【推荐1】Paris is one of the most-visited destinations in the world. There are lots to explore and there’s delicious food on every corner. A relaxing trip to Paris takes a little bit of planning. Here are some tips for you to make your trip smooth.

Planning your trip

Have a valid (有效的) passport for international travel. A passport costs $110 and takes 6~8 weeks to arrive after you apply.

Booking Flights

The cheapest period to fly is during the spring time, especially if you can leave on the first three days of the week. You’ll save even more money by booking around 100 days in advance. In the summer months, tickets will be more expensive no matter when you book.

Enjoying Your Time

·Visit the Eiffel Tower.

The Eiffel Tower is the most recognizable symbol of Paris. To avoid the crowds, go to the Eiffel Tower early in the morning. It costs€25to go to the top, or€10 to climb to the first 2 levels on foot.

·See the Notre Dame Cathedral.

At present, the Notre Dame Cathedral is not accessible to tourists due to the fire that ruined parts of the cathedral. However, you can still visit the outside of the cathedral.

·Go to the Louvre to world-famous art.

The Louvre hosts the Mona Lisa along with 35,000 other pieces of art. If you’re pressed for time, visit the highlights. The Louvre costs€15at the museum or €17 in advance (to skip most of the line).

·Take a day trip to Versailles.

If you have a day to spare, head to the palace of Versailles, around 14 miles southwest of the city. Take a tour to see King Louis XVI’s palace and gardens. It costs€20 to visit the palace and grounds.

1. How much does a passport cost?

A．$15.

B．$17.

C．$25.

D．$110.

2. Which tourist attraction is not open to visitors at the moment?

A．The Notre Dame Cathedral.	B．The Eiffel Tower.
C．The Louvre.	D．Versailles.

3. Which of the following is right?

A．You can get a free passport when you apply.

B．You can only see a small part of works in the Louvre.

C．Early morning is a better time to visit the Eiffel Tower.

D．The trip to Versailles costs the most money.

【推荐1】Are you interested in teaching in a foreign country? Schools all over South Korea are looking for skilled teachers interested in teaching English. There are chances all around the country. Apply today!

Requirements:

·English must be your native language.

·Bachelor’s degree(学士学位)or higher.

·At least three years of experience in language teaching.

·English or Education majors is preferred, but not required.

·Applicants must be from one of the following countries:Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, or the United Kingdom. Salary: $1, 800-S2, 300 per month(depending on conditions and experience)

Working Hours:35 hours per week. Core hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 with 60 minutes for lunch at noon.

Holidays:20 days per year plus all public holidays.

Benefits：Benefits include the car allowance(外助), insurance(保险)on business travel and personal transport and other items mentioned on the homepage.

How to Apply:

To apply, only send us the following information: your profile’ application form/recent picture.

Once we receive your information, we will get you into our job matching lists. When a match is recorded, we will contact you for an interview. Click on the “Apply Now” button below to download the application form and offer your profile and other required information.

For any questions, please call 123456.

1. Who will probably get the job?

A．Mary, from Japan, majoring in English.

B．Helen, from America, with a bachelor’s degree.

C．Li Hua, from China, with five-year teaching experience.

D．Mike, from England, knowing much about South Korea.

2. Which of the following can be learnt from the passage?

A．Those who get the job can work at their homes.

B．Those who get the job can’t take a break at noon.

C．Those who get the job teach South Koreans English.

D．Those who get the job can teach in their own countries.

3. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A newspaper.

B．A magazine.

C．A textbook.

D．A website.

【推荐2】When Miguelina meets with people looking for jobs, she will tell them that the most important thing they can do is asking themselves for help in getting the job they need.

One time, she felt so impressed that things would work out for a man. She then began to work helping him with job searching. A short time later, the man found a new job.

Working as an employment specialist(就业专家), Miguelina has the chance to help people regularly.

“Any career that helps you serve others is a special career.” Miguelina said. “It not only helps us by serving others, but also helps others take care of needs in their own lives. This improves their lives and helps them live better. This is what I love most about it.”

Before being called as an employment specialist, however, Miguelina didn’t even know that the employment center had existed. She had no idea what she should do in her career. As she studied and learned, she discovered what she could do. She decided to take over the Career Workshop(就业讲习班) the employment center offered so she could get a better idea of what people were learning.

She learned so much from the Career Workshop. Now the first thing she tells those who come to her finding employment help is to sign up for the Career Workshop.

Because of her successful experience of the workshop, Miguelina helps others look for jobs, or better education chances, or small-business chances. She helps people find short training classes to give them the skills they need to find better jobs. Miguelina helps people in all areas of life from practical advice to encouragement.

“Her work is important to many people. Her love and devotion to the work have helped them get a better quality of life.” said Lisette Villalona, area manager of the employment center. “She has made a success that can only be achieved through love.”

1. Why does Miguelina help others regularly?

A．For her job.	B．For her interest in the Internet.
C．For her boss’s order.	D．For her better education.

2. How did Lisette Villalona think of Miguelina’s work?

A．Interesting.	B．Important.
C．Hopeless.	D．Disappointing.

3. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Find a Good Job with Others’ Help

B．Miguelina—a Teaching Expert

C．Miguelina—a Woman Helps Others Find Jobs

D．The Management of the Employment Center

【推荐3】Since no one actually knows what the world will be like in 10 or 50 years, it can be fun to guess. Here are some jobs you or your kids might be able to apply for in the future!

Space tour guides

With space travel likely to be less expensive by the mid-2020s, a new travel industry will come. “Tours will show people the beauty of the sunrise from space, and some interesting places in space. Somebody needs to be in charge of these tours and explain to the space travelers what’s going on,” says David Tuffley.

Distant drone (无人驾驶飞机) drivers and pilots

How cool would it be to deliver packages from the comfortable office? That’s the way of the future with delivery drones and self-driving trucks. Zach Howard says, “Many delivery companies will soon need lots of drones and a large number of skilled pilots who can run the drones.”

Gamification marketing experts

This future expert will need to make online shopping feel like a game; that is, gamification is about keeping customers more delighted during shopping. The gamification marketing expert will help keep online buyers’ attention by making their experiences more playful and exciting.

Rewilders

To save Mother Nature, someone will need to remove the damage humans have done to the environment. Through the Jobs of 2030 project, an organization guesses we will need rewilders to remove the damage to the countryside caused by people, factories, cars and farming. These workers will be responsible for removing walls to give flight paths back to birds and replacing roads with forests.

1. What does Zach Howard say about distant drone drivers and pilots?

A．They can make lots of money.

B．They will be in great demand.

C．They need update drones regularly.

D．They are required to work outdoors.

2. How will the gamification marketing expert most likely influence customers?

A．By decreasing their daily cost of playing games.

B．By reducing the competition between stores.

C．By creating fun online shopping experiences.

D．By making them more likely to communicate.

3. Which of the following is a rewilder’s job?

A．Keeping track of birdsˈ health.

B．Preserving the cultural heritage.

C．Returning the roads to forests.

D．Constructing more roads for villagers.

【推荐1】LOI English -- English Conversation Classes

Take English conversation classes with native English-speaking teachers from the United States, Ireland and Australia, live, 1-on-1.

       This is by far the best way to improve your real spoken English and listening abilities and get to a level where you can use it in real-life situations. Our teachers mainly carry on conversations about work in different fields, such as business, finance, politics and travel. However, if you like, you can have normal day-to-day conversations about events weather, etc. If you would like to learn some grammar during conversation, we can do that too!
Our English Conversation classes:
●Your conversations will always be with a native English speaker.
●You can choose the time, day and teacher for each class.
●The classes are made for each student individually. They will be at your level, studying what you need and what interests you.
Packages

10 Classes Package                                                                                        $229.90 Interested in taking 10, 55-minute conversation English classes? Schedule a first free class with LOI English and talk to the teacher about it. After that, you can arrange to take our 10-class conversation English course.

20 Classes Package                                                                                        $439.80 Interested in taking 20, 55-minute conversation English classes? Schedule a first free class with LOI English and talk to the teacher about it. After that, you can arrange to take our 20-class conversation English course.

1. What do the classes mainly focus on?

A．Area-based accents.	B．Work-related topics.
C．Grammar rules.	D．Daily conversations.

2. What are offered to the students?

A．Appointed teachers.	B．Personalized courses.
C．Chances to travel with the teachers.	D．Online and offline learning materials.

3. What should a student do first if he decides on the 10 Classes Package?

A．Arrange a free class with LOI English.

B．Bargain with LOI English for lower fees

C．Choose an experienced LOI English teacher.

D．Make a promise to sit through each class.

【推荐3】Dear Customers,

I love slipping into a comfortable chair for a long read—as I relax into the chair, I also relax into the author’s words, stories and ideas. The paper book is so elegant that it disappears into the background, and what remains is the author’s world.

Today, we at Amazon are excited to announce Mindle, a wireless, portable(便携的) reading device(装置) with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines and newspapers.

We’ve been working on Mindle for more than three years. Our top design goal was for Mindle to disappear in your hands, so you can enjoy your reading. We also wanted to go beyond the physical book. Mindle is wireless, so whether you’re lying in bed or riding a train, you can think of a book, and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is needed—you do your reading directly from the device.

We chose the same wireless technology used in advanced mobile phones. But unlike mobile phones, there are no monthly bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts. There is no software to install(安装). We want you to get lost in your reading and not in the technology.

Mindle uses a new kind of display called electronic paper. Sharp and natural with no strong light, reading on Mindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen. Mindle weighs only 10.3 ounces—less than paperback—but can carry two hundred books.

Enjoy learning about Mindle and many thanks!

Jeff Bezos, Founder & CEO

1. This passage is probably a(n) ______.

A．device guide

B．lab report

C．advertisement

D．letter of thanks

2. With the device, the reader is able to ______.

A．enjoy reading while driving a train	B．get rid of heavy paper books
C．gain access to free software	D．improve reading skills

3. Different from mobile phones, Mindle ______.

A．doesn’t need regular fees	B．can work without power
C．has a much sharper screen	D．is wireless and weightless

【推荐1】

UPS (联合包裹) driver Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard an unearthly sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told the Dodo. It was December 2019, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry — a half-submerged brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), struggling to hold to a thin layer of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was knocked at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a better chance.

“Animals are my weakness,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he stripped (拆开) down to his boxers and socks, even though the temperature was freezing cold, and commandeered the rowboat.

His heart thumping, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave one strong knock and slipped off the boat, crashing into 16 feet of freezing water.

He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, grabbed hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then boosted the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner, a retired veterinarian. Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both defrosted (解冻). A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Arens, the dog would have likely suffered cardiac arrest (心脏骤停).

The next day, Arens was back working the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked.

He opened the door to his pickup (皮卡), and Sadie rushed out. She made a beeline for Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses. That special delivery, says Arens, “was the highlight of my UPS career.”

1. The underlined word “unearthly” most probably means ________.

A．terrifying

B．strange

C．interesting

D．pleasant

2. What was an elderly doing when Ryan Arens arrived on the scene?

A．He was skating on the ice.

B．He was rowing in the pond.

C．He was trying to save the dog.

D．He was walking on the path.

3. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Why Arens fell into the water.

B．How Arens rescued the dog.

C．How dangerous it was in freezing water.

D．Who the dog belonged to.

4. What did Sadie do when its owner opened the door of the pickup?

A．She jumped on him.

B．She kissed him.

C．She ran directly to Arens.

D．She remained still.

【推荐2】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.
1. The word "liability" most probably means __________.

A．disadvantage

B．advantage

C．misfortune

D．trouble

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

【推荐3】The United States celebrates Valentine's Day each year on February 14. Many other countries celebrate Valentine's Day, too, each in their own way. Here is a look at the Valentine's Day traditions in three countries.

Wales：land of love spoons

In Wales, it is called St. Dwynwen's Day, which takes place on January 25. The traditional romantic gift on this day is a love spoon.

Beginning in the 17th century, Welsh men made beautiful wooden spoons as a show of their love for that special person in their lives. Each shape of the spoons has a different meaning. For example, horseshoes mean good luck； keys represent the key to a lover's heart； and wheels are a sign of support.

Argentina：a week of sweets

Argentina celebrates Valentine's Day in February, but also gives a whole other week to love in July. They call it Sweetness Week. If you kiss someone, they have to give you a sugary treat.

Sweetness Week started in 1989 with a candy company called Arcor. They made an advertisement called “Candy for a Kiss”. The idea was to give the company's chocolates and other candies in exchange for a sweet kiss on the cheek. The campaign had a stronger effect than the company expected—it led to a new holiday!

Every July, couples who take part give each other candies and kisses all week long.

South Korea: three is a charm

For South Koreans, Valentine's Day happens in three parts： February 14, March 14 and April 14.

On February 14, women traditionally give men gifts of chocolate to show their love. One month later, on a holiday known as White Day, men show their thanks by giving women a sweet gift. The name “White Day” comes from the custom of giving white-colored gifts.

Let's not forget Black Day on April 14. Single people who did not get gifts on February 14 or March 14 often gather on Black Day to eat noodles with black bean soup.

1. What does a key-shaped spoon mean?

A．Strong support.	B．Good luck.
C．Deep love.	D．Real thanks.

2. When is Sweetness Week celebrated?

A．In July .	B．In June.
C．In March.	D．In February .

3. What would be a good gift on White Day?

A．White   chocolates.	B．Silver spoons.
C．Black candies.	D．Black beans.