B．make the teachers and the students understand each other

　　C．let the students master foreign languages quickly

　　D．attract more and more pupils to the school

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，该校配备这个软件的目的是帮助师生更好地交流。

　　3．From the text we can infer that ________.

　　A．EMAS UK can't make a lot of money from the software

　　B．more and more pupils begin to choose to study in Britain

　　C．there are many schools which have already used the software

　　D．the teachers had no difficulty talking with the students before

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知，在英国，有六分之一的小学生的母语不是英语，这一比例是十年前的两倍。由此可以推知，越来越多的国外的小学生选择到英国去上学。

　　4．Why do some people say giving pupils the translators could be "damaging and dangerous"？

　　A．Because the students will pay more money to the school.

　　B．Because the students won't get enough care from the teachers.

　　C．Because the students can't use the translators properly.

　　D．Because the students won't speak to the teachers any more.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知，其原因在于这会导致老师把过多的时间用在电脑操作上，学生感觉老师不够关心自己。

　　B

　　The morning sun was shining on five­foot waves as old friends McKenzie Clark and Brian Wargo slid their surfboards into the warm water and paddled out to sea.

　　About 400 yards from shore, McKenzie's board hit what she thought was a rock.When she looked down, instead she saw the outline of a shark easily - twelve feet long.She screamed as she felt the board rising, the shark's body breaking the surface."I settled on its head, getting pulled out to sea，" says McKenzie, 35.Brian, 45, saw the tiger shark.He knew the species was aggressive and paddled anxiously toward his friend.

　　Before Brian reached McKenzie, the shark slipped beneath the water, leaving her on the surfboard, gripping its side with her left hand.Seconds later, the shark bit into the surfboard, pinning McKenzie's hand to the board.As she pulled it free, she fell into the water, still tied to the board by her ankle leash.The shark took off again toward open water, the surfboard still in its mouth.Blood flowed from her left hand as McKenzie removed the leash from her ankle."He's coming back，" Brian yelled to McKenzie."Get on your board！"

On its way in McKenzie's direction, the shark swam underneath Brian's board, and when the