1 . During a career planning class, Brenda Fabian, former director of the Career Development Center at Susquehanna University, asked how many students used online social media. Almost everyone in the room raised their hand. Then she asked how many knew that employers were reviewing online social media for hiring purposes. No hands were raised, and their faces revealed their surprise.
Although some parents do keep track of their teen’s online activities, most teenagers don’t realize that websites may be monitored by schools, future employers or anyone else that might be interested in their lifestyle not just today but anytime in the future.
Most of us don’t realize that the information that gets posted on the Internet may be deleted, but it doesn’t disappear permanently. “The stuff is there forever,” says Jamie Riehle, director of Product Management at Lycos. “It is backed up onto servers and doesn’t go away.”
As company recruiters, college admission officers, law enforcement personnel and parents become more Web learned, it becomes even more vital for teenagers to be cautious when they post any information on their websites. Even though sites that are private can be seen only by a preselected list of friends, there are companies that, for a fee, can dig deeper into cyberspace and find anything. Even government officials who thought that deleting emails would exonerate them from wrongdoing are discovering that, on the Web, there is nothing that is private or gone forever.
Steven Rothberg, founder of College Recruiter, suggests that teenagers think of their Web posts as tattoos. “Naturally, there is nothing wrong with them if they are private,” he says. “But if they are visible or offensive, they can affect the way others see you.”
1. What is implied in the second paragraph?A.The Internet is becoming more insecure. |
B.A teenager shouldn’t write about his lifestyle online. |
C.It’s hard for parents to know their teen’s online activities. |
D.One posting negative things may have his employment affected. |
A.It can be deleted easily. | B.It remains for a short time. |
C.It can’t be deleted completely. | D.It usually falls into the hands of employers. |
A.They are not so private as supposed. | B.They are owned by some companies. |
C.They charge people for visiting them. | D.They can keep the information a secret. |
A.Teenagers should be monitored online. |
B.Teenagers should be cautious about their posts online. |
C.Teenagers should keep their information open online. |
D.Teenagers should not be allowed to post anything online. |
2 . I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal eggs and toast. Others had Cokes and candy for lunch, while I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We felt embarrassed because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9: 00 each night and up at 7: 45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break the Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.
Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would only be content with the black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I’m mean because now I thank the meanest mother in the world every day.
1. From the text we can learn that the writer’s mother was ________.A.not generous at all | B.very mean with money matters |
C.very strict with her children | D.very cruel to her children |
A.Eating differently from other kids. | B.Letting mother know where they were. |
C.Wearing clean clothes made by mother. | D.Going to bed early and getting up early. |
A.The writer worked hard and usually got good grades in study. |
B.The mother was punished for breaking the Child Labour Law. |
C.All the other kids study better than the writer. |
D.The writer’s family lived a miserable life. |
A.In a hateful way. | B.In a humorous way. |
C.In a eristical way. | D.In an unfriendly way. |
3 . Burns from fire or other sources of heat can be mild or life-threatening. Some burns can be treated at home, while others need emergency medical care.
·What to do if you get burned.
First, decide if you can take care of the burn yourself. If you can’t get to a hospital right away or wait for an ambulance, follow these steps:
1. Remove clothes from the burned area. But do not remove clothes that are sticking to the skin and don’t break any blisters.
2. Run cool rather than cold water over the burn until the pain lessens. Do not put butter, oil or ice on the burn.
3. Lightly cover the burn with a bandage.
4. Remove jewelry that’s close to the burn.
·Seek emergency medical care if:
—the burn is serious.
—the burned area is large (cover the area with a clean, soft cloth or towel).
—the burn is caused by fire, electrical wire or chemicals.
—the burn looks infected.
·Precautions first!
Be careful when using candles, heaters and curling irons. Do not allow children to play in the kitchen while someone is cooking. Children can easily get burned in the kitchen.
1. What should you do first if you get burned?A.Call the doctor. |
B.Check the burn. |
C.Go to the hospital. |
D.Clean the burned area. |
A.Run cold water over the burn. |
B.Put some butter on the burn. |
C.Cover a bandage gently over the burn. |
D.Break the blisters quickly on the burn. |
A.Preventing possible problems in advance. |
B.Staying away from the kitchen. |
C.Reducing the use of candles. |
D.Wearing no jewelry at all. |
4 . My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder
I have walked through this forest many times. On December 12, 2011,
Life in the tree top can be
Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to
A.why | B.when | C.how | D.where |
A.water | B.animals | C.machinery | D.tourists |
A.bear | B.help | C.keep | D.spare |
A.sold | B.stolen | C.protected | D.lost |
A.grew out | B.fell short | C.ran out | D.let go |
A.refreshing | B.risky | C.challenging | D.rewarding |
A.get up | B.get away | C.give in | D.give up |
A.change | B.look | C.search | D.touch |
A.confused | B.nervous | C.sorry | D.lonely |
A.Beyond | B.Without | C.Despite | D.Unlike |
A.height | B.experience | C.background | D.position |
A.return | B.stop | C.stay | D.hide |
A.but | B.though | C.because | D.so |
A.soon | B.long | C.near | D.bad |
A.moved | B.logged | C.burned | D.missed |
5 . Since I was born and brought up in a rural (乡村的) town, I have a great interest in nature. Using the chance of studying abroad in my second year at college, I decided to go to Canada just because I wanted to see the beautiful phenomena there. So after I finished the study abroad program, I went to Yellowknife in the North West Territories.
I clearly remember the sixth night in the Yellowknife. Suddenly my host mother came to my room around 8 p. m. and told me to change clothes and go outside quickly carrying her camera.
The “northern lights” were flickering in the sky! I was astonished and just stood there with my mouth open. I forgot to take pictures of the mysterious lights.
I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all that night. Since that night, whenever it was sunny, I went outside at night and looked at the sky. It was so cold that I lost all feelings in my hands and feet. Actually, the time of my being able to be out was limited. I had to bring her camera back to house in one hour at the most, for the camera was going to be broken because of the cold temperature.
As I took the pictures of the northern lights, I came to find a characteristic movement of the lights. They first appear in the north part of the sky and then they gradually come down to the south part of the sky. After that, suddenly, they come in the middle of the north and south only for a while, which is the time when the best northern lights can be seen. Since it is only a few seconds for the northern lights to come down to the middle of the sky, it is very hard to get good pictures.
The stronger the sun acts, the better and stronger the northern lights flicker in the sky. That’s because they occur from the collisions between atmospheric gases and solar wind. Much more solar wind comes to the earth when the sun is active, which leads to the best northern lights. And the colours of the northern lights depend on the height of the collisions and kinds of gases.
1. Why did the author forget to take pictures?A.It was very cold outside. |
B.He was shocked by the wonderful sights. |
C.The lights were flickering in the sky. |
D.He lost all feelings in his hands and feet. |
A.the author could stay as long as he liked outside |
B.the “northern lights” came out every night |
C.the author took a lot of pictures with his camera |
D.cameras will be damaged if exposed too long in very cold weather |
A.They appear in the north part of the sky. |
B.They come down to the south part of the sky. |
C.They are in the middle of the north and south. |
D.They rise in the east part of the sky. |
A.the lights stayed in the middle for a very short time |
B.the lights of the sun affected the “northern lights” |
C.the lights were caused by the collisions of gases |
D.the colours of the lights are determined by the height |
6 . Confident, smart and hightech, they’re followers of pop culture and know what social networking is all about. They’re tweens, children between the ages of 10 and 12. These young people are no longer little kids but they are not yet teenagers, because tweens are in a state of transition (转变).
The tween years are hard for children. From a social point of view, tweens are dealing with quite a lot. They have to face changing relationships, middle school and a whole lot of pressure (压力) to succeed and fit in. They may become angry over seemingly small things. A bad test grade, an argument with a friend, a bad day on the ball field, or a request to clean a bedroom might set them off.
Elizabeth HartleyBrewer, a parenting expert in London and author of Talking to Tweens, says, “The tween years are when young people begin to realize the wider world and to see themselves as the ones separate from their families.”
Right now, tweens’ friends are everything to them. It’s universal for the age, but they show it in different ways. For boys, the whole friendship thing is through technology and sports. Girls like to talk.
Tweens are also a hot market. What do tweens consider cool? Music is at the top of the cool list, followed by going to the movies. “Being smart” comes third, tied with video games, followed by electronics, sports, fashion and protecting the environment, according to a report. Undoubtedly, tweens have great spending power in the United States. It was the tween market that made Taylor Swift and Harry Potter household names. Retailers (零售商) know tweens are a hot market for clothes, music and entertainment. Tweens have their own sense of fashion and enjoy their own parts of popular culture.
1. Which word best describes the tween years?A.Entertaining. | B.Unchanging. |
C.Admirable. | D.Difficult. |
A.make them annoyed |
B.make them discouraged |
C.cause them to run away from home |
D.cause them to give up |
A.Tweens remain dependent on their parents. |
B.Friendship is very important in tweens’ eyes. |
C.Retailers pay little attention to the tween market. |
D.Playing video games is second to none on tweens’ cool list. |
A.In a marketing report. |
B.In an education magazine. |
C.On a fashion website. |
D.On a parenting poster. |
7 . In the early 1990s, Ashok Kumar and I ran TRAFFIC-India, an organisation that worked to stop illegal wildlife trade in India. That was when the first letter from the famous American conservationist (自然环境保护主义者), George Schaller, arrived on our desk. Tibetan antelopes were being killed in their thousands, he wrote, and their wool (毛) was taken illegally to India. “No use in India for antelope wool,” we wrote back, not knowing the seriousness of the illegal trade here. Schaller sent us back pictures to prove it and asked us to begin a Tibetan investigation.
We dug around and found that Schaller was right. We realised that antelope wool was the same as shahtoosh, the famous Kashmiri shawl (披肩). The shawl was made from the underwool of Tibetan antelopes, considered the warmest and softest wool in the world. A single shawl needed the wool of three to five antelopes. We had to save the animal.
Then began India’s first campaign (运动) to protect Tibetan antelopes. A lot of designers and models joined us. Slowly, the message was being driven home: shahtoosh was out of style, shahtoosh was illegal and alternative (可替代的) shawls would save the antelopes from extinction.
There were, of course, those who tried to buck the campaign. The wife of a well-known army officer of India refused to give up her shahtoosh till she was forced out of it. She said: “I know the lovely antelope is dying and I so want to save it. But, the shawl is so light on my shoulders!”
Someone suggested farming the antelopes, but studies showed that it was an impractical idea. The antelopes could not even survive in low altitude zoos. The underwool is nature’s gift to the animal to keep it warm at great heights. Later, we set up a business to process high quality pashmina wool and make an alternative shawl.
In 2000, good news came in from China. With strict policies in place, the number of Tibetan antelopes was on the rise again.
1. What did the author think of the antelope wool trade Schaller mentioned at first?A.It wasn’t true. | B.It wasn’t unusual. |
C.It was a serious matter. | D.It was difficult to deal with. |
A.It got a lot of support. | B.It was unacceptable to models. |
C.It failed to achieve its purpose. | D.It was brought to an end by Ashok Kumar. |
A.Lead. | B.Fight against. | C.Change. | D.Keep up. |
A.Cutting down the shawl business. |
B.Asking farmers to raise antelopes. |
C.Stopping keeping antelopes in zoos. |
D.Encouraging the use of pashmina wool shawls. |
8 . Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas. He didn’t care much for high school. One day during his senior year, he cut class and walked into the school library. He discovered a book written by Frank Yerby. The book was The Treasure of Pleasant Valley and it attracted Neal’s attention. But there was one problem — if Neal took the book to the check out counter (收银台), his friends would know he was reading books.
“Then my fame (名誉) would be down,” Neal said. “I wanted them to know that all I could do was fight and cuss (咒骂).” Finally, Neal decided to steal the book.
A week later, Neal had finished the book. He brought it back to the library. But when he put it back, there was another book by Yerby. He took it as well. The same thing happened again. He read four of Yerby’s books that term — checking out none of them.
But Neal’s sneaky action turned out not to have been so sneaky after all. Attending his 13-year high school get-together, Neal met the school’s librarian, Mildred Grady. She saw Neal take that book. She said, “My first thought was to call him out, and then I realized what his situation was. So I decided that if Neal was showing an interest in books, I would find another one for him and put it in the same place where the one he had taken was.”
This was not an easy matter, because Frank Yerby’s books were not especially available. But the woman’s efforts paid off: Neal went on to attend law school and later became a great judge. When Grady died, Neal told the story and he said, “I thank Mrs. Grady for helping me get into the habit of enjoying reading, so that I was able to go to law school and survive.”
1. Why did Neal steal the book instead of checking it out?A.To prove he was a skillful thief. |
B.To show the book to his friends. |
C.To keep being known as a troublemaker. |
D.To avoid communicating with the librarian. |
A.Secret. | B.Dangerous. | C.Brave. | D.Illegal. |
A.She taught Neal how to survive. |
B.She persuaded Neal to be honest. |
C.She encouraged Neal to study law. |
D.She helped Neal develop reading habits. |
A.Reading changes people’s life |
B.A librarian changed a boy’s life |
C.A senior student became a judge |
D.Frank Yerby’s books attracted a boy |
9 . The cost of living in countries like the US, Britain, Australia or France has skyrocketed in recent years. However, if you’re willing to leave your country and explore life in other areas, there are many countries boasting an extremely cheap and low cost of living. Check out the following countries when planning your next move.
Ecuador
Ecuador is similar to the United States in many ways, and as a result has become a popular American getaway. They even use the US Dollar for their currency. In this country, it’s cheaper to eat out every day than cook for yourself on a budget in the US. You can even buy a building for around $ 50, 000 and hire someone to look after it while you’re away.
Mexico
Although the country is known for its poverty ridden streets, there $are many wealthier areas that provide every facility you might need. You can live off a mere $ 700 to $ 800 a month in Mexico, and this includes rent for a nice place, facilities, food, and any sightseeing.
Argentina
Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years. It has great restaurants, a rich history, and many places to explore. Not to mention, it’s not very expensive to live here. A decent sized home can cost around $ 139, 000, which is relatively cheap in relation to homes in the United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam has also become a popular tourist destination in recent years. There are many million-dollar luxury homes by the beach, but you can find a modest flat or a small home for around $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 if you search in the right areas.
1. In which country is the US Dollar used for its currency?A.Argentina. | B.Mexico. |
C.Ecuador. | D.Vietnam. |
A.About $ 7,000. | B.About $ 8,000. |
C.About $ 8,800. | D.About $ 12,000. |
A.They have great restaurants. |
B.The cost of living is expensive. |
C.The middle-sized homes cost around $ 139,000. |
D.Tourists enjoy travelling in the two countries. |
10 . Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings or different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same “port” which comes from the Latin word, meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. “Import” means “to carry in” or “to bring into a country”; “export”, “ex” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of the country”; “re” means “back”, so the “report” means “to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”; “transport”, “trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across from one place to another”.
Let's look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.
1. In the first sentence the underlined word “part” means ________.A.different beginnings or different endings |
B.the same part that has several meanings |
C.the root of the word |
D.the same root that has different meanings |
A.the meaning of a Latin word |
B.a different meaning |
C.the meaning of “in” or “out of” |
D.the same meaning |
A.just by adding “er” to verbs | B.by changing a prefix |
C.only by adding “er” to a root | D.by adding a suffix to a verb |