FOR Chinese students the end of their senior year is filled with studying and stress as they prepare for the college entrance exams in June．But for American high school seniors the experience couldn’t be more different．The end of senior year is a celebration of their time in high school and involves parties, games and fun．

Senioritis is a commonly used expression．It means seniors have a disease which makes them unable to do work．This starts in April when seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university．

Unwilling to do school work, seniors have plenty of other activities to focus on．

Many schools have a “Senior Show”, in which only seniors are allowed to perform．Some seniors sing or dance but many of them perform skits （滑稽短剧）, where they make fun of their favorite teachers or their friends．For example, a group of boys may dress up and imitate a group of their girl friends．It is all very light-hearted．

The “Senior Show” is usually a part of Senior Week, which is a week specifically dedicated （专用的） to seniors．During this week, seniors usually get academic or athletic awards they have won over their high school careers．The seniors also vote for one of their male and female classmates who they believe is the best-looking or funniest or most involved, etc．These are then published in the yearbook．

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors．It is usually dedicated to them and has all their pictures and some words from them in it．Then seniors go around and get it signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together．

Of course during all of this time, seniors are preparing for the Senior Prom, which is an important moment in American culture．It is the most important dance in a young American’s life．

The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students．It’s something they will remember for the rest of their lives．

61．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?

       A．For American high school seniors, things are quite different．

       B．It doesn’t make difference at the end of the senior year．

       C．For American high school seniors, it is the best time of the year．

       D．It is the period filled with stress and workload．

62．Why are seniors unable to do work?

       A．Because they have a “disease”．

       B．Because they are busy for the university．

       C．Because it is illegal for them to work．

       D．There’s too much for them to learn in high school．

63．What activities that seniors would like to do according to the passage?

       A．School work    B．Voting for the film star

       C．Singing or dance contests       D．Senior Show and Senior Prom

64．Which is not true according to the passage?

       A．All students are allowed to perform in the Senior Show．

       B．The yearbook is a reminder for the seniors．

       C．Seniors elect the Prom Queen at the end of the Senior Prom．

       D．Senior Prom is the most important dance for the seniors．

65．What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage?

       A．Activities on the sports field．

       B．The graduation ceremony where they receive their high school diploma．

       C．Their favourite film stars．

       D．The health of seniors．

FOR Chinese students the end of their senior year is filled with studying and stress as they prepare for the college entrance exams in June. But for American high school seniors the experience couldn't be more different. The end of senior year is a celebration of their time in high school and involves parties, games and fun.

Senioritis is a commonly used expression. It means seniors have a disease which makes them unable to do work. This starts in April when seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university.

Unwilling to do school work, seniors have plenty of other activities to focus on.

Many schools have a "Senior Show", in which only seniors are allowed to perform. Some seniors sing or dance but many of them perform skits (滑稽短剧), where they make fun of their favorite teachers or their friends. For example, a group of boys may dress up  and  imitate  a group of their girl friends. It is all very light-hearted.

The "Senior Show" is usually a part of Senior Week, which is a week specifically dedicated (专用的) to seniors. During this week, seniors usually get academic or athletic awards they have won over their high school careers. The seniors also vote for one of their male and female classmates who they believe is the best-looking or funniest or most involved, etc. These are then published in the yearbook.

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors. It is usually dedicated to them and has all their pictures and some words from them in it. Then seniors go around and get it signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together.

Of course during all of this time, seniors are preparing for the Senior Prom, which is an important moment in American culture. It is the most important dance in a young American's life.

The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students. It's something they will remember for the rest of their lives.

66. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in paragrah 1?

A. For American high school seniors, things are quite different.                  

B. It doesn't make difference at the end of the senior year.

C. For American high school seniors, it is the best time of the year.

D. It is the period filled with stress and workload.

67. Why are scenarists unable to do work? 

A. Because they have a "disease".

B. Because they are busy for the university.

C. Because it is illegal for them to work.

D. There's too much for them to learn in high school.

68. What activities that seniors would like to do according to the passage? 

A. School work                                                               B. Voting for the film star

C. Singing or dance contests                                             D. Senior Show and Senior Prom

69. Which is not true according to the passage?           

A. All students are allowed to perform in the Senior Show.

B. The yearbook is a reminder for the seniors.

C. Seniors elect the Prom Queen at the end of the Senior Prom.

D. Senior Prom is the most important dance for the seniors .

70. What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage? 

A. Activities on the sports field.

B. The graduation ceremony where they receive their high school diploma.

C. Their favorite film stars.

D. The health of seniors.                    

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China. 

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 

“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

The competition was organized by

A. the National University of Singapore     B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Innova Junior College        D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards. 

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. 

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 

What Miss Gao said suggests that

A. she likes to blame the authorities       B. she has a sense of responsibility

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs      D. she loves to read valuable posts

The passage in mainly about

A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

D. what the result of the competition was

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China.   

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice―all written in Chinese.   

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs.   

The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.   

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.   

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list―the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.   

“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”  

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）  

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible  

“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”  

56. The competition was organized by  

A. the National University of Singapore                   B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao  

C. Innova Junior College                                     D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College  

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  

A. Chinese students won most of the awards.   

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects  

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.   

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China.   

58. What Miss Gao said suggests that  

A. she likes to blame the authorities                         B. she has a sense of responsibility  

C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs                   D. she loves to read valuable posts  

59. The passage in mainly about  

A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition  

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs  

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition  

D. what the result of the competition was  

Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China. 
170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese. 
Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs. 
The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. 
Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. 
In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. 
“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Ianova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”
One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao，19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts（播客）.Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible. “Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”
【小题1】The competition was organized by _______

A．she likes to blame the authorities

B．she has a sense of responsibility

C．she thinks highly of the others’ blogs

D．she loves to read valuable posts