题目内容

Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

 

【答案】

B

【解析】考查that词组。other than除…之外；rather than  代替，而不是；more than超过，不仅仅，非常；less than少于…;句意：为什么不首先获得一些工作经验而不是直接上大学？

 

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　　Mama' s voice floated through the apartment a s she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola, ” she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Plea se speak to me in 　　1　　, ” I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spani sh．The word s 　　3　　 me of my grandparent s and birthday partie s in Mexico, but I knew my mother' s life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak Engli sh．We had lived in the United State s for three year s, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owner s and my teacher s．I wa s determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak Engli sh? ” I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here? ” “I sabel, ” she whi spered．Mama alway s whi spered when she wa s up set with me．“What? ” I wa s not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the Engli sh word s．“Come with me to the, uh-how do you say it? Meeting．” “What kind of meeting? Where i s it? ” I 　　10　　 her, but now she refu sed to an swer．In 　　11　　, we drove acro s s town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I wa s 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone' s 　　13　　-a garden club or a parent s’ group．Then I 　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother wa s 　　15　　 night cla s se s to learn Engli sh!

　　“I don't under stand．　　16　　 you’re learning Engli sh, why won't you speak Engli sh at home? ” I a sked．“You'll learn fa ster if you 　　17　　 with me．” “I speak Engli sh here, ” she said in her thick accent．She he sitated, putting the word s together, and then went on, “I speak Spani sh at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 under stood-she spoke Spani sh at home so that I wouldn't forget the word s, song s, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said, “O．K．, Mama, e stabien．”

(1)
[　　]

A．

Spani sh

B．

Indian

C．

Engli sh

D．

Ru s sian

(2)
[　　]

A．

remembered

B．

con sidered

C．

avoided

D．

continued

(3)
[　　]

A．

reminded

B．

informed

C．

warned

D．

accu sed

(4)
[　　]

A．

brighter

B．

fre sher

C．

bu sier

D．

ea sier

(5)
[　　]

A．

explaining

B．

ge sturing

C．

agreeing

D．

speaking

(6)
[　　]

A．

repeated

B．

in si sted

C．

stated

D．

reque sted

(7)
[　　]

A．

kind

B．

able

C．

equal

D．

worried

(8)
[　　]

A．

friendly

B．

happy

C．

bothered

D．

annoyed

(9)
[　　]

A．

searched

B．

accounted

C．

called

D．

cared

(10)
[　　]

A．

begged

B．

examined

C．

blamed

D．

que stioned

(11)
[　　]

A．

turn

B．

action

C．

silence

D．

order

(12)
[　　]

A．

shocked

B．

puzzled

C．

frightened

D．

embarra s sed

(13)
[　　]

A．

college

B．

hou se

C．

office

D．

company

(14)
[　　]

A．

spotted

B．

witne s sed

C．

watched

D．

scanned

(15)
[　　]

A．

gra sping

B．

enjoying

C．

taking

D．

preparing

(16)
[　　]

A．

Since

B．

Once

C．

Becau se

D．

Unle s s

(17)
[　　]

A．

train

B．

play

C．

perform

D．

practice

(18)
[　　]

A．

to

B．

with

C．

for

D．

at

(19)
[　　]

A．

suddenly

B．

fortunately

C．

ea sily

D．

partly

(20)
[　　]

A．

situation s

B．

effect

C．

memorie s

D．

language

With limited pocket money in hand，many Chinese college students are increasingly opting to live life “low cost”．One way to save money is team?buying.Online team?buying offers huge discounts and becomes popular on campus.

Li Jing，a student at China Youth University for Political Sciences，for example，says she often buys movie tickets on team?buying websites.But while they offer a good opportunity to save money，Li said she would “think twice before buying them from online stores”．Because many of them are “a bit chaotic (混乱的)”，and have fake goods mixed among them.Then why don’t the students just earn more pocket money by taking up part?time jobs？Guo Na，a teacher at the Communication University of China，said most college students were unlikely to choose work?study programs to earn pocket money because of their intensive study schedules.

A kind of card called “VELO” has become another ideal choice for many money savers.It provides all?round discounts while dining out or shopping in general.Cao Zuyang，a student at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China，often searches for sales online and buys things together with friends to cut down on costs.Cao once wanted to buy an electro?magnetic oven (电磁炉)，which was on sale at a shopping website.He then asked five dormitory roommates to pitch in for the oven.Each student only paid 25 yuan.

Most students find it difficult to deal with the expense of accommodation while traveling.So they choose to travel to cities where they have friends and live in their dorms.For instance，Ge Rui，a student at the Hebei University of Technology，has been to many cities where he has friends.“Friends can act as free guides，offer me free accommodation，give me valuable tour information，and broaden my mind at the same time，” he said.He also had friends from other cities coming over and living with him when they visited his city.

1.What does the writer mainly tell us?

A．The ways of saving money on campus.

B．Online team?buying becomes popular.

C．How to recognize fake goods online.

D．How to choose a city to travel.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Li Jing is a student from China Youth University for Electronic Sciences.

B．Most college students earn more pocket money by taking up part?time jobs.

C．It’s not a good idea to ask five roommates to buy one oven together.

D．You should think twice before buying something from online stores.

3.From the passage，we can know that________.

A．most students dislike traveling because of the expense

B．Guo Na is against students taking up part?time jobs

C．Cao Zuyang succeeds in saving money

D．students are charged for half price when traveling

4.The passage is probably taken from________.

A．a personal diary? B．a travel magazine

C．an official paper? D．an advertisement

 

At the age of 11, Peter Lynch started caddying(当球童) at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, Mass. “It was better than a newspaper carrier, and much more profitable,” the Fidelity vice chairman recalls. He kept it up during the summers for almost a decade. “You get to know the course and can give the golf players advice about how to approach various holes,” he says. “Where else, at age 15 or 16, can you serve as a trusted adviser to high-powered people?”

One of those people was George Sullivan, then president of Fidelity’s funds, who was so impressed with Lynch’s smarts that he hired him in 1966. “There were about 75 applicants for 3 job openings,” Lynch says now. “But I was the only one who had caddied for the president for 10 years.”

In between caddying and managing money, Lynch went to Boston College on a scholarship from a program called the Francis Ouimet Fund. Named after the 1913 winner of the U.S. Open, the fund launched in 1949 which is open to Massachusetts kids only. Ouimet executive director Robert Donovan says, “Help with college is a logical extension of friendly relation between golfers and their favorite caddies, because there is a close tie to train up them to be excellent that happens between the players and the kids who carry their golf poles. And for the teens, caddying is all about being around successful role models.”

It is obvious that caddies who are finally successful include all kinds of outstanding personnel, from actor Bill Murray, to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, to former GE chairman and CEO Jack Welch.

Of course, the great number of financial giants who caddied in their youth might be coincidence, but Dick Connolly thinks not. “Caddying life teaches you a lot about business, and about life,” he says. “You learn to show up early and look people in the eye when you shake their hand, and you learn how to read people -- including who’s likely to cheat and who isn’t.” Connolly is a longtime investment advisor at Morgan Stanley’s Boston office, a former Ouimet scholarship student and, along with Peter Lynch and Roger Altman, one of the program’s biggest supporters. He wants to share the most important lesson he learned on the links, so he says: “One golfer I caddied for told me that if you want to succeed in any field -- golf or business -- you have to spend a lot of lonely hours, either practicing or working, when you’d rather be partying with your friends. That’s true, and it stuck with me.”

 1.Which of the following may Peter Lynch agree about caddying?

A. He could have a relaxing job as a caddie.

B. He could make more money from the golf players.　　

C. His duty was to advise the players how to play golf.

D. His caddying experiences contributed to his later career.

2.Why was the Francis Ouimet Fund set up to support Massachusetts kids only?

A. Because of the advice from the rich golf players.

B. Because of those giants with caddying experiences.

C. Because of the great success the caddies have achieved.

D. Because of the friendly relation between golfers and their caddies.

3.According to Dick Connolly, caddying experience in your youth_____.

A. helps you learn to live with loneliness

B. teaches you a lot about business and life

C. makes it possible to meet with great people

D. offers you chances to communicate with others

4.Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A. Legend of Peter Lynch.

B. An introduction of Golf Caddying.

C. Golf Caddying into Future Success.

D. Five Giants with Caddying Experiences.

 

You Are What You Eat

      Genetic engineering is the scientific change of the genetic material in a living organism. It allows scientists to identify specific genes, to remove them from an organism's chromosomes (染色体), improve them, analyze them, and possibly clone them, and to then reinsert the changed gene into the original organism, or a completely different organism．Unlike traditional breeding, where a desired quality would be bred within the same species, genetic engineering can insert desired ones into organisms of different species. Wow…Did you catch that?

     Genetic engineering creates many positive contributions to agriculture. For example, by genetically engineered（GE）foods, anti-cancer agents, minerals and vitamins can be increased. Improved taste, shelf life, and better transport are all possible. Also, GE plants can increase pest and bacterial resistance, therefore, making the food safe for consumers.

    But some argue that the possible negative effects outweigh the positives, and critics are starting to voice their concerns. Unlike Europe, in the United States labeling is not required on genetically engineered foods or on foods that contain genetically engineered products. Most Americans do not realize that they are, in fact, eating GE foods.

    The public is also concerned about the unknown health risks. With limited understanding of genes, scientists cannot predict possible effects. Because most genes introduced into GE plants come from sources not introduced into the human body, it is impossible to know if they will cause reactions. Moreover, due to the lack of labeling if allergies develop, it will be extremely difficult to find the origin of them.

    There is also a major moral question in many minds. For many, the conflict is not if it is safe or not, but it disturbs them because it is unnatural and unnecessary. We are currently producing one and a half times the amount of food needed to feed the world, yet one in seven people are starving. GE food is unnecessary, and fails to address the root of hunger. Many believe that the only people who will benefit are the corporations that produce it.

    Scientists cannot foresee the possible effects of GE foods, but we eat them every day without even knowing it. We already have enough food, so why create more that could be potentially harmful to us, to the Earth and to all wildlife? I think that the benefits are amazing, but until we know for sure how these foods will affect us, they are not worth the risk．

63. According to the passage, traditional breeding is different from genetic engineering in that_____.

A. traditional breeding changes the genes in the same species

B. traditional breeding changes the genes in different species

C. traditional breeding takes place within the same species

D. traditional breeding is more scientific

64. “The lack of labeling” in Paragraph 4 indicates_________.

A. information concerning gene sources is unavailable to customers

B. it is currently possible to find the origins of some allergies

C. scientists try to hide potential dangers from customers

D. the US government is responsible for GE food

65. According to Paragraph 5, GE food is unnecessary because________.

A. it won't help solve the problem of hunger in the world

B. there are potential dangers in producing GE food

C. we're now producing more food than before

D. customers will benefit from GE food

66. What is the author's attitude towards genetic engineering?

      A. Welcoming             B. Disapproving          C. Unconcerned          D. Optimistic

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