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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
OUsupportsopenlearning
TheOpeningUniversitycallsit"
OUsupportsopenlearning"
.It'
samethodofdistancelearningthat'
saccessibletoeverybodylivingintheEuropeanUnion.Therearealsoanumberofcourseswhichcanbefollowedonlinebythoseoutsidethesecountries.
◆TeachingSupport
AnOpeningUniversitystudentworkswithinasmallgroupwhoareincommunicationwiththeirtutorbypost,fax,telephoneande-mail.Thetutorsfunctionistomarkthestudent'
swork,tocommentuponitandofferanyassistancerequired.StudentsintheUnitedKingdomusuallyhaveanopportunityofattendingdayschools,whichbringthegrouptogetherwiththetutoratthespecificphasesofthecourse,forthepurposeofgrouptutoring.
◆CourseMaterials
TheOpenUniversitylearningmaterialsconsistoftextbookspreparedforeachcourseaswellasassignmentsheets.ManystudentshaveaPCwithsoftware,audioandvideocassettes.
◆Television:
OU,theLearningZone
TheOpeningUniversityworksincooperationwiththeBBCinthemakingofprogramsthatwillassistmanystudentsinthecourses.KnownastheLearningZone,thisseriesofprogramscanbeviewedlivebystudentsintheUK,studentsinothercountriescanreceivetheprogramsonvideo.
◆ComputersandtheOpenUniversity
ComputersareabasicpartofmanyOpenUniversitystudies.TheyareavailableforrentaltostudentsstudyingatLevelOnecoursessuchas"
UsingMathematics"
"
You,YourComputerandtheNet"
and"
DiscoveringScience"
.TheOpenUniversitybelievesintheimportanceofacquiringcomputerskills,manyofwhichwillbevaluableafterthestudenthascompletedthecourse.
21.WhatdoweknowabouttheOpeningUniversity?
A.Itfocusesmostoncomputerskills.
B.Itprovidesstudentscoursesonline.
C.ItonlyintendsforstudentsinBritain.
D.ItassiststheBBCtoarrangespecialcourses.
22.StudentsintheUKattendingdayschoolsoftheOpeningUniversitycan________.
A.betutored
B.celebratetheirgraduations
C.marktheothers'
homework
D.haveateamworkwiththeBBC
23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toadvertisespecialcomputerskillsintheuniversity.
B.TointroduceopenlearningfromtheOpeningUniversity.
C.ToshowalternativecoursesfromtheOpeningUniversity.
D.Totellaboutassignmentsheetsintheuniversitytextbooks.
B
LastyearmydaughterandIrescuedseveralhurtstreetbabydogsandwehadthehomelessdogvaccinated(接种疫苗)andtakeninbyalocalanimalrescuecenterhereinMumbai,Indiawherewe,liveasforeigners.Wehavebeenvolunteeringatthesheltereversince.Iwasrecentlyfeelingthepushtoservemore,soIscheduledaSaturdayvisit.
Mydaughterhadsocialinvitations,butshealsofeltthepushtovisittheshelter,sosheplannedtogotherewithherfriendsandme,laterinthedayinstead.Wepiledupoldblankets,sheetsandpillowstotakealonganddonate.Onarrivingandtouring,wemet500dogsand200catsbeingcaredforatthisshelter.Afterthetourweservedmealstothepuppiesinthesickorinjuredpuppyroom.Weheldandcomfortedthosewhowouldclearlysurvivetheirinjuriesandseveralwhoweresosickthatthevolunteervetonhandsaidtheyhada50%chanceofbeingalivenextweek.Thenwefedtwosickandabandonedyoungkittens.
WhilefeedingtheanimalsIwatchedtheworkerswhowerecleaningoutsomeofthedoghouseswithhealthydogswhowouldbereturnedtothestreets.Iwastouchedmostbyhowoftentheystoppedintheirdutytopetandplaywiththesedogs.Theydiditwithsuchlove.Whilesomeworkersandvolunteerswerepaid,otherswerepaidnothingtosupporttheseanimals.
MydaughterandIstayedfor4-5hours,beyondthetimeshehadscheduledtomeetfriendsforlunch.Shechosetocancelhersocialdateandspendmoretimewiththeseanimalsdespitethetoughconditions.Tiredanddirty,wefeltblessedtosharesometimewithpeoplewhocaredeeplyforrelievingthesufferingofsomanyvulnerablebeings.Andthenwewentback.Mayallthesickandinjuredanimalsberelievedoftheirsuffering.
24.WhydidtheauthorplanaSaturdayvisittotheshelter?
A.Toapplytobearealsocialvolunteer.
B.Tobuilduphomesforhomelessdogs.
C.Todomoreworkforhomelessanimals.
D.Toattendherdaughter'
sgatheringswithfriends.
25.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,______.
A.notallofthehurtanimalsinthesheltercouldkeepalive
B.theauthor'
sdaughterfinallyacceptedsocialinvitations
C.theauthormerelyfedsickdogswithhisdaughterandfriends
D.mosthurtanimalsintheshelterhavea50%chanceofbeingalive
26.Whatmovedtheauthormostwhilevolunteering?
A.Theanimalsledahappylifeintheshelter.
B.Theworkersshoweddeeplovetotheanimals.
C.Theworkerswerepaidnothingtodotheirwork.
D.Manyhealthyanimalswouldcomebacktothestreets.
27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Thescheduleoftheauthor'
sdaughter.
B.Theauthor'
swishtoreturntocareanimals.
C.Thereasonsfortheauthor'
sdaughtermissinghersocialdate.
D.Thefeelingsofthefatheranddaughterasvolunteersintheshelter.
C
AsurveyofuniversitybackgroundsofheadsofmajorglobalcompaniesfoundthatHarvardintheUnitedStateswasthemostlikelyplacetohavestudiedin.
TheTimesHigherEducationmagazinerankedtheuniversitiesattendedbychiefexecutiveofficers(CEO)ofFortuneGlobal500companies.TherearefourUSuniversitiesinthetop10,withthreefromFrance,twofromJapanandonefromSouthKorea.ThehighestrankedUKuniversityisOxfordin21stplace.
Thisleaguetable,describedastheAlmaMaterIndex,showswhichuniversitiesaroundtheworldtaughtthebossesofsomeoftheworld’sbiggestcompanies.Onein20hadadegreefromasingleinstitution,Harvard.ThisincludedMargaretC.WhitmanofHewlett-Packard,JeffreyR.ImmeltofGeneralElectricandVittorioColaoofVodafone.
Butthetop10forproducingbusinessleadersdoesnotcontainalltheusualnamesthatappearatthetopofuniversityrankings.OxfordandCambridgeareabsent,buttheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUSandKeioUniversityinJapanareincluded,alongwiththreeFrenchuniversities,headedbytheEcolePolytechnique.
Acrossthetop100,universitiesfromtheUSdominate,followedbyuniversitiesinChina,Japan,FranceandGermany.TherearemoreCeoswhowenttouniversityinAsiathaninEurope.Intermsofnationalcomparisons,UKuniversitiesproducedthesixthhighestnumberofglobalchiefexecutives,withOxfordin21stplaceandCambridgein45thplace.
ButeventhoughHarvardmighthavetaughtthebiggestnumberofbossesfromthetop500companies,itwasnotattendedbyanyoftheheadsofthebiggest10companies,whowerefromamorediverserangeofuniversities.
RoyalDutchShellisheadedbyagraduateofZurichUniversityofAppliedSciences;
WalmartisheadedbyastudentofGeorgiaTechandExxonMobilhasachiefexecutivefromtheUniversityofTexas,Austin.ThreeoftheleadersofthesebiggestcompanieswenttouniversityinChinaandtheheadofVolkswagenwenttouniversityinStuttgart.
28.HowmanyAsianuniversitiesareamongtheworld’stop10universitiesforglobalCEOs?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
dominate"
inParagraph5probablymean?
A.Decrease.
B.Accelerate.
C.Takethelead.
D.Makegreatprogress.
30.WhatcanwelearnabouttheUKuniversities?
A.CambridgeUniversityrankshighestamongthem.
B.Noneofthemareamongthetop10listofthesurvey.
C.TheyperformedbetterthanFrenchuniversitiesonthelist.
D.TheyproducedthesecondmostnumberofglobalCEOs.
31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheRankingsoftheFamousUniversitiesintheWorld
B.WhichIsDescribedasthebestUniversityintheworld?
C.StudentsAreCurrentlyEnteringVarioustop-classUniversities.
D.WhichUniversityTopstheLeagueTableofWhereBossesStudied?
D
Couldyourweekendlie-in(睡懒觉)killyou?
”askedtheDailymail.Itissaidinastudythatsleepingmoreatweekendscanincreasetheriskofheartdisease.Sincemostofuschangeoursleepscheduledependingonwhetherit'
saworkornon-workday,it'
saninterestingquestion.Isthelie-inreallysodangerous?
Researcherssaythatchangingsleeppatternscausessocialjetlag.Isthatevenathing?
Changingoursleepinghourscausestheeffectofcrossingatimezone-itmakesussleepyduringtheday.Peoplewhochangedtheirsleeppatternswerealsomorelikelytogainweightduringthestudyandmoresuitedtogoingtobedandwakinglatebecauseofthechangeoftheirbiologicalclock.Theyweremoreatriskofthesechangesthanearliersleepersandrisers.Thestudyalsoshowsanassociationbetweenswitchingsleeppatternsandchangesinsomebloodresults.Itdoesnotshowthatanyone'
sdevelopingheartdiseasewasbecausetheyhadlie-ins.
JimHorne,oneoftheprofessorsoftheSleepResearchCentreatLoughboroughUniversity,saystheconceptofsocialjetlagislikelytofeedouranxietyaboutsleep,soweshouldreallystopworryingsomuchandhavealimitedweekendlie-in.Worryisbadforsleepandwenaturallycompensatefornotgettingenoughrestintheweekbylying-inatweekends,soweshould