Oxford graduates sell faces to pay £50,000 university debts

Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than £25,000 since setting up business last October.
Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just £ 1 a day, but as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing £400 by now, the end of May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业), and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).
Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.”  ( 236 words)
【小题1】Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?

A.To raise money for their friends.
B.To earn money for their family.
C.To pay off their university debts .
D.To pay for their online betting
【小题2】Where can people buy their advertising space ?
A.At Oxford University.
B.At the website buymyface. co.uk.
C.At the accountancy firm.
D.At the online betting agency.
【小题3】How much money do they earn every day on average (平均) so far ?
A.Just £1 .B.About£100 .C.Over £400.D.Up to£500.
【小题4】From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper _____________________.
A.are satisfied with their special job
B.have paid off their debts already
C.are ready to apply for another job
D.never really wanted to do face ads

Oxford graduates sell faces to pay £50,000 university debts

    Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than £25,000 since setting up business last October.

Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just £ 1 a day, but as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing £400 by now, the end of May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业), and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).

Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.”  ( 236 words)

1.Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?

   A. To raise money for their friends.            

B. To earn money for their family.

   C. To pay off their university debts .          

D. To pay for their online betting

2.Where can people buy their advertising space ?

   A. At Oxford University.                    

B. At the website buymyface. co.uk.

   C. At the accountancy firm.                  

D. At the online betting agency.

3.How much money do they earn every day on average (平均) so far ?

   A. Just £1 .           B. About£100 .           C. Over £400.             D. Up to£500.

4.From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper _____________________.

   A. are satisfied with their special job           

B. have paid off their debts already

   C. are ready to apply for another job           

D. never really wanted to do face ads

 

完形填空。
     Table tennis is very popular in China. That is to say, people of all   l    like playing it.  But I like baseball best.  Sam is my good friend. His favorite sport is    2   , and he knows about Deng Yaping, Wang Nan
and Zhang Yining well.    3    he doesn't know about any famous baseball   4    .
     Baseball is   5   of the most popular sports in the USA.  Children
play baseball in fields or parks. Each team   6   nine players. The baseball season usually
   7   from April co September.   8   that time, there arc many baseball matches on TV. Many people will
   9   them. At the end of' the game season, the two top(一流的) teams play  10   each other.
     Sport is an important part of our life. What is your favorite sport? Can you tell me?
(     )1. A. names      
(     )2. A. table tennis
(     )3. A. And        
(     )4. A. matches    
(     )5. A. a          
(     )6. A. has        
(     )7. A. begins      
(     )8. A. Into        
(     )9. A. visit      
(     )10. A. with      
B. countries
B. soccer    
B. But      
B. fans      
B. the      
B. have      
B. starts    
B. During    
B. watch    
B. at        
C. ages    
C. baseball
C. Or      
C. sports  
C. one      
C. there is
C. lasts    
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C. look    
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D. times    
D. tennis    
D. If        
D. players  
D. that                        
D. there has
D . plays    
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阅读理解。
     We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively (被动地). We achieve it actively by direct
experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
     We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place
in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is
passive. If we achieve knowledge by passive learning, it's not surprising that we depend on it in our
everyday communication with friends and co-workers.
     Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told
even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor (谣言).
     Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn't
show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn,
whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes
down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared.
Typically, the original message has changed.
     That's what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words
changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative
touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping (打上标记) it with their own personal style. Yet those
who hear it think they know.
     This process is also found among scholars and writers: A statement of opinion by one writer may be
re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue,
unless it happens to someone to question the facts.
1. According to the passage, passive learning may occur in _______.
A. doing a medical experiment
B. solving a math problem
C. visiting an exhibition
D. doing scientific reasoning
2. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. active learning
B. knowledge
C. communication
D. passive learning
3. The writer mentions the game Rumor to show that _____.
A. a message may be changed when being passed on
B. a message should be delivered in different ways
C. people may have problems with their sense of hearing
D. people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Active learning is less important.
B. Passive learning may not be reliable.
C. Active learning happens more often.
D. Passive learning is not found among writers.
阅读理解。
                       ford graduates sell faces to pay £50,000 university debts
    Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling
advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising
space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than £25,000 since setting up business last
October
.   
    Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day
basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go
about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just £ 1 a day, but
as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing £400 by now, the end of
May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业),
and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).
     Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many
students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just
something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.”  
1.Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?  
A. To raise money for their friends.            
B. To earn money for their family.
C. To pay off their university debts .
D. To pay for their online betting
2. Where can people buy the ir advertising space ?  
A. At Oxford University.                    
B. At the website buymyface. co.uk.
C. At the accountancy firm.                  
D. At the online betting agency.
3. How much money do they earn every day on average (平均) so far ?  
A. Just £1 .          
B. About£100 .          
C. Over £400.            
D. Up to£500.
4. From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper _______.
A. are satisfied with their special job            
B. have paid off their debts already
C. are ready to apply for another job            
D. never really wanted to do face ads

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