Each college evaluates applicants differently. It is important to be aware of these differ
【C1】
A.special
B.specific
C.specified
D.specialized
【C1】
A.special
B.specific
C.specified
D.specialized
第1题
Each college within the university __________________(有专门学习范围).
第2题
A.related
B.joined
C.combined
D.mixed
第3题
A.2 hours.
B.3 hours.
C.5 hours.
第4题
A.2 hours.
B.3 hours.
C.5 hours.
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College Sports in the US
College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and devote millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (51) as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (52) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (54) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly draw crowds of over 90,000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (54) on a par with(与……相同或相似)any other sporting event in the United States, (55) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (56) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programs—from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford— (57) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.
The athletes themselves are recruited and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (58) teenagers and then go into high schools to (59) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (60) coaches can recruit—no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes (61) . Top college football programs offer scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (62) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.
In return, the players (63) the program in their sports. Football players at top colleges (64) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (65) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins. During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest.
(51)
A.out
B.by
C.in
D.back
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Contract Appendix of Employing Foreign Teachers
I.Work assignment
English teaching(listening,speaking,reading and writing)and conducting English comer.
Ⅱ.The salary treatment
1.Monetary salary 4500-5500 yuan/rnonth.The salary will be paid on the 15th of each month with RMB from the day of starting work to the expiration of the contract.In case the time is shorter than a whole month,the payment shall be counted by day。The daily wage shall be 1/30 of the monthly salary(the same with February).No more than 70%of the salary can be changed into foreign currencies monthly.The employed party shall pay the personal income tax in accordance with the Personal Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China.
2.The host college pays 2,200 yuan for one year's contract for traveling or 1,100 yuan for half year's contract.
3.The medical expenses will be reimbursed by the host college if the amount is no more than 2,200 yuan per year or 1,100 yuan for half year's contract.
4.The host provides the employed with a flat free of charge with bedroom,sitting room, kitchen and bathroom as well as a set of fumiture,TV set,ffidge,washing machine,heater, and kitchen utensils.
5.The host provides the employed with a bicycle.If the bicycle is stolen or damaged, the employed is responsible to have them repaired and/or buy a new one.At the end of the contract the employed should return the bicycle to the host.
6.The host college provides the employed with telephone,computer and printer.The expenses of using telephone will be paid by the employed.
7.For the employed teacher whose period of stay for half a year the host college provides single international flight fare(international economy class for the nearest distance between China and the country of the employed party);for the employed whose period of stay for one year the host college provides double international flight fare(international economy class for the nearest distance between China and the country of the employed party).
Ⅲ. Work time, rest and holidays
1. The host college assigns the employed no more than 20 hours of teaching Monday through Friday each week and the employed works 5 days every week. If more work is to be assigned, the host college must obtain the employed agreement and pay him 40 yuan for each extra working hour.
2. The employed party is entitled to the following holidays and festivals in China: New Year's Day, Spring Festival, May Day, National Day and other holidays stipulated by laws and regulations.
3. The employed party is entitled to the following holidays and festivals according to his nationality: two days off for Christmas and one day off for the National Day of his home country.
4. The employed party under one-year contract is entitled to a four-week paid vacation. The employed party under half a year contract has no paid vacation.
Ⅳ. Sick leave and private affairs leave
1. Certificate from doctors for foreigners appointed by the host college should be presented when the employed party asks for sick leave. If the sick leaves amount to less than 30 days within one-year contract (15 days for half a year contract), the employed shall be paid with 100% of the salary. In case the leaves exceed 30 days, the host college has the right to terminate the contract.
2. Private affairs leave absence of the employed party shall be approved by the host college. The host college will deduct the salary by day. In case of absence from work without the host college's permission, three days' pay will be deducted for each day absent. For serious circumstances, the host college has the right to terminate the contract and investigate the liability of the employed party for violation of the contract.
Ⅴ. The employed party's responsibilities
1. The employed observes the regulations of host college and the regulations for foreign teacher apartment.
2. Teach classes as designated by the host college.
3. Prepare individual lesson plans as well as teaching plan for semesters according to the host college teaching plans and textbooks.
4. Dress professionally. No shorts, vest or slippers in classrooms.
5. Start and end classes promptly. Notify the host college at least three hours ahead of time if unable to teach a class because of illness.
6. Spend time on preparing for classes, grading homework, preparing and grading exams, and other teaching-related activities.
7. Participate in conferences and meetings of the college.
8. Take blood test and physical examination as required by Chinese laws.
9. Keep the apartment tidy and clean. Pay for damages done to furniture inside the apartment.
Ⅵ. The probation period of the contract
The probation period of the contract shall be 30 days. In the probation period, if the host college finds out the employed party is unfit for the assignment specified in the contract for reasons of health or professional ability, the host college has the right to terminate the contract.
Ⅶ. Others
1. The host college responsible for renewing the employed visa or changing a tourist visa into a working visa, a residence card for foreigners, and a foreign expert certificate. The host college pay for all the costs involved. The employed party shall pay for all the costs involved in obtaining a visa to return to China if the employed is traveling outside of China on his own during holidays. The Public Security Bureau shall impose a fine if the employed visa is not renewed in time. If the delay is caused by the host college, then the host college shall pay the fine; if the delay is caused by the employed party, then the employed party shall pay the fine.
2. This appendix has equal validity of the standard contract and comprises an integral part of the contract.
(the signature of the host college) (the signature of the employed party )
年 月 日 month day year
第10题
Laptop(便携式) computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and air planes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use E-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the tree -- anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as, colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable (可携带的) Internet, but also libraries and other re sources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. States officials al so are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window to the world. They can see everything and do every thing."
The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ______.
A.use for their schoolwork
B.get access to the Internet
C.work at home
D.connect them to libraries
第11题
After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school, either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less than those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarship from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50% ' of the college students work to help pay their college expenses. Only 2% of the population of the country cannot read told write.
(30)
A.From taxes.
B.From the state legislatures.
C.From the Federal government.
D.From the parents of the school children.