Many animals do strange things before an earthquake (地震). This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠). Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals. This story is mostly about _________.
| A．how animals act before an earthquake |
| B．how an earthquake starts |
| C．how mice leaves their homes |
| D．when an earthquake begins |
Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _________.
| A．ran away | B．started to howl |
| C．climbed trees | D．race down streets |
Before an earthquake, the frogs _________.
| A．sang | B．left their homes | C．jumped around a lot | D．become quiet |
There have been earthquakes in _________.
| A．most countries | B．Italy and San Francisco |
| C．Chicago and Spain | D．all the western countries |
People want to _________.
| A．be in earthquake | B．find out early about an earthquake |
| C．run around in circles | D．get away from earthquakes |
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It’s located at the western gate, just beside the ticket center. The center provides a series of services, such as guide service, free water supply, guide books, charging mobile phones, baby carriage, first-aid medicine, and simple health care. You can also buy some souvenirs like stamps, postcards and tiger toys. |
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It’s located at the eastern and western gates of the Pearl Spring Scenic Area. There are all kinds of tickets, such as tickets for the scenic area and tickets for amusement park. |
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Dingshan Pavilion Dining Hall, a large-scale dining centre, can receive 300 people for dining at the same time. It lies in the Scenic Area. Tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery while eating. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. |
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You can take No. 168 bus from Gulou Bus Stop and get off at Pearl Spring Bus Stop. The bus stop is just outside the Scenic Area. You can also drive here. |
According to the leaflet, visitors can ______ at Tourist Service Centre.
| A．take a bus | B．buy a ticket | C．get guide books | D．have snacks |
Dingshan Pavilion Dinning Hall ______.
| A．is a large-scale dining centre |
| B．is located next to the Ticket Centre |
| C．is open to the public 16 hours a day |
| D．can receive 300 people for dinner in a day |
Visitors to the Scenic Area can ______.
| A．only take a bus there |
| B．get water for free if they are thirsty |
| C．have one choice if they want to buy tickets |
| D．sell souvenirs, such as stamps and postcards |
Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future. The promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice One—You can live with your parents and do nothing. Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related (有关的).
OK, so Choice Two is obviously going to be more effective. You will finally enter the real world. Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an expert working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to get some valued things before working. Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce (劳动力) is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may advise that you should go back to a university and get a certificate.
Two different
| Two different choices |
◆ The first one is that you do nothing, just live with your parents. ◆ The second one is that you could go out to |
| The starting a job |
◆ Speaking with other people for advice about the job you may show some interest in. ◆ Getting knowledge can be good to help you find a(n) ◆ Internships or volunteering are a good |
| The advantages to begin a job after high school |
◆ One is that you will not ◆ Another is that jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to help you make sure if you are really ready to work. |
If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons (优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It’s been such a surprise,” said Liang Zhaoyun, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The action is part of a national “eat-up” campaign (行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses (校园).
Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average (平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment —friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
Some school food doesn’t taste delicious, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking actions to improve it.
“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the “eat-up” campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food quality on campuses.” said Tao.From Paragraph 1, we know that the students will get a coupon.
| A．when they eat school food |
| B．after they exchange gifts |
| C．if they finish all their food |
| D．if they collect the waste |
The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “”.
| A．condition | B．power | C．experiment | D．chance |
The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because.
| A．students waste too much food |
| B．schools offer small gifts |
| C．students get a good education |
| D．school food is more delicious |
The purpose of the campaign is mainly to.
| A．improve the school food quality |
| B．further improve the service in universities |
| C．receive attention from the society |
| D．encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle |
It can be hard to meet people from another culture. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal (信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize（强调）the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries—like the UK or France—people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people just looked at me all the time and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are not needed.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share almost the same values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural (多元文化) environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to.
| A．develop closer relationship | B．share the same culture |
| C．get to know each other | D．make a successful speech |
The writer mentions his journey in Thailand to show that.
| A．too many words are of no use |
| B．the English prefer to make long speeches |
| C．even talk and silence can be culturally different |
| D．people from Thailand are quiet and shy |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Multicultural Environment | B．Cross-Cultural Differences |
| C．How to Understand Each Other | D．How to Build Up a Relationship |
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Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writing. |
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60-year-old Park Geun-hye (朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first woman head of state and her term (任期) will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering People in central Seoul as she accepted her win. |
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Barack Obama (born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama finished his study from Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya, Africa while his mother was born in Kansas, America. |
When Mo Yan was young, his family might be.
| A．big | B．small | C．rich | D．poor |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?
| A．The writer Mo Yan might live in a small place before he got the prize. |
| B．Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018. |
| C．Obama’s parents came from the same country before they married. |
| D．Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest. |
The three passages may be from.
| A．an email | B．a letter | C．news | D．an advertisement |