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Directions: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the best choice.
Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However, people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very different uses.
Tea drinking started in China over 4,000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress or lose weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a healthy drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey, tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone's home or a company, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers.
Coffee came much later than tea, just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel active. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the working day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people in coffee shops drink coffee while working on their computers.
Is tea or coffee more common in your country? Between the two, which do you like to drink more?
1. Where did tea drinking start?
A. The USA.
B. The UK.
C. China.
D. Turkey.
2. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people in the UK ______.
A. drink tea to get fat
B. offer tea to say goodbye
C. regard tea as an unhealthy drink
D. have tea to relax themselves
3. Coffee is made from ______.
A. Leaves.
B. Beans.
C. Dishes.
D. Sugar.
4. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Coffee came much earlier than tea.
B. Many people drink coffee to sleep.
C. Many people play computer games in coffee shops.
D. Some people meet and talk with friends in coffee shops.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The use of tea and coffee.
B. The price of tea and coffee.
C. The smells of tea and coffee.
D. The tastes of tea and coffee.
To date, Chinese colleges have established 11 Luban Workshops in African countries, offering a wide range of professional training and help for the younger generation in these nations to build up their professional skills.
Named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, the workshops have risen in popularity in recent years to become a centerpiece of the drive by Beijing to promote international cooperation on vocational education.
A total of 27 Luban Workshops have been established in 25 countries, most of them in the developing world. The programs provide training in vocational skills tailored to meet the demands of host countries.
Most of the workshops are located at vocational colleges in host countries, and they are usually established through partnerships between such colleges in China and their local counterparts. The Chinese institutions share their equipment, teaching methods and materials, and provide training for teachers.
Since the first Luban Workshop outside China was set up in Thailand in 2016, the 27 workshops established to date offer degrees to more than 6,100 students and temporary training programs for some 31,500 students. The workshops have also provided training for more than 4,000 teachers from host countries.
Some African nations have already benefited from the vocational education cooperation programs. In Djibouti, the first 24 students trained by a Luban Workshop in fields such as railway operations and rail engineering technology have become interns for the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway.
That workshop, the first of its kind launched by China in Africa, is expected to help train talent, which is in short supply, to ensure the maintenance and operations of the railway, a flagship project built by Chinese construction companies within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
6. Up to now, how many Luban workshops have been set up in African countries?
A. 11.
B. 24.
C. 25.
D. 27.
7. About Luban workshops what is the purpose of the drive by China?
A. To promote international cooperation on high education.
B. To promote cross-institution cooperation on high education.
C. To promote international cooperation on vocational education.
D. To promote cross-institutional cooperation on vocational education.
8. According to the passage, which help is not offered by the Chinese colleges?
A. Sharing equipment.
B. Providing financial supports.
C. Providing training for teachers.
D. Sharing teaching methods and materials.
9. Why did China start the first Luban workshop in Africa?
A. To help maintain and operate the railway.
B. To help train talent, which is in short supply.
C. To help train students, who are in short supply.
D. To help train senior engineers, which are in short supply.
10. What is the passage trying to tell us?
A. Luban workshops are specially made programs provided by China.
B. Luban workshops have offered degrees to students in Thailand.
C. Luban workshops have trained the first 24 students in Djibouti.
D. Luban workshops have been beneficial to Africa's vocational education.
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself—words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.
11. According to the passage, today many people no longer read for ______.
A. news
B. their work
C. information
D. entertainment
12. Most people can't read and comprehend quickly mainly because ______.
A. they don't read groups of words
B. they don't like to be trained in reading skills
C. they don't realize they have poor reading habits
D. they don't understand words when put together
13. The following are all bad reading habits EXCEPT ______.
A. regression
B. reading for ideas only
C. vocalization
D. word-by-word reading
14. How does an accelerator help people to read?
A. It helps people read at a comfortable speed.
B. It makes people stretch their eyes when reading.
C. It forces people to overcome bad reading habits.
D. It lets people look back over what they have just read.
15. What does “At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed.” (Paragraph 2) mean?
A. The reader reads fast, but he understands everything he reads.
B. The reader reads slowly and he understands everything he reads.
C. The reader reads fast without understanding everything he reads.
D. The reader reads slowly, but he doesn't understand everything he reads.
Directions: In this section, you are required to read a passage and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 5 words.
Like most people, I was brought up to look on life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes through my mind, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important letter to my home in time, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later, I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office even if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”
From the passage, we understand that the author did not understand the importance of giving away until he was in 16 .
According to the author, you don't have to be 17 in order to give away.
The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because the postman delivered 18 in time.
More than 19 , when the author needed a post office box, many people had applied for post office boxes before him.
The postmaster said they usually get nothing but 20 .