阅读理解。 In Kenya, educational and career opportunities are almost non-existent
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In Kenya, educational and career opportunities are almost non-existent for people born with physical
challenges. They face many forms of discrimination-including beliefs that their condition was caused by
a curse. But one father whose son Brain was born deaf, mute and blind aims to change all that. Joseph
Shiroko started a school four years ago that teaches students who can not hear, speak and who have very
low or no vision a wide range of skills to support themselves.
The baby clothes the students knit (编织) are well known in the local community. And the school has
developed a reputation for its dried smoked meat products.
Brain Resource Center, a boarding school, teaches deaf and blind young Kenyans from across the
country a variety of skills they can use to earn a living.
"We have a number of philosophies that inform what we are doing: accepting these people; loving them;
giving them opportunities." said founder Joseph Shiroko.
Teachers, most of whom are graduates from the school or are themselves physically challenged, work
with students.
Mary Kerubo, 22, has a passion for knitting sweaters, which she plans to continue in her village.
"I feel comfortable here because Sween - my teacher understands me," said Kerubo. "Even if I do not
see well, she always repeats her lessons again and again so that I may understand how to make sweaters.
I know I will make it."
Kerubo"s teacher, Sween Lyaka, was among the first graduates of Brain Resource Center four years
ago. She says her students have a lot of unrecognized potential.
Sween says in the future, she plans to purchase four sewing machines that she will use to teach students
and produce and sell sweaters in her home village.
The center also works with students" families to set up projects that will continue after the students
graduate.
Founder Joseph Shiroko"s son, Brain, was the inspiration behind Brain Resource Center. The senior
Shiroko says he began the school initially as a project to teach Brain bakery skills. The family later expanded
Brain"s training and brought in other young people with similar physical conditions. |
| 1. What"s the function of the first paragraph? |
A. Attract the reader"s attention.
B. Lead us to the topic.
C. Tell us important news.
D. Warn us of a serious problem. |
| 2. The founder Joseph Shiroko treats children with physical problems except ____. |
A. loving them
B. accepting them
C. ignoring them
D. giving them opportunities |
| 3. According to the passage, we know ____. |
A. the teachers in Brian Resource Center are healthy and normal
B. the teachers merely help students who can"t hear or speak in Resource centre
C. Kerubo was among the first graduates of Brian Resource Centre
D. Joseph"s son gave Joseph the inspiration to found Brian Resource Centre |
| 4. What"s the main idea of the passage? |
A. There are non-existent opportunities for the disabled in Kenya.
B. Joseph Shiroko started a new school four years ago.
C. Brian Resource Centre teaches the disabled skills to support themselves.
D. The baby clothes the disabled students knit are well-known in Kenya. |
答案
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With the development of science and technology, most of us will comment: "Life is speeding up.
Everyone is getting unwell."
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived
in Rome in 53 AD wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all
these developments really improve the quality of our lives?
Picture this, you"re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a
QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder
and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all
night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why
do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, even no
electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.
One family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have
today.
The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks
in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother,
Lynn said,"It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic. "The more
things you have the more difficult life becomes." She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such
as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a"trendy,
beer-drinking granny to one who cooked things". Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused
by our inventions!
●Don"t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don"t check your
emails every day.
●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family. Set aside one evening a week when you don"t
turn on the television. Play cards and chat instead.
●Get a low-tech hobby. Every day,do something in the old-fashioned way,such as walking to have a
face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone.
●Don"t worry too much about life-laugh more! |
| 1. The passage is mainly about _____. |
A. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
B. improvements of our life with technology
C. problems with technology
D. major changes are likely to happen to technology |
| 2. The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the story to _____. |
A. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same
B. tell us what life was like long time ago
C. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
D. share a truth about life |
| 3. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? |
A. Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions.
B. Because they liked to live simple lives.
C. Because they were troubled by modern inventions.
D. Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them. |
| 4. What does the underlined word "available" in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean? |
A. Busy on line.
B. Free.
C. Be able to move.
D. Be found by others. |
| 5. The writer may support that ______. |
A. you ring back your boss immediately when you get home and see his message to you.
B. you take your iphone and taptop and power them on all the time while traveling.
C. you find fun in some exercise like hiking and jogging instead of chatting on the Internet.
D. you check your mail account as frequently as you can. |
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To celebrities, what question is frequently asked besides their loving affairs? It"s plastic surgery. And
many perfect-looking pop stars keep denying they have changed their facial appearance. Some even get
angry at any claims that they"ve been under the knife.
So it was a bit shocking when Chinese singer Heng Yue boldly announced last month she would have
plastic surgery, becoming the first celebrity to do so in the mainland.
Heng, with a broad range and penetrating (有穿透力的) voice, had been invited to sing the theme song
for Chen Kaige"s film The Promise and TV drama such as Ma Dashuai and Liu Laogen. But the popularity
of the songs shaded her. Her look just wasn"t very charming.
On March 24, Heng, who declined to reveal her age, endured2 18 operations on her face. It was a
comprehensive 8-hour plastic surgery job including nose reshaping and eye operations, said to cost around
650,000 yuan.
"I am so fond of singing," said Heng, "I"m hoping to go further in my career as a singer. However, I"ve
found my plain looks are making me less competitive."
Heng said that many TV shows were interested in her singing, but rejected her, saying that she looked
just so so. So the chance went to someone who looked more attractive or charming on camera.
Certainly, Heng"s not the only star to go seeking perfection. Tian Yungcheng, a doctor specializing in
plastic surgery, said that Heng was just one of about 200 stars he had operated on.
"Whenever we turn on the TV, mose of the celebrity faces on stage, I believe, have had operation." Tian
said.
"Pop stars are reluctant to tell anyone about their surgery since they"re under the pressure from the public
who find it hard to accept fake beauty. But I don"t see it as wrong if a person just wants to be perfect or have
a more pleasant look for others to appreciate." Tian said. |
| 1.What does the underlined sentence"they"ve been under the knife" (in Para. 1) mean? |
A. They have been wounded with a knife.
B. They have had operations on their faces.
C. They have been threatened by people.
D. They have been the victims of the operations. |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Heng Yue? |
A. She has a gift for music.
B. She keeps her age as a secret.
C. She used to have an unattractive face.
D. She was the first pop star to have plastic surgery. |
| 3. We can infer that _____. |
A. Tian Yungcheng is well-known in celebrity circles
B. most people support the beauty industry
C. Tian Yungcheng is an attractive doctor
D. people have little trouble in accepting fake beauty |
| 4. Why did Heng Yue have plastic surgery? |
A. She wanted to be a pop star.
B. She wanted to marry an attractive man.
C. She wanted to be an actress.
D. She wanted to be more competitive. |
| 5. Why do some stars get angry when asked about plastic surgery? |
A. Because they don"t want to show off their beauty and wealth.
B. Because they can"t accept their fake beauty and status in their career.
C. Because it"s hard to explain to their fans.
D. Because they may suffer the pressure from people if they tell the truth. |
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Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an
1 should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, 2 , most people make
several job choices during their working lives, 3 because of economic and industrial changes and partly
to improve 4 position. The"one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should 5 enter into a broad
flexible training program that will 6 them for a field of work rather than for a single 7 .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 8 benefit of help from a competent
vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing 9 about the occupational world, or themselves for that
matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss 10 . Some drift from job to job. Others 11 to work
in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 12 real or imagined prestige (声望). Too many
high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, 13 both the relatively
small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 14 . The
imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is 15 good reason for choosing it as life"s
work. 16 , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical
and manual work, the 17 of young people should give serious 18 to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 19 life
and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual
satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take 20 for financial gain. Each occupational choice
has its demands as well as its rewards. |
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D. choices | | 阅读理解。 | Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment
and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our
intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born
with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his
intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person"s intelligence
are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now
held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood
relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated
people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different.
If on the other hand we take two identical twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations
like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that
intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one,
for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find
differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays.
This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but
who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence. | | 1. Which of these sentences best describes the writer"s point in Paragraph 1? | A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.
B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.
C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.
D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment. | | 2. It is suggested in this passage that ______. | A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence
B. close relations usually have similar intelligence
C. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligence
D. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence | | 3. Brothers and sisters are likely to ______. | A. have similar intelligence
B. have different intelligence
C. go to the same university
D. go to the same factory | | 4. The best title for this article would be ______. | A. On Intelligence
B. What Intelligence Means
C. We Are Born with Intelligence
D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence | | 阅读理解。 | How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They"ll
say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."
Of course not! You don"t have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external
factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to
improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.
Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her
heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of
course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting (运用)
the effort to live the life of our dreams.
Remember that you reap what you sow. You just don"t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from
the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don"t
expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don"t just regard it as
a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do
something to solve the problem. It"s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.
If someone"s life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not!
You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the
best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don"t just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve
your life. | | 1. According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life _______. | A. Doesn"t need improving
B. couldn"t be improved
C. will be better some day
D. Will be worse in the future | | 2. What does the author think of the woman"s life? | A. positive
B. satisfying
C. colorful
D. passive | | 3. Which of the following statements is the author"s opinion? | A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.
B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts
C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.
D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends. | | 4. In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _______. | A. positive action
B. positive thinking
C. hope for the best
D. intention to succeed | | 5. The text is mainly written to advise you to _______. | A. understand yourself
B. improve your life
C. believe in yourself
D. change your normal way | 最新试题
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