Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you don’t finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and get a bachelor’s degree (学士学位),he can make $42,000.With a master’s degree (硕士学位),he can make about $53,000.If the person gets a PhD (博士学位),he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important thing from the information.If you want to work and make more money,get a good education.

1.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. how education and pay are connected B. high-paid jobs

C. jobs for high school students D. good schools

2.According to the passage,“earning power” means the ability to _______ money.

A. save B. spend C. pay D. make

3.The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than _______.

A. a university graduate B. a person who gets a PhD

C. a person who only finishes primary school D. a person with a master’s degree

4.Each year a person with a PhD can make _______ more than a person who does not finish high school.

A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000

5.From the last paragraph we know that _______.

A. a high school degree is not important

B. university is too expensive

C. a person can make more money with a good education

D. people with a degree don’t need to worry about finding jobs

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.C 【解析】短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了受教育水平和收入之间的关系,通过列举一些事实告诉我们,受教育水平越高,则收入就越高。 1.主旨大意题。根据For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.及上下文描述,可知这篇短文主要讲述了教...

There is an old saying:Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.It means we should go to bed early and get up early next morning.By doing this,we will be in good health.And we'll be rich and clever.It is true that our bodies need to have a ten-hour sleep every night.Those who do not have enough sleep can't do their work well.They will not be clever and they may not be wealthy in the future.

The body needs exercise as well.Walking,running,jumping,riding bikes and playing games are all exercise.Exercise helps to keep the body strong and fit.It also helps the blood(血液)to move around inside the body.The blood takes food to all parts of the body.The head needs blood,too.So exercise helps people to think better.

1.What does the word“rise”mean?

A. To do exercise. B. To get up. C. To stand up. D. To put up.

2.If children don’t sleep for 10 hours,they may ______.

A. not be late for school B. become wise

C. do badly in their work D. become rich

3.A person needs exercise because _______.

A. it makes him healthy B. he has a lot of work to do

C. he is strong D. he does exercise

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Exercise is good{or people’s sleep.

B. It's good for you to go to bed early and get up early.

C. If you have enough blood,you will be wise.

D. A student should have 10 hours' sleep a day.

5.“Wealthy” here means _______.

A. healthy B. rich C. strong D. happy

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B 【解析】有一句谚语:早睡早起可以使我们健康、富有、聪明,这是告诉我们要养成好的习惯,还要多运动,这样我们才可以保持身体健康。 1.词义猜测题。根据短文中根据It means we should go to bed early and get up early…可知,rise的意思是早起,故应选B。 2.细节理解题。根...

Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA. They are good at making new things and both of them are also good at sales. They are selling charms (小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.

The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids. They talked with their parents about the idea. Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.

The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them. They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps. There are different kinds of pictures. “Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,” Emma and Hannah said.

Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. “Students put charms on purses, backpacks, and their lunchboxes,” said Emma. Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet. They hope they can sell their charms to more kids. They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.

Their business is not only for getting money. At their Valentine’s sale, 20% of the income (收入) went to charity.

1.What are Emma and Hannah?

A. They’re waiters. B. They’re sellers.

C. They’re students. D. They’re charm makers.

2.When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

A. About a year ago. B. About two months ago.

C. Nearly fifty days ago. D. Nearly five weeks ago.

3.Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

A. Pictures. B. Signs. C. Letters. D. Numbers.

4.What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?

A. They hope to become rich people.

B. They hope to give money to charity.

C. They hope to sell more charms.

D. They hope to sell charms in every school.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The two girls love their parents and money.

B. Boys like charms with signs.

C. They won’t sell charms next summer.

D. The charms are popular with students.

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 【解析】试题分析:短文大意:艾玛和汉娜都是来自美国明尼苏达的13岁的女生,他们善于创造新东西,他们都是优秀的销售者。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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