New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.

More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.

The US

       The US has always been oft the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarships．

Good news: It's easier to get a US student visa nowadays．Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 percent, much lower than a few years before, according to US embassy．                                  

Concerns: There're a lot to prepare The TOFEL, GRE… It's longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or Australia．

Useful link: www．Usemhassy．org．cn                 

The UK

 

Easier access to visas and international environment are the UK's great attractions for Chinese students．

Good news: There are many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship．

Concerns: Money．Money．Money．It's expensive to study in the UK, with an average cost of 200, 000 to 300, 000 yuan a year．

Useful link; www．educationuk．org．en

Canada

       Canada's multicultural environment is good for students' studies and careers．

Good news: Students are allowed to take off-campus part-tim'e job's during their studies from last year．It'll help pay living expenses．

Students can get two-year work permits after graduation．

Concerns: Only a limited number of scholarships are available．

They rarely cover the full cost of a study program．

Useful link; www．studycanada．en

Australia

       Good climate, high quality education and favorable immigration policy—these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students．

Good news: A new E-visa policy ensures a quick application process （four weeks compared with 12 weeks before）．                                

Concerns: Tuition fees have risen in past years．The total cost is about 200, 000 yuan to attend a university located in big cities like sydney or Melbourne．

Useful link; www．students, idp．corn

1.If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you'd better choose_____．

A．Canada

B．the UK

C．the US

D．Australia

2.Many young people go to study in the US because _____．

A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa

B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

C．they don't spend much time applying to US universities

D．they think they can receive good university education

3.If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose ______．

A．Australia or the UK	B．Canada or Australia
C．the US or the UK	D．Canada or the UK

4.In which of the following countries may money be the most concern while studying abroad?

A．The US &- the UK．	B．The UK &- Canada．
C．The UK &- Australia．	D．Canada &- the US．

5.The passage is intended to give _____．

A．information for foreign study

B．advice on job seeking

C．suggestions on traveling abroad

D．tips on getting-visas

 

New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.
More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.

The US

       The US has always been oft the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarships．
Good news: It's easier to get a US student visa nowadays．Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 percent, much lower than a few years before, according to US embassy．                                  
Concerns: There're a lot to prepare The TOFEL, GRE… It's longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or Australia．
Useful link: www．Usemhassy．org．cn                 

The UK

 

Easier access to visas and international environment are the UK's great attractions for Chinese students．
Good news: There are many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship．
Concerns: Money．Money．Money．It's expensive to study in the UK, with an average cost of 200, 000 to 300, 000 yuan a year．
Useful link; www．educationuk．org．en
Canada

       Canada's multicultural environment is good for students' studies and careers．
Good news: Students are allowed to take off-campus part-tim'e job's during their studies from last year．It'll help pay living expenses．
Students can get two-year work permits after graduation．
Concerns: Only a limited number of scholarships are available．
They rarely cover the full cost of a study program．
Useful link; www．studycanada．en
Australia

       Good climate, high quality education and favorable immigration policy—these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students．
Good news: A new E-visa policy ensures a quick application process （four weeks compared with 12 weeks before）．                                
Concerns: Tuition fees have risen in past years．The total cost is about 200, 000 yuan to attend a university located in big cities like sydney or Melbourne．
Useful link; www．students, idp．corn
【小题1】If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you'd better choose_____．

A．Canada

B．the UK

C．the US

D．Australia

【小题2】Many young people go to study in the US because _____．

A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa

B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

C．they don't spend much time applying to US universities

D．they think they can receive good university education

【小题3】If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose ______．

A．Australia or the UK	B．Canada or Australia
C．the US or the UK	D．Canada or the UK

【小题4】In which of the following countries may money be the most concern while studying abroad?

A．The US &- the UK．	B．The UK &- Canada．
C．The UK &- Australia．	D．Canada &- the US．

【小题5】The passage is intended to give _____．

A．information for foreign study

B．advice on job seeking

C．suggestions on traveling abroad

D．tips on getting-visas

 

New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.

More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.

The US

       The US has always been oft the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarships．

       Good news: It's easier to get a US student visa nowadays．Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 percent, much lower than a few years before, according to US embassy．                                  

       Concerns: There're a lot to prepare The TOFEL, GRE… It's longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or Australia．

       Useful link: www．Usemhassy．org．cn                 

 

 

 

 

 

The UK

 

       Easier access to visas and international environment are the UK's great attractions for Chinese students．

       Good news: There are many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship．

       Concerns: Money．Money．Money．It's expensive to study in the UK, with an average cost of 200, 000 to 300, 000 yuan a year．

       Useful link; www．educationuk．org．en

Canada

       Canada's multicultural environment is good for students' studies and careers．

       Good news: Students are allowed to take off-campus part-tim'e job's during their studies from last year．It'll help pay living expenses．

       Students can get two-year work permits after graduation．

       Concerns: Only a limited number of scholarships are available．

       They rarely cover the full cost of a study program．

       Useful link; www．studycanada．en

Australia

       Good climate, high quality education and favorable immigration policy—these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students．

       Good news: A new E-visa policy ensures a quick application process （four weeks compared with 12 weeks before）．                                 

       Concerns: Tuition fees have risen in past years．The total cost is about 200, 000 yuan to attend a university located in big cities like sydney or Melbourne．

       Useful link; www．students, idp．corn

1.If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you'd better choose_____．

       A．Canada             B．the UK          C．the US         D．Australia

2.Many young people go to study in the US because _____．

       A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa

       B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

       C．they don't spend much time applying to US universities

       D．they think they can receive good university education

3.If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose ______．

       A．Australia or the UK                  B．Canada or Australia

       C．the US or the UK                    D．Canada or the UK

4.In which of the following countries may money be the most concern while studying abroad?

       A．The US &- the UK．                B．The UK &- Canada．

       C．The UK &- Australia．               D．Canada &- the US．

5.The passage is intended to give _____．

       A．information for foreign study

       B．advice on job seeking

       C．suggestions on traveling abroad

       D．tips on getting-visas

 

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

    When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there was no housework that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era.

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural feature still keeps at least remnants(残余部分) of the moral of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment.

1.The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when＿＿.

A. everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far away

B. everyone seemed to be free for others

C. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

D. nearly every adult would go to church and children weren’t at school

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because_____.

A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

B. such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

C. people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

D. visiting someone on Sunday was routine in the past

3.From the last paragraph we may infer that_____.

A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

B. people in Maine have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolutely new life

C. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense

D. people in Maine tend to help each other out of necessity

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Doing many activities on Sunday is beneficial.

B. We should often travel a long distance to visit some friends and relatives.

C. Nowadays, Sunday has almost lost its association as a day of rest.

D. We should abandon some old tradition.

 

书面表达（满分25分）
从南京“彭宇案”开始，社会就陷入“助人恐惧”中，最近，你们班就“是否应该帮助陌生人”展开了讨论，同学们就这一话题意见不一，你的看法如何？你认为怎样才能让爱心回归社会建立人与人之间的信任？请根据讨论结果，以“Should We Help Strangers?” 为题写一篇短文。

	原因
赞成	帮助他人是美德……； 帮助他人就是帮助自己……； ……
反对	怕陷入麻烦，甚至危险； 怕被误解； ……
你的观点？(至少两点)

注意： 1.词数120左右；
2.开头已写好，不计入总词数；
3.覆盖所有要点，适当发挥；
4.文稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
参考词汇：美德  virtue
Should  We  Help  Strangers?
We used to appreciate those who like to help strangers. But nowadays people tend to be very cautious of helping strangers. Recently our class had a discussion about whether we should help strangers.