Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.The passage mainly talks about_.
| A．how education and pay are connected | B．high paying jobs |
| C．jobs for high school students | D．good schools |
According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.
| A．save | B．spend | C．pay | D．make |
The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.
| A．a university graduate | B．a person who gets a PhD |
| C．a person who only finishes primary school | D．a person with a master’s degree |
Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finishhigh school.
| A．$37,000 | B．$68,200 | C．$60,400 | D．$26,000 |
From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.
| A．a high school degree is not important |
| B．university is too expensive |
| C．a person can make more money with a good education |
| D．people with a degree don’t need to worn about finding jobs |
"Super Dan" is now a shining star.
His real name is Lin Dan, China’s top player in the badminton world. He won(赢得) his first men's singles gold by beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on August 17, 2008 in the Beijing Olympics (奥运会). And he won the singles gold again in London Olympics on August 5 in 2012
Lin Dan was born in October, 1983 in Fujian. Badminton became his favourite sport when he was 5. He loves it very much and began his training(训练) life at 9 years old. He plays it very well and wins about 17 world championships(冠军). He is many people’s hero.
How old is Lin Dan this year?
| A．He’s thirteen. | B．He’s seventeen. |
| C．He’s thirty-two. | D．He’s eighty-three. |
How many years is he training and playing badminton?
| A．10 years. | B．21 years. | C．23 years. | D．30 years. |
Where did he win his first Olympic championship?
| A．Bejing. | B．London. | C．Fujian. | D．Shanghai. |
How many world championships does Lin Dan win?
A. 5 B. 9 C 17 .D. 30What do you think Lin Dan is like?
| A．He is slim. | B．He is beautiful. |
| C．He is strong. | D．He is weak(弱的). |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The classroom building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room, then they go home.
There are 1,000 students in 24 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them.The classroom building is _____.
| A．small | B．old | C．big and tall | D．big |
It’s very nice for this school to have _____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground |
| C．students | D．teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．40 | C．75 | D．60 |
After class many students often play football _____.
| A．in their classrooms | B．in their homes |
| C．on the playground | D．in the classroom building |
What may (可能) the teachers NOT DO?
| A．Give the students lessons. |
| B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. |
| D．Help students study. |
I have a photo. Look, this is me. My name is Alan. I am in Tangjia Middle School. I’m in Class 5. This is my cousin Tom. He is my classmate. He is tall and strong. That girl is Millie. She’s not in my class, She is in Class 4. She has a cat, its name is Mimi.Alan and Tom are in ______.
A. Class 5B. No.1 Middle school C. Class 4Alan’s cousin is ______.
A. MillieB. AndyC. TomTom is strong and ______.
A. not short B. shortC. small----Is Millie in Class 5? ---- ______.
A. Yes, she is.
B. No, she isn’t.
C. No, I’m not.Millie has a ______, its name is Mimi.
A. dogB. bookC. cat
As prices and building costs keep going up, the do-it-yourself (DIY）trend (趋势） in the U.S. goes on growing.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married(结婚) six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are working hard to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory(工厂). Last month, he got a car repair bill(账单) for $420. “I was quite worried about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.
| A．run a DIY shop | B．make or repair things |
| C．save time and money | D．make their life better |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.
| A．makes shoes in his home |
| B．does more work at night |
| C．does his own car and home repairs |
| D．keeps house and looks after his children |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.
| A．his car repairs cost too much |
| B．the car repair class was not helpful |
| C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| D．he had to feed the children all by himself |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．The Joy of DIY. | B．You Can Do It too! |
| C．Welcome to Our DIY course! | D．Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY. |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs(楼下) is happy with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both excited. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?" "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?" "I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.
| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor to ___________________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |