61.At times only 20 or so undergraduates showed up for Americ Azevedo’s class because　　 .

A. so many undergraduates relied on digital learning aids

B. so many undergraduates have off-campus jobs.

C. his lectures were boring　　　　　　　 D. the exam was easy to pass

60.The word “ absenteeism ” in the 2^nd paragraph most probably means　　　 .

A. attending classes　　　　　　　　 B. having classes　

C. giving classes　　　　　　　　　 D. skipping classes

59. From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that ________.

　　 A. nothing cannot be done with friend

　　 B. only the first sentence is reasonable

　　 C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

　　 D. good friends should always help each other

答案　 56.D　 57.C　 58.B　 59.A

Passage 39

(衡阳市八中2008届高三模拟试题B篇)

Skipping classes, particularly big lectures where an absence is likely to go undetected, is a tradition among college undergraduates.

These days, however, some professors say they’re seeing more absenteeism, as students make the most of new technologies as learning aids.

Americ Azevedo taught an “ Introduction to Computers ” at the University of California, Berkeley, US last semester. By visiting the course’s website, the 200 enrolled students could download audio recordings or watch digital videos of the lectures, as well as read the instructor’s detailed lecture notes.

But there was one big problem: So many of the undergraduates relied on the technology that at times only 20 or so actually showed up for class.

Doug Suda, 19, a student in Azevedo’s class last semester, said he skipped about three-quarter of the lectures. It’s largely because he was busy with an off-campus job and was taking the course to fulfill a business major requirement.

At the end of the term, Suda prepared hurriedly for the final exam by watching videos of about 15 lectures over three days.

“ If I hadn’t that… I would probably fail the class,” said Suda, who instead received a B-plus.

Despite the concerns about absenteeism, schools are increasingly experimenting with ways to let students watch or listen to lectures on their computers or digital music players, like ipods. Last month, Harvard Medical School began “ Podcasting ”lectures. Students can download them into digital musical players, and study while they, say, go for a walk.

As many academics accept the electronic innovation, others are pushing back. To encourage attendance, they are applying low-tech tactics, like giving more surprising quizzes or cutting back their online offerings.

Lee Chanian, a UCLA economics professor, says “ too much technology leads to passive learning environment and encourage more absenteeism”. He now puts fewer lecture materials online, and provides extensive notes only for the most complicated topics.

58. From the passage we can learn that ________.

　　 A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

　　 B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

　　 C. the writers ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

　　 D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend

57. An ideal friend means ________.

　　 A. a polite friend　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a false friend

　　 C. a likable friend　　　　　　　　　　 D. an old friend

56. This passage tells us ________.

　　 A. how to make friends with others

　　 B. how the writer's friend helps him

　　 C. what kind of person the writer's friend is

D what kind of person we should make friends with

70．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

　　　 A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.　　　　 B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

　　　 C．SJ will get over her problem soon.　　　　　　　　 D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.

答案　 67. B　 68.D　 69.C　 70.A 　　　　　　

Passage 38

(河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试A篇)

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.

　　 My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below--he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality(节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.

　　 Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".

69．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will 　　　　　.

　　　 A．take revenge on her former friend

　　　 B．comfort her former friend

　　　 C．feel more independent and confident

　　　 D．continue friendship with her former friend

68．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to 　　　　　.

　　　 A．find a new friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．live without her boyfriend

　　　 C．learn to give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．learn to be independent

67．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know 　　　　　.

　　　 A．whether to give up her best friend　　　　　　　　　 B．what to do without her best friend

　　　 C．whom to choose between two friends　　　　　　　 D．how to stop missing her former friend