题目内容
He hates cartoons, so every time he sees them he _________ _________.
他讨厌动画片,所以每次看见了他都转台。
switches over

Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with. I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic(神奇的魔力), wandering into another kind of existence. As a child, I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss(大惊小怪) about any holiday, This still puzzles me. I am puzzled by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than it would be if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating(令人困扰的) little habit, like sneezing or yawning(打哈欠).I can never understand this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life because there is far less of it, but to me it is important.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward dreaming?
A.He likes it | B.He thinks it puzzling |
C.He hates it | D.He doesn’t accept it as part of his life |
A.an irritating little habit |
B.a horrible but wonderful experience |
C.a true reflection of reality |
D.another kind of existence |
A.interesting | B.mysterious(难以理解的) | C.foolish | D.lazy |
A.only when he was a child | B.only when he is a grown-up |
C.both as a child and as a grown-up | D.only in his old age |
A.are overexcited about their dreams |
B.have had dreams most of the time |
C.are not interested in talking about their dreams |
D.consider their dreams of too much importance |
Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
【小题1】We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.
A.a doctor | B.a model | C.a teacher | D.a reporter |
A.marry a better man\woman | B.become a model |
C.get an advantage over others in job-hunt | D.attract more admirers |
A.everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost |
B.it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs |
C.it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career |
D.media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery |
A.He hates to be called a short man. |
B.He tries to increase his height through surgery. |
C.He just accepts it as it is. |
D.He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact. |

A.Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation |
B.Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs |
C.Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery |
D.Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt |