The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. 【小题1】
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers.【小题2】
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, your prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking(令人头痛的). Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?
【小题3】 So just take it all in slowly. Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years.
Here is some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers' Week.
●Learn rules. 【小题4】 Have a few glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.
●【小题5】 The more active you are, the more likely you' ll be to meet new people than those who never leave their room.
●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you' re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you' re friendly.
So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers'
Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you' ll be passing on your experience to next year's new recruits.

A．Be honest.

B．Be sociable.

C．Keep yourself friendly to others.

D．Make sure you know British social etiquette(礼节).

E．But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.

F．It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.

G．Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot.

Students who date (约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
“Romantic relationships are a symbol of adolescence（青春期）, but very few studies have examined how adolescents are different in the development of these relationships.” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health.
Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade. Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表) about the students' academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.
“At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit, being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.
“Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “When the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移) attention from studying.”
“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school.”Orpinas concluded.
【小题1】According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____.

A．have poorer academic performances

B．be more likely to hurt others

C．enjoy better school lives

D．are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco

【小题2】When doing his study, Orpinas _____.

A．followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B．found that the students' study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

C．completed questionnaires about the students' academic efforts

D．completed a survey and a report each year

【小题3】What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A．They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.

B．They don't want to see each other any longer.

C．Their attention to studying will be affected.

D．They will think it's reasonable to get depressed.

【小题4】Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is _____.

A．supportive	B．negative
C．indifferent	D．positive

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Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a platform for them to show their talent. For another, it is a useful way 【小题1】(release) their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students. However, many parents and teachers hold different 【小题2】 (view) . They think that managing one’s microblog will take a lot of time and energy, which should 【小题3】 (use) for study.

In my view, I am greatly in favor 【小题4】  this activity. Today the Internet is playing 【小题5】  essential role in our life. Therefore, as high school students, we need to learn to make use of this 【小题6】 (value) tool to communicate and display ourselves. What’s more, opening microblogs 【小题7】 (require) various abilities such as writing, designing and being skillful at computers. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog. As a result, we will improve ourselves while 【小题8】 (organize) our microblogs.

In fact, the microblog 【小题9】 (it) is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it 【小题10】 matters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.

   Students from Oceanside High School in Rockland will be able to sleep a little longer from this autumn.

The superintendent （负责人） of Regional School Unit 13 Lew Collins said during the school’s Thursday night meeting that the schedule （时刻表） for the schools will be changed. Oceanside East and West will start half an hour later, at 8 a. m. for the new school year.

Research has shown that teenagers’ brains are often not fully awake at 6: 30 a. m. Collins said the schedule, which is used to get students to go to school for classes that begin at 7: 30 a. m., calls for some to get on buses before 6 a. m. to get to school on time. Teachers are having meetings at 6: 40 a. m., which is too early, he thinks.

Collins visited the high schools in Rockland and asked students when they would like classes to begin. Most of them said 8 a. m. "I was surprised. I thought they would have said 9:00 or 10:00, "he said.

The National Sleep Foundation says on its website that teenagers’ biological clocks （生物钟） are designed to stay up later and get up later. The Foundation calls for schools to change their schedules, which mean a later start for elementary students （小学生） as well.

"We do not have enough buses to run, because all the high school and elementary school buses run almost at the same time," Collins said. He suggested, "We should buy six more buses and get six more drivers to keep the new schedule working."

Elementary school classes in Rockland now start at 8: 30 a. m., but they will be moved to 8:45 a. m, starting in the autumn. "I know this is a problem for working parents, but we will see what we can come up with," said Jane Brown, a teacher at Bardonia Elementary School. "Anyway, I believe if students get more sleep they’ll be more ready to learn when classes start," she added.

【小题1】A new schedule will be made to __________.

A．add more interesting subjects

B．help students do better in class

C．ask parents to learn about schools

D．cut the number of meetings down

【小题2】One of the problems the schools are faced with in Rockland is that they will __________.

A．be afraid of working parents’ disagreement

B．be worried about children’s safety

C．be short of school buses

D．be short of teachers

【小题3】What does Jane Brown think of the new schedule?

A．She is not certain about it.

B．She is not interested in it.

C．She is worried about it.

D．She is hopeful about it.

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Dear Peter，

I’m glad to have received your letter，but feel worried about the problems describing in it. Now I’d like to give you some tip.

As the freshman，it’s normal(正常的) for you to feel homesick at first. Don’t be worried. As time went by，you will get used to your college life soon. Of course，you can chat with your parents and friends at online. You say you feel alone. You can change that by making new friends. Don’t shy and believe in yourself. Smile but say “hello” to everyone. I believe that we will get along well on your classmates.

I hope you will have a good time.

Yours,

Mark