Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”,is a very common practice in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers, because every chance to change a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses, managers the chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their factories.
小題1:The meaning of the underlined words is close to “_____”.
A．looking for jobs everywhereB．a(chǎn)lways feeling excited in movement
C．enjoying themselves while movingD．keeping moving from place to place
小題2:In some places in America,______ in one place for more than five years.
A．most people stayB．a(chǎn)bout one fifth of the people live
C．the owner of one house staysD．the owners of five houses stay
小題3:It seems that the writer thinks job-hopping________.
A．is a practice worth tryingB．only does good to workers
C．may cause troublesD．make many people lose their jobs
小題1:D小題1:B小題1:A
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Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.
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小題1:What is the real cause of the potentials water crisis.
A．Only half of the world’s water can be used.
B．The world population is increasing faster and faster.
C．Half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted.
D．Humanity has not placed enough value on water resources.
小題2:As is indicated in the passage, the water problem _________ .
A．is already serious in certain parts of the world.
B．has been exaggerated by some experts in the field
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D．is underestimated by government organizations at different levels
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C．go with its real valueD．take into account the occurrences of droughts
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C．increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levels
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What is Math Anxiety?
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Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
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小題2:
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小題4:
A．poorly B．crazily C．well D．publicly
小題5:
A．Chinese B．math C．English D．physics
小題6:
A．wish B．conscience C．determination D．confidence
小題7:
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小題8:
A．failure B．choice C．blank D．death
小題9:
A．further B．greater C．less D．smaller
小題10:
A．unpleasant B．unfair C．pleasant D．successful
小題11:
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A．opens B．works C．starts D．runs
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A．so B．possible C．not D．a(chǎn)ny
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A．Where B．Why C．When D．What
小題18:
A．memory B．method C．brain D．body
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For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United Sates, the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) may be a welcome move.
The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.
So what exactly does CGFNS do?
First of all, it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not have a US license by the NCLEX-RN, must get the CGFNS certificate. “But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa, and the CGFNS is just one,” said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.
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小題1:   We can infer from the text that to people hoping to work as registered nurses in the US, CGFNS tests can be taken _____.
A．nowhere but in the USB．somewhere outside the US
C．in every country but the USD．both in China and the US
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A．NCLEX-RNB．CGFNS
C．CGFNS and NCLEX-RND．CGFNS or NCLEX-RN
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A．if you get a CGFNS certificate, you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get visa
applications
B．if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa
applications
C．if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you will not be able to pass the CGFNS
examination
D．if you get a CGFNS certificate, you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN examination
小題4:The sentence "CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN examination" can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph _____.
A．Two B．Four C．Five D．Six
小題5:What is probably the best title of this passage?
A．The CGFNS helps international nurses
B．The first CGFNS test in China
C．The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN
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Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something---usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. It's as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes---"If I can't see it, it's not happening." Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat---at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reasons,we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition,electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
小題1: What does "clueless" mean in paragraph 2?
A．People are seeing the California Greens everywhere.
B．People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles.
C．People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells.
D．People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning
coal, oil,etc.
小題2: What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Electric cars are not clean at all
B．Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones.
C．People cast doubts on electric cars' batteries.
D．Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle.
小題3: The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our ear run         
A．not less than 25 milesB．more than 25 miles
C．no more than 25 milesD．not more than 25 miles
小題4: According to the passage, electric cars                 .
A．do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendly
B．a(chǎn)re toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their
batteries are buried in one spot.
C．a(chǎn)re very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated
D．a(chǎn)re poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill
小題5: It can be inferred from the passage that                 
A．being green is good and should be encouraged in communication
B．electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning
something
C．zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment
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In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申請(qǐng)). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
小題1:According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.
A．excitedB．nervousC．lonelyD．disappointed
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?
A．There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.
B．The school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans.
C．Summer activities begin before school starts.
D．The school office can help new students join school clubs.
小題3:When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?
A．Before the eighth grade year starts.
B．Right after the high school year starts.
C．At the beginning of the new term in the high school.
D．At the end of their eighth grade year
小題4:The main offices will give away maps of their schools________.
A．only to help students to find different places of the schools
B．only to help parents to find different places of the schools
C．to help students and parents to find different classrooms of the schools
D．to help students and parents to find different places of the schools
小題5:What is the purpose of this text?
A．To tell the new students how to learn in high school
B．To introduce new schools.
C．To give the teachers some advice.
D．To give advice to new high school students.

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For some kids, old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing. For others, they are cherished keepsakes (紀(jì)念品). But for thousands of children living in orphanages (孤兒院) worldwide, these records of the past simply don't exist. Either the kids' parents weren't around to snap photos, or the pictures have been lost. Whatever the reason is, the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.
Over the last two years, the Memory Project has provided hand-painted portraits to more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries. Ben Schumaker, 24, got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America. But he's not creating the portraits(肖像) alone. Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint them using photos sent from the orphanages.
Schumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do. “There are two purposes of the Memory Project,” he said. “One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad. The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting.” Staring into the eyes of another person, Schumaker believes, it creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the world's poor children. “It's about planting a seed,” he said.
Schumaker is also working on Books of Hope, a project in which students of all ages put together homemade books for children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S. “It's important to me to have it be a two-way exchange,” Schmnaker says.
小題1:
Old photos and baby pictures are clearly unavailable to             .
A．the kids in rich familiesB．the kids in common families
C．the kids in expanded familiesD．the kids without parents
小題2:
How can the orphans in Guatemala get a continuing record of their youth?
A．By hand-painted portraits that Ben Schumaker painted.
B．By the photos the orphanage taken for them.
C．By the photos taken by the U.S. students in high schools.
D．By the Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker.
小題3:
What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A．The special gifts that the world's poor children received.
B．The benefits that the Memory Project brings.
C．The need of the US schools.
D．How to help the orphans.
小題4:
According to the passage, Schumaker helps the kids in poor countries.
A．twoB．three C．fourD．five

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It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club．It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want．That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs．
Fundraising is a great way to help children learn social skills．It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money．They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school．If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（不特別費(fèi)力地）, and that is a learning lesson as well．
Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising．Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school．However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson．Dealing with more Fundraising helps improve their schools．It is the children’s school．They have to learn there and grow there．Why not let them help in making it a better place?
Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child．The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play．The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money．Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed．
In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways．
小題1:The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”．
A．unlikelyB．improperC．unavoidableD．unrealistic
小題2:One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________．
A．children learn to care for others
B．children can deal with money
C．children like to make up
D．children make a date with friends of the other sex
小題3:The author thinks that fundraising _______．
A．a(chǎn)dds to the family’s burden
B．wastes the learning time
C．builds up the children’s bodies
D．helps to develop the children’s character
小題4:Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point     C: Conclusion

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Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself or herself again and again, because fear would not warn himself or herself to keep away from the fire that had burnt himself or herself before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.
In our first sentence we suggested that fear should be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an aeroplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer!
The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.
In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you. Fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.
In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you can’t prevent an aeroplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.
小題1:Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _________.
A．they were given no warning beforehand
B．they had never burnt themselves
C．they had no sense of painD．they were fearful of the fire
小題2: A really fearless soldier _____________.
A．is of great use to the armyB．is not a real soldier
C．is nothing but a dead soldierD．easily gets killed in a battle
小題3:People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding the danger because _________.
A．they have gained experienceB．they jump out of the way in time
C．they are calm in the face of danger
D．they are warned of the danger by fear and take quick action
小題4:What's the writer's suggestion when the danger can't be avoided?
A．You have to try to overcome it.B．Fear can really help you to run away.
C．Fear always helps you stay safe.D．Fear is of great use to you.

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