What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money.

Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual(虚拟的)company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction(拍卖)a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months.

“We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’ after many tests and lots of hard work,” said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.

Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues(同事)used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds.

With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations (PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management.

“They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job” said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.

The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.

As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently(高效地) as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies.

“It makes the company more formal,” she said.

The purpose of opening the company is to          .

       A.earn money for their education fees.

       B.spread love and culture with seeds.

       C.see whether they can open a company.

       D.collect money to open a Hope School.

According to Qian Yifei, what matters most in dealing with public relations?

     A.Communication skills and teamwork 。

     B.Creative and critical thinking.

       C.Educational back ground.

     D.Business theories.

What does the word "it" (in the last paragraph)  refer to?

     A.Selling seeds.

      B.CEO.

     C.Every colleague's knowledge.

     D.To make her colleagues work efficiently.

We can learn from the passage that____.

    A.the company is owned by 20 students.

    B.the company is over-night successful.

    C.the company sells fresh flowers and old books

D.the company gets much help from other company selling seeds.

 (10·全国Ⅱ B篇)

When you’re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(压力) of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!

Here lies the problem for travel writer and tood critic(评论家),Edie Jarolim “I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things,” Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her there books, The Complate Idiot’s Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resarts.

……writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a Test Frommer’s travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommer’s, Jarolim workedfor a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor’s, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U.S. that she moved there.

Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arigona.

As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, it’s great to write about a tourist attraction, but you’d better get the local(当地的)museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone’s vacation.

46. Which country does Jarolim live in now?

A.Mexico        B.The U.S.       C.The U.K.      D.Canada

47. What is most difficrlt for Jarolim?

A.Working in different places to collect information

B.Checking all the facts to be written in the guides

C.Finishing her work as soon as possible

D.Passing a test to write travel guides

48. What do we know about Jarllim from the text?

A.She is successful in her job

B.She finds her life full of stresses

 C.She spends half of her time traveling

D.She is especially interested in museums

49. What would be the best title for the text?

A.Adventures in Travel Writing

B.Working as a Food Critic

C.Travel Guides on the Market

D.Vacationing for a Living

-For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate(庆祝) and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song.

This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It's really easy to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests.

With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue (举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.

The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8.

1.The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ________.

A.gather people with different musical tastes

B.remind people of the real sense of folk music

C.exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music

D.collect old stories of folk music

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.

B.It's hard for people to appreciate Blues.

C.It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.

D.People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.people can get tickets easily for the festival

B.the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized.

C.driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended

D.bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Folk Music of Blues

B.One Festival for All

C.Festival for family Gathering

D.Edmonton's Downtown Park

 

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