【推荐1】Because of the financial crisis in the US and UK, college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.

Recently, two major US student loan (贷款) lenders, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase, announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. Because banks currently have a lack of credit, they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans that need a several-year wait for any return of interest.

In the US, many undergraduates fill up their financial needs with a private loan, although the majority can get government-funded loans. In the 2015-2016 academic year, $ 17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The lack of private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard.

Across the Atlantic, UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants. Their biggest concern is a sudden increase in student rent.

Most young professionals now rent houses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes (按揭计划) have disappeared—a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.

In large cities, UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of $ 203.

Yet, despite students’ suffering, the number of this year’s university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job market.

1. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Forced.	B．Unwilling.
C．Determined.	D．Pleasant.

2. What is a big challenge to the American students according to the text?

A．A lack of education.

B．The low-interest loan.

C．The short fall in private funding.

D．A lack of government-funded loan.

3. What are the UK students most concerned about?

A．House rent.

B．Further education.

C．Mortgage schemes.

D．Government-funded loans.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．College students in the US and UK are faced with their financial crisis

B．It is the duty for the governments to solve college students’ financial crisis

C．Further education is a good way for college students to survive tough job market

D．The private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficulties

【推荐2】Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. Middle school students are prevented from carrying mobile phones ________.

A．because they often talk with their friends

B．when they are free from homework

C．when they are at school

D．because they cheat in exams

2. Some children get mobile phones ________.

A．by telling lies to their parents	B．by making trouble in class
C．from some mobile phone users	D．from their parents and friends

3. What does the underlined word “distraction” probably mean?

A．Something that makes you happy.	B．Something that takes away your attention.
C．Something that makes you focused.	D．Something that makes you crazy.

4. Which of the following statements is true?

A．No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students.

B．Teachers don't allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices.

C．Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D．Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

5. It is implied(暗含)in the passage that ________.

A．students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B．it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at school

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

【推荐3】Anyone can be a mentor(导师). But not everyone can be a great one. What’s important is for that person to understand and teach students how to achieve their goals. So here’s a checklist to help you find a great mentor.

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Effective(有效的)guidance requires listening closely.    2    That information can then guide the mentor’s advice and actions. Only by listening carefully to what you say can these mentors understand what you might need to succeed.

Consider people who really love their work.

Interest is the best teacher. People who love what they do often can make a compelling(非常强烈的)case why you might love that topic, too.    3    If they realize you find that field super-interesting, they often will be encouraged to help you succeed in it.

Don’t rule out non-experts(非专家).

Mentors don’t always have to be experts. In most cases, mentors are teachers.    4    They can help a younger student with what they need. An older student who’s been in science might have just the right advice to help a younger student doing a scientific project.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

    5    Some of the best mentors are those who are a bridge between a youth and another mentor. Making that introduction might seem small. But if this fills a student’s needs, it’s a type of mentoring, too.

A．Find someone who hears you.

B．Look for someone to help you be a better you.

C．But sometimes, older students can be mentors.

D．They would always make you believe in yourselves.

E．Many grown-ups, like parents, can offer help in finding a mentor.

F．Mentors must realize that a student’s thoughts might differ from their own.

G．These people also love to help others see what makes their work so attractive.

【推荐1】Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion — a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Society’s economic underpinnings (支柱) would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive (刺激, 动机) to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind, for as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them.

In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instruments of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize (分类) objects on the basis of our emotions. True, we consider the length, shape, size or texture (质地, 纹理), but an object’s physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to us — hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experience with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good” and others are “bad”, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life — from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society uses our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal penal (刑法的) system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts.

1. Suppose there is no emotion in the world. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A．People would not be able to tell the texture of objects.

B．People would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them.

C．$10 million is equal to $10 in a world without emotions.

D．There would be full of lies, arguments and violence.

2. In can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on ________.

A．the ability to make money	B．the capacity to work
C．the stimulus (刺激) to work	D．the categorizations of our emotional experiences

3. Emotions are significant for man’s survival and adaptation because _______.

A．they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects

B．they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained

C．they encourage people to perform dangerous achievements

D．they produce more love than hate among people

4. Why are the emotional aspects of an object more important than its physical aspects?

A．They help society use its members for profit.

B．They encourage us to perform important tasks.

C．They help to perfect the legal and penal system.

D．They help us adapt our behaviors to the world surrounding us.

5. What is the text mainly about?

A．People could only live in a world with emotions.

B．People would always do bad things in the emotionless world.

C．Emotions are very important in the world.

D．Emotions structure the world for us in important ways.