At the age of 11, Peter Lynch started caddying(当球童) at Brae Burn Country Club in
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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.”
小题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. |
小题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. |
小题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 |
小题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. |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C |
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试题分析: 本文讲述在高尔夫球场打暑期工的孩子们不仅仅可以赚到零花钱，还可以申请奖学金，还可以近距离观察成功人士的为人处事，甚至有希望结识未来的老板，踏上事业成功的绿色通道，这是从球童到大亨，高尔夫球场上的成功路。
小题1:D细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“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.球童能教会人大量商业和生活方面知识，你得学会提到到场，学会握手时直视对方眼睛，学会阅人，所以这对将来的事业是有帮助的，故选D项。
小题2:D 细节理解题。根据第二段提到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.高乐夫一无所知与他们最喜欢的球童之间关系融洽，，球手和为他们拿球杆的孩子之间存在着一种完整的传帮带关系，对孩子们自己来说，当玩意就是近距离观察学习成功的榜样，所以选D项。
小题3:B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Caddying life teaches you a lot about business, and about life球童的生活能教会你很多，无论是商业还是生活方面，所以选B项。
小题4:C 主旨大意。本文讲述在高尔夫球场打暑期工的孩子们不仅仅可以赚到零花钱，还可以申请奖学金，还可以近距离观察成功人士的为人处事，甚至有希望结识未来的老板，踏上事业成功的绿色通道，这是从球童到大亨，高尔夫球场上的成功路，所以选C项。 |
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It was a comfortable sunny Sunday. I was going to meet an old university friend I hadn"t seen for years, and was really excited to hear all his news.
My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem - I could text him to say I would be delayed. He would understand. But… where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar sinking feeling. Yes, I"d forgotten it at home.
No mobile phone. I"m sure I"m not alone in feeling anxious, on edge and worried when I don"t have my phone with me. In fact, I know I"m not alone: two-thirds of us experience ‘nomophobia’, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact.
That"s according to a study from 2012 which surveyed 1,000 people in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones.
It says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, that women are more ‘nomophobic’than men, and that 18-24 year-olds are the most likely to suffer fear of being without their mobiles: 77% of them say they are unable to be apart from their phones for more than a few minutes.
Do you have nomophobia ?
· You never turn your phone off
· You obsessively check for texts, missed calls and emails· You always take your phone to the bathroom with you· You never let the battery run out
It"s funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be businessperson carrying their large, plastic ‘bricks’. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. A UN study from this year said mobile phone subscriptions would outnumber people across the world by the end of 2014.
And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe it"s time to ask who really is in charge? Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you?
So, what happened with my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said: "You haven"t changed at all – still always late!" And we had a great afternoon catching up, full of jokes and stories, with no interruptions and no nagging(唠叨的) desire to check my phone.
Not having it with me felt strangely liberating. Maybe I"ll leave it at home on purpose next time.
小题1:What does the passage talk about ?| A．The history of mobiles. | | B．The story of meeting an old university friend. | | C．The addiction of playing mobile phone. | | D．The terrible feeling of being without their mobiles. |
小题2:The underlined phrase “ on edge ”in the third paragraph probably means_______.| A． nervous | B．energetic | C．crazy | D．surprised |
小题3:Which word is used to describe old mobile phones according to the passage?| A．digital phone | B．cell phone | C．bricks | D．smart phone |
小题4:According to the passage, who is most likely to be addicted to mobiles ?| A．a successful manager | B．a 21-year-old girl | | C．a 21-year-old boy | D．a lonely middle-aged person |
小题5:What’s the author’s attitude towards the using mobiles ?| A．Worried | B．Favorable | C．Neutral | D．Critical |
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Water is the most common substance(物质) found on the earth, but less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking. More than 1,000,000,000 people around the world survive on just over 1 galon of water a day. Probebly more than 3,000,000,000 people may suffer from not having enough water by the year 2025. You are considered lucky if you live in a country where you can drink water out of your kitchen tap or bathroom tap. People in some countries have to pay for drinking water at home. So clean water is one of our most valuabe natural resources(资源).
In fact, peole waste so much clean water today. In factories lots of water is wasted. At home many people are not taking showers but still baths, and many are brushing their teeth with the tap turned on. Children are no longer taught how to save water….
You can save clean water in many ways. For example, if you keep gold fish, the tank water excellent for graden plants. And when you wash a milk bottle, pour the water on your house plants. Putting a brick or a water into your toilet tank many help use less water, saving many gallons over a long time.
Using rainwater is another simple way to save clean water. You can use rainwater to wash your hands after gardening, flush the toilet, and wash your car, your pet, your driveway when they are dirty.
For the same reason, people in Malaysia are encourageed to use rainwater. If one has a house with a small garden, he would buy a huge plastic tank to keep rainwater for their daily life.
小题1:We can learn from the passage ______.| A．when man can’t live without water | | B．where there is no water resource | | C．why there is less water on the earth | | D．how important it is to save water |
小题2:According to the passage, one of the ways to save water is _______.| A．to stop keeping gold fish | | B．to pay much for drinking water | | C．to use it in a clever way | | D．to educate those who waste water |
小题3:The underlined word “flush” in Paragraph 4 means “_______”.| A．clean something with water | | B．pour water over something | | C．make somehting wet with water | | D．get water out of someghing |
小题4:People are ecouraged to use rainwater _______.| A．so that is can make our life easier | | B．so that clean water can be kept for other uses | | C．because is it free and easy to get | | D．because there is no claen water left for them |
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Our teacher asks us to keep a diary in English. I enjoy doing so because I keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to our English writing ability.
Compared with forms of writing, it is shorter and less time. It can help us to the habit of thinking in English. we persist in (坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, can use the important phrases and sentences we’ve in or out of English classes to describe our , and this way we can master and use freely we’ve learned, which will do good us in English learning. But we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there many idiomatic(惯用的) ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever beats （难倒）us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for , if necessary.
In short, I believe that it is of use to keep a diary in English for the development of our skills.
| 小题1: | | A．think | B．stand | C．practice | D．finish |
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| 小题2: | | A．get | B．gain | C．improve | D．prove |
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| 小题3: | | A．other | B．the others | C．another | D．others |
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| 小题4: | | A．spends | B．takes | C．pays | D．spares |
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| 小题5: | | A．pick | B．make | C．give | D．develop |
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| 小题6: | | A．Before | B．If | C．After | D．While |
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| 小题8: | | A．learned | B．forgotten | C．thought | D．listened |
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| 小题9: | | A．eyes | B．feelings | C．texts | D．books |
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| 小题10: | | A．that | B．which | C．what | D．when |
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| 小题11: | | A．to | B．across | C．between | D．along |
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| 小题12: | | A．at a time | B．at one time | C．all the time | D．at times |
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| 小题13: | | A．chance | B．time | C．trouble | D．choice |
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| 小题16: | | A．can | B．shall | C．should | D．may |
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| 小题17: | | A．nothing | B．anybody | C．somebody | D．something |
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| 小题18: | | A．money | B．dictionary | C．question | D．help |
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| 小题19: | | A．great | B．much | C．very | D．more |
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| 小题20: | | A．speaking | B．writing | C．listening | D．reading |
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There are many differences between America and China. The biggest difference is traffic rules. In America there are too much more cars than in China. But there are much fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey strictly traffic rules, and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About American traffic rules, there are many better terms, such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop lines in all crossing without traffic light (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line.
2. Traffic light: There is traffic light in the crossing of the road. Cars may almost turn every direction. The traffic light can give signal step by step including u-turn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe, he may turn left. In many conditions the order of passing is also given very specifically. If people want to change lane or turn, they must look behind and think being safe. Only so, they may do it.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (their colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are many streets in some residential areas (住宅区), and there is a kind of rule that any car cannot park at any time or any period time. In every parking, there are some special positions for invalid (伤残的) people.
4. About the priority of passenger and car: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. And only after passengers have passed the road and got the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead.
In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient, safe and humanizing.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT the reason why we can hardly see traffic police in the street in America?| A．Traffic police are not very necessary because few cars break traffic rules. | | B．The traffic is very clear and there are few traffic jams and accidents in the street. | | C．There are so many cars in the street that the traffic police can’t be seen. | | D．The effective traffic rules play an important part in the road safety. |
小题2:Why is there a middle lane of turning left on the road?| A．It is designed for the cars that want to turn left. | | B．It is very safe to drive there. | | C．It is very convenient for the traffic police to find the cars that break the rules. | | D．The cars that want to turn left can easily give a signal of turning left. |
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．In America, all cars in the crossing must stop when they meet the stop line. | | B．In America, any car cannot park in the streets in some residential areas. | | C．If people want to turn, they can obey the guide of the traffic police. | | D．There are more traffic jams in China. |
小题4:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．American Traffic Rules | | B．Differences in Traffic Rules between China and America | | C．Traffic Jams in America | | D．American People Who Obey Traffic Rules |
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An English saying goes: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” That means we should relax after a day’s hard work or we’ll be unhealthy.
Many students know that if they want to get ideal jobs with good salaries, they must do well in high school so they can enter good universities. Therefore, they spend all day studying without time to relax.
However, not all students can go to top universities even if they work very hard. Students are pressurized by parents and teachers who are just concerned about their studies and exam scores while ignoring their hobbies and individual differences. As a result, students are forces to work harder and harder. Furthermore, there is pressure coming from students themselves. They realize they have a slim chance of getting into a top university as competition is fierce. So, they put a lot of stress on themselves and stay in a nervous state day after day. If they keep it up, they’ll suffer illnesses; both psychological and physical.
What students need is relaxation. This doesn’t mean that they should give up their ambitions and stop studying hard. It means “work while you work, play while you play”. If you can do this, you will improve your health greatly. You’ll feel yourself suddenly fresh, just like recovering from a terrible illness. You’ll find that your studies are not a burden(负担) anymore.
小题1:The underlined part in the first paragraph might mean all the following EXCEPT______.| A．too much work may bring trouble to anyone | | B．overwork without rest is sure to make one foolish | | C．Jack becomes dull because he works too much | | D．Anyone who doesn’t work will break down |
小题2:What trouble have both the parents and teachers brought to the students?| A．They don’t know how to let the students relax. | | B．They give too much burden for them to bear. | | C．They don’t love those who work the hardest. | | D．They fail to understand what the students need most. |
小题3:What causes the student’ pressure from themselves?| A．That they don’t know how to get top universities. | | B．That they want to relax but have no chance. | | C．That they fail to relax themselves during their work. | | D．That they think too much about the result of their work. |
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?| A．What to do to relax yourself. | | B．The serous situation for the poor students. | | C．Some problems caused by the misunderstanding of learning. | | D．How to be a healthy and successful learner. |
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