Finding a summer job often shows that you’re growing up, and it’s also a way to earn money to pay for what you dream of. It’s never too early to start considering the future. Now, here are some good choices for you!
Retail （零售） Sales
Retail offers plenty of chances for teens who are looking for a job. This type of work can pay from $ 10 to $ 15 an hour depending on the duty you are expected to take on. For more information, call us at 4005075.
Food Service
A job in the food service industry is a natural fit for sociable teens who enjoy communicating with the public. It allows employees to work as part of a team while learning about following instructions. It also comes with the chance to earn between $ 7 and $ 9 per hour. Just call 4005077 for more information.
Babysitter （保姆）
This job requires someone who is highly responsible. Though it pays generally between $ 6 and $ 8 hourly, it also requires a lot of patience. This is a great choice for teens who wish to make a career in teaching, child care, social work or any other field that makes use of social skills or requires interaction（互动）with kids. Got a question? Just call 4005076.
Housekeeping
This type of work can bring in about $ 5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more housekeeping staff, and parks often need more people to help with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone 4005079.
1.Which of the following job may attract teens enjoying talking to people?
A. Retail Sales. B. Babysitter.
C. Food Service. D. Housekeeping.
2.How much can a teen earn at most in two hours as a babysitter?
A. $12. B. $16.
C. $20. D. $30.
3.If a teen wants to learn how to keep public organized, he/she may call .
A. 4005075 B. 4005077
C. 4005076 D. 4005079
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One form of social prejudice against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modern technology. Activities like playing computer games, going on the Net and downloading MP3s are only for the youngsters. Isn’t it unfair that older people enjoying a computer game should be frowned（皱眉）upon by their children and grandchildren?
Nowadays older people have more control over their lives and they play a full part in society. Moreover, better health care has left more people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit and active after retirement. Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health. Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain.
When personal computers were first introduced, most older people didn’t believe they would ever familiarize themselves with it. Now computers have been around for a few generations and retired people have gradually become more relaxed about using them for fun. Gamers over 65 prefer playing puzzle games and card games. Kate Stevens, aged 72, says: 揑 find it very relaxing. It’s not very demanding, but you still need to concentrate.”
Another development that has favored 揼rey games? is a change in the type of videogames available on the market. There’s a greater variety of games to choose from, including more intellectual and complex strategy（策略）and simulation（模拟）games. Internet Chess and Train Simulator are among the most popular of these. Train Simulator is based on real-world rail activities. Players can choose from a variety of challengers, such as keeping to a strict-timetable and using helper engines during a winter storm.
Some people argue that 揼rey gamers? simply don’t have the skills required for computer games, and that teenagers are better. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Most computer games require the kind of analytical thinking that improves with practice, which means that the 揼rey gamers may well be far better than gamers half a century younger than them.
1.The second paragraph is intended to ________.
A. show the best way to exercise the brain B. stress the importance of good health
C. explain why grey gamers exist D. teach how to play videogames
2.What was older people’s attitude towards their using personal computers at first?
A. Doubtful B. Indifferent
C. Enthusiastic D. Supportive
3.The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 4 is ________.
A. offering figures B. giving examples
C. quoting experts’ words D. providing charts
4.By saying 揟his couldn’t be further from the truth.? in Paragraph 5, the author means ________.
A. mind challenging games are not suitable for older people
B. children should improve their skills with practice
C. playing computer games requires analytical thinking
D. older people can perform well in some computer games
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Younger students experience school bullying (欺凌) more frequently than older ones, and male students are bullied more than their female peers, a survey found.
It also found that nearly half of the students had been intentionally hit or knocked down by classmates. About 6 percent said they are targeted by bullies on campus every day. The survey also found that students from ordinary schools experienced more bullying than peers from key institutions, and children from poor families are more likely to be bullied at school.
Being bullied can have a negative impact on a child’s personal development and academic performance, according to Zhou Jinyan, a researcher who led the study at Beijing Normal University. 揅hildren being bullied will find it hard to trust others,? Zhou said. 揟hey may often feel anxiety, anger, resentment or depression. These emotions will further undermine their ability to control their own life.”
In recent years, bullying on Chinese campuses has been frequently reported and has attracted widespread attention and concern. The most recent incident to arouse heated discussions took place in December at Beijing’s Zhongguancun No.2 Primary School. A fourth-grade student was bullied and laughed at by classmates, causing him acute stress disorder.
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) received about 1,900 cases related to school bullying in 2016. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in bullying reports involving middle school students from 14 to 18 years old.
Zhou came up with some ways to solve the problem, including boosting communication between teachers, parents and students and trying to establish more harmonious relationships among children. She said it was strongly suggested that parents try to be involved in their children’s educational experience, as their presence and companionship have proved effective in reducing bullying and its negative effects.
1.Who is the most likely to become the target of bullying?
A. A 10-year-old boy from a poor family
B. A 17-year-old boy from a rich family
C. A 17-year-old girl from an ordinary school
D. A 10-year-old girl from a key school
2.Being bullied will cause students to go through the following EXCEPT _____.
A. a lack of trust in other people
B. a drop in the sense of depression
C. a lack of ability to manage their life
D. a drop in academic performance
3.We can learn from the text that _____.
A. bullying on campus has been brought into sharp focus by the media
B. students who enjoy parents’ companionship will be bullying-free
C. the government should consider taking further action against bullying at school
D. bullying at school usually leads to acute stress disorder
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Negative effects on children caused by bullying
B. Is anything we can do about bullying?
C. The reasons for bullying on campus
D. Bullying affects half of the students
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A typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?
This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .
It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .
1.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?
A. To trick the lion.
B. To show off his skill .
C. To get ready for a fight.
D. To entertain the audience.
2.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?
A. They feel puzzled over choices.
B. They hold on to the wrong things.
C. They find it hard to make changes.
D. They have to do something for show.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. Tolerant
B. Doubtful
C. Respectful
D. Supportive
4.When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.
A. wait for a better chance
B. break your old habits
C. make a quick decision
D. ask for clear guidance
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
Have you ever had the following experience? You have been given the task of organizing a conference, which includes a must-do list about a mile long. There is the conference site, the guest list, the materials, the technology and even the food and drink to think about and plan. If you are beginning to feel the stress, slow down and take a breath. 1..
Write down your goals. You will need to clearly define what you hope to accomplish with this conference because this will shape the rest of your decisions. 2..
Develop your budget. 3.. Then break that budget into different parts such as conference site, materials and speakers' fees. Stick to your budget, and make sure your assistants are keeping their monetary limits as well.
4.. When searching for locations, keep in mind the number of participants, the convenience of the location, parking and closeness to public transportation, airports and hotels. Your goal in finding a place to hold the conference should be making it as easy as possible for participants to attend.
Seek help from the staff of the conference site. If you have chosen a site that is known for holding conferences, you can seek help from the staff there as organizing meetings is what they do every day. 5.. They should be able to answer any questions or concern and provide advice when needed.
Of course, full preparations also include a walk-through. Go to the site and meet with the staff the day before to be certain that everything is in place and to take care of any small details.
A. Decide on a schedule for the meeting
B. Choose your conference site
C. Read the following skills to figure out how to organize a conference
D. Knowing what you want to achieve can ease your stress
E. Makefull use of this important resource
F. You can do nothing without knowing how much money you have to spend
G. Turn a blind eye to it
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In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our ________. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be ________. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us ________.
The bottom line is that life is not ________.
That is a tough ________ to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people ________ after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life’s unfairness ________ us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has ________ for us.
My first ________ marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship ________. I could have been ________ by that experience. But I believed that I could be ________ married one day ________ I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.
What I’ve learned over the years is that we can do all the things that ________ a good outcome, but get ________ things in return instead.
When we are faced with life’s seeming unfairness, our ________ needs to jump in. When life doesn’t go ________ plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been ________ and keep trying, and doing the right thing. ________ that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our ________.
1.A. reach B. control C. date D. order
2.A. promoted B. paid C. pleased D. proved
3.A. more B. back C. enough D. unconditionally
4.A. easy B. smooth C. fair D. ideal
5.A. feeling B. word C. fact D. pill
6.A. died down B. looked down C. shut down D. settled down
7.A. confuse B. manage C. betray D. defeat
8.A. in charge B. in return C. in place D. in store
9.A. arranged B. failed C. happy D. trial
10.A. work B. start C. end D. worsen
11.A. teased B. discouraged C. hurt D. shocked
12.A. proudly B. casually C. happily D. shortly
13.A. if B. while C. because D. though
14.A. bring B. require C. serve D. deserve
15.A. bad B. inferior C. silly D. cheap
16.A. faith B. courage C. judgement D. effort
17.A. ahead of B. according to C. regardless of D. related to
18.A. achieving B. affecting C. expecting D. declining
19.A. Accept B. Assume C. Fancy D. Consider
20.A. career B. marriage C. fate D. benefit
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I will never forget that at the age of nine I was asked to deliver a speech entitled A Challenge in My Life before the whole class!
You can imagine how1.(terrible)shy I was the moment I thought of that—with so many eyes2.(fix) upon me. I have no choice but3.(prepare) for it, though. First, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part4.(lie)in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my 6. (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back. After 7. seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding匢 made it! From then on, my fear of talking before 8. big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 9. success is our fear. Overcome it,10. you will be able to achieve your goals.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class have a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language. Forty percent of students think it ridiculous. In their opinions, it does no good to helping people communicating, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, it’ll make Chinese more standard, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 60% of our class are fond of it. They think it simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them. Personally, I think it’s not a good habit to use the Web Language.It may be popular, but you may make yourself be misunderstood.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
上周你参加了学校组织的演讲比赛，并获一等奖。由于你的英语老师Mr.Wang对你这次参赛提供了许多帮助，现在你想写一封电子邮件对他表示感谢并与他分享比赛过程及获奖感受。
内容包括：1.介绍参赛情况；
2.告知获奖情况；
3.表达对老师的感谢。
Dear Mr. Wang,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours ,
Li Hua
难度: 中等查看答案及解析