高三练兵试题

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Earlier, we explained how to begin a search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world. We also discussed the rules for entering in the United States. And we talked about programs that can be completed online.
But if your goal is to come to the United States to study, then it is time to make a list of colleges or universities that interest you. Be sure to choose more than one. Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools.
Some students want to attend a small college. Others want to go to a big university. If a really big university appeals to you, then there are ones like Ohio State. That  university in Columbus, Ohio, in the Midwest, has almost fifty – two thousand students. There are students this year from around one hundred fifty countries.
Ohio State provides international students with an application on its Web site. You can pay the application charge online with a credit(信用) card. Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment.
Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs（目录）online.
You should start on your applications at least two years before you want to begin studies.
Completing a college application can take some time. But answering all the questions is not enough. Another important step is taking admissions tests. The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take. Another one is the ACT.
Colleges and universities may also require international students to take the TOEFL – the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
If you have a general question for our Foreign Student Series, write, to special @ voanews. com.
56．What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?
        A．To provide background information of the topic.
        B．To attract readers’ attention to the topic.
        C．To reminds the readers of a related article to the topic.
        D．To offer basic knowledge of the topic.
57．According to this passage, “Ohio State” is           .
        A．one of the states in America                  B．the name of a Web site
        C．another name for “Columbus, Ohio”          D．a university in America
58．Besides a college application, you are required to take            test(s) if you’re not an American.
        A．one             B．two               C．three                D.four
59．What will the author most probably talk about next?
        A．SAT.               B．ACT.                 C．FSS.             D．TOFEL.
60. The passage is mainly dealt with ______________.
   A. how to pay the application charge .
B. the rules for entering for American colleges and universities.
C. Some information on applications for American colleges and universities.
D. when to start one’s applications for American colleges and universities.
B
A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression as young adults.  
The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent health to investigate the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 2000.  
As part of the survey,  the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of five and one-half hours a day. More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.  
Seven years later, in 2007, more than seven percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one.  
The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio, etc. But the study did find that every extra hour of television meant an eight percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. Young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use.  
The study didn’t explore if watching TV causes depression. But one possibility is that it was taking time away from activities that could help prevent depression.  
Last December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Sociologists from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active to read, to attend religious services and to vote.  
61. The best title for this passage should be            .  
A. Teens, Television and Depression
B. Men Develop Depression Easier than Women
C. Media Use is Harmful to Adolescents
D. Take Great care of Teenager’s depression
62. The result of the   research seems to prove         .  
A. teenagers are more likely to develop depression than adults
B. other media uses do no harm to adolescents
C. TV probably causes teenagers to grow up with depression
D. those who watch no TV will not develop depression
63. We can learn from the survey that of all the media use            .  
A. computer games are teenagers’ favorite
B. most teenagers prefer to listen to the radio
C. teenagers enjoy watching TV very much
D. newspaper is not included in the survey
64. According to the passage, what kind of activity may help prevent depression?
A. Playing computer games.             B. Taking part in sports.  
C. Listening to the radio.         D. Watching movies.  
65. We can conclude that a teenager should          .  
A. play more video games instead of watching TV
B. be active in taking part in outdoor activities
C. be more active in watching educational TV programmes
D. attend religious services and care for politics

C
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists.It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited.To feed a large population,inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively.Thus,each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population.Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports,roads and railways,which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
　　One of the difficulties in carrying out a world-wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials.In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food,space and natural resources,it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate,whatever the consequences may be.In the highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex.A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured good.When the pressure of population on housing declines,prices also decline and the building industry is weakened.Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population,rather than one which is stable or in decline.
　66. A small population may mean _____.
　　 A. higher productivity,but a lower average income
　　 B. lower productivity,but a higher average income
　　 C. lower productivity,and a lower average income
　　 D. higher productivity,and a higher average income
　67. According to the the passage,a large population will provide a chance for developing _____.
　　 A. agriculture                              B. transport system
　　 C. industry                                D. national economy
　68. In a developed country,people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate _____.
　　 A. goes up                              B. is decreasing
　   C. remains stable                         D. is out of control
　69. According to the passage slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for _____.
　　 A. a developing nation                  B. a developed nation
　　 C.every nation with a big population       D. every nation with a small nation
　70. It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because _____.
　　A. there too many underdeveloped countries in the world
　　B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development
　　C. different governments have different views of the question
　　D. even developed countries may have complex problems