For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized （批评）education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row. “The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a  researcher in the US

  1. 1.

    What’s the main idea of the text?

    1. A.
      The lack of career-based courses in US high schools
    2. B.
      Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers
    3. C.
      Arguments about recent   US education reform
    4. D.
      Advice for American high school leavers
  2. 2.

    According to Robert Schwartz,______.

    1. A.
      there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
    2. B.
      students should get contact with the working world at high school
    3. C.
      education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams
    4. D.
      teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means______.

    1. A.
      creative
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      discouraging
    4. D.
      unbearable
  4. 4.

    What can be inferred from the text?

    1. A.
      High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job at all
    2. B.
      Students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job
    3. C.
      US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment
    4. D.
      Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment

Tony Burke, Australia’s environment minister, says he won’t decide until next year whether the koala should be protected as an endangered species. He was expected to make his decision by the end of October. But that decision has been put off. Burke said he needed more time to go over the latest information about the koala’s population.
In September, an Australian Senate committee reported that there was no question the koala’s population is on the decrease. “But they may not yet be eligible (符合条件) for listing as a threatened species,” said Senator Doug Cameron. “To have such a significant Australian icon(偶像) included on the threatened species list would be a national shame.”
The koala is found only in the eucalyptus (桉树) forests of Australia. And its population is reported to have fallen sharply for many reasons, including the cutting down of forests to make way for human beings’ development, their own illness, climate change and killings by other animals such as wild dogs. And every year many koalas are hit by cars as they are trying to cross the busy roads.
Putting off the decision on protection for the koala “is really bad news,” said Debbie Pointing, the president of the Koala Action Group. “We’ve worked tirelessly for many years to gather data on the populations,” Pointing said. “That data should be enough to make a decision.”
However, Burke pointed out that the Australian government had spent at least $6.3 million on koala conservation efforts since 1996. senators listed efforts that are already underway in Queensland – the construction of special koala bridges as well as fences along roads, to keep the animals out of harm’s way.
Some people say that is not enough. “What we’re doing at the moment is likely to drive this species to extinction,” Queensland University zoologist Bill Ellis said.
“Koalas are an iconic Australian animal,” Burke told Australians. “They hold a special place in the hearts of Australians.”
But it is a fact that if more isn’t done to protect the koala, they might soon hold a place only in Australians’ memories.

  1. 1.

    Tony Burke put off announcing the koala as an endangered species because        .

    1. A.
      he needed more time to examine latest information
    2. B.
      he doubted whether koalas’ number is decreasing
    3. C.
      he was thinking about ways to protect koalas
    4. D.
      he had more important issues to deal with
  2. 2.

    What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

    1. A.
      The habitat of the koala.
    2. B.
      Australia’s traffic problems.
    3. C.
      The importance of koalas for Australians.
    4. D.
      Reasons for the decrease of the koala population.
  3. 3.

    According to the text, Debbie Pointing thinks that        .

    1. A.
      the construction of special koala bridges is of little use
    2. B.
      the government should announce the koala as an endangered species
    3. C.
      the government is to blame for the decreasing koala population
    4. D.
      koala are becoming less important in Australians’ hearts
  4. 4.

    It can be learned from the text that Tony Burke        .

    1. A.
      decided to construct more fences along roads
    2. B.
      called on Australians to take care of the koala
    3. C.
      thought the government has done much for koalas
    4. D.
      was optimistic about the koalas’ future
  5. 5.

    What is the main idea of the text?

    1. A.
      Australia puts off the decision on whether the koala is endangered.
    2. B.
      Australia is taking special measures to protect koalas.
    3. C.
      The population of koalas is reducing rapidly.
    4. D.
      Australians are concerned about koalas.

WHEN an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former US President George W.Bush at a news conference last December,the president’s bodyguards quickly moved to protect him.
Those bodyguards were from the US Secret Service.Their job is to protect the president.Now America’s first black president Barack Obama also has the same people at his side.Here are some details about these mysterious men and women.
History
◇The Secret Service is known today for protecting public officials and their families.
However,when it began in 1865,it was started to protect money.A third to a half of all US money during the Civil War was fake (假的).President Abraham Lincoln created the United States Secret Service to find those responsibly.
◇The first 25 presidents had no special protection.That changed after President William Mckinley was murdered in 1901.
Who gets protection?
About 30 people get full-time protection in the United States (more in an election year).
Included are:
◇Presidents and vice-presidents and their wives,for up to 10 years after leaving office,and their children up to age 16.Anyone can decline protection after leaving office.Richard Nixon did.  ◇Candidates for president and vice-president,their wives and children at a cost of $500,000 a month for 30-plus special agents (特工).
◇The Secretary of State,National Security Adviser and others.The Secret Service also protects 80 to 200 visiting foreign political leaders every year.
Getting around
Rules for president
◇Limousines (豪华轿车) that can withstand a missile are used.
◇Entering and exiting are never done on a street.
◇Exact travel plans are kept secret.
◇Bulletproof reading stands for speeches are used.
Agent’s task
◇Teach the president how to wave and move.
◇Test his food for poison.
◇Use special radio channels for the police and the Secret Service.
◇Use X-ray checks before allowing entry to secure areas,and search bags.
◇Check lists of hundreds of people known to be dangerous.
◇Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.
◇Be part of counter-sniper (反狙击) teams.

  1. 1.

    What’s the purpose of writing the passage?

    1. A.
      To tell us how to be a bodyguard.
    2. B.
      To introduce the US Secret Service to us.
    3. C.
      To give us some information about US
      presidents.
    4. D.
      To inform us of the incident at a news conference.
  2. 2.

    Which is the special agent’s task according to the US Secret Service?

    1. A.
      Have dinner with the president’s family.
    2. B.
      Teach the president to behave politely in
      public.
    3. C.
      Keep a record of possible murderers.
    4. D.
      Check people carrying bags with X-ray.
  3. 3.

    What do you know about the US Secret
    Service from the passage?

    1. A.
      It is made up of 30 people.
    2. B.
      It protects only US presidents.
    3. C.
      It is responsible for the safety of all
      Americans.
    4. D.
      It was created to protect money.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can be inferred from
    the passage?

    1. A.
      The bodyguards from the US Secret
      Service have no privacy.
    2. B.
      The US Secret Service bodyguards’ job is
      full of challenges.
    3. C.
      No one knows the exact travel plan of
      presidents.
    4. D.
      Every president in American history has a bodyguard.

A mouse looked through a crack(缝隙) in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Running to the farmyard, the mouse shouted, warning everyone, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”
The chicken, with her head high, glared at the mouse and said, “Shut up. Little Ugly. This is a great concern to you, but it has nothing to do with me; I can’t be troubled by it.
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr. Mouse,” said the pig sympathetically, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; you are always in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow, who relied, “ A mouse trap, am I in great danger, huh?”
Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
The very night a sound was heard through the house, like that of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever, so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat.
So next time when someone is facing a problem, don’t say that it has nothing to do with you. Remember: when the least of us is threatened, we all might be at risk.

  1. 1.

    We could see from the passage that the mouse was ______.

    1. A.
      good at cheating others
    2. B.
      honest
    3. C.
      kind and warm-hearted
    4. D.
      foolish
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is False according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The others help the farmer kill the cow.
    2. B.
      The mouse trap was very practical
    3. C.
      The pig is more friendly than the other animals.
    4. D.
      The farmer’s family was very poor and they had no friends
  3. 3.

    What can we learn from the story?

    1. A.
      Better safe than sorry
    2. B.
      Traps can always cause chain reactions
    3. C.
      To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all
    4. D.
      What you think impossible to happen to you might come at you unexpectedly

There are four forms about medicine. Every must know how to use the medicine. Because it is very important. Never take any by mistake.
1）Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours as required. For further night-time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For Children six to twelve years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage(剂量) if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.
2）Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen years old. As usual, a pill 6:00 a. m. before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.
3）The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adult. Not take the medicine without fever. Half for Children under 12 years old. Children with a high fever go to see a doctor.
4）The medicine taken three times a day. Once five pills for adult with a cold. Half of the pills for children 10 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.

  1. 1.

    Obviously a kind of medicine can’t be proper for______judging from the information.        

    1. A.
      some old persons with heart attack
    2. B.
      some old persons with a fever
    3. C.
      children over twelve years old
    4. D.
      neither adults nor heart attack
  2. 2.

    When a person has a cold. he had better ______.

    1. A.
      have twice a day
    2. B.
      have about more than fourteen pills a day
    3. C.
      have four times a day
    4. D.
      have nine pills a day
  3. 3.

    How many kinds of medicine are used for the children six years old?

    1. A.
      All of them.
    2. B.
      Three kinds of medicine.
    3. C.
      Two kinds of medicine.
    4. D.
      Almost not any medicine.

Disease, poverty, hate, love-Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy（遗产） was far greater that just “great-literature”.
February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.
A White Christmas
Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas” - not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today.
In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day-unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.
Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth-“home enjoyments, affections and hopes”.
In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”
“Dickens” poverty
Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian London.
He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy(官僚作风) in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.
“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about poverty in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”

  1. 1.

    The article is mainly about           

    1. A.
      a brief introduction to Charles Dickens’
    2. B.
      Charles Dickens’ impact on the world
    3. C.
      the characters in Charles Dickens’ stories
    4. D.
      Charles Dickens’ achievements in literature
  2. 2.

    Why is Dickens’ called “the man who invented Christmas”?

    1. A.
      Because he created both religious and culture festival
    2. B.
      Because his novels have something to do with Christmas
    3. C.
      Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations
    4. D.
      Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas
  3. 3.

    We can learn from the passage that           

    1. A.
      Charles Dickens’ novels reflect the true life at his age
    2. B.
      Dickensian is widely used to describe the Christmas
    3. C.
      Every person can take three days off for Christmas
    4. D.
      The theme of Charles Dickens’ stories is about poverty
  4. 4.

    According to the passage the phrase “red tape” refers to           

    1. A.
      regulations that are required to finish a task
    2. B.
      a situation where poor members of society are hurt
    3. C.
      conflict between people in power and weaker people
    4. D.
      agreements made by the underclass of society

If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship require effort and commitment(责任，义务，承诺).
Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal (叙旧) with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could depend on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities(优先考虑的事) in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material joys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say ‘‘No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time exactly reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule enough time for the things that are truly most important to you.
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.

  1. 1.

    In this passage the author mainly discusses ______.

    1. A.
      how to balance friendship and work
    2. B.
      how to spend our spare time
    3. C.
      whether we should keep friendship
    4. D.
      whether we should invite friends to dinner
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “delegated” probably mean?

    1. A.
      appointed (分派)
    2. B.
      replaced
    3. C.
      reduced
    4. D.
      handled
  3. 3.

    The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that ______.

    1. A.
      you spend too much time seeking material joys in your life
    2. B.
      you feel it difficult to keep friendship
    3. C.
      you stick to doing everything all by yourself
    4. D.
      you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do
  4. 4.

    Which would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Too busy for Friendship?
    2. B.
      Too busy with work?
    3. C.
      How to Spend Your Time
    4. D.
      How to Make New Friends

When someone says, "Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music", it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour（剌耳的; 拙劣的）music, indeed, but it has to be faced.
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fennimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue（提示，暗示） to go on, they often said, "It’s time to go to face the music." And that is exactly what they did--- face the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, “to face the music" came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.
The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection(视察)by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean--shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, the word “music" means______.

    1. A.
      your boss’s criticism(批评)
    2. B.
      your leader’s inspection
    3. C.
      something unpleasant to be experienced
    4. D.
      sour pop music
  2. 2.

    The phrase ‘to face the music" was first used by ______.

    1. A.
      all the Americans
    2. B.
      the American writer James Fennimore cooper
    3. C.
      some American actors
    4. D.
      the American orchestra
  3. 3.

    An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. One of the reasons is that ______.

    1. A.
      his performance was not good at all
    2. B.
      he might not remember what he should say on stage
    3. C.
      he had to face the unfriendly audience
    4. D.
      most of the audience might be his friends
  4. 4.

    to face the music" is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing _______.

    1. A.
      to be examined about their equipment
    2. B.
      to be found weak
    3. C.
      to show themselves up in public
    4. D.
      to be inspected by their leader
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly about______.

    1. A.
      the meaning of the phrase ‘to face the music"
    2. B.
      how to deal with something unpleasant
    3. C.
      how to learn English phrase
    4. D.
      how to go through difficulty

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  1. 1.

    Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?

    1. A.
      Apollo.
    2. B.
      The Week.
    3. C.
      New Internationalist.
    4. D.
      The Guardian Weekly.
  2. 2.

    It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are ____.

    1. A.
      men
    2. B.
      women
    3. C.
      children
    4. D.
      grown-ups
  3. 3.

    Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?

    1. A.
      Apollo & The Week.
    2. B.
      Apollo & New Internationalist.
    3. C.
      The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist
    4. D.
      The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist
  4. 4.

    The purpose of writing these four texts is to ____.

    1. A.
      tell the readers the latest news
    2. B.
      get more readers to subscribe(订阅)
    3. C.
      show the importance of the four magazines
    4. D.
      introduce the four magazines to new readers

Childhood is a happy time, right? Not necessarily. Consider these facts.
Depression(抑郁症) may occur in as many as 1 in 33 children.
Once a child has an episode(一段情节) of depression, he or she has a 50 percent chance of experiencing another episode in the next 5 years.
Suicide(自杀) is the 6th leading cause of death for 5–to–15-year-olds.
If your child experiences 5 or more of these signs or symptoms(症状) for at least 2 weeks, he or she may be experiencing depression or another mental illness.

Sometimes, a child who causes problems at school or at home may actually be depressed, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. If you think your child may be depressed, it’s important to have your child treated. Discuss your child’s problems with his or her doctor. The doctor may suggest a referral to a children’s psychologist(心理医生)or psychiatrist（精神病医生）.
Treatment may include individual and family therapy(治疗), along with an antidepressant medication (抗抑郁药)

  1. 1.

    This article is particularly written for ____.

    1. A.
      parents
    2. B.
      teachers
    3. C.
      children
    4. D.
      psychologists
  2. 2.

    Which statement describes a child who may have physical problems?

    1. A.
      The child is always in high mood.
    2. B.
      The child always feels tired but sleeps only four hours a day.
    3. C.
      The child hates to study.
    4. D.
      The child can not concentrate on one thing for a long period.
  3. 3.

    When your child always talks about death or other morbid subjects, he or she___

    1. A.
      may has trouble in thinking
    2. B.
      may have suicide risk
    3. C.
      may have behavior problems
    4. D.
      may have physical problems
  4. 4.

    What should we do when we find our kids experiencing depression?

    1. A.
      Ask for leave to accompany them at home.
    2. B.
      Ask them to take antidepressant immediately.
    3. C.
      Go to see the doctor.
    4. D.
      Ask them to have a good rest.
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