阅读理解。 What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top
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What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough.
A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school,
the more money you"ll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one"s earning potential shouldn"t come as too much
of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily
as powerful as talent and hard work.
"If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds
of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with
the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but
lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed," said Xu.She believed that all this helps you "earn a
higher salary".
Maybe that"s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症).
A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook"s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her
large reserve of social contacts.
But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?
"Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom
I enjoy actually seeing.It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义) of "friend"," said Meghan
Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US. |
| 1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that ______. |
A. if you have more friends you will not live happily.
B. the more friends you have in school, the more money you"ll earn in your late life.
C. the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live.
D. friends can make more money for you. |
| 2.According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means . |
A. You have the ability to earn more money.
B. You will not feel lonely.
C. You are quite content with your life.
D. You have the ability to get along with others in various situations. |
| 3.What"s the main idea of the passage? |
A. The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship.
B. Friends play a more important part in our daily life than anything else.
C. Friends are currency.
D. Friends give you success. |
| 4.We can learn from the passage that ______. |
A .If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future.
B. Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future.
C. Friends mean a form of currency.
D. Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed. |
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Perhaps you do not know your school principal (校长) well. But you might be wise to take him or her
seriously. Beijing University will enroll (招收) students recommended by high school principals this year.
If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30
extra points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university.
Beijing University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive
(综合的) or special abilities a chance to stand out.
However, a survey, showed 10,046 out of 14,227 people are against the measure. Some experts agree
with the criticism. Liu Daoyu, former president of Wuhan University is one strong opponent(反对者)."There
are so many high schools across the country. But only 39 schools are qualified to recommend students. Is
it fair to the rest of the schools? Besides, most of the 39 schools are located in big cities, which is unfair to
other regions,"
The reform is also unfair to other students, some say. According to Liu, in the competitive exam, one
extra point can put a student ahead of a large numbers of other-never mind 30.
"Principals do not know students well. How can they guarantee the recommendation will be fair?" asked
Wang Xuming, former spokesman of the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Education said the move is a good experiment in college admission reforms and the public
should support it even if it is not yet mature (成熟的). It said Beijing University promised a series of
supervision (监督) measures to avoid cheating. For example, the information of schools and principals that
recommend students, and the recommended students will be put online for a week for public supervision. |
| 1. The best title of the passage could be _____. |
A. Beijing University Will Enroll More Students
B. Beijing University"s Reform Causes a Debate
C. People Are Against Beijing University"s Reform
D. The Government Supports Peking University"s Reform |
| 2. The following are the reasons why Liu Daoyu is against Beijing University"s reform except that _____. |
A. there will be a lot of cheating
B. it is unfair to the other regions
C. it is unfair to other schools
D. 30 points cause a huge gap among students |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that _____. |
A. the Ministry of Education supports the reform
B. the reform has started to work in college admissions
C. all the recommended students will be accepted
D. no more than 70% of the people are against the reform |
| 4. If a student passes the interview by Beijing University, he or she _____. |
A. can also apply to other universities
B. will be admitted into Beijing University
C. will have comprehensive and special abilities
D. needn"t accept the public supervision |
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American this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs
invented by man. The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad
effects are relatively mild and it is cheap.
For millions of people suffering from arthritis (关节炎). It is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in
short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading
cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized
among users.
Although aspirin was at first sold by a German company in1899, it has been around much longer than
that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greek, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today
are known to contain salicylates (水杨酸碱), the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was
a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915,
aspirin tablets were available in the United States.
A small quantity of aspirin (two-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation. It also reduces fever by
interfering with (干预) some of the body"s reactions. |
| 1. The passage is written to ______. |
A. suggests us using more aspirin
B. reminds us of the side effects of aspirin
C. gives us a whole view of aspirin
D. discusses the good effects of aspirin |
| 2. According to the author, aspirin ______. |
A. is very safe
B. first appeared in 1899
C. can be harmful to children
D. can hardly be dangerous |
| 3. Generally speaking, the author seems to be ______. |
A. in favour of aspirin
B. against the use of aspirin
C. not interested in aspirin
D. careful in using aspirin |
| 4. What is the best title for this passage? |
A. How to Use Aspirin
B. Why I Take Aspirin
C. The Most Popular Medicine
D. The Side Effects of Aspirin |
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In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the
northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.
New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there
has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging
the stumps of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from
his land.
This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come
up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even
today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.
That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not
high; a man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer"s cows from joining his neighbor"s cows. |
| 1. This selection explains _____. |
A. how to make a stone wall in New England
B. why there are many stone walls in New England
C. which parts of New England first used stone walls
D. how many fences there are in England |
| 2. According to this selection farming is difficult in New England because _____. |
A. the winter is very long there
B. the farms are very old
C. the soil is rocky and thin
D. the summer is too hot |
| 3. This selection says that the work of removing stones _____. |
A. must be done again and again
B. is usually done during the winter
C. was more difficult before machines were used
D. is easy after machines were used |
| 4. In New England, stone walls are used _____. |
A. to protect the farmer"s fields from thieves
B. to keep the farmer"s cattle from wandering away
C. to provide privacy for the farmer"s family
D. to prevent the wind from blowing away the earth |
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Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they cannot go to a regular
school. How do they get an education?
In Hollywood, where many TV shows are made, about forty teachers give lessons for the children in
the shows. They teach wherever their pupils are working.
They teacher"s job is very important. She is responsible for making sure that the child works only the
permitted hours each week. She is also responsible for making sure that the child learns the required
subjects. She makes sure, too, that the child gets enough rest and play, along with his education.
Child actors are required to attend classes twenty hours each week. California law says that they must
be taught from September to the middle of June. If they do not get good marks in school, they are not
permitted to continue working in TV shows.
TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their
classes are held in many interesting places. Sometimes the "classroom" is a Mississippi riverboat. Sometimes
it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous stars. |
| 1. Which of the following statements expresses one of the main ideas given in this selection? |
A. We must realize that television is the most powerful force in the education of children today.
B. Unfortunately children who act in TV shows cannot be educated because their work does not permit
them to attend school.
C. Special arrangements are made for giving a good education to children during the weeks of their
employment as TV actors.
D. Most of the teachers like their work. |
| 2. Where are most TV shows made? |
A. In Washington D.C.
B. In Mississippi
C. In New York
D. In California |
| 3. What information about TV teachers does this selection provide? |
A. Some of them are paid twice as much as the teachers in regular schools.
B. Most of them enjoy their work.
C. Many of them hope to become TV actors and actresses.
D. Few of them come from foreign countries. |
| 4. A child is not permitted to continue in a TV show _____. |
A. if his teacher says that his school work is unsatisfactory
B. if his work takes him to places like spaceships and riverboats, where there are no classrooms
C. if he is working during the winter months (September to June)
D. if he is absent from class more than once |
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1 We"ve worked to make their streets and their schools safer, to give them something positive to do
after school and before their parents get home. We"ve worked to teach our children that drugs are dangerous,
illegal and wrong.
Today, I want to talk to you about the historic opportunity we now have to protect our nation"s children
from an even more deadly threat. 2 Smoking kills more people every day than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents,
murders, drugs and fires combined. Nearly 90% of those smokers lit their first cigarette before they turned
18. consider this: 3,000 children start to smoke every day illegally, and 1,000 of them will die sooner because
of it. 3 For more than five years we"ve worked to stop our children from smoking before they begin to try,
starting a nationwide campaign to educate them about the dangers of smoking to reduce their access to
tobacco products, and to restrict tobacco companies from advertising to young people. 4 That means if we
act now, we have it in our power to stop three million children from smoking and save a million lives as a
result. So this is an emergency that needs quick action of all of you. 5 .
A. Since I took office, I"ve done much to protect our children from harm.
B. This is a national tragedy(悲剧)that every American should help to prevent.
C. The quicker action we take, the fewer teen smokers there will be.
D. We have to educate them about the dangers of smoking.
E. It is smoking that is more terrible than drugs.
F. Compared with other diseases, drugs kill more people every day.
G. If we do these, we"ll cut teen smoking by almost half over the next five years. |
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