Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college with a degree (学位) in history. Today,
she __21 for a large company. Now twenty-seven, Rachel takes classes twice a week 22 work.
She is learning to use the computer program. "I enjoyed college, 23 my job doesn"t use information
I learned when I was doing my degree," Rachel says. "This course is helping me to do my job better.
In the future, I might go 24 to school and get an MBA.
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually 25 studying.
Today, lifelong learning is becoming more 26 . In the United States, people can 27 to school in
their late twenties, thirties or even older. They get a 28 degree. Like Rachel, many more are taking
training courses to 29 their skills. With many classes now available (现成的) through the Internet,
it is easier for people to get degrees or training by distance learning (远程学习). Mayumi Hosoya,
who is forty, teaches Japanese at a college in New York. "Next semester, I"ll be teaching some of
my 30 using the Internet. This is 31 for me," says Mayumi. "At the moment, I am taking a course to
learn how to teach this way." At the same time, Mayumi"s seventy-year-old mother and father are
taking a distance learning 32 in Art History. "We love the subject," says Mayumi"s father, "and now
we can study with people from all over the world. I never thought learning could be this much fun!" |
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| | 完形填空。 | Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak.
Now she was Portia, a strong-willed 21 in Shakespeare"s The Merchant of
Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power
she had never before experienced, the words flowing smoothly from her.
22 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She
23 being in front of other people. She was very 24 at school. She had never
thought she was good enough at anything to 25 much attention. She stayed
mostly to herself, making 26 friends. She had excellent grades, 27 she always
thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta"s mother had heard about it and 28
her to join in.
"I can"t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the
plays you used to act out for us?"
Roberta looked down. "I am not interested."
Her mother wouldn"t let the 29 drop. "You"re just a little scared (害怕).
Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the fear
to find the love of what you"re doing.""
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama
Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking
such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia"s part, 31 the lines by repeating
them over and over. It wasn"t hard; she 32 every minute of it. Every time she
spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare
had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 33 two of Portia"s famous speeches for the
auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 34
was hers. | ( )1. A. member
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D. position | |
| 阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息,每空限填数字或一个单词。 | David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975. When he was a young boy, David started playing football
for a local team. At that time nobody expected him to become a top footballer, as he was too thin. However , David was much more interested in football than in school. He said that he knew what he wanted and that Manchester United was the dream.
David always wanted to play for the Red Devils, so in 1991 he left his family and home and moved to
Manchester to join United as a trainee. "It was though, but well worth in the end." David said. He signed
as a professional for United in 1993 and since then he was won lots of awards. He has gained international
fame and earned millions of pounds. In the year 2000 he was voted the second best player in the world!
David has proved that he"s got natural talent. This, along with hard work, has made him develop a
wonderful technique in a very short time. Anyone who has seen him play will tell you that he has scored
some spectacular goals.
David Beckham
| Time | Events | | In 1975 | Born in (1) ____________. | | A young boy | Started (2) ____________ football for he local team. | | More interested in football than in school. | | Manchester United was the (3) ____________. | | In 1991 | Left family to (4) __________ Manchester United. | | In (5) __________ | Become a professional player. | | Won lots of awards. | | In 2000 | Was voted one of the best players in the world. | Xiao Bao performed on Asia Uncut, one of Asia"s largest English-language talk shows, in
Shanghai on January 28, 2010.
Xiao Bao was born prematurely (早产) and weighed just a little more than 1 kg at birth.
Doctors suggested that his mom should play music for him and encourage him to do more exercise.
When Xiao Bao was about one year old, his mom found he liked moving his body to music, even
to the songs of mobile phones. When Xiao Bao was two years old, his mom took him to the Baby
Show, a TV program in Hebei Province where they lived. Xiao Bao performed quite well. The
choreographer (舞蹈教练) advised his mom to take him to take dancing courses (课程). So,
the mom quit her job and took Xiao Bao to a dancing class in Beijing. Xiao Bao learned street
dance there. He later took part in the program "6+1" on July 19, 2009 and became a star.
"I took him to the dancing school and shows," his mom said. "When you see him dancing, you
will find how happy he is.
"But Xiao Bao"s mom knows that he now isn"t living a normal life as a child. "Every day, there
are many adults telling him how smart he is. He has no friends of his own age." She is taking Xiao
Bao to a kindergarten (幼儿园) soon and the dancing courses will go on, because they make him
really happy. | | 根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 | | 1. When did Xiao Bao begin to show his interest in music? | A. When he was born.
B. When he was one year old.
C. When he was two years old.
D. When he was four years old. | | 2. Where does Xiao Bao come from? | A. Shanghai.
B. Beijing.
C. Hebei.
D. Tianjin. | | 3. What does the underlined word "quit" mean in English? | A. looked for
B. depended on
C. picked up
D. gave up | | 4. Xiao Bao"s mom is sending him to a kindergarten to _____. | A. learn street dance
B. show off his shows to other kids
C. make him have a normal life as a child
D. stop him from communicating with adults | | 5. What can we learn from this passage? | A. Xiao Bao has a great interest in dancing.
B. Xiao Bao"s mom will stop his dancing courses.
C. Xiao Bao started to learn dancing at the age of one.
D. Xiao Bao became famous after performing on Asia Uncut. | | 阅读下面的短文，按信息表中的要求填写信息。 | My name is Li Hua. Jack is my good friend. Before he started high school, he used to spend a lot
of time playing games with me. But now he is always busy. He used to like doing sports, but now he
likes painting very much. He used to be on the basketball team. Now, he is a member of an art club.
He used to be afraid of swimming, but now he is a good swimmer. His parents said they used to do
the same thing when they were children. When his parents were children, they used to play games
with their friends and like sports very much. So Jack and his parents are good friends. | | Information Card | | How did Jack use to get along with his life? | | How is Jack getting along with his life now? | | He spent a lot of time playing games. | He 1_____. | | He liked sports. | He likes 2 _____ . | | He used to be on the 3_____team. | He is a member of 4_____. | | He used to be afraid of 5_____ . | He is a good swimmer. |
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ldinho from Brazil is a magician (魔术师) on the field. He looks one way while
aldinho seems to reinvent football.