming's opponents an opportunity to vent their wrath on the industry.
Skepticism of new media is a tradition with deep roots, going back at least as far as Socrates objections to written texts, outlined in Plato's Phaedrus. Socrates worried that relying on written texts, rather than the oral tradition, would "create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves." (He also objected that a written version of a speech was no substitute for the ability to interrogate the speaker, since, when questioned, the text "always gives one unvarying answer". His objection, in short, was that books were not interactive. Perhaps Socrates would have thought more highly of video games.)
Novels were once considered too low-brow for university literature courses, but eventually the disapproving professors retired. Waltz music and dancing were condemned in the 19th century; all that twirling was thought to be "intoxicating" and "depraved", and the music was outlawed in some places. Today it is hard to imagine what the fuss was about. And rock and roll was thought to encourage violence, promiscuity and Satanism but today even grannies buy Coldplay albums.
We can learn from the text that human beings have a history of______.
A.fascination for the academic establishment
B.enthusiasm for juvenile psychology
C.disbelief in the novel medium
D.hatred of political corruption
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)
"It is an evil influence on the youth of our country". A politician condemning video gaming? Actually, a clergyman denouncing rock and roll 50 years ago. But the sentiment could just as easily have been voiced by Hillary Clinton in the past few weeks, as she blamed video games for "a silent epidemic of media desensitisation" and "stealing the innocence of our children".
The gaming furor centers on "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", a popular and notoriously violent cops and robbers game that turned out to contain hidden sex scenes that could be unlocked using a patch downloaded from the internet. The resulting outcry (mostly from Democratic politicians playing to the centre) caused the game's rating in America to be changed from "mature", which means you have to be 17 to buy it, to "adults only", which means you have to be 18, but also means that big retailers such as Wal-Mart will not stock it. As a result the game has been banned in Australia; and, this autumn, America's Federal Trade Commission will investigate the complaints. That will give gaming's opponents an opportunity to vent their wrath on the industry.
Skepticism of new media is a tradition with deep roots, going back at least as far as Socrates' objections to written texts, outlined in Plato's Phaedrus. Socrates worried that relying on written texts, rather than the oral tradition, would "create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves". (He also objected that a written version of a speech was no substitute for the ability to interrogate the speaker, since, when questioned, the text "always gives one unvarying answer". His objection, in short, was that books were not interactive. Perhaps Socrates would have thought more highly of video games.)
Novels were once considered too low-brow for university literature courses, but eventually the disapproving professors retired. Waltz music and dancing were condemned in the 19th century; all that twirling was thought to be "intoxicating" and "depraved", and the music was outlawed in some places. Today it is hard to imagine what the fuss was about. And rock and roll was thought to encourage violence, promiscuity and Satanism; but today even grannies buy Coldplay albums.
We can learn from the text that human beings have a history of ______.
A.fascination for the academic establishment
B.enthusiasm for juvenile psychology
C.disbelief in the novel medium
D.hatred of political corruption
Why did the man suggest the woman read the book?
A.The professor had written it.
B.It is the major text for the course.
C.It contains new sociological evidence.
D.The students from last year liked it.
The text is probably written as
A.a report of scientific progress to the general public.
B.an academic discussion of new possibilities in genetic science.
C.an argument for using pigs over sheep as transplant materials.
D.a look into advantages and disadvantages of cloning technology.
A、Only having written forms of communication and no one to help them in person.
B、Not feeling confident with their speaking ability.
C、The poor public transportation in the United States.
D、Not being able to connect with new friends on WeChat.
Why does the man suggest that the woman read the book?
A.The professor had written it.
B.It is the major text for the course.
C.It contains new sociological evidence.
D.The students from last year liked it.
Summary of the Text To my son, I am a (1)_____________: a father he is (2)__________ listen to and a man (3)____________ the rules of grammar. And I got (4)______________ this because my student was unable to describe properly her feeling on her (5)__________ to Europe. However, it doesn't (6)________________ to criticize our students. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these (7)__________________ because there is a sense that they (8)_________________. On one hand, they are misled by the (9)____________. On the other hand, school fails to (10)_________________ the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a (11)_________ and a (12)___________________: often study the road map (check grammar) and (13)________ the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a (14)________________ car. (15)__________, (16)_________, and (17)__________ communication depends upon grammar and a good vocabulary, the two (18)__________ assets for students, but they are (19)_______________ in schools.
Why did the man suggest that the woman read the book?
A.The professor had written it.
B.It is the major text for the course.
C.It contains new sociological evidence.
D.The students from last year liked it.
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