The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

　　A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007.

　　That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

　　About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Inter net.

　　Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check e-mails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two e-mail addresses.

　　The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so.

　　The study looked beyond the Internet surfing (冲浪) habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.

　　College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

　　The study also showed that 65 percent make loan (贷款) payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card.

　　A significant number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

(1) College students in the US, as this passage shows, ________.

[　　]

A． don't have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

B．spend too much time visiting the Internet

C．lead an exciting life by using the Internet

D．waste too much time visiting the Internet

(2) From the fourth paragraph we can find that in the US ________.

[　　]

A．most college students are from rich families

B．college students can have a computer from their colleges

C．cell phones will take the place of computers in colleges

D．mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

(3) To communicate with friends, more than half of the college students use ________.

[　　]

(4) By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following except ________.

[　　]

(5) The underlined word "charges" in the last paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．cost for goods or services

B．work given as a duty

C．sudden attack at high speed

D．money in small unit

阅读理解

　　“Let's go down one more, push your enter key…”says a volunteer helping senior citizens work a web(网)session on the Internet.

　　David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elderly. He gets them wired to the Inter net. “If you hit your enter key, it will bring up this particular email”

　　Pauline Allen is one of those who have started using the Internet,“I thought I was through with life, I was ready for a rocking chair, because I was 86 year; old. And I haven't found the rocking chair yet”“You found the keyboard?”asks the reporter.“That's right, I found the keyboard.”

　　The average age of Lansdale's students is around 68. All are in nursing or assisted care homes. He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.

　　David Lansdale says,“Here they are in California, the family was back in New York, the opportunity to connect, to cross the time and space, was incredibly precious(valuable) opportunity to them.”

　　“I hear you are so beautiful.”Lillian Sher writes an email to a newborn great granddaughter. Working with one another, the senior learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness, helplessness, boredom, and loss of memory.

　　Mary Harvey says,“Bingo just doesn't interest me . But this does. Believe me, this does.”Ninetyfouryearold Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says,“When I send a letter to my grandchildren, and great grandchildren, they hang it up their in offices, just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha.”

　　David Lansdale says,“There's a collective benefit. There is an element(因素)of treatment. Re member we started as a support group.”

　　Dixon Moorehouse says,“I just wish I was 15 years old and getting to learn all this.”The senior call their weekly meetings Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life. Ruth Hyman says,“Three years ago, they told me I wasn't going to live. But I showed them, and got work, and I've worked ever since.”

1．The purpose of David Lansdale's work is to ________

[　　]

A．keep the minds of the senior healthy

B．popularize the use of computer' among the old

C．organize the senior as a group to work

D．help the senior connect with their families

2．The words “the maladies of the institutionalized”used in the text refer to ________.

[　　]

A．the difficulties in learning

B．the problems caused by getting old

C．some kinds of treatments

D．the worries about the Internet

3．How many examples does the writer give to prove that the senior enjoy the Internet?

[　　]

4．It can be inferred that Ruth Hyman's younger generations hang her mails up ________.

[　　]

A．in order to lose the letters

B．in order not to forget something important

C．to make the offices more beautiful

D．to show pride in their grandmother's work

阅读理解

　　Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills (读写能力) . With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence(自信心) , according to Inter-mountain Therapy Animals(ITA) in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs ( READ) .

　　The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the ides. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache. ”said Lisa Myron, manager of the children's department.

　　Last November the two groups started“Dog Day Afternoon ”in the children's department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed ”book at the last class.

　　The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager.

1．What is mainly discussed in the text?

[　　]

A．Children's reading difficulties.

B．Advantages of raising dogs.

C．Service in a public library.

D．A special reading program.

2．Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think ________.

[　　]

A．loge are young children's best friends

B．children can play with dogs while reading

C．dogs can provide encouragement for shy children

D．children and dogs understand each other

3．By saying “The Salt Lake City Public library is sold on the idea” , the writer means the library ________.

[　　]

A．uses dogs to attract children

B．accepts the idea put forward by ITA

C．has opened a children's department

D．has decided to train some dogs

4．A “pawgraphed ” book is most probably ________.

[　　]

A．a book used in Saturday classes

B．a book written by the children

C．a prize for the children

D．a gift from parents

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of families from the two Koreas on Saturday met at the DPRK's (朝鲜人民主主义人民共和国) Mount Kumgang resort (度假胜地)in the first government-arranged reunion since the inauguration（就职）of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
　 Earlier in the day, 96 South Koreans, of whom more than three-quarters were at the age of 70 or older, crossed the inter-Korean border（韩朝边界）, heading for the Kumgang resort to meet their families separated by the 1950—1953 Korean War.
　 Arriving at the DPRK's resort in the afternoon, South Koreans met with their long-separated families at a large-scale gathering at around 3 p.m. local time, and later are to have a dining meeting in the evening.
　 The separate, personal meetings are planned to be held on Sunday.
　 The South Korean families will come back home on Monday after the three-day gathering, followed by the second-session reunion event which will last from Tuesday to Thursday.
　　 The reunion, which had become a semi-regular event(半定期举行的活动) since 2000 after a historic inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang(平壤), was suspended（取消）in 2007 with a worsening mood in inter-Korean relations.
　 Saturday's family meeting, however, came as a result of an agreement reached last month between the DPRK leader Kim Jong-il and Hyun Jeong-eun, chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group.
　　 The recovery of the family meetings is regarded as conveying the DPRK's reconciliatory(和解) intentions, along with the country's recent moves including lifting a ban(解禁) on cross-border traffic to and from the Kaesong Joint Industrial Park, local media said.
　　 About 600,000 South Koreans are believed to have relatives in the DPRK. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to make phone calls, send letters or exchange e-mails across the border.

1. Why were there so many families separated according to the passage?

A. Because they were from different countries.

B. Because of the war which broke out in 1950.

C. Because of the ban that ordinary citizens were not allowed to cross the border.

D. Because the different policies between the two countries.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. It is the first reunion since they were separated.

B. These separated families haven’t seen their relatives for more than 7 years.

C. The first day of the reunion fell on a Saturday.

D. Ordinary citizens are now not allowed to make phone calls, or exchange e-mails across the border.

3. The underlined word “reunion” can be replaced by _______________.

A. living together again 　　　　　　 B. joining together again

C. reaching an agreement again　　　　　　 D. meeting together again

4. What’s the best title of this news?

A. South Korean, DPRK families meet in reunion event.　

B. A Special Family Gathering.

C. The improvement of inter-Korean relations. 　 　

D. A Peaceful Meeting.

The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.

A sport　　　 B. sports　　　 C. game　　　 D. games