1 . Within your family, are you the “boss”, the “peacemaker”, the “baby” or the “king”?     1    

Firstborn — The “Boss”

First-time parents often have very high expectations for their eldest children.     2     Firstborns tend to be natural leaders who respect and trust authority. Many astronauts and engineers are firstborn children.

Middle child — The “Peacemaker”

Typically, parents don’t give middle children as much attention as the firstborn or the youngest.     3     As a result, they are usually determined to achieve success in their own way. They don’t like conflict and will try to avoid it. They are often realistic, independent, patient peacemakers and good communicators.

Youngest child — The “Baby”

By the time the youngest family member is born, most parents have loosened their rules.     4     They often enjoy amusing others and being the center of attention. They are typically fun-loving, creative people who aren’t afraid to question authority or take risks.

Only child — The “King of the Castle”

Life in the family of an only child often revolves around him or her.    5    An only child enjoys learning from adults and is usually very clever for his or her age. Only children are creative and intelligent and can easily communicate with adults. They are typically confident, independent and very successful. What about you? Does the birth order description match your personality?

A．Thus, they tend to have more freedom.

B．That often causes them to feel they are ignored.

C．Early-born children experience a better social environment.

D．These kids don’t have to share their toys or their parents’ time.

E．Many researchers believe your position in the family influences your personality.

F．As a result, these kids are often responsible, organized, bossy, successful achievers.

G．The relationships between birth order, personality, and behavior confuse many researchers.

2 . Last weekend, I said goodbye to another dear old friend. We had 12 fine years together, but our relationship was becoming dysfunctional(不正常的). Unwanted emissions and serious health problems were the final straw, leaving me with no choice but to make a trip to the knacker’s(收废汽车者的)yard.

I am now car-free for the first time in 20 years, and it feels strange. When I gave up meat, I did so mainly for environmental reasons, and I didn’t miss it at all. I would like to say the same about my car, but I can’t. It was first and foremost a financial decision: keeping the old car on the road was getting too expensive.

But doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is still doing the right thing — I now have a chance to rethink how I move myself and my family around, and can try to find a more environmentally friendly means of transport.

Going car-free is, I think, a lifestyle change that many of us are going to make over the next few years, as car ownership becomes increasingly unnecessary, expensive and socially unacceptable. However, it is easier said than done. Now my car is gone. I still need to get around. But how? I already cycle to work and use public transport when appropriate. But there are some occasions when a car seems to be the only way.

I won’t buy one: I have joined a car-share program and will use taxis more often. I will hire a car if I need to drive a long distance. But then I am still travelling in fossil-fuelled cars(燃油汽车), like when I quit meat and ended up eating more cheese. I fear I may have swapped one environmental problem for another.

I am also afraid to think about the ultimate fate of my car. I have just offloaded more than a ton of metal, plastic, rubber, fabric, electronics, oil and petrol that will end up in a landfill. There are millions of similar vehicles in the UK alone that will have to go somewhere.

Maybe I am overthinking it. According to Charlie Wilson, a climate scientist at the UK’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, getting rid of a private car is no doubt a positive step to reduce CO₂ emissions.

He points to research by the OECD’s International Transport Forum. “They showed that moving from a private vehicle fleet(车队)to a shared vehicle fleet can greatly cut the number of vehicles you need to deliver the mobility that we need and want. If that vehicle fleet is electrified, you can also bring CO₂ emissions close to zero.”

So in other words, just get rid of your car.

1. What do we know about the author’s car?

A．It was old.	B．It was green.
C．It was his first car.	D．It was a second-hand car.

2. What do the author’s giving up meat and saying goodbye to his car have in common?

A．He did both for the wrong reasons.	B．He thinks both help him save money.
C．He considers both are right decisions.	D．He did both out of concern for the environment.

3. What does the author fear?

A．He may have to spend more on travel.

B．His lifestyle might be changed completely.

C．He might get bored with public transportation.

D．His decision may fail to help the environment.

4. What does Charlie Wilson say?

A．It is wise to do away with old private cars.

B．It is very easy to deal with old private cars.

C．Electric cars are the solution to traffic problems.

D．The OECD plays a key role in promoting car-sharing.

3 . From feeding people to fixing up old cars, Eliot Middleton is driven to help those in need.

Middleton, who owns a restaurant in a small town, ________ a barbecue cook-off in 2020 and came in first place. But rather than happily ________ his prize money and heading home, he chose to donate half of his winnings back to the town to ________ a Thanksgiving food drive for those in need. Middleton and volunteers ________ 250 meals to families, but when they finished, Middleton noticed that many people didn’t make it in the line early enough for lack of ________.

That’s when Middelton ________ an idea. He could fix up old cars and donate them to people who didn’t have the ________ to buy one. Middleton posted on social media, asking anyone for ________ cars. If they could bring one in, he could ________ some barbecue meat for it.

The first repaired car went to a mom who ________ needed a vehicle to get her disabled child to and from the hospital for ________. It grew from there. After Middleton formed a(n) ________, Middleton’s Village to Village Foundation, he started to receive more ________, totaling 800 broken down cars.

“We want to ________ those struggling people with transportation. Just knowing the organization is ________ for that, that’s the fuel to get up every morning.” Middleton says.

1.

A．accepted

B．entered

C．launched

D．found

2.

A．quitting

B．offering

C．investing

D．collecting

3.

A．host

B．assess

C．demand

D．suspend

4.

A．promised

B．applied

C．distributed

D．returned

5.

A．qualification

B．transportation

C．identification

D．consultation

6.

A．took in

B．stuck to

C．put out

D．hit on

7.

A．desire

B．excuse

C．budget

D．profit

8.

A．unclaimed

B．unwanted

C．shared

D．repaired

9.

A．trade

B．match

C．provide

D．intend

10.

A．accidentally

B．ultimately

C．narrowly

D．desperately

11.

A．treatment

B．service

C．experience

D．admission

12.

A．institute

B．enterprise

C．non profit

D．league

13.

A．inquiries

B．notices

C．donations

D．advertisements

14.

A．defend

B．bless

C．charge

D．honor

15.

A．responsible

B．adaptable

C．affordable

D．grateful

4 . (Urgent) Middle School Science Teacher

About the Position:

●All Girls Private Catholic School

●Work Schedule: M-F, 8:00-- 4:30

●Location: Princeton, New Jersey

●Class size: 11-15 students per class

●Religion: This school is a Private Catholic School and holds Mass once a month.

All teachers are expected to attend Mass and prayer activities at the school.

Benefit Package:

●Salary: Competitive Salary (based on qualifications and experience)

●Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance

●Paid Holidays

●Lunch is provided and teachers may use the fitness center, library, and many other facilities for personal use

●Ongoing professional development

Requirements:

●2+ year(s) of related subject experience

●Degree in Education is strongly preferred but not required

●Formal State Teaching License is required

Summary:

Our client is an all Girl’s K--12 Private Catholic School located in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. This beautiful campus is located exactly one hour from the beach, one hour away from the mountains, and one hour away from the prestigious Princeton University! Our client was founded in 1963, and since then has been ranked as one of the top Private schools in New Jersey. The school is known to provide a learning environment where girls put academics first, are willing and able to take risks, and explore every opportunity available. The school’s curriculum focuses on STEM as well as the arts and humanities. Our client’s mission is to help young girls become accomplished, committed women whose confidence, global perspective, and passion for justice will transform the world in which they live.

Apply today or contact us for more recruitment(招聘) details!

1. Which of the following is a must for the position?

A．A degree in Education.	B．A strong religious belief.
C．One year teaching experience.	D．Formal State Teaching License.

2. What is the school famous for?

A．Having a top university as a neighbour.

B．A good learning environment for girls.

C．The beautiful beach and mountains nearby.

D．Its curriculum focusing on various subjects.

3. Where can we find this passage?

A．A government website	B．A social networking website
C．The school official website	D．A recruitment agency website

5 . As parents, we must ask________: Are we listening? Are we patient enough?

A．us

B．ourselves

C．me

D．myself

6 . In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?

A．Paris.

B．Rome.

C．Vienna.

7 . Thanks to a new virtual reality film offering 360 degree viewing, armchair travelers around the world can now visit places like the Amazon rainforest. Provided freely by Conservation International, you'll be able to take in the breathtaking beauty and amazing biodiversity that is dished up in a film entitled "Under the Canopy" without worrying about being eaten alive by insects, giant snakes or bird spiders. Besides that, and saving on airfare and getting your passport updated, the film is said to be simply beyond belief in its clarity and realism.

But the purpose of the film goes beyond just providing viewers with amazing visuals in a virtual experience. The makers of the film want to bring awareness to the fact that this once vast wilderness and its occupants are shrinking rapidly and disappearing due to deforestation. In other words, the magnificent sights and sounds that you'll enjoy during your virtual wandering around the Amazon's beautiful rainforest need badly to be protected.

If you 're not aware, a statistic in connection to annual forest loss in the region can be clarified: the loss is equal to 1.5 times the size of Yellowstone National Park. Now, if you're still a little unclear about the significance of this, Yellowstone is 3,472 square miles in size, which is 2,221,766 acres, if that helps you out.

In the film, you will have a virtual tour guide, Kamanja Panashekung, a native to the area whose ancestors have lived in the region for countless generations. During his educational tour Panashekung explains to viewers of the film the many ways in which the rainforest supplies his people with everything they need to survive on a daily basis. His story is actually pretty fantastic, especially if you live in city and can't imagine what it would be like living in such a wild and remote area of the world.

1. What aspect of the movie is mainly talked about in Paragraph 1?

A．The popularity.

B．The horror.

C．The strengths.

D．The purposes.

2. What feeling do the film makers wish the audience to have?

A．Guilt.

B．Curiosity.

C．Excitement.

D．Concern.

3. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?

A．By giving an example.	B．By giving a description.
C．By making a classification.	D．By making a comparison

4. Who would be especially attracted to the guide's story?

A．Those who have interest in wild animals.

B．Those who have ancestors living in the region.

C．Those who think about developing rainforests.

D．Those who long for outdoor surviving experience.

8 . Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new?

Check out one of these hot new restaurants.

Fast Best

Fast food doesn't have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality are important here, and the prices aren't bad either.

Your Local Caff (小餐馆)

Remember when cafés served full English breakfasts—sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs—with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s.

Last Days of the Raj

A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot!

The Chocolate Box

The owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don't come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.

1. Fast Best suits a person ______.

A．who has a sweet tooth	B．who loves spicy food
C．who wants to have good breakfast	D．who gets 30 minutes off for lunch

2. Which is true about Last Days of the Raj?

A．You can listen to great music in it.	B．It serves hot food with pepper.
C．It serves an all-day breakfast.	D．It is prefect for vegetarians.

3. Which restaurant serves only desserts and sweets?

A．Fast Best.	B．Your Local Caff.
C．Last Days of the Raj.	D．The Chocolate Box.

9 . If you're a runner who secretly hates running, here's some good news: settling into a leisurely jog rather than an all-out run may actually be better for your health in the long term.

A team from Denmark followed over 5,000 people taking part in the Copenhagen City Heart Study, and tracked whether they were non-joggers or joggers who kept a slow, moderate, or fast pace. The participants' health was tracked over the next 12 years, and so was their mortality (死亡率): 28 of the joggers and 128 of the non-joggers died.

The connection was this: Joggers of mild and moderate intensity had a lower risk of death than the fast joggers. In fact, the lowest mortality risk was that of the mild intensity joggers. The fast-paced joggers had about the same mortality rate as sedentary (久坐的) people. This suggests that there may be an upper limit to hard exercise, after which the benefits fall off.

"The U-shaped association between jogging and mortality suggests there may be an upper limit for exercise amount that is best for health benefits," said study author Peter Schnohr. "Anything more is not just unnecessary: it may be harmful." From the current study, jogging just three times per week, for less than 2.5 hours/week was associated with the lowest overall mortality risk.

There've been a lot of mixed messages about the "right" amount of exercise and what intensity is best. The World Health Organization has suggested that the current 150 minutes/week recommendations are strenuous for most people to tackle, and that expectations should be lowered, since, after all, anything is better than nothing. Everyone probably has a level of activity that feels best to him or her. But at least the growing consensus seems to be that more-if you're pushing yourself very hard-is not necessarily better. And it may even be worse.

1. What was the study designed to find out?

A．The advantages of jogging over running.

B．The common causes of death from exercise.

C．The difference between non-joggers and joggers.

D．The relation between exercise amount and health.

2. Who will face the highest mortality risk according to the study?

A．Those fast-paced joggers.

B．Those slow-paced joggers.

C．Those jogging 150 minutes per week.

D．Those jogging just three times per week.

3. What might Peter Schnohr agree with?

A．The early bird catches the worm.

B．Wealth is nothing without health.

C．To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

D．Enough exercise brings about happiness.

4. What does the underlined word "strenuous" in the last paragraph mean?

A．Intense.

B．Wide-ranging.

C．Necessary.

D．Far-reaching.

10 . It was a stormy evening, and all that Neil could hope was to find a shelter that could keep him protected from the chilly wind and cold rain. After work he had to get home on time, as his busy schedule was preventing him from spending quality time with his family. The bus stop on the way provided temporary shelter, where Neil was becoming increasingly agitated(焦虑不安的) with every passing minute. All his evening plans were washed out.

“Sir, why don’t you buy a pack of groundnuts(花生) from me?” Neil looked around to see a man in rag standing by his side. “Oh, no, I’m not interested right now.” “Fried groundnuts will do you a world of good now. Moreover, you can also take some for your family.” The very mention of family brought a concern to Neil. His wife had specifically told him to come home early, if not for her sake, at least for the sake of their seven-year-old son.

When he was lost in thought, the groundnut seller had filled a bag with the remaining nuts and offered him an unexpectedly low price. But, Neil refused to buy them: “I do not want to buy anything at this point!” Suddenly, he heard a voice of a kid. “Dad, I want some money to buy books for the school.” He saw a ten-year-old boy, totally drenched from top to bottom, as though he had just run a race. He was talking to the groundnut seller. “Yes, yes, I’m ready to leave now. Come! How many books do you want? Why did you get wet in the rain? Your mother must be getting worried.”

Neil turned to the seller. There was an instant when they both made the perfect eye contact. Neil had the look of what it is to be a father. The groundnut seller did not say anything and gave the packet of groundnuts without saying a word. Neil pulled a note from his wallet, placed it in the man’s hand, and walked away without waiting for the change.

1. Why did Neil become more anxious at the bus stop?

A．The rain stopped him from getting home on time.

B．The chilly wind made him feel colder and colder.

C．He thought of his boring and heavy work.

D．He couldn’t find a good place to keep off the rain.

2. Why didn’t Neil buy the man’s groundnuts at first?

A．He didn’t have enough money on him.	B．His family doesn’t like groundnuts.
C．He was in a bad mood at that time.	D．His family was a little poor.

3. What does the underlined word “drenched” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Wet through.

B．Very excited.

C．Well dressed.

D．Sweat heavily.

4. What made Neil buy all the seller’s groundnuts?

A．The seller’s generous action.	B．His having a pity for the seller.
C．The seller’s greatness as a father.	D．His being moved by the seller’s son.