What did students do during the SECOND half（)？

A.Learned mathematical arts

B.Explored the natural and social world

C.Learned specific topics

D.Sought help

阅读理解A good opportunity for many international students to pursue a higher education is to leave their native country and come to the United States.

189 international students, mostly from India, decided to attend Southern University.

Following his father’s footstep, Rajeshekhar Chimmalgi, a freshman of physics major from India, came to Baton Rouge in 1998 and attended Southern University. He has good things to say to hopeful attendees.

“At Southern, the physics department staff and students helped me get through the registration process and advised me how to study and what classed to take,” Cimmalgi said.

The majority of international students at Southern are there to obtain a graduate degree and then return to their home country. However, during their short stay in the U. S., many international students find it hard to fit in.

“It’s really difficult because you are the only one and you don’t know anyone.” Chimmalgi said.

One of the easiest ways for them to feel comfortable is to be around people from their own culture. “I have some friends from Jamaica and Trinidad, so I don’t feel so out of place.” said one student named Boogle.

Farhana Lubna, a third semester graduate student from Bangladesh, feels that Southern could do more to make them feel comfortable. He said, “At Louisiana State University, they have an international expo and foreign students introduce their culture to the university. I think Southern could do something similar to that.”

1. Where was Chimmalgi from according to the passage？

A) Jamaica.

B) Trinidad.

C) Bangladesh

D) India.

2. How many students came from abroad at Southern University？

A) 189.

B) 198.

C) 289.

D) 819.

3. What was the reason for Chimmalgi to attend Southern University？

A) It is the best university in the States.

B) It has the largest number of international students in the States.

C) It is the university that his father graduated from.

D) It has the best international student program in the States.

4. How did Chimmalgi feel about studying at Southern University？

A) He was receiving the best education.

B) The staff and students were very helpful.

C) He found it very hard to fit in the American culture.

D) He felt out of place most of the time.

5. What did most international students plan to do after graduation？

A) Returning to their home country.

B) Staying for postgraduate studies.

C) Getting a job in the States.

D) Working for some international expos.

6. What can Southern University do to improve its international student program？

A) Employing better teachers for foreign students.

B) Having foreign students introduce their culture.

C) Letting foreign students live in the same building.

D) Providing more native food to foreign students.

根据下面材料，回答第 21～25 题：

Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A． Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’s academic grade.

This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.

District administrators say that homework will still be a pat of schooling: teachers are allowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework and see vey little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well on state tests without completing their homework, but what about the students who performed well on the tests and did their homework？ It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a flat, across-the-board rule.

At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework. If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students’ academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework does nothing to ensure that the homework students are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.

The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L.A． Unified to do homework right.

第 21 题 It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework_____.

[A] is receiving more criticism

[B]is no longer an educational ritual

[C]is not required for advanced courses

[D]is gaining more preferences

A.do their students do

B.their students do

C.have their students do

D.did their students do

A.do they

B.didn't they

C.don't they

D.did they

When she entered the class, she ___ by what the students did for her.

A、was moved

B、is moved

C、was moving

udents to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects.Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life.The open classroom may allow students to enjoy learning more.Some students will be happier in such a school.They will not have to worry about grades or rules.For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

But many students will not do well in an open classroom.For some students, there are too few rules.These students will do little in school.They will not make good use of open education.For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom.They worry about the rules even when there are no rules.Even a few rules will help this kind of student.The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it.Many teachers do not believe in open education.Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.

Since some of its good points and bad points have been explained, you may have your own opinion about open education.The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory.In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school.In some cases, students must be made to study some subjects.Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting.They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

36.Open education allows the students to ().

A.achieve more in life

B.be ready for their own future

C.develop their own interests

D.learn subjects outside classroom

37.Open education may be a good idea for the students who ().

A.enjoy learning

B.worry about grades

C.believes open education is completely a good idea

D.are pleased to have rules

38.Some students will do little in an open classroom because ().

A.there are too few rules

B.they don’t like open education

C.they care much about their grades

D.open classroom is of little help to them

39.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage？ ()

A.Traditional teachers like open education very much

B.Students do better in a traditional classroom

C.Students are not used to making so many choices in open education

D.Teachers may have problems in open classrooms

40.Which of the following best summarizes the passage？()

A.open education is a really complex idea

B.Teachers like traditional education

C.Students don’t have to worry about rules

D.Teachers’ feelings and attitudes are important to the students

I will never forget what my old headmaster had taught me.Normally when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers.But,this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I drift off course,I get reminded of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly,and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what was important to us.This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London,and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway.He would take the train right to Central London,and then sit at the street corner and beg.He did this every single day for almost 20 years.

His house was filthy,and a horrible smell came out of it.The neighbors could not stand the smell any longer,so they summoned the police officers to clear the place.The officers knocked down the door,cleaned the house and found small bags of money all over the house.When they counted the money,they realized that the old man was a millionaire.

They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening,the old man was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was now a millionaire. The old man said nothing at all.He went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual,went to the subway,got into the train,and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.Obviously,this old man had no great plans,dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

We should remain true to our course,which may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove.Let nothing distract us from being happy;let nothing else determine our fate,but ourselves.What makes us happy is what matters in the end,not what we acquire.

1. The sentence“I drift off course”might be replaced by.

(A). I do not pass a course at school

(B). I am determined to do something new

(C). I fail to stick to what I have been doing

(D). I come across difficulties in my studies

2. According to the passage，the old man.

(A). lived in Central London

(B). came from a poor family

(C). began begging as a child

(D). begged in London every day

3. When they waited for the old man,the police expected he would be.

(A). pleased to see the clean house

(B). glad to know that he was rich

(C). angry with what they had done

(D). grateful for what they did for him

4. The old man is admired mainly because.

(A). he stuck to what he did

(B). he had a splendid dream

(C). he was confident in himself

(D). he had great plans for the future

5. The old headmaster told the story to remind his students of the importance of.

(A). honesty

(B). commitment

(C). kindness

(D). patience

l attitude, while others claim it’s being wealthy. But according to one researcher, the answer may in fact lie in what we’re wearing. Professor Karen Pine from the University of Hertfordshire said that specific clothing—including even superhero T-shirts—can make people more confident in all sorts of situations. The research is outlined in her new book Mind What You Wear. In the book she claims clothing affects a person's mental processes and perceptions. Putting on different clothes creates different thoughts and mental processes. “My book aims to make people more aware of this, to understand how their clothes can change their mood and their thoughts.” In the study, she gathered a group of students and asked some to wear a superman T-shirt. She wanted to know if heroic clothing would change how students thought. Surprisingly, she found that not only did it make them more confident, but it also made them actually think they were physically stronger. "When wearing a Superman T-shirt the students rated themselves as more likable and superior to other students," she explained. "When asked to estimate how much they could physically lift, those in a Superman T-shirt thought they were stronger than students in a plain T-shirt, or in their own clothing." It wasn’t just superhero clothing that affected a person's state of mind, though. In another test, women were asked to do a maths test in a swimsuit or wearing a sweater, with the latter group performing better. Wearing a white coat, meanwhile, was found to improve a person's mental agility. And in the book she claims when women are stressed, they neglect 90 percent of their wardrobe, choosing to dress up only to feel confident. In addition to scientific research, Professor Pine said she also has "tips on how to feel happier and more confident with the right clothes, explaining not only that we are what we wear, but that we become what we wear.

(1)According to Professor Karen Pine, specific clothing can make people more confident only in some situations.

(2)According to Professor Karen Pine, putting on different clothes creates different thoughts and mental processes.

(3)Professor Karen Pine’s new book Mind What You Wear aims to make people stronger.

(4)In Professor Karen Pine’s study, she found that when wearing a Superman T-shirt the students rated themselves as more likable and superior to other students.

(5)In another test, women were asked to do a maths test in a swimsuit or wearing a sweater, the group wearing sweaters performing better.

n students who learnt business skills by operating their own banks. In December 1987, the Twiglet Bank was opened at an Elementary School in Miami, Florida. It is a real bank that accepts money for savings and makes loans, and it is operated by students between 10 and 12 years old.The bank is open for one hour two days a week. Students can put their money into the bank and withdraw it as they wish. Officials from a local bank helped the students start the bank. They trained twenty-three of them to do all the different kinds of bank jobs, from counting money to guarding the bank. The students needed money to start the bank. They raised more than $ 2,000 by selling 50-dollar shares in the bank to parents, teachers, the local bank workers, and customers. Organizing and operating the bank has taught the children a lot about the banking business. They have learned about raising and investing money and how to use computers and other banking equipment. They have also learned how to ask for a job and to be responsible for their jobs.

1. Who helped these children start a bank()

A. Parents

B. Teachers

C. Bank staff

2. How did children raise money for their bank()

A. Their schools provided financial support for them.

B. They sold shares to their parents, teachers, local bank workers and customers.

C. They found an organization to donate a set of fund.

3. Who is currently operating Twiglet Bank()

A. Teenagers

B. Community

C. Government

4. Which is not TRUE for the benefits of children from operating their own banks()

A. They learned how to use computers and banking equipment.

B. They learned how to find a job and do it well.

C. They learned how to produce the money.

5. What is the best title for this passage()

A. A Bank of Miami

B. A Students’ Bank

C. The Operation of American Banks