A goal for life
Do you have a goal for life? What is it? Do you want to become a great writer, a   16  singer or just become a rich person?
A survey   17  that in modern society (现代社会), most people choose practical   18  such as “making money to buy a house and a car”, “making one’s life better” or “finding a good job”.
Wang You   19  in a small company in Nanjing 3 years ago. The job was good and he didn’t need to work on Saturday or Sunday. However, he felt the work wasn’t   20  at all and the life was  _21 . So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2009. When he   22  in Beijing, he had his new __23  as finding a good job.
Now   24  people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress __25  people’s life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, “Everybody   26  his or her own life goal. If one man is poor,   27  life goal will be to make more money. If one man doesn’t  __28  a diploma (文凭), studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal. And if one man doesn’t have love, his life goal will be to look   29  it. If one man has no life goal, he   30  idle away (虚度) his lifetime.”
【小题1】
A.happy
B.sad
C.famous
D.kind
【小题2】
A.saw
B.advised
C.had
D.showed
【小题3】
A.works
B.findings
C.goals
D.results
【小题4】
A.worked
B.took
C.made
D.got
【小题5】
A.interested
B.exciting
C.excited
D.afraid
【小题6】
A.boring
B.important
C.famous
D.arrived
【小题7】
A.got
B.arrived
C.reached
D.went
【小题8】
A.job
B.work
C.goal
D.life
【小题9】
A.more and more
B.fewer and fewer
C.less and less
D.many and many
【小题10】
A.and
B.but
C.or
D.until
【小题11】
A.is
B.finds
C.comes
D.has
【小题12】
A.one’s
B.their
C.her
D.his
【小题13】
A.leave
B.get
C.find
D.give
【小题14】
A.out
B.up
C.for
D.down
【小题15】
A.should
B.would
C.shall
D.will


Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model (模特).
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see. I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. Bus my dear niece (侄女), you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小题1】What was Emma surprised about?
A.Alice wanted to keep thin.
B.Alice decided not to do modeling.
C.Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.
D.Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.
【小题2】Emma can't go back to school again, because ________
A.she is tired of being a student
B.she wants to make more money from modeling
C.she is so old that she has missed the best time in school
D.she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model
【小题3】How long does Alice still have to study in high school?
A.One year.B.Two years.
C.Three years.D.The longer, the better.
【小题4】Emma only cares about________
A.Alice's beautyB.Alice's happiness
C.Alice's ageD.Alice's swimming suit
【小题5】From the letter we know that __________
A.Emma is a famous model
B.Emma likes being a model for a living
C.Alice will go on her studies in high school
D.Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry

 

A. hungry    B. look up   C. are used to   D. fair

E. However   F. without   G. look after    H. offer   I. freely

Nowadays there's a general discussion on zoos among people. These two students write their different ideas on a newspaper.

Zoos Do a Good Job------ Maria Smith

I know a large number of people think it is not wise to keep animals in zoos. ___1__ , I believe that it is good to keep animals in zoos.

Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds or animals from all over the world. ___2____zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.

Secondly, zoos ___3___the animals very well. The animals are given food and cleaned regularly. In the wild (野外) , it is not always easy for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes___4____. But animals kept in zoos never suffer from hunger.

Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they take care of. They ___5___them safe places to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of' becoming extinct (灭绝) . But zoos give these animals a chance to live. There would be fewer kinds of animals in the world if there were no zoos.

Zoos Are Unnatural ------Philip Black

In my opinion, zoos are not good for animals; they are only good for people.

It is not natural and    6   to keep wild animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. In the wild, these animals would travel __7__. In zoos, they can't do this. This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad.

Most cages are not very clean, either. It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. Wild animals _  8    looking for their own food. We should treat animals in the same way that we treat other people----with respect.

Would anyone be happy if you don't let him go outside his home? Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her?  No, she wouldn’t. And animals don't like it, either.

 

The family man?

Father was a hardworking man who tried his best to support his wife and three

children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself

so that he could one day find a better-paid job, except for Sundays. Father hardly ate

a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted

to provide his family with the best things that money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed with a good mark! Soon after , he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor (主管), which paid quite well.

However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to get the position of manager. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.

Father’s hard word paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid

so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room flat was not longer big enough, and it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a condominium(公寓). Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father decided to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him again.

As expected, father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium near the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening in their new home, father told his family that he had decided not to take any more courses or pursue(追求) any more promotions. From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.

Father did not wake up the next day.

1.Father worked seven days a week, didn’t he ?

2.Why did father work and study hard?

3.What was father’s first well-paid job?

4.What did the family complain about father?

5.Where did father manager to buy a beautiful condominium for his family?

6.Do you want to have the “father”in your family? Why or not?

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网