题目内容
2. ____________够不着
3. _____________脱离危险
2. out of reach;
3. out of danger
Nine out of 10 people have run up unsecured debt and many fear they will never be able to pay back what they owe, a survey has claimed.
Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed.
A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted.
One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid.
Just over half who owed money said they did not feel in control of their debt, with 8% admitting they had needed to ask for help with repayments from a friend or family member.Eight out of 10 people also told the research for discount website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk that they thought it was too easy to borrow money through their bank or on credit cards.
Farhad Farhadi, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk’s personal finance expert, said: "The majority of British adults owe money m some way, shape or form, but to see that almost a third think they’ll never be free c ^ from debt is quite alarming.
"When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind.
"A lot of people don’t-really think about ’die consequences of borrowing money and it can be easy to get complacent, but keeping it all under control should be a priority from the off.Only borrow what you really think you can afford to pay back."
【小题1】The best title for this passage is_________.
| A.I’ll die in debt, say one in three | B.Desperate British |
| C.The beginning of the end | D.Borrowing money from any source |
| A.Most British adults are in debt in some v/ay. |
| B.It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank. |
| C.Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously. |
| D.This passage is a warning for the British. |
| A.end with | B.from the start |
| C.ever since | D.fore ever |
| A.It is natural to owe money m Britain so there in no need to worry. |
| B.It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control. |
| C.It does not matter to owe money in Britain if you are rich enough. |
| D.It seems that the British enjoy owing money in some way. |
No one wants to look stupid or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is important to make the right impression from the very first day. You will face new people. You will be in a new place.
It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are five tips to help you make it through the first days at a new job:
1. First impressions can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code (rules about what you can wear to work). If so, be sure to follow it. No matter what, always be neat and clean.
2. Get to work on time.
3. Pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to introduce you to co-workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.
4. Ask plenty of questions. Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.
5. Never be the first one to leave. Observe(观察) what your co-workers do around quitting time (下班时间). It does not look good for you to be eager to leave.
【小题1】Before you arrive at work on the first day, you should __________.
| A.dress in a right way | B.introduce yourself |
| C.know your duties | D.know your co-workers well |
| A.You should be the first one to arrive at work. |
| B.You should ask your co-workers about your duties. |
| C.You should not be eager to go back home after work. |
| D.You are required to arrive 15 minutes earlier |
| A.visitor | B.teacher | C.workmate | D.leader |
| A.Getting a New Job. | B.Tips on How to Work. |
| C.The First-day Work. | D.The Importance of Co-workers. |
In a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp —— like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.
About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through, scientists had thought nothing much more than a few microbes (微生物) could exist.
That’s why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp – like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the camera’s cable. Scientists also pulled up a tentacle (触须) they believe came from a jellyfish.
“We were operating on the presumption that nothing’s there.” Said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp you’d enjoy having on your plate.”
“We were just gaga (狂热的) over it,” he said of the 7.5cm long, orange creature starring in their two – minute video. Technically, it’s not a shrimp. It’s a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is distantly related to the shrimp.
The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh environments. And it has scientists thinking that if shrimp – like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places? What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter?
Cynan Ellis – Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating. He said it was possible the creatures swam in from far away and don’t live there permanently.
But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. “The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm – wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means it’s unlikely that two creatures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small of an area,” she said.
Yet scientist were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp can’t, Kim said.
“So how do they survive? That’s the key question.” Kim Sai.
“It’s pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.
【小题1】 What does the underlined word “harsh” probably mean?
| A.cold | B.loud | C.cruel | D.ugly |
| A.swam great distances to Antarctic | B.has always lived in the region |
| C.gradually evolved from shrimps | D.has nothing in common with shrimps |
| A.it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study |
| B.it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic |
| C.it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments |
| D.it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps |
| A.Complex life usually lives on other forms of life. |
| B.Scientists saw two creatures in the two – minute video. |
| C.It is possible for creatures to live 180 meters below the ice though there is no light. |
| D.Scientists captured the shrimp – like creature in a camera by drilling a hole through the ice. |