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  The United Automobile Workers Union reached a tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Company early this morning after a 41-hour marathon bargaining session, completing a series of new contracts with the American auto companies.

  No details were released, but it is expected to resemble contracts reached earlier this fall for General Motors and Chrysler LLC.

  Unlike the G.M.and Chrysler contracts, the agreement at Ford was reached without a strike.Analysts say that Ford, which lost 12.6 billion last year, is the weakest of the Detroit auto companies.

  “Our bargaining committee came through for our active and retired members,”the U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, said in a statement.He said that its bargaining team had“encouraged Ford to invest in product and people while addressing the economic needs of our active and retired members.”

  “We face enormous challenges-and we also have enormous potential,”said U.A.W.Vice President Bob King, who directs the union's National Ford Department.“Our goals for this contract were to win new product and investment, to enhance(增强)job security and protect seniority-and we made progress in all these areas.”

  Any job guarantees will be closely examined by union members at Ford, who have watched G..M.and Chrysler cut jobs since their new contracts were reached.

  Ford had no immediate comment.Union leaders will review the contract next week, before it is presented to members for a vote.

  Bargainers began the latest round of talks at 10 a.m.Eastern time Thursday.The deal was reached at 3∶20 a.m.today, about two hours after most of the negotiators had been sent home.That left a small group to finalize the terms, people briefed on the negotiations said.The U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, participated in most of the final session.

  Ford shares rose more than 5 percent Friday, to 8.95, on news that a deal was close.

  Ford was the last of the three Detroit automakers without a new four-year labor contract.The previous deal expired Sept.14, but the company and the union had agreed to an indefinite extension.

  Some workers expressed hope that several of the plants whose future is in doubt can be saved by the new U.A.W.contract.But analysts say that if anything, Ford needs to cut costs faster.Ford has mortgaged most of its United States assets to raise cash, and executives say they do not expect the company to be profitable in North America until 2009.

  Ford's declining sales have raised expectations that the company will announce further job and spending cuts in the near future.Ford officials held off making the cuts while they completed negotiations with the U.A.W., but the company could make an announcement before the end of the year, a person involved in the planning said.

(1)

The passage is most probably taken from ________.

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A.

a textbook

B.

a newspaper

C.

an advertisement

D.

a magazine

(2)

How many auto companies are mentioned in the passage?

[  ]

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

(3)

One probable reason why there hasn't been a strike is that ________.

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A.

the U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, participated in most of the final session

B.

the contract hasn't been presented to members for a vote

C.

it's hoped that several plants can be saved by the U.A.W.contract

D.

Ford is not expected to be profitable in North America until 2009

(4)

The passage mainly tells about that ________.

[  ]

A.

auto companies have a tense relationship with the U.A.W.

B.

there is a severe competition among the auto companies in the US

C.

an agreement has been reached between Ford and the U.A.W.

D.

Ford is the weakest of the Detroit auto companies

(5)

Which of the statements is correct according to the passage?

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A.

Though Ford is not expected to be profitable in several years, it will not cut jobs and spending.

B.

The U.A.W.'s president is quite satisfied with the agreement.

C.

Many workers in Ford don't expect much of the new U.A.W.contract.

D.

The new contracts are the same as the ones reached earlier this fall for General Motors and Chrysler LLC.

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It is natural that children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.

  As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.

  Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world.Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry .

  These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world.For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too . So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.

  Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.

  We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

45.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

   A.People are curious in the same way.

   B.People in different countries are interested in different things.

   C.Men and women are curious about different things.

   D.People of different ages are interested in different things

46.Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____.

A.the earth , the oceans and the sky          B.man-made things

C.plants and animals                               D.ocean water

47.When you run, your muscles need ____.

A.more nutrition and oxygen    B.more signals    C.more salt   D.water

48.A rock cracks _____.

A.in wet regions                                     B.in dry regions

C.at very high or very low temperatures               D.when salty water falls in

 

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           1.          

  Home can be a great place for children to study. It’s important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends。

●Location(位置)

         2.           Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study, since books and pens get in the way of the day-to-day uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at band without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone, set aside a corner of his bedroom, but keep it separate from things like games, music and other hobbies not related to studying。

●Keeping Things in Order

Parents should encourage their child to spread out, but to leave it neat and orderly when he isn’t using his workspace. Ownership is very important for self-respect       3.      .

The workplace should be personal, but not another part of the playroom。

         4.          

Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success in school. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems, how to manage time and get things done in the right way.

       5.          Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family。

A. Attitude Is Everything

B. Bring Organization into Your Home

C. Here are several ways to choose a location

D. Building a Good Home Learning Environment

E. Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example。

F. Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children。

G. A child who learns to organize his spare will carry organization into every corner of his life。

 

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It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world. ______

  “Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job which they are not suitable for. _____. Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

  First, it is important to realize what kind of person you are, which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in. ______. If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog, that is a skill.

  Then ask yourself this question: in the following three areas ― skills with people, skills with information and skills with things ― which are your best skills?

  After examining your skills, the next step is research. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers. _____.

  Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! ______.

A. It is your own life, so find something that you enjoy doing.

B. Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.

C. We must know what our ideal jobs are.

D. There is a difference between an interest and a skill.

E. Ask your friends about the work they do.

F. “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.

G. Your parents may also give you some useful advice.

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Four Steps to Better Learning

  Sheela and Nisha had almost the same level of intelligence and came from similar family backgrounds.Sheela found it hard to memorise a poem for an oral test while Nisha did it without any difficulty.  1   Why was there a difference?

  The answer is : Nisha just knew how to learn better than Sheela did.  2   Here are four steps to better learning.

  Preview the matter first.Scan or skim over a material quickly.Read the first sentence of each paragraph, glance at the table of contents and the preface.

    3   Speed reading is fine for the easy material.But for more complex works, slower reading is much more effective.Good learners actively think about what they read and assimilate(吸收)it.

  Be focused.To improve concentration and focus, fix a particular time and place for studying.Use a variety of methods, like writing down what you’ve read, taping it and then listening to it, making an outline or even drawing a diagram.  4   It will improve your learning capacity(能力).

    5   Each person has his own way of learning.If given the pieces of an object to assemble(聚集), each of us uses a different method to arrive at the same result.Analyse your approach and follow the method that you feel most comfortable with.

A.Follow your own learnign style.

B.Slow down and read it aloud to yourself.

C.Take a break if you become too tense or tired.

D.Turn to your heroes or tutors for advice and follow their advice.

E.She increased the capacity of her brain by applying some skills.

F.She only scanned a new poem twice before reciting it from memory!

G.Nisha had a better intelligence than Sheela, which was not true in fact.

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