Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program according to Xi’an Evening Newspaper.
They will study hotel management in Bavarian Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1 200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.
The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city’s high school graduates with new job chances.
Applicants (申请者) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay 180 000 yuan covering the three year’s study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.
“The change for my child to go to college is small. What’s more, it’s not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said, “We don’t worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two-year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them.”
小题1:This text is mainly about _________.| A．a hotel management school in Bavarian, Germany | | B．students from Wuhan studying in Germany | | C．students going abroad on work-study program | | D．new job chances offered in Germany |
小题2: Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students? | A．Wasteful. | B．Wise. | C．Sorry. | D．Worried. |
小题3:We can infer that these applicants found it hard ___________.| A．to go to college at home | | B．to pay for the cost | | C．to pass the test given by the Germans | | D．to get a job when they return home |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A |
小题1:本题考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。本文主要谈论了武汉高中毕业生前往德国参加职业培训的计划。其他选项是文章的细节，不能概括原文。
小题2:本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。由第二段和最后一段可知，家长送子女到国外学习是明智的。其他选项缺乏原文的信息支持。
小题3:本题考查根据短文内容进行简单的能力。由最后一段家长的谈话“The change for my child to go to college is small. What’s more, it’s not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,”可以判断这些孩子在国内上大学较难。B、D与原文信息不符；C项原文未涉及。 |
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Electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to electronic products that are no longer usable. This can include TVs, cell phones and computers and other office electronics, electronic toys and videos machines. Today, the average turnover（更换）rate for a computer in the United States is every two years, according to the environmental group, Greenpeace.
The group"s Dai Yun says e-waste is a global problem. "The electronic industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The high speed of growth in this industry means more and more electronic products are being wasted and thrown away. If no one decides to retrieve the old products and process them properly, the electronic waste will sweep over the earth like the huge wave behind me and pollute the Earth seriously."
Greenpeace works out that 20 to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally each year. The components（部件）in many electronic products contain harmful chemicals that pollute ground water and the environment.
At present , the U.S. has no federal law for the disposal (处理) of e-waste although a few states have e-waste recycling programs in place, but there is no law. The U.S. exports much of its e-waste to third world countries, such as India and China, where workers took apart computers for valuable parts, hoping to sell them for money. But harmful wastes expert, Dr. Bakul Rao, says that"s a dangerous practice. "From now on, the recyclers are not very educated. All they know is they can retrieve copper or gold out of it. So, the easiest way to do that is leach (过滤) it out in an acid or burn it off to retrieve it. So, that"s where they don"t know how to deal with it, neither do they have any health systems in place. So, their exposure is more."
小题1:Which of the following is most likely not to be a form of e-waste?| A．A mobile phone | B．A radio | C．An e-bike | D．A table |
小题2:What does the underlined word "retrieve" (paragraph 2) probably mean?| A．look into | B．take apart | C．get back | D．throw away |
小题3:What of the following statements is true according to the passage？| A．The U.S. has strict national laws for dealing with e-waste. | B．Third world countries import e-waste to get valuable parts, which is a safe and easy way to
make money. | | C．The way uneducated workers deal with old computers does great harm to the environment as well as to their own health. | | D．More and more electronic waste is being wasted and thrown away mainly because of |
people"s bad habits.
小题4:What is the purpose of writing the passage?| A．To attract more people"s attention to e-waste. | | B．To call on people not to throw away e-waste anywhere. | | C．To tell people what e-waste is and how to deal with it well. | | D．To warn people to break away from the electronic industry. |
小题5: The next paragraph probably concerns_______.| A．how to deal with e-waste properly | | B．how to protect ourselves from harm by e-waste | | C．How to slow down the development in the electronic industry | | D．how to make full use of e-waste |
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“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong your self. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “bring with folly and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
小题1:What does the reader learn from the first paragraph ?
The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
小题2:What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad”?
If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
小题3:If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _________.
the very backbone and nerve of character
the patience and power to control himself
strong feelings
self-confidence
小题4: The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to ___________.
explain that self-control is the key to success
teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it
advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends |
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not dad an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1 swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be started as following: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but 7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
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| 小题2: | | A．more | B．drive | C．travel | D．ride |
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| 小题3: | | A．though about | B．cared for | C．showed up | D．brought up |
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| 小题4: | | A．Before | B．Once | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题5: | | A．accuracy | B．unit | C．limit | D．length |
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| 小题6: | | A．remind | B．inform | C．warm | D．recall |
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| 小题7: | | A．recite | B．overlearn | C．research | D．improve |
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| 小题9: | | A．convenient | B．demanding | C．satisfactory | D．swift |
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If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are that you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams (婴儿推车). You may see more than one woman 1 on the same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child, 2 a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early shift in an office, leaving their children to a child – minder – a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or badly. Brain Jackson, director of the Child – minding Researching Unit, and his colleagues have done a great deal of work in finding out 3 it means for a child to spend the first years of life in the care of a child – minder.
4 law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and gets paid must be registered. 5 the punishment is a 6 pounds fine. Local authorities are responsible for the registration and supervision (监管) of minders. The regulations 6 adequate provision (保障) for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can 7 these. Yet, not many districts give financial assistance. “This means,” Brain Jackson says, “that when you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered, illegal minders 8 .”
The researchers found themselves 9 into the role of private investigators when they conduct their 10 . Getting up early to do a “Dawn Watch” following mothers through cold, dark streets and nothing where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.
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小题3:| 小题5: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Moreover |
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| 小题6: | | A．require | B．demand | C．insist | D．acquire |
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| 小题8: | | A．at work | B．in public | C．in vain | D．at present |
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| 小题9: | | A．run | B．looked | C．forced | D．dropped |
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Essays for Early Writers
1 for the essay writers: For each essay, begin with a topic (focus) sentence that 2 the main ideas that you will be writing about. Then write at least four to five sentences that clearly explain the 3 of your essay. End the essay with a strong closing sentence that summarizes what you wrote. Check that your grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct. 4 to use complete sentences and write neatly!
General Topics:
Book Report: Use this form to write a book report, noting the book’s name, author, main character, 5 ,and plot summary.
Movie Review: Review a movie. Include a description 6 the characters, the story, the scenery, and what you liked the 7 and the least about the movie.
A Veteran’s Story: Write a page about a relative or friend who was in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or National Guard. Who was this person, when did this person 8 , was it during a war, what did that person do during their service, and what are their recollections (回忆)of their service?
A Friend: Write about what being a friend means to you. 9 what friends do and how they behave with each other and with other people. What happens when friends disagree?
Improve the World: what you would do to improve the world? Think of actions you could take to help make the world a 10 place. June 23 is United Nations Public Service Day.
小题1:Instruments B. Installments C. Indications D. Instructions
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| 小题3: | | A．object | B．words | C．point | D．purpose |
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| 小题4: | | A．Insure | B．Make sure | C．See to it that | D．Assure |
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| 小题5: | | A．setting | B．content | C．people | D．topic |
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| 小题7: | | A．best | B．more | C．most | D．better |
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| 小题9: | | A．Describe | B．Imagine | C．Review | D．Report |
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| 小题10: | | A．clean | B．easy | C．better | D．neatly |
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