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They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher. In
many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher
who has taught for several years.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a
profession that has provided rewards in addition to money-the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing
others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many,
than there are rewards.
Unruly students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money
and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.
As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are
going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States.
Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching. But as other
professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training
programs. Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled.
Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered. They talked
about change. But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy. People"s attitudes have formed
over many years, and sometimes change takes many years.
B. job
C. secretary
D. truck driver
B. Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields.
C. Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.
D. Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.
B. the difficulties of teaching as well as a lack of money, support and understanding
C. the attracting power of other jobs
D. a lack of satisfaction of sharing knowledge and influencing others
B. impossible
C. influences people"s attitude
D. needs time
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report shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work
immediately with very little on-the-job training.
That"s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornell"s School of Hotel
Administration, for example, bachelor"s degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries
ranging from the high to low and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies especially like
a background of formal education coupled with work experience. But in the long run, too much specialization
does not pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic
stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree
washes out after five years.
As further evidence of the erosion of corporate faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State"s Scheetz cites
a pattern in corporate hiring practices. Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often
seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management. This sounds like a formal statement that you
approve of the liberal-arts (文科) graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents
that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-
mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems. David Birch, manager of the Boston
Red Sox, says that he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree."I hire only liberal-arts
people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things," says Birch.
For a liberal-arts degree, students focus on some basic courses that include literature history, mathematics,
economics, science, human behavior and a computer course or two. With these useful and important courses,
you can feel free to specialize, "A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is
a very good combination in the marketplace," says Scheetz.
B. a bachelor"s degree in education
C. formal schooling and work experience
D. an MBA degree from top universities
B. MBA programs will not be as popular as they are now
C. people will not forget the degree the MBA graduates have got
D. most MBA programs fail to provide students with a foundation
B. they can do better in bundling changing situations
C. they are well trained in a variety of specialized fields
D. they have attended special programs in management
B. formal schooling is less important than job training
C. specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists
D. generalists will do better than specialists in management
to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily,
but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move
to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The
most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of the fish, which is called "salmon". This fish is born
in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its
birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They
leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes
they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters (龙虾). Every year, when the season
of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody
knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals
move from one place to another, but at other times we don"t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
B. enjoy warmer weather
C. find food more easily
D. find beautiful places
B. rivers
C. fresh water
D. its birthplace
B. the weather is bad
C. the place gets too crowded
D. they haven"t enough food
B. to the sea floor
C. at a certain time
D. to find more food
B. The migration of the fish called "salmon" is the most famous migration.
C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.
D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to
another, but sometimes we don"t.
you"ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码)
to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what
you need. When it"s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you
walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The
music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If
you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console
(控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want
to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you
because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I"ve put in my house. The
systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I"ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one
day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, "How will I live without them?"
B. The function of the PIN.
C. A home for the future.
D. Easy life in the future.
B. To let readers know how special his house is.
C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.
D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.
B. you can make a telephone call anywhere
C. it has your favorite music following you
D. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
B. A famous doctor.
C. An idealist.
D. An experienced teacher.
B. play music
C. get a telephone call
D. go swimming
| A. Surrounding Yourself with English B. Listen to English Music C. Log on the English Website D. Watch English Films E. Use All of Your Resources Speak without Fear |
| 阅读理解。 |
| How can a creature weighing over 5 tons and normally taking 150 kilograms food and 120 liters of water per day survive in a desert environment? In the southwest African country of Namibia, and the Sahara lands of Mali further north, the desert elephant does just that. Although not regarded as a separate species from the African elephant, the desert cousin differs in many ways. Their bodies are smaller, to absorb less heat, and their feet are larger for easier walking across sandy surfaces. They are taller to reach higher branches. They have shorter tusks, and most importantly, longer trunks to dig for water in riverbeds. Desert elephants can travel over 70 kilometers in search for feeding grounds and water holes, and have a larger group of families. They drink only 3-4 days, and can store water in a "bag" at the back of their throat, which is only used when badly needed. Desert elephants are careful feeders-they seldom root up trees and break fewer branches, and thus maintain what little food sources are available. Young elephants may even eat the dung (粪便) of the female leader of a group when facing food shortage. During drought they are unlikely to give birth to their young but with good rains the birthrate will increase greatly. Desert elephants have sand baths, sometimes adding their own urine (尿) to make them muddy! As we continue to overheat our weak planet, it can only be hoped that other animal species will adapt (调 整适应) as extraordinarily well to change as the desert elephant. |
| 1. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 means "_____". |
| [ ] |
| A. remains in the African countries B. drinks 120 liters of water a day C. managed to live in desert areas D. eats 150 kilograms of food daily |
| 2. Desert elephants are called careful feeders because they _____. |
| [ ] |
| A. rarely ruin trees B. drink only every 3-4 days C. search for food in large group D. protect food sources for their young |
| 3. The author answers the question raised in the first paragraph with _____. |
| [ ] |
| A. stories and explanation B. facts and descriptions C. examples and conclusion D. evidence and arguments |
| 4. What can he inferred from the last sentence in the passage? |
| [ ] |
| A. Overheating the earth can be stopped B. Not all animal species are so adaptable C. The planet will become hotter and hotter D. Not all animals are as smart as desert elephants |