In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers(乘客). Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food or drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.

Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.

Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.

The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.

At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned 1 an hour.

In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.

1.The underlined word “adventurous” means _____________.

A. 奇怪的?????? B. 平淡的????? C. 有趣的????? D. 冒险的

2.The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________.

A. her flying experience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. her university education

C. her nursing experience ????????????? ????????????? D. her life attitudes

3.According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess.

A. be a nurse????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. be married????????????? ????????????? C. be a mother????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. be young

4.The passage mainly talks about _______.

A. the background of early flying pilots????????????? ?????????????

B. the experience of flying passengers

C. the history of early flight attendants????????????? ?????????????

D. the development of airplanes

 

Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong(麻将).

One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.

For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

1.__________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.

A.The Chinese government                 B.People who have been married

C.Four people playing Mahjong              D.People who don’t want to get married

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.

A.盲人聚会         B.相亲会           C.化妆舞会         D.盲人党派

3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.

A.some bread        B.noodles           C.4 youtiao          D.nothing

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Singles’ Day is on November 11th.

B.Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.

C.Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.

D.To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.

 

书面表达(满分15分)

过马路闯红灯近年来已成为社会关注的热点话题,请结合下面的一则报道和图片。写篇英语小短文,词数在100字左右。短文应包含以下几个方面:

1. 简单描述图片内容;

2. 谈谈你对此类行为的感受或看法。

3. 提出解决此类问题的合理建议;

(参考词汇:run a red light ,be punished, build more footbridges / underpasses, keep orders)

注意:

1、语言通顺,意思连贯,书写规范;

2、文中不得出现真实的人名和校名。

A Report from People’s Daily

"Chinese style of crossing the road" is a ridicule(调侃)used by the net friend. It describes a way of some Chinese walking across the road, namely "enough of a person can go(凑够一撮人就走), not red light”. Just look at other people and do not see the light. It is generally believed that as long as we cross the road together, no car dares to hit us. Here is one of the excuses given by a pedestrian (行人).

Reporter:You know, you can’t run a red light, can you?

Pedestrian:No, I can’t.

Reporter:But why did you do that just now?

Pedestrian:I am in a hurry. I’ll be late for work.

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Everyone knows rules are made for people to follow, not to break.             

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