67. Which of the following statements in NOT true ?

A.　　 A food court in the mall is a big dining place .

B.　　　 You need to bring receipts when having gifts wrapped

C.　　　 You can have your gifts wrapped at any shop in a mall with a receipt

D.　　　 You can take your young baby with you when shopping in the mall.

答案　 64.A　 65.B　 66.C　 67.D

Passage 41

(辽宁省沈阳二中2008届第四次模拟考试D篇)

Making friends in the first few weeks of school is easy. Many students can find a friend in little time. They can be amazed at how close they can get to someone whose interests are completely different, and how comfortable they feel about expressing their mutual(相互的)fondness.

Unusual bonds(关系) are one of the great pleasures of school life, and can lead to enriching relationships based on mutual respect. Mostly, though, by a couple of weeks into term, they are really embarrassing. And shaking off friends can be a lot harder than making them. School is all about being busy and trying new things, so you needn’t feel too bad about ditching( 与……断绝关系) old friends in favor of new people and experiences. So long as you do it kindly.

The pace of school life can be a great excuse for turning down another invitation for a party. You can even claim to be studying---you’re at school, and you’re supposed to work hard. Another kind way of getting rid of an unwanted friend is to go on inviting them out, but to events where lots of other people will demand your time. Or you could suggest activities that you think they’d enjoy, but which you won’t actually be able to make yourself. Then you could say “I’m really　 busy at the moment. I’ll give you a call when I’ve finished this assignment”.

But wait. Hasn’t someone just said that to you? How do you manage to stay such company that you’re not the one being ditched?

For a start, concentrate on how interesting the other person is. Remember the things going on in their lives and text or ring to check how they got on with those things. Do sympathize(同情) if things have gone badly, and congratulate them if things have gone well. Have a weekly time and place where you meet friends, so that you can invite new friends to drop in. There, the more cheerful you appear, the more popular you are likely to be.

66. What’s the use of the mall’s directory ?

A.　　 It tells you where to find some certain goods .

B.　　　 It shows you the best and cheapest goods of the mall

C.　　　 It shows you all the places in the mall .

D.　　 It gives all the names of the shops in the mall .

65. What does the underlined sentence mean ?

A.　　 The parking lot is usually located on the top of the mall

B.　　　 The parking lot is usually located under the mall

C.　　　 Only the parking of Beverley Hills Center is under the mall

D.　　 The parking lot can be located on any floor of the mall

64. Which of the following doesn’t make up the basic structure of a shopping mall?

A.　　 Supermarket　 B. Theater　 C. Parking lot　 D. Food court

63.What could be the best title for this passage?

A. Lectures fight digital learning aids to up class numbers　　

B. Lectures apply digital learning aids to up class numbers

C. Lectures fight lower-tech tactics to up class numbers

D. Schools are encouraging more absenteeism

答案　 60. D　 61.A　 62.D　 63.A　　　

Passage 40

(辽宁省沈阳二中2008届第四次模拟考试C篇)

　Los Angeles’ Shopping Malls

　Let’s take a look around the mall . You will find various malls in Los Angeles . Stores vary by mall . To better understand shopping at the mall , let’s take a look at the basic structure of malls.

Basic Structure

　　 Most of the malls are two or three layer (层) buildings including their parking lots. It’s not the norm(标准), but some malls like Beverly Hills Center are located on top of the parking lot . Most of the malls have pathways between the department stores and a food court , a central place for dining . You can also find theaters in malls.

Services of the mall

　　 It’s easy to find the places you want to go from the directories(电话簿) in each mall.

　 　Usually the directory is located in several places throughout the mall . You can also carry printouts of the directory while shopping . If you have questions , ask employees for more details.

Most shops do not wrap gifts so you will have to use the department gift service center for wrapping . Make sure you have your receipts(收据) when you go to have the gifts wrapped . Each mall has a variety of service facilities including restrooms . public phones , diaper (尿布) changing rooms . ATM machines , stamp machines and vending (贩卖) machines.　

62.According to the passage, to encourage attendance, some academics are applying the following lower-tech tactics EXCEPT　　 .

　 A. giving more surprise quizzes　　　　　

B. putting fewer lecture materials online

C. providing extensive notes only for the most complicated topics　

D. cutting off their online offerings

61.At times only 20 or so undergraduates showed up for Americ Azevedo’s class because　　 .

A. so many undergraduates relied on digital learning aids

B. so many undergraduates have off-campus jobs.

C. his lectures were boring　　　　　　　 D. the exam was easy to pass

60.The word “ absenteeism ” in the 2^nd paragraph most probably means　　　 .

A. attending classes　　　　　　　　 B. having classes　

C. giving classes　　　　　　　　　 D. skipping classes

59. From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that ________.

　　 A. nothing cannot be done with friend

　　 B. only the first sentence is reasonable

　　 C. he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend

　　 D. good friends should always help each other

答案　 56.D　 57.C　 58.B　 59.A

Passage 39

(衡阳市八中2008届高三模拟试题B篇)

Skipping classes, particularly big lectures where an absence is likely to go undetected, is a tradition among college undergraduates.

These days, however, some professors say they’re seeing more absenteeism, as students make the most of new technologies as learning aids.

Americ Azevedo taught an “ Introduction to Computers ” at the University of California, Berkeley, US last semester. By visiting the course’s website, the 200 enrolled students could download audio recordings or watch digital videos of the lectures, as well as read the instructor’s detailed lecture notes.

But there was one big problem: So many of the undergraduates relied on the technology that at times only 20 or so actually showed up for class.

Doug Suda, 19, a student in Azevedo’s class last semester, said he skipped about three-quarter of the lectures. It’s largely because he was busy with an off-campus job and was taking the course to fulfill a business major requirement.

At the end of the term, Suda prepared hurriedly for the final exam by watching videos of about 15 lectures over three days.

“ If I hadn’t that… I would probably fail the class,” said Suda, who instead received a B-plus.

Despite the concerns about absenteeism, schools are increasingly experimenting with ways to let students watch or listen to lectures on their computers or digital music players, like ipods. Last month, Harvard Medical School began “ Podcasting ”lectures. Students can download them into digital musical players, and study while they, say, go for a walk.

As many academics accept the electronic innovation, others are pushing back. To encourage attendance, they are applying low-tech tactics, like giving more surprising quizzes or cutting back their online offerings.

Lee Chanian, a UCLA economics professor, says “ too much technology leads to passive learning environment and encourage more absenteeism”. He now puts fewer lecture materials online, and provides extensive notes only for the most complicated topics.

58. From the passage we can learn that ________.

　　 A. the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other

　　 B. the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend

　　 C. the writers ideal friend has a lot to learn from him

　　 D. the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend