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GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjob.I'
mnotafootballcommentator（评论员）,though—justanEnglishteacherinJapan.
IcametoJapantwoyearsago,anddidn'
tthinkIwouldstay，butJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenenduplivingherelongerthantheyplanned.Ithinkit'
sbesttoteachinabiggercitywherethereareotherforeignerstomixwith,ratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.ManypeoplechoosetoliveinTokyo,ofcourse,whichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI'
dsaythatforgeneralqualityofliving,citiesofneithertoolargenortoosmall，likeSapporowhereIlive,arebetterchoices.
IteachEnglishprivately,whichmeansI'
mmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteaching,it'
swellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirst,becauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterforit.Theproblemwithprivateteachingisfindingstudents;
ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule（日程表）ofprivatelessons,soIstartedoutteachinginschoolspart time.
Mostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfull timeforbigEnglishconversationschools.Thesalaryisfinetoliveon,butwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudohere.
Theschoolsarereluctanttotaketimeoff—eventeacherswithticketsfortheEngland Argentinagamehadtroublegettingthedayoff.
1.FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewriterlikestolivein________.
A.Tokyo B.acityofmiddlesize
C.asmalltownD.abigcity
2.Accordingtothewriter,onehadbetter________firsttodoprivateteachingbetter.
A.buildupafullscheduleB.decidehisorherownlessons
C.findstudentsD.takeaTEFLcourse
3.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat________.
A.therearemanyforeignersinJapan
B.Japanhassomethingmoreattractivethanexpected
C.theycanteachEnglishprivatelyinJapan
D.Japanisgoodfornightlife
4.Theunderlinedword“reluctant”inthepassagemayprobablymean________.
A.unwillingB.kindC.freeD.careless
B
Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12，awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflower shopwerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'
snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.
ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedtheseimaginings.She'
daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailI'
ddeliveredduringthewinter.Asagirl,though,IhadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboyIhadruninto.
Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletelyuninterestedinmyupcominggraduationdance,andIdidn'
tcareifIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,inherownsadness,wouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovable.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegardenia—lovely，strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery（神秘）．
MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastoppedcoming.
5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AChildhoodDreamB.AGraduationParty
C.ASpecialBirthdayD.AMother'
sLove
6.Themotherinsistedthatherdaughtergotothegraduationdancebecause________.
A.shehopedshewouldfindaboyfriend
B.shecouldtakecareofthingsbyherself
C.shethoughteducationwasmostimportant
D.shewantedhertobehappyandstrong
7.Whowasthesenderoftheflower?
A.Oneofthewriter'
sneighbors.B.Oneofthewriter'
sclassmates.
C.Aboythewriterhadruninto.D.Thewriter'
smother.
C
Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoap,andkeeparecordofthebill.
Thetouch screendevices（触摸屏装置）areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute'
sexhibitionherethisweek.“Thesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequicker，”saidMichaelAlexander,managerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInc,whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConcierge.
CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.Asimilardevice,IBM'
s“ShoppingBuddy”，hasrecentlybeentest marketedatStop&
ShopstoresinMassachusetts.
“Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers'
needtogetinfrontofshoppers，”saidAlexander.“They'
renotwatching30 secondTVadsanymore.”
Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestore,ashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystemthatwillorganizethetriparoundthestore.Ifyou'
relookingfortoothpicks,youtypeinthewordorpickitfromalist，andamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.
Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou'
vefinished,thedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaselfcheckoutstandandpay.
Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon'
tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$16,000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevice.
8.Theunderlinedword“they”（Paragraph1）refersto________.
A.supermarketsB.shopassistants
C.shopmanagersD.shoppingcarts
9.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?
a.Startthesystem.b.Makeashoppinglist.
c.Findthethingsyouwant.d.Gotoaself checkoutstand.
A.a b d cB.b a c dC.a c b dD.b c a d
10.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevices
B.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoney
C.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaid
D.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices
11.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.NewComputersMakeShoppingCartsSmarter
B.ConciergeandShoppingBuddy
C.NewAgeforSupermarkets
D.Touch ScreenDevicesMakeShoppingEnjoyable
D
Modernzoosareverydifferentfromzoosbuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattime,zooswereplaceswherepeoplecouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincageswithironbars,whichwereeasytokeepclean.However,fortheanimals,thecagesweresmallandimpossibletohidein.Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthem,manyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelcomfortable，andtheyoftenbecameill.
Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplacessothattheycanlivemoreastheywouldinnature.Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Treesandgrassgrowinthecages，andwaterflowsthroughtheplacesthattheanimalslivein.Therearefewbars;
instead,thereisoftenadeepditchfilledwithwater,whichsurroundsaspacewhereseveralsortsofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo，thevisitorcanwalkthroughahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds,andthecageislargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.InazooinNewYork,becauseofspecialnight,peoplecanobservecertainanimalsthatareactiveonlyatnight,whenmostzoosareclosed.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesert,orunderwater.SomeotherzooshavespecialplacesforanimalsthatliveincoldconditionslikethebearfromtheArctic.
Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalsforvisitors,butalsokeepandsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fiftyyearsfromnow，thegrandchildrenoftoday'
svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.
12.Fiftyyearsago,animalsinzoosoftenbecameillbecausethey________.
A.werefromdifferentcountriesB.livedindirtycages
C.livedinunnaturalconditionsD.werenottakengoodcareof
13.Accordingtothepassage,inmodernzoos________feelmorecomfortablethaninoldones.
A.theanimalsandthevisitorsB.thevisitors,nottheanimals
C.neithertheanimalsnorthevisitorsD.theanimals,notthevisitors
14.Insomemodernzoosvisitorscan________.
A.walkthroughahugecagetowatchcloselyallkindsofanimals
B.seeanimalswhichliveinspecialconditions
C.walkatdaytimeandobservethoseanimalsactiveonlyatnight
D.watchalltherareanimalswhichwillnotbeseenbytheirgrandchildren
15.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.
A.therearedifferentkindsofmodernzoos
B.zoosareplaceswherepeoplecanseeanimalsfromallovertheworld
C.zoosarenowplaceswhereanimalscanlivenaturally
D.rareanimalsarealsokeptinmodernzoos
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