International Studies (BA)
· Recognizes the “global community” (國際社會)
·Has close connections with practical research
·Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
Related (相關的) courses
BA (Hons) Community Management
BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
International organizations
International business
Earth Science (BSc)
·Based on key courses and the latest research findings
·Pays much attention to practical skills
·Offers chances for fieldwork (實地考察)
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.
The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas， and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
BSc (Hons) Geography
BSc (Hons) Geology
Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
1. International Studies is a course in _____.
A. international policies
B. international business
C. international systems
D. international bodies
2. After taking the course of International Studies, the students will ______.
A. become practical and open-minded
B. have a greater ability to discuss theories
C. know how to settle international problems
D. have good jobs in any international organizations
3. Earth Science, as described in the second text,
A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
4. It can be inferred that the above two texts are writ ten for the students who ______.
A. enjoy research work
B. plan to choose courses
C. study in the UK
D. are interested in overseas fieldwork
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
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閱讀下列文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。
Boxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds.
In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a fighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from Paddy Ryan in a bare-fisted battle marked by hitting, scratching, and biting without any rule. Five years later, while fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his right arm in the third round, but he continued fighting to the sixth round and won. In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal. His admirers talked then of running him for the neat governor, but he traveled to Australia for a boxing tour instead, coming back only to lose his title in a twenty-one-round match with a young Californian named James, J. Corbets.
“Gentleman James” victory in this match marked a turning point, for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbett's title ended in 1897,when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible “solar plexus punch.”
1．Boxing matches in the early days were ________.
A. short and bloody
B. usually spare-time competitions
C. governed by strict rules
D. cruel
2．Sullivan held the world's heavyweight tide for ________.
A. at least seven years B. only a year
C. five days D. twenty-one years
3．Sullivan's fight with Kilrain was ________.
A. the first boxing championship match
B. a bare-fisted championship fight
C. the last boxing match to be fought bare-listed
D. a six-round match
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
We have for lease (租借) carpeted, air conditioned office on the third floor of The Post-Intelligence Building. Some offices with window view, all ready for immediate occupancy.
All utilities(實用性) furnished, including janitor(管理人)service and nightly weekend security service.
Also includes parking, cafeteria, conference facilities, two passenger elevators and freight elevator.
Building is within easy walking distance of stores, restaurants, bus service, City Center and has easy way to freeway.
For further information call Gary Walden at 628～8097.
1. All the offices advertised on the third floor of the Post-Intelligence Building have________.
A．window view
B．their own elevator
C．carpet and air-conditioning
D．heating
2. The Post-Intelligence Building has a________
A．restaurant
B．store
C．cafeteria
D．janitor
3. The Seattle City Center is________.
A．close by
B．next door
C．near the freeway
D．a long distance from the Post-Intelligence Building.
4. People who wish to lease office space in the Post-Intelligence Building must________.
A．supply their own security service
B．wish to use conference facilities
C．visit Gary Walden
D．call 628 – 8097
5. The underlined word “freight” in the passage means________.
A．goods
B．groups
C．officers
D．guests
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
The Home of My People
When Lewis and Clark stepped onto the Weippe Prairie in present-day Idaho in September 1805, they met the Nez Perce Indians. In the following years, the white explorers(探險者) began to fight with the Indians for their land. Some Nez Perce chiefs signed agreements with the U.S. government, selling part of their lands. But the government always broke those agreements and demanded more land.
Other chiefs refused to go along with the government's plans. The most famous was Chief Joseph, whose people lived in the Wallowa Valley (present-day Oregon).
“In order to have all people understand how much land we owned,” he once explained, “my father planted poles around it and said: ‘Inside is the home of my people... It circled around the graves (墳墓) of our fathers, and we will never give up these graves to any man. ’”
But in 1874, the U.S. government declared the valley open for white settlement and ordered the Nez Perce onto a reservation (保留地). Seeing that resistance was useless, Chief Joseph agreed to move.
Later, fighting broke out between the Nez Perce and U.S. soldiers, Chief Joseph tried to lead his people to Canada, winning several battles against the soldiers during their flight. But finally, he was forced to give in.
1. Which historic site (on the map) lies in the south of today's Nez Perce Reservation?
A. Buffalo Eddy.
B. Dug Bar.
C. Joseph Canyon Viewpoint.
D. Chief Looking Glass Camp.
2. What can we learn about the Nez Perce lands from the map?
A. They were in the state of Oregon.
B. They have become a historic site.
C. They have become much smaller.
D. They were limited to the Wallowa Valley.
3. From Paragraph 3, we know that the Indians wanted to
A. show off their land
B. keep their land
C. turn their place into a graveyard
D. build their homes around the poles
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.
Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect— but to have noお tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.
Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them—a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill-respected school can’tお show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored school.
The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.
1. The word “favoritism” in Paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that _______.
A. bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs
B. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs
C. poor children with certificates are favored in job markets
D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success
2. What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?
A. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.
B. There would be more opportunities and excellence.
C. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.
D. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.
3. The opponents of the examination system will agree that ________.
A. jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection
B. computers should be selected to take over many jobs
C. special classes are necessary to keep the school standards
D. schools with academic subjects should be done away with
4. The passage mainly focuses on _______.
A. schools and certificates
B. examination and equality
C. opportunity and employment
D. standards and reputation
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (華麗的皇冠).
At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.
In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Rip’s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence(勤勞), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish with out saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody’s business but his own.
If left to himself, he would have whistled (吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction； but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懶散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house—the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.
1. Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?
A. They are on the west of the Hudson River.
B. They are very high and beautiful in this area.
C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family.
D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.
2. The hero of the story is probably
A. hard-working and likes all kinds of work
B. idle and hates all kinds of jobs
C. simple, idle but very dutiful
D. gentle, helpful but a little idle
3. The underlined words “henpecked husband” in the last paragraph probably means a man who _____.
A. likes hunting
B. is afraid of hens
C. loves his wife
D. is afraid of his wife
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Catskill Mountains.
B. A Mountain Village.
C. Rip Van Winkle.
D. A Dutiful Husband.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：051
Every year in developing countries, a million people die from urban air pollution and twice that number from exposure to stove smoke inside their homes. Another 3 million unfortunates die prematurely (過早的) every year from water-related diseases. All told, premature deaths and illnesses arising from environmental factors account for about a fifth of all diseases in poor countries, bigger than any other preventable factor, including malnutrition.
The link between environment and poverty is central to that great race for sustainability. It is a pity, then, that several powerful fallacies (謬論) keep getting in the way of sensible debate. One popular myth is that trade and economic growth make poor countries' environmental problems worse: Growth, it is said, brings with it urbanization, higher energy consumption and industrialization —all factors that contribute to pollution and pose health risks.
Another common view is that poor countries should pollute now and clean up later. Certainly poor countries should not be made to adopt American or European environmental standards. But there is evidence to suggest that poor countries can and should try to tackle some environmental problems now, rather than wait till they have become richer.
One powerful—and until recently ignored—weapon in the fight for a better environment is local people. Much academic research has shown that the poor are often victims of resource depletion (損耗) : it tends to be rich locals or outsiders who are responsible for the worst exploitation (開發(fā)). Local people usually have a better knowledge of local ecological conditions than experts in faraway capitals, as well as a direct interest in improving the quality of life in their village.
1. From the first paragraph we can learn that——.
A. in developing countries 6 million people die from environmental factors each year
B. in developing countries 3 million people lose their lives each year because of water shortage
C. in developing countries environmental factors are the biggest cause for abnormal death
D. in developing countries more people die from malnutrition
2. According to the author, which of the following contributes most to environmental problems in poor countries?
A. poverty B. urban air pollution
C. water-related diseases D. rich locals and outsiders
3. The main idea of Para. 3 is
A. poor countries should pollute now and clean up later
B. poor countries should take environmental problems seriously as early as possible
C. poor countries should follow American or European environmental standards
D. some poor countries hold a false guideline in tackling environmental problems
4. According to the author, people who can play an important role in tackling environmental problems are ——.
A. rich locals B outsiders
C. local residents D environmental experts
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In the summer of 1936, people all over the world heard the name of Jesse Owens. That summer, Jesse joined the best athletes from 50 nations to compete in the Olympic Games. They met in Germany, in the city of Berlin.
There was special interest in the Olympic Games that year.
Adolf Hitler was ruler of Germany. Hitler and his Nazi Party believed that white people—especially German people—were the best race of people on earth. They believed that other races of people—especially those with dark skin—were almost less than human. In the summer of 1936, Hitler wanted to prove his beliefs to the world. He wanted to show that German athletes could win every important competition.
Jesse Owens was black, too. Until 1936, very few black athletes had competed in the Olympic Games for the United States. Jesse was proud to be on the team. He was very sure of his ability.
Jesse spent one week competing in four different Olympic track and field events in Berlin. During that time, he did not think much about the color of his skin, or about Adolf Hitler. At last, Jesse Owens won the highest award—the gold medal—in all four of the Olympic, competitions he entered. In the hundred meter run, he equaled the fastest time ever run in that Olympic event. In the long jump and the 200-meter run, he set new Olympic records. And as part of a four-man team, he helped set a new world record for the 400-meter relay race.
1. How many nations took part in the Olympic Games in 1936?
A. 50 B. 55 C. 60 D. 65
2. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Hitler thought of Jesse Owens as a hero.
B. Hitler believed that black people were worse than white people.
C. Jesse Owens was black.
D. Jesse Owens was not confident in himself when he took part in the Olympic Games.
3. In which city was the Olympic Games held in 19367
A. In New York. B. In London.
C. In Germany. D. In Berlin.
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Hitler's belief that German people were better than any other race of people in the world.
B. Black young man—Jesse Owens—became famous by winning four gold medals in the Olympic Games in 1936.
C. Jesse succeeded in the Olympic Games because of his hard training.
D Hider hated black people, especially Jesse Owens.
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The opera house in Santa Fe，New Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and open，with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience．This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer，and because Santa Fe is a very small city．
One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer．The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras (管弦樂隊) and operas in the country during their vacations．They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe，which is near both the mountains and the desert．It is very beautiful there in the summer.
The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still，most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show．
There’s only one thing that some people do not like about the anta Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open，performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening，and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air，but because the operas are good, these people come back again-wearing warm coats．
1．This passage mainly introduces_________．
A. a mountain city B．young musicians
C．an opera house D．the tourism in Santa Fe
2．Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe 0pera because_________．
A．the music quality is high B．they enjoy the climate there
C．they want to be famous D．they like the scenery there
3．It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because_________．
A．it is only a very small place
B．it is between the mountain and desert
C．all the seats are old for every show
D．musicians there are from the best orchestras
4．From the passage，we can learn that_________．
A．the opera house is open without any roofs
B．musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe
C．the government advertises to attract more musicians
D．performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset
5．The underlined word “advertise” in Paragraph 3 means_________．
A．forces others to read B．makes others know
C．supports D．praises
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