1 . Benedict made history this week when he became the first blind person to complete the Paris Half Marathon with guide dogs and no human assistance.
A crowd of blind people
Of course, some few dogs didn’t
didn’t finish their task, but they were really
With the
The game
A.started | B.held | C.caught | D.registered |
A.supporting | B.watching | C.joining | D.playing |
A.If | B.Since | C.Because | D.Though |
A.rarely | B.sometimes | C.slightly | D.usually |
A.assistants | B.sticks | C.dogs | D.drivers |
A.added | B.looked | C.climbed | D.rose |
A.striking | B.tiring | C.satisfying | D.disappointing |
A.carry | B.lead | C.require | D.bear |
A.persons | B.viewers | C.animals | D.workers |
A.sad | B.worried | C.great | D.proud |
A.sought | B.reached | C.found | D.recognized |
A.most | B.least | C.worst | D.best |
A.instruction | B.exception | C.help | D.control |
A.took turns | B.went on | C.gave up | D.had troubles |
A.left | B.broke | C.set | D.crossed |
A.lost | B.ended | C.continued | D.began |
A.confused | B.bored | C.pushed | D.moved |
A.sad | B.willing | C.happy | D.satisfied |
A.job | B.position | C.challenge | D.aim |
A.anyone | B.someone | C.everyone | D.none |
2 . The world's first underground (地铁) was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems. There were so many people living in the poor areas of the city.
The plans for building the London Underground met with several problems.
Modern underground has come a long way since the early days of the London Underground.
A.But the first track was finally opened in January, 1863. |
B.It is not easy to build the underground. |
C.About 30,000 people got on the underground the first day. |
D.Sometimes there are not enough seats for the passengers during rush hours. |
E.Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. |
F.Today there are more than one hundred underground systems around the world. |
G.So the officials decided to make it possible for workers to live outside of London. |
3 . If there's one memory Anna wanted to keep from her experiences during the Second World War, it was her son, Andrzej.Anna,89, lost touch with him when she was forced to leave her native Poland and sent to a labor camp in Austria more than 60 years ago.Now,64,Andrzej hugged his mother at the airport, who had been waiting for him.
Andrzej searched for his mother for more than 50 years, almost giving up. But his mother made the first phone call. Unluckily, he wrote down his mother's phone number wrong and spent another month trying to reach her again. When he did, the two talked regularly on the phone for two months to break down the language barrier. Anna can hardly speak Polish over the years and Andrzej doesn't speak English.
After the war, Anna could not find her son and went to Italy, finally ending up in Great Britain,the US,then Canada 45 years ago. She used the Internet to track her son,making phone calls with no luck. Meanwhile Andrzej contacted( 接 触 ) the Polish Red Cross last year to help in his search. At last, they locate each other at the same time. Andrzej will spend a month with his mother in Britain.
1. The labor camp where Anna was sent was in________.A.Poland | B.Austria | C.Germany | D.France |
A.Over 30 years. | B.Over 40 years. |
C.Over 50 years. | D.Over 60 years. |
A.He had to learn English first |
B.He needed some time to prove the news |
C.He put down a wrong phone number |
D.He had another special and important task to do. |
A.Andrzej can speak English. |
B.Anna went to Italy 40 years ago. |
C.Anna is too old to use the Internet at present. |
D.Andrzej turned to the Polish Red Cross for help last year. |
4 . At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go to college or find fulltime jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence (独立性) is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance(零花钱). This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance (指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions and make mistakes. Failure (失败) often teaches more than success.
1. Many American young people begin to live on themselves________.A.at eighteen years old | B.from childhood |
C.after they get married | D.from an early age |
A.find a fulltime job | B.make decisions | C.put away his or her own clothes | D.do lots of chores |
A.understanding the value of money | B.helping the rich | C.reading many books | D.doing extra chores |
A.the independence of American children |
B.the value of money |
C.the guidance from parents |
D.failure and success of American children |
5 . City College Union Inc.
Secretary/Typist
The Union is a studentrun organization with a permanent staff(员工) of 20.Typing speed should be at least 60 wpm.
The ability to take shorthand dictation(速记) is required. The basic salary for the position is $18,500 per year.
Emu Airline
Secretary
Emu Airline is now offering a part-time position for a secretary.
The position offers at least 20 hours' work a week, with a view to fulltime work in the future.
Monthly salary is about $ 1,400.
Phone 8993264 for an appointment.
Word Processor
Operator (fulltime)
We need an operator to work in an office associated with the building industry. Only experienced operators are expected to apply(申请).
Starting salary:$17,950 yearly.
Apply in writing to:
The Personnel Officer Hill Morgan Pty Ltd, 38 Green Hill Rd. Kensington 2033.
Sewing Machinist Wanted
We are an expanding clothing company located south of the city. Our products include jeans, skirts, shorts and so on. We are looking for sewing machine operators.
The factory works a 38hour week over 45 days. Wages for this are $ 18,050 per year.
If you are interested, come over and pick up an application form from Ripper Jeans, 23 North Ave, Beaudesert.
1. How much can you earn a month if you want to be a secretary in Emu Airline?A.$1400. | B.$17,950. |
C.$18,050. | D.$18,500. |
A.It is a studentrun organization. |
B.Its phone number is 8993264. |
C.It is at 23 North Ave,Beaudesert. |
D.it lies at 38 Green Hill Rd. Kensington. |
A.Emu Airline. | B.Hill Morgan Pty Ltd. | C.Ripper Jeans. | D.City College Union Inc. |
6 . There was once a captain. who loved money so much that he cheated(欺骗)his sailors(水手)at the end of every voyage(远航)and took their wages(工资).
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and these a was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, “If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages.”
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
“You are cheating,” the captain said to the sailor. “The fire's warming you.”
“But it's half a mile away!” said the sailor.
“A fire's fire,” answered the captain. “I have won.”
The sailor came out of the water, and said, “Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken.”
“I can,” answered the captain.
“If you cook this chicken,” said the sailor, “I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship.”
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, “Where's the fire?”
“There it is,” answered the sailor. “On the shore.”
“But it's half a mile away,” said the captain angrily.
“‘A fire's fire’ you said,” answered the sailor. “If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.”
1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.A.to buy a chicken for himself | B.and kept the money for future use |
C.by cheating him | D.and said he would return the money soon |
A.All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold |
B.The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water. |
C.The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor. |
D.It was the sailor who was cleverer. |
A.didn't want to lose the bet | B.didn't believe the sailor's success |
C.wanted to keep his promise | D.wanted to show his cleverness |
A.How a Captain Cheated His Sailor | B.How a Sailor Got a Ship |
C.A Brave Sailor | D.A Fire Is Fire |
7 . Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong and fast. He was able to sell millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time: that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind. Ford's father hoped that his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit(底特律)where he worked as a mechanic(机械师). By the age of 29, in 1892,he had built his first car. However, the car made in this way, the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factory. This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year. Since Ford's time, this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive.
1. Henry Ford was the man to built ________ cars.A.cheap and strong | B.cheap and long |
C.fast and expensive | D.strong and slow |
A.he made many great cars | B.his cars are many |
C.he made lots of cars of the same kind | D.both A and B |
A.which was his father's will(意愿) | B.which was against his own will |
C.which was against his father's will | D.which was the will of both |
A.before 1908 | B.between 1982 and 1908 |
C.before 1892 | D.after 1908 |
8 . Many people think that listening is a passive(被动的) business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as “bracketing”. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.
Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often, we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.
It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic. In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy, before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.
1. The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.A.preparing a topic list first | B.focusing on one’s own mind |
C.directing the talk to the desired results | D.experiencing the speaker’s inside world |
A.How to listen well. | B.What to listen to. |
C.Benefits of listening. | D.Problems in listening |
A.listen actively | B.listen on purpose |
C.set aside their prejudices | D.open up their inner mind |
A.Science fiction | B.A news report. | C.A medical report. | D.Popular science |
At each stage of our life, we meet different kinds of people. Some are funny; some teach us lessons in life while others occupy a special space in our heart. The people
In our childhood, “best friends”might have meant the persons who are always by our side, whether it may be in the classroom or in the dining hall. However, as we are getting
True friends are those
10 . Mr Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight, he retired (退休). But a lot of people come to ask him to look them over. He’s very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night.
Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was quiet.The old man was satisfied with (对……满意) him. But now he has several friends.They often came to see him in the evening.They talked loudly, sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy, but he didn’t say anything.
It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night. This morning, as soon as he got up, he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened for him and asked him to come in.
“Did you hear me beat the ceiling (天花板) last night, young man?” asked Johnson.
“It doesn’t matter, sir,” said the young man, “I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”
1. Mr Johnson is a ________.A.teacher | B.policeman | C.doctor | D.gatekeeper |
A.he’s kind to them | B.he’s very polite |
C.they don’t pay him for it | D.his medical skill is good |
A.angry | B.happy | C.sad | D.strange |
A.赢 | B.敲 | C.搅拌 | D.难倒 |
A.The young man thought Mr Johnson came to say sorry to him. |
B.Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man. |
C.Mr Johnson hoped the young man to move in another house. |
D.The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson. |