1 . Staying with family members or receiving professional care? Seniors in Harbin have a new choice to enrich their life in retirement(退休), as harbin.dbw.cn reported.
The seniors can take a bus to a day-care nursing home every day between 8 am and 5 pm, just like others go to work, and go back home to be with their families in the evening.
In the nursing home, they will receive professional care, have lunch, take part in activities such as calligraphy(书法) and singing, and take university courses designed for them.
According to a research, there were 1.75 million seniors by the end of 2015. Less than 10 percent choose to stay in the nursing home while most live at home. Loneliness and shortage of care are the major problems facing the stay-at-home seniors.
"After my mother passed away, I struggled to take good care of my father," said Zhou, an office worker.
Those who have retired parents agree that their parents spend a boring and lonely day at home, watching TV all day and filling their stomach with food. The situation becomes worse in winter when elders are unable to go out due to the cold.
However, the cost of such nursing homes is different from person to person but stands at around 2,000 yuan ($290). Another problem is the shortage of facilities (设施). Even if two seniors share a room in the nursing home, the city still lacks(缺少) at least 100,000 such rooms.
1. In the day-care nursing home, the seniors can ________.| A．go to work | B．stay with their families |
| C．attend university | D．get professional care |
| A．A lot of seniors choose to live at home. |
| B．They are lonely and short of care at home. |
| C．Their children won’t take care of them. |
| D．They are unable to go out especially in winter. |
| A．People have no trouble attending their retired parents. |
| B．The day-care nursing home is getting popular among seniors. |
| C．The price of staying in the nursing home remains the same. |
| D．Two seniors must share one room in the day-care nursing home. |
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3 . Interest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.
Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.
When applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one- or two-page document describing one’s educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.
“Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of ‘cross—border’ job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience.”
Pay attention to the resume format you use—chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your ‘oldest’ work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format.
If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as ‘tertiary education’ in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.
1. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because ________.| A．they find foreign employees are usually more talented |
| B．they need original ideas from employees hired overseas |
| C．they want to expand their business beyond home borders |
| D．they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home |
| A．is usually creative |
| B．aims to improve his foreign language skills |
| C．is dissatisfied with his own life at home |
| D．seeks either his own or his children’s development |
| A．take cultural factors into consideration |
| B．learn about the company’s hiring process |
| C．follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting |
| D．know the employer’s personal likes and dislikes |
| A．the different educational systems in the US and the UK |
| B．the differences between the changes of English |
| C．the receiver’s preference with regard to the format |
| D．the special characteristics of American and British cultures |
4 . News 1: A gas explosion (瓦斯爆炸) happened on October 20 in a coal mine (煤矿) in Daping, Henan. It has killed 129 people so far. Another 19 are still missing. More than 400 workers were at the mine at the time. Only 298 ran out.
News 2: Scientists have found some caves (洞穴) in the north part of the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) of Dunhuang in Gansu. Now the north part has 248 caves in all. Altogether there are 735 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. People began to make Mogao Grottoes from 366 AD. Pictures in the caves show what people’s lives were like in the past.
News 3: Are girls cleverer than boys? Maybe. In a new study, scientists found that female chimps used sticks two years earlier than male chimps in Africa. Female chimps watched their mums look for food. The males climbed trees. The same thing also happens in the world of people. Girls learn to write and draw before boys, while boys learn to play with balls before girls.
1. Which of the above news stories talks about an accident?| A．News 1 | B．News 2 |
| C．News 3 | D．All of them |
| A．there are many caves in China |
| B．how to live a happy life |
| C．how people lived long ago |
| D．caves should be protected |
| A．very sure | B．doubtful (怀疑的) |
| C．sure | D．not sure |
| A．More than 400 workers lived through the mine explosion. |
| B．Female chimps don’t like to learn things from their mums. |
| C．Boys learn to play with balls earlier than girls. |
| D．All caves in China have pictures on the walls. |
| A．a kind of food | B．a kind of animal |
| C．the name of a man | D．the name of a game |
5 . Teens around the world use social media a lot. But is this a good thing? While you can say nice and
When people say mean things to us, we feel
And finally no one can just
Overall, cyberbullying is a terrible thing that people do. There should be laws to protect people from cyberbullying.
1.| A．popular | B．kind | C．interesting | D．proper |
| A．online | B．on purpose | C．indirectly | D．in brief |
| A．terrified | B．lonely | C．sad | D．bored |
| A．noticeable | B．negative | C．practical | D．lasting |
| A．think about | B．care about | C．worry about | D．talk about |
| A．short | B．hard | C．ordinary | D．busy |
| A．teaching | B．blaming | C．killing | D．punishing |
| A．deal with | B．compare with | C．begin with | D．disagree with |
| A．cheats | B．hurts | C．beats | D．confuses |
| A．However | B．Moreover | C．Instead | D．Therefore |
| A．unnecessary | B．unrealistic | C．unusual | D．uncertain |
| A．as | B．unless | C．if | D．until |
| A．keep | B．admit | C．remember | D．enjoy |
| A．still | B．always | C．just | D．even |
| A．forget | B．refuse | C．discover | D．ignore |
6 . New York City has a housing problem. Currently, it has 1.8 million one-and two-person households, and only one million studios and one-bedroom apartments.
In January, Bloomberg’s office announced the winner of its 2012 competition to design and build a residential tower of micro-units apartments between 250 and 370 square feet-on a city-owned site at East 27 street in Manhattan. According to the Mayor’s press release, the winning proposal, by the Brooklyn-based firm NARCHITECTS, was chosen for its innovative layout and building design, with nearly 10-foot ceilings and Juliet balconies that give residents “substantial light and air.”
“Sure, these micro-apartments maybe fantastic for young professionals in their 20’s,” says Dak Kopec, director of design for human health at Boston Architectural College and author of Environmental Psychology for Design. “
Home is supposed to be a safe haven, and a resident with a demanding job may feel trapped in a claustrophobic (导致闭恐惧症的) apartment at night forced to choose between the physical crowding of furniture and belongings in his unit, and social crowding, caused by other resident, in the buildings common spaces. Research. Kopec says, has shown that crowding-related stress can increase rates of domestic violence and substance abuse.
For all of us, daily life is a sequence of events, he explains. But most people don’t like adding extra steps to everyday tasks. Because micro-apartments are too small to hold basic furniture like a bed, a table and a couch at the same time, residents must resent their quarters throughout the day: folding down a Murphy bed (墨菲隐蔽床), or hanging up a dining table on the wall.
| A．But they definitely can be unhealthy for older people, say, those in their thirties or forties, who face different stress factors that can make tight living conditions a problem. |
| B．The obvious solution seems to be to develop more small residential units. |
| C．New Yorkers may actually face more expensive housing, paying the same amount to rent a studio in the neighborhood where they used to be able to afford a one-bedroom. |
| D．Nobody is claiming that micro-apartments will be a silver bullet. |
| E．What might seem novel at the beginning ends up including a lot of little inconveniences, just to go to sleep or make breakfast before work. |
| F．But as New York City “Micro-apartment” project inches closer to reality, experts warn that Micro-living may not be the urban panacea (灵丹妙药) we’ve been waiting for. |
最近，对于工作和生活，有人提出996的工作模式（即从早上9点工作到晚上9点，每周工作六天），他们认为年轻人不付出超越别人的努力和时间，就不能够实现自己想要的成功。
你们班将召开班会，对此观点进行讨论。请写一篇发言稿，你的发言稿必须包括以下内容：
1.提出你觉得这个观点中需要进行改进的地方和改进意见
2.阐述你的具体理由
8 . Social comparison is natural human behavior and there are two types of it: upward social comparison, where we look at people who we feel are better off than we are and downward social comparison, where we look at people who we feel are worse off than we are. These comparisons aren’t always bad for us, but they can sometimes be less helpful than we think.
Whether social comparison is helpful or harmful is decided by our self-respect, the stressors (压力因素) we already have in our lives, and whether we’re making upward or downward social comparison. For example, when we make downward social comparison and compare ourselves to those who are less well-off, it generally makes us feel better. However, those who are experiencing greater threats or stress in their lives tend to use downward comparison more often.
In addition, social media has taken social comparison to a whole new level in the last few years. We see who is doing what were not, and we may become stressed wondering if we’re doing enough, earning enough, or enjoying life enough.
If you feel somewhat hooked on (沉迷于) feelings of superiority from downward social comparison or beating yourself up when you make upward social comparison, it’s important to get out of this mental trap. To train your brain to care less about what others are doing or thinking, find role models and learn from them without adding the element of competitiveness to your own life. You can also create a supportive circle:
| A．This can lift their mood |
| B．Focus on your own failures |
| C．Try to be a modest person |
| D．This can be a group of friends sharing a common goal |
| E．Remind yourself of what you have achieved and are good at |
| F．And sometimes they’re bad for our happiness and stress levels |
| G．We compare our regular lives with other people’s best memories |
9 . Teens Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep And Schools Are Partly to Blame
Most kids are severely sleep deprived, and early school starting times aren’t helping.
Across the country, only 17.7 percent of middle and high schools start classes after 8:30 a.m.. The average school start time for middle and high schools around the country is 8:03 a.m., according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AAP advises that schools start after 8:30 to help teenagers get 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep a night — the amount the AAP says is ideal. Currently, less than a third of high school students sleep 8 hours a night, says the CDC analysis.
The analysis uses 2011–2012 information from the Department of Education to gather the start times of about 39,700 schools. Alaska has the latest average school start time at 8:33 a.m., while Louisiana has the earliest at 7:40 a.m.
Sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to suffer from depression, use drugs, get low grades and be overweight. Even though schools often face obstacles when trying to delay school start times due to traffic and scheduling concerns, some have made progress recently.
After Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts delayed school start times in 2008 from 7:55 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., the private school saw a number of benefits. As the Huffington Post previously reported, the school’s 2014 viewbook noted that students earned higher grades; ate more breakfasts, visited the health center far less frequently; and performed better in athletics. Teachers reported that first-period discussion classes were uncharacteristically lively from the beginning bell.
Half of parents whose teens attend schools that start before 8:30 would support a later start time, according to a 2014 survey from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
1. The benefits of enough sleep for students don’t include ________.| A．earning higher grades | B．eating more breakfast |
| C．visiting the health center more frequently | D．performing better in athletics |
| A．making a comparison | B．using examples |
| C．presenting research findings | D．quoting diagrams |
| A．The earlier schools start, the higher grades students can get. |
| B．All schools should start after 8:30 across the world. |
| C．Nine hours of sleep a night is the most ideal choice. |
| D．The lack of sleep may lead to various terrible problems. |
| A．A research report. | B．A health guide. |
| C．A class presentation. | D．An official document. |
10 . In general, elderly people, after retirement, can spend time in
The majority would prefer home-based care,
The government is encouraging home-based care for the aged not only because it is the top choice of the elderly
To help the elderly people, the government is sponsoring day-care centers in local communities in many cities, where the government
For those who prefer to stay
| A．celebrations | B．meetings | C．activities | D．movements |
| A．or | B．but | C．yet | D．and |
| A．spending | B．to spend | C．costing. | D．to cost |
| A．which | B．that | C．it | D．where |
| A．as | B．so | C．therefore | D．however |
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| A．below | B．under | C．over | D．above |
| A．making | B．considering | C．supposing | D．believing |
| A．As if | B．Only if | C．Even if | D．If only |
| A．merely | B．only | C．mostly | D．nearly |
| A．but for | B．but also | C．and then | D．and yet |
| A．of | B．on | C．off | D．with |
| A．handling | B．to handle | C．handled | D．being handled |
| A．requires | B．recommends | C．guides | D．provides |
| A．are advised | B．is advised | C．are operated | D．is operated |
| A．taste | B．turn | C．take | D．touch |
| A．at home | B．at abroad | C．at dinner | D．at ease |
| A．immediately | B．lately | C．justly | D．necessary |
| A．but | B．yet | C．and | D．thus |
| A．so that | B．however | C．although | D．now that |
