If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz(奔驰)with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).

With so many loopholes(漏洞)in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

1. While taking a taxi in Finland, _________.

A. a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

C. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration before they leave without paying

2.We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland _________.

A. provide meals for only those who live in the hotels

B. provide meals for any diners

C. provide free wine and charge for food

D. are mostly poorly managed

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

A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.

B. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

4.It can be concluded that ___________.

A. Finnish people are not smart enough in daily life

B. Finland has been a good place for cheats

C. the Finnish society is of very high moral level

D. all the Finns are rich

DESIGN―A―LOGO CONTEST

We need a logo—a graphic (绘画的) image—that will be the perfect symbol of our great new Wellsville Skate Park. We would like those of you who are counting the days until the grand opening to design an appropriate logo that can be used on stationery, business cards, fliers, brochures, posters and T-shirts. An appropriate, well-designed logo will provide an opportunity for young artists to receive recognition as well as great prizes. If you are interested, here are the things you need to know:

Logo Requirements

● Design must be original .

● Design can include no more than two colors.

● The words “Wellsville Skate Park” must appear in the logo.

● Logo should be submitted (提交) on 8×11 papers in every shape. Do not fold.

Submission Details

● Name and address of the designer must appear on the back of the logo design.

● Contestants (竞赛者) need to include a one-page written explanation describing the key features of the design.

Deadline

● Mail entries(参赛作品) will be accepted between April 10 and May 15. Entries must be postmarked no later than May 15.

● Winning designs will be posted on our website at www. wellsville. skatep. com on May 20.

Prizes

● First Prize: A digital camera

● Second Prize: One-year pass to Wellsville Skate Park

● Honorable Mention: A T-shirt with the prize-winning logo.

MAIL ENTRY FORMS AND DESIGNS TO:

Wellsville Skate Park Logo Contest

Riverside Recreation Center

1295 New Rockford Hwy, Riverside, VA23226

1.At the beginning, the advertisement tries to encourage readers to enter the contest by ___________.

A. offering prizes B. showing sample logos

C. explaining the rules D. relating graphic details

2.According to Logo requirements, the submitted design must ________________________.

A. include the full park name

B. be in a round shape

C. use at least four colors

D. be based on simple ideas

3.How will winners be announced?

A. By mail. B. By telephone.

C. On the website. D. On the radio.

4.Which website would be most helpful for contestants?

A. Website Design and Logo Design Company.

B. Designing Logos: A Guide.

C. Before and After: A Logo Design History.

D. Business Logos Designed Fast.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I began to grow up that winter night. My mother said we might soon ________ America. We were on the bus then and I was crying. I remember I could not bear the ________ of never hearing again the radio program for school ________ to which I listened every morning.

I don’t remember myself crying ________ this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying ________ to my friends and relatives. I just thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and ________ places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was ________ in my head then.

The four years that followed ________ me the importance of optimism, but the ________ did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really ________ —having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. Mother remarried, and things became even more ________ for me. Some time ________ before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, seeing no end to “the ________ times.”

My ________ in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, ________ out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and ________ there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important ________: almost all common troubles eventually ________ away! Something good is certain to happen ________ when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, ________ it will not be that easy.

1.A. leave forB. send forC. account forD. hope for

2.A. sightB. thoughtC. imageD. story

3.A. mastersB. teachersC. childrenD. workers

4.A. forB. withC. aboutD. by

5.A. helloB. noC. wordsD. goodbye

6.A. magicalB. noisyC. boringD. deserted

7.A. alwaysB. hardlyC. almostD. ever

8.A. toldB. gaveC. showedD. taught

9.A. ideaB. commentC. experienceD. argument

10.A. excitedB. curiousC. lostD. serious

11.A. interestingB. importantC. necessaryD. complex

12.A. lastedB. endedC. passedD. witnessed

13.A. confusedB. hardC. wonderfulD. funny

14.A. responsibilitiesB. chances

C. positionsD. instructions

15.A. madeB. tookC. handedD. filled

16.A. stoodB. criedC. translatedD. examined

17.A. mottoB. ruleC. sloganD. saying

18.A. goB. blowC. runD. give

19.A. in the cornerB. in advance

C. in despairD. in the end

20.A. as ifB. becauseC. even thoughD. unless

The Bowler family had a very unusual experience this year. It was one of more than 400 families who applied to 1900 house, a reality TV show which took a typical family back a hundred years to see how people lived in the days before the internet, computer games and even electricity.

The Bowler family spent three months in a London home without a telephone, computers, TV, or fast food. The bowlers wore clothes from 1900, ate only food available in England at that time, and cooked their meals on a single stove. Paul Bowler still went to work every day in a then uniform. The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn’t know about their unusual home life. Joyce stayed at home, cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time, though everything took three times as long.

So does Joyce think that people’s lives were better in the old days?

“I think people in the old days had just as many troubles and worries,” Joyce said. “And I don’t think their life was better or worse, there were lots of things back then that I’m happy I don’t have to deal with nowadays, but on the other hand life was simpler.” “We had a lot more time with our family, and it was hard being nice to each other all the time,” eleven-year-old Hilary said.

So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house?

Paul, 39: “telephone and a hot shower”

Joyce, 44: “a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on”

Hilary, 11: “rock CD”

Joseph, 9: “hamburger and computer games”

1.While the Bowler family was living in 1900 house, ________.

A. the two children wore the then clothes for school

B. they prepared their meals together on a stove

C. they ate simple foods they had never seen

D. the mother spent more time on housework

2.According to Paragraph 4, what’s Joyce’s opinion about life in 1900?

A. Life was simpler but worse than it is now.

B. There were things she liked and disliked.

C. The family had more time to stay together.

D. There were fewer problems for the family.

3.What would Hilary expect most from modern life in the three months?

A. To make phone calls.B. To listen to music.

C. To chat on the Internet.D. To play computer games.

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals at night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.

“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器) and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said. One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came into hospital, York was standing over her.“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears. Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he got away with his cheating for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders. “I can only hope that his will not lead to further problem. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behavior of the psychiatrists(精神科医生) who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence,” Judge Adams warned York.

1.York was proud of the fact that ________.

A. a surgeon let him watch an operation

B. he could perform some duties of a doctor

C. he had cheated doctors for so long

D. people thought he could become a real doctor

2.York learned how to behave like a doctor by ________.

A. watching other doctors work

B. talking to doctors and nurses

C. getting some training and experience

D. observing doctors while he was a patient

3.Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?

A. She had swallowed something and almost died.

B. She had to have an emergency operation.

C. She had been injured in a road accident.

D. She had lost consciousness while driving.

4.The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he ________.

A. pretended to be a psychiatrist

B. tried to get away from prison

C. was proud of what he had done

D. studied the behavior of the psychiatrist

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