A major search has been_____ for a Malaysian Airlines jet with 239 people on board after it lost contact flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
A. identifiedB. launchedC. substitutedD. dissolved
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said that China expect to see the various parties in Afghanistan work together to handle ____ through dialogue and achieve peace in the near future.
A. disputesB. prejudiceC. determinationD. acquisition
President Xi addressed on 50 years China—France ties to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ____ of diplomatic relations between China and France.
A. assignmentB. distributionC. establishmentD. acquaintance
目前我国中学生的健康状况越来越差，这使父母、学校和专家感到忧虑。为解决这一问题，有些人提出将体育纳入高考。请结合实际谈谈你的看法。
注意：①文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； ②可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；③ 词数不少于120。
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1. to do what others think impossible! (fun)
去做别人认为不可能的事情真是有趣！
2.As our office building ______________, we rent a hotel room for the meeting.(decorate)
因为我们的办公楼正在装修，我们只好到一家旅馆租了一个房间开会。
3._________________ if the regular customers were not coming to eat in his restaurant. (happen)
如果那些常客都不来他的餐馆用餐，一定是发生了什么可怕的事。
4.Time was up, I could do nothing ______________ the exam papers to the teacher.(hand)
时间到了。我别无选择只好把试卷交给了老师。
5.There are many examples of ______________ their addiction to the Internet after receiving education in our training course.(rid)
在我们的培训课上接受教育之后，学生们摆脱了网瘾的事例很多
6.I wondered ____________ reading the book that I lent to you , so I called you this morning. (finish)
我想知道我借给你的那本书你是否已经看完了，所以今天早上我给你打了电话。
7.House prices vary from place to place and are usually high ______________ (there)
房子的价格根据地方不同而不同，通常在有名校的地方会很高。
8.The reform of College Entrance Examination will begin with English, whose result is not so satisfying ____________. (expect)
高考改革将从英语学科开始，其结果也不像预期那样令人满意。
9.The 31st Olympic Games will be held in Rio De Janeiro, from July 27 to August 12,2016, All athletes will compete for medals. (during)
第三十一届奥运会将于2016年7月27日至8月12日在里约热内卢举行，在此期间所有的运动员将为奖牌而战。
10.Waiting on both sides of the street __________ who wanted to see the famous singing star. (excited)
等候在街道两旁的是激动的歌迷，他们想一睹这个著名歌星的风采。
As a professor I have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding American education. We are repeatedly told that American schools are failing, that colleges are not teaching, and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past.
There are, of course, problems with the education system. Because of economic inequality some schools are significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes. However, the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.
One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests. While the fact that America is behind other countries is a point of concern, there are at least three points worth considering here. The first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in poorer performance when taking the average for America. The second is that many countries have put considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that America’s decline is also due to the improvement of others. The third is the matter of the measures— do they, in fact, present an accurate picture of the situation? I am not claiming that the data is bad. I am merely raising a reasonable concern about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.
Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests. While there is clearly value in assessment, it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of education. It is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education. That is, as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test, it might be the case that what is being taught is not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.
1.According to the professor, many people’s attitude towards American colleges is .
A. negative B. positive C. approving D. indifferent
2.What does the underlined word “dire” in the second paragraph mean?
A. Exact or precise. B. Extremely serious or terrible.
C. Fair or objective.D. Long and boring.
3.Judging by the text ,the claims are centered on .
A. what should be taught in the American classroom
B. fair judgment of American education
C. American students’ performance on tests
D. an accurate picture of American colleges
4.The passage is written mainly to .
A. defend American education
B. show dissatisfaction with American education
C. explain why American students do badly on tests
D. offer advice on American education reform
