1. Why did the woman go abroad?
A.To entertain. | B.To study. | C.To work. |
A.He is a determined man. |
B.He hates doing his old job. |
C.He is unfit to start a company. |
A.Going shopping. | B.Having lunch. | C.Opening a restaurant. |
2 . Antarctic charity offers the ideal job — if you don’t mind noisy penguins
A heritage charity is advertising vacancies at the bottom of the world. Four candidates will be chosen to fill the five-month role at Port Lockroy-the “Penguin Post Office”. The nearly-80-year-old building is on British-owned Goudier Island, which is about the size of a football field, featured in hundreds of lovely penguins, breathtaking landscapes and the chance to support conservation efforts in one of the most remote corners of the planet.
Jobs contents:
Managing a museum, post office and gift shop as well as counting penguins.
Requirements for applicants:
The successful applicant should be passionate adventurers. He or she would be resilient, physically fit, environmentally aware, and get ready to take on the challenge of spending five months far away from home.
Advantages:
It has the most splendid mountain range and a glacier with icebergs. It is really raw nature and stunningly beautiful.
Cooking is shared, and meals are variable for it has a trained chef.
There are lovely activities such as having a typical movie night, playing board games or giving presentations on subjects as an Antarctic tradition.
Disadvantages:
Applicants have to adapt to near-constant daylight, subzero temperatures and no flushing toilet or running water.
The penguins are experiencing their breeding season, so applicants cannot escape from the noise.
Applications opened yesterday to UK residents, with training beginning from August this year to March 2025. There will be interview s and selection events before then.
1. Who can be the most suitable applicants for the project?A.A woman who has trouble sleeping well. |
B.A woman who becomes homesick every time he leaves home for business. |
C.A man who is experienced in management. |
D.A man who has great passion for nature. |
A.8 months. | B.6 months. | C.10 months. | D.2 months. |
A.To advertise for four candidates on Goudier Island. | B.To introduce penguins at Port Lockroy. |
C.To compare some advantages of a job. | D.To provide some places to travel. |
A.5:30 p.m. | B.6:30 p.m. | C.8:30 p.m. |
At first I didn’t want to be a traffic police officer. I wanted to be a criminal police officer. When I
Later I found out that traffic police is the most commonly seen on the street, and there is indeed a lot of danger. With our help, traffic problems can be tackled, and life can run
There are the motorcycles
If there’s
1. Who are the audiences probably?
A.College students. | B.News reporters. | C.Movie fans. |
A.Racism. | B.Heightism. | C.Sexism. |
A.Get more attention. | B.Get more choices. | C.Get more income. |
A.They can earn high income from it. |
B.They can get satisfaction from it. |
C.Nobody cares about their height. |
1. What does the man want to do?
A.Borrow a book. | B.Buy a book. | C.Return a book. |
A.Magazines. | B.Books. | C.Videos. |
A.An earthquake. | B.A fire. | C.His boss. |
8 . When Tom Blake was a young boy, watching a jet (喷气式飞机) streak across the sky, he knew flying was what he wanted to do when he grew up.
After five years’ training, he finally
By this time Mr Blake had become increasingly
Yet with the COVID-19 pandemic grounding aircraft, Mr Blake decided to quit his flying
Giving up his dream job was a
Mr Blake is now a climate activist.
1.A.quitted | B.changed | C.completed | D.landed |
A.waiting | B.preparing | C.working | D.looking |
A.concerned about | B.puzzled at | C.engaged in | D.experienced in |
A.goal | B.conflict | C.solution | D.approach |
A.political | B.economical | C.environmental | D.technical |
A.regrets | B.debts | C.pressures | D.troubles |
A.schedule | B.dream | C.ambition | D.career |
A.discovering | B.selecting | C.searching | D.visiting |
A.salary | B.honor | C.award | D.fame |
A.accustomed to | B.faced with | C.addicted to | D.trapped in |
A.remove | B.ignore | C.meet | D.create |
A.issue | B.introduce | C.imagine | D.handle |
A.tough | B.wise | C.reasonable | D.positive |
A.saving | B.struggling | C.investing | D.contributing |
A.covered | B.stimulated | C.eased | D.driven |
9 . Scientists agree that predicting (预测) when and where an earthquake will occur and how big it will be is not yet possible. Therefore, much research has focused on coming up with ways to reduce the damage from earthquakes, rather than trying to predict when they will occur. Specifically, finding more information about the place under the surface helps developers and others make safer choices when constructing a building. This is where Navakanesh M Batmanathan is putting his efforts.
Batmanathan is an earthquake geologist at the National University of Malaysia. He is actively engaged in mapping the areas surrounding earthquakes in Borneo. Faults (断层) are places in the Earth’s crust (地壳) that are weak to sudden movement between masses of rock, resulting in occasional earthquakes. Batmanathan is working to map the faults, as well as the infrastructure (基础设施) in the area of the faults, to hopefully reduce the potential damage that can be caused by an earthquake. Developers and engineers can use this knowledge to plan where it is safest to build and where earthquake-resistant structures are needed.
Batmanathan is using a variety of tools to map faults. Working on the ground to map the area is just one of the methods he employs. He also uses images from satellites and ground-penetrating radar (GPR). GPR is a technology that creates an underground image without digging. It has many applications, from finding the water level to understand soil and rock types for construction projects. Batmanathan and others are using this technology to map faults, and the areas around faults, to gain a clearer picture of potential earthquake damage.
It might not ever be possible to know exactly when or where an earthquake will happen, but Batmanathan hopes that his work will help educate people and better prepare them for earthquakes.
1. What is the function of paragraph 1?A.Providing evidence. | B.Giving suggestions. |
C.Introducing the topic. | D.Drawing a conclusion. |
A.Studying volcanoes. | B.Recording rivers. |
C.Predicting earthquakes. | D.Studying faults. |
A.It can predict where an earthquake will happen. |
B.It can be applied in mapping faults. |
C.It can predict the time of earthquakes. |
D.It can test the quality of the soil. |
A.Mapping Faults for Safer Construction |
B.Challenges in Predicting Earthquakes |
C.The Future of Earthquake Prediction |
D.Technology for Reducing Earthquakes |
1. Where was the woman born?
A.In America. | B.In Britain. | C.In Argentina. |
A.Catching up with each other. |
B.Having a job interview. |
C.Talking about travel experiences. |