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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。House Sitting

In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 1.

So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. House sitters might have to care for pets. Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 2. I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.

3. There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.

There are some requirements to be a house sitter. You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 4. You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.

Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.

5. Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.

A. I have done house sitting many times.

B. Thousands of people do this all the time.

C. It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.

D. Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.

E. You must take a little care over what your description says about you.

F. This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.

G. You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.

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Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.___ 1.__so you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

1. The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It’s important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier .__ 2._____when your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. ___3.___ .If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say. “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

3. __4.___

Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a name brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. __5.___ If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

B. Permit the child to choose between them

C. The value of money

D. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest

E. Wise decisions

F. Tell your child why he can ---or cannot---have certain things

G. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store

Homestay UK/Great Britain

Here you will find a selection of homestay hosts and host families in the UK．If you want to learn more about the British host family of your choice, please click on information at www．Homestaybooking．Com．You will then see a personal introduction of the UK homestay host．If you don’t want to search yourself, just register for free and receive our matching recommendations．

Chika and Tara from London, the United Kingdom

Information about the homestay host

Chika is 28 years old．She is away from home most of the time．Tara is 18 years old．She is at home every day．They both speak English．

Chika and Tara’s guests can stay for at least 5 nights and up to a maximum of 365 nights．Chika and Tara have no children living at home．It is a non-smoking residence(住宅)．No pets live in this household．

Information about the homestay accommodation

The accommodation is in London．The name of the neighborhood is Greenwich．The distance to the city center is 1．6km．The next access point to public transport is at 15 m distance．

Three guests can stay in Tara and Chika’s house at the same time．The following accommodation is generally available:

Single room with shared use of the family bathroom

*Size: 12．0 ㎡

*Facilities: desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wardrobe(衣橱)

*Price per night per person: ￡20．00 per night(one single)

Twin room with shared use of the family bathroom

*Size: 15．0 ㎡

*Facilities: TV, desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wordrobe

*Price per night per person:

￡20．00 per night(one guest)

￡17．00 per night(two guests)

The room charge includes the following services: Internet access, regular room cleaning, breakfast, free use of the washing machine．

Additional available service at an extra charge: Pick-up service(￡60．00 one-way); Lunch(￡6．00 per person per day); Dinner(￡6．00 per person per night)

Vegetarian(素食的) meals are available．

1.Chika and Tara’s house would be a good choice for _______．

A． a pet lover

B． a heavy smoker

C． a person who eats no meat

D． one who needs a one-night stay

2.What do we know about Chika and Tara’s house?

A． It lies in the center of the city．

B． It is not far away from Greenwich．

C． Public transport is convenient there．

D． The distance from the house to London is 1．6 km．

3.If Mary chooses a twin room and pick-up service(two-way), how much should she pay per day?

A． ￡140． B． ￡137． C． ￡80． D． ￡77

Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital．

A． had died B． had been dead

C． Died D． has been dead

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children. had inherited（继承）her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.

The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.

Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination.

Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.

“Mom," she told Ann, “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”

At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses. and empty their pockets to help Kinzie .On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashley’s lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.

Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl's generosity, Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. "Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away," Ashley says. "She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be."

1.According to the text, Ann Sutton .

A. only cares about poor children

B. has possessed a good fortune

C. is warm-hearted and ready to help others

D. is a single mother with a 12-month-old boy.

2.When hearing the aid had fallen through,, Kinzie

A. was not sad but cheerfu1

B. put all her coins away immediately

C. told her mother to ask the coworkers for help

D. decided to buy a present for the baby with all her allowance

3.From the text we can learn that.

A. Ann would act as Santa Claus to hand out the Christmas presents

B. the Sutton children always got lots of presents at Christmas

C. Kinzie's generosity influenced others and they clici something similar

D. Ashley was moved and promised to return the money

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. How a warm-hearted mother shows her love to a poor family.

B. How a mother and her young daughter helped a poor family.

C. Many people make contributions to those in need. '

D. What happened to a poor family on Christmas Eve.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请将答案涂在答题卡的1-5的位置）

There is distinction between reading for information and reading for understanding. ___1.___

The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. ___2._____ Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we don’t have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement.

The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the reader’s understanding. _____3._____ Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information.

What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding. ____4.___ Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.

____5._____ It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well.

A. The writer should have a better communicating skill.

B. Such communication between un equals must be possible.

C. We can get access to the content of those materials easily.

D. The writer must be “superior” to the reader in understanding.

E. Thus, we can employ the word “reading” in two distinct senses.

F. Reading for entertainment is capable of increasing our understanding for information.

G. Besides gaining information and understanding, there’s another goal of reading—entertainment.

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered(传送). Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know，when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.

1. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to________.

A. make a comparison B. describe a scene

C. introduce a topic D. offer an argument

2. In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was________.

A. not helpful B. not considerate

C. friendly D. warm-hearted

3. From “Dreams of head-cutting!” (Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer________.

A. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

B. was mad at the sales agent

C. wished that the sales agent would have bad dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night

4. Which of the following is true?

A. The author really appreciated the neighbor’s warning.

B. From the passage we know that it is the bad news that makes someone angry.

C. If the runner brought to the pharaoh unhappy news, he would be treated like a prince.

D. When we want to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver.

5. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.

B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

Vince heard the news that the Chinese soccer team lost the game again, ______.

A. tears coming down his faceB. his tears came down

C. tears came down his faceD. tears had already come down

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Once Dr．Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man，aged 34，who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving，and there was not much hope he would live.

Dr．Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and，in a very gentle voice，asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat.

“Are you getting food you like?”

The patient said nothing.

“Do you get the kind of food you have at home?”

The answer was no.

The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.

“If，you had food that you liked，would you eat it?”

“Yes，yes.” the patient said.

The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious．Nothing was said，but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received.

Later，the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat．One of the students said，“We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals.”

“Suppose，” the doctor replied，“you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it，would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?”

“I would probably insist，” the student said.

“Very well，” the doctor said．“You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won’t be easy，but I can help you．Meanwhile，let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible，and stay with it．Or he’ll be killed by hunger．By the way，there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress，we need to be able to talk with him．”

Three weeks later，Dr．Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.

1.The patient had no desire to eat because __________.

A． he was not hungry

B． he was seriously ill

C． he was given special meals

D． he was not satisfied with the food

2.According to the passage，we can conclude that __________.

A． the patient was from another country.

B． the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

C． Dr．Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

D． the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr．Mellinkoff ?

A． Cold.

B． Considerate.

C． Curious.

D． Confident.

4.What do you think Dr．Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?

A． Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

B． Doctors should be able to speak foreign languages.

C． Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

D． Doctors should give more medicine to patients.

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