you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays,you are advised to be two hours early.Here are the
basic steps for boarding.
Enter the railway station.
There are Xray machines at the entrance of each railway station.All the luggage (行李) has to be
passed through to examine for dangerous things.Once you put your luggage on the machine,please go to
the other side and fetch it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose.
Find the right waiting room.
After you enter the railway station,you should find the terminal hall (候车厅) where your train is going
to leave from.There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese.You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket,or you can ask a
member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese.
Get onto the platform (月台).
In most cases,checkin starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station.So you are
advised to arrive at the station one hour early.If it is not a starting station,checkin starts when the train
arrives,then you just need to be 30 minutes early.You will be informed by radio then.Remember to take all your luggage!
Board the train
The train number and the carriage (车厢) number are shown outside the train clearly;therefore it is
easy to find your carriage.There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are
required to show your ticket.If you board on the wrong carriage,he / she will guide you to the right one.
B. when to get to the railway station
C. when to get onto the platform
D. why we should take the train
B. one hour and a half ahead of time
C. an hour ahead of time
D. thirty minutes ahead of time
B. show passengers the right way to the waiting room
C. make sure passengers"luggage is not lost
D. check the luggage passengers take with them
B. Britain
C. Russia
D. Japan
B. you have to buy a ticket for your luggage
C. the railway staff will offer to help you
D. you"d better read the information on electronic boards
While being laid off and entering into retirement are far from the same, they both often leave one half of a couple with extra time on their hands, and plenty of pent-up(被压制的) energy that their significant other, coming home after a long day at work, can"t handle.
WSJ.com recently wrote an article that shared a few words of wisdom on how to deal with this situation. Here are a few of their tips:
1. Be nice to each other and have a positive attitude.
As hard as it may be, try to not be discouraged during the job search and make sure to support your spouse(配偶). If one of you says something negative, the other should try to come back with a positive. And don"t forget, compliments can go a long way.
2. Encourage your partner to take up a hobby, get a side job or join a club.
Typically, people work an average of forty hours a week, eight to nine hours a day. So is it any wonder that someone suddenly unemployed might go crazy with all that free time?
In order to squash the boredom before it begins, encourage your partner to stay as busy as possible. Stay healthy and join a sports team, or learn how to cook (this benefits your spouse as well).
Another option is taking up a side job serving food or working as a sales associate. This will allow your sweetie to interact with other people as well as earn some money. But, of course, new hobbies shouldn"t take up the time needed to continue the job hunt.
3. Encourage them to continue their existing friendships and to foster(培养) new ones.
As WSJ.com points out, those who recently lost their jobs are sometimes embarrassed and therefore shut out family and friends. They might cling(依靠)to their partners for support. Tell your wife or husband to talk to their families and friends. They know and love them, and can be a good support system (rather than a support group of one: you).
4. Give each other a little space before and after "couple time."
You may be happy to spend time with your significant other but need a little alone time after working all day. To the recently laid off: let your partner settle down, drink a beer, and watch a little television before you bombard (发出连珠炮似的问题)him with your idea to go skydiving or white water rafting. You may have an endless amount of pent up energy, but they probably need some space to relax.
5. Trust each other.
When everything is going great, it"s easy to be happy and to trust your partner is doing everything he should. It"s not nearly as simple when half of your income is gone. Stand by each other as a couple and trust that each of you is doing everything necessary to get another job.
Title: 1.____ for How to Live with the Unemployed | |||
Sub-titles | Specific Information | ||
1. Be nice to each other and have a positive attitude. | While hunting the job, never lose heart, 2._____ hard it may be. Be sure to support your husband or wife in a(n) 3.____way throughout. | ||
2. Encourage your partner to take up a hobby, get a side job or join a club. | Stay healthy and join a sports team, or learn how to cook, which is also of 4._____ to your spouse. Take up such side jobs as working as a sales associate, 5.____your spouse not only to earn some money but also interact with other people. | ||
3. Encourage them to continue their existing friendships and to foster new ones. | Tell your wife or husband to 6.____with his/her families and friends as well as you to win good support and pull through the 7.____of losing jobs in time. | ||
4. Give each other a little space before and after "couple time." | In face of being recently unemployed, your spouse is 8._____to need some space to relax, 9.____you may have an endless amount of pent up energy. | ||
5. Trust each other. | Stand by each other as a couple and 10._____ on it that each of you is doing everything necessary to get another job. | ||
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Are you tired?Do you often catch colds and flu?If so, you might consider changing your sleep habits. Good health demands good sleep.Studies have shown that most people need eight hours of sleep each night.Americans, however, on average, get only seven hours.Onethird of us get just six hours, and good health is not simply a matter of how much sleep you get, but also the type of sleep you get. Nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep allows your body to grow and repair itself.During NREM sleep, your muscles relax.Your heart rate and breathing rate decrease.Your eyes roll slowly back and forths then they stop moving.Most of the sleeping you do is NREM sleep. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep restores your brain.During REM sleep, you dream.You may not remember every dream, but every time you sleep, you dream.Your eyes move back and forth quickly. Your breathing rate and heartbeat increase.Your muscles become paralysed (麻痹的). About 25 percent of your sleep is REM sleep.You need enough of both kinds of sleep to be healthy. Is it a real concern if you don"t get enough good sleep?It certainly is.Poor sleep puts you and others at risk.More than 100,000 car accidents are caused each year by drivers who nod off (打盹). Almost $100 billion is lost yearly in the business and environmental field.People deprived_of sleep have been factors in the Challenger space tragedy, the Exxon Valdez oil spill (溢出), and the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident.So do yourself and everyone around you a favour.Don"t cheat yourself out of good sleep! | |||
1. This passage is mainly about________. | |||
A. why people dream B. what happens during REM sleep C. why people catch colds and flu D. the importance of sleep | |||
2. Most sleep at night is________. | |||
A. NREM sleep B. REM sleep C. good quality sleep D. sleep that makes you become paralysed | |||
3. "Good sleep" can be described as________. | |||
A. getting about eight hours of the two types of sleep B. sleeping soundly through the night C. getting more than seven hours of sleep each night D. having sleep that prevents accidents | |||
4. To help the readers understand the effects of poor sleep habits, the writer________. | |||
A. explains the two types of sleep B. compares the two kinds of sleep C. mentions several disasters D. explains all the risks | |||
5. The underlined phrase "deprived of" in the last paragraph means "________". | |||
A. not wanting B. stopped from having C. trying to get D. asking for | |||
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Computers are very important to modern life.Many people think that in the future computers will be | |||
1. In the first paragraph, it is thought that people will use computers for________. | |||
A. playing games, shopping and making telephone calls B. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films C. seeing films, buying food and going for holidays D. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor | |||
2. Which reason for using computerized books is NOT mentioned in the passage? | |||
A. Computerized books won"t be very expensive. B. Computers can keep many different books in them. C. We won"t have lots of pages. D. We won"t need any paper. | |||
3. The fourth paragraph tells________. | |||
A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating B. if the Internet will change our habits C. about computerized books D. about future uses of computers | |||
4. The best title for this passage is________. | |||
A. Computers Will Replace Shops and Books B. Computers in the Future C. Computers Will Do Everything for Man D. How Computers Change Our Habits | |||
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Cyber Caf? (网吧) or computer centers are found in many cities around world.Now, a few American high schools are opening these centers.For example, a high school in the state of Maryland began operating a Cyber Caf ? last March.All students at BethesdeChevy Chase High School in Bethesda can use the Cyber Caf?.But school officials say it"s set especially to help students who have no computer or cannot use the Internet at home. The officials say thirteen percent of the students at the school are from poor families.Many students have arrived in the United States from other countries recently.Students in the school"s program for learning English speak twentythree languages. The idea for a Cyber Caf? at BethesdaChevy Chase High School began three years ago.At that time officials were planning to restore the school building.Parents interested in technology proposed (建议) to build a Cyber Caf ?. Over two years, money for a Cyber Caf ? and other new computers was collected.It received more than one hundred seventy thousand dollars.The Caf ? now has sixteen computers, a printer and a scanner (扫描仪). School official Ann Hengerer says students use the Internet to complete research.They also write homework and required papers on the computer.In addition, they can send and receive electronic mails.That is especially helpful for many students who have family members in other nations. The Cyber Caf? also serves a social purpose.Visitors can stop by for a drink of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. | |||
1. According to the passage, who do you think can use the Cyber Caf? at BethesdaChevy Chose High School? | |||
A. Only the students from foreign countries. B. Only the students who have no computer at home. C. All the teachers at school.D. All the students at school. | |||
2. What does the underlined word "purpose" in the last paragraph probably mean? | |||
A. Function. B. Committee. C. Attitude. D. Organization. | |||
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | |||
A. Students can write homework on line in the Cyber Caf?. B. Students can send and receive electronic mails in the Cyber Caf?. C. Students can play some computer games in the Cyber Caf?. D. The Cyber Cafe also provides some drinks for students. | |||
4. What column may the passage be taken from in the newspaper? | |||
A. Travel. B. Business. C. Education. D. Entertainment. | |||
5. What is the best title for the passage? | |||
A. Cyber Caf? at High Schools B. How to Use Computers C. How to Surf the Internet D. Cyber Caf? in America | |||
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There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter (住所).Every Saturday or Sunday night,my family and I go out and__1__the homeless people in the city. There is one__2__thing I like to mention here.Before we begin our__3__,my family and I do not eat.We do this__4__we know how it feels to be hungry.We all get together in the kitchen and__5__the food.We then__6__ the food for 30 or more people.I like to write a special__7__on the bags like"God loves you". A lot of people__8__homeless people.Not all homeless people are bad people.Some are really__9__.Many people hate them__10__no good reason.In the beginning,when my family and I went out on the street,we had to__11__their trust.Later,as they__12__us every week,they started to trust us.We__13__ know some of their names.We all have to keep in mind that they also have__14__.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food,and__15__us.Some of them do really funny dances because they are __16__. We have become__17__close to a man named Tony and his wife.After meeting with them several times,he has told us a lot about his__18__.He graduated from college and has a PHD.He used to teach French and Spanish. After we get done feeding the homeless,it makes me__19__what I have at home.Sometimes it makes me sad,and makes my mom cry.I love feeding the homeless,and__20__in someone"s life. | |||
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