1 . Stella magazine asked YouGov, a research center, to interview over 1,000 women in Britain about everything from their eating habits to their relationships and family values, to find out what they really think. Here are some of the results.
Eighty percent of women say that losing their health is their greatest concern (关注点）, followed by putting on weight (52%) and losing their jobs (24%). It seems that British women aren’t too happy with their bodies: twenty-three percent of women are on a diet now and fifty-eight percent have gone on a diet in the past. Only four percent of women do more than seven hours’ exercise per week, while twenty-one percent do no exercise at all.
The biggest challenge for modern women is balancing home and work life (82%), followed by bringing up happy children (56%) and finding time for themselves (52%).
As for their love lives, nine percent of women aged 45-54 met their husbands through the internet, and forty-nine percent of women believe that the best age to get married is between 25 and 29.
And what about the relationships between men and women? Fifty-nine percent think fathers should take more responsibility for their children. These women are also not so pleased with their husbands5 efforts at home: fifty-one percent say they now do over seventy-five percent of the housework. Despite this, over seventy percent of women would prefer to have a male boss than a female.
And their heroes? The woman they most admire is ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (7%), followed by the Queen (5%).
1. According to the passage, what is women’s second greatest concern in Britain?| A．Losing their health. | B．Putting on weight. | C．Losing their jobs. | D．Bringing up children. |
| A．Finding time for themselves is the most difficult for British women. |
| B．Forty-nine percent of women met their husbands through the internet. |
| C．Most British women are satisfied with their husbands’ efforts at home. |
| D．The woman that British women most admire is Margaret Thatcher. |
| A．By telling stories. | B．By listing reasons. | C．By using numbers. | D．By asking questions. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
2 . ①When it comes to Chinese students considering studying in foreign countries, many of them usually believe that life will be easy and enjoyable. Unfortunately, it’s likely that students with those beliefs will be disappointed very soon after landing at the airport.
②So, what are the problems you may have, and how can you deal with them?
③Teaching and learning styles in America are very different from those in China, requiring more critical thinking(批判性思维) and teamwork. In a normal American classroom, one project might be done by a study group in which every person has his/her own responsibility.
④So don’t worry about your language or any grammar mistakes. Just watch what other students do, and don’t be afraid to ask any questions. The discussions, or sometimes ever arguments, that your group members and you hold are likely to be the beginning of a friendship.
⑤Beside schoolwork, another important thing faced by overseas students is homesickness or loneliness. You may miss your parents’ cooking, your pets, or even your old bed. Being away from home can create bitter feelings, especially when faced with the challenges of getting used to a new environment.
⑥What I strongly suggest is to try hard to deal with these feelings. Be open to new friendships. Sign up for school activities, and give yourself permission to enjoy life at school, even if you miss home a lot. Be organized and keep a diary to check your progress. Write down three new things that you’re grateful for every evening, as well as three things you’re looking forward to every morning.
⑦Studying abroad is never simple. In fact, there will be many difficulties every day. But I’m sure you will overcome your difficulties and make your time overseas a success.
1. The article is written for ________.| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．travelers |
| A．thinking critically alone | B．working in a group |
| C．watching what others do | D．arguing with other students |
| A．Keep a diary. | B．Make new friends. |
| C．Take part in school activities. | D．Write a letter to parents daily. |
| A．①//②③//④⑤//⑥⑦ | B．①②//③④//⑤⑥//⑦ |
| C．①//②③④//⑤//⑥⑦ | D．①②//③④⑤//⑥⑦ |
3 . Today, it is a big problem for young people to get fine jobs after they leave university. It is said that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. But choosing the right one itself often worries young people.
“Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in jobs that they are not suitable (合适的) for. Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.
First, it is important to know what kind of person you are, which special qualities (品质) make you better than others and what you are interested in. There is a difference between an interest and a skill. If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a skill.
Then ask yourself a question, “Of the following three skills-skill with people, skill with information and skill with things, which is my best skill?”
After finding out your best skill, the next step is to research (调查). To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends what they think of the work they do.
The last step is to trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
1. Paragraph One tells us that it’s ________ to choose a right job.| A．easy | B．hard | C．necessary | D．different |
| A．You do well in computer programming. | B．You enjoy playing the guitar. |
| C．You practice swing dance quite often. | D．You collect quite a lot of CDs. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To tell people how to choose a suitable job. | B．To describe the problems of getting fine jobs. |
| C．To show the steps of finding out your best skills. | D．To explain why choosing fine jobs worries people. |
4 . It’s not easy to get your papers (论文) published in top science journal Nature. However, Cao Yuan, 24-year-old Chinese scientist, had two papers that he co-wrote published in Nature on May 6. People call him “a genius (天才) born after 1995.”
Cao is a doctoral student (博士生) studying at MIT, a top university in the US. In 2018, he topped Nature’s list of the top 10 people of that year. Cao’s papers are about grapheme (石墨烯)—the thinnest and strongest material in the world. Scientists first discovered it in 2004.
Cao has found “switch (开关)” inside this material. By turning this “switch” on, the material can be used as superconductor ) But when it’s turned off, the material can become an insulator (绝缘体). His finding has opened up whole new field of superconductor physics (超导体物理学). It could allow scientists to find cheaper and easier ways to use electricity.
Cao finished middle and high school in China in just two years. At 14, he enrolled (入学) in School of the Gifted Young (少年班) at the University of Science and Technology. This is a special program that turns gifted teenagers into world-class talents.
His greatest strength (优势) is probably his ability to learn independently, according to his high school physics teacher Huang Jiatang. As a teenager, Cao was unafraid to challenge teachers and ask difficult questions, Huang recalled.
He doesn’t worry about possible failures in his research, either. “He just rolled up his sleeves and continued working (卷起袖子努力干),” Cao’s professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero of MIT said to Nature.
1. What has Cao Yuan found?| A．A new material called graphene. |
| B．How to turn superconductors into insulators. |
| C．A “switch” inside graphene. |
| D．A cheaper and easier way to use electricity. |
a. He studied at MIT.
b. He had two papers published in Nature.
c. He studied at the University of Science and Technology.
d. He has found “switch (开关)” inside this material.
| A．c-a-b-d | B．c-a-d-b | C．a-c-d-b | D．c-d-a-b |
| A．He enrolled in MIT, a top university in the US, at 14. |
| B．He was just like any other student in middle school. |
| C．He showed his talent for science in an early age. |
| D．He was not satisfied with what he learned at school. |
| A．He likes to challenge teachers. | B．He likes to take on challenges. |
| C．He solves difficulties easily. | D．He has failed many times. |
The old man was very angry, so he shouted to the bear. The bear ran out of the door strangely. And the old man ran after him.
The bear ran to the riverside. Standing on his back legs, he walked into the water. Soon many flies(苍蝇) were on his paws. A big fish jumped out of the water and tried to eat the flies. The bear gave a swat(猛击)to the fish and the fish flew to the riverside. Then another one… Soon
there were lots of fish on the riverside.
After a while, the bear went back to the riverside and ate lots of fish.He looked through the trees where the old man was, and then walked away.The old man came out the trees and found the bear had left six large fish for him.
1. Why did the bear run strangely?
| A．Because his paws were full of honey. |
| B．Because there was something wrong with his legs. |
| C．Because he liked walking like that. |
| D．Because he wanted to get more honey. |
| A．eat them | B．get some fish |
| C．give the old man some fish | D．get more honey |
a.The bear got many flies with his paws.
b.The bear ate some fish.
c.The bear got lots of fish.
d.The bear got honey on his paws.
e.The old man got some fish that the bear left.
| A．d-b-c-e-a | B．d-a-c-b-e | C．a-e-d-c-b | D．c-d-a-e-b |
| A．The Honey | B．How a Bear Got Fish |
| C．An Old Man and a Bear | D．A Clever Man |
