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第1题
Improve Computer-research Skills
Like many college students, Jose Juarez carries around a pocket-sized computer that lets him watch movies, surf the Internet and text—message his friends.
He's part of "Generation M" — those born after 1985 who【51】up connected to everything from video game to cellphones.
"For us, it's everyday life," said Juarez, 18, a freshman【52】California State University at Sacramento (CSUS).
【53】, educators are now saying that not all Generation M-ers can synthesize the piles of in- formation they're accessing.
"They're geeky, but they don't know what to【54】with their geekdom(滑稽)," said Barbara O'Connor, a Sacramento State communications studies professor who has been involved in a nationwide【55】to improve students' computer-research skills.
In a recent nationwide test to【56】their technological "literacy" — their ability to use the Internet to complete class assignments — only 49 percent correctly evaluated a set of Web sites for objectivity , authority and timeliness (合时) . Only 35 per cent could correctly narrow an overly【57】Internet search.
About 130 Sacramento State students, including Juarez, participated in the experimental test,【58】to 6,300 college students across the country.
The hour-long assessment test is conducted by Educational Testing Service. It is a web-based scavenger hunt (拾荒游戏)【59】simulated Internet search engines and academic databases that spit out purposely misleading information.
"They're very good a【60】in and using the Internet, but don't always understand what they get back," said Linda Golf, head of instructional services for the CSUS library.
"You see an open search box, you type in a few words and you【61】the button," said Golf, who is involved in the testing.
"They take at face value【62】shows up at the top of the list as the best stuff." Educators say that these sloppy research skills are troubling.
"We look at that as a foundational skill, in the same way we【63】math and English as a foundational skill," said Lorie Roth, assistant vice-chancellor for academic programmes in the CSU system.
Measuring how well students can "sort the good【64】the bad" on the Internet has become a higher priority for CSU, Roth said.
CSU is considering【65】a mandatory assessment test on technological literacy for all freshmen, much as it has required English and math placement tests since the 1980s.
Students in freshman seminars at Sacramento State were asked to take the test early in the semester and were expected to finish another round this week to measure their improvement.
(51)
A．brought
B．built
C．stood
D．grew
第2题
Swine Flu in New York
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed cases of swine (猪)【51】in eight students at a New York preparatory (预科的) school, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday. The students have had only【52】symptoms and none have been hospitalized, he said. Some of the students have already recovered.
More than 100 students were absent from【53】due to flu-like symptoms last week. New York health officials tested samples for eight students Saturday and determined the students were probably【54】from swine flu, and the CDC confirmed the【55】on Sunday, Bloomberg said.
The announcement brings the【56】of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States to 20. Bloomberg said there is no【57】of a citywide outbreak (爆发) of the flu, and no sign of a potential outbreak of swine flu at【58】schools.
Some students at the school【59】spring break in Mexico, Bloomberg said, but authorities have not determined【60】any of the students with a confirmed case of swine flu was in Mexico. Someone who traveled to Mexico may not have had any flu symptoms but【61】on the flu to someone else, he noted.
Bloomberg called on students who are home sick to【62】home for 48 hours after their symptoms go away.
If symptoms are normal for a regular kind of flu, there is【63】need to go to a hospital, said Bloomberg. If symptoms become severe, as【64】any illness, people should go to the hospital, he said.
St. Francis, which has 2,700 students, announced it will remain closed for two days.【65】whether the students' illnesses have been minor because they're young and healthy or because it is a minor strain (菌株) of the virus, Bloomberg responded, "We don't know. "
(51)
A．fever
B．cold
C．sickness
D．flu
第3题
To get a sense of how women have progressed in science take a quick tour of the physics department at the University ofCalifornia,Berkeley.This is a storied place the 36 of some of the most important discoveries in modern science-starting withErnest Lawrence' s invention of the cvclotron(回旋加速器)in 1931.
A、 generation ago female faces were 37 and,even today,visitors walking through the first floor of LeConte Hall will See a full corridor of exhibits 38 the many distinguished physicists who made history here, 39 all of there white malesBut climb up to the third floor and you' II see a 40 display.There,among the photos of current facnlty members and students are portraits of the 41 head of the department,Marjorie Shapiro and four other women whose reseaich 42 everything from the mecheanics of the universe to the smallest particles of matter.
A、sixth woman was hired just two weeks ago.Although they' re Still only about 10 percent of the physics faculty,women are clearly a presence here.And the real 43 may be in the smaller photos to the right graduate and undergraduate students about 20 percent of them female.Every yearsBerkeley sends its fresh female physics PhDs to the country' S top universities.That makes Shapiro optimistic but also 44 "I believe things are getting bette "she says "but they' re not getting better as 45as i would like."
A.circumstance
B.confidence
C.covers
D.current
E.deals
F.different
G.exposing
H.fastl
第4题
Farmers from nearby towns unloaded tons of straw while scientists showed the helpers how to soak up the oil.
Many ducks and other birds were caught in the oil. Scientists and volunteers tried to catch them and clean them off, but one report said that more than a hundred birds had died. The oil spill is the worst that has ever hit this coast. Edward Shoup, the head of the oil company, said that it was an accident. He explained that the ship that leaked was very old, and he added that as soon as new ships were ready, the company planed to get rid of its old ones. Mr. Shoup said that his company was working very hard on the oil-spill problem and would do its best to prevent any more oil spills.
Who is the speaker？
A．A specialist in oil-spill prevention.
B．A TV reporter.
C．An oil company technician.
D．The head of the oil company.
第5题
听力原文：M: Hi, Grace. Mind if I eat lunch with you？
W: No. Mr. Evans, not at all.
M: Thanks. I just heard that you're studying nutrition and you've got quite a bit of experience working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you will be interested in a small project we are doing this term.
W: What's the project all about？
M: More and more students have been deciding not to buy the meal here and we want to attract them back. So I want to hear what students would like. Your job would be to find out.
W: Well, if the menus were changed, then maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism.
M: That makes you perfect for the job. Would you be interested？
W: I'm not sure. What sorts of changes are you thinking of？
M: I'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare our food. For example, just look at what we have to choose from today. You got a fried hamburger and I got fried chicken. They both contain too much fat.
W: But you'd better not get rid of them. They're everybody's favorite.
M: Well, we can certainly keep them, but we need to give the people who are health-conscious some choices. For example, we could also prepare chicken without the fatty skin and serve it on some rice with a light sauce. Do you think that would appeal to students？
W: Well, I'd like that. You're right. You'd better find out what others think. Sorry, I've got to get back to work. I'd like to hear more though. I'll drop by your office later. M: Ok, see you then.
(23)
A．The size of the cafeteria,
B．The food served in the cafeteria.
C．The cost of meals in the cafeteria.
D．Career opportunities in cafeterias.
第6题
听力原文：M: Hi, Grace. Mind if I cat lunch with you？
W: No. Mr. Evans, not at all.
M: Thanks. I just beard that you're studying nutrition and you've got quite a bit of experiences working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you will be interested in a small project we are doing this germ.
W: What's the project all about？
M: More and more students have been deciding not to buy the meal here and we want to attract them back. So I want to hear what students would like. Your job would be to find out.
W: Well, if the menus were changed, then maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism.
M: That makes you perfect for the job. Would you be interested？
W: I'm not sure. What sorts of changes are you thinking of？
M: I'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare our food. For example, just look at what we have to choose from today. You got a fried hamburger and I got fried chicken; They both contain too much fat.
W: But you'd better not get rid of them. They're everybody's favorite.
M: Well, we can certainly keep them, but we need to give the people who are health-conscious some choices. For example, we could also prepare chicken without the fatty skin and serve it on some rice with a light sauce. Do you think that would appeal to students？
W: Well, I'd like that. You're right. You'd better find out what others think. Sorry, I've got to get hack to work. I'd like to hear more though. I'll drop by your office later.
M: OK. See you then.
(23)
A．The size of the cafeteria.
B．The food served in the cafeteria.
C．The cost of meals in the cafeteria.
D．Career opportunities in cafeterias.
第7题
W: Oh! Sorry to miss you. But my thirst for knowledge was greater than my pains of hunger!
M. I've never had that problem. So where were you？
W: My political science class ran overtime.
M: That's been happening quite a bit lately, hasn't it？
W: I guess so. Actually what happens is that a bunch of us hang around for a while after class to talk with our professor and ask him questions.
M: Who is this twentieth-century Socrates？
W: Professor Hall. Have you heard of him？
M: Hm, he does have a good reputation in the Political Science Department.
W: And a well-deserved one! The same students who fall asleep in discussion groups and seminars fight for front-row seats in his lectures.
M: Oh, no! I hope this isn't catching!
W: You can joke. But it's great to have a professor who's not only interesting, but also prepared to give up time for students.
M: I know. They're rare sort. Maybe I should sit in on his class sometime. Do you think he'd care？
W: Not at all. Lots of students bring their friends, and he says he feels pleased.
M: Well, just to be safe, I think I'U bring my lunch along as well.
W: I'll make a good student of you yet.
(20)
A．Giving a lecture.
B．Discussing political science.
C．Working on a science problem.
D．Reading twentieth-century literature.
第8题
Vibrating Rubber Cellphones
Vibrating rubber cellphones could be the next big thing in mobile communications. They allow people to press the phone to transmit vibrations along with their(51) words. According to a research team at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the idea will make(52) more fun.
Many mobile phones can already vibrate instead of ringing(53) you do not want people to know you are getting a call. But these(54) are toe simple for subtle (敏感的) communication,(55) Angela Chang of the lab's Tangible Media Group. "They're either on or off," she says.
But when you hold Chang's rubber cellphone, your fingers and thumb wrap around five(56) speakers. They vibrate(57) your skin around 250 times per second. Beneath these speakers sit pressure sensors (传感器), so you can transmit vibration as well as(58) it. When you squeeze with a finger, a vibration signal is transmitted(59) your caller's corresponding finger. Its speed(60) on how hard you squeeze.
Chang says that within a few minutes of being given the phones,, students were using the vibration feature to(61) emphasis to what they were saying. Over time, people even began to transmit their own kind of ad hoc (特别的) "Morse code", which they would repeat back to show they were(62) what the other person was saying.
Chang thinks "vibralanguages" could function for the same(63) as texting: sometimes people want to communicate(64) without everyone nearby knowing what they're saying. "And(65) actually being able to shake someone's hand when you close a business deal," she says.
A．taken
B．mixed
C．spoken
D．broken
第9题
听力原文：M: Hi, Grace. Mind if I ear lunch with you？
W: No, Mr. Evans, not at all.
M: Thanks. I just heard that you're studying nutrition and you've got quite a bit of experience working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you will be interested in a small project we are doing this term,
W: What’s the project all about？ M: More and more students have been deciding not to buy the meal here and we want to attract them back. So I want to hear what students would like. Your job would be to find out.
W: Well, if the menus were changed, then maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism.
M: That makes you perfect for the job. Would you be interested？
W: I'm not sure. What sorts of changes ire you thinking of？
M: I'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare our food. For example, just look at what we have to choose from today. You got a fried hamburger and I got fried chicken. They both contain too much fat.
W: But you'd better not get rid of them. They're everybody's favorite.
M: Well, we can certainly keep them, but we need to give the people who are health-conscious some choices. For example, we could also prepare chicken without the fatty skin and serve it on some rice with a light sauce. Do you think that would appeal to students？
W: Well, I'd like that. You're right. You'd better find out what others think. Sorry, I've got to get back to work. I'd like to hear more though. I'll drop by your office later.
M: Ok, see you then.
(23)
A．The size of the cafeteria.
B．The food served in the cafeteria.
C．The cost of meals in the cafeteria.
D．Career opportunities in cafeterias.
第10题
回答题。
Problems of College Students
Today&39;s college students are more narcissistic (自恋的 ) and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
"We need to stop endlessly repeating &39;You&39;re special&39; and having children repeat that back, " said the study&39;s lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. "Kids are self-centered enough already." "Unfortunately, narcissism can also have very negative consequences for society, including the breakdown of close relationships with others, " he said. The study asserts that narcissists "are more likely to have romantic relationships that are short-lived, at risk for infidelity, lack emotional warmth, and to exhibit game-playing, dishonesty, and over-controlling and violent behaviors." Twenge, the author of "Generation Me : Why Today&39;s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before" , said narcissists tend to lack empathy, react aggressively to criticism and favor self-promotion over helping others.
Some analysts have commended today&39;s young people for increased commitment to volunteer work. But Twenge viewed even this phenomenon skeptically, noting that many high schools require community service and many youths feel pressure to list such endeavors on college applications.
Campbell said the narcissism upsurge seemed so pronounced (非常明显的 ) that he was unsure if there were obvious remedies. "Permissiveness seems to be a component, " he said. "A potential antidote would be more authoritative parenting. Less indulgence might be called for."
Yet students, while acknowledging some legitimacy to such findings, don&39;t necessarily accept negative generalizations about their generation.
Hanady Kader, a University of Washington senior, said she worked unpaid last summer helping resettle refugees and considers many of her peers to be civic-minded. But she is dismayed (气馁; 灰心) by the competitiveness of some students who seem prematurely focused on career status. "We&39;re encouraged a lot to be individuals and go out there and do what you want, and nobody should stand in your way, " Kader said. "I can see goals and ambitions getting in the way of other things like relationships."
Kari Dalane, a University of Vermont sophomore, says most of her contemporaries are politically active and not overly self-centered. "People are worried about themselves--but in the sense of where they&39;re going to find a place in the world, " she said. "People want to look their best, have a good time, but it doesn&39;t mean they&39;re not concerned about the rest of the world."
Besides, some of the responses on the narcissism test might not be worrisome, Dalane said. "It would be more depressing if people answered, &39;No, I&39;m not special.&39;"
According to the passage， a narcissistic person may__________. 查看材料
A.hate criticism
B.be dishonest to his/her partner
C.be unwilling to help others
D.all the above
第11题
Vibrating Rubber Cellphones
Vibrating rubber cellphones could be the next big thing in mobile communications. They allow people to press the phone to transmit vibrations along with their______ (51) words. According to a research team at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the idea will make______ (52) more fun.
Many mobile phones can already vibrate instead of ringing______ (53) you do not want people to know you are getting a call. But these______ (54) are too simple for subtle (敏感的) communication,______ (55) Angela Chang of the lab's Tangible Media Group. "They're either on or off," she says.
But when you hold Chang's rubber cellphone, your fingers and thumb wrap around five______ (56) speakers. They vibrate______ (57) your skin around 250 times per second. Beneath these speakers sit pressure sensors (传感器), so you can transmit vibration as well as______ (58) it. When you squeeze with a finger, a vibration signal is transmitted______ (59) your caller's corresponding finger, its speed______ (60) on how hard you squeeze.
Chang says that within a few minutes of being given the phones, students were using the vibration feature to______ (61) emphasis to what they were saying. Over time, people even began to transmit their own kind of ad hoc (特别的)"Morse code", which they would repeat back to show they were______ (62) what the other person was saying.
Chang thinks "vibralanguages" could function for the same______ (63) as texting: sometimes people want to communicate______ (64) without everyone nearby knowing what they're saying. "And______ (65) actually being able to shake someone's hand when you close a business deal," she says.
A．taken
B．mixed
C．spoken
D．broken
