Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her and skill but left her flying high.“When the Atlanta Airport 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved the cars could be on site the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! other local paving company wanted to do the job, it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

“We got the job and immediately went into . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our challenge was to keep the rock mixture enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. , I got a special to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I held one of those hoses to down the rock.

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

1.A. kindness B. patience C. imagination D. experience

2.A. construction B. repair C. control D. development

3.A. after B. as C. for D. so

4.A. while B. since C. where D. when

5.A. Some B. Any C. No D. Every

6.A. stating B. reporting C. telling D. warning

7.A. able B. nervous C. afraid D. willing

8.A. supported B. promised C. continued D. improved

9.A. asked B. surprised C. reminded D. demanded

10.A. though B. but C. as D. unless

11.A. discussion B. action C. practice D. production

12.A. next B. first C. past D. previous

13.A. cold B. wet C. loose D. clean

14.A. Naturally B. Obviously C. Meanwhile D. Instead

15.A. excuse B. order C. permit D. reason

16.A. exactly B. personally C. angrily D. hardly

17.A. pull B. knock C. hit D. water

18.A. required B. mixed C. followed D. formed

19.A. best B. last C. second D. only

20.A. courage B. interest C. hope D. chance

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Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the advantage of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some reason.

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假设你是李华，今年将要参加高考。你想在大学里学习外语专业，但是你的老师和父母都对你的选择提出了异议，对此你很苦恼。请你根据下表提示，用英语给你的英国笔友David发一封邮件，谈谈关于你的专业选择问题，并寻求帮助。

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父母的建议	金融	将来从商，为在商界工作做准备
老师的建议	法律	就业前景好
你的想法	外语	充分发挥自己的语言天赋

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3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dear David,

I am at a loss nowadays.

I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Anyone who has experienced the joy of driving through a rainstorm with the sunroof (天窗) open understands how airflow around the moving vehicles can keep him dry despite the exposure. Now a similar principle is being employed to create an umbrella that protects people from the rain using nothing more than an invisible air force field.

Air Umbrella, developed by a Chinese company and recently funded by Kickstarter, uses forced air rather than fabric to create a protective canopy that keeps people from getting wet in the rain.

It’s a clever concept and designers have done a good job of answering several questions about the product. For instance, the sound generated by the device is minimal, especially when compared to the pitter-patter of the falling rain. It can create a protective canopy wide enough for two people to fit under and it performs well even in the heavy rain. The air shield (防护) can be cut through by high winds, but given that regular umbrellas typically fold over in similar windy conditions, the air umbrella is still an upgrade.

A few concerns do remain, however. For instance, the battery life is only about 15-30 minutes depending on the model, so you’ll still want to walk briskly to your next destination when it’s raining. Also, while the air shield might keep the rain away from you, it’s likely to splash all that blown-away water onto anyone else like a sprinkler (洒水车). So the device might draw the ire of anyone else walking with you, or any helpless bystanders.

There are currently three different types to choose from if you’re interested in investing. Air Umbrella-A is the lightest model, and is apparently designed specifically for females, according to the Chinese developers. It is about 12 inches in length and weighs a little over a pound, and it runs for 15 minutes per charge. Air Umbrella-B measures nearly 20 inches long and weighs 1.7 pounds, and lasts 30 minutes per charge. Finally, Air Umbrella-C also lasts 30 minutes, but is scalable between 20 and 32 inches depending on your needs.

1.Why does the author mention a special driving experience in the first paragraph?

A. To introduce the topic of the passage.

B. To explain the need for an umbrella.

C. To share a feeling with the readers.

D. To prove a theory to the readers.

2. The Air Umbrella fails to work when ______.

A. there is little rain B. there is no wind

C. it rains heavily D. the wind is strong

3.How does the author present concerns about the Air Umbrella?

A. By giving figures.

B. By giving examples.

C. By making experiments.

D. By making comparisons.

4.The underlined word “ire” in the 4th paragraph probably means ______.

A. attention B. doubt

C. curiosity D. anger

I know what you’re thinking: pizza？For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast (不吃早饭), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saying” calories ，still others just don’t like breakfast food .

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight . “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R.D，who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers – it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it … you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in paragraph I probably means ______.

A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone

C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit

2.What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.

3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to _______.

A. eat something for breakfast

B. be careful about what you eat

C. heat up food before eating it

D. eat calorie-controlled food

4.The text is written mainly for those _______.

A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight

C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep

Cell phone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet.

Calling mobile phones the "remote control" for life, market research firm Synovate's poll said cell phones are so ubiquitous that by last year more humans owned one than did not.

Three-quarters of the more than 8,000 respondents polled online in 11 countries said they take their phone with them everywhere, with Russians and Singaporeans the most attached.

More than a third also said they couldn't live without their phone, topped by Taiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four would find it harder to replace the mobile than their purse.

Some two-thirds of respondents go to bed with their phones nearby and can't switch them off, even though they want to, because they're afraid they'll miss something.

"Mobiles give us safety, security and instant access to information. They are the number one tool of communication for us, sometimes even surpassing face-to-face communication. They are our connections to our lives," Jenny Chang, Synovate's managing director in Taiwan, said in a statement.

Mobiles have also changed the nature of relationships, with the survey finding nearly half of all respondents use text messages to flirt, a fifth set up first-dates via text and almost the same number use the same method to end a love affair.

Apart from the obvious calling and texting, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones globally are the alarm clock, the camera and the games.

As for email and Internet access, 17 percent of respondents said they checked their inboxes or surfed the Web on their phones, led by those in the United States and Britain.

One in 10 respondents log onto social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace regularly via mobile, again led by Britain and the United States.

"As the mobile becomes more and more an all-in-one device, many other businesses are facing challenging times. The opportunities for mobile manufacturers and networks however are enormous," said Synovate's global head of media, Steve Garton.

Not everyone is tech savvy, however: 37 percent of respondents said they don't know how to use all the functions on their phone.

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A. camera and game

B. calling and texting

C. email and calling

D. surfing and texting

2.According to Jenny Chang, why is cell phone important for people?

A. There are many functions on their phones.

B. About half of all respondents end a love affair via text.

C. Mobiles make people feel safe, secure and help them to get information.

D. Mobiles used as the tool of communication is not popular with people.

3.What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

A. Cell phone plays an important part in body.

B. As for most of people, wallet is less important than cell phone.

C. More humans would rather own their wallet than cell phones.

D. Poll considered mobile phones as the “remote control” for life.

4.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?

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When Russell Lyons volunteered for the first time, he read “Goodnight Moon” to a class of San Diego preschoolers. And it wasn’t reading — he’d memorized the book and was reciting it out loud. He was 4. Still, he said it felt good there, in front of the other kids, lending a hand. He wanted more of that feeling.

Thirteen years later, he’s getting a lot of it. He’s on a five-month road trip across America — not sightseeing, but volunteering.

The University City resident has spent time at an animal reserve in Utah, a women’s shelter in St. Louis, a soup kitchen in New York, a retirement home in Tucson. This week he’s in Los Angeles, at a program that supports disabled youth.

“I just like helping people and feeling that something I do is making a difference,” he said. He resists the idea that his “Do Good Adventure” is all that unusual. It bothers him that the media often describe young people as lazy, self-centered. So he sees his trip as a chance to make a statement, too. “About 55 percent of teens do volunteer work, higher than the rate for adults” he said, according to a 2002 study. “Not everybody knows that. ”

Of course, some teens do volunteer work because it looks impressive on their college applications. Lyons said he mentioned his trip on his applications. But charity work is a habit with him. Even before the cross country trip, he was volunteering about 200 hours a year at various places. He’s made sandwiches for homeless families in Washington D.C. He’s taught math to fifth-graders in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

He gets some of that drive from his mother, Lesley Lyons, who has been involved in nonprofits for much of her life. She was there when her son “read” to the preschoolers — a memory of hers “that will never go away.”

1.What did Russell Lyons think of his first volunteering?

A. Creative.B. Impressive. C. Persuasive. D. Imaginative.

2. The third paragraph is meant to________.

A. show Russell Lyons is working as a volunteer

B. introduce some tourist attractions across America

C. call on volunteers to offer help to those in need

D. show volunteers are needed in all parts of America

3. According to Paragraph 4，Russell Lyons is against the idea that____.

A. what he has done is common

B. most teens do volunteer work

C. young people don’t work hard

D. adults prefer to be volunteers

4. Russell Lyons has been doing volunteer work because_______.

A. it is necessary for college applications

B. he ought to keep his promise to Mom

C. he likes the feeling of being praised

D. it has become a natural part of his life

5.What does the last paragraph suggest?

A. Lesley Lyons is too busy to look after her son.

B. Russell Lyons is greatly influenced by his mother.

C. Lesley Lyons almost earns no money all her life.

D. Children are always important to their parents.

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