Unit 9
I. Directions: Read the following passages, and then lect 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 Chine 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 promid that I would ask them.
As it turned out, I had no problem putting everything together on my own, including my resume (履历) a
nd 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 themlves stand out. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all focusing on small matters and using simple ntences. The admissions officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already tired of SAT vocabularies and long ntences. 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 lf 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, "I Shall Not Live in Vain" (inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of prai.
It is becau I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.
anthony bourdain
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高考英语答题技巧
1. I asked my parents for advice about my essays becau __________.
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 ntences
conditionallyC) 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.
英语谜语大全及答案
A) Mother Teresa
B) his or her father
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C) Emily Dickinson
D) admissions officers
5. The passage is mainly about __________.
A) the writer's experience in college admissions
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B) the importance of college education for students意大利语教材
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 n 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 ourlves 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.
Becau 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 wo
uld em 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 Crui 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.
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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 ud as an example to show __________.
A) people indeed pay clo attention to celebrities
B) movie stars like going on a diet to keep figure
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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
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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 fal (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 em like just another helpful source of information, but the Internet has taken the theft of "intellectual property" to a new level. Part of the problem is that most students don't really know the exact definition of plagiarism (剽窃) or its conquences. Some say that using someone el's ideas without attributing (认为...... 属于) them is a form of theft, but most people don't think of it as a rious crime.
For teachers, Internet plagiarism has been especially problematic compared to "theft" from other sources. This is becau it is so difficult to locate the origin of Internet material. To counter student plagiarism, Internet rvices designed to detect copied material have emerged to aid teachers. One I兰卡斯特大学
nternet 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 "originality (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.
"The threat of using the programs will stop a lot of students. They will be afraid they'll be caught. Unfortunately, fear is what works." English teacher Judy Grear said.
English teacher Barbara Swovelin said, "With all the info that's on the Internet, it's understandable that we go to it to get information. It's understandable that people would u it as a resource. The legal and moral issues come in when students u it improperly."
A main concern is not only the u of a few plagiarized ntences, but of entire papers. "Paper mills" can be readily found on the Internet, and they were in fact the motivation and other similar sites.
In addition to "cut and paste" plagiarism, most teachers agree that students must be wary of (留神) the theft of ideas. One plagiarism-detection program, Word Check, asrts in their Web site, "Wheth
er you agree or disagree on how information should be ud or
