Q: I currently entered college in New York. Since English is not my first language, I sometimes ask a friend to read my essays to help fix the grammar and language. I believe I'm being graded mainly on my ideas, and my friend helps me get my ideas across better in English. Is this OK?
-Mariana
A: It's good that you want to succeed in your written work at college. Making use of available resources to help you succeed is a smart strategy (策略). But while you may believe that your instructors don't care as much about how you write as they do about your ideas, that' s not a fair assumption.（假设）
Certainly, your ideas are important. No matter how polished your writing is, it will not disguise a poorly expressed idea in a paper. But as a college student, being able to organize your thoughts clearly-whether you're speaking in class or writing a paper-is critical to show that you've mastered the material in each course. This does not mean you shouldn't ask others to review your written work before handing it in. That's OK.
You should not, however, allow a friend or anyone else to rewrite parts of your papers for you. Instead, ask them to simply let you know about any parts of the paper that are unclear and need work. Many colleges have writing centers where tutors will work with you on your writing-without doing the work for you.
Regardless of whether you consult（咨询） with a friend or a tutor, the right thing is for you to talk to your instructors to ask their advice and let them know you plan to seek assistance with your writing. If you ask them in advance for guidance on what's appropriate and what's not for the written work they assign, that will allow you to be as transparent as possible about how you completed your assignments.
-Professor Byron
1.What problem does Mariana meet?
A. She has trouble learning English grammar.
B. She wonders if her method on writing is suitable.
C. She doesn't get on well with her classmates.
D. She isn't able to express herself in English.
2. According to Pro. Byron, what's the most important in writing a paper?
A. Professional advice.
B. Polishing carefully.
C. Organizing thoughts.
D. Familiar materials.
3.When asking someone for help on your paper, you should ask him ______.
A. to hand in the paper after reading it
B. to write the difficult part for you
C. to make a writing. plan for you
D. to tell you the part to be improved
4.What does the underlined word refer to in the text?
A. Essays. B. Courses
C. Ideas. D. Resources.
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A. played basketball
B. had writing contests
C. couldn’t come to an agreement
D. couldn’t reach a decision on headphones
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A. disagreed with B. insisted on
C. regretted D. suggested
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A. The brothers will both want a pet to play sports with.
B. The brothers can’t agree on what pet to get.
C. The brothers will both be unkind to the pet.
D. The brothers can’t agree on the pet’s name.
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A. brothers and their pet
B. brothers and their life
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完形填空通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his .
When he had gone about three blocks, he an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked , so he offered him a drink.
The man it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he him another one.
The man smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As it grew dark, the boy it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he , ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man him his biggest smile ever.
When the boy home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of on his face. She asked him what made him so happy.
He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was by the look of joy on his face and asked him the question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he , before his son responded, “You know, he’s much than I expected.”
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1.A. if B. so C. but D. or
2.A. work B. study C. journey D. exploration
3.A. came across B. picked up C. learned from D. took away
4.A. hid B. opened C. examined D. ignored
5.A. worried B. anxious C. thirsty D. tired
6.A. refused B. avoided C. received D. accepted
7.A. lent B. bought C. made D. offered
8.A. again B. still C. only D. just
9.A. imagined B. realized C. announced D. pretended
10.A. played around B. sat around C. turned around D. got around
11.A. gave B. promised C. supplied D. begged
12.A. left B. called C. missed D. returned
13.A. joy B. confidence C. disappointment D. horror
14.A. drink B. food C. face D. smile
15.A. sad B. nervous C. amazed D. excited
16.A. same B. strange C. unique D. unusual
17.A. replied B. added C. reminded D. thought
18.A. braver B. shorter C. younger D. cleverer
19.A. power B. quality C. favor D. difficulty
20.A. differently B. proudly C. calmly D. kindly
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The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视） starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地） when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.
1.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s__.
A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight
C. sense of touch D. sense of smell
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A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures
C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects
3.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?
A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.
B. To see how babies recognize sounds.
C. To carry their experiment further.
D. To keep the babies’ interest.
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. Children’s literature.
C. An advertisement. D. A science report.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the fourth grade, I discovered my one true love—acting. It is not only fun, but it ____ teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of.
However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to !
In the first semester of my freshman year of high school, my school the play Frankenstein. It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and __ the monster destroys the scientist’s life.
I got the lead female of Frankenstein’s girlfriend, Elizabeth. I had been in plays before, so I was very to the rehearsal(排练) process of memorizing lines and then a character with help from the director. But this play was different from one I had ever done before, because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot. The boy who ____ Frankenstein was very cute, I must say. There was a(n) in which our characters shared “15 kisses”. , the director removed it. But there were still some kissing scenes.
Would we to kiss, or would we actually kiss? Our director 53 having us kiss for real, and for the first few times, it was very . My lips barely touched the boy’s. Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us.
, one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any . After that experience, I feel like I can any role. It was a big event in my toward becoming a better actress. I feel more being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the . And that is important for getting the message of a play across.
1.A. 1earns B. teaches C. directs D. explains
2.A. kiss B. hug C. bow D. pray
3.A. prepared for B. carded out C. put on D. took up
4.A. when B. where C. whether D. how
5.A. star B. role C. maid D. keeper
6.A. used B. addicted C. related D. devoted
7.A. imagining B. convincing C. developing D. revising
8.A. each B. no C. some D. any
9.A. played B. served C. created D. replaced
10.A. space B. part C. area D. interval
11.A. Eventually B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Regrettably
12.A. intend B. mean C. try D. pretend
13.A. applied to B. ended up C. objected to D. gave up
14.A. fierce B. romantic C. awkward D. pitiful
15.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
16.A. behaving B. acting C. touching D. moving
17.A. change B. design C. handle D. assess
18.A. way B. journey C. tour D. trip
19.A. comfortable B. practical C. optimistic D. hopeful
20.A. readers B. actresses C. actors D. audiences
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Attempts to understand the relationship between social behavior and health have their origin in history. Dubos (1969) suggested that primitive（原始的）humans were closer to the animals because they, too, relied upon their instincts to stay healthy. Yet some primitive humans recognized a cause and effect relationship between doing certain things and alleviating（减轻）symptoms of a disease or improving the condition of a wound. Since there was so much that primitive humans did not understand about the functioning of the body, magic became an integral component（不可或缺的成分）of the beliefs about the causes and cures of health disorders. So it is not surprising that early humans thought that illness was caused by evil spirits. Primitive medicines made from vegetables or animals were always used in combination with some form of ritual（礼仪）to drive harmful spirits away from a diseased body.
One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care based upon rational（理性的）thought and rejection of supernatural phenomena is found in the work of the Greek physician Hippocrates. Little is known of Hippocrates who lived around 400 B.C., not even whether he actually authored the collection of books that bears his name. Nevertheless, the writings attributed to him have provided a number of principles underlying modern medical practice. One of his most famous contributions, the Hippocratic Oath, is the foundation of contemporary medical ethics（道德）. Among other things, it requires a physician to swear that he or she will help the sick, keep oneself from intentional wrong-doing or harm, and keep secret all matters to keep the doctor-patient relationship.
Hippocrates also argued that medical knowledge should be derived（源自于） from an understanding of the natural sciences and the logic of cause and effect relationships. In this classic thesis（论点）, On Airs, Waters, and Places, Hippocrates pointed out that human-being is influenced by the totality of environmental factors: living habits or lifestyle, climate, geography of the land, and the quality of air and food. Interesting enough, concerns about our health and the quality of air, water, and places are still very much written in the twentieth century.
1. The topic of the first paragraph is summarized in ________.
A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2
C. Sentence 3 D. the last sentence
2. Why did primitive humans rely on magic in their beliefs about the causes and cures of diseases?
A. Because magic was an inseparable part of their life.
B. Because they had little knowledge about the body.
C. Because the diseases were caused by the evil spirits.
D. Because magic must be used in going through the rituals to drive out the evil spirits.
3.Considering Hippocrates’ background, we can see from the second paragraph that ________.
A. he was the forefather of modern medicine
B. experts are sure that the books bearing his name were not written by him
C. he had a rational mind aided by supernatural instincts
D. experts do not know much about him except when and where he lived
4.All of the following are included in the Hippocratic Oath EXCEPT ________.
A. helping patients
B. keeping oneself from harming patients
C. keeping secret all matters to maintain a good relationship with the patients
D. obeying rules for modern medicine practice
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Tired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?
Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.
Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.
Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!
Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.
1.The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .
A. support online shopping
B. collect answers from readers
C. show his dislike of going shopping
D. introduce the topic of the passage
2. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?
A. Using only trusted websites.
B. Choosing big websites.
C. Collecting shopping evidence.
D. Seeking advice from the police.
3.The author agrees with the fact that ______.
A. customers are never satisfied with products
B. online shopping is a safe way to make purchases
C. online shopping has nothing to do with global warming
D. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy
4.What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?
A. Very popular. B. A wise choice.
C. Not trouble free. D. A waste of time.
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