— Could I borrow your dictionary?

— Yes, of course you ____.

A．might

B．will

C．can

D．should

 

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Suppose you want to study English but you are not sure where there are classes of English. It happens that you see two advertisements in the newspaper. Please read them and then answer questions.

Linelon College of English （LCE）

　　Classes of foreign students at all levels 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course open all year. Small class（12 students at the most）, library, language lab and listening centre, accommodations（膳宿供应）with selected families 25 minutes' ride from London.

　　Course fees（费用）for English for one year are $ 1380 with reduction for short periods of study.

　　State-run（国办的）English language centre（SELC）Britain's leading state-run English language centre.

　　* Held from June to August for foreigners

　　* Classes at all levels

　　* Preparation for public exams

　　* Accommodation in selected families

　　* Pleasant seaside town

　　* Very full social programme

　　*English through activity e. g. art, photography, etc.

　　* Special English e. g. medical, business, etc.

　　* Advice service for university and college students

　　* Teachers course in July

（1）_________ can study in these two classes.

[　　]

A. Only foreign beginners

B. Only foreign advanced learners

C. Both foreigners and native speakers

D. Foreigners at all levels

（2）When you study there, you will live ________.

[　　]

A. at school

B. in hotels

C. with the family you choose

D. with the teachers

（3）If you are a teacher and would like to improve your English ,where can you learn English?

[　　]

（4）If you have to stay abroad for a year and you want to improve English, which course will you choose?

[　　]

（5）In which way are these two classes like each other?

[　　]

A. they both have many social activities.

B. There are special English courses.

C. You have to live with families when you study.

D. You can ask advice of English study from either of them.

　In Mr．Allen’s high school class , all the students have to “get married ．”However , the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations ． These 1ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 2the voice of the“minister．”

　Even the two students 3often begin to giggle ． The teacher , Mr．Allen , believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business ． He wants young people to understand that there are many changes that must 4after marriage ． He believes that the need for these psychological and financial 5should be understood before people marry ．

　Mr．Allen doesn’t only 6his students to major problems 7in marriage 8 illness or unemployment ． He also 9 to the 10problems they will face every day ． He wants to introduce young people to all the 11that can strain a marriage to the breaking 12． He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce and the fact that 13men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay monthly 14 to their wives ．

　It has been 15for some of the students to see the problems that a 16couple often faces ． Until they took the 17, they had not 18much about the problems of marriage ． However , both students and parents feel that Mr．Allen’s course is valuable and have 19the course publicly ． Their statements and letters supporting the class have convinced the school to 20 the course again．

1．A．false B．imitation C．unreal D． untrue

2．A．buries B．covers up C．drowns out D． floods

3．A．being married B．getting married C．to get married D． to be getting married

4．A．Appear B．happen C．come into being D． take place

5．A．Additions B．changes C．judgments D． operations

6．A．refer B．lead C．introduce D． guide

7．A．face B．faced C．facing D． to be faced

8．A．for example B．for instance C．e．g． D． such as

9．A．keeps them in the dark B．Asks them to stay behind

　C．lets them remain　　 D． leaves them uncovered

10．A．basic B．necessary C．important D． pressing

11．A．Anger-causing troubles B．discomfort-causing troubles

　C．either A or B　　　　 D． both A and B

12．A．dot B．drop C．edge D． point

13．A．divorce B．divorces C．divorced D． divorcing

14．A．extra money B．pocket money C．hard-earned money D． support money

15．A．settled B．unsettled C．settling D． unsettling

16．A．marrying B．being married C．getting married D． married

17．A．course B．lesson C．lecture D． subject

18．A．Anxious B．eager C．doubted D． worried

19．A．praised B．prized C．prided D． supported

20．A．offer　　B．take　　C．Attend D． plan

Department stores sell ready- to-wear clothing, which is also called ready-made clothing. Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits them well can save money by buying it. Most often, people do not fit exactly into a producer’s size. Their clothing must be altered to make it fit better. However, most alterations are not very expensive. The small cost of most alterations means that ready-made clothing can meet the needs of most customers.

Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment.

Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may not give them high quality.

1. According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing ______.

　　A. wish to make alternations        B. will spend less money

　　C. want to make it better           D. can fit into the sizes

2.We can learn from the passage that custom-made clothing is_______.

　　A. specially made　　             B. fashionably designed

　　C. chosen by few people　　        D. made with difficulties

3.Which of the following is true about ready-made clothing?

　　A. It is of poor quality.　　         B. It suits all people.

　　C. It is labor-saving to make it.　　  D. It takes more time to make it

4.The purpose of the writer is _______.

　　A. to explain why custom-made clothing costs more

　　B. to show the advantages of mass production

　　C. to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothing

　　D. to provide information about different kinds of clothing

 

Students and Technology in the Classroom
　　I love my blackberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer，as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices(设备) and truly communicate with others.
　　On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
　　Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
　　The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
　　I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
　　I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
【小题1】Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____

A．the course material	B．the author’s class regulations
C．discussion topics	D．others’ misuse of technology

【小题2】The underlined word “engage ”in para.4 probably means ____

A．explore

B．accept

C．change

D．reject

【小题3】According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ____

A．keep students from doing independent thinking

B．encourage students to have in-depth conversations

C．help students to better understand complex themes

D．affect students’ concentration on course evaluation

【小题4】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ____

A．is quite stubborn

B．will give up teaching history

C．values technology-free dialogues in his class

D．will change his teaching plan soon