November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison’s eagerly anticipated(期待)eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature．Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men：Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986;and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992．But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award．
Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy of an outstanding black family．As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary master’s trilogy(三部曲)investigating the many complexities of love．This trilogy began with Beloved?(1988), which deals with a black mother’s love under slavery and in freedom．Jazzy(1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem．This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s．
The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey’s Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation sport for colored folk on the East Coast”．We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him：his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl．
The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrison’s most accessible work since Song of Solomon”．This comparison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point．
(1)
What would be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
Toni Morrison’s latest novels．
B．
Toni Morrison and her trilogy．
C．
Toni Morrison and her novel Love．
D．
Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner．
(2)
What can we learn about John Steinbeck?
[ ]
A．
He was a black writer．
B．
He was born in America．
C．
He received the Nobel Prize after Morrison．
D．
He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel．
(3)
The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both ________．
[ ]
A．
belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved
B．
concern families of more than one generation
C．
deal with life of blacks under slavery
D．
investigate life in 1920s Harlem
(4)
The novel Love mainly describes ________．
[ ]
A．
the best-known vacation spot for blacks
B．
the life of an outstanding black family under slavery
C．
the miserable experience of the five women in Harlem
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Skills requirement：ProE CAD excellent, familiar with PS, Illustrator, Coredraw, Soliworks(not a must)structure design, Plastic＆Metal material's performance．
Job description：Design, Project management, troubleshot for workmanship
Requirements：
Working experience：Yes, at least 4～5 years, familiar with plastic, hardware product design and R＆D management, Cart/luggage accessories working experience will be great．
Background：Mechanics or macromolecule chemistry educational background, college or university degree
Ability：Able to design product and innovative spirit, troubleshot the tech．problem independently．Know injection mould structure and design．
Loyalty：It is a must．
English skill：If you can read this job advertisement without problem, qualified, because you need to have meetings with foreign customers sometime even contact with them by e-mail, so basically you do not need to be strong at spoken English(even can not speak), but can read and write are a must．Possibly engineer will go to Vietnam for training and meeting occasionally．
Job Location：Humen Town, Dong Guan City
Welfare：company provides air conditioned room(independent), food service, maid service for clothes and room clean．
Insurance：Basic Common insurance for medical treatment, 170 RMB a month paid by company．
Working time：6 days a week．National holiday abide by the rule of China．
Salary：Trial period(2 months)500 dollars in all, after that if qualified to be 550 dollars monthly．Also asking for a designer, skillful Proe Auto Cad, product shaped design, 2 years working experiences．If know web design especially for WEB 3D effect will be great．
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(1)
Which can be used as the title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
An introduction of HWASUNG CHEMISTRY
B．
Requirements for an engineer of the Korean company
C．
Material return for clerks of the Korean company
D．
Chief engineer and designer wanted
(2)
Hunting for a chief engineer's job you should be up to the basic requirements in ________．
[ ]
A．
working experience, background, ability, loyalty, English, Cad designing
B．
skills, working experience, background, ability, English
C．
skills, working experience, background, ability, loyalty, English
D．
Auto Cad and product shaped designing, experience, background, ability, loyalty
(3)
How much will the company spend on an chief engineer for the first year not including welfare?
[ ]
A．
About 54 640 yuan RMB．
B．
About 74 040 yuan RMB．
C．
About 50 040 yuan RMB．
D．
About 68 040 yuan RMB．
(4)
In which order does the passage write?
a．contacting ways
b．a brief introduction
c．requirements for employees
d．material benefits for employees
[ ]
A．
abcd
B．
bcda
C．
cdab
D．
bdca
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BEIJING, Nov．30－The Bird’s Nest may have been built for last year’s Summer Games but Beijing’s Olympic stadium will soon be aiming at fans of winter sports．
As temperatures have begun to drop in recent weeks, so too has the number of visitors to the 80,000-seater venue, which cost 3.6 billion yuan(＄527 million)to build．
And, fearing another harsh(寒冷的)winter, National Stadium Co Ltd, which owns the Bird’s Nest, yesterday planed to spend 50 million yuan on a“snow festival”．
From Dec 19, visitors will be able to pay 120 yuan to enjoy skiing and snowboarding, among other things, on its newly constructed slopes．
The stadium owners expect to attract more than 20,000 visitors a day－twice as many as it currently does－during the two-month festival, which will include events for both the Western and Chinese new years．
Officials revealed it would take just 5,000 visitors a day to cover the costs of the project．
“It’s not a bad idea．You can ski on man-made snow in Dubai, so why not here?”said Heiko Grasse, a tourist from Germany, yesterday．
Famous outdoor equipment makers and local brands are in talks over sponsorship for the event, the Bird’s Nest owners said yesterday, while the capital’s television network will also provide 500 hours of coverage．
“The Bird’s Nest will not have a cold winter again,”Wu Jingjun, the new president of National Stadium Co Ltd, told China Daily yesterday．“We will create seasonal events almost every month from now on with assistance from the government and, importantly, the public．”
Yang Cheng, a newly appointed vice-president of National Stadium Co Ltd, said the snow festival would run for five consecutive winters if successful．
(1)
How many people visit The Bird’s Nest a day before the“snow festival”?
[ ]
A．
About 80,000．
B．
About 20,000．
C．
About 10,000．
D．
About 5,000．
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
[ ]
A．
The“snow festival”will attract more visitors from China than the Western countries．
B．
People aren’t allowed to visit The Bird’s Nest before Dec 19．
C．
The“snow festival”would run for at least five winters．
D．
More than 2.4 million yuan a day is expected to be made in the“snow festival”．
(3)
What does Wu Jingjun mean by saying“The Bird’s Nest will not have a cold winter again”?
[ ]
A．
The Bird’s Nest will be kept at high temperatures in winter．
B．
Winter Olympic Games will be held in The Bird’s Nest．
C．
The“snow festival”will provide many events in winter．
D．
The Bird’s Nest will get much more assistance from the government．
(4)
Which of the following may NOT be included in the“snow festival”events?
[ ]
A．
A football game．
B．
Skiing．
C．
Snowboarding．
D．
A New Year’s Party．
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Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper．
Classified ads
FOR DIRECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800-0557 10 A.M.-4P.M．MONDAY-FRIDAY
FOR SALE
COME to moving sale－Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc, Sat, Dec．14th, 9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale, Apt．I．800-4696．
USED FUR COATS and JACKETS．Good condition．＄30-＄50．Call 800-0436 after 12 noon．
MOVING：Must sell．TV21, ＄50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, ＄15; cassette tape recorder, ＄10．Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5p.m.or weekends．
SHEEPSKIN COAT：man's, size 42, I year old．＄85．After 6 p.m., 800-5224．
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND：Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings．Found near Linden and South U．Steve．800-4661．
LOST：Gold wire rim glasses in brown case．Campus area．Reward．Call Gregg 800-2896．
FOUND：Set of keys on Tappan rear Hill intersection．Identify key chain．Call 800-9662．
FOUND：Nov．8th－A black and white puppy in Packard Jewett area．800-5770．
PERSONAL
OVERSEAS JOBS：Australia, Europe, S．America, Africa．Students all professions and occupations, ＄700 to ＄3000 monthly．Expenses paid, overtime．Sightseeing, Free information at STUDENTS' UNION．
THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures．If you like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting．Call 800-9310 and ask for Mike or Janet．
UNSURE WHAT TO DO?
Life-Planning Workshop, Dec, 13th－15th．Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046．
ROOMMATES
FEMALE ROOMMATE
WANTED：Own room near campus．Available December 1st．Rent ＄300 per month until March 1st．＄450 thereafter．Call Jill for details, 800-7839．
NEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in PT．near campus, ＄ 380/mo．Starting Jan．1st, Call 800-6157 after 5p.m．
DOMESTIC SERVICE
EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE：For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760．
HELP WANTED
BABYSITTER－MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evenings to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Morre, days 800-1111, evenings and weekends 800-4964．
PERSONS WANTED for delivery work, Own transportation．Good pay．Apply 2311 E．Stadium．Office 101, after 9 a.m．
HELP WANTED for house cleaning 1/2 day on weekends．When－to be discussed for mutual convenience．Good wages．Sylvan Street．Call 800-2817．
(1)
Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?
[ ]
A．
PERSONAL
B．
HELP WANTED
C．
DOMESTIC SERVICE
D．
ROOMMATES
(2)
A second-hand jacket will probably cost you ________．
[ ]
A．
＄60
B．
＄40
C．
＄20
D．
＄10
(3)
To have your travel notes published, you may contact ________．
[ ]
A．
Students' Union
B．
Gayle Mcore
C．
The International Center
D．
Life Planning Workshop
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov．10－A 14-year-old boy was arrested today after the rotten body of an 8-year-old girl who was his neighbor was found hidden in his bedroom．She had been stabbed and beaten．
The boy, Joshua Earl Patrick Philips, admitted and was charged with murder in the death of the girl, Maddie Clifton, who disappeared on Nov．3, Sheriff Nat Glover said．
Joshua, who has no criminal record, would not be eligible(合格的)for the death punishment because of his age．Detectives discovered a knife and a baseball bat believed to be the weapons used to kill the girl, the Sheriff said．
The girl had been stabbed at least nine times and was struck in the head, Sheriff Glover said at a news conference．The authorities did not say whether she has been attacked sexually, nor did they give motive for the attack．
The boy's mother, Melissa Philips, grew suspicious after the police searched her home on Monday and detected an odor(strange smell), the Sheriff said．This morning she pulled aside the frame of the bed, saw a child's feet and called an officer, he said．
Maddie's body was found under a sheet of wood supporting the frame of the water bed, which was filled, Sheriff Glover said, adding, “He put her under the bed and taped her up in it．”
Investigators believe the third-grader was killed in the boy's house shortly after she disappeared last Tuesday, touching off a widespread search．
On Friday, Maddie's parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton, made an earnest request for her return．
The boy's house, like others in the neighborhood, had been searched three times．During the third search on Monday, the mother had at first said she thought the odor came from family pets．
Hundreds of volunteers had sent thousands of leaflets with Maddie's picture since she disappeared that evening, about 30 minutes after she went out to play with friends．
The girl's house is one of the well-kept, single-family homes in the older working-class of Jacksonville．Yellow ribbons(丝带)still hung from the trees this morning．
(1)
Which of the following statement is not fit for the report?
[ ]
A．
After the girl disappeared, the police searched on a large scale(大规模地)．
B．
Quite a lot of people handed out lots of papers to look for the girl．
C．
The girl's parents are still waiting for their girl to come home safely on Friday morning．
D．
The police searched the boy's house and found the girl's body by a strange smell．
(2)
It can be inferred(推断)from the report that ________．
[ ]
A．
the girl was killed in the boy's home
B．
the girl was stabbed many times and struck by a baseball bat
C．
it is the first time that the boy has been charged
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