Internet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Internet.Basically,Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first.
The first thing to do if you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile (简介) which can include your hobbies,hopes for the future,and so on.A photograph is optional,but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile.Many Internet dating sites will charge a onetime registration fee to use their services.
Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world.Your call even narrow the search down to your area by zip code (邮政编码).Another advantage is that you can communicate by email before you meet in person.Thousands of people have met,fallen in love,and married through Internet dating.It is an excellent way for shy people to meet.It is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others,and an easy way to meet people who share your interests.
Just as in conventional dating and love,there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Internet dating.The person you have been talking to on the Net may not be who they say they are.Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details,such as marital status,income,and so on,for their own reasons.It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in,and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time.Nevertheless,taking a few simple precautions (防范措施) should help ensure that your Internet dating experience is fun.
【小题1】The purpose of writing the passage is to________.
A.persuade readers to go dating on the Internet |
B.inform us how to date on the Internet |
C.warn readers against web love |
D.introduce Internet dating to us |
A.A photo. | B.A profile. |
C.Registration fee. | D.Business experience. |
A.rules | B.trends |
C.problems | D.skills |
A.Conventional dating. | B.Hidden advantages. |
C.Safety measures. | D.Romantic love. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
解析【小题1】D
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了网络交友。第一段是主题段,下面各段围绕这一主题对网络交友进行了介绍,故选项D正确。
【小题2】 B
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“The first thing to do if you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile (简介)...”可知,如果想在网上交友,个人简介是必需的。
【小题3】 C
解析 词义猜测题。画线单词后面说明的都是网络交友会出现的一些问题,如所提供的信息的不真实性。故可以推测,画线单词的意思应该是“问题(problem)”。
【小题4】C
解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句可以推测,既然网上交友会出现那么多的问题,人们就应该采取一些措施进行防范。因此在接下来的段落中,作者会讨论应该采取什么样的安全措施来应对这些问题。
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Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked, though.
There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.
I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this boy’s teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking,the boy ran in. I told my co-worker that I would take care of him.
I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation:
“So what happened today?”
It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn’t let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start,which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.
【小题1】The boy made trouble for his teacher because he_____ .
A.was accused of destroying property |
B.was told not to yell at other children |
C.was made to do things against his will |
D.was blamed for creating an air of tension |
A.She didn’t want to make it worse. |
B.She didn’t mind the huge mess at all. |
C.She was tired of shouting and threats. |
D.She hadn’t thought of a coping strategy. |
A.playing games with him |
B.giving him a good suggestion |
C.describing his teacher’s feelings |
D.avoiding making critical remarks |
A.He was sorry about his reputation. |
B.He was regretful about his behavior. |
C.He was fearful of the author’s warning. |
D.He was sad for the author’s misunderstanding. |
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On countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten.My wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant we'd have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kid.I asked myself, "Would this trade-off be worth it?" When I look at the research on child development, I think it might not.Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think.
Social scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successful.In a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a child's life have on how well the child does in school.Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block.The only meaningful link they found was between siblings (兄弟姐妹) and twins in particular.
For a long time, scholars thought that a family's income heavily affected how well kids did in life.But that might not be the case.When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes weren't caused by income.She argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums.
Lareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting.He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children.He said "Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their children's futures.But they have exaggerated(夸大) the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children 'the best' of everything."
So at last, we decided to leave things as it were.More time with our kid is the best we can provide.
【小题1】The first paragraph is intended to _.
A.introduce the topic of the passage |
B.confirm the result of a research |
C.stress the importance of good education |
D.support a research on child development |
A.spend a lot of time with their children |
B.like to buy a variety of books for their children |
C.think children's achievement largely depends on schools |
D.believe their income cannot afford children's education |
A.Lareau. | B.Greg Duncan. | C.Susan Mayer. | D.James. |
A.Parents' time matters to children's future. |
B.School education determines children's future. |
C.Family income counts to children's achievements. |
D.Less education means more risks for children's success. |
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Going to college and living away from home for the first time can be terribie.Students tend to have higher academic achievements in college when they enjoy living in the dormitory.Most colleges and universities have many programs that help first-year students adjust to studying and living in a new community.Take advantage of these programs and make new friends as you adjust to your college life.
.Greet and meet everyone in the dorm.Find out their class schedules and hobbies.You may be able to find study partners this way.Most students are just like you being away from their home the first time.Don't be afraid toknock on your neighbors'doors and introduce yourself.The residence(居住区)staff will also help you in adjusting tocollege iife.Get to know them as soon as possible.
Get along with your roommate.Your roommates can be eitherr your lifelong friends or enemies.Try to be friends to them.Respect each other, including their space.Do not use your roommates’ belongings without permission.Communicate among each other regarding your daily schedule, study or sleep habits and off campus guest visits. Always say hello.
Get involved.To adjust to college life away from home,you need to got involved in college activities.Join clubs.Attend events that are hosted by your residence life and academic departments.Attend those events with your new friends. Most colleges have many events throughout the semester.Student union is a great place to meet new friends and learn about the upcoming events.
Call home when you need to.College life can be very exciting in the beginning. Most students get lonely and homesick during the middle of the semester or during festivals,It is normal to feel sad.Call home or even visit home when you need to. Talk to your friends back home.Understand that many people love and support you and they are very proud of you.
【小题1】What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Advice on how to adjust to college life. |
B.Things that can be done in a dormitory. |
C.Places to live in when going to a college. |
D.Ways of making friends with roommates. |
A.Greet people everywhere. | B.Meet new friends. |
C.Share your hobbies. | D.Adjust to college life. |
A.Say hello to them frequently. |
B.Respect them and their space. |
C.Use their belongings secretly. |
D.Know about their living habits. |
A.find study partners | B.join clubs |
C.call your parents | D.talk to new friends |
A.Style and fashion. | B.Science and technology. |
C.Sports and health. | D.Culture and education. |
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When Armida Armato’s daughter, Alexia, came home from school one day last year keen to go on a school trip to Ecuador, she wasn’t too sure how to feel. She was happy that her daughter could experience something she never did as a teen but was fearful of letting her travel to such a remote part of the world.
Alexia was 16 at the time, a student at Westwood High School. The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers to spend 18 days living in a mountain village to build a one-room school. Even though Armato trusted her daughter, the other students and the teachers, she was worried about the side effects from the travel vaccines, possible accidents, and medical care.
Now that Alexia was home, Armato said she saw her daughter’s new maturity, greater confidence and independence. “This is the best thing I ever did,” Alexia said. “The experience was so eye-opening and life-changing. You’re with people who are not as lucky as you are. They live in very poor conditions but they’re so happy and outgoing. You say, ‘My God. I’m taking everything for granted back home.’”
She said they built a one-room school from scratch with no mechanical cement mixers. They used their hands, shovels and basic tools. She and another student lived with a local family in a small village about eight hours outside the capital, Quito. Despite the initial strangeness and knowing only basic Spanish, she said they grew very close and felt like a family.
Every year, groups of students at Montreal High School like Alexia pack their bags and fly off with classmates and teachers to developing countries where they volunteer for a variety of projects.
“Armato’s worries are very common among parents,” says Bill Nevin, a teacher at St. George’s High School. He organizes a humanitarian rip to India to the Sheela Bal Bhavan orphanage and says the three biggest fears families have are health, security and contact.
【小题1】When hearing the news that her daughter would go on a school trip to Ecuador, Armato was _______.
A.proud and happy | B.supportive but concerned |
C.fearful and nervous | D.excited but puzzled |
A.having great help | B.using high technology |
C.ending up in failure | D.starting from the beginning |
A.Volunteering helps students grow and develop. |
B.School trips make parents worried about their children. |
C.Ecuador is the most attractive travel destination in the world. |
D.Brave Alexia dreams to work in Ecuador one day. |
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In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill m the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
【小题1】Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills, _________________.
A.should be avoided |
B.is universal among parents |
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child |
D.will make the child lose interest in learning new things |
A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read |
B.should expect a lot of the children |
C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own |
D.should create as many learning opportunities as possible |
A.parents should be strict with their children |
B.parental controls reflect only the values of the community |
C.parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone |
D.it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children |
A.opinion | B.punishment | C.behavior | D.instruction |
A.follow the rules themselves |
B.be aware of the huge difference between adults and children |
C.forbid their children to follow hook teachings |
D.always ensure the security of their children |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
When times get tough,we all look for ways to cut back.When we're hungry,we eat at home instead of going out.We take buses instead of taxis.And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer.With college expenses at all?time highs,high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One cost?cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor's degree in three years instead of four.Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient.But there's a question:Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three?year degree”model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three?year curriculum(课程)any time soon.For one thing,most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分).In addition,at famous universities,the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out”one quarter of the required credits.Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)”the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion,a quality four?year education is always superior to a quality three?year education.A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.It is not a good idea to water down education,any more than it's not a good idea to water down medicine.If we want to help students find their way through university,we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation.We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible.We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part?time jobs that relate to their university studies,such as the five?year co?op program at Northeastern University.
【小题1】The first paragraph serves as a(n) ________.
A.explanation | B.definition |
C.introduction | D.comment |
A.college students are offered the co?op program |
B.electives' credits make up one quarter of the required credits |
C.all students are required to finish four?year education before graduation |
D.some excellent students can graduate ahead of time |
A.the author is a college professor |
B.the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford |
C.the author considers the university education quality very important |
D.the author pays special attention to the all?round development of college students |
A.It's time to shorten the learning process |
B.Best learning takes place over time |
C.University education should be watered down |
D.College education calls for reform |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.
Here are some very important—and often ignored—guidelines to taking a test successfully.
Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling more confident.
Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.
Usually(but not always) a strong first impulse(冲动) means we know the answer and we don’t really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful!
If you don’t know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct!
Taking a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you don’t help yourself in the long run.
【小题1】In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of ______.
A.better preparations for exams. |
B.better understanding of English. |
C.better skills at taking exams. |
D.better results of taking exams. |
A.to first answer the questions which are easier to you. |
B.to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions. |
C.to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions. |
D.to give up the questions whose answers you don’t know. |
A.pay much attention to their testing skills. |
B.often give up a difficult test halfway. |
C.often get higher results by cheating. |
D.don’t believe in their first impulse. |
A.Effective Studying Methods. | B.Effective Test Taking Skills. |
C.Getting Better Exam Results. | D.Being Successful Students. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
After commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores, the average parent has just 30 minutes to devote to their children in the evenings, according to a new study. One in four working parents worry that half an hour simply isn’t enough, while almost half fret that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week.
However, parenting experts believe just 12 minutes a day may be enough for mothers and fathers to fully reconnect with their child — as long as they ask the right questions. Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said asking a series of open-ended questions can help improve parents’ relationship with their children.
Among the questions recommended in the research are: “How many times have you smiled today — what made you laugh?”; “Can you act out what you did at breaktime?”; “Who is taller — mummy or your teacher?” and “What are the names of the toys you played with today?” Parents of older children are advised to start up a conversation with: “I’ve got a great story for you but I want one in return… you first!” or “Tell me some school gossip … I’m all ears!”
Dr Halsey, working with the makers of Ribena Plus, who commissioned the research, said: “There is no one as tough on their own parenting skills as a parent — but this study shows there is no need for parents to be so harsh. It’s hard for working parents to juggle all their responsibilities and it can feel like guilt is simply a parent’s lot — but it’s absolutely not. By using clever tactics such as a little preparation alongside use of open-ended questions — such as ‘Tell me what the best bit about your day was?’ — parents can reduce the time worrying about chores and work and spend more time learning about their children’s day.”
【小题1】The underlined word reconnect in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A.discuss | B. communicate | C. understand | D. combine |
A.can spare only about half an hour to be with their kids every day |
B.spend their daytime commuting, cooking dinner and doing household chores |
C.worry that half an hour’s stay with their kids is far from enough |
D.fear that they aren’t a good enough parent during the week |
A.I will be glad to listen. |
B.I will be very interested. |
C.I will listen carefully. |
D.I will call your teacher at school. |
A.Where are you off to with your friends this weekend? |
B.Who played the best in your football match today? |
C.What science project are you doing at the moment and can I help with it? |
D.What are the names of the toys you played with today? |
A.It is not necessary for parents to spend too much time with their children. |
B.It is natural that working parents do not afford more time to reconnect with kids. |
C.It is important that working parents learn more parenting skills. |
D.It is clever that parents ask their kids questions instead of doing chores. |
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