题目内容
I'm often asked the question “How did you become a reporter?” You see, everybody expected me to follow in my father's footsteps and become a doctor. Well, during my last year of school I visited a career counselor（置业顾问）named Lisa and I drove her crazy with my choices.
My first choice was a chocolate tester. Although Lisa didn't know the job well, she got me some information about it. I discovered that chocolate testers make a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when I found out that chocolate testers don't just sit around eating chocolate all day, I lost my interest.
Next, I thought of becoming a football referee（裁判）. I had loved football from a young age, but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as I couldn't play very well. However, it seems that referees must be able to run two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take exams throughout their training. So, my dream of becoming a referee died.
Finally, I had this idea of becoming a dog stylist（造型师）. That was after I realized how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was being paid. However, once, while she was styling Philipo. I noticed that he tried to bite（咬）her. “It happens all the time," she told me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this research made me realize I had a talent for investigation（调查）so by the end of school year I had decided to become a reporter.
1.What can we know about the writer's first dream job?
A.It is a job that pays well. B.It is what his father is doing.
C.It is what Lisa expected him to do. D.It is a job that requires one to sit all day.
2.Why was the writer interested in becoming a football referee instead of a player?
A.He wanted to run less. B.He wasn't young enough.
C.He wanted to take fewer exams. D.He couldn't play football very well.
3.Philipo is probably ________.
A.Shirley's dog B.the writer's dog C.Shirley's stylist D.the writer's stylist
4.Which is closest in meaning to underlined part in Paragraph 4?
A.拖延时间 B.推迟 C.把…放在… D.对…失去兴趣（反感）
5.What's the passage mainly about?
A.How to choose the right job. B.Different jobs the writer has tried.
C.How the writer became a reporter. D.The importance of career counselors.
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Atlantis, a beautiful and wealthy island, is supposed to exist over 11, 000 years ago. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it was a center for trade. Its people were very wealthy and powerful. The rulers of Atlantis controlled their people and land, and their power spread to Europe and Africa.
The weather was very good in Atlantis, and therefore people could grow food all year around. Many different kinds of vegetables, fruits and nuts grew there, and a lot of different animals lived on the island, including elephants.
Atlantis was the home of Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea. Poseidon had ten sons, who became the first rulers of Atlantis. The island’s many hills, fields and rivers were divided between the ten brothers. The eldest son, Atlas, was the first king of Atlantis. He controlled the island’s central hill and its area nearby.
At the top of the central hill, a temple was built in memory of Atlas’s father, Poseidon. Inside the temple was a huge gold statue of Poseidon. The rulers of Atlantis discussed laws in the temple.
For centuries the people of Atlantis lived simple, honest and happy lives. However, over time they began to change. They enjoyed the power they had and wanted to have more of it. When the God Zeus saw how corrupt (腐败) the people of Atlantis were, he was very angry and gathered the other gods together. At last the gods agreed with Zeus and decided to sink (下沉) the island. In one short day and a half, the island of Atlantis, its people and its memory were destroyed forever, swallowed (吞) up by the sea.
Atlantis: The Lost Island
Brief1. of the island | ●It is a beautiful and wealthy island which is supposed to have existed over 11,000 years ago. ●It 2. in the middle of the Atlantic ocean and became a center for trade. ●The rulers of it got its people and land3. control. |
Weather on the island | ●It had very good weather. ●It was suitable to grow food the4.year. ●It was 5. in fruits, vegetables and animals. |
Stories about the island | ●It was the home of Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea. ●The ten brothers 6.its hills, fields and rivers with each other. ●The eldest son, Atlas was the first to 7. the island. ●A temple was built on the top of the central hill to 8. people of Poseidon. |
9. for the sinking of the island | ●People wanted to enjoy more power which made them corrupt. ●Zeus gathered the other Gods to decide to 10. them by sinking the island, which was swallowed up by the sea in one and a half days. |