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Theprinciplesaboutapplyingforjobshavealteredgreatlylately.Inthepastpeoplepreferredahand-writtenapplicationletter.HowevernowadaysitisbecomingmoreandmorecommontoapplyforajobthroughtheInternet.YoucanfindinformationontheInternetabouthowtoapplyforjobs.Informationcanbefoundabouthowtofulfillyourapplicationlettertheclothesthatyoushouldwearandhowtocarryouttheinterviewitself.Theimportanceofbodylanguageisoftenmentionedbutdoesn’talwaysgettheattentionitdeserves.Afterallbeforeawordhasevenbeenspokenyourbodylanguagewillhavealreadygivenpeopletheirfirstimpressionofyou.Additionallyyourbodylanguagewillalsogiveoutalotmoreinformation.Basedonyourbodylanguageitcanbeseenifyouareself-confident.Itcanalsoshowifyouareabusyoraquiettypeandithelpsgiveanimpressionofwhetheryouarespeakingtruthfullyornot.Bodylanguagecanshowhowenthusiasticyouareandifyouareaniceperson.someonewhowilltakehisworkseriouslybutalsosomeonewhohasasenseofhumorandcanenjoyajokefromtimetotime.Themembersoftheapplicationcommitteewillaskyouquestionsbutyouranswerswon’tonlybeoral.Thecommitteewillnotonlypayattentiontowhatyousaybutalsotohowyousayit!Bodylanguagewilldeterminefirstifit‘clicks’andsometimesallittakesisjustafewseconds.Everybodyusesbodylanguagebutittakesplacemostlyatasubconscious下意识的level.Usingbodylanguageappropriatelyyoucandefinitelyincreaseyourchancesofgettingajob.21.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlymeantfor?A.InterviewersB.Job-huntingpeopleC.EmployersD.Lay-offworkers22.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_______.A.hand-writtenlettersarenotusedinfindingajobB.themoreexpensiveclothesintervieweeswearthebetterC.bodylanguageismoreimportantthanspokenwordsD.Internetisofsignificanceinapplyingforajob23.Usingbodylanguagewellinajobinterviewwillprobably_______.A.getridoftheinterviewers’prejudiceB.determinewhatpositiononewillgetC.increasethepossibilitytogetthewantedjobD.helponeremovenervousness24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thoseusingbodylanguageareusuallyconfident.B.Bodylanguageisoftenusedonpurposeinjobhunting.C.Bodylanguageisamirrortoreflectone’spersonality.D.Peopleenjoyingjokesarepreferredinajobinterview.
Alotofusthinkthatweshouldvisitthedentisteverysixmonths.Whetherthosecheck-upsarereallynecessaryishoweveramatterofdebatE.In2000three-quartersofdentistssurveyedinNewYorkwererecommendingsix-monthlycheck-upsdespitetheabsenceofevidencE.Todaymanyorganizationsstillrecommendsix-monthlycheck-ups.ButforseveraldecadessomehavebeenarguingthatthechoiceofsixmonthsastheidealspacebetweenvisitsisratherquestionablE.ForexampleAubreySheihamaprofessorofdentalpublichealthpublishedapapercomplainingaboutthelackofevidenceforsix-monthlycheck-ups.Almost40yearshe’sstillmakingthesamepoint.LastyeartheCochraneCollaborationperformedareviewoftheresearchthathadbeendoneandtheyweredisappointedwithwhattheyfounD.Thequalityandquantityoftheresearchwassimplytoopoortobackuptheideaofsix-monthlycheck-ups.There’ssomethingelsewehavetobearinminD.Evenwhenastudyfindsforexamplethatchildrenwhogotothedentistfrequentlyhavefewerfillings填充物theremaybeotherfactors因素atwork.Thosesamechildrenmayhaveotheradvantages;theymayeatmorehealthilyandhavebetterqualitydentalequipment.Howoftenshouldyouvisitthedentistthen?BodieslikeNicewhichprovidesguidancefortheNationalHealthServiceinEnglandandWalessaythatthefrequencyofdentalvisitsalldependsontheindividual.Theyrecommendthatchildrengoatleastonceayearbecausetheirteethcandecay蛀蚀fasterwhileadultswithoutproblemscanwaitaslongastwoyears.TheyevengoasfarastosaythatlongerthantwoyearsisOKforpeoplewhohaveshowncommitmenttocaringfortheirteeth.Wheredoesthisleavetherestofusthenexttimewereceiveacardinthemailremindingusournextdentalvisitisdue?We’dalllikeanexcusetogolessoftenandthegoodnewsisthatifyoudon’thaveanyproblemsyoucanprobablywaitalittlelongerthansixmonthsbetweenvisits.Butexactlyhowlongyoucanwaitbeforeyourappointmentwiththedentist’schairwilldependontheassessmentyouandyourdentistmakeofyourownrisk.8.Whosupportssix-monthlydentalcheck-ups?A.Allthedentists.B.Manyorganizations.C.AubreySheiham.D.TheNationalHealthServicE.9.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.A.peopleoftenfindexcusestoavoidthenextdentalvisitB.peopleshoulddecidewhentogotothedentistbythemselvesC.thefrequencyofdentalvisitsvariesfordifferentpeopleD.thehealthierapersonisthelessfrequentthedentalvisitsare10.Theresearchmaynotprovetheideaofsix-monthlycheck-upsbecause______.A.theresearchersarenotqualifiedB.thenumberofthesubjectswasbigC.therewasalackofqualitydentalequipmentD.theremightbeotherfactorsatwork11.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowOftenDoWeNeedtoVisitOurDentist?B.WhyDoWeNeedtoVisitOurDentist?C.WhoShouldGototheDentistFrequently?D.HowCanWeGototheDentistLess?
MadeinChinahaschangedManyshoppersintheWeststillprizelabelsboasting吹嘘aproductwasmadeinItalywithoutknowingthatagrowingnumberofItalianproductscomefromfactoriesthatareChinese-ownedandstaffed.TheproductswhichweremarkedMadeinChinagavethebuyeranimpressionoflowprideandlowcostlowtechnologyanddevelopmentThestatementusedtobetruebutnowithaschanged.MadeinChinaisbecomingaleadingpartintheworldmarket.China’sgarmentindustry制衣业hasbeeninvestinginproducingtechnologyandtrainingfordecadesanditsworkforcehascollectivelygottenbetteratsewinggarments.AsaresultthequalityofChinese-madeclothesisrisingfast.Ithasbeenhometoahighly-skilledhighly-specializedgarmentindustryonethatsuppliesevensomehigh-end高端的labelsandoffersthebestmixofpricespeedandquality.IfIwastomakeabasicmen’sjeanI’dmakethatinPakistansaidEdwardHertzmanco-ownerofthetradepublicationSourcingJournal.IfIwasgoingtomakeafashionablewoman'sgarmentIwouldmovetoChinabecausetheirskillsetisbettertheirhandisbettertheirfinishingisbetterandtheycanhandlethattypeoffashion.IndeedluxuryfashionlabelsnowroutinelymakethingsinChina.BurberryArmaniandPradahavea11producedthingstherebecausethey’restillabletogetgoodworkmanshipatarelativelylowprice.EventheJapanesebrandVisvimknownforitscrazyattentiontodetailalsoproduceshigh-endhandmadefootwearinChina.DespitetherisingwagesandcostsofdoingbusinessinChinacompanieshavenotwalkedaway.ChinaisviewedbypeoplewhomakebuyingdecisionsasuniqueandhardtocopyelsewheresaysJoshGreenCEOofPanjiva.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMadeinChina?A.Itusedtobeassociatedwithpoorquality.B.Ithaslostitsleadingstatusintheworldmarket.C.Itsproductsarerecognizedbyluxuryfashionbrands.D.ItreflectsChina’sinvestmentinproducingtechnology.33.EdwardHertzmanthinkshighlyofMadeinChina’’insuchaspectsas______.①workers’skills②lowprices③advancedtechnology④asenseoffashionA.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④34.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenPradaandVisvim?A.BothofthemarefromJapan.B.Neitherofthemsellsatalowprice.C.TheybothmakeproductsinChina.D.Theybothproducehandmadefootwear.35.WhatcanbelearnedfromJoshGreen’swords?A.DoingbusinessinChinacostsalotmorenowB.Chinesecompaniesaremorecreativethanothers.C.ForeignproducerswanttocopyChina’ssuccess.D.Risingcostsstopstheinterestofforeigncompanies.
ThemorewomenandminoritiesmaketheirwayintotheranksofmanagementthemoretheyseemtowanttotalkaboutthingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaiD.Thenewcomersalsotendtoseeofficematterswithafresheyeintheprocesssometimescomingupwithcriticalanalysesoftheforcesthatshapeeveryone'sexperienceintheorganization.ConsiderthenovelviewsofHarveyColemanofAtlantaonthesubjectofgettingaheaD.Colemanisblack.Hespent11yearswithIBMhalfofthemworkinginmanagementdevelopmentandnowservesasaconsultanttothelikesofAT&TCoca-ColaPrudentialandMerch.Colemansaysthatbasedonwhathe'sseenatbigcompaniesheweighsthedifferentelementsthatmakeforlong-termcareersuccessasfollows:performancecountsamere10%;image30%;andexposureafull60%.Colemanconcludedthatexcellentjobperformanceissocommonthesedaysthatwhiledoingyourworkwellmaywinyoupayincreasesitwon'tsecureyouthebigpromotion.HefindsthatadvancementmoteoftendependsonhowmanypeopleknowyouandyourworkandhowhighuptheyarE.Ridiculousbeliefs?NottomanypeopleespeciallymanywomenandmembersofminorityraceswholikeColemanfeelthatthescaleshavedroppedfromtheireyes.WomenandblacksinorganizationsworkunderfalsebeliefssaysKaleelJamisonaNewYork-basedmanagementconsultantwhohelpscorporationsdealwiththeseissues.Theythinkthatifyouworkhardyou'11getahead—thatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdownandgiveyouapromotion.SheaddsMostwomenandblacksaresofrightenedthatpeoplewillthinkthey'vegottenaheadbecauseoftheirsexorcolorthattheyplaydowntheirvisibility.Heradvicetothosefolks:learnthewaysthatwhitemaleshavetraditionallyusedtofindtheirwayintothespotlight.16.AccordingtothepassagethingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaidprobablyreferstoA.criticismsthatshapeeveryone'sexperienceB.theopinionswhichcontradicttheestablishedbeliefsC.thetendenciesthathelpthenewcomerstoseeofficematterswithafresheyeD.theideaswhichusuallycomeupwithnewwaysofmanagementintheorganization17.ToachievesuccessinyourcareerthemostimportantfactoraccordingtothepassageistoA.letyoursuperiorsknowhowgoodyouareB.projectafavorableimagetothepeoplearoundyouC.workasaconsultanttoyoursuperiorsD.performwellyourtasksgivenbyyoursuperiors18.Thereasonwhywomenandblacksplaydowntheirvisibilityisthatthey_________.A.knowthatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdownandgivethemapromotionB.wanttogivepeopletheimpressionthattheyworkunderfalsebeliefsC.don'twantpeopletothinkthattheirpromotionswereduetosexorcolorD.believetheycangetpromotedbyreasonoftheirsexorcolor19.TheauthorisoftheopinionthatColeman'sbeliefsare_________.A.biasedB.popularC.insightfulD.superficial20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.A.RoleofWomenandMinoritiesinManagementB.TheImportanceofBeingVisibleC.JobPerformanceandAdvancementD.SexandCareerSuccess
TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractivebeautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC..LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazinesthewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandard.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.1.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A..haveexistedsinceancienttimesB..canbeeasilydescribedC..havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD..arebaseduponstrictcriteria2.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A..wereratedfortheirappearanceB..wereenteredinabeautycontestC..wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD..wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones3.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A..qualitiesB..measurementsC..judgmentsD..standards4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A..theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB..thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC..thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD..theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofscompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityifaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.【小题1】Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomeC.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.【小题2】LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture【小题3】Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmericaB.EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenC.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
NowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodsGMfoods.GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms有机体whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanonspecificbutstablechangE.Formanypeoplethehightechproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmentalethicalhealthandsafetyproblems.ParticularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditionstheideaseemsagainstnaturE.InfactGMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.A.thirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheU.S.lastyearwastheproductofbiotechnologyaccordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculturE.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.HoweverlikeanynewproductenteringthefoodchainGMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountriesthedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefromandasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfastgrowingandunderfedpopulationsthematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld'spopulationreached6billion.TheUNstatesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon'thaveenoughironwhichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefeats.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminA.deficiencyaleadingcauseofblindness.Howcanbiotechhelp?Geneticengineeringiswidelyusedtoproduceplantsandanimalswithbetternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedriceandtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagesarecausedbycropdamageattributabletodroughtpoorsoilandcropviruses.32.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.theworld'sfoodproblemB.thedevelopmentinbiotechC.thegeneticallymodifiedfoodsD.thewaytosolvefoodshortages33.AccordingtothepassageGMfoods________.A.willreplacenaturallygrownfoodsB.arefarbetterthannaturallygrownfoodsC.mayhelptosolvetheproblemofpoornutritionD.cancauseserioustroubleindevelopingcountries34.TheunderlinedsentenceThegeneticgenieisoutofthebottlE.inParagraph2probablymeansthat________.A.GMfoodsareavailableeverywhereB.thetechnologyinproducingGMfoodsisadvancedC.genetictechnologymayhaveuncontrollablepowersD.genetictechnologyhascomeoutoflaboratoriesintomarkets35.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsGMfoods?A.EnthusiastiC.B.Cautious.C.Disapproving.D.UnbelievablE.
Althoughmanhasknownasbestos石棉formanyhundredsofyearsitwasnotuntil160yearsagothatitwasminedforthefirsttimeontheNorthAmericancontinent.H.W.JohnsownerofaNewYorkCitySupplyShopforroofers盖屋顶的人wasresponsiblefor对负责theopeningofthatfirstminE.Mr.JohnswasgivenapieceofasbestoswhichhadbeenfoundinItaly.Heexperimentedwiththematerialandthenshoweditssurprisingpowerstohiscustomers.Afterputtingonapairofasbestosgloveswhichlookedmuchlikeordinaryworkgloveshetookred-hotcoalsfromthefireplaceandplayedwiththeminhishands.Howastonishedthecustomersweretodiscoverthathewasnotburnedatall.Youcanwellimaginethathehadincreasingbusinessinasbestosroofingmaterials.HoweverbecauseitwasveryexpensivetotransportcarrythemfromItalytotheUnitedStatesMr.JohnssentoutayoungscientisttoseekasourcenearerhomE.Thisyoungmanfoundgreatvein岩脉intheprovinceofQuebecinCanadA.Eversince1881Quebechasledtheworldintheproductionofthisunusualmineralwhichismadeupofmagnesiumsiliconironandoxygen.WhenitisminedtheasbestosisheavyjustasyouwouldexpectamineraltobE.Whenitisseparatedastrangethinghappens;therockbreaksdownintofinesoftsoapyfibres纤维.Scientistsdonotknowwhytherockcanbeseparatedeasilyintothreads线buttheyhavefoundthousandsofusersofthisfireproof防火的materialoftheso-calledclothofstone.21.Whichtitlebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.AsbestosminedinCanadaB.FireproofmatterC.AnewroofingmaterialD.Awondermineral22.Johnsprovedhisabilityasasalesmanby_______.A.goingintoroofingbusinessB.carryingasbestosfromItalyC.showingtheuseofasbestosglovesD.sendingatrainedscientist23.Whichisthemostimportantcharacterofasbestosthattheauthorwantstoshowus?A.Itisunusuallyheavy..B.Itfeelssoapy.C.Itburnseasily.D.Itislikethread24.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassagewasto_______.A.showtheneedformorescientistsB.compareasbestoswithothermineralsC.increasethesalesofasbestosD.presentfactsaboutasbestos
Whenmostpeoplethinkofartiststheyusuallyforgetthepartabouttheartistbeingasurveyorofbeauty.Thisisbecausemostpeopledonotrealizethatthereisactuallyasortofprocesswhenitcomestomakingartsomuchsothatlotsofindividuals个人cannotunderstandwhytrueartiststaketheirtimewhencreatingbrilliantworks.Thereasonastowhyartiststaketheirtimewhencreatingtheirworksisbecausetheywillfirsthavetolookforsomethingbeautifulwhichwillinspirethem.Thisisbecauseanartistissomeonewhoappreciatesbeautyandcaptures捕获thesaidbeautyinaportraitasonganovelandanyotherformsofartisticmediumavailabletoman.RatherthanthosecommercialartistswhosimplypaintapicturebecausetheyarepaidtodosoatrueartistwillonlyworkifheorsheisinspireD.Thetrueartistshallnotcompromisehisorherworkbecauseofearthtemptations__andassuchtheyruntheriskofbeingridiculed嘲弄inexchangefortheirhappiness.HistoryhashowevershownthatthetrueartistwhocorrectlyappreciatesbeautyisonewhoseworkswillendupbeingcelebrateD.Howdoesatrueartistspotbeauty?TheonlypossiblewaytogoaboutdoingthisistoactuallylookattheworlD.Thismeansthatthetrueartistissomeonewholovestowalkaroundandlookatnewthings.Whateveritmaybethepointhereisthattheartistdoestakeabitoftimeouttosurveytheworldandfindsomethingbeautifulwhichwouldinspirehim.Attimesitevenhappensthattheobjectthatinspirestheartistisnotathingbutratheraperson.Attheendofthedayitmustbesaidthateachartisthashisownviewsofwhatisbeautifulandwhatisnot.Thetrueartistissomeonewhoappreciatesbeauty.32.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Mostpeopleknowlittleabouthowartistswork.B.Peopleunderstandonlyhowtrueartistswork.C.Mostpeopleappreciatetheworkofartists.D.Peopletendtoignoretheworksofartists.33.Trueartistsareridiculedbecausethey.A.haveastrangelifestyleB.resistearthtemptationsC.refusetoliveahappylifeD.searchforsomethingbeautiful34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstrueartist?A.Doubtful.B.ConcerneD.C.AppreciativE.D.Disapproving.35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.tellustheresultofasurveyB.makeacomparisonC.makeasuggestionD.argueforapoint
Whentalkingaboutcoldsmaybesomepeoplesayitisverycommon.DuringthecoldwinterdaysmanypeoplewillcomplainthecoldwintermakesthemcatchacoldandwhattheyfeelupsetarenotonlytheheadachecoughbutalsotherunnynosE.Itissoembarrassingwhentheyforgettotakeahandkerchiefortissuealongwiththem.Wanttostayawayfromcolds?PutonahappyfacE.Comparedtounhappypeoplethosewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcoldsaccordingtoanewstudy.It’spossiblethatbeinghappyhelpsthebodyfightillnessessaytheresearchersfromNewYorkUniversity.Itseemsthatpositive积极的feelingsmayreduce减少thedangerofillnesssaidthestudy’schiefresearcherSheldonCohen.InanearlierstudyCohenfoundthatpeoplewhowerecheerfulandlivelycaughtcoughsandcoldslessoften.Peoplewhoshowedfeelingswerealsolesslikelytotelltheirdoctorsthattheyfeltill.InthisstudyCohenhasinterviewed193adultseverydayfortwoweeks.Duringtheinterviewsthepeopletoldresearchersthattheyweregivencoldsbydoctorsandhadtostayaloneinaroomforsixdays.Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywasequally相等地likelytogetill.ButforpeoplewhosaidtheyfelthappyduringtheresearchperiodtheirillnessarelessseriousandlastedforashortertimE.CohenbelievesthatwhenpeopleexperiencepositivefeelingstheirbodymayproduceachemicalthathelpsfightillnessanddiseasE.Soifyouareworriedaboutyourhealthlookonthebrightersidemoreoften.46.TheunderlinepartinParagraph5isprobablymeans___________.A.sadB.bad-temperedC.thoughtfulD.outgoing47.Whatdidthestudyfind?A.Peoplewhofelthappynevergotill.B.People’sfeelingsdidn’tinfluencetheirhealth.C.Peoplewithgoodfeelingsbecameillmoreeasily.D.Peoplewithpositivefeelingshadlessseriousillnesses.48.AccordingtoCohenwhichofthefollowingmayhelpfightillness?A.Eating.B.LaughingC.CryingD.Sleeping.49.Thispassageisa/an_______.A.advertisementB.storyC.newspaperreportD.scientist’sdiary50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?________A.SmilescanfightcoldsB.CauseofcoldsfoundC.ThedangerofcoldsD.Howpeoplegetsick
PatriciawasworrieD.ShehadajobinterviewandshewantedtolookgooD.Shedecidedtogetsomenewclothes.ThestoreownerPallasHansenhelpedPatriciafindasuit.Butwhensheleftthestoreshedidn’tpayforthesuit!HowcouldPatriciadothis?ShewasinaspecialstorecalledCareerClosetinSanJoseCaliforniA.PallasHansenandCharlotteKrumwiedestartedthisnonprofitstoretohelpwomen.Theyknewthatmanywomendon’tfindjobsbecausetheydon’thavetherightclothesforajobinterview.Womenwhodon’thavealotofmoneyhavetousetheirmoneytobuyfoodandclothesfortheirchildren.Theycan’tbuyclothesforthemselves.PallasandCharlottestartedthestorein1992aftertheyheardaboutastorelikethisinChicago.VolunteersworkinthestorE.WorkingwomendonatemostoftheclothestothestorE.ThismakesitpossibleforthecustomersatCareerClosettogetclothesforfreE.CareerClosethashelped2500SanJosewomenbutclothesaren’ttheonlythingswomengetatthestorE.TheyalsogetconfidencE.Patriciais36yearsolD.HerhusbandwashurtinanaccidentandPatricianeededajobtosupporthersevenchildren.ShewenttoCareerClosetandgotajacketaskirtandablousE.ThewholedaymademefeelspecialshesaiD.PatriciawasasuccessatherinterviewandshegotthejoB.OnereasonwhyshegotitwasthatshewaswearingtherightclothesfortheworkplacE.PallassaysIlovethisjoB.Sixtypercentofthewomengetjobs.It’slikebeingafairygod-mother.21.WhatdothewomengetbesidesclothesatCareerCloset?A.MoneyB.ShoesC.ConfidenceD.Chances22.WheredotheclothesatCareerClosetcomefrom?A.VolunteersworkinginthestoreB.PatriciaC.PallasHansenandCharlotteKrumwiedeD.Workingwomen23.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat____________.A.womenneedtowearfashionabledressforwork.B.dressingproperlyinworkingplaceisimportant.C.womenaretrainedfortheinterviewinPallas’sshop.D.womengetthejobtraininginPallas’sshop.24.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_____.A.GettingClothesFreeofChargeB.FashionC.SuccessofwomenD.JobInterview
THANK-youcards--heartfeltexpressionsofgratitudeforgiftsservicesandgeneralkindness--seemtoberareinanagewhentheInternetcontinuestoreducehumaninteraction.Althoughoursocietyhaschangedgreatlyoverthepastcenturytheetiquetteofthank-younoteshasnot.Whilemostpeoplewouldagreethatthank-younotesunderthesecircumstancesareanecessitytherearestillthosewhoforeverpostponeorareforgetfulforunknownreasons.Andatnotimeoftheyeararethank-younotesmorevisibleorlackingthanJunethemonthofgraduationsandthebeginningofsummerparties.It'samust-dothing.A.realthankyoudoesnotcomebye-mail.ItcomesinthemailinanenvelopE.AndwhatcomesoutofanenvelopeisabeautifulthingtotouchandtohandleandtopassaroundforeveryonetoreadsaidetiquetteexpertLetitiaBaldrigE.Don'tthinkforasecondthatBaldrigeisold-fashioneD.Handwrittenthank-younotes--anyhandwrittencorrespondenceforthatmatter-havetakenonanairofextraimportanceanddignity庄重inthise-hyper电子狂躁的worlD.Baldrigeremainshopefulthattheartmaybeenjoyingarenaissance复兴再生.Morethansimplyobeyingrulesofetiquettethank-youcardsareasignofcaring.They'remoreimportantnowthaneverexpertPeterPostsays.Youarebuildingarelationship.Andpartofbuildingthatrelationshipisthatyouacknowledgewhensomeonehasdonesomethingniceforyou.ThepayoffPostsayscanbehugE.Themorewedoitthemoreitcomesbacktousandit'sabenefittousall.Itmakesourworldalittlebitnicerplacetolivein.25.Nowadaysthank-youcardsseemtoberaremainlybecause______.A.peoplethinkthattheyareoutoffashionB.itisquickertosaythanksbye-mailC.theInternethasreducedpeople'scontactD.peoplearetoobusytorememberthesethings26.Fromthecontextthewordetiquetteinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.oldobjectsforsaleB.rulesforpeopletoobeyC.hand-madearticlesD.customsforpolitebehavior27.Theauthorimpliesinthisarticlethat______.A.old-fashionedpeopletakeanegativeattitudetoe-mailsB.thechangingsocietyismakingpeopleimpoliteandlazyC.moderntechnologyisdrivingpeopleapartD.thee-hyperworldisnotaniceplacetolivein28.What’sBaldrige’sattitudetowardshandwrittenthank-youcards?A.RegretfultodisappearB.PromisingtocomebackC.Old-fashionedtokeepD.Unnecessarybetweenfriends
TheotherproblemthatarisesfromtheemploymentofwomenisthatoftheworkingwifE.Ithastwoaspects:thatofthewifewhoismoreofasuccessthanherhusbandandthatofthewifewhomustrelyheavilyonherhusbandforhelpwithdomestictasks.TherearevariouswaysinwhichtheimpactofthefirstdifficultycanbereduceD.ProvidedthathusbandandwifearenotinthesameordirectlycomparablelinesofworktheharshfactofhergreatersuccesscanbeobscuredbyagenialconspiracytorejectapurelymonetarymeasureofachievementasintolerablycrudE.Wherethereareranksitisbestifthecoupleworkindifferentfieldssothatthehusbandcanfindsomespecialreasonforthesuperiorityofthelowestfigureinhistothemostelevatedinhiswife’s.Aproblemthataffectsamuchlargernumberofworkingwivesistheneedtore-allocatedomestictasksiftherearechildren.InTheRoadtoWiganPierGeorgeOrwellwroteoftheunemployedoftheLancashirecoalfields:Practicallynever...inaworking-classhomewillyouseethemandoingastrokeofthehousework.Unemploymenthasnotchangedthisconventionwhichonthefaceofitseemsalittleunfair.Themanisidlefrommorningtonightbutthewomanisasbusyasever-moresoindeedbecauseshehastomanagewithlessmoney.Yetsofarasmyexperiencegoesthewomendonotprotest.Theyfeelthatamanwouldlosehismanhoodifmerelybecausehewasoutofworkhedevelopedina‘MaryAnn’.Itisoverthecareofyoungchildrenthatthisre-allocationofdutiesbecomesreallysignificant.Forthisunlikethecookingoffishfingersorthemakingofbedsisaninescapablytime-consumingoccupationandtimeiswhatthefullyemployedwifehasnomoretospareofthanherhusbanD.Themaleinitiativeincourtshipisaprettyindiscriminateaffairsomethingthatistriedonwithanyremotelyplausiblewomanwhocomeswithinrangeandofcoursewithalldegreesoftentativeness.Whatdecidestheissueofwhetheragenuinecourtshipisgoingtogetunderwayisthewoman’sresponsE.Ifsheshowsinteresttheenginesofpersuasionaresetinmovement.Thetruthisthatincourtshipsocietygiveswomentherealpowerwhilepretendingtogiveittomen.Whatdoesseemclearisthatthemoremenandwomenaretogetheratworkandawayfromitthemorethecomprehensiveamorousnessofmentowardswomenwillhavetogodespiteallitspastevolutionaryservices.ForitisthisthatmakesinferiorityatworkabrasiveandmoreindirectlymakesdomesticworkseemunmanlyifthereistobeanequalizingredistributionofeconomicanddomestictasksbetweenmenandwomentheremustbeacompensatingredistributionoftheeroticinitiativE.Ifwomenwillnolongerletusbeatthemtheymustallowustojointhemastheblushingrecipientsofflowersandchocolates.1.Theauthoradvisestheworkingwifewhoismoresuccessfulthanherhusbandto.A.workinthesamesortofjobasherhusbanD.B.playdownhersuccessmakingitsoundunimportant.C.stresshowmuchthefamilygainsfromherhighsalary.D.introducemorelabour-savingmachineryintothehomE.2.WhichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterallyNOTmetaphorically比喻地?A.HeavilyParagraphOne.B.ConventionParagraphTwo.C.EnginesParagraphFour.D.AbrasiveParagraphFive.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutthepresentformofcourtship?A.Menareequallyseriousaboutcourtship.B.Eachmanmakespassesatmanywomen.C.Thewoman’sreactiondecidesthefateofcourtship.D.Themanleaveshimselftheopportunitytogiveupthechasequickly.
Tattoos纹身areenjoyingagreatpopularityamongcollegestudentsinAmericA.Theydecoratestudents'shouldersbacksarmslegsfeetandeventoes.A.Harrisonlinesurveyreportedthat26percentofcollegestudentsinAmericahadatleastonetattoo.Intheareaofgender性别nearlyequalpercentagesofmales16%andfemales15%havetattoos.Infactthetattoosarepopularamongallagegroupsasdocumentedbya2011PewResearchCentersurvey.ThePewresearchshowsthatinAmerica36percentofthoseages18to25and40percentofthoseages26to40haveatleastonetattoo.InJuly2009tattoosreacheditshighestrankingevercominginasthenumbertwomostrequestedsearchtermontheInternet.Tattooscanbeasignofbeautyortheycanbeusedasastatementofrebellion叛逆tobecomeempoweredtoremembersomethingorsomeoneandtofeelincludeD.AccordingtoanarticlebyCateLineberryinSmithsonian.comJanuary12007humanshavebeentattooedforthousandsofyears.Thesepermanent永久的designs－sometimesplainandsimplesometimeselaboratebutalwayspersonal—haveservedasamulets护身符status身份symbolsdeclarationsoflovesignsofreligiousbeliefsdecorationsandevenformsofpunishmentshesaiD.JoshSchuhzastudentfromUniversityofMarylandwhohashad22hoursoftattooworkdonesayshefeelsempoweredbyhistattoos.GettingmytattoowasalmostlikegoingthroughanimportantceremonyhesaidI'vegottenworkdonealmosteverywhereI'vetraveled:TexasNewYorkSanDiegoAfghanistanandNewZealanD.Sehuhz'stattoosareinspiredbytheworkofspiritualandvisualspecialistartistAlexGrey.IreallyloveartandAlexGrey'sworkrepresentsaspiritualenergyanenergynotseenbythenakedeyeSchuhzexplaineD.ExerciseSciencemajorShellyStemperfromYalesaidshegothertattooasawaytobondwithherolderbrother.He'snineyearsolderthanmeandwearefondofeachother.shesaiD.Wedecidedtogettattoostogetherandhadbeenlookingforatattoothatwouldbemeaningfulforbothofus.OnceonafamilytriptoDenaliNationalParkinAlaskawesawwolvesandIchoseawolfpawwhilemybrotherawolfheadasourtattoosbecausewelovethisanimalandtheyremindsusofourfamily.MorecollegestudentsinAmericabegantoacceptandevenwelcometheartoftattooing.Tattoosarecertaintobepartofourcultureforyearstocomeandduetothehumandesiretoexpressoneselftattoospromisetogrowindiversity.41.Inthefirsttwoparagraphsthewritershowsagreatpopularityoftattoosby_______.A.tellinginterestingstoriesB.quotingfamoussayingsC.givingdetailedstatisticsD.makingwildguesses42.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_________.A.thefunctionsoftattoosB.thehistoryoftattoosC.theoriginoftattoosD.thepatternsoftattoos43.ThewordelaborateParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.complexB.strangeC.spiritualD.traditional44.AccordingtothepassageShellyStempergothertattooasa________.A.formofpunishmentB.symboloffamilytiesC.reminderofatripD.signofaspiritualenergy45.ThewriterbelievesinAmericatattooswill___________.A.stayunchangedB.beanartformC.disappeargraduallyD.becomemorecolorful
Youwakeupinthemorningthedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephoneringsyousayhelloandthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasasadtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Yonarestillinawonderfulmood?Impossible!Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthinkbutcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeelsadforamomentoralongtime.Lifebringsupsanddownsbutsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeopleyourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whentheknifeofanegativepersonisputinyou.youfeeltheheavyfeelingthatbringsyoudown.Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-workerorrelative.Inthiscasesaywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativepersonbutallthisdoesistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon’tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.Negativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealized.Thenegativewordsofanotheratthestartofthedaycanrunafteryouthroughouttherestofyourdaywhichmakesyoufeelbadandtakesyourhappinessaway.Lifeistooshorttofeelnegative.Staypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossible.25..Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.A.introduceatopicB.offeranevidenceC.makeacomparisonD.describeadailyscene26.Somenegativepeoplebasetheirhappinesson.A.makingotherpeopleunhappyB.otherpeople’spityforthemC.buildingupapositiveattitudeD.otherpeople’srespectforthem27.Accordingtothepassagetoreducenegativepeople’sinfluenceonusweareadvised.A.tochangenegativepeople’sattitudetolifeB.toshowourdissatisfactiontonegativepeopleC.tomakenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselvesD.tocommunicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossible28.Whatcanwelearnaboutnegativity?A.Ithardlyhappensamongfamilymembers.B.Itseffectcanbecompletelyavoided.C.Itseffectcanlast.D.Itseffectissmallerthantheeffectcreatedbyapositiveperson.
Thereisanoldsayingaboutvolunteerworkthatgoeslikethis:Noonecandoeverythingbuteveryonecandosomething.Todaymanypeoplevolunteertheirtimeandenergytohelpothers.Therearealotofwaystomeetotherpeople’sneeds.Forexamplesomevolunteersprovidehelpafteradisaster.Othersarehappytogetdirtywhilerepairinghomesorplantingtreesorflowersinpoorneighborhoods.Youngpeopleseesufferingandlonelinessaroundthemandfindwaystohelp.Andhistorylovershelparcheologists考古学家searchforancientobjectstohelpdeepenourknowledgeofthepast.VolunteersworkinmanyareasaroundtheworldincludingHaiti.Morethantwoyearshavepassedsincea7.0earthquakeshookthenation.Theexactnumberofpeoplewhodiedmayneverbeknown.ThousandsofsurvivorsoftheHaitianearthquakesstillliveintemporary临时的shelters.LastyearformerAmericanPresidentJimmyCarterandhiswifeRosalynnjoinedfivehundredvolunteersinthetownofLeoganetobuildhouses.Organizationsdonothavetobelargetogetvolunteers.AnactivistgroupinDharamsalaIndiaisagoodexampleJodieUnderhillfromEnglandarrivedinnorthernIndiaseveralyearsago.Sheplannedtovolunteerforanenvironmentalproject.Shecouldalmostnotbelievehowmuchrubbishwasruiningsomeofthearea’smostbeautifulsights.JodieUnderhilllearnedabouthowtodealwiththerubbishwhiletakingpartinothervolunteer[Z-x-x-k.Com]projects.ButsoonenoughsheformedherowngroupMountainCleaners.JodieUnderhillsaystheworkisveryharD.Butshepraisesthegroup’seffortsasawonderfulexperiencE.TheyoungEnglishwomansaystheIndianmediastartedcallingherGarbageGirl.AndshesaysshewaspleasedwiththenamE.Americanteenagersalsovolunteerinmanyways.25.Thefirstparagraphservesasan___________.A.explanationB.introductionC.commentD.background26.WhatdidformerAmericanPresidentJimmyCarterdoasavolunteer?A.HeplantedtreesandflowersinHaiti.B.HegavesomemoneytothepoorinHaiti.C.Hehelpedarcheologistssearchforancientobjects.D.HehelpedtobuildhousesaftertheearthquakeinHaiti27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Itisdifficultforsmallorganizationstogetvolunteers.B.ThenumberofpeoplediedinHaiti’searthquakeisunclear.C.Mostofthevolunteersaregoodatcollectingmoney.D.Historyloversmainlylearnabouthistoryfromancientobjects.28.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.HowtojoininavolunteergroupB.WhypeopleoffertheirservicestoothersC.ThebenefitsthatvolunteerscangainD.ThevolunteerworkthatAmericanteenagersdo.
Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdonotlastverylong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules.Behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriends’trust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.YoudonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyonyourclothesofcoursE.Insteadyouhavetolearnhowtosharethingsyouenjoylikeyourhobbiesandyourinterest.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.65.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause____.A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.B.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers.C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.D.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.66.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis_____.A.somethinggoodB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse67.Theunderlinedwordgenerositymeans_____.A.慷慨B.节约C.吝啬D.和气68.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentioned提及inthepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvaluE.C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.D.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.
Babysittersarechildcareprofessionalswhotypicallycareforonefamily’schildrenforafewhoursatatimE.Whileitmaynotsoundlikeanexcitingjobtheseprofessionalsarevaluedandtrustedfamilyemployeesandassuchhaveanenjoyableandwell-paidjoB.Herearesomeofthetopreasonstobecomeababysitter:--A.driver’slicenseisnotrequired:Whilemanybabysittersareabletoincreasethefeestheychargebydrivingschool-agechildrentoandfromschoolandtoafter-classactivitiestheydonotneedtobeabletodrivE.Theparentspickupthebabysitterfromherhomeoranotheragreeduponlocationanddropheroffafterwards.--Flexiblehours:Whilesomebabysittershavesetjobswheretheybabysitforthesamechildreneachweekatanappointedtimemosttakejobsastheirschedulepermits.Ifthechildren’sparentscalltorequestababysitter’stimeonaneveningandthebabysitterisnotavailableuntillaterintheeveningoftentimetheparentwillchangetheirplantosuither.--Freetime:Whilesomebabysitterswilltellhorrorstoriesabouthowtiredthechildrenmaymakethemduringthetimeofbabysittingthetruthisthatmostchildrenwhorequirebabysittersareyoungandgotobedearly.Theyalsotakeafternoonnaps.ThismeansthatwhilebabysittingbabysittershavesignificantfreetimetowatchtelevisionorreaD.Babysitterswhoareinhighschoolcollegeorgraduateschoolenjoythisopportunitytostudy.--Itisfun:Therearenotmanyjobsthatwillpayyoutoplayhideandgoseekdofingerpaintingoreaticecreambutbabysittersroutinelygettodoallthat.Theyalsohaveabuilt-inreasontowatchDisneymoviesplayvideogamesblowbubblesandreadchildrenbooks.Babysittingisajobforthosewhoareyoungatheartandarereadyandwillingtoembracethatsideofthemselveswhileworking.12.Accordingtothepassagebabysitters_____________.A.earnlittlemoneyfromthejobB.havetoworklonghoursC.havemuchtimetodowhattheywantD.areusuallytiredandbored13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Babysittersusuallyhavetochangetheirplanstomeettheiremployers’needs.B.Babysittingcanbeaverytiringjobbecausethechildrenmaybeverynaughty.C.Whilebabysittingonecandonothingelsebuttakecareofthechildren.D.babysitterscandoalotofinterestingthingswiththechildrentheytakecareof.14.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4standsfor_____________.A.thebabysittersB.thechildrenC.theparentsD.thestories15.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tocomparebabysittingwithotherjobs.B.Toteachpeoplehowtobeagoodbabysitter.C.Toshowsomeadvantagesofbabysitting.D.Tolistsomedo’sanddon’tswhenbabysitting.
Duringthe20thcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturyprobablyhasbeeninhermiddle20'sandwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren.Bythetimetheyoungestwas15themotherwouldhavebeeninherearly50'sandwouldexpecttoliveafurther20yearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeithardforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbe15whensheis45andshecanbeexpectedtoliveanother35yearsandislikelytogetpaidworkuntil60.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.EvenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafulltimejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageis16manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymorereturntoworklater.SuchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriagewiththehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesoffamilylifE.6.Welearnfromthispassagethatinthe19thcentury.A.thereweremorechildrenintheworldthantherearetodayB.womenspentagreaterpartoftheirlivesraisingC.thereweremorewomeninpoorhealththantherearetodayD.womenmarriedyoungerthantheydotoday7.Onereasonwhyamarriedwomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthat.A.sheisyoungwhenherchildrencanlookafterthemselvesB.sheisobligedtohelpherhusbandsupportthefamilyC.shefeelslonelyathomewhenherchildrengrowupD.shehopestochangetheworldabit8.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto.A.giveuptheirjobsaftertheygetmarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marryearlysothattheycangetbetterjobsD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy9.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento______.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.findjobswhentheyreachtheageof16C.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marryandhavechildrenwhilestillatschool10.Nowahusbandprobably.A.playsagreaterpartindoinghouseworkB.doesalmostallofthehouseworkC.feelsunhappyabouthiswife'sgoingouttoworkD.takesapart-timejobsoastohelpathome
Sydney–Mobilephonehasbecomeaproblemformiddleschools.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.Mobilephoneuseamongchildrenisnowaproblemthisyear.SeveralchildrenhavegotmobilephonesasChristmasgiftsfromtheirfriendsandmorestudentswantthem.Maryanofficialsaidmobilephoneuseisadistraction分心tostudentsduringschoolhoursanditalsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimesstudentsmightusephonemessagestocheatduringexams.Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’tgetintouchwiththeirchildren.Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschoolbutiftherewasagoodreasontheycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffices.Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythestudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool:theywereeasytoloseandwereadistractionfromstudies.Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephonesbuttheythinkschoolsshouldletthestudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.26.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephones_______.A.becausetheyarestudentsB.whentheyarefreeC.becausetheyareyoungD.whentheyareatschool27.Weknowfromthepassagethatsomechildrengetmobilephonesfrom_______.A.themakersandsellersB.theirparentsandfriendsC.someotherstrangersD.somemobilephoneusers28.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’t_______duringschoolhours.A.contacttheirchildrenB.leavetheirmobilephonesC.helpteacherswiththeirworkD.usethemobilephones.29.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto_______.A.manyteachersB.somemessagesC.mobilephonesD.somestudents30.Thetopicmainlytalkedaboutinthepassageis_______.A.whythestudentsshouldnotusemobilephonesinsomeAustralianschoolsB.whenthestudentsofsomeAustralianschoolscanusetheirmobilephonesC.whethertheAustralianstudentscanhavemobilephonesatschoolD.howsomeparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenshouldnotcarrymobilephones
TheCoalitionfortheHomelessisanorganizationthatseekstoaddresstheneedsofthehomelesspopulationintheUnitedStates.ItisanetworkofofficessomeofwhichprovidefoodandhousesforthehomelesspopulationandsomeofwhichfightforthepassingoflawsthatofovertwohundredmillionpeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesuptothreemillionarehomeless-andthenumberisstillgrowing.Sincethelate1970sfastrisinghousepriceslargecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprogramsandeconomicrecession经济衰退havemadeitimpossibleformanyAmericanstomeethousingcosts.Sadlythishasresultedinanumberofpersonsbeingforcedtoleavetheirhomesand/orunabletofindnewaffordablehomes.Accordingtoanotherresearchfamilieswithchildrenappeartobethefastest-growingpartofthehomelesspopulationmakingup39%ofit.TheoldideaofahomelesspersonthatofthesinglemanwhogetsdrunkallthetimeisnolongertruE.A.muchlagerpartofthepopulationnowfindsitselfhomeless.Evenworseonceapersonbecomeshomelessheoftenfindsitimpossibletofindajobsincemostemployersrequireanyonewhowantsajobfromthemtoprovideahomeaddressonajobapplication.29.Thewordaddressinthefirstlineprobablymeans.A.talkaboutB.dealwithC.fightforD.writeto30.HowmanypeoplearehomelessintheU.S.accordingtotheCoalitionstudies?A.39%ofthepopulation.B.200millionpeoplE.C.About3millionpeoplE.D.Aboutone-fifthofthepopulation.31.Homelesspeopleoftenhavedifficultyfindingajobbecause.A.theyhavenohomeaddressesB.theymostlyhaveadrinkingproblemC.theyaren'tsupportedbygovernmentprogramsD.theyoftendon'thaveenoughworkexperience32..WhatisthemaincauseoftherisingnumberofthehomelessintheU.S.?A.Thepassingofnewhousinglaws.B.ThefastgrowthoffamilysizE.C.Theslowconstructionofhouses.D.Theever-risingpriceofhousing.
Thereisaproblemdiscussedbypeopleaboutwhetherparentsshouldhittheirchildren?Orshouldtheyeverbeatthem?Researchsuggestsmanyofusarelikelytorespondnoandpublicsupportforspanking打屁股hasbeenfallingovertheyears.Butsurveysalsoshowthat75percenttonearly90percentofparentsadmittospankingtheirchildatleastoncE.Iwasraisedinazero-tolerancehomefordisrespectandmyparentsoftenturnedtophysicalpunishment.AndnoIdon’tfeelIwasdamagedbyit.Nothingismoreannoyingthanwatchingill-manneredbehaviorfromchildren.Butthereisdatatosuggestthatareturntoold-schoolspankingisn'ttheanswer.TwoyearsagoNewsweekreportedthatithadfounddatasuggestingthatteenswhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentweremorelikelytobecomeaggressivE.MurrayStrausprofessorattheUniversityofNewHampshireinAmericahasstudiedthetopicofchildrenandspankingfordecades.HesaidthatchildrenwhowerephysicallypunishedhavelowerIQsthantheirpeers.ItmaybethatchildrenwithlowerIQsweremorelikelytogetspankedbutthepunishmentmayhavebeencounterproductive反作用的totheirmentaldevelopmentaswell.Someresearchersmaketheargumentthatoccasionalopen-handedsmacks用巴掌打onthebottomarenotonlyharmlessbutcanhavesomebenefit.LastyearMarjorieGunnoeapsychologistatCalvinCollegestudiedteenswhohaveneverbeenspankeD.ThereareagreaternumberofchildrengrowingupwithouteverhavingbeenphysicallypunisheD.Gunnoe’sresearchsuggeststheydon’tturnoutanybetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspankeD.Therearesomeparentswhosimplycannotcontroltheirtempers脾气.ButIstillbelievethatthebestparentsaretheoneswhoareabletoofferfairandfirmdiscipline纪律约束withouteverturningtophysicalpunishment.25.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphstheauthorwasprobablyhitbyherparentswhen__________.A.theyweredissatisfiedwithhergradE.B.theycannotcontroltheirtemper.C.sheshowednorespectfortheelder.D.theirdisciplineturnsouttobenotstrictenough.26.AccordingtoMurrayStrauschildrenwhoarephysicallypunished__________.A.arelessaggressivetowardotherswhentheygetolderB.maydeveloplowerIQsthantheirpeersC.benefitfromoccasionalspankingD.haveslowerphysicaldevelopment27.Theauthorseemstoagreethat__________.A.parentsshoulddeterminewhetherachildneedstobesmackedornotB.childrenwhohavebeenspankedtendtobehavebetterthanthosewhohaven'tC.physicalpunishmentshouldbethelastresort手段ofanyparentD.goodparentsdisciplinetheirchildreninafairandreasonableway
MostteenagersinBritainreceivepocketmoneyfromtheirparents.A.reportbytheBankofScotlandinterviewedover1000youngpeopleinBritainandfoundthat77%getpocketmoney.Differentfamiliesgivedifferentamountsofpocketmoney.Theaverageforeight-to-fifteen-year-oldsintheUKisabout￡6aweek.ChildreninScotlandreceiveslightlymorethanthenationalaverageandLondonersgetthemost.Teenagerslogicallygetmoremoneythanyoungerchildren.Somefifteen-to-nineteen-year-oldsreceivemorethan￡100amonth.Thereportfoundthatmanychildrensaveatleastaquarteroftheirweeklypocketmoneyandthatmoreboysthangirlssavetheirmoney.Lotsofyoungpeoplehavetodohouseworktogettheirpocketmoney.Theyhelpathomewithjobslikecleaningandcooking.Apart-timejobisachoiceforteenagerswhodon’thavepocketmoneyorwhowanttoearnextramoney.About15%ofteenagershaveajoB.Popularpart-timejobsforteenagersincludedeliveringnewspapersshopworkandworkinginarestaurantorcafé.Therearestrictgovernmentlawsaboutworkinghours.Onlychildrenover13canworktherearesomeexceptionsforexampleforactors.Onaschooldaytheycanworkamaximumof2hoursadaybutnotduringschoolhours.Atweekendsandduringschoolholidaystheycanworklongerhours.Thenationalminimumwageforpeopleaged16-17is￡3.57perhour.18-year-oldsmustearnaminimumof￡4.83.Thereisn’tanationalminimumwagedforpeopleunder16.InBritainsomechildrenandteenagershaveabankaccount.Thereisnolegalagelimitatwhichyoucanopenabankaccountbutabankmanagercandecidewhethertoallowachildoryoungpersontoopenanaccount.Parentscanputpocketmoneydirectlyintotheirchild’sbankaccountandthenchildrencanuseittopayforthingswithoutcarryingmoney.Savingorspendingpocketmoneyworkingpart-timeanddealingwithbanksareallpartsoftheprocessofbecomingafinanciallyindependentadultandhavingtoearnandlookafteryourownmoney.5.ThepocketmoneyforachildinScotlandperweekmaybe_____.A.￡4B.￡6C.￡8D.￡106.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Moregirlsthanboyssavepocketmoney.B.Childrenunder13arenotallowedtowork.C.MostBritishteenagershaveapart-timejoB.D.A.16-year-oldcanwork6hoursonSaturdays.7.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.A.FinanceandIndependenceB.EyesonYourPocketMoneyC.TheImportanceofPart-timeJobs.D.BritishTeenagersandTheirPocketMoney
Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawonderthatmorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithcomplainingaboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.Tothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.Howeverrudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn’tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe’dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.1.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A..Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B..Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C..Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.D..Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.2.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause__________.A..theyarebecominglesspatientB..theyaregrowingtooindependentC..theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD..theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward.3.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis___________.A..RidiculousB..disgustingC..acceptableD..reasonable4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A..Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.B..TechnologycanneverbeblamedC..Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D..Technologywilltakeoverlivesoneday.
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It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulB.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?BecausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeD.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistakE.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.32.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying33.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve34.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_______A.takingconsequencesintoaccountB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesD.tryingthingsoutonebyone35.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftroublE.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.
Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.WiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactivE.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.OverallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassivE.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.WatchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepresseD.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.GoingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactivE.D.GettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlifE.22.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.ThecommunicationbetweenpeoplE.D.TheseparationbetweenpeoplE.23.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors
Whileyoumaybedoingeverythingrightignoringjustoneortwostepsintheprocessmaykeepyoufromgettingajobespeciallyinthisfiercemarket.Hereisachecklistthatcoverssomeofthemajorlinksinthejob-searchchain.THERESUME---Makesureitisup-to-dateandtailoredtothetypesofjobsyouareseekingfor.HavesomeoneelselookatyourresumE.IfyoucannotaffordacareercoachgiveyourresumetofriendsorfamilymemberstoscrutinizE.Havecopiesofyourresumeprintedsothatyouarereadytohandthemoutatinterviews.COVERINGLETTERS---Maybeyou’vesetupafewbasicstylesinadvancebutthat’snotenough.Eachcoveringlettershouldbedesignedtosuitthejobforwhichyouareapplying.THEWARDROBE衣橱---Checkyourwardrobetoensurethatyouhavetheappropriateprofessionaldressincludingshoesreadyforinterview.NETWORKING---Don’tisolateyourselffromothersfordays.Networkthroughe-mailmessagesphonecallsappointmentsandmeetingskeepyouintouchwiththeoutsideworldandpreventyoufrombecomingdepresseD.APPLICATION---A.glanceathugeonlinejobsitesisn’tusuallythebestwaytofindajoB.Youaremorelikelytosucceedthroughthepeopleyouknowvianetworking.THEFOLLOW—UP---Itisquitecommontoapplyforjobandneverhearbackfromthecompany.Takemeasuressuchasfollowingupwithaphonecallaweekorsoafteryouapply.Ifyouknowsomeoneatthecompanycheckwhetherthatpersonwillputinagoodwordforyou.INTERVIEWS---Ifyou’vegotplentyofinterviewsbutnoreturncallsorjobofferstakealookatyourinterviewingskills.Thisisoneareawhereinvestinginacareercoachmaypayoff.Butifyoucan’taffordonetrytofindajobgrouporservicethatconductsfreemock模拟interviews.SUPPORTSYSTEMS---Finallyrecognizethatlookingforjobisratherdifficult.EvenatthebestoftimesajobhuntisoftenaboutrejectionandthatcanbehardtoendurE.StayingintouchwithfamilyfriendsprofessionalnetworksandfellowjobseekerscanhelpyoutomaintainapositiveattitudeandasenseofperspectivE.60.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthistextisto_________.A.suggestgraduatesshouldfindsuitablejobsB.givepeoplesometipsonsearchingforjobsC.tellpeoplehowtoimprovetheirinterviewskillsD.teachpeoplehowtogetreadyforaninterview61.TheunderlinedwordscrutinizeinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.checkB.useC.rewriteD.criticize62.Whichofthefollowingmethodsiswrongaccordingtothetext?A.Youshouldhaveyourresumereadbyyourfriendsafterfinishingit.B.Youshouldcreatedifferentcoveringlettersforthedifferentjobsyouapplyfor.C.SearchingonlineisthemosteffectivewaytolookforajoB.D.Youshouldwearappropriateprofessionalclothesandshoesfortheinterview.63.Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon’treceiveanycallsafterlotsofinterviews?A.Carefullyreviewyourinterviewingskills.B.Askafellowjobseekertohelpyou.C.RewriteyourresumeassoonaspossiblE.D.Gotothemanagers’officestofindoutwhy.64.Itisimpliedinthetextthat__________.A.peopleoftenpaynoattentiontowritingtheirresumeB.theinterviewisthemostdifficultstepforintervieweesC.acareercoachoftenoffersfreemockinterviewstointervieweesD.yoursocialnetworkmayhelpyoualotinyourjobhunt
Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenowandtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.TheydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydevelopeD.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.AlsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignorE.Atsuchtimesthereinquiriesintothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquiries;howeverthenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.forexamplethereisadepartmentwhichtestsnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.A.thirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeopleworkandthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcoursenewgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillnessbuttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.OurworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbeforE.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.32.Themaintopicofthepassageis_____________.A.conditionsintheworkplaceB.thefreedomofindustriesinthepastC.changesinindustrialproductionD.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers33.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthepast________.A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditionsB.companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedtoC.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproductsD.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday34.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_________.A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproductsB.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproductsC.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientistsD.inthepastnosafetylawswereintroducedbygovernments35.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby_________.A.testingnewproductsB.controllingthesaleofproductsC.designingnewproductsD.inspectingworkplaces
TwentyyearsagoIdroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30am.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockedJustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldher.IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodman.ShesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.Nothing.IsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldmetightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.21.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto__________.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime22.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe__________.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers23.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.
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