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Megan
Ihaveasmallapartmentthere.ThethingIlikemostaboutmyjobisthechancetomeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Ispendalotofmytimehandingoutfoodanddrinksandclearinguppeople’srubbish.Icertainlydon’tfeelveryexcitedaboutgoinghomeattwointhemorning.
Frank
Ienjoyplayingaroundwithwordpuzzles.SoIsentacoupleintoalocalnewspaperandIsupposeitisastrangewaytospendyourdaysurroundedbydictionariesandbooks,butit’sgreatbecauseI’mjustdoingwhatIlike.
Gemma
Ilovemusicandlistentoitallthetime,evenwhenIgojogging.Asformyjob–youreallycan’tbeshyinthiskindofwork,andyouhavetobeverypatientbecausesometimeswepracticeforhoursbeforewegetitright.Whenwe’reontour,weworkforseveralweekswithnobreaksandyoucangetreallytired.Forrelaxation,wheneverIgetaholiday,Igostraighttoasunnybeach.
Raoul
MostpeoplethinkIspendmydaychopping(切)vegetablesandwashingdishes,butit’snotthatsimple.Ihavetobereallycarefulwiththefoodandkeepeverythingveryclean.Thebiggestproblemismyboss–heshoutsatmeallthetime–even,forexample,ifIforgettowashuponeplate.Actually,I’mhopingtofindanewjobsoonbecauseIdon’tgetmuchtimeoff.
1.What’sthebiggestattractionsofMegan’sjob?
A.ThelongholidaysB.Handingoutfoodtopeople.
C.GettingtoknowdifferentpeopleD.Thepleasantworkingenvironment
2.Wholoveworkingwithwords?
A.MeganB.FrankC.GemmaD.Raoul
3.WhatproblemdoesRaoulface?
A.HisstrictbossB.Heiscareless
C.HisterriblecookingD.Hefailstogetenoughsleep
B
Forsomechildren,thenewsonTVcanbedifficulttounderstand.Don’tworry!
HerecomesLindaEllerbee.Sheisawell-knownjournalist(记者)behindNickNews,aspecialTVprogramforkids.Astheshow’screatorandreporter,Ellerbeetalksaboutthenewsinawaythat’seasyforchildrentounderstand.
Thismonth,NickNewscelebratedits20thbirthday.ItisthelongestrunningTVnewsprogramforkids.WhenaskedwhyshestartedNickNews,Ellerbee’sanswerissimple.“Kidshaverights(权利)toknow,”shesays.“Andtheyalreadydoknow,butmaybenotallthefacts.”ShelooksatherjobonNickNewsasmorethannewsandhelpchildrenunderstandwhathasreallyhappened.
Ellerbeetriestobalancebadnewswithgoodnews,too.“Behindeachsadstory,there’salwayssomeoneorsomethingtryingtomakeitbetter,”sheexplains.
Besidesimportantevents,NickNewsalsoreportsthethingsthataregoingonintheworldofkids.Whendecidingwhattotalkaboutintheprogram,Ellerbeesays,“Wethink:
Whatbigeventsarekidsunabletoavoid(避免)?
Whataretheyalreadyhearingabout?
Whatcanwehelpthemunderstandbetter?
4.NickNewsisspecialbecauseof_____.
A.thetimeitbeginsB.thenewsitreports
C.thewayitcollectsthenewsD.thewayittellschildrenthenews
5.WhatdoweknowaboutNickNews?
A.Itmainlyreportsexcitingnews.B.ItisanewprogrammadebyEllerbee.
C.Itteacheschildrenhowtomakethenews.D.Ithelpschildrenlearnaboutthenews.
6.WhatisEllerbee’sattitudetowardherjob?
A.Shetakesitseriously.B.Shethinksitpayswell.
C.Shefindsitabitboring.D.She’snotinterestedinit.
7.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout______.
A.whychildrenlikeNickNewsB.howEllerbeeunderstandnews
C.whattopicsNickNewscoversD.differentkindsofnewsprograms
C
EdmundHalley,anastronomerinthelate1600s,wasveryinterestedincomets(彗星).In1682,henoticedacometthatwasespeciallybrightandlarge.Hespentalongtimestudyingit.Thenitdisappearedfromview.Basedonhisresearch,Halleyguessedthatthisbrightcometwouldreturnin1758or1759.Thiswasabout75yearsafterhefirstsawthecomet.Thissamebrightcometreturnedrightontime.However,Halleydiedin1742andwasunabletoseeit.Notlongafterthat,thecometwasnamed“Halley’scomet”inhishonor.
ScientistswhohadbeenfollowingHalley’sworkbegantolookbackthroughhistory.Theylearnedthatforcenturiestherehadbeenmentionofacometintheskyaboutevery75years,goingallthewaybackto467B.C.Often,thereturnofHalley’scometseemedtocoincide(同时发生)withimportanteventsinhistory.FormanyyearspeoplebelievedthatHalley’scometcausedcatastrophes(大灾难),fromsicknesstowar.
Now,scientistsknowthatcometsdonotcausebadevents,andtheyhavelearnedmoreaboutcomets.Allcometsaremadeofaheadandatail.Somecometshavelongertails.Theheadismademostlyofice,plussomedustandpiecesofrock.
U.S.
astronomerFredWhippleusedthephrase“dirtysnowballs”todescribecomets.Cometsmovethroughtheskyveryquickly.However,theirspeeddependsonhowclosetheyaretotheSun.WhenHalley’scometisfarthestfromtheSun,itmovesabout2,040milesperhour.WhenitisclosesttotheSun,itmovesatanamazing122,000milesperhour!
Peopletodayremainattractedbythiscomet.ThemostrecentvisitfromHalley’scometwasin1985-1986.Thistime,twospacecraft,Vega1andVega2,gotacloselookatthecometasitracedaroundtheSun.Halley’scometshouldnextreturnin2061.Whoknowswhathigh-techequipmentwillbearoundtostudyitthen?
8.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat_____.
A.Halleysawthesamecomettwiceinhislife
B.Halleyhadknownalotaboutcometsbefore1682
C.Halleynamedthecomethefound“Halley’scomet”
D.Halley’sguessaboutthecomet’sreturnprovedcorrect
9.Inancienttimes,peopleoftenconsideredHalley’scomet_____.
A.astarbringingbadluckB.astarworthseeing
C.astarwithahightemperatureD.astarvisitingtheEarthonceinalifetime
10.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus_____.
A.whatcometsarelikeB.wherecometscanbeseen
C.whycometsflyathighspeedsD.howlongittakescometstocirclearoundtheSun
11.Thequestioninthelastparagraphmainlyshows_____.
A.high-techequipmentisneededtostudyHalley’scomet
B.researchonHalley’scometwillneverbeover
C.peopleexpecttoseethereturnofHalley’scometmoreoften
D.peoplearereadyforthereturnofHalley’scometin2061
D
MyhusbandandIhavealwaysbeenfriendlywiththeclerksatthelocalconveniencestorewhereweoftengetpetrol.Idon'
tthinkpeopleappreciatewhatadifficultjobthesepeoplehavesometimes.TheyworkforalittlemoneyandIoftenwonderhowtheymakeendsmeet.
Oneoftheclerks,Charlie,wasmissingherglassesoneday,andshesaidthey'
dbeenbrokenandthatshecouldn'
taffordanewpair.Itwasobviousthatshewashavingadifficulttime.
Wewonderedhowwecouldhelp,soturnedtoourowneyedoctorforhelpwithaplan.Wehadhissecretarycontacther,askinghertocomeinforaneyeexamfreeofcharge.Wetoldthedoctortoletherorderwhateverglassesshewantedandthatwewouldpayforthem.AlthoughCharliequestionedwhatwasgoingon,thedoctorjusttoldherthatsomeonehadanonymously(用匿名的方式)paidthemoneyforhernewglasses.Whenwewentintopaythebill,thedoctortoldushewassotouchedbyourideathathewaivedtheexamfee(费用)andonlychargedusforhalfthepriceoftheglasses!
ItwassowonderfultoseeCharlieinhernewglassesandsheenjoyedtellingallthecustomershowittookplace.I'
msurethatuponhearingherstory,ideasofkindnessmayhaveappearedinthemindsofmany.ShewillneverknowwhothegiftwasfrombutIthinkthethingwasplantedforher.
12.Whydidn'
ttheclerk“Charlie”wearglassesoneday?
A.Apairofglasseswastooexpensiveforhim.
B.Heroldglasseswerebroken.
C.Herglassesweremissing.
D.Sheforgottowearglasses.
13.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________.
A.Charliewasayoungman
B.Charlieknewwhopaidmoneyforthenewglasses
C.TheCharlie'
sincomewasverylittle
D.Charliemusthaveknownwhoofferedthehelp
14.Theunderlinedword“waived”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.
A.gaveupB.tookupC.turnedupD.putoff
15.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe________.
A.TheHardTimesB.Customer'
sGifttoanEmployee
C.AFriendlyClerk—CharlieD.AkindDoctor
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
HabitsOfHighlySuccessfulStudents
NeverOver-Study
Whenyouspendtoomuchtimestudyingyouwillquicklylosefocusandthetimespentinstudyingwillbecome‘junktime’.Youthinkyou'
restudyingbutyou'
rejustsittingtherere-readingthesamesentenceabout100timesandyou'
renotgettinganywhere.Instead,takeregularbreaks.16Besides,itwillgiveyourmindsometimetotakeinwhatyouhavebeendoing.
17
Topstudentsdon'
tjustsitdownandcompletework.Theyactuallyplanwhattheyaregoingtodo:
Theyactuallyplanthetimetheywillstudyandtheysetgoals.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,doassuccessfulpeopledo.Setaplanand,setagoalandsticktoit,whichwillbethefirststeptowardsdevelopingahabit.18
BeginWithTheHardestWorkFirst
Manyofusliketodotheeasythingsfirsttobuildourconfidence.Thatmeansthatyouuseupyourenergyatthestartofanystudyperiod.Sowhenyoudealwiththehardpart,whathappensthen?
19Wealldoit.Wereallyshouldn'
t,though.Sodevelopthehabitofgivingyourenergytothehardtasksandcompletingtheeasystufflast.
20
Dowereallyhavetoexplainthis?
Justturnthemoffforanhour,wepromisetheworldwillstillbetherewhenyoulogbackin!
Don'
ttextyourfriends,don'
tchatwhiledoing