OK, so you’ve decided on a career in the media, and you are sick to death with people telling you how competitive the industries are．You know you are going to have to get in any which way you can, and that this will probably mean making tea and photocopying, and you are prepared．
But that may mean that you will find it a little disappointing when you emerge from an environment where your ideas or you have been publishing your own magazines, and enter a place where perhaps no one will ask you your name, or say hello to you in the morning, and where you are being perhaps not paid to do a job．
There are a number of training schemes offered across the media, which are a great route in．Simon Winder was given his start in publishing by the MacMillan’s training scheme．“I was sent out to Africa and Asia for a couple of years, selling educational books．It was a terrible job in many ways but interesting training,”says Winder．Because he had learnt first-hand about the business of publishing, his training prepared him for a career in the industry．On his return to England, Winder made the move to a senior position at Penguin seven years ago．
If you can’t get on to a training scheme, or get a paid job straight away, then offering your services for free will open up many opportunities to you．It is all about proving that you can do the job．“Identify companies and people whose programmes you like, and then simply write to them,”Connock advises those wanting to break into television,“Offer to work for free if you possibly can, and the chances are you will impress with your hard work and ideas, and end up staying on in paid employment．That’s how practically every employee of Ten Alps ended up with the company．”
Wherever you start out, if you work hard at what you do, your efforts will be rewarded．“Don’t focus on where you want to end up,”advises Ross,“You’ll know where that is when you’re there; just stay focused on the job in hand, and do that as well as you can．”
(1)
The main idea of this passage is probably ________．
[ ]
A．
how to develop a career in the media
B．
the difficulties you will face in finding a job in the media
C．
the tiring work you have to do at first in the media
D．
what low pay you’ll get in the media
(2)
What did the writer intend to tell us in the second paragraph?
[ ]
A．
No one is willing to speak to you．
B．
You are the least important person in the unit．
C．
You will feel being ignored at the beginning．
D．
You have to work without pay．
(3)
The ways you can enter the media include ________．
[ ]
A．
learning the first hand experience about the business
B．
taking park in training schemes or working for it for free
C．
studying the companies and people you like
D．
showing your ability while you are working
(4)
As a whole, what attitude should you have while trying to enter the media industry?
[ ]
A．
Watch out for your future career．
B．
Pay attention to the relationship between your workmates．
How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U．S．
For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children．But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions(预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(航行)．“Kids have to be on-line．If we tell our kids they can’t have access(机会)to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,”said an expert．
Most kids have started to use search engines．Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go．There are search engines designed just for kids．A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe．The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a“content screener(过滤器)”．But this can’t be wholly reliable(可靠), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet．Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing(浏览)the Internet．
A few other tips
●Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things．That also makes the Internet more of a family activity．
●Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line．
●Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number．
●And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along．
(1)
The passage is mainly about the subject of ________．
[ ]
A．
American children going on-line
B．
Internet in America
C．
appreciating Internet
D．
opposing children’s on-line
(2)
The best way to protect children from improper material is ________．
[ ]
A．
to install(安装)a content screener on the computer
B．
to buy some search engines for the children
C．
to be nearby when they are surfing the Internet
D．
to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong
(3)
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children．
B．
Children’s not having access to Internet may have effect on their progress．
C．
Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to Internet．
D．
Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them．
(4)
According to the passage, we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
soft wares fit for children want programming
B．
a child who is on-line is in danger
C．
Internet is a jungle full of danger
D．
Internet contains a lot of harmful sites
阅读理解
Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg．I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待)．I was quite wrong．The man wouldn't oven look at my chair．
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong．
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“Would you like to buy a chair?”He looked it over carefully and said,“Yes, not a bad chair．How much do you want for it, sir?”“Twenty pounds,”I said．“OK,”he said,“I'll give you twenty pounds．”“It's got a slightly broken leg,”I said．“Yes, I saw that, it's nothing．”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited．“What will you do with it?”I asked．“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done．”“I'll buy it,”I said．“What do you mean?You've just sold it to me,”he said．“Yes, I know but I've changed my mind．I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it．”“Your must be crazy,”he said．Then, suddenly the penny dropped．“I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．”“You're right,”I said．“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me I wouldn't have agreed to do it,”he said．“We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing．
(1)
We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________．
[ ]
A．
was rather impolite
B．
was warmly received
C．
asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D．
asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
(2)
The expression“the penny dropped”in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________．
[ ]
A．
changed his mind
B．
accepted the offer
C．
saw the writer's purpose
D．
decided to help the writer
(3)
How much did the writer pay?
[ ]
A．
￡5．
B．
￡7．
C．
￡20．
D．
￡27．
(4)
From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________．
[ ]
A．
honest
B．
careful
C．
smart
D．
funny
阅读理解
One afternoon, Tim, my son, came home from school with a puzzled look on his face．I asked him what was the matter and he said, “Are all the people the same even though their skin colors are different?” I thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll explain．” I put apples of different colors on the table：first a red apple, then a green apple and at last a yellow apple．I looked at Tim．
“Tim, people are just like apples．They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes．See, some of the apples have been bumped(碰撞)and bruised(擦伤)．On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others．” As I was talking, Tim was checking each apple carefully．
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, putting them back on the table, but in a different place．
“OK, Tim, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple．”
Tim said, “I can’t．They all look the same now．”
“Now taste each of them．See if that helps you find out which one is which．”
Tim did so, and then a big smile came across his face．“People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re quite the same inside．”
Now I see Tim has already understood me and I don’t need to say or do anything else．
From then on, when I help myself to an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before．
What wonderful food for thought!
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
(1)
To answer Tim’s question’, his mother did the following things EXCEPT _________．
[ ]
A．
buy some apples of different colors
B．
tell Tim to check the apples
C．
peel the apples
D．
tell Tim to taste the apples
(2)
The underlined sentence “On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others．” means that _________．
[ ]
A．
all the apples look the same
B．
not all the apples look the same
C．
some apples are more delicious
D．
some apples seem less delicious because they look less beautiful
(3)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
Tim’s mother answered his question as soon as she heard it．
B．
Tim found the answer with his mother’s help
C．
Tim’s mother told him more about people’s skin colors later
D．
Tim could tell which apple is which after his mother peeled them．
(4)
From the passage, we know that _________．
[ ]
A．
Tim’s mother likes apples better now
B．
Tim finds apples are sweeter now
C．
Tim’s mother is pleased because Tim understands what she wants to say
D．
when you are thinking, you’d better eat some apples
阅读理解
Remember those highly charged first days? They were full of real-life tests where there was always something new to learn, and not always from a book．One of my first lessons occurred on my first day of kindergarten, when I got on the wrong bus－as my older sister still likes to remind me．
Life’s minor embarrassments do happen, and I know I can’t protect my own children from them．I just try to teach them to laugh at theirs like I do at mine．
My daughter Erin started on the wrong foot in the 1st grade, at a new school where she knew no one．All the other 1st graders couldn’t resist opening and closing, closing and opening their new desks．Wouldn't you know Erin would neither open nor close? She came to find out she was sitting on the wrong side!
Even getting around in a new school can be a challenge．Erin's older sister, Molly, almost missed her first lunch in junior high．The school secretary came to her rescue, arming her with the knowledge that while the gym and flex space were next door to each other, lunch was served only in the latter．
The first day sometimes has pitfalls for Mom and Dad, too．Once, I managed to stockpile(储备)Molly and Erin's school supplies as they went on sale the previous year．I thought everything was ready for the first day－oh, yeah! My victory dance was short-lived, however．After day one myladies rushed off the bus, both worried and confused, saying “Mom, we need wide-rule not college-rule paper, and three 2-inch notebooks instead of two 3-inch ones! And for standardized testing, standardized No．2 pencils only, please．”
Perhaps my favorite first-day memory happened the first time my two daughters went to full-day public school together, when I was understandably emotional．Erin noticed my red eyes and white smile．“You are happy and sad, huh, Mommy?” Such a sensitive girl! She added, “Just like the time when you were crying and laughing after the car stopped running on the ice and we were OK．” Well, at least I could laugh!
(1)
What happened to Molly the first day she went to junior high school?
[ ]
A．
She couldn't find her new classroom．
B．
She didn't know how to use her new desk．
C．
She couldn’t find the place to have lunch．
D．
She didn’t get along with her classmates．
(2)
What does the underlined word “pitfalls” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
[ ]
A．
Unexpected problems．
B．
Great pleasures．
C．
Unnecessary worries．
D．
Painful experiences．
(3)
We can learn from the last paragraph that Erin _________．
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