"S. H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?" cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S. H.E. fan.

After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S. H. E. ’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.

The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers' English names.

Last week S. H. E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.

At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

"I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don't understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show," said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have made audiences much excited. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. "We had never met before, and we didn't talk at all at the beginning," recalled Ella.

When asked about the secret of their success, she said, "Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters."

"It's really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). Nothing but magical," she said.

1. Why was Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl, so excited?

A．S.H.E. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting.

B．S. H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.

C．Her parents bought her a ticket for S. H. E. Is Shanghai show.

D．S. H.E. will perform on the CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party.

2.How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

A．Their fans gave the name to them.	B．Their idols had a deep influence on them.
C．A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.
D．The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name.

3.What do you know about Peng Weiye?

A．She stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S. H. E. 's performance.

B．She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15.

C．She pays close attention to everything about S. H. E.

D．She was grateful that her parents understood and supported her.

4.Which is true about S. H. E. ?

A．The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes.

B．They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.

C．They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia.

D．They have well prepared to perform with their idols.

5. Which do you think is NOT the reason for S. H. E’s popularity among their fans?

A．Their music and their healthy image.

B．Their success meets their fans’ day dream of becoming others’ idols.

C．They can make audience much excited

D．Their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans.

 

When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost(教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor——a position equal to university president in America.

Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel(人员) tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.

The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board finally picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist(活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a particularlly American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.

Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student numbers. The decline in government support has made fund-raising an increasingly necessary ability among administrators (管理人员), and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.

In the past few years, well-known schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”

Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective(视角) on established practices.

What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?

A.Institution worldwide are hiring administrators from the US.

B.A lot of activists are being hired as administrators

C. American universities are enrolling more international students.

D. University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.

What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?

A. The political correctness.              B. Their ability to raise funds.

C. Their fame in academic circles.         D. Their administrative experience.

What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

A. The tuitions(学费) they charge h ave been rising considerably.

B. Their operation is under strict government control.

C. They are strengthening their position by globalization.

D. Most of their money comes from the government.

In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?

A. They can improve the university’s image.

B. They will bring with them more international personnel.

C. They will view a lot of things from a new angle.

D. They can set up new academic subjects.

Which of the following would make the best title of the passage?

 A. Higher Education Globalization         B.Global Headhunting In Higher Education

C. Global Higher Education Cooperation    D. Universal Higher Education Development

单词拼写（5分）

The sights of the city never fail to make a strong  i­­­­­­­­­­_______________ on foreign tourists.

She graduated from college just last year, so she was an  i_________________ teacher.

It is a great  h_______________ for a journalist to be sent to Beijing to cover the Olympic Games.

The scientist made great ___________________ (贡献) to the film industry.

Although I am quite busy this month, I don't want to miss my cousin’s wedding __________(典礼).

According to the spokesman, he is not ________________ (牵涉) in the event.

I want to be one of the _______________（志愿者）to work for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

In our school, all teachers and students have free  a_____________ to the library.

_______________(不幸)，we didn't succeed in preventing the river from being polluted by these factories.

His progress is far away from his parents’  s__________________, so he will go on working hard.

 

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的揭示，在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

W=woman   M=man

W: Hi, Phil, can you tell me how it (76) h            ?               _______

M: Sure. I was mountain climbing in New Hampshire in 1982.

Suddenly the (77)w         became really bad. There was            _______

a lot of snow and we couldn’t see anything. We got (78)l        . _______

Well, we spent four days on the mountain. The (79)t                _______

was 20 degrees below zero. We didn’t have any equipment or food.

W: So what happened? I guess (80)s           found you, right?  _______

M: Yes but we were very sick. I couldn’t move my legs because

of the cold. I spent two months in the (81)h          .                 _______

The doctors removed my legs.

W: Right. So you lost your legs, but you want to try your best to stay active.

M: That’s right. In (82)f          , I decided to make some          _______

new legs for myself. I realize that no one has to be physically

disabled. We can use modern (83)t_________  to help.                 _______

W: And you built these great new legs. Can you go

mountain (84)c          again?                                                _______

M: Yes, I can. In fact, these are better than climb shoes. The spring（弹力）

design means they are much more (85)p         .                         _______

"S. H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?" cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S. H.E. fan.

      After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S. H. E. ’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.

      The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers' English names.

      Last week S. H. E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.

      At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

      "I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don't understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show," said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

      It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have made audiences much excited. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

      When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. "We had never met before, and we didn't talk at all at the beginning," recalled Ella.

      When asked about the secret of their success, she said, "Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters."

      "It's really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). Nothing but magical," she said.

Why was Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl, so excited?

     A. S.H.E. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting.

     B. S. H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.

     C. Her parents bought her a ticket for S. H. E.’s Shanghai show.

     D. S. H.E. will perform on the CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party.

How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

     A. Their fans gave the name to them.

     B. Their idols had a deep influence on them.

     C. A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.

     D. The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name.

What do you know about Peng Weiye?

     A. she stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S. H. E. 's performance.

     B. She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15.

     C. She pays close attention to everything about S. H. E.

     D. She was grateful that her parents understood and supported her.

Which is true about S. H. E. ?

     A. The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes.

     B. They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.

     C. They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia.

     D. They have well prepared to perform with their idols.

Which do you think is NOT the reason for S. H. E’s popularity among their fans?

     A. Their music and their healthy image.

     B. They can make audience much excited.

     C. Their success meets their fans’ day dream of becoming others’ idols.

     D. Their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans.