We continue our Foreign Student Series on higher education in the United States. Now we move on to college life once you are admitted to a school. The first thing you need to value is a place to live. Housing policies differ from school to school. Students might have to live in a dormitory, at least for the first year there.
Dorms come in all sizes. Some have suites. Six or more students may line in one suite. Other dorms have many rooms along a common hallway, usually with two students in each room . Many students say dormitories provide the best chance to get to know other students. Also, dorms generally cost less than apartments or other housing not owned by the school.
Most colleges and universities offer singe-sex dorms, but usually males and females live in the same building. They might live on the same floors and share the same common bathrooms. They may live in the same room only if they are married.
Edward Spencer is the associate vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He says it is important to understand the rules of the building in which you will live. He advises students to ask questions before they decide about their housing. For example, if a student requires a special diet, will the school provide it ?How much privacy can a student expect ? Will the school provide a single room if a student requests one ? And what about any other special needs that a student might have?
Virginia Tech, for example, had a ban against candles in dorms . But it changed that policy to let students light up candles for religious purposes. The university also has several dorms open all year so foreign students have a place to stay during vacation time.
1. Why do some students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms, according to the passage ?
A. Dorms allow students in the U.S. choose to live in dorms
B. Dorms are safer for students to live in most cases.
C. Dorms offer the chance to meet other people and are cheap as well.
D. In most schools students are required to live in the dorms.
2. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.
A. what suites in American schools are like
B. what dorms in American schools are like
C. what dorms are owned by schools
D. when people get to know each other
3. Who is the passage most probably intended for?
A. Visitors who want to pay a visit to America
B. New reporters who expect to report the college life in the U.S.
C. Travel agencies who take responsibility for training guides.
D. Foreign students who will study in the U.S.
4. We can infer from what Edward Spencer says that ______.
A. colleges usually don’t provide a special diet
B. housing rules differ from one building to another
C. a ban against candles in dorms is necessary
D. the U.S. college always satisfies students’ requests
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Places to live in U.S. colleges
B. housing polices in the U.S.
C. Advantages of dormitories
D. Rules of single-sex dorms
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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 .
Today things are 37 , and the world has become too 38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47 in the future.
A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable
A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different
A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy
A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers
A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas
A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on
A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
A. too many B. a few C. some D. few
A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution
A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps
A. nature B. sea C. planet D. forest
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For many years, I was sure that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many obese（overweight）people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin means being loved, being special, and being cherished. We imagine what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of happiness, and of course, love.
It took me a long while to know that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Somoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but with no result. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
【小题1】The passage tries to tell us the importance of ______.
| A．body size |
| B．attitudes toward life |
| C．culture difference |
| D．different beauty standards |
| A．All the problems. | B．All the bodies. |
| C．The whole world. | D．The truth. |
| A．The author is a Samoan. |
| B．The author succeeded in losing weight. |
| C．The author has been troubled by her/his weight. |
| D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents. |
| A．They feel angry about the regained weight. |
| B．They don’t care about the regained weight. |
| C．They feel optimistic（乐观的）about future plans on weight control. |
| D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control. |
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With big handbags becoming a key fashion accessory(配饰) for working women, health experts are warning they can also become a key health concern.
Bags for women have become bigger and heavier as designers combine briefcases with handbags and straps have become longer, resulting in many users complaining of neck, shoulder and back problems.
“I see so many women with neck pains and headaches and what I usually do is look for their purse and pick it up,”said Jane Sadler, a family practice physician at Baylor Medical Center in Garland, Texas.“We take it over to the scale and weigh it and usually they’re anywhere from 7 to 10 pounds. We’re really going to see women with more and more problems later on if we continue the big purse craze.”
William Case, a physical therapist(临床医生)in private practice in Houston, Texas, urged designers“to place a cute, educational caution tag(标签) on all bags to inform buyers of potential neck and shoulder dangers.”Above all, he suggested correct posture while carrying big purses, keeping the head and shoulders upright. Patients should also often change the size and weight of purses carried.
“The extra-large purses are quite extraordinary. They look beautiful when the women wear them, but I don’t know how aware they are of the potential problems,”Case said.
Placing objects on one shoulder was one of the least efficient(高效率的) ways of carrying a load, according to a professor from Cornell University in New York State.“This causes a great imbalance,”he said.“If a big bag is a fashion accessory, then occasional and symbolic use is fine. If not, then keep it light.”
【小题1】Jane Salder would“look for their purse and pick it up”in order to see whether the purses .
| A．contained enough | B．were worth a lot of pounds |
| C．were too heavy | D．were too large |
| A．The way you position your body. |
| B．The part of your body where you place a weight. |
| C．The strength you use to carry a weight. |
| D．The height of the weight you carry. |
| A．be aware of the big-bag problems |
| B．wear big bags in the right way |
| C．avoid using big bags very often |
| D．give up the fashion to keep fit |
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Organized by the Students’ Union, we watched the newly-released
sci-fiction movie ----2012 last ______ (星期三) evening. In the movie, the
1.
end of our world falls on Dec. 21, 2012. On the day,_________(地震)
2.
occur and volcanoes erupt, c_______ millions of deaths and leaving
3.
people desperate. Our planet is d______ in an instant. People across
4.
the world tried to s______ the catastrophe.
5.
Having watched the movie, I was lost in thought. ______ is high time
6.
that human beings should protect the ______ (环境) better. If we continue
7.
to care s______ little about our earth, we human beings will be punished
8.
for______ we do today. I suggest everybody lead a more eco-friendly life. Do
9.
remember everybody can _______ a difference.
10.
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If we continue to destroy and waste the natural resources like this, we will ______it sooner or later.
A. run out B. run out of C. use up D. lack of
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