The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be something confusing.

October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar (学习日程表). Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.

However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be uneasy. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?

Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you are worried about starting their university social life. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.

Here are some top tips from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week:

·Make sure you know something about the British social customs. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.

·Sometimes cups of tea or even sweets can give you a head start in making friends.

·The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than if you’re someone who never leaves his rooms.

·Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.

So with a bit of clever planning, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your wisdom to next year’s newcomers.

 

1.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?

   A. October is generally the busiest month for universities.

   B. It’s a good idea to put a doorstop in your door.

C. A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier.

D. The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week.

2.We can infer from the 4^th paragraph that ______.

   A. the newcomers usually miss the days living at home

   B. most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities

   C. many freshers are worried about how to fit university life

   D. all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs

3.Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy?

A. To pass the busy university life.            B. To help make friends with other freshers.

C. To show yourself a drinker as others.        D. To pass the time in a happy way.

4.The main purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

   A. tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities

   B. introduce something about higher education system of the UK

   C. discuss something about the Freshers’ Week in the UK

   D. advise the freshmen how to behave well in the beginning

 

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

首先，请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。

A. Try to talk to him, tell him it’s wrong for you two to do that. Then try to help him with his lessons in your spare time. If he can’t accept it, let it be. Maybe he’s not such a good friend.

B. You shouldn’t regret. The beauty of one’s looking or appearance doesn’t stand for everything. You are young and still depend on your parents. The most important thing is to study hard and you are sure to have a good future.

C. I used to have the same problem. You can try my ideas, they really work. First, talk about the things you like best and can do best. Then try to make friends you’re your neighbours.

D. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows, let her know it’s really bad.

E. Tell him that he has done something good to animals. If he takes the eggs home, how will their mother feel when she can’t find them? On the other hand, what kind of birds are they?

F. Say sorry to him first. And try to repair it. Or you may give him your favourite toy car instead. Or buy a new one for him.

请阅读一些关于中学生所遇问题的信息，然后进行匹配。

1. My friend Jenny always takes a walkman with her and listen to loud music. I think it may hurt her ears. But she doesn’t seem to care.

2. Sam saw some bird eggs under a tree when we had a trip in the forest. He wanted to take them home. I stopped him. He’s angry with me.

3. Jack let me play with his favorite toy car. I make it go too fast and it crashed.

4. All my friends have many new clothes. They wear clothes in different style every day. But my parents can’t afford it. I think it’s ashame.

5. My close friend always wants me to give him the answers in exams. I do that. But I’m afraid I might be caught. If I don’t do that, he might not be my friend any more.

 

On March 23, 2010, Google Inc took a major step in withdrawing(收回) its search-engine services from Beijing to Hong Kong. Google acknowledged that it failed to make progress in talks with the Chinese government for permission to let Google stop censoring(审查) its search results.

Since posting the announcement on its website, Google’s stock(股票) price has fallen from $595 to about $567, while Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has seen its stock price rise by 50%. A potential foreign beneficiary(受益者) is Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine. And while Bing may not exactly have got the keys to a very rich kingdom, its managing group understand their good fortune and have not been shy about sticking the knife into Google. Craig Mundie, a chief officer of Bing, told China Daily that “we feel good enough now,” adding, “but it’s a 20-year journey, and not just three years. And Microsoft is here to stay.”

Several other Chinese Internet companies are no doubt moving swiftly to take advantage of this situation. Both Sohu. com—a Yahoo-like website in China— and a hugely successful instant-messaging company called Tencent(腾讯) are already trying to hire Google China staff. Analysts believe that of the two, Tencent is in the better position. Nearly 70% of China’s 400 million Internet users use instant-messaging, and of those, 80% use Tencent’s system, known as QQ. That’s the major reason why Tencent’s potential market is bigger than Baidu’s, and an insider at the company acknowledges that the search business is full of opportunities.

All the competitors of Google do what the Chinese government requires: censor their search results. If Microsoft and the others intend to be in China “to stay,” as Craig Mundie put it, there is no chance that the censoring principle will change for them.

As to the Google’s exit, one of its investors made the comment recently, “There’re still a lot of us who believe that they’ve made the wise choice. But Google is apparently out and I guess we just get to accept.” However, some Chinese netizens regretted the loss of its professional services on google. cn, such as maps, videos, music and translations.

73.Google.cn stops its business in China because _____.

A. too many companies enter the market         B. its stock price has fallen sharply

C. Chinese companies hire its workers           D. it refuses to censor the search results

74.How many Chinese beneficiaries are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.               B. Three             C. Four.               D. Five.

75.When Google withdraws, _______.

A. Chinese netizens won’t have any professional service

B. only Chinese companies will provide search service

C. China’s attitude towards censoring won’t be changed

D. the Google managing group will regret its decision

76.A suggested title for this news would be ______.

A. When Google Withdraws From China        B. Who Wins in China’s Search Business

C. Who Will Profit When Google Exits         D. Why Google Loses to Other Competitors

 

If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.

   If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but…”, what follows that “but” can make the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “You noise was giving me a headache” leaves the child who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for this bad behavior.

   Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

   These pseudo(虚假的) apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not turn to these pseudo apologies.

   But even when presented with examples of true regret, children still need help to become aware of how difficult it is to say sorry. A three-year-old child might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old child might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old child might need to be shown that taking away the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.

1.If a mother adds “but” to an apology, ________.

       A. the child may find the apology easier to accept       

       B. the child may feel that he should apologize to his mother 

       C. she does not realize that the child has been hurt       

       D. she doesn’t feel that she should have apologized

2. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset.” most probably means “_____”

       A. You have good reason to get upset  B. I apologize for hurting your feelings 

       C. I’m wrong for making you upset     D. I know you’re upset, but I’m not to blame

3. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry ____.

       A. their ages should be taken into consideration   

       B. parents should be patient and tolerant(宽容的)

       C. parents need to set them a good example      

       D. the difficulties involved should be taken no notice of

4. It can be inferred from the text that apologizing properly is ________.

       A. not necessary among family members     B. a sign of social progress 

       C. not as simple as it seems                      D. a matter calling for immediate attention

 

It was her giggling (咯咯笑) that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.

Walking over to the offender (肇事者), I asked for the   36  . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet   37   between a teacher and a student. When she finally   38   it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.” It was a hand-drawn   39   of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.

    I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind,   40   , was working angrily as I struggled not to   41  . I figured I knew the two most likely students who drew the picture. It would do them some   42   to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it.

Thankfully, I was able to keep myself   43  .

    When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how   44   this was for me. I told them there must be a reason   45     and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I was seated in the back of the classroom, with tears in my eyes.

    As I   46   the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing   47   you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I   48   drew the picture, had a list of issues. I was too   49  , too strict…

Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of   50   my students, I had begun commanding them to   51  . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was   52   driving them away. I had some apology to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one   53   by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for   54  .

This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the   55  .

1.	A. note	B. advice	C. reason	D. help
2.	A. battle	B. competition	C. argument	D. conversation
3.	A. took	B. thought	C. turned	D. handed
4.	A. statue	B. graph	C. picture	D. poster
5.	A. otherwise	B. however	C. therefore	D. besides
6.	A. leave	B. cry	C. explain	D. argue
7.	A. good	B. harm	C. favor	D. punishment
8.	A. amused	B. controlled	C. uninterested	D. relaxed
9.	A. meaningful	B. forgetful	C. regretful	D. hurtful
10.	A. aside	B. above	C. under	D. behind
11.	A. wrote	B. finished	C. read	D. collected
12.	A. beyond	B. from	C. against	D. for
13.	A. figured	B. promised	C. concluded	D. confirmed
14.	A. talkative	B. mean	C. funny	D. considerate
15.	A. forcing	B. encouraging	C. comforting	D. teaching
16.	A. appreciate	B. apologize	C. promise	D. succeed
17.	A. actually	B. normally	C. immediately	D. generally
18.	A. decorated	B. offered	C. signed	D. bought
19.	A. thankfulness	B. pardon	C. congratulation	D. communication
20.	A. friendship	B. education	C. knowledge	D. future