“我们为什么上大学”不同的人对此有不同的看法。请以此为题，写一篇120~150词左右的议论文。
Why do we go to university?
When a rather dirty, poorly-dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can’t be no question that the world is full of terrible sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is coming from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars..
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. In fact, . Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence..
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
It is hard to come to a conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.)
2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Indeed, there are lots of people in the world who are so unfortunate that they can’t support themselves.
3．What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph? ( Please answer within 20 words.)
4．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with a sentence so that it can make the paragraph logic.(Please answer within 15 words.)
5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It's to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres (a small collection of flowers they pin to their jackets). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, on a pleasure cruise boat (游船).
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the prom. But others like to go with friends, to whom they are soon going to be saying goodbye.
If you like the idea of a prom, why don't you and your classmates organize one for your graduation?
1．What does the word “prom” probably mean in the passage?
A．A dancing competition. B．A party held to celebrate graduation.
C．A fashion show. D．An election.
2．Which of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?
A．Renting a ballroom. B．Taking a cruise boat.
C．Holding it in the school gym. D．Wearing formal dresses.
3．Which of the following clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?
A．They take pictures at the prom.
B．They wear formal clothes or special clothes.
C．Music is played at the prom.
D．Teachers and parents attend it.
4．Why do some students attend the prom with their friends?
A．They want to be elected by their friends us the Prom King or Queen.
B．They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents.
C．They don’t want to depend on their parents.
D．They will part with their friends in a short time.
5．Why is the prom so important to students?
A．They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen.
B．They can be relieved from the study pressure.
C．They are going to say goodbye to their friends.
D．The prom is to mark the graduation and after it they will independent.
You are at the check-out a grocery store. You are ready to pay for your food. Then you find out that you have left your wallet at home! What can you do?
Don’t worry. You just have to put your finger near a special scanner. The grocery bill will be taken out of your bank account.
We are not joking.
A new system that scans customers’ fingerprints and subtracts（除去）the grocery bill from their bank accounts has taken supermarkets in Germany by storm. Stores, school canteens and even bars are picking it up.
The Edeka supermarket chain is the first retail（零售）business in Germany to use to new system. “Almost a quarter of out customers pay with their fingers,” said an employee at the headquarters.
Edeka has tried the system at 70 of its supermarkets. It says it will introduce it at 200 others because customers like it.
“At first we thought that only the young who really keep up with the latest technology would be interested, but we were wrong,” said Stefan Sewoester from IT Werke.
“Almost two-thirds of the people who use the system are 40 and older,” he said.
IT Werke, a computer company, is one of the pioneers of fingerprint payment software in Germany. It has helped about 150 shops, canteens and bars to put in the fingerprint scanning machines. Each cost about 2,000 euros(20,000 yuan).
To sign up for the service, customers must have their fingerprints taken and leave their addresses and banking details with the shop. The shop then takes the cost of goods directly out of the customer’s bank account.
“It is especially a good thing for elderly people. Now they do not have to remember their pin(密码)to pay with their bank cards, or to look around for their glasses or cash”. Sewoester said.
The stores benefits from the system too. It saves more than time in the check-out line. It also cuts out the hidden costs of accepting electronic card payments.
1．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．Pay with finger. B．Fingerprint scanning.
C．Money is not needed! D．A new system.
2．How is the bill paid when people are paying their bill with their fingerprint?
A．The money will be taken directly from the customer’s bank account.
B．The customer must pay the money and confirm it with their fingerprint.
C．The money is to be paid through electronic card payment.
D．The bill will be posted to the customer’s home.
3．Which of the following has most likely had the scanner fitted?
A．The restaurant. B．The hotel.
C．The school dining-hall. D．The hospital.
4．Which is NOT an advantage of the new invention so far?
A．Customers don’t have to pay their bill with money wherever they go.
B．Customers don’t have to remember their pin number.
C．Stores can save a certain amount of money.
D．Time will be saved.
5．The writer of the text seems to .
A．think that the new scanning machine does good only to customers
B．hold a neutral attitude toward this scanner
C．expect that the new invention will soon spread around
D．believe that middle-aged people are more ready to accept new things
Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water-drink recycled sewage（污水）or die.
With the drought continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified（净化的）waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.
Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.
“I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water,” said Peter Beattie.
“These are difficult decisions, but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold, it’s a matter of life and death.”
Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.
Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel. But Australians have never liked the idea.
To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have backed Queensland’s move.
“I am very strongly in favour of recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely,” Howard said.
Turnbull added that Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.
“All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall,” he said.
1．The problem Australians are faced with is that .
A．their water is polluted B．they are short of water
C．it has rained a lot D．more land becomes desert
2．According to the passage, which of the following countries does NOT drink recycled water?
A．Britain. B．The USA. C．Canada. D．Israel.
3．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that .
A．Queensland would become the first state to use recycled water for drinking
B．the Australian government supports the idea of using recycled water for drinking
C．all big cities in Australian are faced with shortage of water now
D．None of Australians like the idea of using recycled water for drinking
4．What does the underlined word “move” refer to?
A．Opposing to drinking recycled water.
B．Using recycled water for drinking.
C．Bringing in the idea of using recycled water for drinking.
D．Stopping water pollution.
5．What’s the possible reason why there is great opposition to the measure?
A．The recycled water is harmful.
B．Australians don’t know there is a shortage of water.
C．Australians dislike their government.
D．Australians think it’s hard to accept recycled water as drinking water.
There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.
Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
1．Our long-term goals mean a lot .
A．if we complete our short-range goals
B．if we cannot reach solid short-term goals
C．if we write down the dates
D．if we put forward some plans
2．Now short-term goals are built upon .
A．two years B．long-term goals
C．current activities D．the goals that have been completed
3．When we complete each step of our goals, .
A．we will win final success
B．we are overwhelmed
C．we should build up confidence of success
D．we should have strong desire for setting new goals
4．Even though our goals are drawn up, .
A．we should stick to them until we complete them
B．we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities
C．we had better wait for the exciting news of success
D．we have made great decision
5．It is implied but not stated in the passage that .
A．those who have long-term goals will succeed
B．writing down the dates may discourage you
C．the goal is only a guide for us to reach our destination
D．everyone should have a goal
Comparing is competition’s twin. Comparing yourself to others is 1 but bad news. Why? Because we’re all on different 2 timetable. Since we all bake 3 , we shouldn’t keep opening the oven door to see how 4 our cake is rising compared to our neighbor’s 5 our own cake won’t rise at all.
My problem began when I 6 the high school. Most of the kids in my high school had money. And how you 7 was everything. The big question was who is wearing what today? There were even some 8 rules about clothes such as never wear the same thing twice. Brand names and expensive jeans were a 9 . You had to have every color every style.
I began to feel 10 . A voice said to me “Why can’t you look like her?” “ 11 you’re so fat?” Although I wasn’t fat; I was so 12 of being fat. It soon became a big part of my life. I started throwing 13 thirty to forty times a day. It was my secret. I couldn’t tell my parents because I didn’t want to let them 14 .
Finally the situation worsened. While I was on 15 performing in a play, I suddenly 16 Waking up in the dressing room, I found my mom at my side. “I need help,” I whispered.
17 that I had a problem was the first step to my recovery. Looking back now, I can’t believe I got myself into that 18 of mind. I had everything I needed to be happy 19 I was so miserable. I want to shout out to the world, “Don’t ever do this to 20 .It’s not worth it.”
1．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
2．A．development B．duty C．improvement D．living
1,3,5
3．A．particularly B．differently C．similarly D．carefully
4．A．slow B．well C．rapidly D．properly
5．A．though B．however C．or D．when
6．A．entered B．found C．joined D．left
7．A．acted B．studied C．dressed D．ate
8．A．simple B．well-known C．unforgettable D．unspoken
9．A．must B．sign C．symbol D．note
10．A．special B．tired C．self-conscious D．self-confident
11．A． When B．Because C．If only D．How come
12．A．happy B．unaware C．scared D．concerned
13．A．off B．up C．back D．out
14．A．down B．on C．off D．up
15．A．spot B．top C．stage D．time
16．A．ran away B．passed out C．got lost D．gave off
17．A．Remembering B．Understanding C．Forgetting D．Admitting
18．A．case B．state C．condition D．situation
19．A．yet B．and C．meanwhile D．for
20．A．your parents B．your friends C．others D．yourself
—Are you finishing the task?
— . We need no less than three hours.
A．Far from it B．Exactly C．Not a little D．No wonder
The most of his time he was what he spared from his playing time.
A．made to learning B．took to learn
C．took to learning D．made to learn
We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no but to take a taxi.
A．way B．possibility C．choice D．selection
Young lovers shouldn’t live too so as to some money for their future marriage.
A．waste; draw on B．high; set aside C．rich; put away D．well; put aside
You are saying that our teachers treat everyone equally, and this is I disagree.
A．how B．what C．where D．why
—Why did John ask me about the problem?
— , he tried to find a better way to settle it.
A．Not to be satisfied B．Don’t satisfy.
C．Not being satisfied D．Not satisfied
He was told that it would be at least three more months he could recover and return to work.
A．before B．when C．since D．that
—You seem to be deeply struck by her beauty.
—Not exactly. It was her skill and courage her beauty that really struck me most.
A．other than B．rather than C．as well as D．more than
What worried the boy most was to visit his father in the hospital.
A．his not being allowed B．his not allowing
C．his not been allowed D．his being not allowed
She asked the young man to be brief and as she had little time to spare.
A．at best B．in place C．to the point D．on the spot
The Olympic Games are being live to many countries.
A．conveyed B．transmitted C．transferred D．demonstrated
He well have helped her if he hadn’t been by his friends.
A．might; taken over B．should; taken in
C．might; taken in D．could; picked up
Many of the systems besides the Milk Way have been measured and some of their distances_____ as well.
A．having measured B．being measured
C．been measured D．measured
I mustn’t displease my boss because I can’t to lose the chance to make big money here.
A．offer B．afford C．help D．expect
When the spaceship traveled above, new-looking earth appeared before us, earth that we had never seen before.
A．a; the B．the; an C．/; the D．a; an