69. A 17-year-old is not accepted to ABF classes only because he___________.

A. is below 18

B. can't offer a high school diploma

C. has left school without official permission

D. is assessed as poor in learning performances

68. The ABE Department serves an aim to___________.

A. provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society

B. help learners successfully get a job in a changing world

C. offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary education

D. provide students with opportunities to prepare for the GED exams

67. We can know from the passage that ____________.

A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out

B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells

C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss

D. women over 70 could lose many more heart cells than those at the age of 20

D

Adult Basic Education(ABE)and GED Preparation

Task(任务)

The Adult Basic Education Department serves a huge population of learners. Our task is to teach basic skills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world.

Description(描述)

ABE is a non-credit program of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational level. Development of reading, writing, and math skills are paid special attention to, as well as life skills, employability, and technology. Students without a high school diploma(文凭)also have the opportunity to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas writing, social studies, science, literature, and math.

Prerequisites(条件)

ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills at the pre-college level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an official release( 证书)from high school before attending class.

To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be given an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC policies, fees, etc. Students will also have their reading, writing, and math abilities assessed(评估)during the Educational Planning Session The results of their assessment will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goals. Students needing special help must get in touch with the Office for Students with Disabilities(503-977-4341)at least two weeks before the session is held.

Courses(课程)

ABE0742: Beginning Literature

ABE0742: Beginning

ABE0743: Intermediate I

ABE0744: Intermediate II

ABE0745: Secondary I

ABE0746: Secondary II(Includes preparation for the GED Test)

66. If men want to live longer, they should ____________.

A. enable their hearts to beat much faster

B. find out the reason for ageing

C. exercise regularly to keep their hearts healthy

D. prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller

65. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that __________.

A. women have more cells than men when they are born

B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat

C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age

D. women never lose their pumping power with age

64. The text mainly talks about ___________.

A. men’s heart cells　　　　　　　 　 B. woman’s ageing process

C. the gender difference 　 D. heart health and long life

63. Which statement is NOT true?

A. The online people are expected to be fewer with their income levels rising.

B. China’s government has taken various measures to control web use by teens.

C. Most China’s web users are above the age of 18.

D. People have increasing concern over compulsive Internet use.

C

Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.

The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.

“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

“Within the heart there are millions of cells(细胞)that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process. ”

What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.

“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.

They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.

The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.

The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.

62. Why does China have the world’s largest online population?

A. There are too many single parents, whose children can’t get a complete　 love from families.

B. Parents show little care to their children. Many of them have left for other cities to work.

C. They are not interested in study.

D. The reasons are not mentioned in this passage.

61. In order to treat Internet addiction, we should firstly ___________

A.　 forbid the unhealthy online games.

B.　 cut off patients’ connection with the web.

C.　 not use computers any more.

D.　 stay on campus all the day.

60. What is not the symptoms of the Internet addiction mentioned in this passage?

A.　　 Spending six hours or more per day on line.

B.　　　 Difficulty in sleeping or concentrating.

C.　　　 Having a fever.

D.　　 Mental or physical depression.