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1、阅读理解A阅读理解A 1、Child labor, the employment of children in industry, often against their will, has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions

2、 Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories. Girls suffer more from ch

3、ild labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to their health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children we

4、re working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are preven

5、ted from attending schools. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work. The solution to the problem of child labour is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way c

6、an young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives-childhood.(1)、The conditions under which young children work _.A：have improved since a hundred years agoB：are even worse than those a hundred years ago C：are similar to those a hundred years ago D：are exactly the same

7、as those a hundred years ago答案：C (2)、Girls work is _.A：not harmful to the health though it is heavy B：not harmful to the health because it is light C：harmful to the health though it is lightD：harmful to the health because it is heavy答案：C (3)、Young children go to work _.A：because they are forced to B

8、：in order to be skilful in a certain kind of workC：in order to earn money for educationD：in order to be paid well 答案：A (4)、To solve the problem of child labour, the writer suggests _.A：punishing lawbreakers with severer fines, improving childrens working conditions, and confining employment of child

9、ren to light industriesB：improving laws of protecting childrens interests, looking over factories more closely, and punishing lawbreakers with severer finesC：improving laws of protecting childrens interests, giving them lighter work, and raising their payment D：confining employment of children to sm

10、all industries and family businesses, looking over factories more closely, and improving the system of education答案：B (5)、What is the authors attitude toward child labor?A：indifferentB：disapproving C：supportive D：admiring答案：B 2、After a long period of studies, scientists are uncovering surprising new

11、findings about dolphins. They believe that dolphins do talk to each other, whistling names among themselves and others in their group. They help one another when in trouble. Like bats, they use sound waves to see. Because of these and many other findings, many scientists now place dolphins among the

12、 cleverest animals on earth. Dolphins love to mimic. If we swim on our backs, they do too. If we dive, they follow. Once a trainer blew a puff of cigarette smoke against the window of an observation tank, a young dolphin suddenly swam to its mother, nursed a moment, and spit out a cloud of milk. It

13、is even more surprising that dolphins are able to understand sign language. One of Hermans dolphins has mastered more than 50 sign words. For example, it understands the difference between bring the surfboard to the person and bring the person to the surfboard.Scientists are learning how dolphins sp

14、eak to each other. Each dolphin, says Peter Gyack has its own signature whistle. Dolphin can also mimic the signature of others.Dolphins help one another. When birth-giving takes place, females gather to keep off sharks. Later, while the mother looks for food, they take care of the young dolphin, sw

15、imming in a circle.Dolphins reach out to us in astonishing ways. What would the world be like without them?(1)、To the best of our knowledge, dolphins are _.A：surprising fish B：interesting animals C：intelligent mammals D：mans friends答案：C (2)、In the second paragraph, nursed means _.A：brought the mothe

16、r something to eatB：sucked milk from the mother dolphinC：asked to be taken care ofD：gave some milk to her答案：B (3)、What was the young dolphin doing when it suddenly spit out a cloud of milk? It was _.A：having a little fun B：diving into the deep sea C：playing smokingD：copying smoking答案：D (4)、Which of

17、the following do you think is more reasonable?A：We are still in the early stage of learning about these animals.B：We have little difficulty in understanding dolphins.C：Man will be able to talk freely to dolphins in the near future.D：Sign language is the only way to make dolphins understand us.答案：A (

18、5)、Whats the purpose of female dolphins swimming in a circle?A：The young dolphin needs friends to play with. B：The young dolphin can play safely inside.C：The mother will help them to learn swimming in a circle.D：The mother will be free to meet the father.答案：B 3、Regular child care provided outside ho

19、me or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per wee

20、k.Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. This research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail, contends Jay Belsky, a psychologist. The investigati

21、on consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting

22、with the kids at ages 1, 6 and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretakers personality at child nursing, and kids emotional reactions by the equipment.

23、(1)、From the first paragraph we know that _.A：mother care is the best according to a national studyB：child care outside home is the best in accordance with the studyC：regular child care outside home may play a role as a motherD：connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care答案：C

24、(2)、According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may _. A：ruin a kids growthB：harm the mother-child tieC：hurt a babys emotional reactionD：spoil a childs personality答案：B (3)、Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care _. A：was never carried out in the pastB：was not much done in detai

25、l in the pastC：was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchersD：was interesting but very difficult to make discovery答案：B (4)、The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that _. A：the researchers started with only one month old infantsB：the observers could rate the qua

26、lity of child care efforts and analyzed them soonC：the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homesD：video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly答案：D (5)、Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the investigation? A：It will last at least 7 yea

27、rs.B：Cooperation from the mothers is also necessary.C：Some independent observers play a part.D：Researchers paid site visits to see a caretakers personality and kids emotional reactions.答案：D 4、If youre like most job seekers, the hiring process can sometimes make you scratch your head in confusion. Fo

28、r example, how many times have you come across the perfect position, quickly submitted your rsum（简历 ） and eagerly anticipated the hiring managers call. only to hear nothing from the company?Its important to know the two questions hiring managers ask themselves when evaluating rsum. By understanding

29、potential employers thought processes, you can craft stronger application materials.1Can the applicant fill my need?After all, a firm looking to hire a computer programmer isnt going to call you for an interview if you only have a background in human resources. But even if you possess the necessary

30、experience, if your rsum isnt targeted to the specific company and opening, your qualifications could seem equally unrelated.Tailoring your rsum to the position involves positioning your skills and experience in a way that shows the hiring manager that you are the right one for the job. So you shoul

31、d look at each opening and create a corresponding rsum.2Will the applicant remain with my firm for the long term?The hiring process is lengthy, complicated and expensive. Because of that, hiring managers seek employees who are not likely to leave the company soon after accepting an offer. Theyll loo

32、k to your rsum for proof of a stable work history.If you have job-hopped in the past, consider submitting a functional, rather than a chronological (按时间顺序排列的) rsum. A functional rsum is organized around your skills, experiences and accomplishments, not the specific roles you have held at various points in your