The life after dropping out was romantic.

Man: Everybody's helping out with the dinner. Would you make the salad?

Woman: Anything but that.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A．She does not want any salad.

B．She will make the salad.

C．She wants some salad.

D．She'd rather do some other jobs.

Woman: Look, I don't want to bother you, but the stereo is really loud. Man: I didn't realize you could hear it. Question: What will the man probably do?

A．Turn up the stereo.

B．Start talking more quietly.

C．Listen to the stereo at a lower volume.

D．Change the channel.

By using the word "folklore", the author suggests that ______.

A．people tend to romanticize what is thought to be American popular democracy

B．investigative journalism enhances democracy and freedom

C．people often circulate the stories they read from investigative reports

D．investigative reports have difficulty in convincing people as truth

By using the word "folklore", the author suggests that ______.

A．people tend to romanticize what is thought to be American popular democracy

B．investigative journalism enhances democracy and freedom

C．people often circulate the stories they read from investigative reports

D．investigative reports have difficulty in convincing people as troth

For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.To the early Western visitors the country’s romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”.

Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant’s problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.

How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant’s difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined.

Choose correct answers to the question:

What can we know about African elephants from the passage?

A.It is easy to tame them.

B.It is hard to tame them.

C.They are living a better life than Asian elephants.

D.Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.

For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.To the early Western visitors the country’s romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”.

Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant’s problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.

How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land. This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant’s difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined.

Choose correct answers to the question: What can we know about African elephants from the passage?

A.It is easy to tame them.

B.It is hard to tame them.

C.They are living a better life than Asian elephants.

D.Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants.

Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______.A.white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special

B.white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s

C.white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority

D.this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?A.Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.

B.Because their owners are westernized and neglect them.

C.Because the government pays little attention to the problem.

D.Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs.

Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?A.There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century.

B.20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century.

C.By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small.

D.Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.

The passage is most probably from_______.A.a travel magazine

B.a history book

C.a research report

D.an official announcement

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U.S. Higher Education

Lurking behind the gleaming promise of every wide-eyed freshman is a dark fact of U. S. higher education: Half of those who enroll at four-year colleges and universities will never graduate. That means about 600,000 students each year will not complete their bachelor's degree, concludes a new U. S. Department of Education study. And it asks:"Is there too much emphasis on getting a four-year college degree?" It is almost a heretical question. A college degree has never been more coveted or sought after. A record 14.9 million students enrolled this year. More than 96 percent of high school seniors say college is important -- and two-thirds expect to earn a bachelor's degree.

It's a significant change from the early 1980s, when just 52 percent of seniors expected to enroll in any college. Now, "College for all" is the new mentality -- urged by parents, guidance counselors, and political leaders of all stripes. College has become a default decision. Tons of unprepared high school graduates are shoveled into four-year colleges. But they just don't know why they're there.

So something is not quite fight with this picture. The bachelor's degree is being oversold to many high schoolers who do not truly want the experience or have only a slim chance of attaining a four-year degree. As a result, many students end up on campus without a clear sense of what they expect to gain from a college education. And that can affect everything from choosing the right school at the outset to picking a major or setting a career path or even dropping out, as growing numbers are doing.

Perhaps as significant a factor in boosting the "college for all" view has been a shift in college counseling. In the 1960s, high school counselors viewed themselves as gatekeepers. Criticized for elitism, they changed. One study shows counselors recommending college to 66 percent of high school seniors in 1992, double the rate of a decade earlier.

Higher education has been very accommodating of this shift. Open-admissions policies expanded to roughly three-quarters of all higher-education institutions, with remedial education available at the vast majority. About 40 percent of those chasing a four-year degree are only marginally academically qualified.

Critics say the trend is a result of a "one-way-to-win" mentality. Too many families cling to the mythology that their child can be a success only if he or she has a college degree. And the assumption poorly serves candidates who might benefit from either delaying the experience, taking a few career-related courses, attending a vocational-training school, or learning about the myriad other ways to enter the work force.

A dark fact of U. S. higher education is______

A．only 12,000,000 students are enrolled to college every year

B．too many high school graduates are shoveled into college

C．only half of the college students succeeded in graduation

D．only two thirds of the students expect a bachelor degree

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A、Romanticism is a term often used to describe the literary movement that took place in Europe and America approximately from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century.

B、Romanticism tends to see the individual at the very center of all life and experience.

C、In Romantic theory, art is valuable not so much as a mirror of the outside world, but as a source of illumination of the world within.

D、Romanticism is related to things romantic, such as love.