C
Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true.
In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as schools, business, and sports, but they keep0 many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “side-by-side” living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from each other. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national group0s, or newspaper.
More than 215 million people call America “home” because ________.
A. they have their houses there B. they want to make their home there
C. they have settled there now D. they like that land very much
“Side-by-side” living style means “________”.
to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas
to make friends with native people
groups of people living near each other
having more freedom to choose one’s own living style
From the passage we can learn that ________.
people from other countries don’t want a change
the advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful
people from other countries have to face the society they are not familiar with
once strangers settled in the United States, they would lose the customs and cultures of their original countries
Which might be the best title for this passage?
A. Living in America — Good or Bad? B. Different Custo0ms and Cultures.
C. America — Home for the People. D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in America.
D
GETTING A GRANT (補助)
Who pays?
The local education authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.
Who can get this money?
Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been settled in the UK. for at least three years, which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.
SPECIAL CASES
If a student has studied in a college:
A student who is 26 or more before the course stars and who has worked for at least three of the six previous six years will get extra money — ￡155 a year if 26, increasing to ￡615 at most at 29 or more.
If a student is disabled:
LEAS will give up to ￡500 to help meet extra expenses such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra beating or special food.
Banking:
Most of the big banks offer special services to students who accounts (帳戶) in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials. A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by ￡110 or so, and still don’t make chargers though they do charge interest.
A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will ________.
get money if he is taking a first degree course
be unable to get money from any LEA
get money from any LEA when he has finished his course
have to open a bank account before he gets any money
A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has worked since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?
A. None. B. ￡155. C. ￡615. D. ￡515.
A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel char costing ￡750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?
A. ￡150. B. ￡250. C. ￡500. D. ￡750.
What may be the reason that some banks welcome a new student as a customer?
They know that a new student receive money regularly.
They charge students extra interest.
They expect the students will be rich customers in the future.
They need student accounts in term time.
How much do the banks permit the students who open accounts to overdraw?
A. ￡155. B. ￡615. C. ￡500. D. ￡110.
E
Over many years there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities, in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansion of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of movements and private business, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing.
Now, a new idea has been put forward which will make use of areas which have no other obvious commercial potential. There are small lacks, disused docks and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs of big town.
A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land. Because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundation; instead the house will be built on a frame made of steel which is expected to cost about $ 5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水處理) system. All the service links will have enough flexibility (靈活性) allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.
The first house to be built are expected to cost between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. AS the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.
So many people have moved into towns chiefly because ________.
they hope to enjoy the basic facilities
they expect to live a better life
they want to contribute to the development of towns
there is a shortage of jobs in villages
What is the main advantage of the new idea?
It will help solve the housing shortage problem.
It will make use of areas of water.
It will provide jobs.
It will help develop the suburbs.
The new house will be built on ________.
A. waterside areas B. a store foundation
C. lakes and rivers D. a steel frame’
The price of the new house will ________.B.
encourage private and government builders
attract ordinary people in the towns to buy
vary in different areas according to the policy
benefit the housing market in the countryside
Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true.
In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as schools, business, and sports, but they keep0 many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “side-by-side” living has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from each other. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national group0s, or newspaper.
More than 215 million people call America “home” because ________.
A. they have their houses there B. they want to make their home there
C. they have settled there now D. they like that land very much
“Side-by-side” living style means “________”.
to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas
to make friends with native people
groups of people living near each other
having more freedom to choose one’s own living style
From the passage we can learn that ________.
people from other countries don’t want a change
the advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful
people from other countries have to face the society they are not familiar with
once strangers settled in the United States, they would lose the customs and cultures of their original countries
Which might be the best title for this passage?
A. Living in America — Good or Bad? B. Different Custo0ms and Cultures.
C. America — Home for the People. D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in America.
D
GETTING A GRANT (補助)
Who pays?
The local education authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.
Who can get this money?
Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also have been settled in the UK. for at least three years, which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.
SPECIAL CASES
If a student has studied in a college:
A student who is 26 or more before the course stars and who has worked for at least three of the six previous six years will get extra money — ￡155 a year if 26, increasing to ￡615 at most at 29 or more.
If a student is disabled:
LEAS will give up to ￡500 to help meet extra expenses such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra beating or special food.
Banking:
Most of the big banks offer special services to students who accounts (帳戶) in the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials. A student won’t usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by ￡110 or so, and still don’t make chargers though they do charge interest.
A student from Japan who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will ________.
get money if he is taking a first degree course
be unable to get money from any LEA
get money from any LEA when he has finished his course
have to open a bank account before he gets any money
A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has worked since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?
A. None. B. ￡155. C. ￡615. D. ￡515.
A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel char costing ￡750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay himself?
A. ￡150. B. ￡250. C. ￡500. D. ￡750.
What may be the reason that some banks welcome a new student as a customer?
They know that a new student receive money regularly.
They charge students extra interest.
They expect the students will be rich customers in the future.
They need student accounts in term time.
How much do the banks permit the students who open accounts to overdraw?
A. ￡155. B. ￡615. C. ￡500. D. ￡110.
E
Over many years there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities, in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansion of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of movements and private business, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing.
Now, a new idea has been put forward which will make use of areas which have no other obvious commercial potential. There are small lacks, disused docks and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs of big town.
A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land. Because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundation; instead the house will be built on a frame made of steel which is expected to cost about $ 5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水處理) system. All the service links will have enough flexibility (靈活性) allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.
The first house to be built are expected to cost between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. AS the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.
So many people have moved into towns chiefly because ________.
they hope to enjoy the basic facilities
they expect to live a better life
they want to contribute to the development of towns
there is a shortage of jobs in villages
What is the main advantage of the new idea?
It will help solve the housing shortage problem.
It will make use of areas of water.
It will provide jobs.
It will help develop the suburbs.
The new house will be built on ________.
A. waterside areas B. a store foundation
C. lakes and rivers D. a steel frame’
The price of the new house will ________.B.
encourage private and government builders
attract ordinary people in the towns to buy
vary in different areas according to the policy
benefit the housing market in the countryside