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We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.
Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed — no examination is perfect — but to have no tests or examination would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency， the values and the purpose of each teacher.
Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them — a form of favoritism will replace equality at the moment. The bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored school.
The opponents（反对者） of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The select
ion would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.
1.The word “favoritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that .
A．bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs.
B．poor children with certificates are favoured in job markets.
C．children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs.
D．children attending ordinary schools achieve great success.
2.What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?
A．Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.
B．There would be more opportunities and excellence.
C．Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.
D．Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.
3.The opponents of the examination system will agree that .
A．jobs should not be assigned by systematic se lection
B．computers should be selected to take over many jobs.
C．special classes are necessary to keep the school standards
D．schools with academic subjects should be done aw ay with
4.The passage mainly focuses on .
A．schools and certificatesB．examination and equality
C．opportunity and employmentD．standards and reputation
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful ? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak . For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening No one has discovered why this is so , but it leads to such familiar monologues（自言自语） as : "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again !" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and -energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each 
member of the family has.
You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes . Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway . Counteract（对抗/抵消）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to .If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor . Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
1.If you wants to work more efficiently at your how point in the morning, you should _____.
A. change his energy cycle B. overcome his laziness
C. get up earlier than usual D. go to bed earlier
2.You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _____.
A. help to keep your energy for the day's work
B. help you to control your temper early in the day
C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work
D. keep your energy cycle under control all day
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Change Your Habits B. Save Your Energy
C. Daily Energy Cycle D. Temperature- and-Energy Peak
4.The text is probably taken from a _________.
A. news report B. research paper C. medical textbook D. fashion journal
Twenty-three-year old Rio Safiyanto sells face masks, or coverings, for about 30 cents each in central Jakarta, Indonesia. He makes enough money to buy a cell phone that permits him to visit websites. He says every average person has a cellphone. He likes having one because he can talk to his family when he is away from home. And, he is especially pleased that he can use it to listen to music. It is known as a feature phone 。That is because it is cheaper and cannot perform as many actions as more advanced phones like the Apple iPhone.
These devices make up the majority of cell phones sold around the world. They have proven more successful in places like Indonesia, where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more. Although many lower-income users are new to smartphones, they are quickly learning to use the 
technology.
Cell manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a small monthly payment, the company sends text messages to farmers. The messages tell of weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give other advice.
Local businessman Aldi Haryopratomo has developed a way for small store owners to sell things like prepaid cellphone minutes and life insurance through text messages. Ruma is the company that developed the technology. The company is working on a system that will notify people about jobs in their area.
At a recent digital technology show in Jakarta, banks offered no-interest financing for credit card purchases. Marina Luthfiani manages a mobile shop in the area. She said almost everyone can buy a smartphone because of competitive financing and credit choices. She says Indonesians like to buy the latest devices.
A report last June by Semiocast, a French internet research company, said Jakarta was the world's top tweeting（发微博）city, ahead of Tokyo and London.
1.Why are feature phones popular in Indonesia?
A. It has fewer functions.
B. It can be used to enjoy music.
C. It is less expensive.
D. It is more attractive.
2.What is true of the service Life Tools?
A. It can sell agricultural products
B. It provides useful information to farmers
C. It is free of charge mainly for farmers.
D. It helps farmers to make production plan.
3.What does the underlined word “notify’ in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Inform B. Ask C. Direct. D. Help.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Indonesians like services on the Internet
B. The Internet is widely used in Indonesia
.
C. Feature phones are the only choices in Indonesia.
D. More and more Indonesians use smartphones.
2013年1月上旬，全国中东部地区17省市持续雾霾，陷入大范围的重度和严重污染。造成这一现象的主要原因是工厂排出的废气和汽车尾气等。现请你根据以下三个方面的提示，以“Let’s do Something to Save Our Environment”为题写一篇80-100字的短文。
1.重要性：只有一个地球
2.主要问题：污染、疾病、灾难
3.措施：停止污染、保护大自然
参考词汇：
disaster n.灾难
fog and haze（hazy weather）雾霾
单句改错 （每题1分 共15分）
1.A thumb – up is easy to see while a raised eyebrow conveyed doubt is easier to miss.
2.You don’t resemble like father at all. You look more like your mother.
3.Father promised to pass on the property to him on the condition that he gave up the present job.
4.This inventor , with 120 patents on his name, discovered microwave when he was carrying out an experiment.
5.If young people are becoming more nervous when that comes to face-to-face meetings, there are good reasons to be concerned.
6.IN around 449, Germanic tribes, the Angles, Jutes and Saxons from which is now northern Germany and Denmark, crossed the sea and began to settle on the east coast.
7.I’m not going to give out the ending and strongly recommend you to go to see the movie for yourselves.
8.The tanker Jessica ran aground near the islands and was believed to leak millions of litres of oil into the sea.
9.They couldn’t make up their mind about where we are going for a holiday.
10.If exposing to the sun, your skin might get sunburnt . Do be careful.
11.Father is always getting over his son in daily life , which made him very annoyed.
12.This mechanical clocks which are designed to measure time in seconds are a relative new invention.
13.It is full of beauty with high hills ,wooded conutryside and picturesque villages, all of them makes it an ideal place to visit.
14.Few happiness can equal this of a cold drink on such a hot day.
15.Joseph’s parents strongly objected to this project be carried out in a state of disorder.
