题目内容
14. (It,This) is not how much you read but what you read that counts.
14. It
Life hasn't always been easy for Sareana Kimia,16. Her parents split up when she was young,and she hasn't seen her dad since she was 10.In June 2014,she and her mom,Shefali Gupta,found out that they would soon be evicted(逐出) from their home. Sareana knew that her mom had money problems.
Even before the eviction,Gupta had become very sad. Because she didn't have health insurance,Gupta couldn’t get a doctor's help for her emotional problems.
Sareana took charge of things at home. For example,she often cooked her family's. meals. When she and her mom were about to lose their home,it was Sareana who arranged a place for them to stay.
For years,Sareana had been an active volunteer with several organizations. She even started her own group,Youth for National Change. It works to support the rights of young people.
Sareana called a few adults she had worked with. After finding out about her situation,one couple opened their doors right away. But by August 2014, the couple no longer had room for Sareana and her mom. The two ended up living in their car. They didn’t want to go to a homeless shelter out of fear that they could be split up. Through it all,Sareana kept working on projects and studying. “At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine,” she says.
Sareana is homeschooled online and goes to classes at a nearby college. Last fall,school bills began piling up. She had no way to pay them. A friend suggested that she try raising funds online. After a newspaper ran an article about Sareana,donations poured in — nearly $30,000!She paid for school and had enough money left to rent a small apartment. She and her mom moved into it in January 2015.
1. What happened to Sareana in 2014?
A. She lost her father.
B. She became homeless.
C. Her mom abandoned her.
D. Her house was destroyed.
2. Sareana started an organization to .
A. teach people to cook B. support poor people C. earn money D. help youth
3. After moving out from the nice couple's house,Sareana and her mom lived.
A. in a vehicle B. in her school
C. in a friend's house D. in a homeless shelter
4. Sareana finally found her own apartment .
A. by raising money
B. by doing part-time jobs
C. with the help of her friends
D. with the help of her college
5. Which of the following words can best describe Sareana?
A. Modest. B. Intelligent.
C. Optimistic. D. Determined.
Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column（专栏） on finding your way around the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.
Question: I'm Sam. I work part-time,paid hourly. There are only two employees: me and my boss. I receive no paid holidays or sick time,no health insurance,and orie week's paid vacation. For me,this job is just a job,and the salary I earn doesn't guarantee a 24/7 on-call mentality.
From almost the beginning,my boss has freely called me at home,called my personal cellphone,and emailed my personal account during my off-hours and vacation.
Five years later,it's still happening despite my having politely asked her several times not to contact me during my non-working hours.
Each time I ask,she apologizes and stops for a while,but always goes back to the behavior. I never take her phone calls on my cell,but she hasn't got my point.
The point is,it is never anything that can't wait until the next business day!I am ready to lose it.
Answer: If it won't cost you your job,call block and email filters(过滤器） are one easy path to inner peace.
It puzzles me that your boss seems to agree she's out of bounds,but then continues to contact you.
Either she occasionally gets enough response from you to make it worth trying,or she can't help firing off questions on impulse(—时冲动) .
You could ask her,once and for all,whether she's OK with waiting for .responses.— in which case her afler-hours calls and emails will be answered the next business day 一 or whether she wants instant answers 一 in which case,you will be tracking the time you spend responding so you can be paid for it.
11. What,s Sam's problem?
A. His salary is too low.
B. His job is very challenging.
C. His working hours are too long.
D. His boss always contacts him during off-duty time.
12. Which word can best describe Sam's feeling when he was writing the letter?
A. Upset. B. Disappointed.
C. Calm. D. Excited.
13. What does the underlined part “she's out of bounds” in the text probably mean?
A. What she's doing is acceptable.
B. What she's doing is hard to explain.
C. She's doing what she is not supposed to do.
D. She has the right to do whatever she wants.
14. Karla L. Miller advises Sam to .
A. give up his current job
B. keep silent about the matter
C. turn off his cellphone during his off-hours
D. talk about the matter with his boss seriously
Once,in a lovely garden,lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty,and had won so many beauty contests 1.she became very proud. One day,a cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off,and decided 2. (teach) her a lesson.
She went to see the butterfly,and in front of everyone she 3. (say) that the butterfly unfairly won those 4. (compete) and that in fact the cockroach was more beautiful.
The butterfly was angry and said to the cockroach, “I 5. (beat) you in a beauty contest,with whichever judge you choose.”
“OK,I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach,and left 6. waiting for a reply.
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty contest. The butterfly arrived 7. (complete) confident of victory until she saw 8. the judges were: cockroaches,worms,beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left 9. (cry) and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life. Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and 10. became friends.
9. Despite the bad weather we have had in the past days,there (is,are) no doubt that the tournament will go on.
6. Although I could have gone to university,I (haven’t,didn't) .
2. (There,It) remains a certain doubt among the people about the practical value of the project.
9. He likes this house with the beautiful gardea in front,but he doesn’t have enough money to buy(it,one) .
根据括号内的汉语提示用含it的内容补全下面句子(每空一词) 。
5. —I'm thinking of the driving test tomorrow. I'm afraid I’11 fail again.
—Cheer up. I'm sure (你会成功) .
