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 (毕业生) 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 $42,000. 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 the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ___________ money.
| A．save | B．spend | C．pay | D．make |
Each year a person with a PhD can make ___________ more than a person who does not finish high school.
| A．$37,000 | B．$68,200 | C．$60,400 | D．$26,000 |
Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.
Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn’t tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn’t find it.
“Oh dear, I can’t find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.
“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.
“No, I can’t find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.
“Perhaps you’d better hide under the seat; then the conductor won’t know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend’s. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”Michael and Dick would spend their holiday in________.
| A．train | B．London | C．Pairs | D．Rome |
Where did Michael lose his ticket?
| A．On the platform | B．In the carriage |
| C．In the corridor | D．Under the seat |
What did Dick do after he picked up Michael’s ticket?
| A．He gave it to his friend. | B．gave it to the inspector. |
| C．He put it in his bag. | D．He put it in his pocket. |
Michael hid under the seat when the conductor came to check the ticket because _______.
| A．he didn’t buy the ticket | B．he liked to hide under the seat |
| C．he couldn’t find his ticket | D．he wanted to lay with the inspector |
From the last sentence we can know that when Michael heard Dick’s words, he would feel___________.
| A．angry | B．happy | C．sad | D．worry |
Mr. Chen is their _______ teacher.
| A．English | B．history | C．science | D．P.E |
How many classes do they have on Monday morning?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Seven. |
Ben’s favorite subject is_______.
| A．P.E | B．art | C．English | D．math |
They want to see ______________in the evening.
| A．a cartoon | B．a comedy | C．a thriller | D．an action movie |
They have a party on _______.
| A．May 29th | B．Friday | C．June 1st | D．Saturday |
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall. It is important to _____________________.
| A．know the ways to escape a fire | B．put out a fire in a burning house |
| C．jump out of a burning house | D．keep the door closed |
62. It is possible to escape through the windows _______________________.
| A．if you are strong enough |
| B．if there are some bushes on the ground |
| C．if you live on a lower floor |
| D．if you have a long rope |
63. Which of the following ways of escaping is NOT right?
| A．You can escape through stairways. |
| B．Use a lift to come down at once. |
| C．Escape through the windows which open onto a roof. |
| D．You can choose fire escapes. |
Keep your head low at the window so that _________ if the building is on fire.
| A．you can get fresh air | B．you can call for help |
| C．you can easily jump off | D．you can be seen first |
The best title for the passage is _____________.
| A．Escaping through the Windows | B．Save Yourself from A Burning House |
| C．Knowledge on Fire | D．Waiting for Help |
Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.Westlife is from _________.
| A．America | B．China | C．Ireland | D．Germany |
The number of people in the group __________ between 1999 and 2006.
| A．went from 6 to 4 | B．went from 4 to 6 | C．went from 5 to 4 | D．didn’t change |
What happened on March 6th, 2006?
| A．Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife. |
| B．Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife. |
| C．Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs. |
| D．Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing. |
Which of the following is Not true about Westlife’s new album Face to Face?
| A．Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album. |
| B．You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music. |
| C．The new album came out in 2006. |
| D．Face to Face was popular in Britain. |
What style of music does Westlife make?
| A．Hip-hop music | B．Pop music | C．Rock music | D．Classical music |
Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm (伤害). Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang YangThe letter will be sent to _____________________.
| A．a school | B．a hospital | C．a newspaper | D．a museum |
Many visitors come to the writer’s city every year to _________________.
| A．give peacocks food | B．see peacocks | C．do some shopping | D．travel |
Some peacocks became ill and died because __________________.
| A．they weren’t given any food | B．they were given too much food |
| C．they were given some bad food | D．they weren’t given enough food |
The writer suggests that some small shops should be built so that they may _______.
| A．sell peacocks food to visitors | B．sell food to peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful | D．sell some things for everyday life |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．Peacocks mainly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. |
| B．Some small shops were built in the square. |
| C．People should look after peacocks carefully. |
| D．Some visitors throw food to the peacocks. |