Answer the questions.
My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis(金融危机), it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long as I try, there will always be hope! ”
Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.
On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates (候选人)arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the intereviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our anwer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felf upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”
Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve mde it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was alse part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s reply was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”Has Tina graduated form universtiy? (此题1分)
In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?
How many people entered the final round of the competition?
Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?
What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?
It means “_______________________________”. What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) (此题3分)
Nothing beats sitting down in front of the TV with some delicious candy or tasty French fries.
Recently, an online list of favorite snacks in China became popular. It says that peanuts (花生), walnuts (核桃) and chocolate are good for our health, but jelly (果冻), potato chips and lollipops (棒棒糖) are “bad” for us.
Kids, though, hardly care if the snacks are good or bad for their health. They love them either way. Some snacks often have special importance in a certain country or culture.
Potato chips and French fries are very popular in the US. They are cheap and tasty. People don’t need to wait for a long time to eat it. Popcorn is another common snack. People love eating it when they are watching sports games or visiting the amusement park. Most cinemas sell it to attract customers.
In the UK, kids often sit down for snacks after school. They call this “afternoon tea”. A traditional afternoon tea includes biscuits (饼干) and tea. People also have scones (烤饼) with jam and cream, which is probably the most classic English snack.
In South Korea, Choco Pie is one of the most popular snacks. It’s also a favorite of soldiers. The sweet snack makes them happy and helps them get through hard times.
However, it is not just about what you eat as a snack – it’s how much you eat and when. Chips and French fries are high in calories(卡路里) and eating too much may make you fat. Sweet snacks like candy and chocolate are high in sugar and eating a lot may give you bad teeth.From the passage, we can know popular snacks in different countries except_______.
A.China | B.Canada | C.America | D.England |
The Chinese meaning of the phrase “get through” in this passage is probably________.
A.通过 | B.完成 | C.熬过 | D.穿越 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The snacks including peanuts, walnuts and jelly are bad for our health. |
B.People love to eat popcorn when they are watching movies. |
C.A traditional afternoon tea includes pies and tea. |
D.If you want to have good teeth, you can have more candy and chocolate. |
According to the passage, we need to care about ____________
A. why we eat snacks B. where we eat snacks
D. who we eat snacks with D. how much snacks we eat
What can you do on the Internet? Many of us like to read the news, buy things and play games. Some students now have a new use for the Internet – helping them with their homework.
Tina, 14, from Shenzhen, Guangdong, often searches online for the answers to her math problems. She said sometimes she and even her parents don’t know the answers to the problems, so she has to turn to the Internet.
“I can see how other people work out these problems and learn from them,” Tina said. “It’s easy and saves time.”
But not all the students welcome this. Leo, 15, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, thinks it may make students stop thinking.
“We should think over the problems first. Simply copying the answers won’t improve our abilities. ” he said.
In the eyes of Wang Zhaoming, a Shanghai teacher, the success of all this is down to the students. If they use the Internet properly (适当地), it could be a good tool for study, Wang said.
“Students should first think about the problems by themselves. As for the online answers, they should choose the best among different ones. The most important thing is to know the logic (逻辑) behind the answers,” he said. “Don’t be shy to ask teachers and classmates the next day if you don’t understand the answer.”According to the passage, it’s a new use for students to ___________ on the Internet.
A.buy things | B.play games | C.help with homework | D.read news |
The right order to use the Internet to help with our homework is ____________.
① Choose the best answers among different answers online;
② Search the answers on the Internet;
③ Think about the problems by ourselves;
④ Try to understand the logic behind the answer you’ve chosen.
A.①②③④ | B.③②①④ | C.②③①④ | D.④③②① |
In Leo’s opinion, searching online for the answers may _______________.
A.make students simply copy the answers instead of thinking |
B.help solve the problems between students and their parents |
C.be a good tool of study if students use the Internet properly |
D.improve the students’ different abilities |
The best title of this passage is_____________.
A.How to use the Internet | B.Think before you search online |
C.Is Internet bad or good for students | D.Computers or teachers |
On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing? Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.
A.half an hour | B.an hour | C.fifteen minutes | D.a day |
__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance.
A.A mid-aged man | B.A Young man | C.A woman | D.A 3-year-old boy |
Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician.
A.took their children away | B.threw the money into the box |
C.stayed with their children listening | D.looked at their watch |
Joshua Bell was in fact ________________.
A.a very famous pianist | B.a very popular singer |
C.a very poor violinist | D.a very famous violinist |
Look at the poster and answer the questions.
Volunteers of all ages will meet at Binjiang Road.
-Sunday, July 28th , 9 a.m, until noon.
-Bring bags and gloves.
-Wear hats and sunglasses.
For more information : Chen Ming
Tele: 023-65847384 E-mail: chenming134@hotmail.comThe poster asks people to bring bags to __________.
A.collect litter | B.collect lunch | C.collect fish | D.collect gloves |
Volunteers need to clean __________ on Sunday.
A.the hospital | B.the park | C.the bus stop | D.the road |
If you have something to ask, you can ___________.
A.call Mr. Chen at 023-67837643 | B.visit Mr. Chen at the volunteer center |
C.send an e-mail to Chen Ming | D.ask other volunteers for help |
Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account.
Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away.
Xiong Shengyue, 14, from Nanjing, doesn't agree with the practice. "I think the money should be the children's, " she said. " We should take care of it by ourselves."
It is not that simple, said Chu Chaohui, a researcher at national Institute of Education Sciences.
Giving gift money is used to show social status (地位)and develop relationships, he told Beijing Legal Evening News. Gift money has lost its traditional meaning of good will and has "little to do with the children". What's more, children don't earn the money through work. So he thought that parents should still play a big part in dealing with the money.
But Yan Honglan, a mother of a 14-year-old boy in Beijing, has let her son be responsible (承担责任的)for his gift money since the age of 8. "I want to develop his financial(理财) skills, ' Yan said.
She also added:"No matter how you deal with the money, the most important thing is to make the children feel they're respected(尊重) and trusted.
Chen supported Yan's idea. She said that though she knew her grandmother wouldn't waste her gift money, she would feel happier if she could at least know how the money is spent.
"It would make me feel a little bit more grown-up," she said.Chen Jie’s grandmother ________.
A.took away all her money and put it in a bank | B.let her take care of all her money |
C.gave all her money to her parents | D.spent all her money |
Chu Chaohui thought the gift money should be dealed with by _________
A.children | B. grandmother | C. parents | D.friends |
Yan Honglan thought___________ is the most important thing.
A.to make children feel a little bit more grown-up |
B.to take care of the gift money by themselves |
C.to put the gift money in a bank account |
D.to make the children feel they're respected and trusted. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Chen Jie got 3600 yuan as reward this Spring Festival. |
B.Xiong Shengyue thought children should take care of the gift money. |
C.Chu Chaohui thought parents shouldn’t play a big party in dealing with the money. |
D.Yan Honglan has let her son be responsible for his gift money since the age of 9. |