Shen Yun’s kitchen in Shanghai is a place of magic, where food doesn’t fill the stomach but feeds the eyes. She is a food stylist working for TV and movies. Her job is to make food look their best in photos and videos.
“We are what we eat,” she laughs, “But in my line of work, we love to eat what we feel. That’s what makes my job interesting.” For Shen, food is more than things we need to stay alive. It is a collection of feelings or memories. Growing up in a typical Chinese family, her most valuable memories always come from food. A slice of pizza calls up a joyful day at the zoo, while wontons (云吞) are grandma’s comforting hugs in a bowl of warm soup.
When styling food, Shen is meticulous, taking care of the smallest things. For a close-up photo of Chinese tea eggs, she had to use a brush in order to perfect the brown patterns on the eggs. Steam (蒸汽) helps to make the eggs look fresh and hot, so she put a cup of hot water under the eggs. All the careful work doesn’t make real food, but makes her photos inviting for the eyes. When looking at her work, the viewers will feel like they are in a comfortable morning in a Chinese home.
Shen says the real challenge is to keep the balance. “Making food look beautiful is easy, but the real skill lies in making it both inviting and real. It takes patience and love to create and catch that moment of food.”
1. Shen Yun’s job is to ________.| A．to prepare meals for big families |
| B．to make food look delicious |
| C．to direct films and TV ads |
| D．to write stories about her grandma |
| A．People can eat whatever they feel like eating. |
| B．She can show her talent to her family. |
| C．Her work calls up wonderful memories. |
| D．It teaches people to eat and live healthily. |
| A．careful | B．quick | C．easy | D．relaxed |
①brush ②food ③viewers ④Chinese family ⑤camera
| A．①②④ | B．②③⑤ | C．③④⑤ | D．①②⑤ |
| A．How to Make Delicious Food. | B．Memories on a Plate. |
| C．Life and Art of a Food Stylist. | D．Catch Patience and Love. |
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| A．We’re looking for three tour guides on “Our City Tour” buses. You must be able to speak a foreign language, such as German or French. If you’ve ever worked as a tour guide, that will be better. |
| B．Have fun with our theater group. We are looking for actors to be in a musical play this summer. You must come twice a week. |
| C．We need young boys and girls to work with us as waiters or waitresses. Some experience is necessary for this job. £10 per hour. |
| D．You need to answer calls and write down the information of the caller. £5 for each call. |
| E．We’re a big girls’ clothing store. We need two girls with some sales experience. You will work from Wednesday to Saturday. £6.5 per hour. |
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
1. What do you think of the writer when she was a student?
| A．An excellent student | B．A hardworking student |
| C．A bad student | D．A lazy student |
| A．A cleaner | B．A babysitter |
| C．An assistant | D．A teacher |
| A．was paid for extra work |
| B．often worked long hours |
| C．got much help from her boss |
| D．took a day off every other week |
| A．She found a full-time job. |
| B．She was fed up with children. |
| C．She decided to attend a part-time course. |
| D．She needed a rest after working extra hours. |
| A．Less successful students can still have a success. |
| B．Qualifications are necessary for a job. |
| C．Hard work makes an excellent student. |
| D．One must choose the job she like. |
【推荐3】No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is important to make a good impression from the very first day. You will face new people. You will be in a new place. It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are five tips to help you make it through the first day at a new job:
First impression (印象) can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code (rules about what you can wear to work). If so, be sure to follow it. Remember always be neat (整洁的) and clean.
Get to work on time. Give yourself an extra (额外的) 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time.
Pay attention to introductions. One of the first that your supervisor (主管) may do is to introduce you to co-workers (同事). These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.
Ask plenty of questions. Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your duties (任务), ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.
Never be the first to leave. Observe (观察) what your co-workers do around leaving time. It does not look good for you to be eager (急切的) to leave.
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1. Before you arrive at work, you should ________ .
| A．dress in a right way | B．introduce yourself | C．know your duties |
| A．You should be the first one to arrive at work. |
| B．You can ask your co-workers for your duties. |
| C．You should not be eager to go back home. |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．How to Get a Good Job | B．Tips on How to Work | C．Tips on the First-day Work |
This story is about a beautiful, expensively dressed lady who complained to her psychiatrist (精神科医生) that she felt her whole life was empty; it had no meaning. So the psychiatrist called an old lady who cleaned the office floors, and then said to the rich lady, “I’m going to ask Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is listening.”
So the old lady put down her broom and sat on a chair and told her story, “Well, my husband died of malaria and three months later my only son was killed by a car. I had nobody. I had nothing left. I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t eat; I never smiled at anyone. I even thought of taking my own life. Then one evening a little kitten (小猫) followed me home from work. Somehow I felt sorry for that kitten. It was cold outside, so I decided to let the kitten in. I got it some milk, and it licked the plate clean. Then it purred (发出呼噜声) and rubbed against my leg, and for the first time in months, I smiled. Then I stopped to think: if helping a little kitten could make me smile, maybe doing something for people could make me happy. So the next day I baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was sick in bed. Every day I tried to do something nice for someone. It made me so happy to see them happy. Today, I don’t know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do. I’ve found happiness by giving it to others.”
When she heard that, the rich lady cried. She had everything that money could buy, but she had lost the things which money cannot buy.
1. Why did the rich lady came to her psychiatrist?| A．Because she didn’t sleep well. | B．Because she was sick. |
| C．Because she didn’t have anything. | D．Because she couldn’t feel happy. |
| A．None. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
| A．Killing myself. | B．Living a sad life alone. |
| C．Looking after myself. | D．Living my own lifestyle. |
| A．The rich woman. | B．Her psychiatrist | C．Her neighbour. | D．The little kitten. |
| A．tell the rich lady how to find happiness | B．share the rich woman’s sadness |
| C．talk with the rich woman | D．help the psychiatrist to clean his office |
| A．The old lady is the richest person. | B．All the people can find happiness. |
| C．Happiness comes from giving. | D．Helping a kitten is a good thing. |
【推荐2】One evening, Mr Black was driving his car around the country. He wanted to find a small hotel. Then he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?” “Yes,” the old man answered. “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into Mr Black’s car, and they drove about 12 miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here.” Mr Black stopped and looked at the house. “But this isn’t the hotel,” he said to the old man.
“No,” the old man answered. “This is my house. And I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
1. That evening, Mr Black wanted to stay the night in ________.| A．the old man’s house | B．a hotel |
| C．his own house | D．his car |
| A．he saw a friend | B．the lights were red |
| C．he saw an old man | D．he wanted to ask the way to the hotel |
| A．his own house | B．Mr Black’s house |
| C．the Sun Hotel | D．the bus stop |
| A．wanted to get home | B．didn’t know the hotel |
| C．didn’t see the hotel | D．wanted to make fun of Mr Black |
| A．No, he didn’t. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, he did. | D．Yes, he didn’t. |
【推荐3】Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from their house in the countryside to a flat building in Chicago. Maria really liked some things about the city, but she missed her house and yard in the countryside.
One day, Maria was in her flat building when she saw her neighbour, Mrs Garcia, carrying a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs Garcia was able to garden in the city. “My mum grew delicious vegetables, and I know she misses her garden now, but we don’t have a yard,” said Maria. Mrs Garcia laughed. “I’ll show you,” she said.
Maria thought that Mrs Garcia would take her to the park, but she took her to the roof (屋顶). When the door opened, Maria was surprised to see rows of flowers and vegetables on the roof. “What a wonderful garden!” said Maria.
Mrs Garcia told Maria that for a long time the roof was just an empty space. Then some of the people in the building asked the owners to turn it into a community garden. The building owners liked the idea because the plants not only helped to keep the air clean, but they also helped to keep the building cooler during warmer weather.
“I plant flowers in my own place,” Mrs Garcia said. “But you would be surprised by how different the plants are up here. Some people grow vegetables just like your mum. You can do some of the same things in the city as in the countryside. You just have to be creative!”
1. Mrs Garcia took Maria to ________.| A．the park | B．the countryside | C．the roof | D．her home |
| A．It used the empty space well. | B．It helped to keep the air clean. |
| C．It helped to keep the building cooler. | D．It made the building stronger. |
| A．go back to the countryside | B．pick flowers from the garden |
| C．grow vegetables on the roof | D．show her around the park |
| A．辛勤的 | B．创造性的 | C．积极的 | D．激动的 |
| A．A creative lady | B．A rooftop garden | C．An empty roof | D．A special building |
【推荐1】How can you tell when Valentine’s Day(情人节) is coming? All those heart-shaped chocolate boxes in the store are a good clue（线索）. So are those boxes actually shaped like the heart inside your body?
In fact, your heart is not shaped like a heart. It looks more like a peach. It is about the size of your fist（拳头）. In most cases, it is in the left of your chest（胸口）. The human heart weighs about 250 grams. When a man is in a quiet state, his heart beats about 70 times a minute. When a person does very hard exercise, his heart beats can reach 150 to 180 times each minute.
The heart is one of the most important organs（器官）in the human body. It is made up of four “rooms”. When your heart contracts, the “rooms” get smaller. The main function（功能）of the heart is to provide pressure for blood flow and run blood to all parts of the body. When your heart relaxes, blood will come back into your heart and “rooms” get bigger.
Your heart keeps pumping blood throughout your body. It transports important nutrients to all the areas of your body. The health of the heart is very important to us. Please take care of your heart. Do you agree with my opinion?
1. When ________ is coming, many heart-shaped chocolate boxes will be put in the store.| A．the Mid-Autumn Day | B．National Day |
| C．the Tomb-Sweeping Day | D．Valentine’s Day |
| A．a heart-shaped chocolate box | B．a room |
| C．a peach | D．a fist |
| A．left | B．right | C．middle | D．lower part |
| A．Your heart is about as big as your fist. |
| B．The heart is an important organ in the human body. |
| C．Heart beats about 140 times a minute when you are quiet. |
| D．There are four “rooms” in a human heart. |
| A．tell us the shape of our heart | B．show us the function of our heart |
| C．explain how big our heart is | D．ask us to look after our heart |
【推荐2】Having the flu is a terrible thing because it makes us feel so bad. What’s worse, it may fall at one of the most exciting moments(时刻) of the year. It means you may have the flu at a party or during a trip. So what can we do to fight against the flu? Here is some advice for you.
◆Keep away from sick people
Flu viruses(病毒) travel through the air. If someone has the flu, you should stay away from him. Wear a mask when you take an elevator(电梯) or hang out at the shopping mall.
◆Wash your hands well and often
Flu viruses can live up to 24 hours on something. Whether you are at home, at school, traveling, or out in the neighborhood, washing your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds is the easiest way to stop the flu viruses.
◆Have good living habits
Clean your home every day especially when someone is sick. Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth. Drink more water, eat healthy food, get enough sleep, and take more exercise. All of these good living habits are good for your health.
1. Why is having the flu a terrible thing?| A．It makes us feel bad. | B．It makes us feel busy. |
| C．It makes us feel tired. | D．It makes us feel boring. |
| A．Gloves. | B．Glasses. | C．A mask. | D．Scarves. |
| A．For 10 seconds. | B．For 20 seconds. | C．For 24 seconds. | D．For a minute. |
| A．Eating healthy food. | B．Getting enough sleep. |
| C．Taking more exercise. | D．Wearing beautiful clothes. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
【推荐3】Confucianism (儒家思想) has been followed by Chinese people for more than two thousand years. To help people understand how to behave towards others, Confucianism teaches the Five Constants (五常). These are ren, yi, li, zhi and xin. They are general virtues (美德) around the world. The most important two are ren and li.
Ren is the feeling of care and love we should have for others. Confucius explained ren could best be understood as loving others. He is famous for teaching people “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others”. It is quite similar to what is known in the West as the Golden Rule (treat others as you wish to be treated).
While the meaning of ren is easy to understand, li is a little harder to express. It can be thought of as duty or even respect. Generally, it is the way we should connect with people in our everyday life. In Confucian writings, discussions about li include the proper way to drink tea and how to remember ancestors. While ren is mostly about our opinions and feelings, li is about how we express our opinions and feelings towards others and towards the world around us.
Perhaps the most well-known Confucian virtue is xiao. This is the duty children have to their parents. Xiao means loving, respecting, obeying and taking care of one’s parents in their old age. In Confucianism, xiao is important for a harmonious (和谐的) society: Without it, the whole world would fall into a mess.
1. Which are the most important of the Five Constants?| A．Ren and yi. | B．Ren and li. | C．Li and xin. | D．Yi and zhi. |
| A．己所不欲，勿施于人。 | B．学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 |
| C．博学于文，约之以礼。 | D．君子和而不同，小人同而不和。 |
| A．Its new challenges. | B．Its long history. | C．Its general virtues. | D．Its golden rules. |
