9．In colleges around the country，most students are also workers．
The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television．Instead of the students who wake up late，party all the time，and study only before exams，many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities，but real jobs，too．
This isn't a temporary phenomenon．The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s，and one-fifth of students work yearround．About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-courseload and a full-time job．The arrangement can help pay for tuition （学费） and living costs，obviously．And there's value in it beyond the direct cause：such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation．With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets，on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on．
But it's not all upside．Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses．The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage，they would earn just over 15，000each year，certainly not enough to pay for tuition，room，and board at many colleges without some serious financial aid．That means that though they're sacrificing time away from the classroom，many working students will still graduate with at least some debt．And working fulltime can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all，by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes．
There is little reward for attending but not finishing college．Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn't gone at all．The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits．
63．According to the passage，the reality of college students is thatD．
A．they throw parties a lot
B．they stay up late every night
C．they pay no attention to exams
D．they work besides attending classes
64．What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students？C
A．The need of developing social networks．
B．The lack of summer jobs for young adults．
C．The chance of finding a job after graduation．
D．The expenses of high tuition and living costs．
65．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．working students are more likely to finish college
B．students can cover their college expenses through working
C．students receive a huge reward for managing work and class
D．dropping out of college may not help students get career benefits
66．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．The Difficulties of Landing a Job
B．The Struggle of Work-School Balance
C．The Reward of Working While Studying
D．The Images of Working College Students．

8．Dear Ms．Wang，
I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year．
I've decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course．I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuously was important to them．
So next academic year，Term 1will be like always：sentences to paragraphing．And Term 2will work toward the 5-paragraph essay．The final 3weeks of Term 2will be reserved tointroduce writing for TOEFL and CEE．By that time，if the students have done their job correctly，then they should be able to write quite well．
As for the Latin course，I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what's on offer before I actually introduce the course．A number of students already emailed me about the course．
I am sure you don't understand what a big deal our opening this program at our school is．People around the world are interested in what we plan to do．There are many rewards available to the students who succeed in the course．Please share what I have said with the administration．I want them to understand the importance of this course．The reason I have contacted these colleagues （actually Oxford contacted me） is that  I have confidence in our students and in myself．I know that when those professors meet our students and hear them speaking and reading Latin，they are going to be amazed．It will open all sorts of doors for students that they never even thought of knocking on．
Well，that's it for now．I'll see you soon．
Yours，
Edward Johnson
56．According to the letter，what will Edward teach about writing in Term 1？C
A．Critical thinking．
B.5-paragraph essay．
C．Sentences to paragraphing．
D．Writing for TOEFL and CEE．
57．We can learn from the letter that Edward's Latin courseA．
A．has aroused students'interest
B．enjoys a nationwide reputation
C．has won a number of awards 
D．benefitsanyone who takes it
58．Why does Edward write this letter？B
A．To seek assistance from the administration．
B．To inform the school of his course plans．
C．To show his achievements in Latin．
D．To apply for the teaching position．

7．It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented．And at first sight，it looks like the easiest．Competitors have to do two things．The first is to stand still．The second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a car，and keep it there．
This is where things start getting difficult．Lots of people are doing the same thing．And the winner of the"handathon"contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time．That person gets to own the car．
It still seems to be an easy thing to do．At the beginning it is．Anyone can stand still．But when the contest has been going for four or five days，standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world．And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention．After a few days，the hand seems to belong to someone else-someone who wants to go home and get some sleep．
Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat，drink or do whatever else is necessary．No one is allowed to lean on the car for support．Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention．They also need to be able to develop special skills．
Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter．Entrants in the Longview handathon certainly don't seem to do much preparation．Most say they will prepare by"getting lots of sleep"．Others say they will"eat healthy food"or"pray for success"．The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end．
Handathons are competitions，but there is little rivalry（敌对）between competitors．They help each other out and keep each other's spirits up．People who drop out early return with food，drink and encouragement．

25．The reason why the sport is called"handathon"is that competitorsD．
A．cover a long distance
B．keep one hand in place for long
C．wave hands as long as possible
D．do the same thing as in a marathon
26．What ability is likely to be needed most in a handathon？D
A．Standing without any support．
B．Not leaning on the car．
C．Eating and drinking in five minutes．
D．Having strong powers of attention．
27．Why is handathon popular？C
A．Someone can win with special training．
B．It doesn't need to make any preparation．
C．Anyone who is interested can join in it．
D．People get along well with each other in it．
28．Which of the following about handathon is NOT right？D
A．The person who takes part in it should stand still．
B．The person who takes part in it has to place his hands anywhere on the body of a car，and keep it there．
C．The person who takes part in it can have a break during the course of the competition．
D．Handathons are competitions，so competitors don't encourage each other．

6．Recently some American scientists have give n a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10，000 years ago．（36）CThe scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．（37）ESo they are called"diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases．
Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none．（38）DHowever，a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．
Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat，which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of grains．（39）BWe eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．（40）F But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．

A．Stone Age people lived a simple life．
B．But today，we enjoy eating a lot of these．
C．In that case，they would live much healthier．
D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise．
E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．
F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors．
G．Modern people used to suffer from"diseases of civilization"．

5．A new graph has revealed exactly how long you'11 need to sweat it out in the gym to neutralize （抵消） swallowing a favorite fast food．
While eating fried chicken，pizza and burgers will all entail a gym session of over an hour doing cardio（有氧运动）or lifting weights，women have it far harder than men and must work extra hard to banish calorie-packed meals．
After a classic McDonald's favorite，the Big Mac，men would need to do 42 minutes of cardio or 57 minutes of weightlifting．
As for women，fifty one minutes of cardio would help counter the 24 grams of fat in a Big Mac---over a quarter of the recommended daily allowance---or an hour and eight minutes of weightlifting．
However，the 450g Tesco chocolate cake was by far the worst offender．Clocking in at a whopping 1，710 calories and 90 grams of fat，only a hardcore gym session is going to shift the calories you've absorbed from this dessert．The average woman would have to lift weights for almost four hours to work off the calories in this cake．
Comparatively a chocolate bar seems healthy，with 237 calories which would take 25 minutes for the average woman to run off．Alternatively you could spend thirty three minutes doing weightlifting exercises．
Men will have to complete 40 minutes of cardio and 53 minutes of weightlifting while women will have to complete 48 minutes of cardio and 64 minutes of weightlifting against the calories in French fries．
32．The fat of the recommended daily allowance for women isAgrams．
A.18             B.20                     C.24           D.30
33．According to the passage，Dis the unhealthiest food．
A．French fries       
B．the Big Mac      
C．a chocolate bar  
D．Tesco chocolate cake
31．Compared with men，women must spendAto consume the calories in French fries．
A.11 more minutes lifting weights        
B.8 less minutes doing cardio
C.8 more minutes lifting weights          
D.11 less minutes doing cardio
35．The main purpose of the passage is toA．
A．inform us to stay away from fast food    
B．offer us advice on how to keep healthy
C．tell us some information about fast food    
D．suggest what we do to work off the calories．

4．The nation's two biggest school systems-New York City and Los Angeles received threats Tuesday of a large-scale attack with guns and bombs．LA reacted by shutting down the entire district，while New York dismissed the warning as an amateurish trick and held classes．
It's extremely rare for a major U．S．city to close all its schools because of a threat and it reflected the unease hanging about in Southern California following the terrorist attack that killed 14people at a holiday lunch two weeks ago in San Bernardino．
In LA，the threat came in the form of an email to a school board member．Authorities in New York reported receiving the same type of email and decided there was no danger to schoolchildren．Mayor Bill de Blasio concluded the threat contained"nothing believable．"It was so unconventional，"he said．
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton agreed and said that it looked like the sender of the threat had watched a lot of the Showtime terrorism drama Homeland．Bratton indicated that the type of threats in the email mirrored some recent scenes of the show．
The shutdown closed all its schools across Los Angeles．Officials announced Tuesday evening that schools would reopen Wednesday．
Officials in LA defended the move to shut schools，with that city's police chief dismissing the criticism as"irresponsible．"
"We have suffered too many school shootings in America to ignore these kinds of threats，"Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference．Jordan Tama，an assistant professor at American University specializing in U．S．counterterrorism（反恐怖主义）policy，said it's not unreasonable for authorities in different places to make different decisions based on the same information．
28．What did New York City think of the email threats？A
A．Tricky．B．Professional．C．Conventional．D．Serious．
29．Why did LA shut all its schools at the threats？C
A．LA respected school education more．
B．Officials in LA were irresponsible．
C．The terrorist attack in San Bernardino left LA still uneasy．
D．The school teachers watched too much of the terrorism drama．
30．Why did New York authorities make a different decision？B
A．They hadn't received the same threat before．
B．They thought the threat so unconventional and unbelievable．
C．New York had witnessed too many school shootings．
D．They thought it rare to close all its schools for a threat．
31．What would be the best title of this passage？D
A．Terrorism attacks break out in LA & NY
B．Email threats are copies of a terrorism drama
C．NY and LA authorities make different decisions
D．NY，LA schools receive threats； LA cancels classes．

3．I can't remember when          turning point occurred exactly，but it might be      summer morning when I was in New York．（　　）

A．

不填；a

B．

a； a

C．

the； a

D．

a； the

2．Low-carbon life style is of great benefit to improve the world environment．        can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it．however．（　　）

A．

Something

B．

Nothing

C．

Few

D．

Much

1．It is reported that many Chinese babies are taking too much fish oil，_____ as they physically need．（　　）

A．

much as twice

B．

twice as much

C．

as much twice

D．

much twice as

20．---Come on，Maria!You can also enjoy      I am having if you can…
---Are you suggesting me cycling every day？（　　）

	A．	as a healthy life as		B．	as healthy a life as
	C．	as a life healthy as		D．	healthy as a life as