the sight of the police, the thieves fled in all directions.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读理解

　　“Privacy” is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese mind,“yin si”is associated with that which is closed or unfair. If someone is said to have“yin si”, meddlers (好事者) will be attracted to pry(打探)into his or her affairs. So people always state that they don't have“yin si”.

　　On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

　　In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.

　　This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(传统观念), so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me:“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”

　　Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce(离婚). The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the U.S. He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room--not only in three-dimensional(三维) space, but in the heart.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

[　　]

A．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.

B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.

C．Everyone has the right to privacy.

D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

2．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because _____.

[　　]

A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers

D．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy

3．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce because _____.

[　　]

A．she thought her husband was not clever enough

B．her husband always opened her letters

C．her husband always looked through her purse

D．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy

4．Which of the following statements is NOT the Americans' understanding of privacy?

[　　]

A．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.

B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

C．There is privacy even between couples.

D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.

5．According to this text, we can infer that in America we can do all the following except _____.

[　　]

A．declaring that we have privacy

B．going to a bar with friends

C．asking your friends about their marriage

D．taking pictures in a national park

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The country’s highest-level university scholarships（奖学金）were handed out last week.

　　The recipients are students from poor families who have an excellent 1 . But the University of Science and Technology of Beijing 2 even further with its 3 . This year’s recipients have to be nonsmokers, non-drinkers, and frugal（节俭）as well. 4 who is silly enough to use the scholarship money 5 friends to meals could face the hope of having

6 taken back.

　　The assessment process（评估过程）was 7 . The applicant（申请者）was asked to do two things; 8 a shout speech about study, campus life, and family conditions; and take part in question and answer meetings with the organizations in charge.

　　The organization was clear in its decision process and awarded the scholarships to 147 students.

　　 9 how the money should be spent, however, 10 differ. Some students say that it’s natural, even 11 , for a winner to invite friends to a celebration, usually a meal.

　　The scholarship winners themselves did not seem to agree. “I object to 12 the money on a big dinner for friends. 13 winners who are from poor families should make good use of the money and not waste it,” said Si Guangrong, one of the winners, who said she 14 use it for postgraduate study.

　　A bit more 15 views came from Li Xiao, of the university’s Students’ Affairs Office: “How they spend the scholarship money is 16 a private matter and they’re free to spend it 17 different ways. But they’d better use it properly and in an economic way. ”

　　The national scholarship is being 18 to 45, 000 students each year. The top 10, 000 will receive 6, 000 yuan, 19 4, 000 yuan. 20 , students with a national scholarship are not required to pay fees for school.

　　1．A．record　　　　　　　　　　 B．paper　　　　　　　　 C．degree　　　　　　 D．year

　　2．A．has got　　　　　　　　 B．has lasted　　　　　　 C．has gone　　　　 D．has been

　　3．A．achievements　　　　 B．requirements　　　　 C．movements　　 D．treatments

　　4．A．Everyone　　　　　　　　 B．Someone　　　　　　 C．No one　　　　　　 D．Anyone

　　5．A．to treat　　　　　　　　　　 B．to gather　　　　　　 C．to pay　　　　　　 D．to call

　　6．A．this　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．it　　　　　　　　　　 D．one

　　7．A．hard　　　　　　　　　　 B．difficult　　　　　　 C．serious　　　　　　 D．strict

　　8．A．Read　　　　　　　　　　 B．Make　　　　　　　　 C．Write　　　　　　　　 D．Show

　　9．A．As from　　　　　　　　 B．As for　　　　　　　　 C．As yet　　　　　　 D．A saw hole

　　10．A．plans　　　　　　　　　　 B．minds　　　　　　　　 C．designs　　　　　　 D．opinions

　　11．A．special　　　　　　　　 B．unusual　　　　　　　　 C．traditional　　　　 D．national

　　12．A．affording　　　　　　 B．paying　　　　　　　　 C．costing　　　　　　 D．spending

　　13．A．Especially　　　　　　 B．Extremely　　　　　　 C．Naturally　　　　 D．Generally

　　14．A．would　　　　　　　　 B．should　　　　　　　　 C．could　　　　　　　　 D．might

　　15．A．different　　　　　　　　 B．reasonable　　　　　　 C．balanced　　　　 D．personal

　　16．A．of a sort　　　　　　　　 B．sort of　　　　　　　　 C．of this sort　　　　 D．out of sorts

　　17．A．on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．by　　　　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　　　 D．in

　　18．A．given　　　　　　　　　　 B．equipped　　　　　　 C．provided　　　　 D．sent

　　19．A．the ones　　　　　　　　 B．the students　　　　 C．the others　　　　 D．the winners

　　20．A．In the end　　　　　　 B．In addition　　　　 C．In short　　　　　　 D．In all

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阅读理解

　　Take a look at the following list of numbers：4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6．Read them loud．Now look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud again．If you speak English, you have about a 50％ chance of remembering those perfectly．If you are Chinese, though, you're almost certain to get it right every time．Why is that?Because we most easily memorize whatever we can say or read within a two-second period．And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds．

　　That example comes from Stanislas Dahaene's book The Number Sense．As Dahaene explains：Chinese number words are remarkably brief．Most of them can be spoken out in less than one-quarter of a second(for instance, 4 is“si”and 7“qi”)．Their English pronunciations are longer．The memory gap between English and Chinese apparently is entirely due to this difference in length．

　　It turns out that there is also a big difference in how number-naming systems in Western and Asian languages are constructed．In English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteen．But we don't．We use a different form：eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteen．For numbers above 20, we put the“decade”first and the unit number second(twenty-one, twenty-two), while for the teens, we do it the other way around(fourteen, seventeen, eighteen)．The number system in English is highly irregular．Not so in China, Japan, and Korea．They have a logical counting system．Eleven is ten-one．Twelve is ten-two．Twenty-four is two-tens-four and so on．

　　That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children．Four-year-old Chinese children can count, on average, to 40．American children at that age can count only to 15．By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian friends in the most fundamental of math skills．

　　The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily．Ask an English-speaking seven-year-old to add thirty-seven plus twenty-two in her head, and she has to change the words to numbers(37＋22)．Only then can she do the math：2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59．Ask an Asian child to add three-tens-seven and two-tens-two, and then the necessary equation(等式)is right there, in the sentence．No number translation is necessary：it's five-tens-nine．

　　When it comes to math, in other words, Asians have a built-in advantage．For years, students from China, South Korea, and Japan－outperformed their Western classmates at mathematics, and the typical assumption is that it has something to do with a kind of Asian talent for math．The differences between the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different－that being good at math may also be rooted in a group's culture．

(1)

What does the passage mainly talk about?
[　　]
A．	The Asian number-naming system helps grasp advanced math skills better．
B．	Western culture fail to provide their children with adequate number knowledge．
C．	Children in Western countries have to learn by heart the learning things．
D．	Asian children's advantage in math may be sourced from their culture．

(2)

What makes a Chinese easier to remember a list of numbers than an American?
[　　]
A．	Their understanding of numbers．
B．	Their mother tongue．
C．	Their math education．
D．	Their different IQ．

(3)

Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because ________．
[　　]
A．	they pronounce the numbers in a shorter period
B．	they practice math from an early age
C．	English speaking children translate language into numbers first
D．	American children can only count to 15 at the age of four

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阅读理解

　　The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．

　　Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．

　　Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．

　　There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．

(1)

Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
[　　]
A．	social sciences
B．	natural sciences
C．	both social and natural sciences
D．	the subject matter of politics

(2)

With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
[　　]
A．	become a great leader
B．	succeed in everything
C．	find a good job soon after graduation
D．	make progress in your career development

(3)

According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
[　　]
A．	Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．	Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．	The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．	The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．

(4)

From the passage, we can conclude ________
[　　]
A．	not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．	a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．	philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．	philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world

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阅读理解

　　“Privacy” is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese mind,“yin si”is associated with that which is closed or unfair. If someone is said to have“yin si”, meddlers (好事者) will be attracted to pry(打探)into his or her affairs. So people always state that they don't have“yin si”.

　　On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

　　In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.

　　This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(传统观念), so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me:“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”

　　Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce(离婚). The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the U.S. He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room--not only in three-dimensional(三维) space, but in the heart.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

[　　]

A．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.

B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.

C．Everyone has the right to privacy.

D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

2．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because _____.

[　　]

A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers

D．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy

3．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce because _____.

[　　]

A．she thought her husband was not clever enough

B．her husband always opened her letters

C．her husband always looked through her purse

D．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy

4．Which of the following statements is NOT the Americans' understanding of privacy?

[　　]

A．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.

B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

C．There is privacy even between couples.

D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.

5．According to this text, we can infer that in America we can do all the following except _____.

[　　]

A．declaring that we have privacy

B．going to a bar with friends

C．asking your friends about their marriage

D．taking pictures in a national park

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