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For the writers in Western cultures, autumn is a difficult season to describe. On one hand, it is the end of the summer, and therefore a little sad. Winter is 1. the corner. As Ernest Hemingway 2. (write), you expected to be sad in the fall. On the 3. hand, autumn has its good side. French writer Albert Camus even thought autumn was a second spring: “ Autumn is a second spring 4. every leaf is a flower.” Another autumn theme is wisdom. The 5. (arrive) of the season is thought to be similar to a person 6. (become) mature. The great Irish poet W.B. Yeats conveyed this theme in his poem The Wild Swans at Coole. 7. (inspire) by the swans, he is moved to think about them and life in the 8. (real). He doubts whether he can still love like the lover swans do. Of course, many other 9. (theme) can play a part in the literature of autumn. But autumn writing usually focuses on the changes in nature, which writers often compare 10. changes in human life.

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Having a tattoo(纹身) can reduce your chance of getting a job, but it depends on where the tattoo is, what it expresses and if the job involves dealing with customers, new research says.

Dr Andrew R Timming told the British Sociological Association conference on work, employment and society in Warwick today that employers were likely to view tattoos negatively. Dr Timming of the school of Management at the University of St Andrews said he had spoken to 15 managers involved in hiring staff about their reaction to interview candidates with visible tattoos.

"Most respondents agreed that visible tattoos are a stigma," Dr Timming told the conference. One woman manager told him that "they make a person look dirty." Another male manager told him "subconsciously that would stop me from employing them." The managers were concerned about what their organisations' customers might think, said Dr Timming. "Hiring managers realise that, ultimately, it does not matter what they think of tattoos -- what really matters, instead, is how customers might think of employees with visible tattoos.

Dr Timming said: "The one qualification to this argument is there are certain industries in which tattoos may be a desirable characteristic in a job interview. For example, an HR manager at a prison noted that tattoos on guards can be 'something to talk about' and 'an in' that you need to make a connection with the prisoners."

The negative attitude to tattoos did not extend to ones that could be easily covered by clothing. Dr Timming also found that in some of the organisations it was only certain types of tattoos that diminished the chances of getting a job at interview. One male manager told him: "If it's gang culture-related you may have a different view about the tattoo than if it's just because it's a nice drawing of an animal that they've done on their arm."

1.Why do managers really refuse to hire a person with tattoos?

A. They don’t like tattoos themselves.

B. Tattoos can turn customers away.

C. People with tattoos don’t obey the rules.

D. People with tattoos are gang members.

2.A person with tattoos can probably work as ________.

A. a doorkeeper B. a salesman

C. a prison guard D. a manager

3.Who would be most likely to be turned down by employers?

A. A person who has his tattoos covered.

B. A person who has tattoos of an animal.

C. A person with a gang culture-related tattoo.

D. A person with a drawing of flowers on his arms.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that _______.

A. not all tattoos reduce one’s chance if employment.

B. some tattoos are helpful to a job interviewee.

C. it’s no use covering one’s tattoos.

D. tattoos are hard to hide.

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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made a deep on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a , I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, only what is truly important.

About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order, which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die. I with that diagnosis all the days. , at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all . No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of . It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is , so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be by dogma(教条)—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner . And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart.

1.A. impression B. curse C. decision D. joke

2.A. seen B. looked C. found D. lost

3.A. would B. should C. might D. could

4.A. hurry B. line C. moment D. row

5.A. successful B. rich C. dead D. frustrated

6.A. apologies B. fortune C. impressions D. choices

7.A. proving B. leaving C. confirming D. telling

8.A. diagnosed B. cured C. treated D. found

9.A. on B. for C. in D. at

10.A. met B. got C. did D. lived

11.A. However B. But C. Therefore D. So

12.A. incurable B. curable C. fatal D. changeable

13.A. Anyone B. Someone C. No one D. Everyone

14.A. want B. avoid C. share D. escape

15.A. destination B. life C. science D. disease

16.A. make up B. make for C. make out D. make way

17.A. distant B. short C. long D. away

18.A. limited B. rare C. enough D. lost

19.A. wasted B. cheated C. excited D. trapped

20.A. voice B. love C. direction D. Confusion

Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

Introduction

A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.

Basic Security

Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock (锁上)your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles (车座).

Locks

Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shops. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.

Marking

Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.

Registration

There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.

Finally keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.

1.Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A. Marking. B. Locks.

C. Basic Security. D. Registration.

2.The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.

A. help the police find your bicycle

B. help you recognize your bike

C. stop you worrying about your bike

D. stop someone stealing your bicycle

3.The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.

A. in the police station and a security company

B. in the bike shop and your computer

C. by yourself and in a security company

D. in a security company and your university

4.The main purpose of this article is _________.

A. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

B. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

C. to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

D. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

David Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award (奖金). This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.

In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.

His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored an surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

1.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?

A. success B. interest

C. prize D. skill

2.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.

A. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex

B. kept him playing for Leeds United

C. offered him the chance to join the national team

D. made him popular and famous

3.Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?

a. Beckham played his first football league game.

b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.

c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.

d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.

e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.

A. e, d, a, c, b B. b, e, d, a, c

C. e, b, a, d, c D. b, d, e, c, a

4.The passage mainly talks about______.

A. how Beckham became a successful football player

B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals

C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain

D. why Beckham could win in football league games

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