Chances

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业).

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

56.What is the author’s present job?

       A.Working part time in a college.

       B.Taking care of children for a family.

       C.Helping children with their schoolwork.

       D.Looking after children at a kindergarten.

57.When staying with the two girls’ family, the author       .

       A.was paid for extra work                       B.often worked long hours

       C.got much help from her boss                D.took a day off every other week

58.Why did the author leave her first job?

       A.She found a full time job.

       B.She was fed up with children.

       C.She decided to attend a part time course.

       D.She needed a rest after working extra hours.

59.What has the author learned from her own experiences?

       A.Less successtul students can still have a career.

       B.Qualifications are necessary for a career.

       C.Hard work makes an excellent student.

       D.One must choose the job she likes.

A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.
Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.
Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

【小题1】
A.runsB.teachesC.trainsD.dances
【小题2】
A.since B.unlessC.afterD.though
【小题3】
A.tellB.guessC.assumeD.predict
【小题4】
A.suspectedB.rememberedC.imagined D.noticed
【小题5】
A.deeplyB.wellC.aheadD.closely
【小题6】
A.taskB.sportC.eventD.show
【小题7】
A.boringB.enjoyableC.difficultD.unsatisfactory
【小题8】
A.talentB.quality C.natureD.condition
【小题9】
A.doubtB.advantageC.challengeD.program
【小题10】
A.examineB.expressC.openD.trust
【小题11】
A.fearfulB.harmfulC.unfairD.inconvenient
【小题12】
A.toB.onC.offD.against
【小题13】
A.greetedB.treatedC.servedD.paid
【小题14】
A.painsB.stressesC.injuriesD.problems
【小题15】
A.positiveB.friendlyC.flexibleD.caution
【小题16】
A.defendingB.quittingC.winningD.bargaining
【小题17】
A.standardB.rangeC.viewD.goal
【小题18】
A.untilB.asC.whenD.before
【小题19】
A.proudB.tiredC.ashamed D.confident
【小题20】
A.planB.adviceC.rewardD.Responsibility

In the United States, when one became rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.    
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ “Keeping up with the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
【小题1】Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

A.want to be as rich as their neighbours
B.want others to know or to think that they are rich
C.don’t want others to know they are rich
D.want to be happy
【小题2】It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A.live outside New York CityB.live in New York City
C.live in apartmentsD.have many neighbours
【小题3】The underlined word “neighbourhood” in the second paragraph means ________.
A.a person who lives near anotherB.people living in an area
C.an area near the place referred toD.an area in another town or city
【小题4】Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.
A.an important nameB.a popular name in the United States
C.his neighbour’s nameD.not a good name
【小题5】According to the writer, keeping up with the Joneses is ________.
A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
  The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
  It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses” because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
  People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
【小题1】Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

A.want to be as rich as their neighbors
B.want others to know or to think that they are rich
C.don't want others to know they are rich
D.want to be happy
【小题2】It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A.live outside New York City
B.live in New York City
C.live in apartments
D.live with many neighbors
【小题3】What's the author's attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?
A.Negative. B.Positive.C.Supportive. D.Objective.

A Leap(跳跃)to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter, a 13yearold gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That's especially impressive____she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can't ____ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ___ that even though she couldn't see ____ , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the ____ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest ____ is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to ____ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go” says Lola.

To be a toplevel gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall ____ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10——her highest score yet.

Lola doesn't want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ____.She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her ____ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids ____ she grows up.

Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her ____ for others is “just believe in yourself”

1.A.runs? Bteaches? Ctrains? Ddances

2.A.since? Bunless? Cafter? Dthough

3.A.tell? Bguess? Cassume? Dpredict

4.A.suspected? ????????????? Bremembered? Cimagined? ????????????? Dnoticed

5.A.deeply? Bwell? Cahead? Dclosely

6.A.task? Bsport? Cevent? Dshow

7.A.boring? ????????????? Benjoyable?? Cdifficult? ????????????? Dsatisfactory

8.A.talent? Bquality? Cnature? Dcondition

9.A.doubt? Badvantage? Cchallenge? Dprogress

10.A.examine? Bexpress? Copen? Dtrust

11.A.fearful? ????????????? Bharmful? Cunfair? ????????????? Dinconvenient

12.A.to? Bon? Coff? Dagainst

13.A.greeted? Btreated? Cserved? Dpaid

14.A.pains? Bstresses? Cinjuries? Dproblems

15.A.positive? Bfriendly? Cflexible? Dcautious

16.A.defending? ????????????? Bquitting? Cwinning? ????????????? Dbargaining

17.A.standard? Brange? Cview? Dgoal

18.A.until? Bas? Cwhen? Dbefore

19.A.proud? Btired? Cashamed? Dconfident

20.A.plan? ????????????? Badvice Creward? ????????????? Dresponsibility

 

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