In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be____36____ .
Today things are___37_____, the world has become too___38____ . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are___39____ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth ___40____survive.
Everyone___41_____ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing__42_____ , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, ___43____will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we ___44_____to use bigger and more powerful machines to __45____more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.___46_____, in most countries wastes are ___47______put into rivers or into the sea, and there are _48_____laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the___49____ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough___50_____. What can we do to solve these problems ?
It we eat more vegetables and less___51____, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops __52_____five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will _53_____longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth__54_______ .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer ___55____in the future.

【小题1】
A.beautifulB.unlimited (无限的)C.rareD.valuable
【小题2】
A.commonB.the sameC.changeableD.different
【小题3】
A.crowdedB.smallC.dirtyD.busy
【小题4】
A.protectingB.savingC.pollutingD.fighting
【小题5】
A.may notB.will notC.shall notD.could not
【小题6】
A.wondersB.realizesC.considerD.discovers
【小题7】
A.polesB.boatsC.methodsD.ideas
【小题8】A mountains     B. the sea       C. trees              D. forests
【小题9】
A.continueB.haveC.oughtD.will go on
【小题10】
A.growB.plantC.saveD.cut down
【小题11】
A.ThusB.HoweverC.Generally speakingD.Therefore
【小题12】
A.stillB.evenC.alsoD.certainly
【小题13】
A.too manyB.a fewC.someD.few
【小题14】
A.productionB.pollutionC.populationD.revolution
【小题15】
A.housesB.vegetablesC.foodD.lives
【小题16】
A.fruitB.meatC.fishD.grain
【小题17】
A.feedsB.increasesC.suppliesD.helps
【小题18】
A.useB.stayC.keepD.last
【小题19】
A.controlB.bornC.planD.reward
【小题20】
A.natureB.seaC.planetD.forest

    
C
Thousands of jobs come into our Job Centre every week, but they get snapped up (抢购) quickly. So although we shall do all we can to help you, it’s important for you to do all you can to help yourself. This passage tells you how.
Registered for work
Once you have registered for work we will match you with available vacancies. If you want to claim unemployment benefit (失业津贴), you also have to get registered at our Job Centre. But you actually apply for and claim it at the local Unemployment Office.
Getting a job through self-service
Jobs that come in are put on self-service show as soon as possible. Half the people who find jobs through our Job Centre find them through self-service. You can call in at any time to look at the jobs shown.
Come to our Employment Advisers
If you want more help or advice, don’t forget that’s what we’re here for. Our Employment Advisers can help you with things like:
★thinking about the different sorts of jobs you could do and which are best for you.
★jobs available locally or elsewhere.
★whether you are suitable for a TOPS training course.
★funds to help you look for, and move to, work in other parts.
Even though you have a clear idea of the sort of job and pay you want, you may find that something different will suit you quite well. Keep this in mind when you are talking with Employment Advisers.
If you don’t find a job on your first visit
Go into self-service as often as you can to look at the jobs on show there. Good vacancies are coming in all the time just because you’ve been registered for work.
64.The purpose of the passage is to        .
A. tell people how to become an Employment Adviser
B. teach the unemployed people how to get registered for work
C. give information about services available for the unemployed
D. introduce the TOPS training course for the unemployed
65.The unemployed people can claim unemployment benefit from         .
A. the Job Centre               B. all the Unemployment Offices
C. the Employment Advisers   D. the local Unemployment Office
66.Employment Advisers can          .
A. help you find out what kind of jobs suits you best
B. help you register for work and use self - service
C. help you claim as much unemployment benefit as possible
D. help you find a job suitable for you on your first visit
67.The underlined word “vacancies” in the passage means          .
A. jobs     B. benefits    C .suggestions       D. Services

No one knows for sure when advertising first started.It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them.That led to the concept of specializationwhich means that people would specializeor focuson doing one specific job.

Let’s take a man we’ll call Mr.Fielderfor example.He did everything connected with farming.He planted seedstended the fieldsand harvested and sold his crops.At the same timehe did many other jobs on the farm.Howeverhe didn’t make the bricks for his housecut his trees into boardsmake the plows(), or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs.Insteadhe got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.

Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr.Plowright.Using what he knew about farming and working with ironMr.Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier.Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows.Perhapshe thoughtother farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.

How did Mr.Plowright let people know what he was doingWhyhe advertisedof course.First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door.It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr.Plowright and his really good plows.

Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago.Even before most people could readthey understood such signs.Shopkeepers would carve into stoneclayor wood symbols for the products they had for sale.

A mediumin advertising talkis the way you communicate your message.You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols.The second medium was audioor soundalthough that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today.Originallyjust the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrumentsuch as a bellwere used to get people’s attention.

A crierin the historical senseis not someone who weeps easily.It is someoneprobably a manwith a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city.In ancient Egyptshopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products.Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods.Perhaps the crier described the goodsexplained where they came fromand praised their quality.His job wasin other wordsnot too different from a TV or radio commercial in today’s world.

1.What probably led to the start of advertising?

AThe discovery of iron.

BThe specialization of labor.

CThe appearance of new jobs.

DThe development of farming techniques.

2.To advertise his plowsMr.Plowright________.

Apraised his plows in public

Bplaced a sign outside the shop

Chung an arrow pointing to the shop

Dshowed his products to the customers

3.The writer makes up the two stories of Mr.Fielder and Mr.Plowright in order to________.

Aexplain the origin of advertising

Bpredict the future of advertising

Cexpose problems in advertising

Dprovide suggestions for advertising

4.In ancient Egypta crier was probably someone who ________.

Aowned a ship

Bhad the loudest voice

Cran a shop selling goods to farmers

Dfunctioned like today’s TV or radio commercial

5.The last two paragraphs are mainly about ________.

Athe history of advertising

Bthe benefits of advertising

Cthe early forms of advertising

Dthe basic design of advertising

 

Dear Sirs,

Your shipment(装运)of twelve thousand“Smart”watches was received by our company this morning.However,we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions.   

It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks. While we appreciate that delays in production are occasionally unavoidable.We must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was that we were assured by you that your existing stocks ensure immediate shipment.Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers.and is sure to have a negative effect on future orders.

The second complaint concerns the difference in colour.Only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours we ordered.Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions.Since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours.Any watches that are not of the specified colours will , of course, be returned to you.   

We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received.since it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been made to a lower standard than those in the sample.We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning.We should like to point out that we feel this matter to be entirely your responsibility.

As a result of the above problems,therefore,we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory,and to deduct(扣除)any costs from our final settlement.We shall also be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company.

We look forward to your immediate reply.

Yours sincerely,

John Smith

1.How many complaints does John Smith make with the“Smart”watch producer?

A.Five.            B.Four.            C.Three.          D.Two.

2.The producer of“Smart”watches were given the order because_________

A.they produced the best watches of its kind in the world

B.the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared

C.they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly

D.they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock

3.Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because_______ 

A.the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly

B.these watches will be difficult to sell.

C. these watches will not be able to get into the limited market

D.people will not buy the watches at present

 

Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time. Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers when he was employed as a patent  clerk. After their publication, there was not a major university in the world that would not have been glad to have him on their staff.

If you want to work as an artist and you are making a living as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who hopes one day to become an artist. That puts the work you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think of yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiter tables—and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is possible to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That leaves plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺)in the off hours.

While seeking the work you love, it helps to expand your awareness  into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be limited to the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to all possibilities, you can make a final decision and select the work you love as your own.

Doing the work you love requires that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

1.According to the passage, perhaps Einstein once said to himself, “_______.”

A.Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for

something else

B.The job is just what I want, I should work very hard at it

C.I have to support myself by working as a patent clerk now, but I won’t give physics up

D.I must wait until I find my favorite job

2.If a person works 24 hours a week, he can________.

    A.have enough spare time for his hobbies

    B.have no time left to make his dream come true

    C.do nothing else

    D.make a good living

3.Which of the following is not implied in the last paragraph?

    A.Sometimes the imaginative is different from the practical.

    B.We have to take care of a lot of details before we make our dreams come true.

    C.We shall do practical things rather than dream.

    D.We shall dream big dreams and practice as well.

4.According to the passage, the author encourages us to ________.

    A.start work quickly                                 B.select job carefully and patiently

    C.dream often                                        D.make up our minds quickly

 

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