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Unit 9
I.
Directions
: Read the following
passages, and then select the best choice for each
of the
questions or incomplete
statements.
Passage 1
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College is a big deal for American
students as well as for Chinese students. During
the
college
application,
some
parents
become
extremely
worded.
This
only
adds
to
the
pressure.
Before
I
applied
to
the
colleges,
I
told
my
parents
I
would
get
everything
straightened out.
If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask
them.
As
it
turned
out,
I
had
no
problem
putting
everything
together
on
my
own,
including my resume
(
履历
) and a basic outline of
my activities in high school. The only
part
where
I
asked
for
my
parents'
advice
was
the
essays.
In
writing
and
revising
the
essays, I needed feedback
(
反馈
) from an audience. As my
parents know me better than
anyone,
they were perfect for the job.
The essays are extremely
important in college admissions. In a competitive
pool of
applicants, the test scores and
activities, as well as the recommendations
(
推荐信
) are all
going
to
be
very
similar.
The
essays
are
the
one
area
in
which
students
can
make
themselves stand out. Essays don't have
to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays,
all focusing on small matters and using
simple sentences. The admissions officers have to
read
hundreds
of
essays
a
day;
they
are
already
tired
of
SAT
vocabularies
and
long
sentences. Therefore, a
straightforward writing style is refreshing
(
清新的
) to their eyes as
well as their minds. Essays were the
key to my success in the admission game. I just
wrote
about what I wanted to say, not
what I thought the admissions officers would like
to hear.
In
my main narrative-style essay, I told the story of
my American journey at the
age
of
14.
During
that
time,
I
was
not
bogged
down
(
陷入
)
by
trying
to
fit
into
a
new
environment; instead, I
looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and
strength. I found my
new self and grew
to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In
my
two
minor
essays,
I
explained
the
major
events
of
my
life,
why
I
loved
writing
and
why
my
dad
is
the
person
who
has
the
greatest
influence
on
me.
Both
provided
details
of
my
character.
The
essay
about
writing,
which
is
titled,
Shall
Not
Live in Vain
It is because I really
looked into my heart and thought deeply in order
to reach my
answers.
(Words: 397)
1.
I asked my parents for advice about my
essays because __________.
A) they are
more experienced
B) they know me
perfectly well
C) they are the only
people I can rely on
D) they are
extremely worried about my application
2.
In
order
to
impress
the
admissions
officers,
the
applicants
should
write
their
essays
__________.
A) with a big
vocabulary worthy
B) with simple
sentences
C) about small matters
D) in a straightforward style
3.
What helped
the writer gain admission to his/her university of
choice?
A) High scores.
B)
Good recommendations.
C) Good essays.
D) Interesting stories.
4.
According to the passage,
_
______ has the greatest
influence on the writer.
A) Mother
Teresa
B) his or her father
C) Emily Dickinson
D)
admissions officers
5.
The passage is mainly about __________.
A) the writer's experience in college
admissions
B) the importance of college
education for students
C) how parents'
worries add to students' pressure
D)
the importance of essays in college admissions
Passage 2
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Something
that
has
never
made
sense
to
me
is
why
we
care
so
much
about
what
goes
on in the lives of celebrities
(
名人
).
I understand why we enjoy
them; they are usually talented and they perform
for us.
Through their lives, we can
live vicariously (
代替地
). We
get a few hours of entertainment
and an
escape from whatever is in our minds, and they get
their millions of dollars. It's a
living.
And the better they are at what they
do, the more we appreciate them. Eventually,
we place them so high on a platform
that we forget that, when you take away the make-
up
and the spotlight
(
聚光灯
)
they
are
really
no
different
from
any regular person on the
street.
Actually, we don't forget. We just
won't let ourselves realize that they are just
like
us. We create the role models, and
they had better be worth it. We can't and don't
consider
our
next-door
neighbor
as
a
role
model,
even
though
he
keeps
his
flower
garden
pretty
tidy.
Because celebrities are on
such a high platform, we think they are above the
trivia
(
琐事
)
of
human
existence.
Going
to
the
shops
or
the
movies
just
doesn't
exist
in
their
lifestyles. And activities that would
seem normal in our lives are instead highlighted
(
突
出，强调
), like
going on a
diet
. And if it works, that diet
program becomes the hot new
thing for
everyone. If it doesn't, that particular
celebrity's career falls a little.
Maybe
if
you're
really
popular,
the
news
of
you
and
your
new
boyfriend
or
girlfriend
will
be
around
school
in
a
week.
When
you're
a
celebrity,
the
whole
world
knows
it
within
a
couple
of
days,
and
your
parents
find
out
from
a
magazine
or
a
newspaper, rather than
from you.
It
should
not
make
us
feel
better
to
know
if
Tom
Cruise
broke
up
with
Nicole
Kidman or vice versa
(
反之亦然
). What does it matter?
What should make us feel better is
paying more attention to
what's going on down here on Earth,
around us, not
on Planet
Hollywood.
(Words: 339)
1.
The writer does not understand
__________.
A) why people care so much
about celebrities
B) why people like
celebrities so much
C) why people care
so much about the lives of celebrities
D) why celebrities should get their
millions of dollars
2.
According to the writer, celebrities
are basically __________.
A) perfect
men and women
B) role models
C) heroes
D) common people
3.
“
Going on a
diet
”
(Para. 5) is used as
an example to show __________.
A)
people indeed pay close attention to celebrities
B) movie stars like going on a diet to
keep figure
C) even a trivial thing may
turn to something unusual when happening to a
celebrity
D) when a celebrity goes on a
diet, people tend to follow him or her
4.
According to the writer,
if you were a celebrity, __________.
A)
your boyfriend or girlfriend would soon be as
popular as you
B) news of you would
soon be spread across schools
C) news
of you would soon be found anywhere
D)
you would become famous in a week
5.
We can learn that the
writer wants us __________.
A) to be
realistic about celebrities
B) to do
what the celebrities do
C) to respect
the celebrities' privacy
D) to pay more
attention to Hollywood stars
II. Directions:
Read the following passages, and then
decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F).
Passage 3
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Not all thieves lurk
(
埋伏
) in dark alleys and
parks. Some sit with their faces lit by
the glow of their computer monitors,
copying, pasting, and printing.
It may seem
like
just another helpful source of information, but
the
Internet
has
taken the theft of
students
don't really know the exact definition of
plagiarism (
剽窃
) or its
consequences.
Some say that using
someone else's ideas without attributing
(
认为
......
属于
) them is a
form of theft, but most people don't
think of it as a serious crime.
For
teachers,
Internet
plagiarism
has
been
especially
problematic
compared
to
material.
To
counter
student
plagiarism,
Internet
services
designed
to
detect
copied
material have emerged to aid teachers.
One Internet company, , has developed
a
system for detecting material plagiarized from the
Internet. Teachers can upload student
works onto the site, which compares it
for similarities to materials from all over the
Web.
The
teachers
receive
an
(
独创性
)
report
within
a
few
days.
To
utilize
this
new
technology, a few teachers at this high school are
having students turn in their papers
on
disk as well as on paper.
they'll be caught.
Unfortunately, fear is what works.
English teacher Barbara
Swovelin said,
understandable that we
go to it to get information. It's understandable
that people would
use it as a resource.
The legal and moral issues come in when students
use it improperly.
A main
concern is
not
only the use of a
few plagiarized sentences, but
of entire
papers.
mills
can
be
readily
found
on
the
Internet,
and
they
were
in
fact
the
motivation for and other similar
sites.
In
addition to
wary of
(
留神
) the theft of ideas. One
plagiarism-detection program, Word Check, asserts
in their Web site,
reused in
digital form, one thing is clear: protecting
intellectual property from theft is the
number one security issue.
(Words: 384)
(
) 1. This
passage is mainly about how thieves steal by means
of computers.
(
) 2. More and more students are turning
to the Internet to do plagiarism.
(
) 3. Internet companies are
providing services to help teachers detect
plagiarism.
(
)
4. The theft of ideas is even worse than
(
) 5. According
to the writer, there is no difference between
stealing physical property
and stealing
intellectual property.
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