题目内容
He took a second driving test and finally ________.
A. succeeded in passing it B. succeeded in it
C. succeeded to through D. succeeded to pass it.
A
53随堂测系列答案Once a man named Grand found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burned most of them, because he didn’t like old things very much, But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom(底部) of the letter was the name of a well-known writer. “When this letter was written,” said Grant, “no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get much money for the letter if I sell it to the right man.”
But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter.
“It doesn’t look nice,” he thought. “No one wants to buy a letter if it’s dirty. I’ll have to clean it.”
So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and gave a lot of care. At last the letter looked better. And he was very pleased with his work.
“Now it looks nice,” he said to himself. “I’ll be able to sell it for a lot of money.”
He took the letter to a shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold.
“I want to sell this letter,” Grant said to the man in the shop. “It was written by a well-known writer. You know about these things. How much will you give me for it?”
The man looked at him for a long time.
“I will give you two pounds for it,” he said at last.
“Only two pounds!” said Grant. “But people pay ten pounds for a letter like this. And just look! I’ve even cleaned it to make it look nice.”
“I can see that,” said the man. “That’s the trouble. People who buy old papers like them to be dirty.”
【小题1】Which of the following is not right?
| A．Grant found a box of old letters. | B．Grant didn’t like old things very much. |
| C．Grant didn’t burn the old letter. | D．The letter was written by a famous writer. |
| A．it was written by his father | B．he thought he could get much money by selling it |
| C．he wanted to keep it forever | D．he wanted to give it to the government |
| A．make advertisement(广告)in the newspapers | B．show it to others around him |
| C．clean it to make it look nice | D．take it to an archeologist(考古学家) |
| A．it was not an old letter | B．few people knew about the writer |
| C．it had been cleaned | D．the man didn’t like it |
It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) are more important than any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia in the middle of her career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions.
The effect of a salary cut is probably less serious for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral(博士后的) researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to their teaching that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
1.By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ______.
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A．university researchers know little about the commercial world |
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B．there is little exchange between industry and academia |
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C．few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university |
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D．few university professors are willing to do industrial research |
2.The underlined word “deterrent” (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to something that ______.
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A．keeps someone from taking action |
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B．encourages someone to succeed |
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C．attracts people’s attention |
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D．brings someone a financial burden |
3.What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?
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A．Flexible working hours. |
B．Her research interests. |
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C．Peaceful life on campus. |
D．Her fame in academia. |
4.What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?
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A．Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market. |
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B．Develop its students’ potential in research. |
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C．Help to get financial support from industry. |
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D．Get more students interested in the field of industry. |