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Notgreatasitis,I’dliketosharewithyoumyprogressinmystudyinthesethreeyears.Tobehonest,IwasnotsogoodatmystudywhenIcametohighschool,oftenfeelingtiredoutandataloss.Sometimes,Iwasevenonthepointofgivingup.However,mychangehappenedwhenmyteachersaswellasmyclassmatescametoencouragemeonedayinseniortwo.Itwastheirencouragementandmyownthinkingthatresultedinmyslowbutsteadyprogress.
StillnotatopstudentasIamnow,Ihavefoundmyselffilledwithconfidenceandpowertofaceanydifficultyandchallenge.ThereisnodenyingthatIamboundtofightformydreamtotheendinthefollowingmonths!
考点：考查命题式写作
—Whynotfindanewjob
—WhyshouldII_____asmuch,butIlikewhatI'mdoing.
A.didn'tearnB.don'tearn
C.hadn'tearnedD.haven’tearned
Likemanyotherpartsofourlivestoday,educationhasbecomeaglobalenterprise.Inmicrocosm(微观世界),myschoolisproofofjusthowglobal.MonkseatonHighSchoolisanordinarystate-fundedschoolof850studentsintheunfashionablepartofnortheasternEngland.Overthepastsevenyearsithassent12studentstoAmericanuniversities---twoofthemtoHarvard.Monkseatonhas,inturn,attractedstudentsfromothercountries,includingGermanyandLatvia.MonkseatonnowalmostroutinelyreceivesinquiriesfromstudentsinEasternEuropeancountries.Obviously,learningEnglishisabigdraw,buthispatternofstudentmovementwasunheardoffiveyearsago.
Thebraindrainisauniversalphenomenon,andcountriesthatdon’tfaceuptothenewrealitywillbelosingsomeoftheirmostpreciousresources.ThenortheastofEnglandisitspoorestregion,andhasexperiencedaseverelossofhighlyqualifiedprofessionals-to-be.Someofthemostable18-year-oldsaregoingtootherpartsofBritain,eventoothercountries.WhatishappeninghereishappeningtoBritainasawhole.Mostnoticeably,thereisagrowingtrendofBritishstudentstakingdegreesinAmericanuniversities.Thisyearthenumberwillbreakthepsychologicalbarrierof1,000studentsforthefirsttime.
Andwhatishappeningatthesecondary-schoollevelishappeningtohighereducation.Wherevertheycomefrom,today’sstudentshaveaverydifferentperspectiveoneducationfromtheirparents.Becauseoftelevision,theInternetandtheirtravels,thesestudentsseetheworldasamuchsmallerplacethantheirparentsoncedid.Theyaremoreconfidentinacceptingthechallengeofmovingfromonecountrytoanother,fromoneculturetoanother;inmanycasestheycanevenapplytoschoolsovertheInternet.Studentsarealsomoreawareoftheoverallcostofeducationandarelookingforvalueformoney.Plus,formany,educationlinkedtotravelisabetteroptionthaneducationathome.
1.Whydoestheauthorsayeducationhasbecomeaglobalenterprise
A.MonkseatonHighSchoolusedtobeaveryunfashionableschoolintheNortheastEngland.
B.MonkseatonHighSchoolisnowoneofthestate-fundedmiddleschoolsinEngland.
C.MonkseatonHighSchoolhassenttwotopstudentstotheHarvardUniversityinU.S.
D.Thereisnowanextensiveexchangeofstudentsamongdifferentcountries.
2.WhatcanweinferaboutnortheastEnglandfromthepassage
A.ItisoneofthepoorestregionsinEngland.
B.Ithasexperiencedaseverelossofprofessionals.
C.Itwillfaceamoreseriousbraindraininthenearfuture.
D.Itislosingitsyoungtalentstootherpartsoftheworld.
3.Accordingtothepassage,studentstodayhavedifferentperspectivefromtheirparentsonthefollowingEXCEPTthat_________________.
A.educationlinkedtotravelismuchbetterthaneducationathome
B.overallcostofeducationshouldbeconsideredagainstmoneyvalue
C.movingfromoneculturetoanotherisawelcomedchallenge
D.theInternetismorepopularandeasiertoaccessinthenearfuture
4.ThestudentstodaytendtoseetheworldasamuchsmallerplaceNOTbecause__________.
A.theyarehavingmoreexposuretothetelevisionprograms
B.theyarehavingeasieraccesstotheInternet
C.theyarehavingfrequenttravelstotheotherpartsoftheworld
D.theyarehavingbettercommunicationwiththeirparents
5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto__________.
A.tellusthebenefitofglobalizationofeducation
B.analyzethecausesforstudents’movingtrendinGreatBritain
C.criticizetheuniversalphenomenonofbraindrainworldwide
D.drawattentiontostudents’movingfromonecountrytoanother
Shelookedinthedirectionofthewindow,buttherewasnothinginfront______thedeepdarkness.
A.otherthanB.ratherthan
C.morethanD.lessthan
Beingyoungerandthinner,shecaneatsuperbighamburgers,______Ihavetogiveupintheinterestofmyweight.
A.thatB.whoC.whomD.which
HaveyouseenahistoricalfilmrecentlyDoyouthinkitwasaccurateSomesaythatthereisnosuchthingasahistoricalfilm.Inmanycases,Hollywoodfilm-makerssimplychangethefacts.Justlookatthesesupposedly“historical”films.
1.ThePatriot
Thefilmwasreleasedin2000andwasdirectedbyRonaldEmmerishandstarredMelGibson.ItissetnearCharleston,SouthCarolina,duringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar(1775—1783)andfollowsthestoryofBenjaminMartinandhisfightforAmericanfreedomagainsttheBritish.ThefilmwascriticizedforinventingandexaggeratingBritishcruelty.Themostcriticizedscenewasoneshowingtheburningofachurchcontainingpeopleofthetown,ofwhichthereisnohistoricalrecord.AnotherhistoricalinaccuracywasthedescriptionofAmerican-ownedslavesbeingfreedtoservewiththeAmericanforces.Inreality,manyslavesranawayfromtheirAmericanownersandfoughtwiththeBritishagainsttheAmericans.
2.BraveHeart
Thefilm(1995)starredMelGibsonwasdirectedbyTobyReisz.ItisbasedonthelifeofScottishnationalheroWilliamWallaceandhisfightagainstEnglishruleinScotlandduringthe13thcentury.ThefilmincludesanaffairbetweenWilliamWallaceandPrincessIsabella(basedonIsabellaofFrance).Thefilmimpliessheisamother-to-bewhenWilliamWallacewillbekilled.However,historically,therealIsabellawasachildofninestilllivinginFranceatthistime,neverhavingmetWallace.Thefilmalsocausedcontroversybecauseofitsanti-Englishnature.Apparently,whenthefilmwasshowninGlasgow,therewasaloudnoisemadebyhappyAmericanaudience.
3.U-571
This2000filmwasdirectedbyJonathanMostowandstarredMathewMacConaughey,HaveyKeitelandJonBonJovi.IttookplaceduringtheSecondWorldWar(1939—1945).Inthefilm,aGermansubmarine(warshipunderwater)isboardedin1942byAmericansoldierswhomadethemselvesupasGermans.TheytookawaytheGermansubmarine’scode-languagemachine,which,inthefilm,helpstheAmericansgetmanysecretmessagesfromGermany.However,thefilmwasheavilycriticizedbecauseitwasactuallytheBritishwhogotthemachineinMay1941whentheyboardedU-110.ThemoviewasalsocriticizedforshowingascenewheretheU-boatsailorskilledAmericansailorsinthewateraftertheirshipsunk,whichis,in99%cases,impossibletohappen.
4.The300Spartans
ThelatestcontroversysurroundsthefilmThe300Spartans.Thefilm(directedbyZackSynder)tellsthestoryofthebattlebetweentheGreeksandPersiansin480BC.Itisregardedasakeyeventinthebirthofwesterndemocracy(民主)bysomehistorians.Inthefilm,300Spartansunderthekingfightagainsttheenemies,120,000PersiansledbyEmperorXerxes.ThetinySpartanforcesrepeatedlygainadvantageovertheinvaders.TheseactionsdelaysthePersians’attackandgivestheGreekarmiesenoughtimetoprepareforthedefenseofAthens.ButtheIranians(modern-dayPersians)aren’thappywiththefilm.Theysaythefilmdescribesthemassavage,killing-loving,andwar-loving.
1.Thisarticlemainly_____.
A.praisesfour“historical”films
B.shareswithusfourgreatmovies
C.tellsthereadersabouttheinaccuracyoffour“historical”films
D.expressesthewriter’spositiveattitudetowardsthe“historical”films
2.Asfarastimeisconcerned,thewarin_____brokeoutearliest.
A.The300SpartansB.U-571
C.ThePatriotD.BraveHeart
3.MelGibson,agreatAmericanactor,starredin_____.
A.TheBraveHeartandU-571
B.ThePatriotandBraveHeart
C.The300SpartansandBraveHeart
D.ThePatriotandThe300Spartans
4.Thepassageprobablycomesfroma(n)_____.
A.filmposterB.fashionmagazine
C.filmreviewD.tourguide
It’salwayscoldinZhejianginwinter,butit____bewarmattimes.
A.canB.mayC.willD.might
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
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Inmyview,theInternetishelpful.Itisknowntoall,theInternetisplayingaimportantpartinourdailylife.OntheInternet,wecanreadnewshomeandabroadandgotasmuchinformationaswecan.Wecanalsoattendtothenetschoolandreadmanybooks.Wecanevendoshoppingonline.Beside,ourabilitytooperatethecomputercanbeimprovedgreat.
SoweshouldnotbeaddictedtotheInternet,orwe'llgetourlifeandstudydestroying.Inaddition,weshouldkeepofftheharmfulwebsite.Anyhow,thisdoesn'tpreventtheInternetfrombecomingourfriend.
EveryMonday,myEnglishteacherwouldcheerfullyaskme______myweekendhadbeen.