题目内容
Is it very of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A.concerned B.careful C.considerable D.considerate
D
Health insurance can be very expensive. Some working people do not make enough money to pay for it. In the US there is a program called Healthy Families. This program offers people health insurance at a low cost.
Families are charged about ¥7.00 a month for every child, and ¥10.00 for every adult. It costs much less than any other kind of health insurance. Having health insurance is very important. With this insurance, people can see a doctor when they are sick or hurt.
The program is not expensive at all, but many people are still not enrolling in it. People say that it still costs too much money. They need all of their money to pay for things like food and rent.
It would be great if everyone could have health insurance. People are working hard to come up with ways to make this happen. One idea is to make the Healthy Families Program free for some people.
It is important for people to see a doctor when they need to. The Healthy Families Program makes it possible for more people to do this. Many ideas are being considered. Hopefully some of them will allow even more families to get health insurance.
The Healthy Families Program is made to help those who don’t have welfare (社会保障金) and cannot earn enough to pay for private health insurance. It is an important program, but officials say that too many people are signing up for it and then dropping out because of the Healthy Families Program’s cost.
【小题1】 The aim of the Healthy Families Program is to __________.
A.help people earn more and pay for the program |
B.help more families get health insurance |
C.make it free for people to see a doctor |
D.help families pay for private health insurance |
A.¥24. | B.¥28. | C.¥34. | D.¥40. |
A.They can afford to see a doctor when they need to. |
B.They can get special medical care. |
C.They can see a doctor free of charge. |
D.They can go to see a doctor as soon as possible. |
A.health insurance is very important for ordinary people |
B.the program is still too expensive for many people |
C.people should make more money to pay for private health insurance |
D.many people don’t make enough money to pay for health insurance |
A.health insurance at a low cost | B.the benefits of health insurance |
C.the cost of health insurance | D.the Healthy Families Program |
There is no doubt that much of the profit of a business—sometimes the whole of its success—depends upon the use of the odds and ends.The odds and ends are various small things,which are left over when the main things are produced.But they possess a real value of their own.
If a business,big or small,looked down upon these odds and ends,it would mean a big difference in the amount of the benefit of the business.Take a meat factory for instance, there are countless odds and ends—bones and hair,which can be made into glue and rope to increase its profit greatly.
Then,if we are college students,what about our odds and ends—the odd moments? Take time for example.Every one of us has the exact same amount of it.Everyone's success or failure depends on the use of their time.But everyone uses the time more or less in the same way.However,why many great men in science or art have made huge successes for themselves in the world?Because they have made best use of their odd moments.Take Thomas A.Edison, he never allowed his odd moments to slip by.He thought,planned,and tried his inventions.He always worked twenty hours out of each twenty-four.His inventions made him famous all over the world,and provided valuable wealth for the human beings.
So, remember this axiom:very busy people always find time for everything.However,people with great spare time find time for nothing.Is it very strange?Not at all!The question is how to gather up fragments of time and make full use of them.As many big businesses have found,that the real profit is in using the odds and ends.We also must do in this way to make best use of our odd moments and manage to be successful in something that we do.
1. What are odds and ends?
A.They are nothing useful. |
B.They are various small,but valuable things. |
C.They are the main things that factories produce. |
D.They are odd moments students deny to gather up. |
2. Why should the odds and ends be made full use of ?Because ____ .
A.lots of factors in success or in failure depend on the best use of odds and ends |
B.they control to possess a value of their own |
C.they are various small things people don't want |
D.they are useless things left over when the main things are produced |
3.What does the word “Axiom” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A.clear and evident without proof |
B.statement accepted as true without proof of argument |
C.statement that can be argued |
D.regulation accepted in scientific usage |
4. “Fragments of time” equals “____ ”in the above passage.
A.the odds and ends |
B.immense leisure |
C.the main things |
D.the odd moments |
“Sending thank-you notes is becoming a lost art,” mourns May Mitchell, a syndicated columnist known as “Ms Demeanor” and author of six etiquette(礼节) books. In her view, each generation, compared with the one before, is losing a sense of consideration for other people. “Without respect,” she says, “you have conflict.”
Ms. Demeanor would be proud of me: I have figured out a way to ensure that my children always send thank-you notes. And such a gesture is important, says Ms. Demeanor, because “a grateful attitude is a tremendous life skill, an efficient and inexpensive way to set ourselves apart in the work force and in our adult lives. Teach your children that the habit of manners comes from inside---it’s an attitude based on respecting other people.”
A few years ago, as my children descended like piranhas (一种南美淡水鱼,喜吞食或攻击) on their presents under the Christmas tree, the only attitude I could see was greed. Where was the appreciation of time and effort?
A thank-you note should contain three things: an acknowledgement of the gift (Love the tie with the picture of a hose on it); a recognition of the time and effort spent to select it (You must have shopped all over the state find such a unique item!); a prediction of how you will use your gift or the way it has enhanced your life (I’ll be sure to wear it to the next Mr. Ed convention!).
So, five years ago, in one of my rare flashes of parental insight, I decided that the most appropriate time to teach this basic courtesy is while the tinsel (装饰用光亮金属) is hot. To the horror of my children, I announced that henceforth every gift received will be an occasion for a thank-you note written immediately, on the spot.
I have reluctantly given my kids the green light to send e-mail thank-you notes; though hand-lettered ones (at least to me) still seem friendlier. But pretty much any thank-you makes the gift giver feel special—just as, we hope, the recipient feels. It’s a gesture that perfectly captures the spirit of the holidays.
41. 1.in Ms. Demeanor’s point of view, children born in the ______ is probably the least respectful generation.
A.1960s |
B.1970s |
C.1980s |
D.1990s |
42. 2. The phrase “set oneself apart” (Para. 2) means _______.
A.to reserve to a particular use |
B.to put to one side |
C.to make noticeable or outstanding |
D.to determine to purse |
43. 3.According to the passage, a thank-you note may contain the following information EXCEPT “_______”.
A.I love the pearl necklace you bought me for my birthday |
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B.it must have taken you a long time to find just the right thing for me |
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C.is it very expensive |
D.I promise I will wear it on my wedding day |
44. 4.How did the author feel when she saw her children searching under the Christmas tree for their presents?
A.Greedy. |
B.Cheerful. |
C.Laughable. |
D.Disheartened. |
45. 5.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the author?
A.She feels hand-written letters are friendlier than word-processed ones. |
B.She does not allow her children to sent email thank-you note. |
C.She thinks the best time to teach her children the basic etiquette of appreciation is to strike while the iron is still not. |
D.She thinks a thank-you note can make the gift giver feel special just as the |
recipient does.