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This advertisement aims at calling on people to ________.

A. attend full-time universities

B. work part time to further their education

C. improve their education at home to get better jobs

D. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement? 

A. The way how you will get your degree. 

B. Tuition price. 

C. The hot fields you will be preparing yourself for.

D. The length of time it will take you to get a degree.

What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc.?

A. To show that their training is widely used in the country. 

B. To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U. S.

C. To prove the value of their training in every area.  　

D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.

It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is______. 

A. its convenience

B. the degree’s nation-wide recognition

C. the economic benefit(利益) it will bring about

D. the hot fields the training will help people to enter

How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

A. One. 　　　   　B. Two. 　　   　　C. Three. 　  　　　D. Four.

Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career(事业)? It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings than those with just a High School Diploma(毕业证).
Harcourt Learning Direct offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate Degree in 11 of today’s growing fields-without having to go to college full time. With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time-so you don’t have to give up your present job while you train for a better one. Choose from exciting majors like Business Management, Accounting, Dressmaking ＆Design, Bookkeeping, Photography, Computer Science, Engineering, and more! Your training includes everything you need! Books, lessons, learning aids-even professional-quality tools and equipment-everything you need to master your training and more ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition(学费) price you pay. Your education is nationally recognized! Nearly 2, 000 American companies-including General Electric, IBM, Mobile, General Motors, Ford, and many others-have used our training for their employees. If companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employees in your area will, too!
Earn your degree in as little as two years! Get a career diploma in just six months! The career of your dreams is closer than you think! Even if you have no experience before, you can get valuable job skills in today’s hottest fields! Step-by-step lessons make learning easy. Prepare for promotions(提升), pay raises, even start a business of your own! Send today for FREE information about Harcourt at home training!
Simply fill in your name and address on the coupon(票券) above. Then write in the name and number of the one program you’re most interested in, and mail it today. We’ll rush your free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities(机会) in the field you’ve chosen. Act today!
Mail coupon today! Or call the number below 1-800-372-1589. Call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www. Harcourt-learning. com E-mail：Harcourt＠learning. com.

1. 1.

   This advertisement aims at calling on people to ________.

   1. A.
      attend full-time universities
   2. B.
      work part time to further their education
   3. C.
      improve their education at home to get better jobs
   4. D.
      earn their degrees in different ways that suit them
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement? 

   1. A.
      The way how you will get your degree.
   2. B.
      Tuition price.
   3. C.
      The hot fields you will be preparing yourself for.
   4. D.
      The length of time it will take you to get a degree.
3. 3.

   What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc.?

   1. A.
      To show that their training is widely used in the country.
   2. B.
      To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U. S.
   3. C.
      To prove the value of their training in every area.
   4. D.
      To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.
4. 4.

   It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is______. 

   1. A.
      its convenience
   2. B.
      the degree’s nation-wide recognition
   3. C.
      the economic benefit(利益) it will bring about
   4. D.
      the hot fields the training will help people to enter
5. 5.

   How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

   1. A.
      One.
   2. B.
      Two.
   3. C.
      Three.
   4. D.
      Four.

HAVE FUN IN SPRING!
Special four-week mini-session
April — May
Acting Classes for Ages 4+ and Teens!
Classes meet once a week for four weeks. All classes are led by highly experienced Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) artists. Since this is a mini-session, classes will not present a show. Pre-K (Pre-Kindergarten) students will explore stories and characters from the world of books and literature. For students in Act It Up (K-1st && 2nd-3rd) and Acting (4th-6th), the classes will explore characters, expression and creativity through creative dramatics (表演) activities.
Full $80 payment per student is required for enrollment (入学). Classes will be filled first-come-first-served. For questions or to enroll, contact Nancy Schaeffer at 214-978-0110 or nancy@dct.org.
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 April 22-May 13, 2008
Play Days — Pre-K
●Explore the wonderful characters from your favorite books
●Act out the stories you know so well and maybe a few new ones too!
●Take turns being on the stage with your class as you become many fun and creative characters
Act It Up! Grades K-1 & Grades 2-3
Explore the most important aspects of acting:
●Characters: Who are You?
● Imagination: See where it takes you — be creative!
Wednesdays 4:30-6:00 April 23-May 14, 2008
Acting — Grades 4-6
Explore the most important aspects of acting:
● Characterization: Movement and Voice
● Imagination: Listening, Learning and Taking a chance
Auditions and Monologues (试演和独角戏) — Grade 7+
● Work on a monologue that you can use for any audition
●Learn the tricks for how to do your best at your next audition — at school, church or local theater
●Get feedback (反馈) from a professional and make improvements to your auditioning skills

1. 1.

   The ad is about ______

   1. A.
      training classes for students
   2. B.
      the directions for a product
   3. C.
      acting classes for college students
   4. D.
      an introduction to a film
2. 2.

   To attend the special four-week mini-session, you’ll have to ______

   1. A.
      register at DCT
   2. B.
      prove that you can act
   3. C.
      be old enough for each class
   4. D.
      pay $80 once a week
3. 3.

   Which class may offer you a chance to enjoy playing the characters you like?

   1. A.
      Auditions and Monologues
   2. B.
      Play Days
   3. C.
      Act It Up!
   4. D.
      Acting
4. 4.

   Those who attend Auditions and Monologues ______

   1. A.
      mainly explore the imagination
   2. B.
      have to start their lessons on April 22
   3. C.
      will often practise using movement and voice
   4. D.
      are mainly taught some skills for their future use

Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career? It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings than those with just a High School Diploma．

Harcourt Learning Direct offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate Degree in 11 of today's growing fields--without having to go to college full time．With Harcourt，you study at home，in your spare time--so you don't have to give up your present job while you train for a better one．Choose from exciting majors like Business Management，Accounting，Dressmaking & Design，Bookkeeping，Photography，Computer Science，Engineering，and more! Your training includes everything you need! Books，lessons，learning aids--even professional-quality tools and equipment—everything you need to master your training，and more ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition price you pay．Your education is nationally recognized! Nearly 2,000 American companies--including General Electric，IBM，Mobile，General Motors，Ford，and many others—have used our training for their employees．If companies like these recognize the value of our training，you can be sure that employees in your area will，too!

Earn your degree in as little as two years! Get a career diploma in just six months! The career of your dreams is closer than you think! Eyen if you have no，experience before，you can get valuable job skills in today's hottest fields! Step-by-step lessons make learning easy．Prepare for promotions，pay raises，even start a business of your own! Send today for FREE information about Harcourt at home training．

Simply fill in your name and address on the coupon（票券）above．Then write in the name and number of the one program you're most interested in，and mail it today．We'll rush your free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities in the field you've chosen．Act today!

Mail coupon today! Or call the number below 1-800-372-1589．Call any time，24 hours a day，7 days a week．Or use the E-mail：Harcourt@learning.com．

1．This advertisement aims at calling on people to _________．

A．attend full-time universities

B．work part time to further their education

C．improve their education at home to get better jobs

D．earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

2．Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement?

A．The way you will get your degree．

B．Tuition price．

C．The hot fields you will be preparing y0urself for．

D．The length of time it will take you to get a degree．

3．What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric，IBM，Ford，etc?

A．To show that their training is widely used in the country．

B．To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U．S．

C．To prove the value of their training in every area．

D．To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies．

4．It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is _________．

A．its convenience

B．the degree's nation-wide recognition

C．the economic benefit it will bring about

D．the hot fields the training will help people to enter

5．How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

A．One．              B．Two．              C．Three．            D．Four．

Music lessons may improve memory and learning ability in your children by promoting different patterns of brain development, a study shows．

After a year of musical training, children aged between 4 and 6 performed better at a standard memory test than did children who were not taught music．The findings suggest that music could be useful for building the learning capacity of your minds．

Earlier studies have shown that older children given music lessons become better at IQ tests than those who are musically untrained, but this is the first to show such a benefit in children so young．

Professor Laurek Trainor, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, also found clear differences in the ways in which children's brains responded to sound after a year of musical training．'This is the first study to show that brain responses in young, musically trained and untrained children change differently over the course of a year," she said．"These changes are likely to be related to the cognitive（ 认知的 ）benefit that is seen with musical training．"

Professor Trainer's team looked at 12 children, 6 of whom had just started extra-curricular （课程外） music lessons and 6 of whom were not being taught any music except that included as a standard part of their school curriculum （课程标准） ．

During the year all 12 children had their brains examined four times using magneto-encephalography （MEG）, and each child was played two types of sound —white noise and a violin tone．The MEG measurements showed that all children responded more to violin sounds than to white noise, reflecting a preferable for meaningful tones, and their response times fell over the course of the year as their brains matured．

64．This passage is mainly about ____．

       A．why music lessons are good for the memory

       B．the benefit from extra-curricular training for younger children

       C．a study on twelve young children's brains

       D．new technology to examine children's brains

65．It can be concluded from the text that ____．

       A．the study is the first one on the effect of musical training on children's brains

       B．scientists got no valuable results from the earlier studies on the topic

       C．children musically trained remember things better than those untrained

       D．older children get more benefit from musical training than younger ones

66．What do we know about the twelve children tested in the study?

       A．None of them had been musically trained before．

       B．Only 6 of them had a knowledge of music before．

       C．Not all of them had been taught some music in school．

       D．All of them were required to learn some music in school．

67．We know from the MEG measurements that ____．

       A．the older a child is, the more quickly he/she responds to sounds

       B．human brains prefer musical sounds to white noise

       C．children of different ages respond to sounds at the same speed

       D．all the twelve children like to learn to play the violin very much