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This week in our Foreign Student Series,we discuss rules about geeing a job while studying in the United States.

International students are permitted to work for the college or university they attend or for a business at the school.But the business must directly provide a service to students.You could work at the bookstore,for example,but not for a construction company that is building something on campus(校园).Also,a foreign student cannot displace an American citizen in a job.

International students can work twenty hours a week while attending classes;more during school breaks.You can work until you complete your studies.

Foreign students normally cannot take a job that has no connection to their school.But the government may give permission if students arc suddenly faced with a situation that is out of their control.Examples include large medical bills,the loss of financial aid or an unexpected change in the financial condition of their source of support.Students must also meet other conditions.They must have attended their American school for at least one year.Government approval is given on a case-by-case basis.Students must re-apply after a year if they want to continue an off-campus job.

Foreign students who will be attending graduate school(研究生院)can apply for some jobs before they come to the United States.A good example is a university job like a teaching or research assistantship.Some schools pay their assistants.Others provide free education in return.Many do both.Graduate assistants might teach,give tests,grade work,assist professors with research and hold office hours.Many universities now provide language training to foreign teaching assistants to help them improve their English.Some schools require foreign students to pass an English speaking test before they are permitted to teach.

International student offices at schools have to provide information on students each term to the Department of Homeland Security.Students who violate the terms of their visa -- for example,by working off-campus without permission -- could be sent home.

1.This passage is probably from _________.

A.a magazine                             B.a radio program

C.a text book                             D.a newspaper

2.This passage is mainly about _________.

A.what are the regulations of getting a job while studying in the US

B.how international students can find a pad-time job

C.how international students can get financed by the government

D.what kind of jobs are offered for foreign students

3.In general,the international students are permitted to _________.

A.work in a bookstore near the college campus

B.work for three years altogether at most

C.work for 20 hours a week during school days

D.take the place of an American citizen for a certain job

4.Who might not be given the permission to work off campus?

A.Mary,whose family is now in debt.

B.Bill,whose uncle failed to continued to support his education.

C.Ben,who lost his financial support soon after entering a college.

D.Don,who is in deep debt because of a medical operation.

5.Why can't a foreign student work for a construction company that is building something on campus?

A.Because the work has no connection to his(or her)study.

B.Because the work doesn't serve the student direct).

C.Because the work may displace an American.

D.Because the work may take more than twenty hours a week.

6.It can be inferred from the passage that Graduate assistants who assist professors _________.

A.should be trained in language                        B.should pass an English speaking test

C.may be paid more                                       D.may get free education

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I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday, two days after last Christmas, though I still keep some in my house.

  At work my boss, Mr. White, points out that I am ___36__ myself if I think I have been __37_____ Chinese products, in spite of the obvious facts in daily life.

  “Chinese ___38___ are everywhere,” he says, “You can’t avoid those, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible.”

   That is the __39____, which I have been considering for months, since I have kept the American car with the Chinese ___40__ in it. This week I was __41___ again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist. I was feeling pleased with myself ___42_____ I got home and noticed the gift box made in China.

  My boss continues, “You know what you are doing? You are ___43__ your dependence on China, not __44___ it,” he says, “You are just cheating yourself.”

   The boss, a frequent complainer, doesn’t slow down when I ___45___ to stop him to ___46___ that I am writing a __47____ of stories on the boycott for the business magazine.

   “Maybe you can ___48____ it a year without Chinese products, ___49_____ sooner or later you will even ___50___ Chinese dishes,” the nice boss says, “There is no getting around it.”

   I ____51____ at him as he turns to leave, quite ___52____.

   “Thanks for your support,” I say to his ___53____.

   The year is nearly half over. I can ___54_____without them. ___55___, it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player, a DV camera or a printer made in China. But a better question might be: How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family?

A. fooling        B. persuading      C. beating         D. enjoying

A. keeping        B. accepting      C. avoiding         D. admitting

A. advertising     B. items          C. materials        D. business

A. story          B. plan           C. suggestion       D. point

A. parts          B. engines         C. wheels          D. goods

A. asked         B. reminded        C. troubled         D. puzzled

A. as            B. when           C. since            D. until

A. delaying       B. losing          C. catching          D. lacking

A. escaping       B. obeying         C. objecting         D. hating

A. mean          B. manage         C. try               D. intend

A. describe        B. suggest         C. declare            D. state

A. copy          B. book            C. set               D. series

A. do            B. get             C. make             D. have

A. but           B. or              C. and               D. for

A. wash          B. break           C. serve             D. enjoy

A. laugh          B. glance          C. nod              D. stare

A. annoyed        B. surprised        C. delighted          D. satisfied

A. honor          B. back            C. kindness          D. face

A. work           B. rescue          C. survive            D. stay

A. Finally         B. Honestly         C. Generally          D. Directly

March 22, 2011---Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking dinners to pay a dollar, or more, for a glass of water. Cards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world. It’s called the UNICEF Tap Project.

“UNICEF’s Tap Project is really all about bringing attention to the fact that over 900 million people around the globe do not have access to good, clean, healthy drinking water,” says Cary Stem, who heads the US Fund for UNICEF. She adds that water-borne illness is the second-highest cause of preventable childhood death in the world.

“Each and every day approximately 4,100 children die just because they don’t have that access - 4,100 every single day.”

The public service campaign encourages people to help change that statistic with a simple, affordable action: paying a dollar to get a glass of tap water at a restaurant.

“One dollar buys enough good, clean water for a child for 40 days,” Stem says.

“The tap project has expanded since it began five years ago with 300 restaurants in New York City. This year, Stem says, about 3,000 restaurants across the country are participating in the campaign. We raised about $2.5 million over the last five years of this campaign,” says Stem. “Last year, we raised over $1 million for the first time. This year we’re hoping to top that.”

Stem credits the continued success of the campaign to an army of volunteers who support the tap project and raise money in their communities.

The UNICEF Tap Project is promoting its efforts with a simple motto: when you take water, give water. Currently, UNICEF works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities.

Stem hopes that, by participating in the project, more Americans will realize that what they often take for granted is a precious and scarce resource in many other parts of the world.

1.Restaurants began to charge for tap water to _______.

A. increase their profit

B. urge customers to save water

C. raise people’s awareness of the world water problem

D. collect money for those without access to safe water

2.We can learn from the text that the Tap Project ________.

A. began in New York City

B. was started by volunteers

C. is hoping to collect $2.5 million this year

D. provides help for 1,000 countries in the world

3.It can be learned that _______.

A. the Tap Project began in 2006

B. America suffers a serious problem

C. 4,100 children die of water pollution every year

D. water-borne illnesses are the biggest killer of children

4.How does Cary Stem feel about the work of the Tap Project?

A. Concerned     B. Hopeful          C. Disappointed      D. Angry

 

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the androids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, an android(有人特点的)with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors(感应器)embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿)life with robot technology.

“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的). Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot on wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.

Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备)monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.

On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A.“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B.Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C.Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D.Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

2.The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means      .

A.fixed             B.established        C.settled            D.rooted

3.According to Professor Sato,       .

A.the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B.the robot does anything like human beings

C.tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D.tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B.A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C.All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D.The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

5.We can infer from the passage that        .

A.people are afraid of being monitored by robots.

B.the technology of robots has been highlighted(强调) in Japan.

C.robots can completely take the place of human beings.

D.people’s privacy should be strictly protected

 

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