1 . 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. |
2 . A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a match. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show off his skills. He flew in circles performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life ...”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
1. What’s the correct order of the following events?a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
| A．e, c, d, a, b | B．a, e, c, d, b | C．c, e, a, d, b | D．e, a, d, c, b |
| A．It was showing another flying skill. |
| B．It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water. |
| C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. |
| D．It was enjoying itself by doing so. |
| A．The crow didn’t know flying at all. |
| B．Flying skills were useless. |
| C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. |
| D．The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow. |
| A．No pains, no gains. | B．The early bird catches the worm. |
| C．Pride goes before a fall. | D．Practice makes perfect. |
3 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways（方式）.
Some family names come from the places of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be（可能是）Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood（树林）or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their fathers' family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, English people usually have _________ ways to get their family names.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Hill | B．Wood | C．Lake | D．Cook |
| A．place | B．hobby | C．job | D．country |
| A．Jack's father | B．Jack's best friend |
| C．the grandfather of Jack | D．the son of Jack |
| A．①-②③④ | B．①②-③④ | C．①②③-④ | D．①-②③-④ |
4 . How do you feel about nature? After spending hours indoors, do you feel better when you visit your local park? Most people think that nature is good for our bodies and brains. However, humans are spending more time inside and less time outside. For example, the number of visitors to Canada's national parks is getting lower every year. And in countries such as the USA, only 10% teenagers can spend time outside every day. Many doctors feel this is a problem in the 2lst century.
As a result, some doctors are studying the connection between nature and health: one example of this is the work of Dr. Matilda in Sweden. The doctor gave people a maths test. During the test, their heart rates（心率）were fast. After the test, one group of people sat in a 3D-vitual-reality（虚拟现实）room for fifteen minutes with pictures and sounds of nature. Their heart rates were slower than people's in the other group.
The virtual touch with nature helped them feel more relaxed. Another god example of how nature is good for health comes from Canada. In Toronto, researchers studied 31,000 people living in the city. In general, they found that healthier people lived near parks.
Because of studies like these, some countries and cities want nature to be part of people's everyday life. In Dubai, for example, there are plans for a new shopping mall with a large garden so shoppers can relax outside with trees, plants and water. In Switzerland, "forest schools" are popular. Many children study their subjects in the forests and do lots of exercise outside.
And South Korea is another good example: it has new forests near its cities and around 13 million people visit these forests every year. So after building cities for so long, perhaps it's now time to start rebuilding nature.
1. The writer starts the passage by __________.| A．telling stories | B．comparing numbers |
| C．asking questions | D．giving suggestions |
| A．In Switzerland, many children study in the forests and do lots of activities outside. |
| B．In South Korea, about 13 million people visit new forests near the cities every year. |
| C．In Dubai, a new shopping mall with a large garden has been built already. |
| D．In the USA, only 10% teenagers can spend time outside every day. |
| A．fewer and fewer Canadians will live near parks |
| B．people used to break the rule of nature to develop cities |
| C．the virtual touch with nature helped them feel more relaxed |
| D．people's heart rates get quicker in a 3D-virtual-reality room |
（①=Para. （自然段）1 ②-Para. 2③-Para. 3 ④=Para. 4 ⑤=Para. 5……）
| A．①; ②; ③④⑤ | B．①②; ③; ④⑤ |
| C．①②; ③④; ⑤ | D．①; ②③; ④⑤ |
5 . 
It was a week before I saw Captain Nemo again. Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced(浮出水面). I would go out and see the sunrise.
Then I received a note from Captain Nemo. He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. Ned was excited because he thought there he could find a chance to escape. When I saw Captain Nemo the next day, I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. "I thought you preferred the sea to being on land."
"I do," replied the Captain. "But these forests are under the sea." During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits(潜水服)that used special air tanks. These tanks would allow us to stay under the water for ten hours. He had also made lights that worked in electric batteries. When Ned realized that we were not going onto land for our hunting trip, he decided not to come at all.
Conseil and I put on our diving suits, and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men. We stepped into a room and closed the door. The room was filled with water, and another door opened. We must go through it, and we were in the sea floor. It was an amazing experience.
We were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colorful. We walked over the fine sand and enjoyed the colors of the shells, fish and seaweed. Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area. We were going deeper and deeper. Two hours later, we were a hundred meters under the water. The suits worked very well, and it was easy to walk and breathe.
At one hundred meters deep, we could still see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The "trees" in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their branches were vertical(垂直的). We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest. Small shrubs(灌木) grew under the large seaweed trees. Some of them had flowers.
We walked through this forest for about an hour, and then we lay down to rest. I was not hungry, but I was very sleepy. We all slept, and when we woke up, we walked further.
(Adapted from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea)
1. What do you think the Nautilus is?| A．A kind of ship under the sea. | B．A kind of fish in the sea. |
| C．A kind of plane in the sky. | D．A kind of transport on land. |
| A．Captain Nemo | B．Captain Nemo's man |
| C．Ned | D．Conseil |
①They visited the forest.
②They crossed the large grassy area.
③They felt sleepy and lay down to rest.
④Captain Nemo made diving suits and lights.
⑤Captain Nemo invited some people to go hunting.
| A．④⑤①②③ | B．⑤④①②③ | C．③⑤④②① | D．⑤④②①③ |
| A．Ned and Nemo were close friends |
| B．Captain Nemo enjoyed the hunting trip |
| C．there were three people visiting the forest |
| D．it took them 30 minutes to walk through the forest |
| A．a sports magazine | B．a book review | C．a science fiction | D．a travel report |
6 . A couple often went shopping together. They both liked teacups. One day they saw a beautiful teacup in a store. As they picked it up, it suddenly spoke.
"I haven't always been a teacup. Once I was red clay. My master rolled(揉、搓) me over and over and I shouted, but he only smiled."
"Then I was placed on a rolling wheel and suddenly I went around and around. 'Stop!' I cried, but the master only nodded."
"Then he put me in the oven. I had never felt so hot. I could see him through the opening and I could read his words, 'Not yet.' "
"Finally the door opened, and he took me out and put me on a shelf. Then he brushed me and put me back into the oven. This time it was twice as hot. I begged. I cried. I could see him through the opening nodding his head, saying, 'Not yet.' "
"Then I knew there wasn't any hope. I was ready to give up, but the door opened and I was taken out and placed on a shelf. Later he handed me a mirror and said, 'Look at yourself.' I said, 'That can't be me. It's becautiful!' "
" 'I want you to remember,' he said, 'if I had just left you without rolling, you'd have dried up. If I had stopped rolling you around on the wheel, you would have been out of shape. If I hadn't put you in the oven, you would have broken. If I hadn't brushed you all over, you would not have any color in your life. If I hadn't put you back in that oven for the second time, you wouldn't be kept for very long because the hardness would not have held. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first started with you."
1. On the rolling wheel, when the red clay asked him to stop, the master ________.| A．stopped rolling it at once | B．only smiled |
| C．shouted at it angrily | D．only nodded |
a. It was put into the oven for the first time.
b. It was put on a rolling wheel and went around.
c. The master took it out and brushed it all over.
d. It was put back into the oven again.
e. The master rolled the red clay over and over.
| A．e, c, a, b, d | B．e, b, c, a, d | C．e, b, a, c, d | D．e, c, b, a, d |
| A．hot | B．hard | C．colorful | D．soft |
| A．the master knew how to make the teacup | B．the master disliked the teacup |
| C．the teacup will dry up if it is rolled | D．the teacup will be on sale |
| A．Beautiful look won't be refused by people. |
| B．Don't give up any chance in front of you. |
| C．Caring about others makes the world wonderful. |
| D．Going through hard time can make you better. |
7 . How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time.
About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow(影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3, 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
1. According to the passage, we can’t use ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.| A．water clock | B．sun clock | C．digital clock | D．mechanical clock |
| A．现代的 | B．特殊的 | C．富有的 | D．普通的 |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
(①=paragraph 1 ②= pargaph 2,…)
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．The importance of time. | B．The development of timekeeping. |
| C．The inventions of clocks. | D．The history of a digital clock. |
8 . How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park? Well that's what's happening in my community. There's a park that some people want to turn into a golf course (高尔夫球场). Let me tell you why I think it's a bad idea.
First, a park is meant to be for the whole community. Not everyone likes golf, so not everyone will get to use the park. This isn't fair. A community park should have open spaces for everyone to use.
Second, to make way for the golf course, lots of playground equipment (设施) will have to be moved or knocked down, which is a waste of time and money. It's also a waste of perfectly good equipment. The swings, for example, will probably just end up as litter.
Third, what about giving young people something to do? Not all kids are crazy about golf. At the moment, the park has a skating place and a playground. These attract lots of kids from the community. If you turn the park into a golf course, these kids won't have anywhere to go and they won't have anything to do.
This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game rather than get some exercise. It also means that they might be out on the street causing trouble. Wouldn't it be better to give them something to do at the park?
Finally, golf is expensive. Building a golf course and maintaining (维护)it costs a lot of money. Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course? What about those people who can't afford to join a golf club? That means that the golf course will only be available to people with lots of money.
Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea. I suggest we have a community meeting before plans go any further.
1. Some people want to change the park into __________.| A．a golf club | B．a golf course | C．a park | D．a skating place |
| A．go to get some exercise | B．fall in love with golf |
| C．play video games at home | D．go to the street and make friends |
(P=Paragraph)
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To help carry out further plans. |
| B．To make the park more beautiful. |
| C．To encourage children to go skating. |
| D．To stop the golf course from being built. |
In the last century, differnet natural disasters have robbed several cultural heritage(遗产) from us. On WeChat, some people say, “What a pity that we cannot see the damaged parts of the wonders anymore.” But people can see them in a new way---through a video game. In this game, the player can travel to one city after another and enter the buildings exactly like they are in reality, and see the wonders as they were before the fire.
Maybe digital technology(数字技术) could help protect cultural heritage better. This idea dates back to the 1990s and the necessary technology has continued to develop since then. By scanning(扫 描) the ancient buildings, building 3D models, as well as measuring everything, engineers can make a copy exactly as the real one.
As computers and smart phones are popular, the digital copy has great value. First, it allows tourists to feel the cultural heritage without touching them, which helps protect them. The virtual tour of Dunhuang Grottoes(敦煌石窟) is a good example of this as tourists can view the paintings without standing near them.
Second, it can make the cultural heritage more famous by spreading information about them through the internet. In 2000, a virtual tour of the Dunhuang Grottoes became very popular at the Hannover World Expo, which increased the number of foreign tourists visiting the site in the following years.
Last, it stores all the information of the cultural heritage. Even if the real ones are damaged one day, people can still know what they were like and can build a new one if wanted. Of course, however exact a model, it is not the real one.
Maybe we will have better technologies in the future, but the digital technology offers a practical way to protect cultural heritage at the moment.
1. We can see the damaged parts of those wonders .| A．by entering the buildings | B．by creating another copy |
| C．by spreading information | D．through a video game |
① Build 3D models.
② Scan the ancient buildings.
③ Make a copy exactly as the real one.
④ Measure everything.
| A．②①④③ | B．③①②④ | C．①②④③ | D．②③①④ |
| A．show the writer is really interested in travelling to Dunhuang |
| B．prove people can build a new one if the real ones are damaged |
| C．show Dunhuang Grottoes are disappearing because of the disaster |
| D．prove computers and phones makes digital copies more valuable |
| A．Doubt. | B．Confident. | C．Critical | D．Unclear. |
| A．The cultural heritage. | B．Dunhuang Grottoes. |
| C．Digital technology could help. | D．How can we see the damaged parts? |
10 . Making good conversation with a stranger can be difficult. Here are some ways to try if you don’t know what to do Talk about a topic common to both of you. The topic can be the food or the weather. For example, “How do you like the food?” But keep it on the positive side! The first time you meet a person isn’t a good time to complain.
Ask open questions that can’t be answered with one word. “What’s keeping you busy these days?” is a good question if you are talking to a person who doesn’t have an office job.
Ask a follow-up (接下来的) question if you have asked a question that can be answered with one word. For example, if you ask, “Where are you from?”, an interesting follow-up question might be, “What would your life be like if you still lived there?”
Ask getting-to-know-you questions. You can ask, “What are your favourite newspapers and magazines? What websites do you often visit?” These questions often show a hidden interest, which can help you go on with a great conversation.
React (作出反应) to what a person is saying. If you are trying to make the conversation interesting, but the person never reacts, you will feel unhappy. So, if the person tells a joke, even if it’s not funny, try to laugh. And if he offers some surprising information, react with surprise.
1. How many ways of making good conversation with a stranger are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．tell jokes | B．ask questions | C．complain about anything | D．talk about the weather |
| A．can be answered with a smile | B．can’t be answered with one word |
| C．people don’t know how to answer | D．people don’t want to answer |
| A．we should respect the listener | B．good reactions are important |
| C．we should try to offer surprising information | D．it is difficult to be a good speaker |
| A．Skills in asking questions | B．Communication is becoming difficult |
| C．How to make friends with strangers | D．Ways to make good conversation with strangers |
