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Ofcourseheisn'
treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'
tevenhurt.Why?
Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsorevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress(床垫).Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!
Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'
ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis"
blownup"
inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff(悬崖)athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute(降落伞)failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousactions,fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo!
1.Stuntmenarethosewho______.
A.oftendressupasactors
B.prefertoleaddangerouslives
C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions
D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives
2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby______.
A.playingtheirdirtytricks
B.sellingtheirspecialskills
C.jumpingoutofhighwindows
D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains
3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,______.
A.heneedslittleprotection
B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress
C.hislifeisendangered
D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright
4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor(因素)ofasuccessfulperformance?
A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.
5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'
sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?
A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.
B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.
C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.
D.Thecliffistoohigh.
B
Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytofinishschool.Foralongtimehehadlookedforwardtogettingabeautifulsportscar.Heknewhisfathercouldwellaffordit,sohetoldhimthatwasallhewanted.
Thenonthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivatestudy.Hisfathertoldhimhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andtoldhimhowmuchhelovedhim.Hehandedhissonabeautifulgiftbox.Surprised,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelyBiblewithhisnameonit.Angrily,heraisedhisvoicetohisfatherandsaid,“WithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?
”Hethenrushedoutofthehouse,leavingtheBible.
Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulinbusiness.Hehadabeautifulhomeandawonderfulfamily,butrealizinghisfatherwasveryold,hethoughtperhapsheshouldgotoseehim.Hehadnotseenhimsincethatgraduationday.Beforehecouldmakearrangements(安排),hereceivedaphonetellinghimhisfatherhadpassedaway.Hehadtocomehomeimmediatelyandtakecareofthethingsthathisfatherlefthim.
Whenhebegantosearchthroughhisfather’simportantpapers,hesawthestillnewBible,justashehadleftityearsago.HeopenedtheBibleandbegantoturnthepages.Ashewasreading,acarkeywithatag(标牌)droppedfromthebackoftheBible.Onthetagwasthedateofhisgraduation,andthewords“PAIDINFULL”.Sadnessandregretfilledhisheart.
6.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph1means_____.
A.acarB.aboxC.aBibleD.aphone
7.Theyoungmanwasangryonthemorningofhisgraduationbecause_____.
A.hisfathercouldn’taffordacar
B.hehadtostayinhisstudy
C.hethoughtheonlygotaBible
D.hisfatherspentallthemoney
8.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthelastbutoneparagraph?
A.Theyoungmansucceededinhisbusiness.
B.Theyoungmanlivedwithhisfatherallthetime.
C.Theyoungmandecidedtoseehisfather.
D.Theyoungmansetuphisownfamily.
9.Whichwordisthebesttodescribetheyoungman’sfeeling?
A.boredB.regretfulC.determinedD.encouraged
10.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheyoungman_____.
A.cametoknowthetruthatlast
B.hadtopayforthecarhimself
C.becameinterestedintheBible
D.gotangrywithhisfatheragain
C
IspentthreemonthsvolunteeringwithVolunteerBolivia.Itwasattimesannoying,scaryanddifficult,butalsolife-changing,satisfyingandamazing.BecauseIhadstudiedSpanishforacoupleofyearsbeforeIwentout,IhadjustoneweekofclassesatVolunteerBolivia.
LivingwithafamilyalsohelpedmySpanishgreatlyandIfeltimmediatelylikeoneoftheirdaughters.TheyweregoodfriendsfromthebeginningofmytimethereandIwaslookedafterverywell.Istillhadalotofindependence.TheVolunteerBoliviacentre,withitscafé
barandculturaltalks,wasameetingplaceforallthevolunteersandImetsomewonderfulpeoplefromallovertheworldwhoweredoingthesameasme—givingsomethingofthemselvestoacountrywhichneedssomuch.
Myplacementwasinacaringcentreforprisoners’childrenfromtheCochabambaprisonsandfromtheverystartIfeltwelcomedandneeded.ThereImetsomeinspiringmemberswhoputsomuchoftheirheartintocaringforthosechildrenwhomaybehadnooneelsetolovethem.Theworkitselfwasnotonlyveryhardbutattimesemotionallydemanding,especiallysendingagroupoftwo-year-oldsbackintotheprisonattheendoftheday.Despiteallthis,IlearntalotthroughtheexperienceandnowI’mmoreawareoftheproblemsfaceddailybymanypeopleinSouthAmerica.Thecentrehasverylimitedfundingsotheyrelyheavilyontheworkofvolunteers,andanytimepeoplegiveisveryvaluabletothem.SincereturningtoBritainIhavekeptintouchwiththepeopleIworkedwithandI’mtryingtosupportthemasmuchaspossible.VolunteeringthroughVolunteerBoliviahaschangedmylifeandisanexperienceIwillneverforget.
11.WecaninferthattheofficiallanguageofBoliviaismostprobably________.
A.EnglishB.Spanish
C.FrenchD.Italian
12.WheredidtheauthorstaywhenshewasinBolivia?
A.Inahotel.B.Inthevolunteercentre.
C.Inacafé
bar.D.Withalocalfamily.
13.Theauthor’sjobasavolunteerinBoliviawasto________.
A.raisemoneyforsomeprisons
B.meetvolunteersfromothercountries
C.lookaftersomeprisoners’children
D.helpthelocalpeoplewiththeirfarmwork
14.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherworkinBoliviaaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Challenging.B.Relaxing.
C.Disappointing.D.Boring.
15.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.AllpeopleinBolivianeedthevolunteers’help.
B.Thereistheworld’slargestnumberofprisonersinBolivia.
C.TheauthorwasacollegestudentwhenshewenttoBolivia.
D.Theauthor’sexperienceinBoliviahadagreateffectonher.
D
Evenifyouarenaturallyshy,thesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.
1.Takepictures
Oneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselves,andit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosay“Ifyou’dlike,Icanemailittoyou”.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafunevent,emailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.
2.Eataloneinpublic
Youmightfeeluncomfortableeatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:
youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealone.Peoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelse.Bringabookornewspapertoread(thiswillmakeyoufeellessuncomfortable).Plus,havinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.
3.Joinaclass,sportsteam,orclub
Yoga,dancing,volleyball,Toastmasters(apublicspeakingclub),aclassforwork,etc.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!
Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeople,mainlybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.
Tips:
*Inthebeginning,neverturndownaninvitationfromsomeone,evenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.
*Emailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansare.Iftheyhaveabetterplan,youcandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpyoubecomeapersonwhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingit(peoplewantthisinafriend).
*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!
16.______cangiveyouanexcuseto