Thirty years ago I worked in a company. My job was to sell the cars. I was young and strong and I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes. I liked such a life and sometimes I called myself "traveler".
But one day I got into trouble. It was a cold morning. It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside. I was still in bed though it was nine. I finished a long journey the day before and decided to have a good rest. Suddenly the telephone rang and my manager told me to fly to New York to take part in an important meeting. I had to get up and after a quick breakfast I hurried to the airport. The taxi went slowly and I missed the first flight. I had to take the next one. It meant I would wait for nearly five hours in the waiting-room. But five hours later a passenger said the information showed there was a bomb (炸弹) in our plane and the policemen were looking for it. And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane. At the entrance each passenger and their baggage (行李) had to be examined. A young man who seemed a soldier shouted at the policemen at the entrance, "If I had a gun in my baggage, I would shoot you two hours ago!"
1. The writer called himself “traveler” because he ________ .| A．sold cars for his company |
| B．liked trains and planes |
| C．travelled to many parts of the world |
| D．liked travelling in foreign countries |
| A．there was much snow on the road |
| B．it was very cold that morning |
| C．the driver didn’t know he would fly to New York |
| D．the manager told him not to hurry |
| A．five | B．seven |
| C．eight | D．ten |
| A．wouldn't be examined |
| B．had a gun in his baggage |
| C．waited for a long time at the airport |
| D．hated the policemen at the entrance |
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【推荐1】What if I were to tell you that there is a magical place where you can get paid to play and channel your inner child? This is an opportunity to break free from the world of boring day jobs. Trust me, the grass is greener on the other side and I’m handing you an open invitation to come see for yourself! Join us, as a summer camp counselor(辅导员)!
Duties
Typically, your campers’ ages will range between 7 and 17 years old. Your role would be to lead and supervise children in both recreational and educational activities within a residential area. Your duties include providing children with emotional support in things like newly introduced skill sets, conflicts with other campers, and potential separation anxiety from home. Your main objective would be to guarantee that every participant is safe.
Salary
A summer camp counselor’s hourly pay is on average around $10. The weekly average pay is $417. Starting level pay is about $336 a week. Senior level pay is roughly $567 a week.
If you have no related experience then you will start as an assistant for at least 4 weeks and get a quarter of the starting salary.
Qualifications
You have to be 18 or older and have graduated from high school. It is encouraged but not required to have certifications in lifeguarding. Training in first aid is ideal. It is also preferred that you have had exposure to some sort of childcare in the past.
Your days as a camp counselor will be very rewarding!
1. What is a counselor’s main duty?| A．Easing anxiety. | B．Ensuring safety. |
| C．Solving conflicts. | D．Introducing skills. |
| A．$336. | B．$417. | C．$567. | D．$1,344. |
| A．First aid training. | B．Experience in childcare. |
| C．A high school certificate. | D．A qualification in lifeguarding |
【推荐2】You may think that work can never be fun. But some jobs are interesting and even lucrative(赚钱的). The Balance Careers created a list of top 15 interesting jobs in the world. We picked out four of them.
Caretaker of Hamilton Island
What is the best job in the world? It is being a caretaker of an Australian tropical island—a job that includes a salary of ￡69, 000 and involves little more than lazing in the sun, snorkeling(浮潜)and writing a weekly blog about life on the Internet.
NASA Sleep Tester
NASA is looking for volunteers who will be paid a total of around $18, 000 to lie in bed for 70 days. Sleep tester can play games, read books and chat with friends online, just as long as they don’t get out of bed before the test ends. The results of these tests are used to help astronauts maintain their health while in space.
Electrician at the South Pole
The British Antarctic Survey once posted an ad calling for plumbers, carpenters and chefs to work on the coldest continent on Earth. Those who were selected received starting salaries of ￡23, 000, while travel expenses, food and winter clothing were provided free of charge.
Professional Cuddler
Professional cuddling was a new job that appeared in the US four years ago. As the name of the job suggests, the role of a professional cuddler is to give you a warm hug, chat with you and give you comfort when you are sad. Professional cuddlers earn $60 per hour.
1. According to the passage, who needs to write a blog regularly online?| A．The electrician. | B．The sleep tester. | C．The caretaker. | D．The cuddler. |
| A．the health of astronauts | B．the comfort of sleepers |
| C．the quality of beds | D．the pleasure of life |
| A．A hard-wording student. | B．A modest author. |
| C．A successful psychologist. | D．A lonely old man. |
【推荐3】If you’re looking for a part-time job, micro jobs can be good choices for you. There’re simple ways for you to make money online. Micro jobs refer to small tasks or short-term jobs you can complete online. Here are a few sites that allow you to do such work.
Voices
If you have a speaking voice that is clear and are interested in voice-overs, you should consider this website. There is no age requirement and you just have to make a brief introduction to yourself and upload a voice sample (样本). You can expect to earn around $100 per job.
CrowdSource
You can get paid to complete many kinds of tasks, including data entry, writing, and translation among others. The pay is at around $10 for each task you complete. If you have a writing task, you can expect to earn anywhere between $0.02 and $0.035 per word. The payment is made via PayPal.
Qmee
You need to install Qmee on your computer or mobile phone before you can make money through it. It will show some advertisements when you are online and you will get paid for each advertisement that shows. Payment is made into PayPal regardless of the amount earned.
Ibotta
You will simply get paid to do something you love—shop. If you are planning to go out shopping, simply have a look at the app, check the rewards for specific products and then head out and make some cash back. If you are a new user you will earn $10 the moment you sign up. Your rewards can be cashed out in the form of gift cards or PayPal.
1. What is a must for working on Voices?| A．Being over 18 years old. |
| B．Having been trained in broadcasting. |
| C．Being experienced in making speeches. |
| D．Showing your voice and personal details. |
| A．By writing on it. |
| B．By viewing advertisements. |
| C．By making comments on it. |
| D．By sharing online games with others. |
| A．People enjoying reading fashion news. |
| B．People hoping to get valuable products |
| C．People loving to spend much time online. |
| D．People wanting to save money while shopping. |
【推荐1】Tired of the busy life in Las Vegas, Nevada for nearly ten years, my family and I decided to slow things down. We wanted to lead an environmentally- friendly life. None of us felt this could be accomplished where we were living and we all agreed that a move to the country would be great for everyone.
Before long we set about looking for a home in Yucca, a very small town of less than 100 people, where it is normal to record temperatures above 46°C for days on end in summer and it is very wild with practically no snowfall in winter.
When I called to inquire about the property, I was informed that there was no electricity available in the area. What? No electricity? I almost denied the idea immediately. But what better way is there to go green? After giving it a second thought, we decided to put in an offer and moved in on Thanksgiving Day.
When we first moved to the property, we did some remodeling and stayed in our motor home. We were faced with real challenges at the time. But the frustrations just made us work harder. We slowly got things fixed and moved into the house after 38 days.
While living here for the past four months has been a big adjustment, we benefit a lot from living off grid. I think one of the most educational lessons is teaching my kids the importance of conservation. They used to take power for granted. But now they realize the importance of power, together with water and gas. We start taking quicker showers, doing only full loads of laundry, turning off the water while brushing our teeth. And this has a chain effect. We are also trying to make other changes which include reducing the amount of trash we generate by recycling, growing our own organic vegetables and re- purposing things that we would have normally thrown.
Overall, going without electricity has been great for our family. I hope that once my kids move out of the house, they will keep the habits that they have learned here.
1. Why did the family move to the small town?| A．To inspire the kids. | B．To try a new lifestyle. |
| C．To cut living expenses. | D．To escape air pollution. |
| A．It has an aging population. | B．It lacks access to water. |
| C．It has hot summer days. | D．It lacks educational resources. |
| A．Dealing with poverty. | B．Dealing with garbage. |
| C．Living without pollution. | D．Living without electricity. |
| A．A family switching to a simple life. | B．A family helping the locals go green. |
| C．A family traveling around the country. | D．A family teaching the kids hands- on skills. |
【推荐2】An elderly lady who has chosen a life of backpacking after retirement(退休) has won millions of fans on Chinese social media. The 73-year-old retired teacher Ms Qi says she chose to travel instead of offering care to her children and grandchildren in her online video.
It caused a hot online discussion about the traditional idea that China's elderly should spend the rest of their lives taking care of grandchildren. “Why do elderly Chinese people have to do housework and look after their children and grandchildren?” she tells Pear Video. “We should have our own lives.”
Ms Qi says in the video that she has been travelling all her life, visiting countries in Europe, North America and Asia. She says to save money she always travels with students and shares costs. She says that meeting young people is one of the most important things about her travels. “I like talking with them and they have lots of fresh things to say,” she says.
The three-minute video featuring Ms Qi has been viewed more than 11 million times on video website Miaopai.
1. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Her students. | B．Social media. |
| C．Her online video. | D．Backpacking. |
| A．To save money. | B．To talk with them. |
| C．To enjoy fresh things. | D．To meet young people |
| A．She is careless. | B．She is dishonest. |
| C．She is independent. | D．She is traditional. |
| A．A Way To Travel Cheap. | B．An Elderly Backpacking Lady. |
| C．Travel All One's Life. | D．An Interesting Website. |
【推荐3】Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your dress from there in a telegram (电报), "his wife said. "All right, " Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi(出租车)and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
1. Dick flew to New York because .| A．he went there for a holiday | B．he had work there |
| C．he went there for sightseeing(观光) | D．his home was there |
| A．Because she didn't know his address yet. |
| B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too. |
| C．Because she might send him another telegram. |
| D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York |
| A．In the center of the city. | B．In a hotel. |
| C．In a restaurant. | D．At his friend's house. |
| A．The manager(经理)of his hotel. | B．The police office. |
| C．The taxi driver. | D．His wife. |
