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《英美报刊样卷》

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2013――2014学年第1学期

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PartI.ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

PassageOne

Pregnancymothersaregettinganewtooltohelpkeepthemselvesandtheirbabieshealthy:

pregnancytipssentdirectlytotheircellphones.

Theso-calledtext4babycampaignisthefirstfree,healtheducationprogramintheU.S.toharnessthereachofmobilephones,accordingtoitssponsors.Organizerssaytextingisaneffectivemeansofdeliveringwellnesstipsbecause90percentofpeopleintheU.S.havecellphones.

"Especiallyifyoustarttalkingaboutlow-incomepeople,cellphonesaretheindispensabletoolforreachingthemandengagingthemabouttheirhealth,"saidPaulMeyer,presidentofVoxiva,acompanywhichoperateshealthtextingprogramsinAfrica,LatinAmericaandIndia.

Studiesinthosecountrieshaveshownthatperiodictextscanreducesmokingandotherunhealthybehaviorsinpregnantmothers.

MeyersaidtheU.S.program,runbyVoxiva,willbethelargesthealth-relatedtextingprogram

everundertaken.Underthenewservice,mothers-to-bewhotext“BABY,’toaspecifiednumberwillreceiveweeklytextmessages,timedtotheirduedateortheirbaby'sbirthdate.Themessages,whichhavebeenscannedbygovernmentandnonprofithealthexperts,dealwithnutrition,immunizationandbirthdefectprevention,amongothertopics.Themessageswillcontinuethroughthebaby'sfirstbirthday.

Text4babyisexpectedtobeannouncedThursdaymorningbyofficialsfromtheWhiteHouse'sOfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy.Governmentofficialswillbepublicizingthecampaigninspeechesandpromotionalmaterials.

Organizershopetheeffortcancurbpremature（早产的）births,whichcanbecausedbypoornutrition,excessivestress,smokinganddrinkingalcohol.About500,000babiesarebornprematurelyintheU.S.eachyear.Thenonprofitisamongthesponsorsofthecampaign.

"Therealscarythingisthatwe'reanindustrializednationandwe'renotdoingverywelloninfantdeathrate,andweknowprematurityisabigpartofthat,"saidthegroup'sdirector,JudyMeehan.

CurrentlytheU.S.ranks30thworldwideforinfantdeathrate,accordingtoMeehan,behindmostWesternEuropeannations.

ResearchersattheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityhaveagreedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessoftext4babybymeasuringhealthtrendsformothersandnewborns.

（fromWashingtonPost）

1.Theword"harness"inParagraph2canbereplacedby“”.

A）takeadvantageofB）beindependentofC）produceaneffectonD）expandtherangeof

2.WhatdoweknowaboutAfrica,LatinAmericaandIndia?

A）Theyareamongtheprofitablemarkets.B）Womenseldomcareabouttheirhealth.

C）Peopletherearerelativelypoor.D）Cellphonesarepopularthere.

3.TheText4babyprogramisaimedathelpingpregnancywomen.

A）intheU.S.B）inpoorcountries

C）allovertheworldD）inWesternEuropeannations

4.WhatisthepurposeoftheText4babyprogram?

A）Towarnwomenagainstbadhabits.B）Toletpeoplecareaboutprematurity.

C）Toimprovebabies'nutrition.D）Toreduceinfantdeathrate.

5.ComparedwiththeU.S.,mostWesternEuropeannations.

A）havehigherinfantdeathratesB）dobetteroninfantdeathrates

C）domorestudiesonText4babyD）paylessattentiontoText4baby

PassageTwo

AsagroupofyoungAfricanimmigrantsstrugglestoadapttolifeintheUnitedStates,anafter-schooldramaprogramatWhiteOakMiddleSchoolaimstomaketheirliveseasierbyfirstmakingthemalittleharder.

ProjectXisaprogramthatusesdrama,dance,poetryandothercreativeoutletstohelpstudentsdiscussthetoughandsometimespainfulproblemstheyfaceaspre-teenimmigrantswithsignificantlanguagebarriers.AfinalunveilingoftheircreationwillbeperformedforfriendsandfamilyattheendoftheyearatImaginationStage.

WanjiruKamau,coordinatorofWhiteOak'sAfricanClubsaidit'simportanttogivetroublestogroupmemberstohelpthemfindtheirplaceattheschool."Itcomfortsthosewhoareuncomfortable,anditdiscomfortsthosewhoarecomfortable,"KamausaidofProjectX.

KamauteamedupwithImaginationStageaftershenoticedthatmanyAfricanstudentsseemeduncomfortabletalkingaboutproblems,suchasbeinglaughedatbytheirfellowstudentsabouthowthftylookandtalk.Whenmostofthekidsjointheclub,theyspeaklittleornoEnglish,Kamausaid.Eachweek,theclubtypicallydrawsfiveto10studentswhoareoriginallyfromAfricafordiscussionsessionsandtheProjectXprogram.

"We'regoingtoexpressourselvesthroughourwordsandouractions,andthat'spowerful,"saidteachingartistMegGreenassheintroducedfill-in-the-blankpoemsthestudentswroteabouttheiridentities.

Onestudent,FranckKetchouang,13,wrote,‘‘Iamfromtheworld;Iamlove，”whichdrewoohsandaahsfromthegroup.KetchouanghasbeenintheUnitedStateslessthanayear,saidProgramCoordinatorChadDike.WhenKetchouangstartedattendingProjectX，hehadbeenintheUnitedStatesfortwomonthsandspokenoEnglish.Nowhe'soneofthegroup'smostoutgoingmembersandhelpstranslateinstructionsfromEnglishtoCreoleforthegroup'snewestmember,whoisfromHaiti.

Manypeoplewillgiveupwhenthere'salanguagebarrier,"butthesestudentsprovethemwrong,"Kamausaid."Youdohavesomethingtogive.Youareimportant.WhenTV,media,etc.arebringingthemdown,thisprogramisbringingthemup."

（ByLenitaandRenoGazette,fromUSATODAY,May12,2013）

6.ProjectXisintendedforhelpingtheyoungAfricanimmigrantsto_________.

A）getoverlanguagebarriersB）overcometoughproblems

C）enrichafter-schoollifeD）becomemorecreative

7.HowwellthememberslearnintheProjectXprogramisdemonstratedby.

A）theirannual,creativeperformancesB）theirannualscoresgainedatschool.

C）thecommentsoffriendsandfamilyD）thecommentsoftheprogramteachers.

8.WhatdoweknowabouttheImaginationStage?

A）It'sestablishedbyKamauforProjectX.

B）It'soperatedonceattheendofeachyear.

C）It'saprojectdesignedbyWhiteOakMiddleSchool.

D）It'sacooperativepartnerofWhiteOak'sAfricanClub.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whatFranckKetchouangwrotewas

A）sillyB）simple66.remarkableD）disputable

10.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto___________.

A）callformoreattentiontoimmigrantsB）inspireimmigrantstonevergiveup

C）advocateWhiteOak'sAfricanClubD）introducetheProjectXprogram

PassageThree

University’sBootCampGivesFreshmenFightingChance

RENO,Nev.--Welcometobootcamp,youmaggots.

Standupstraight,suckinthatgutandrecitetheperiodictable.

Whatdidyousay?

Ican’thearyou!

Dropandgiveme20.

WhentheUniversityofNevada,RenoholdsitsfirstacademicbootcampAug.16-20,therewon’tbeanysnarlingdrillinstructorsorderingfreshmentoscrubthelatrineswithtoothbrushes,butitwon’tbeeasy,either.

Theywillspendfivedays,from8a.m.to9p.m.,attendingclasses,workinginstudygroupsandtakingexams.

Justasbasictrainingpreparessoldiersforcombat,thegoalofUNR’snewbootcamp,calledBiofit,istohelpfreshmenmajoringincertainscientificfieldsimprovetheirchancesofsurvivingthatfragilefirstsemesterofcollege.

“Studentsofalllevelsofpreparationcomehere,andsomeofthemstrugglethatfirstsemester,”saidJeffThompson,deanofUNR’sCollegeofScience.“Andstudiesshowthatifstudentsstrugglethatfirstsemester,it’sveryhardforthemtoovercome.”

Strugglingstudentsalsoareatriskofdroppingout,andUNRisonamissiontoimproveitsgraduationrate.

Lastyear,slightlymorethanhalfofthefreshmenwhoenteredUNRin2006graduated.

Thegraduationratein2012forUNRstudentswhoearnedadiplomainsixyearswas54percent.That’s2pointsbelowthenationalsix-yeargraduationrateof56percent.

AnotherhopefulindicatorisUNR’sretentionrate:

79percentofthefreshmenwhocameoncampusin2011werestillenrolledwhenthenextfallsemesterbegan.

Attendingthebootcampisvoluntary,andduringitsfirstyear,enrollmentwillbelimitedtofreshmenwhoplantomajorinbiologyorneuroscience.

“It’satestrunwithnorisktothem,”Thompsonsaid.“Theyhavetheopportunitytomakeadjustmentsbeforetheygetapoorgradethatfirstsemesterthat’shardtorecoverfrom.That’sreallywhatwe’retryingtoaddress.”

Thestudentswillliveinthesameresidencehallandhavetopay$200,whichwillcoverfood,roomandprogrammaterials.

UNRjoinsagrowingnumberofcampusesthatofferthistypeofexperiencetohelpfreshmansuccessfullymakethetransitionfromhighschooltocollege.

LouisianaStateUniversityheldthefirstweeklongbootcampin2005fornewfreshmenbiologymajorsatitsCollegeofScience,whereKevinCarmanwasthedeanatthetime.

Carman,whobecameUNR’snewprovostinFebruary,madestartingabootcampatUNRoneofhistoppriorities.

ThompsonsaidLSU’sbootcamphasincreasedstudentgraduationratesfornewfreshmenby50percent.

“Thatisverysignificant,”hesaid.

Hecreditsthatimprovementtothewaybootcampexposesfreshmentothetougheracademicrequirementsofhighereducationbeforetheystarttheirfirstsemester.

“Thepointofbootcampisthatcollegeisverydifferent,butmoststudentsdon’treallyunderstandthat,”Thompsonsaid.

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