1. Where are the speakers?
A.In a hotel. | B.In a studio. | C.In a university. |
A.$5, 000. | B.$3, 000. | C.$2, 000. |
A.Shopping online for cheaper clothes. |
B.Trying to eat home-made food. |
C.Sharing a room with others. |
2 . I am Nasilele, from Zambia, working as a UN Peacekeeper for the past two years. Though Zambia is a very
My
As a woman, I am particularly
My life as a peacekeeper is all about long hours in a very
A.appealing | B.beautiful | C.peaceful | D.historical |
A.bond | B.friction | C.border | D.relation |
A.debt | B.determination | C.pleasure | D.obligation |
A.sign off | B.look for | C.signed up with | D.turn to |
A.colleagues | B.staff | C.soldiers | D.workers |
A.backgrounds | B.regions | C.groups | D.situations |
A.requests | B.beliefs | C.roles | D.choices |
A.investigate | B.monitor | C.resolve | D.urge |
A.orders | B.discoveries | C.offers | D.supplies |
A.valued | B.understood | C.agreed | D.helped |
A.require | B.deserve | C.tend | D.like |
A.differently | B.cautiously | C.rudely | D.equally |
A.harmonious | B.tough | C.attractive | D.boring |
A.adaptation | B.dedication | C.recommendation | D.accommodation |
A.valueless | B.affordable | C.worthwhile | D.successful |
3 . Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens (镜头) to people living with genetic, physical and behavioural differences.
He says what changed his perception (看法) of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino (患白化病的) girl. “I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don’t see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So that was my original intention — that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.”
Guidotti has created Positive Exposure, a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public perceptions and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called On Beauty.
One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day. He took my picture and I felt so good like I felt there’s somebody who, like, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.”
Guidotti is travelling from city to city to promote On Beauty. He says his tour is not about money; it’s about the message. “As I travel from community to community, I’m taking photographs and I’m empowering (给某人……的权力) individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They’re seeing beauty in their reflection but I’m also empowering their families and they in turn are empowering their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change — how you see, how you change.”
1. Why did Guidotti change his career?A.The beauty on covers of magazines is not beautiful. |
B.He wanted to create his own company. |
C.His comprehension of beauty changed owing to an albino girl. |
D.He couldn’t earn enough money from his former career. |
A.It welcomes differences in the world. | B.It brings a lot of money for Guidotti. |
C.It makes photography more popular. | D.It makes the public more beautiful. |
A.Jayne’s picture was more beautiful than herself. |
B.Jayne was beautiful indeed. |
C.Photographs gave Jayne a positive sense of who she was. |
D.It was unfair that nobody discovered Jayne’s beauty. |
A.Communities have a great influence on everyone. |
B.We should travel frequently. |
C.Your attitude to seeing the world decides your behaviour. |
D.We should make contributions to our community. |
1. What is the woman doing?
A.Hosting a TV show. |
B.Giving a lecture on poetry. |
C.Conducting a radio debate. |
A.She sent him to poetry classes. |
B.She taught him to write business plans. |
C.She asked him to read from early childhood. |
A.Choosing the right words. |
B.Describing real experiences. |
C.Getting an appropriate opportunity. |
A.Creative. | B.Successful. | C.Encouraging. |
5 . Do you love fossils and dinosaurs? I’m lucky enough to be a fossil preparator (化石制备师), which means I work with fossils, like removing rocks from fossils and gluing fossils together to make sure they’re not broken. Sometimes, we have dinosaur bones that need to be arranged and put back into place.
I like the job from the bottom of my heart. When we make “jackets” — these are things that store the fossils — we have to accurately and scientifically figure out how to make them for specific bones or fossils, which can be different shapes and artistic expression.
Since I was a kid, it’s been my dream to be a paleontologist (古生物学者). When I was 12, I went to this kind of event at the Houston Museum of Natural Science called Dinosaur Day. I got a chance to meet paleontologists. At the end, I asked, “Hey, can I volunteer?” And somehow, they let me, as long as a parent came with me. At 12 years old, I got to go to a fossil excavation (挖掘), and I got to work with dinosaur bones and fossils in the lab for the first time.
Fossils are very old. We don’t always get all the pieces. We’re working with something that’s incomplete, sometimes. We do our best to fit the pieces we know back together. And as for the pieces we don’t know, we don’t try to make anything up. But sometimes, we have a gap in a specimen (标本) and it needs support. We’ll put some material in there that’s clearly not fossil, so when people go to study it, they know not to study that part.
People would wonder how I find other kids, especially girls, who shared my interests when I was growing up. As a matter of fact, in my friend group, I was the only dinosaur girl. My friends were interested in other things, but they were all super supportive of my love for fossils.
1. Why does the author like her job?A.It is not a demanding job. | B.It combines both art and science. |
C.It is more artistic than scientific. | D.It is about collecting dinosaur bones. |
A.To show her path to follow her dream. | B.To prove her parents supporting her job. |
C.To present the barrier of achieving her dream. | D.To tell her easy access to achieving her dream. |
A.By burying them back in the ground. | B.By breaking and reconstructing them. |
C.By making them up with similar materials. | D.By filling their gaps with distinct materials. |
A.Cautious. | B.Understanding. | C.Independent. | D.Entertaining. |
6 . As a writer, I miss rejection slips. Not that I enjoyed receiving those pre-printed slips of paper, but at least when I got one, I was pretty sure that a flesh-and-blood
Nowadays, rejection slips seem to have disappeared with the use of online submissions. Most editors don’t feel it a must to
For me, there are three
Learning to
A.writer | B.reader | C.mailman | D.editor |
A.demanding | B.indicating | C.suspecting | D.arguing |
A.boring | B.novel | C.lengthy | D.particular |
A.thrilling | B.upsetting | C.embarrassing | D.amusing |
A.buy | B.reject | C.check | D.substitute |
A.prove | B.determine | C.explain | D.acknowledge |
A.proposals | B.drafts | C.contributions | D.instructions |
A.meanings | B.stages | C.wonders | D.rewards |
A.relief | B.frustration | C.anger | D.hesitation |
A.valueless | B.expensive | C.characterless | D.shiny |
A.make up | B.put away | C.turn down | D.insist on |
A.easier | B.better | C.shorter | D.longer |
A.print | B.revise | C.download | D.submit |
A.accept | B.criticize | C.judge | D.evaluate |
A.thinner | B.fatter | C.older | D.newer |
Tony, a trainee in an international company,
Mary is the
I have never wondered what I should do when deciding on a career choice. My top priority is finding something
1. What is the woman’s opinion about her idea of the online business?
A.It’s unique. | B.It’s practical. | C.It’s challenging. |
A.To see their works. | B.To look for inspiration. | C.To do business with them. |
A.Offer free delivery. | B.Charge a small fee. | C.Give a discount. |
A.It’s luxury. | B.It’s of good quality. | C.It’s environmentally friendly. |