3. Passage Twenty-Three Washington Irving was America’s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was， in fact， one of the most successful writers of his time in the country， and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself， with his warm friendliness， his good sense， his urbanity， his gay spirits， his artistic integrity， his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackery described Irving as “a gentleman， who， though himself born in no very high sphere， was most finished， polished， witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. ” In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford—an unusual honor for a citizen of a young， uncultured nation—and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him ambassador to Spain. Irving’s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child， he had little schooling. He studied law， but without zeal， and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment， frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving’s Presbyterian background on his life?

5. Passage Twelve What are the differences between public and private in American higher education? A big difference involves money. Public colleges and universities charger for an education just like private schools. But state schools cost less because they get money from the states that started them to educate local citizens. As a result， out-of-state and international students usually pay more than state residents， at least the first year. The state with the most residents， almost forty million， is California. Its systems of two-year and four-year colleges and universities are among the largest in the world. But the example we are going to focus on today is to the north of California， in a much smaller state on the West Coast: Oregon. The University of Oregon， located in Eugene， is one of the campuses in the Oregon University System. The cost for undergraduates this year is $6，000 for state residents. Housing is an additional $8，000. Non-residents pay the same for housing——but almost $20，000 for tuition and fees. Let’s see how these numbers compare to a private college in Oregon. Lewis and Clark College in Portland has 4，000 students， compared to 20，000 at the University of Oregon. Housing costs $800 more than at the state school. But the big difference is tuition. The published price at Lewis and Clark is almost $34，000. Yet Lewis and Clark is one of the few American colleges to offer financial aid for international students. Each year it awards financial aid to twenty students from other countries. And it says the average award last year was 19，000 dollars. That would make Lewis and Clark cheaper for international students than the University of Oregon. But， of course， prices alone do not say anything about the quality of a school or the value of an education. We can conclude from the passage that the cost and the quality of a university are

A. the more the better

B. the more the worse

C. not necessarily related

D. closely related

1. Passage Twelve What are the differences between public and private in American higher education? A big difference involves money. Public colleges and universities charger for an education just like private schools. But state schools cost less because they get money from the states that started them to educate local citizens. As a result， out-of-state and international students usually pay more than state residents， at least the first year. The state with the most residents， almost forty million， is California. Its systems of two-year and four-year colleges and universities are among the largest in the world. But the example we are going to focus on today is to the north of California， in a much smaller state on the West Coast: Oregon. The University of Oregon， located in Eugene， is one of the campuses in the Oregon University System. The cost for undergraduates this year is $6，000 for state residents. Housing is an additional $8，000. Non-residents pay the same for housing——but almost $20，000 for tuition and fees. Let’s see how these numbers compare to a private college in Oregon. Lewis and Clark College in Portland has 4，000 students， compared to 20，000 at the University of Oregon. Housing costs $800 more than at the state school. But the big difference is tuition. The published price at Lewis and Clark is almost $34，000. Yet Lewis and Clark is one of the few American colleges to offer financial aid for international students. Each year it awards financial aid to twenty students from other countries. And it says the average award last year was 19，000 dollars. That would make Lewis and Clark cheaper for international students than the University of Oregon. But， of course， prices alone do not say anything about the quality of a school or the value of an education. One of the differences between public and private universities is ( ) .

A. private universities are usually smaller than the public ones

B. attending private universities is less expensive

C. public universities require foreign students to pay more tuitions

D. public universities provide more financial aids to foreign students

2. Passage Twenty-Three Washington Irving was America’s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was， in fact， one of the most successful writers of his time in the country， and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself， with his warm friendliness， his good sense， his urbanity， his gay spirits， his artistic integrity， his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackery described Irving as “a gentleman， who， though himself born in no very high sphere， was most finished， polished， witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. ” In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford—an unusual honor for a citizen of a young， uncultured nation—and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him ambassador to Spain. Irving’s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child， he had little schooling. He studied law， but without zeal， and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment， frequenting both social gatherings and the theatre. What is implied by the mention of Scott， Poe and Hawthorne?

A. Irving enjoyed great popular admiration.

B. Scott， Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving’s success.

C. Irving’s work was not only popular， but also of high literary quality.

D. More Americans than Britons admired Irving.

5. Passage Nineteen A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy， freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend——abear. The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends at his grandmother’s house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not， the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. Police formed a search and rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and still——no Casey. The woods of North Carolina are home to many black bears， like this one. It seems one of them helped a little boy while he was lost in the woods. Then on January 24， someone called the police saying they heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. They pulled him out of some briar (荆棘). He was in good health. Police Officer Chip Hughes said that Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for two days in the cloud， rainy weather， but that “he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear that was with him. ” Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts， including some 600 volunteers， federal police and members of the military. Hughes told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped (绑架). Doctors at Carolina East Medical Center treated Casey for minor injuries. He was then released to his family on January 25 .All the following are mentioned as those helping in the rescue efforts EXCEPT ( ) .

A. reporters

B. volunteers

C. federal police

D. members of the military

4. Passage Three Have you always dreamed of traveling to cool places， meeting lots of different people， and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter what country you live in， you can fly over the world’s highest waterfalls in Venezuela， learn world trade in Japan， study art in France， or take dancing lessons in Ghana. How? Join a study abroad program， where high school and college students live with a host family in a foreign country. Semester， summer， and year-long programs allow you to attend school， take intensive language courses， or perform community service in another country. Besides the excitement of travel， one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs， holidays， foods， art， music， and politics firsthand. “I learned the language and am now fluent， but perhaps more important was how much I learned about cultures， people， and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family， not from the tourist’s point of view，” says Andrew， who studied in Poitiers， France. Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas， Venezuela， a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her hometown of 35，000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that? Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition to college and adulthood. Matthew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence， social savvy， and a genuine interest in international affairs that really set him apart from his peers. “After having gone abroad in high school， I found the transition to college to be a breeze—moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly daunting after having lived thousands of miles away.” And speaking of college， improving your language skills might help you get into dream colleges and even land future jobs. Colleges and employers know that studying abroad provides leadership skills in a world that is increasingly globally interconnected. Most of all， it’s fun! You’re not likely to suffer from sophomore slump or general boredom while you’re studying in a different learning environment. What benefits did Matthew get from his experience of studying abroad?

A. It helped him adjust in the transition to college and adulthood.

B. It helped him learn how to better stand up for himself and his beliefs.

C. It helped him express himself in another language.

D. It helped him understand another culture better.

49. After the numbers' in every possible combination, we finally hit on a solution.

A. 　 running through

B. 　 running after

C. 　 running over

D. 　 running out

49. A country birth rate is higher than its death rate will have an increasing population.

A. 　 where

B. 　 which

C. 　 that

D. 　 whose

50.If you are happy and enjoying life, you are automatically (_____), and people around want to be with you.

A. 　 creative

B. 　 attractive

C. 　 humorous

D. 　 honest

46. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of (_____) was hard.

A. 　 what

B. 　 it

C. 　 which

D. 　 that

1. Passage Sixteen Justin was always prepared. His motto was “Never throw anything out， you never know when it might come in handy.” His bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires， bent tennis rackets， deflated basketballs， and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents asked him to clean out his room. “What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto， “Never throw anything out， you never know when it might come in handy.” When Justin was away from home， he always carried his blue backpack. He liked to think of it as a smaller version of his bedroom——a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore. It was full of the kind of things that seemed unimportant， but when used with a little imagination， might come in handy. Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school， his friend Kenny， came looking for Justin. “Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker code?” he asked. “I lost the paper it was written on. I have science class in two minutes and if I’m late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked genuinely worried. “Relax，” Justin said， taking his backpack off and opened it. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in hometown to write the code down? Well， I know how we can recover what you wrote. ” He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint indentations (旧凹痕) on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the indentations. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker code appeared in white， set off by the gray pencil rubbings. “That’s amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker. Why is Justin’s room such a mess?

A. He always forgets to clean it.

B. He never throws anything away.

C. He has no time to clean it.

D. He shares a room with Kenny.