New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.

More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.

The US

       The US has always been oft the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarships．

Good news: It's easier to get a US student visa nowadays．Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 percent, much lower than a few years before, according to US embassy．                                  

Concerns: There're a lot to prepare The TOFEL, GRE… It's longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or Australia．

Useful link: www．Usemhassy．org．cn                 

The UK

 

Easier access to visas and international environment are the UK's great attractions for Chinese students．

Good news: There are many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship．

Concerns: Money．Money．Money．It's expensive to study in the UK, with an average cost of 200, 000 to 300, 000 yuan a year．

Useful link; www．educationuk．org．en

Canada

       Canada's multicultural environment is good for students' studies and careers．

Good news: Students are allowed to take off-campus part-tim'e job's during their studies from last year．It'll help pay living expenses．

Students can get two-year work permits after graduation．

Concerns: Only a limited number of scholarships are available．

They rarely cover the full cost of a study program．

Useful link; www．studycanada．en

Australia

       Good climate, high quality education and favorable immigration policy—these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students．

Good news: A new E-visa policy ensures a quick application process （four weeks compared with 12 weeks before）．                                

Concerns: Tuition fees have risen in past years．The total cost is about 200, 000 yuan to attend a university located in big cities like sydney or Melbourne．

Useful link; www．students, idp．corn

1.If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you'd better choose_____．

A．Canada

B．the UK

C．the US

D．Australia

2.Many young people go to study in the US because _____．

A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa

B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE

C．they don't spend much time applying to US universities

D．they think they can receive good university education

3.If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose ______．

A．Australia or the UK	B．Canada or Australia
C．the US or the UK	D．Canada or the UK

4.In which of the following countries may money be the most concern while studying abroad?

A．The US &- the UK．	B．The UK &- Canada．
C．The UK &- Australia．	D．Canada &- the US．

5.The passage is intended to give _____．

A．information for foreign study

B．advice on job seeking

C．suggestions on traveling abroad

D．tips on getting-visas

 

     Officials say an elephant has killed an American woman and her baby while the family was on a tour in Kenya．Kenya Wildlife Service official Michel Kipkeu said Sharon Brown，39, was holding her one-year-old daughter when they were trampled (踩踏) by the elephant Monday．Melia van Laar, owner of the castle Forest Hotel，where the family was walking with a guide about 2 kilometers from the hotel when an elephant came out from the bush at full speed．The father of the family is a teacher in Naiobi．Friends and colleagues held funeral services Wednesday．
From world leaders on the White House lawn to people at the bus stop，the common handshake is the universal greeting of peace and kindness．But young people are kissing goodbye to traditional social etiquette (礼节)，killing off the handshake, researchers say．The custom is seen as too formal by many, who prefer to touch fists or blow an air kiss instead．Nearly 74 percent of adults shake hands less than they used to — and only 45 percent of under-25s use the greeting．But many prefer no physical contact at all, a side effect of the growing fear of diseases，according to the survey of 1,000 people．
The growing mountain of e-waste will cause great environmental damage if no new strategies are produced to deal with the discarded televisions, mobile phones and computers，the UN Environment Program (UNEP) study said．Electronic waste is piling up around the world at a rate estimated at 40 million tons a year．China produces 2.6 million tons of electronic waste a year,  second only to the United States with 3.3 million tons, it said．LNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said the globe was ill-prepared to deal with the explosion of electronic products over the past decade．
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the 1paragraph?

A．Tour in Kenya

B．Kenya wildlife Service

C．A one-year-old girl trampled by an elephant

D．American mother, baby killed by elephant in Kenya

【小题2】Yong people wave goodbye to handshakes because     

A．they prefer physical contact

B．many young people think handshaking is too formal

C．they prefer to touch fists or blow an air kiss

D．they are not accustomed to handshaking

【小题3】What ean be inferred from passage three?

A．America ranks first in producing e-waste a year

B．China produces 2.6 million tons of electronic waste a year

C．the globe was ill prepared to deal with the explosion of electronic products

D．The growlng mountain of e-wasted won’t cause great environmental damage．

【小题4】The underlined word“discarded”means      

A．disliked

B．deserted

C．scarred

D．scared

【小题5】The passages are most likely to appear in a/an       

A．brochure

B．science book

C．newspaper

D．magazine

Vocabulary 单词拼写

根据首字母和中文意思填写单词

1. All of us have been a_____________ (知道的，明白的)that ads play an important role in our daily life.

2. Some commercial ads don’t tell the truth, so be s_____________ (聪明的，精明的)about them.

3. Many young people like his songs, that is to say, his songs a_____________ (迎合，有吸引力)to young people.

4. They held a party in h_______________ (荣誉，光荣)of the model workers.

5. He was our l_______________ (主导的，主要的)goal scorer last season.

6. Harry Potter is a e_______________ (非凡的，特别的)role in the series of JK ‘s novels.

7. I shall never forget the i______________ (印象)l have gathered during my trip.

8. In most of the people’s opinions, money can’t buy h_______________.(幸福)

9. It’s quite c_________________ for us to live near the station.(方便的，便利的)

10. In the new production, I will play the r___________ (角色) of a policeman.

 

The young woman seated next to us at the sushi(寿司) bar gave off an alien air; her looks and style, we thought, made it likely that she was not American born.

But then she spoke in perfect American English, with the typical characteristic of many young Californians.

As it turns out, however, she wasn’t from these parts after all; she was born in Iran and spoke only Farsi(波斯语) until her arrival here two years ago. What classes, we wondered, had she attended to learn the language so well?

“I didn’t,” she said. “I used Rosetta Stone.”

Those yellow boxes sold at shopping-mall and airport newspaper stands may be the most recognizable example of PC-based language learning, but it certainly isn’t the only one.

With the growth of broadband connectivity and social networks, companies have introduced a wide range of Internet-based language learning products, both free and fee-based, that allow students to interact in real time with instructors in other countries, gain access to their lesson plans wherever they are in the world, and communicate with pen pals who are also trying to remember if bambino means baby.

Learning a language sometimes seems as difficult as dieting. The solution is to figure out how to stay interested after the curiosity wears off.

To fight against boredom, online language programs have introduced crossword puzzles, interactive(交互的) videos and other games to reward users for making progress.

Online courses are either fee-based, free or a combination. Starter kits(入门套件) of fee-based programs may cost just a few hundred dollars, but the cost to reach higher levels of comprehension and speaking can easily be $1,000.

While that may sound expensive, language company managers say it isn’t; college courses often cost many thousands of dollars to reach the same level.

So, cost aside, how do you choose which program to use? The answer is that one size doesn’t fit all.

55.   Which of the following is the fact about “Rosetta Stone”?

A.      Rosetta Stone is only a special stone with the name Rosetta on

B.      Rosetta Stone is a free PC-based language learning product.

C.      Rosetta Stone is a reference book for English learners to use.

D.     Rosetta Stone is a language-learning software

56.   The case of the young woman in the passage is meant to tell the reader that ______.

A.      the woman is one of many successful language learners

B.      the woman likes Rosetta Stone very much

C.      many people are benefiting from the Internet language learning products

D.     Rosetta Stone is one of the successful PC-based language instructors

57.   We can learn from the passage that ______.

A.      they offer the English learners all kinds of free courses

B.      learners can communicate with teachers at any time

C.      students can compare notes with their e-pals about language study

D.     advanced online courses usually cost more than the college ones of the same level

58.   What information will be most probably provided following the last paragraph?

A.      An introduction of different online language learning products.

B.      An introduction of different language learning methods.

C.      The strengths and weaknesses of Internet language learning products.

D.     A comparison between online and college language learning.

 

单词拼写

1.With encouragement and determination, we can o__________ any difficulty.

2.With no idea of what he would do with the roses, the little girl looked at the gardener c__________.

3.Every classroom in our school is e___________ with two air-conditioners.

4.In the job market, you need to sell yourself to the employers by c_________ them that you have the knowledge, skill and experience they need.

5.The goods you bought will be d______ to your house at noon tomorrow.

6.Visitors of the exhibition were amazed at the u________ work of art and agreed it could be sold at a very high price.

7.Young parents may feel upset when their babies cry from __________(饥饿) in the midnight.

8.“We’ve lost so many young people,” said a middle-aged man, tears rolling down his ________(脸颊).

9.Most members of the committee supported the suggestion; only a m________ of them were against it.

10.V________ opinions came up at the meeting, but they finally managed to reach an agreement.