Many television programmes are very realistic. One who watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film could well happen to him. With only a little imagination, every man in the street becomes a thief, a spy or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at her friend’s house. In it, a young girl had been followed and murdered. She felt a little frightened, walking to the station. She took a train back to the centre of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much safer.

A man sitting opposite her, reading a newspaper, glanced at her. She thought nothing of it until she saw him staring at her. Remember the film and feeling very uncomfortable, she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When he got on the same bus as she did, she found that he was following her. As long as she had been with other people she wasn’t frightened. But when she got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps following her but she didn’t dare to look around. After what seemed to have been hours, she was unable to find them, because she was so frightened. The footsteps stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a pleasant voice. “I apologize if I frightened you. I’m your new neighbour. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn’t sure.”

1.Jane felt frightened, walking to the station, because ________.

A. she had seen a murder on television

B. she was being followed

C. she had been at her friend’s house

D. she was a girl of rich imagination

2.Jane’s friend lived ______ her.

A. very near                         B. a short distance away from

C. a long way from              D. next to

3.Jane was really frightened because _______.

A. the man who followed her was her new neighbour

B. the man apologized

C. the street was empty

D. she thought she met a murderer

4.The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to _______ Jane.

A. kill                            B. be friendly to                           C. frighten                            D. play a joke on

5.A girl will be frightened if ______.

A. she often watches TV

B. she is followed by a stranger for a long time.

C. she meets her neighbour suddenly

D. she feels a hand on her shoulder

 

It was eleven o'clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from his night out. He was in an excellent humor, in high spirits, and very talkative. His entrance awoke his wife, who was in bed and fast asleep when he came in. He talked to her while he undressed, telling her anecdotes and bits of news and gossip that he had gathered during the day. She was overcome with sleep, and answered him with little half utterances.

  He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, showed so little interest in things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation.

  Mr. Pontellier had forgotten the candies and peanuts that he had promised the boys. Still, he loved them very much and went into the room where they slept to take a look at them and make sure that they were resting comfortably. The result of his investigation was far from satisfactory. He turned and shifted the youngsters about in bed. One of them began to kick and talk about a basket full of crabs.

  Mr. Pontellier returned to his wife with the information that Raoul had a high fever and needed looking after. Then he lit his cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it.

  Mrs. Pontellier was quite sure Raoul had no fever. He had gone to bed perfectly well, she said, and nothing had made him sick. Mr. Pontellier was too well familiar with fever symptoms to be mistaken. He assured her the child was burning with fever at that moment in the next room.

  He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. If it was not a mother's place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his business. He could not be in two places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying home to see that no harm done to them. He talked in a dull, repeated and insistent way.

  Mrs. Pontellier sprang out of bed and went into the next room. She soon came back and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning her head down on the pillow. She said nothing, and refused to answer her husband when he questioned her. When his cigar was smoked out, he went to bed, and in half a minute was fast asleep.

  Mrs. Pontellier was by that time thoroughly awake. She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her nightdress. She went out on the porch, where she sat down and began to rock herself in the chair.

  It was then past midnight. The cottages were all dark. There was no sound except the hooting of an old owl and the everlasting voice of the sea, which broke like a mournful lullaby (催眠曲) upon the night.

  The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her nightdress no longer served to dry them. She went on crying there, not caring any longer to dry her face, her eyes, her arms.

  She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as had just happened were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never before to have weighed much against theabundance (充足) of her husband's kindness and a uniform devotion which had come to be self-understood.

  An indescribable oppression, which seemed to generate in some unfamiliar part of her consciousness, filled her whole being with vague pain. It was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul's summer day. It was strange and unfamiliar; it was a mood. She did not sit there inwardly scolding her husband, expressing sadness about Fate, which had directed her footsteps to the path which they had taken. She was just having a good cry all to herself.

  The mosquitoes succeeded in driving away a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer.

  The following morning Mr. Pontellier was up in good time to take the carriage which was to convey him to the ship. He was returning to the city to his business, and they would not see him again at the Island till the coming Saturday. He had regained his calmness, which seemed to have been somewhatweakened the night before. He was eager to be gone, as he looked forward to a lively week in the financial center.

1.Mr.Pontellier comes back home from his night out in a/an ______state of mind.

A.excited           B.confused          C.depressed         D.disappointed

2. Mr. Pontellier criticizes his wife because ______.

A.she is not wholly devoted to her children

B.she does little housework but sleep

C.she knows nothing about fever symptoms

D.she fails to take her son to hospital

3.The writer would most likely describe Mr. Pontellier’s conduct during the evening as ______.

A.impatient and generous                  B.enthusiastic and responsible

C.concerned and gentle                    D.inconsiderate and self-centered

4.The underlined sentence suggests that Mr. Pontellier's complaints to his wife are ______.

A.hesitant and confused                    B.not as urgent as he claims

C.angry and uncertain                     D.too complex to make sense

5.In paragraphs 8 to 13, Mrs. Pontellier’s reactions to her husband’s behavior suggest that ______.

A.she accepts unquestioningly her role of taking care of the children

B.this is one of the first times she has acknowledged her unhappiness with her husband

C.her relationship with her husband is not what has made her depressed

D.she is angry about something that happened before her husband left

6.The passage shows Mr. Pontellier is happiest when he ______.

A.sits near the open door smoking a cigar and talking

B.makes up with his wife after a heated argument

C.has been away from home or is about to leave home

D.has given his children gifts of candies and peanuts

 

There is a wide and deep choice of a career. Whether he’s a hand in construction or sitting behind the desk working on a computer, everyone has some ideas of what is an attractive career. However, making a career choice is not simply a matter of following a dream; for most people it means a lot of research and soul searching. Choosing the right career becomes one of the most important decisions of an individual’s life.

It used to be that one followed in the footsteps of their father or grandfather or took over the family’s business when it came to making a career choice. These days, a career path can start anywhere and then veer off into something totally different.

Career choices must be realistic and well thought out. It is not uncommon for persons to start a career path and realize they have made a terrible mistake, feeling as if it may be too late to turn around. Not only does a career choice concern your strongest skills and interest, it is also something that you will be doing continuously to bring in income. This is why a career choice can be such a personal decision. Formerly it used to be unusual for someone to change occupations or careers more than once or twice in a lifetime; it is now even more unusual to keep the same career during someone’s working life.

There are a great many measures in helping one choose the right profession. A number of websites offering tools such as career tests and information, educational resources, resume services and the kind can be found. It is important for one to research one’s career in this changing economy situation, and choose the best from several related career choices.

1.According to the author choosing the right career _________.

A.is not difficult at all                      B.needs a lot of dreams

C.is an interesting thing                    D.needs a lot of thoughts

2.The underlined phrase “veer off” in the second paragraph probably means _________.

A.set out to do the same job                 B.change the former course

C.compare two different things              D.dream of getting an easy job

3.Nowadays it is common for one to _________.

A.change his job often                     B.do the same job all his life

C.find a few good jobs at a time              D.live without a job for many years

4.All of the following are the tools on profession offered by websites EXCEPT _________.

A.tests and information                    B.training courses

C.employer’s phone numbers              D.instructions on resume

 

 

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Last weekend we went mountain-climbing.Even the

heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go.Setting                   1.______

off very early,we went along an extreme narrow road,all                 2.______

in high spirits.On every side of the road were green fields                 3.______

and some farm house.We could hear the sound of the                      4.______

rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter.At noon                 5.______

we reached the top of the mountain.That surprised us                        6.______

most there was the beauty of scenes.After having a short                    7.______

rest there and sharing with the food we had brought.We                  8.______

started going down.It had rained even harder.We were                        9.______

wet to the skin,and we still sang and laughed happily.                      10.______

 

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