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■ Is the course exam-based, continually assessed, or both?
Who are the tutors and are they experts in areas you want to learn about? ■ How well recognised are the academic staff in their fields?
■ How much research have they published？Are their theories significant?
■ Use university open days to research your postgraduate options. They're a great opportunity to meet and question academic staff directly.
How is the course ranked within league tables?
■ League tables rate courses mostly within broad subject bands including undergraduate degrees and postgraduate qualifications—for example, you can search to see who is best for architecture.
■ Make sure you check the sources of league tables as they can be prejudiced. The Guardian, The Times and The Complete University Guide are some of the more reasonable places to look.
( )56. Which is NOT recommended by the author to consider in choosing the right course? A. your personal conditions B. the popularity of the course itself C. the structure of the course D. the rankings of the academic staff ( )57. What is an undergraduate student encouraged to do? A. Take on a different course for postgraduate study.
B. Choose a course with lower difficulty in its assessment.
C. Go to the university for a face-to-face investigation before decision. D. Consult newspapers of all levels for unprejudiced information.
B
The splendid aurora light displays that appear in Earth's atmosphere around the north and south magnetic(磁的) poles were once mysterious phenomena. Now, scientists have data from satellites and ground-based observations from which we know that the aurora brilliance is a massive electrical discharge similar to that occurring in a neon sign.
To understand the cause of auroras, first picture the Earth enclosed by its magnetosphere(磁层), a huge region created by the Earth's magnetic field. Outside the magnetosphere, rushing toward the earth is the solar wind, a speedily moving body of ionized(离子化的) gases with its own magnetic field. Charged particles(粒子) in this solar wind speed earthward along the solar wind's magnetic lines of force. The Earth's magnetosphere is a barrier to the solar winds, and forces the charged particles of the solar wind to flow around the magnetosphere itself. But in the polar regions, the magnetic lines of force of the Earth and of the solar wind gather together. Here many of the solar wind's charged particles break through the magnetosphere and enter Earth's magnetic field. They then rush back and forth between the Earth's magnetic poles very rapidly and ionize and excite the atoms of the upper atmosphere of the Earth, causing them to produce aurora radiations of visible light.
The colors of an aurora depend on the atoms producing them. The leading greenish-white light comes from low energy excitation of oxygen atoms. During huge magnetic storms oxygen atoms also undergo high energy excitation and produce pink light. Excited nitrogen(氮) atoms contribute bands of color varying from blue to violet. Viewed from outer space, auroras can be seen as dimly shining belts wrapped around each of the Earth's magnetic poles. Each aurora hangs like a curtain of light stretching over the polar regions and into the higher latitudes. When the solar flares(闪光) that result in magnetic storms and aurora activity are very strong, aurora displays may extend as far as the southern regions of the United States.
( )58. What is it that directly gives off aurora light?
A. the Earth's magnetic field B. the solar wind's magnetic field C. the Earth's ionized particles D. the solar wind's charged particles ( )59. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? A. The appearance of auroras around the Earth's poles. B. The periodic change in the display of auroras.
C. The factors that cause the variety of colors in auroras. D. The covering area of auroras based on their colors. ( )60. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The magnetosphere increases the speed of particles from the solar wind. B. The color of greenish-white appears least frequently in an aurora display.
C. Earth's magnetic field contributes to the variety and difference of aurora's colors.
D. The strength of the solar flares has a positive effect on the extending distance of aurora.
C
With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job, more people are turning to recruitment(招聘) agencies for help. Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt. The article's main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data, without having any real intention to personally find them a job.
The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works. One of the more common ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients. Recruitment agencies operate as a business, not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around.
There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies, there are some CV(简历) hungry, cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books. However, nowadays these are in the minority and don't tend to last very long.
Paul Farrer, Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector. Farrer said “The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them.”
Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate. Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job, like Harper mentioned. To fight this, Farrar advises that “Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency. Has the agency taken the time to talk to me? Have they invited me to a face-to-face meeting? Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer
without my permission? These three steps will safeguard every application.”
Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety net that graduates can rely on. He said “Graduates can also check to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC, the two trade bodies they can make an official complaint to. The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional organisations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one.”
( )61. The main purpose of this passage is ________ graduate recruitment agencies. A. to advise readers to be cautious of
B. to argue against some misjudgment against C. to explain why there is a prejudice against
D. to seek the solutions to the problems caused by
( )62. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer.
B. Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service. C. Job hunters' detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies. D. A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients.
( )63. What advice does Paul Farrer give graduates to avoid less respectable agencies? A. Consulting professionals before giving their personal details to an agency.
B. Making a face-to-face investigation into an agency before approaching it. C. Guaranteeing that the agency will not forward their CV to any employer. D. Selecting some agencies that are monitored by official trade bodies.
( )64. What is the author's attitude towards graduate recruitment agencies? A. Neutral. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Not Clear.
D
When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.
Joe was a man with a genius for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.
Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married—for (see above), when one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.
They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.
Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister—you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light—his high-lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock—you know his
reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.
They were mighty happy as long as their money lasted.
After a while Art flagged. Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed. “Joe, dear，” she said, cheerfully, “I've a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General—General Pinkney's daughter Clementina—on Seventy-first street.”
“That's all right for you, Dele，” said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I'm going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art？”
Delia came and hung about his neck.
“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”
“All right，” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”
The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one—all legal tender notes—and laid them beside each others' earnings.
One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages. “How is this？” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina，” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele？” “Five o'clock, I think，” said Dele. “The iron—I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.” “Sit down here a moment, Dele，” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dale？” he asked.
She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.
“I couldn't get any pupils，” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry. A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn't giving music lessons？”
“I didn't，” said Joe, “until tonight. And I wouldn't have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil
from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I've
been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”
“And then you didn't?” said Delia.
And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began： “When one loves one's Art no service seems?”
But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No，” she said—“just ‘When one loves. ’” ( )65. What can we know about the couple from the story? A. They both became famous for their talents in art.
B. Studying from famous teachers contributed most to their poverty. C. Art helped them out of the poverty they were faced with. D. They turned out to be working at the same laundry.
( )66. What qualities of the couple's are best conveyed in the story? A. considerate and giving B. faithful and romantic
C. intelligent and economical D. hardworking and loyal
( )67. What does the underlined word “flagged” most probably mean? A. became weaker B. displayed its power
C. went in a wrong direction D. returned to its original condition
( )68. Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue that the couple were telling white lies? A. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands. B. Delia's right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages. C. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
D. “The iron—I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dale. ( )69. What can serve as the best title of this story? A. A Service of Art B. The Love for Art C. A Service of Love D. No Art No Love
( )70. Why does the author repeat “When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.”？ A. To reveal the theme of the story. B. To assist with the development of the story. C. To explain the author's writing purpose. D. To indicate the sad mood of the story.
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The latest attack on the Internet and on computers in general is Nicholas Carr's writing, “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.”
Carr and other digital alarmists make a case that seems reasonable, at least on the surface. They argue that Internet communication tools trap us in a shallow culture of constant interruption as we crazily tweet, text and e-mail. This in turn leaves us little time for deep reading, reflection and serious conversation—activities traditionally thought to build knowledge and wisdom.
The alarmists use the concept of “neural plasticity(神经可塑性)” and talk of technology “reshaping” the brain to convince us that the new distractions make us not just less willing but less able, on a physiological level, to focus.
Whenever you hear that something is changing your brain, you ought to be worried—or at least the person telling you wants you to be worried. But does a cultural change like this necessarily lead to a fundamental change to the brain?
The appeals to neural plasticity, backed by studies showing that new changes can reorganize the brain, are largely irrelevant. The basic plan of the brain's “shaping” is genetically determined long before a child discovers