Last week I talked with some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it re-grows, you can get at least 5 cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
小题1:We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.| A．a doctor | B．a model | C．a teacher | D．a reporter |
小题2:Many graduates today turn to cosmetic s surgery to ________.| A．marry a better manwoman | B．become a model | | C．get an advantage over others in job-hunt | D．attract more admirers |
小题3:According to the passage, the author believes that ________.| A．everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost | | B．it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs | | C．it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career | | D．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery |
小题4:The best title for the passage should be “________”.| A．Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation | | B．Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs | | C．Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery | | D．Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
试题分析：这篇文章讲的是为了找到好的工作，很多毕业生选择做美容手术，使自己在找工作的时候有优势，当他们这样做是受到媒体的影响。
小题1:推理题：从文章的第一段的句子：Last week I talked with some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated,可以推断出作者是一个老师，选C
小题2:推理题：从文章的第四段的句子：I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.可知现在很多毕业生求助于做美容手术，是为了在找工作的时候比别人有优势，选C
小题3:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm.可知作者相信在追求美容手术这个方面，媒体应该负责，选D
小题4:标题确定题：这篇文章讲的是为了找到好的工作，很多毕业生做美容手术，使自己在找工作的时候有优势，所以Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs 是比较贴切的标题，选B |
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置。
Stop and think! Where do you most of your time? You work, watch TV, computer games, and sleep all . It"s easy to forget, but there is a(n) new world outside your door. The best way to it is to go backpacking.
Backpacking means to go hiking . You bring only what you can on your back. Are you eager to get ? Wait a minute! Before you go , you should gather basic equipment. First you need some shoes or boots. Always carry a waterproof (防水的) jacket or poncho(雨披), especially hiking in a climate, or if the weather forecast of coming rain. , you need a backpack. It"s also a good idea to a compass, a leakproof (防漏的) water bottle and a .
One-day hikes the easiest to organize. a trip with a small group of friends. Remember! Hiking in a group is safer than hiking . Decide how you will go. For most people, a distance of ten to twelve miles is far enough in a day if they are already used to walking .
Wherever you go, enjoy yourself. You may be tired when you get home, but you"ll feel very happy.
| 小题1: | | A．spend | B．cost | C．take | D．waste |
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| 小题2: | | A．learn | B．buy | C．have | D．play |
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| 小题3: | | A．indoor | B．indoors | C．outdoor | D．outdoors |
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| 小题4: | | A．over | B．whole | C．entire | D．complete |
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| 小题5: | | A．find out | B．discover | C．explore | D．study |
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| 小题6: | | A．on foot | B．by bus | C．by car | D．by boat |
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| 小题7: | | A．carry | B．fetch | C．lift | D．raise |
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| 小题8: | | A．away | B．off | C．ready | D．started |
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| 小题9: | | A．everywhere | B．every place | C．anywhere | D．wherever |
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| 小题10: | | A．many | B．any | C．numbers of | D．some |
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| 小题11: | | A．beautiful | B．cheap | C．comfortable | D．expensive |
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| 小题12: | | A．cold | B．wet | C．dry | D．warm |
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| 小题13: | | A．says | B．tells | C．reports | D．declares |
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| 小题14: | | A．Therefore | B．Thus | C．So | D．Finally |
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| 小题15: | | A．have | B．make | C．look for | D．collect |
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| 小题16: | | A．book | B．basin | C．pen | D．bag |
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| 小题17: | | A．is | B．seems | C．are | D．appear |
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| 小题18: | | A．Get | B．Arrange | C．Find | D．Manage |
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| 小题19: | | A．lonely | B．itself | C．own | D．alone |
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| 小题20: | | A．soon | B．often | C．fast | D．far |
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Does eating a good breakfast improve school study? A study of more than 1,000 pupils in the city of Lawrence suggests it does.
Youngsters who took part in the breakfast program improved their scores in the tests much more than those who didn’t. Among those who attended the program, fewer were found late for school than those who didn’t. And much fewer were found absent from their classes.
“Starting the day with a meal appears to be quite helpful,” says Amy Sampson, a research professor, who carried out the experiment on the students for a year.
Students who miss breakfast may be losing out on important nourishment in fruit, milk, bread and so on. If you are in a hurry in the morning, get you some pieces of bread with some fruit or yogurt. In that case, you won’t have to go to the selling machines for some chips or candy bars.
小题1:How many students in primary school are interviewed in Lawrence. | A．1000 | B．over 1000 | C．less than 1000 | D．almost 1000 |
小题2:According to the passage, pupils who took part in the breakfast program ______.| A．are clever than those who didn’t | | B．are healthier than those who didn’t | | C．were often late for school | | D．made greater progress in the study than those who didn’t |
小题3:The breakfast program was carried out by _____.| A．the Lawrence City government | B．teachers in a middle school | | C．a professor | D．1,000 pupils |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?| A．Over 1,000 pupils took part in the experiment. | | B．The experiment lasted a year. | | C．A good breakfast can improve school study. | | D．A good breakfast means eating a lot . |
小题5:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?| A．Breakfast or not? | B．1,000 clever pupils. | | C．How to keep fit? | D．How to become clever? |
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Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books --- especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound (装订) between hard covers.
There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens’ time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the countless subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand books, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small hand carts. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs, have been waiting for them. In places like this they can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old one that may be worth many pounds.
小题1:”Londoners are great readers” means that ___________.| A．Londoners are great because they read a lot. | | B．There are a great number of readers in London. | | C．Londoners read a lot. | | D．Londoners are readers who read only great books. |
小题2:According to this passage, Charring Cross Road __________.| A．is in the suburbs of London | B．is the busiest street in London | | C．contains various kinds of shops | D．is famous for its bookshops |
小题3:In this passage, what does the underlined part “venture off the beaten track” mean?| A．move away from a busy street | | B．buy books in a most busy street | | C．waste time looking for books | | D．take a risk of losing one’s life |
小题4:On Farringdon Road, _______________.| A．you can find fine bookshops for the latest books | | B．there are only small bookshops for the second-hand books | | C．you can see book sellers selling books on hand-carts | | D．the same books as the ones in the bookshops of Charring Cross Road are sold |
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Who is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. It could also be someone like J. K. Rowling or Martin Luther King. Jr. , who have proven to be strong and intelligent people.
However, in today’s world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions. Teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons. Firstly, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and secondly because stars’ actions are so well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars’ lives. Much of the reports about stars is shocking and exhibits bad morals or lifestyles that aren’t right for teenagers. In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a shocking story by taking it to the next level.
However, teens must take responsibility for their actions. We can’t always blame stars for influencing us. Only you have control over yourself and only you choose to do something. Our bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.
Now, who ever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be or not, stars set examples as soon as they step into the spotlight. With reporters following and recording every move they make, it is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated. These people influence teens whether or not they want to. Why should someone who doesn’t want to be setting an example set one? So，should we look up to them or to people who are true and good role models? It’s our responsibility as teens to know right from wrong, and it’s time for us to take responsibility for our actions. In doing so，we will lean toward those inspiring people that want to be setting an example, and follow in their steps to be like them.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, _______ can usually be role models. | A．political leaders | | B．wealthy writers | | C．people inspiring others | | D．people with great intelligence |
小题2:What are the major reasons for the teens to imitate stars? | A．Interest in stars’ life and expectation of getting rich. | | B．Motivation for being fashionable and inspiration from popular examples. | | C．Intentions to gain acceptance and encouragement from stars’ lifestyle. | | D．Desires to be stylish and great influence from the mass media. |
小题3:The author writes the passage mainly to advise the teenagers to _______. | A．have a control over their own bodies and actions | | B．be responsible for their own choices and behaviors | | C．follow fashionable stars’ steps to be more popular | | D．choose right role models according to different reports |
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that _______. | A．stars have the responsibility for teenagers’ actions | | B．not all famous stars choose to influence teenagers | | C．teenagers choose those inspiring people as their role models | | D．stars set examples immediately they stepped into the spotlight |
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The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman"s life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work.. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman"s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by moder living conditions.
This important change in women"s life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women"s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school.. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
小题1:At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage?| A．At about twenty-five | B．In their earl fifties | | C．At the age of fifteen | D．At any age from fifteen to forty-five |
小题2:What happened to an ordinary family in about 1900?| A．The youngest child could live to fifteen. | | B．Four of five children died after they were five. | | C．Seven or eight children lived to be more than five. | | D．Some children died when the were very young. |
小题3:When she was over fifty , a late nineteenth-century mother ______.| A．was usaully expected to die fiarely soon | | B．would expect to work until she died | | C．would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs | | D．was less like to find a job even if she wanted to |
小题4:What do we know from the passage?| A．Husbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home. | | B．More and more women are looked down upon by husbands. | | C．Today women prefer to get married rather than get jobs. | | D．A husband plays a greater part in looking after the children. |
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