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education. Some efforts begin in high school. But more and more information is available on the Internet,
not only for young people but also for adults. The goal is to teach about saving, investing (投资) and using
money.
The United States Financial Literacy and Education Commission was established in 2003. This
government group takes charge of financial education efforts through nineteen federal agencies. Information
on financial education can be found at its Web site. The address is MyMoney.gov. It includes links to
agencies that deal with banking, buying a home, investing and other areas.
The National Council on Economic Education has found that seventeen states now require high school
students to take a class in economics. This number has grown from thirteen in 1998. As of three years ago,
half of all states required students to take a class in personal finance. Yet that number has fallen, from
twenty-five to twenty-two. The National Council on Economic Education sells textbooks for grades four
through twelve. It also offers free materials for teachers. The information is available at ncee.net.
Teachers say parents also need to play a larger part in educating their children about money. A recent
study found that seventy percent of college students said they received financial advice mainly from their
parents. Investment companies also offer information. Charles Schwab, for example, has a Web site to help
parents teach their kids about money and investing. The address is SchwabMoneyWise.com.
One of the first tastes of financial independence that many young people get is through summer jobs.
Junior Achievement is an organization that teaches young people about finance and business. It says almost
three-fourths of young people questioned said they planned to have a summer job.
B. ncee.net
C. The National Council
D. MyMoney.gov
B. the number of the states has greatly reduced
C. students are required to take financial lessons
D. textbooks on economics sell well in America
B. The parents.
C. The government.
D. The companies.
B. receive more social experience
C. take part in more activities
D. learn more financial knowledge
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试题【阅读理解。 In the United States, there are growing calls to do more to help young】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Read and answer the following questions.
to beaches, mountains to flatlands. These conditions help create all sorts of weather: mild, moderate and
extreme. Sometimes all in one day! In the summer, some areas get very hot and the air is very wet. But others
have dry air, so the heat does not feel so bad.
In the winter, parts of the country get cold and snowy while others stay warm and sunny. This is the
difference between, for example, New York City on the East Coast and Los Angeles on the West Coast. Yet
even the East Coast has its warm places in winter, like Florida.
The oceans affect weather along the coasts. The Pacific coast has smaller temperature changes and calmer
conditions than along the Atlantic.
Alaska and Hawaii are the only states not connected to the forty-eight mainland states. Alaska is in the
Arctic area, so it gets very cold. Hawaii, out in the Pacific, is warm all year long.
Weather in the central and northeastern parts of the country is affected by cold air from Canada and warm
air from the Caribbean. Conditions can change quickly.
Hurricanes are ocean storms that strike mainly in the Southeast. The hurricane season is, officially, June
through November. Tornadoes are a risk across the country. These are locally severe windstorms. They
generally happen in spring and summer.
In fact, March eighteenth happens to be the eightieth anniversary of the most deadly tornado in United
States history. The nineteen twenty-five"Tri-State Tornado" hit parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. The
National Weather Service says the horrible twister killed nearly seven hundred people.
1. Why does America have all sorts of weather? (回答词数不超过8个)
____________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the difference in weather between Alaska and Hawaii?(回答词数不超过7个)
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. What makes the weather conditions change quickly in the central and northeastern parts of the US?
(回答词数不超过10个)
______________________________________________________________________________
Just 33,526 of London"s estimated 3.5 million workers signed up with St John"s Ambulance and the British
Red Cross to learn simple first aid last year. The figures coming from a new report show that nine out of 10
people would not know what to do if a colleague was badly hurt, while 72 percent have never attended a
first-aid course.
Doctors describe the situation as appalling and have called for urgent training in schools and the workplace.
Training in first aid should start at an early age and should be taught to everybody at school. First aid is very
important because at best it can save lives and at worst it reduces pressure on hospital rooms. Employers get
anxious when a worker has had some sort of accident in the office or factory and rush them to the
hospital-even if all they require is a bandage.
Last year 20,000 Londoners were trained in first aid by St John"s Ambulance, the leading provider in
life-saving courses, and 13,526 were trained by the Red Cross. According to St John"s Ambulance, four out of
five parents do not know how to carry out mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (苏醒).
Nick Suggitt, training manager with St John Ambulance, said,"We are training just a tiny part of the number
necessary, and only touching the tip of the iceberg."
"Not enough people know how to save a life, and since many emergencies occur at home or at work, these
skills are often needed to save the life of a friend or a family member."
B. terrible
C. rising
D. challenging
B. many people are unwilling to take the training
C. most people know nothing or very little about first aid
D. 90 percent of people never attend first-aid courses
B. many people are rushed to the hospital with only slight injuries
C. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is quite important for parents at home
D. a number of people are trained
B. First-aid Training Is Urgently Needed
C. Training in First Aid Is Valuable
D. Not Enough People Know How to Save a Life
阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。
选项中有一项是多余选项。
The people below are all looking for a course on Chinese to study. Read the following information about
the six courses. Decide which course would be the most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 1-5.
One of the letters may not be chosen.
communicate with the Chinese people.
2. Sarah is a Learner of Chinese with a fairly good knowledge of basic Chinese grammar and a vocabulary
of 2500, hoping to improve her Chinese ability in speaking, reading and writing.
3. Lois majors in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and hopes to improve her ability in translation.
4. Dennis once has taught himself Chinese and can speak a little Chinese but with poor pronunciation and
grammar, hoping to meet the needs of everyday life and study, and understand each other in basic
communication through training.
5. Georgia specializes in the Chinese language and culture at the average. He plans to have a tour in China.
discourse (语段). To enable the learner to master the basic knowledge of the Chinese language, to
have the basic ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing, so that they are able to communicate
with others and to meet the needs of everyday life, study and sociality. This will lay a foundation for
further study of Chinese.
B. Intermediate (中等) Chinese Comprehensive Course 40 lessons in all, focusing on the training of the
comprehensive skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing of intermediate Chinese. To enable the
students to recognize, understand and use the active and less active words, to improve their ability of
expressing themselves in paragraphs and discourse, to master the new words, patterns, grammatical
structures, paragraphs and discourse and means of connections so as to express the meaning of the
texts correctly and fluently in paragraphs and discourse.
C. News Listening Based on frequently used words, typical sentences and information and concentrating
on improving the ability of listening comprehension. To improve the ability of collecting information, to
grasp the knowledge and skills they have learned and to understand the broadcasting and TV news of
similar themes and relevant level of difficulty with the correctness of 80%. To build up the foundation
for further study.
D. Elementary English-Chinese Translation 25 classes in total, including various styles such as poems, popular
science, political comments and news, about every aspect of everyday life. The texts vary from easy to
difficult and combine theory with practice as well as translation and interpretation. About 185 hours are
needed. To familiarize the learner with the equivalent (对应的) Chinese expressions of English. To enable
them to know usage of Chinese and English words and sentences, cultural differences and the background
knowledge.
E. Elementary Spoken Chinese in Business 24 units in all. Chinese words and expressions in business and trade
are introduced in the form of vivid situational dialogues, notes and exercises. To enable the learner to master
the words and expressions of elementary spoken business Chinese and to communicate with others in trade
and business.
F. Chinese Human Geography Introduction to geographic environment and cultural phenomena in various parts
of China, such as natural features, historical backgrounds, religious sites, ancient battle fields, dramas and
arts, traditional products, and special food, etc. Through the introduction to historical and cultural sites and
scenery, the learner will have a general view about Chinese geography, history, culture and regional features.
site in San Timoteo Canyon (峡谷) when they unearthed hundreds of ancient animal fossils. Researchers say
the bones hold important clues about the history of the region.
Nearly 1, 500 fossils were recovered from the dusty canyon. The remains are about 1.4 million years old.
They include the bones of a new species of deer, several small rodents (啮齿目动物) and more. A giant cat
fossil was also found. Scientists believe the animal was an ancestor of the saber- toothed tiger. Signs of plant
life were uncovered as well.
"This is a huge find," says Rick Greenwood, a scientist studying the site. "I don"t think most people had
any idea that those types of animals were wandering around here more than a million years ago."
San Timoteo Canyon is located about 85 miles from Los Angeles. The area of the canyon where the fossils
were found was once part of a green river valley. Today, the region is dry and plant life is rare.
Most of the fossils are well preserved. Experts say a muddy lake bed may have trapped thirty animals that
wandered over for a drink. The mud helped to protect the animal fossils.
The remains are a million years older than those discovered at the famous La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.
Scientists studying the bones will be able to learn more about how the animals adapted to changes in the
environment.
"We have a confused view of what this time period was like," says another scientist. "A discovery like this
could really be an important contribution."
About 35 different animal species are represented in the fossil collection. Scientists began removing bones
from the site last fall. The project was completed this summer. Starting next year, the fossils will be on display
at the Western Science Center in the nearby city of Hemet, California.
B. The preparation for a future fossil exhibition.
C. A great discovery of fossils.
D. The history of San Timoteo Canyon.
B. the canyon in ancient times was quite different.
C. more research work will be carried on in the canyon.
D. the river water helped to protect the animal fossils.
B. include more species
C. are better preserved
D. make experts more confused
B. Some of them have been destroyed.
C. They were looked for under experts" guidance.
D. They will be on show in the near future.
productivity, workplace morale (士气), and the well-being of animals.
A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Petcare
information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets. "On
the pets" side, they are not left on their own and won"t feel lonely and unhappy," she said. A study of major
US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial (有益的), while 27% experienced a drop in
absenteeism (缺勤).
Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington."My customers love them.
they are their favorites," she said."They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the
sun."
Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years "working" at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain
Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years. "BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking
past tap on the glass," he said.
Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation.
But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable.
B. 27%
C. 25%
D. 15%
B. often greets the passers-by
C. likes to sleep in the sun
D. is a two-year-old cat
B. Your Favorite Office Pets
C. Pets Join the Workforce
D. Busy Life for Pets
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