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Though she began her ________ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star．

A.
employment
B.
career
C.
occupation
D.
profession

B
解析：
名词辨析，employment“雇用；
职业”；
career“作为终身工作的职业；
事业；
职业生涯”；
occupation“职业；
固定工作”；
professor“职业；
专业(指须特殊训练的)”。

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self-control than others.Now，a new study that began with about 1，000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health，money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.

Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now.They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed.Parents，teachers，even the kids themselves，scored the youngsters on measures like“acting before thinking”and “Persistence in reaching goals.”

The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1，000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin,New Zealand.

“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten，later on had the most health problems in their 30s，” Moffitt said， “and they had the worst financial situation.They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.”Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed，and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.

Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others，though she said other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior,with relatively little genetic influence.But good self-control can be set to run in familles because children with good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.But the good news，Moffitt said，is that self-control can be taught by parents，and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.

From the first two paragraphs we learn that .

A.the research has been carried out for five years

B.self-control in kids tends to determine their future

C.self-control was assessed by children’s intelligence

D.children’s self-control is almost the same at early age

Children with low self-control are more likely to .

A.become wealthy in later life B.get good school performance

C.have better financial planning D.adopt negative behaviors

According to Moffitt， .

A.only good genetic factors can shape their lives in the future

B.scientists know well why some children have better self-control

C.self-control in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activity

D.willpower as a child really influences people’s chances of adulthood

What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Self-control cannot be taught in schools.

B.The study is restricted within few participants.

C.It’s never too late to deal with self-control problems.

D.Good parenting can improve self-control and life success.

.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？

A.Child’s self control predicts future health，success

B.Kids are encouraged to take risks at an early age

C.Children’s development cannot be changed by teachers

D.How to teach the kids a bit of self-control in schools

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QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.
And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting online every week,” she said. “But I never talk with strangers, especially boys or men.”
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online.”
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have known someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things,” he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore,” he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures.” But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money.
“If you are really addicted to it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons,” he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online.”
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A．it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking

B．it is popular to make friends online

C．it is possible to live much closer to your friends

D．it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends

【小题2】Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is .

A．a good place to spend her time when bored

B．the biggest messaging service in China

C．a safe place to chat with strangers

D．the best place to make friends

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A．All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.

B．We should think more of our friends in real life.

C．We should be careful about boys or men online.

D．Chatting online is a waste of time and money.

【小题4】The underlined phrase means .

A．turn on the computer	B．enter in QQ
C．surf the internet	D．make friends

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A．her father was badly injured in a car accident

B．her mother passed away when she was 3

C．her grandma died when she was 12

D．misfortune in her life forced her to do so

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A．Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B．many young students hate going to school with their parents

C．Li Qinmei has made great progress in her study

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A．Li Qinmei was admitted to a local key school because of his good scores in the exams

B．Li Qinmei is very embarrassed when she helps her father bathe

C．Li Qinmei often goes to attend her father after class

D．Li Qinmei is able to go to class on time though she has to attend her father

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A．Difficulties make strong	B．A touching story
C．A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei	D．Li Qinmei’s successful study life

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She never gave the matter much thought until 1999, when she was in her late 70s and needed assistance to raise her grandchildren. For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs. But her life was hard and marked by tragedy. Her husband died in 1996, and her son Thomas died in a car accident with his girlfriend in 1985. Her only surviving child, Rosemary, died of cancer in 2009.

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1.What will happen to a person if he has no green card in the US?

A. he cannot get any chance to get education

B. he can’t have a pension and other benefits

C. his citizenship will be taken away

D. he has to take illegal part-time job

2.Josephine couldn’t be a legal immigrant because ______.

A. she was named an undocumented alien

B. she arrived in American in a secret way

C. She couldn’t find her proper certificates

D. She has too many brothers and sisters

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A. Josephine lived a lonely life for many years

B. Thomas was always driving carelessly

C. Josephine was a strong-willed woman

D. Mrs. Stout, Josephine’s friend, helped her a lot.

4.Please arrange the following events in the correct order according to the text.

a. Josephine’s birth certificate was found.

b. Josephine received her green card.

c. The Catholic charity contacted CIIS.

d. The birth certificate was shown on a website.

e. Josephine was offered her Irish passport.

A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-a-b C. a-d-c-b-e D. c-a-d-e-b

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“In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”

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Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.

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A．develop respect for Liz. B．love people around her more.

C．rest for five months. D．face criticism calmly.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

B．Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

C．Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.

D．Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.

3.By saying “I can't put a number on it,” Radcliffe means she’s not sure .

A．if she has the ability to set a new world record.

B．if she can win another race though she has won many times.

C．how many times a marathon runner can set the world record.

D．if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times.

4.What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

A．Practice makes perfect. B．Well begun is half done.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．Where there is a will there is a way.

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