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It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual（知识的） opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
1.By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.
A. university researchers know little about the commercial world
B. there is little exchange between industry and academia
C. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university
D. few university professors are willing to do industrial research
2.The word “deterrent” (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably refers to something that ________.
A. keeps someone from taking action
B. helps to move the traffic
C. attracts people’s attention
D. brings someone a financial burden
3.What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?
A. Flexible work hours. B. Her research interests.
C. Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.
D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.
4.Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.
A .do financially more rewarding work
B .raise his status in the academic world
C. enrich his experience in medical research
D. exploit better intellectual opportunities
5.What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?
A. Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.
B. Develop its students’ potential in research.
C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry.
D. Gear its research towards practical applications.
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Claude and Louris are “giraffes”.So are police officers Hankins and Pearson.These men and women don’t look like giraffes；they look like you and me.Then，why do people call them “giraffes”？
A giraffe，they say，is an animal that sticks its necks out，can see places far away and has a large heart.It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way.In the same way，a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people，always watches for future happenings，has a warm heart for people around，and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.
“The Giraffe Project” is a 10?year?old group which finds and honors “giraffes” in the US and in the world.The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world.The group members believe that a person shouldn’t draw his or her head back；instead，they tell people to “stick their necks out” and help others.Claude and Louris，Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored.
Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use.One day，however，they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should “stick their necks out” and give him some help.Today，they lived in Friends’ House，where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.
Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city.They see crimes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous.They work hard for their money.However，these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city.Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”.
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Some of the people around us look like giraffes.
B.Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world.
C.“Giraffes” is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.
D.A “giraffe” is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future.
2.“The Giraffe Project” is a group .
A.of police officers B.which appeared ten years ago
C.of ten?year?old children D.which takes care of children
3.People call Claude and Hankins “giraffes” because they .
A.do what is needed for a good world
B.are not afraid of dangerous work
C.found a home for some homeless people
D.made money only for other people
4.What does “The Giraffe Project” do?
A.It tells people how to live a quiet life.
B.It helps the homeless and teaches the young people.
C.It tries to find 1,000 warm?hearted people in the US.
D.It shows people what their duty is for a better world.
5.The passage mainly tries to tell us .
A.what giraffes are like
B.what the Giraffe Project is
C.why Claude，Louris，Hankins and Pearson are called “giraffes”
D.what we should do for a better world
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Good advice is like medicine for the soul. What kind of 1 have you recently received? Who do you go to got advice? Do you have a mentor(顾问)? A mentor is a 2 adviser.
Parents, teacher and friends are often great 3 .Sports figures, public officials can also be good 4 of mentors, but a person with whim you are a personal relationship will most likely be able to 5 you the best advice.
Mentors teach things that seem to be 6 sense. Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and 7 , and can sometimes be 8 for a nonnative to understand. For example, all that 9 is not gold(some things are not as 10 as they appear ).
Advice 11 in newspapers and magazines are another way to 12 advice.
Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular. Americans and Canadians love to 13 themselves. Many people are not 14 to ask for help or 15 about a problem in order to receive advice. People generally will 16 their own experience to 17 their friends. Overcoming a difficult situation is 18 respecter in North America. People love to heat motivational (积极的) stories and 19 . One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out in times of 20 .
1. A. success B. measure C. position D. advice
2. A. devoted B. united C. trusted D. expected
3. A. interviewers B. mentors C. followers D. competitors
4. A. examples B. mentors C. manners D. services
5. A. consider B. exchange C. adapt D. offer
6. A. present B. attractive C. common D. particular
7. A. experience B. difference C. culture D. behavior
8. A. simple B. difficult C. natural D. brief
9. A. glitters B. packages C. acts D. forces
10. A. different B. negative C. primary D. valuable
11. A. columns B. materials C. wonders D. add
12. A. reduce B. add C. keep D. get
13. A. enjoy B. teacher C. express D. defeat
14. A. brave B. afraid C. honest D. lucky
15. A. talk B bring. C. care D. look
16. A. remind B. suggest C. clone D. share
17. A. lead to B. set free C. help out D. take over
18. A. originally B. highly C. equally D. closely
19. A. encouragementB. sadness C. movement D. adventure
20. A. happiness B. trouble C. excitement D. nature
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Good advice is like medicine for the soul. What kind of 1 have you recently received? Who do you go to got advice? Do you have a mentor(顾问)? A mentor is a 2 adviser.
Parents, teacher and friends are often great 3 .Sports figures, public officials can also be good 4 of mentors, but a person with whim you are a personal relationship will most likely be able to 5 you the best advice.
Mentors teach things that seem to be 6 sense. Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and 7 , and can sometimes be 8 for a nonnative to understand. For example, all that 9 is not gold(some things are not as 10 as they appear ).
Advice 11 in newspapers and magazines are another way to 12 advice.
Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular. Americans and Canadians love to 13 themselves. Many people are not 14 to ask for help or 15 about a problem in order to receive advice. People generally will 16 their own experience to 17 their friends. Overcoming a difficult situation is 18 respecter in North America. People love to heat motivational (积极的) stories and 19 . One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out in times of 20 .
1. A. success B. measure C. position D. advice
2. A. devoted B. united C. trusted D. expected
3. A. interviewers B. mentors C. followers D. competitors
4. A. examples B. mentors C. manners D. services
5. A. consider B. exchange C. adapt D. offer
6. A. present B. attractive C. common D. particular
7. A. experience B. difference C. culture D. behavior
8. A. simple B. difficult C. natural D. brief
9. A. glitters B. packages C. acts D. forces
10. A. different B. negative C. primary D. valuable
11. A. columns B. materials C. wonders D. add
12. A. reduce B. add C. keep D. get
13. A. enjoy B. teacher C. express D. defeat
14. A. brave B. afraid C. honest D. lucky
15. A. talk B bring. C. care D. look
16. A. remind B. suggest C. clone D. share
17. A. lead to B. set free C. help out D. take over
18. A. originally B. highly C. equally D. closely
19. A. encouragementB. sadness C. movement D. adventure
20. A. happiness B. trouble C. excitement D. nature
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In America many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they cannot go to a regular school. How do they get an education?
In Hollywood(好莱坞) where many TV shows are made, about forty teachers give lessons for the children in the shows. They teach wherever their pupils are working.
The teacher’s job is very important. She is responsible for(对……负责)making sure that the child works only in the permitted hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that the child learns the required subjects. She makes sure, too, that the child gets enough rest and play, along with his education.
Child actors(儿童演员)are required to attend classes twenty hours each week. California law says that they must be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good marks, they are not permitted to continue working in TV shows.
TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their classes are held in many interesting places. Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississippi riverboat. Something it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous stars.
1．What does “TV children” means here?
They are children ________.
[ ]
A．who like watching TV very much
B．who watch TV a lot every day
C．who are taught by TV
D．who play the children in TV shows
2．In America TV children ________.
[ ]
A．are too busy to go to school
B．have no chance to receive an education
C．can’t go to a regular school
D．can’t have enough time to be taught
3．TV children are taught ________.
[ ]
A．on the evening and Sunday,
B．on a Mississippi riverboat or in a spaceship
C．only in the permitted hours every week
D．wherever they are working
4．”If they do not get good marks, they are not permitted to continue working in TV shows”.
________
[ ]
A．which shows great attention has been paid to TV children’s education
B．which shows child actors are very good students
C．which is because they will have to become famous stars
D．which is because their teachers have played an important part
5．Which shouldn’t the teachers do? The teachers in Hollywood must make sure ________.
[ ]
A．their students must be good at working in TV shows
B．the children there work only in permitted hours
C．the child actors must finish the required subjects
D．the TV children must get enough rest and play
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