There is an old Chinese proverb that states "One Generation plants the trees; another gets the shade," and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and daughter is sometimes confusing. If close, the relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include a hierarchy (等级) of responsibility and unconditional love, which preclude mothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina, 27 years old, says, "I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn't consider her my best friend. Best friends don't pay for your wedding. Best friends don't remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don't tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn't mean that the mother and daughter relationship can't be very close and satisfying.
While some adult relationships are still troubled, many find them to be extremely rewarding. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of the workforce and technology, which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse, the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren't speaking. The mother and child relationship is closer than any other. There is not an equal relationship. Daughters should not feel responsible for their mother's emotional well-being. It isn’t that they don't care deeply about their mothers. It's just that they shouldn't be burdened with their mother's well being.
The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. Mother always "trumps" friend.The underlined word “preclude” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_________”.
| A．differ | B．prevent | C．benefit | D．change |
Why do many mothers and adult daughters keep a rewarding relationship?
| A．Because they have a lot in common. |
| B．Because they have common family values. |
| C．Because they have no generation gap. |
| D．Because they keep a constant relationship. |
What do we know from the passage?
| A．The mother and daughter relationship can be replaced by a best friend. |
| B．A mother’s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship. |
| C．The mother and daughter relationship goes beyond best friends’ friendship. |
| D．Marina has a troubled relationship with her mother. |
The author proves his statements mainly by _________.
| A．listing data | B．giving explanations | C．quoting sayings | D．making examples |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．How to be a good mother and daughter |
| B．Who is a mother’s best friend? |
| C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| D．Can a mother be a daughter’s best friend? |
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) circle, beauty can become
a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的，不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.The word "liability" most probably means __________.
| A．disadvantage | B．advantage | C．misfortune | D．trouble |
In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________.
| A．makes women look more honest and capable | B．strengthens the qualifies required |
| C．is of no importance to women | D．often enables women to succeed quickly |
Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______.
| A．turns out to be a disadvantage to men |
| B．is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women |
| C．affects men and women alike |
| D．has as little effect on men as on women |
It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often _____.
| A．practical | B．supportive | C．old-fashioned | D．one-sided |
The author writes this passage to ________________.
| A．give advice to job-seekers who are attractive |
| B．discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive |
| C．demand equal rights for women |
| D．state the importance of appearance |
The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation(住处，住所) with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.
Senior Business Editor
You must:
★ assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;
★ be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;
★ ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails;
★ have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.
Senior Copy Editor
You must:
★ work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;
★ edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions;
★ have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.
Copy Editor
You must:
★ be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions;
★ be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;
★ have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.
Graphic Designer
You must:
★ have excellent skills in information graphics;
★ be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;
★ be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts;
★ have a good sense of typography;
★ have good news judgment;
★ be well-versed with Macintosh software, including In Design, Illustrator and Photoshop;
★ be fluent in English.
For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.What is the purpose of this passage?
| A．To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group. |
| B．To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group. |
| C．To advertise for recruiting some good employees. |
| D．To tell you how to become part of this group. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The employees(雇员) have to pay for their own food and lodging(住所). |
| B．The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay. |
| C．The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals. |
| D．The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays. |
How many positions need editing experience?
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?
| A．Be well-versed with Photoshop. | B．Have excellent skills in information graphics. |
| C．Having a good sense of typography. | D．Writing snappy headlines and captions. |
Which can be the title of the advertisement?
| A．China Daily: New Employees Wanted | B．China Daily: Newspaper |
| C．China Daily: An International Team | D．China Daily: The Best Working Condition |
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she’d never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.
| A．after Mother died | B．before she became a writer |
| C．when she was a child | D．when mother gave it to her |
The passage shows that _______.
| A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter |
| B．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done |
| C．Mother cared much about her daughter in words |
| D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words. |
The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.
| A．deep understanding between the old and the young. |
| B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter. |
| C．free talks between mother and daughter. |
| D．part of the sea going far in land. |
What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
| A．She had never received the letter. |
| B．For years, she often talked about the letter. |
| C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. |
| D．She read the letter again and again till she died. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．My letter to Mother | B．Mother and Children |
| C．My Mother’s Desk | D．Talks between Mother and me. |
Walking in any high school during the first class in the morning, you will find many students are struggling to stay awake.
“They’re sitting in the classroom, but their heads are at home on the pillows,” said a teacher from a high school.
Don’t blame them; blame the clocks in their brains. A research suggests that biological clocks make teens stay up at night and sleep in the morning.
During the first several weeks of school, students are more likely to lack sleep. In the holidays, students can sleep eight hours a night, but during the school days, they sleep only about six hours on average. Students lose 10 hours’ sleep a week. This may affect their school performances and leads to poor health.
Scientists in the US did research to reset teenagers’ biological clock to help them fall asleep earlier. They found the brain can produce a chemical that helps sleep. But it comes out only in the dark. So they use a special light in the classroom to try to force a reset of the students’ biological clock.
The research failed in the end. So some schools in the US tried to reset their school time from 7:25 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The results seemed to be good. What can you see while walking in high schools in the early morning ? (no more than 7 words 2 分)
Why are students so sleepy in the first class ? ( no more than 6 words 3分)
During the school days, how many hours of sleep do the students lose every month?
( no more than 2 words 2分)What suggestion will the scientists give to high schools? ( no more than 4 words 3分)
Do you know Australia ? Australia is the largest island in the world . It is a little smaller than China . It is in the south of the earth .Australia is big , but its population is not large . The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai .
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution . The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution .The sky is blue and the water is clean . You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers . Plants grow very well .
Last month we visited Perth , the biggest city in Western Australia , and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition . There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before . We had a wonderful time .Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers .In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition .After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside . We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill .It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves . Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill .What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could .There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path .
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠). After a short drive from any town , you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep . Sheep , sheep , everywhere are sheep .Australia is __________ .
| A．the largest country in the world |
| B．as large as Shanghai . |
| C．not as large as China . |
| D．the largest island in the north of the earth . |
The government had made ______________ .
| A．too enough laws to fight pollution . |
| B．so many laws that it can fight pollution . |
| C．enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution . |
| D．enough laws because the pollution is very serious . |
Which of the following NOT true ?
| A．Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers . |
| B．Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia . |
| C．Perth lies in the west of Australia . |
| D．No other city is larger than Perth in Australia . |
In Perth you may visit a wild flowers’ show in________________ .
| A．October | B． January | C．May | D． July . |
Which of the following is true ?
| A．Australia is famous for its sheep , kangaroos and wild flowers . |
| B．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep . |
| C．Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us . |
| D．If you go to the countryside in Australia , you will see a large number of whit sheep . |