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Accreditation is a system for setting national standards of quality in education. The United States is unique in the would because its accreditation system is not administered by the government , but rather by committees of educators and private agencies, like the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Society of Engineers.Before registering to study in any educational institution in the U.S.,a student should make certain that the institution is accredited in order to assure that the school has a recoginized standard of organization,instruction,and financial support. Foreign students should be particularly careful to check an institutions accreditation because other governments or future employers may not recognize a degree earned from a school that has not recevied accreditation.If a college is accredited,catalogues and brochures will usually indicate the accreditation status. If you are not sure about a certain school,dont hesitate to check its requtation with an education officer at the nearest U.S. embassy.1.The word unique in line 2 most nearly means_.a.unusualb.firstc.standardd.large2.What school students do in order to check the accreditation of a school that may interest them?a.Write to the schoolb.Write to the U.S.Ministry of Educationc.Register to study at the schoold.Consult a U.S. embassy offical3.From this passage, it may be concluded that an unaccreditedschool_.a.does not coffer degreeb.may close because of financial disorganizationc.is administered by the governmentd.is better than an accredited school4.The title that best expresses the ideas in this passage is _.a.studying in the untied statesb.accreditationc.how to find the best schoold.the middle states association of colleges and secondary schools答案：adbbPersonality is , to large extent,inherent -A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring.But the environment must also have a profound effect,since if competition is improtant to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children.One place where children soak up A characteristics is school,which is ,by its very nature,a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system,in which competitive A types seem in some way better than thier B-type fellows.Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences:remember that Pheidippides ,the first marathon runner,dropped dead seconds after saying:Rejoice,we conquer!.By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations . It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well.The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable,but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into Bs. The would needs types,and schools have an important duty to try to fit a childs personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.1.Acoording to the author,waht factors contribute to the building of personality?a.inheritanceb.inheritance,competition and petitiond.environment2.Which of the following statements is not ture according to the author of the passage?a.Schools usually adopt severe competitive policies.b.Students are often divided by competition results.c.School is place where children cultivate their characteristics.d.The stronger desire for winning,the better.3.The phrase soak up is closest in meaning to _.a.pull upb.take upc.take ind.pull in4.What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools?a.positiveb.negativec.doubtfuld.neutral5.what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools?a.All students be made into competitive A types.b.A childs personality be considered in regard to his possible future job.c.All students be changed into B characteristics.d.Schools abolish all forms of examinations.答案：bdccbAsked to name their favorite city, many Amerians would select San Francisco began as a small Spanish outpost located on a magnificent bay.The town was little more than a village serving ranchers when the United States took possession of it in 1846 during the war with Mexico.San Francisco sprang into a city overnight because of the nearby discovery of gold in 1848.A great rush to California took place.Wagon trains plodded their dangerous way across 2000 miles of prairie and mountains,while hundreds of sailing vessels made the equally hazardous trip around the Horn.The vessels disgorged thousands of passengers - then the crews deserted teir ship and hundreds of vessels were left to rot in the bay.Within two years,California had enough population to become a state and San Francisco was for many years the hub of that newly-arrived population.The citys present popularity is due to an excellent climate, an easy style of living ,good food,and numerous tourist attractions. The city is famous for its cable cars which clang and bang up the steep hills,and for its excellent seafood stals along the wharf. Most visitors arriving from nations in the Pacific Basin spend several days getting to know the town.1.According to this article, who were the first Californians?a.deserters from sailing shipsb.spanish ranchersc.gold minersd.tourists2.san franciscos appeal includes all of the following factors_.a.attractive lifestyle,good seafood,desirable weatherb.tourist attactions,extreme seasons,cable carsc.wagon trains,gold mining,good climated.cable cars,pleasent climate,flat terrain3.san francisco today is a thriving city because of _.a.heavy ernmental headquartersc.goldminingd.trade and tourism4.In waht year did California become an American state?a.1850b.1852c.1846d.1848答案:badaMost young people enjoy some form of physical activity.It may be walking, cycling or swimming,or in winter,skating or skiing.It may be game of some kind football,hockey,golf,or tennis.It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment.Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship,and to take risks on high mountains? This astonsihment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game.There are no man-made rules,as there are for such games as golf and football.There are , of course,rules of adifferent kind which it would be dangerous to ignore,but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people.Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports,we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a team game. We should be mistaken in this. There are ,it is true, no matches between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend,there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport tequires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty,and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties.But it is not unusual for man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in Alps.They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort,and their certianly experience equal enjoyment.1.Mountaineering involves_.a.coldb.hardshipc.physical riskd.all of the above2.The difference between a sport and a game has to do with the kind of _.a.activityb.rulesc.uniformd.participants3.Mountaineering can be called a team sport because_.a.it is an Olympic eventb.teams compete against each otherc.mountaineers depend on other while climbingd.there are 5 climbers on each team4.Mountaineers compete against_.a.natureb.each otherc.other ernational standards5.Choose the best title for the passage_.a.mountaineering is different from golf and footballb.mountaineering is more attractive than other sportsc.mountaineeringd.mountain climbers答案：dbcacNo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world,but estimates suggest the figure is over 450million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In the united Kingdom,about one in ten people have some disability.Disability is not just something tht happens to other people:as we get older,many of us will become less mobile,hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life.Some people are born with disabilities.Many others become disabled as they get older.There are many progressive disabling diseases.The longer time goes on,the worse they become.Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness.All are affected by peoples attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical barriers.Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends,imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps,or on to buses and trains.How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers:prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fuly appreciate what the severely disabled go through,so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability,not their disability