Best CompaniesShine United (Madison, Wisconsi...

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Shine United (Madison, Wisconsin)

In the past five years, this Wisconsin-based advertising agency has shared more than $500,000 in profits with its employees through the company's ShineShares program. The agency partnered with the University of Wisconsin's oncology department to develop the Ride, a biking event that benefits cancer research. Employees also get snacks every day, "Beer Thirty" on Thursdays, and Summer Fridays, a program that lets employees leave at noon.

GroundFloor Media (Denver, Colorado)

The key for workers at this midsize public relations firm in Denver is that employees work anytime, anywhere. Headquarters are in a former warehouse downtown, near Coors Field. The offices are spread around the central space that doubles as a wet bar every Thursday when the company's "bear club" brings in a new brew.

Ergodyne (St.Paul, Minnesota)

The St.Paul-based company has grown to operating out of a retired storehouse with plenty of natural light. Rules about dressing? "Wear something." Its purpose? To create cool, comfortable, and tough safety workwear for those who need it to get the job done. Ergodyne has around 50 employees, who enjoy hot dish cook-offs, tickets to sporting events, and at least one happy hour every quarter.

Southwest Michigan First (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

It's family first at this Michigan economic development advising agency. CEO Ron Kitchens says that in the past year, the company has made a push to go green, initially started by the millennial employees who make up half the agency's workforce. A new staff position was created for the purpose of making sure every employee is able to balance working and cheering at their kids' sporting events or going fishing.

1.What's the purpose of the ShineShares program?

A. To raise money for a research.

B. To let employees leave earlier.

C. To share the company's benefits.

D. To partner with a local university.

2.What does Southwest Michigan First encourage their employees to do?

A. To accompany their families.

B. To create new staff positions.

C. To join in cooking competitions.

D. To enjoy themselves in sporting events.

3.Which company allows its staff a flexible working time?

A. Shine United.

B. GroundFloor Media.

C. Southwest Michigan First.

D. Ergodyne.

4.What can we know about the companies mentioned in the text?

A. They offer employees financial support.

B. They care about employees' happiness.

C. They have strict rules about dressing.

D. They have training programs.

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Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square

Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public programs. Admission is free.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00—4:00 pm.

(608)264—6555 www. Wisconsinhistory. org/museum

Swiss Historical Village

612 Seventh Ave. New Glarus

The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

Tue.—Fri. May 1st— October31st, 10:00 am— 4:00 pm. Admission is $20.

(608)527—2317 www. swisshistoricalvillage. com

Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

6858 Paoli Rd, WI

One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts in Wisconsin. Over 5,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery(干酪制造厂). While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!

Gallery open Tue.—Sun. , 10:00am—5：00 pm.

Café open Wed.—Sat. , 11；00 am—3:00 pm

Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00 am—3:00 pm.

(608) 845—6600 www. artisangal. Com

Christopher Columbus Museum

239 Whitney St. , Columbus

World-class exhibit—2,000 quality souvenirs marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.

Open daily, 8:15 am—4:00 pm

(920)623—1992 www. columbusantiquemall. Com

1.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

2.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

3.Where can visitors have lunch?

A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café

B. Christopher Columbus Museum

C. Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Swiss Historical Village

4.We learn from the text that____________.

A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year.

B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river

C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum

D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for four hours

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Scientists in the United States say plant life has increased on Earth in the past twenty years and that in every area of plant growth the increase is the result of weather conditions.

Eight scientists from across the United States did the study. The space agency NASA and the Department of Energy paid for it. The findings were published in the magazine Science.

The researchers spent one and a half years examining weather satellite information. The information was recorded from 1982 to 1999. That period was one of the warmest on record. Researchers found that rainfall generally increased during that time.

The satellites measured the number of leaves on plants and the amount of sunlight taken in. The scientists used that information to estimate what is called net primary production. This is total amount of carbon stored in land plants.

The scientists report a 6% increase in stored carbon since 1982. They say gains were high in equatorial areas, especially around the Amazon River in South America. The area alone had a 1% increase in the net primary production.

Ramakrishna Nemani of the University of Montana in Missoula headed the study. He says reduced cloud cover led to growth in Amazon area. He also says the lack of clouds allowed more sunlight to get through. More sunlight meant increases in photosynthesis(光合作用). That is the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce the chemicals they need to grow.

Northern Canada, the north-central United States and northern Europe were second in increased plant growth. Ramakrishna Nemani says a rise in temperature helped plants there.

All together, the report says 25% of areas of plant life on Earth experienced increases. But the scientists also note increase in the number of people on Earth and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Ranga Myneni of Boston University in Massachusetts, another study scientist says humans use about half the net primary production on Earth. And he notes that the world population grew by 36% during the period of time studied.

1.Which of the following is in charge of the study?

A. The space agency NASA of the US.

B. The Department of Energy of the US.

C. Ramakrishna Nemani in Missoula.

D. Ranga Myneni in Massachusetts.

2.What’s the main cause of the plant growth put forward by the study?

A. Growth in population.

B. Regional features.

C. Seasonal variation.

D. Weather conditions

3. Why do scientists believe that reduced cloud cover has led to the plant growth in           the Amazon area?

A. Because plants could take in more sunlight.

B. Because plants could get more rainfall.

C. Because plants could enjoy cooler air.

D. Because plants suffer less from natural disasters.

4. Which of the following descriptions about the years from 1982 to 1999 is TRUE?

A. It was the warmest on record.

B. Rainfall decreased little by little.

C. World population grew by 25%.

D. Stored carbon increased by 6%.

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I was born and raised in Hong Kong．For the past six years, I've been living in the United States．I work as a salesgirl in a large department store．Right now I'm going through a difficult period of my life which is hard for me to talk about．

A few months ago, I went to Hong Kong for a visit．It was the first time I'd gone back there since coming to the United States．I was eager to see my parents, my brothers, my sisters and my friends．

I really got a shock when I arrived．Hong Kong was not the same city as I left six years ago．Things had changed so much that I didn't recognize parts of it．My primary school was gone．The houses on the street where I used to live had been torn down and replaced by office buildings．

The shock from the physical changes in the city, however, was nothing compares to the confusion and hurt I soon began to feel in my parents' home．My family greeted warmly when I arrived．While my mother was busy preparing a special dinner in my honor, the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States．I felt happy that day and for a couple of days after, but then I began to feel that something was wrong．I noticed that my family, especially my mother, would sometimes glance at me in a strange way when I was speaking．They gradually became less warm and friendly towards me, I became uncomfortable and confused as to why they were behaving that day．

I decided to talk to my mother．She asked me, "Have you forgotten your Chinese way?" I asked her what she meant．She asked, "You've forgotten the place of women in a Chinese home．You talk when you should remain silent．You speak on matters that of concern only to men．You speak openly of your inner feelings and desires．That's not the way of a Chinese woman．We keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves．

1.I was born and raised in Hong Kong．Here raise means______．

A．bring up       B．stay           C．become higher   D．live

2.What shocked the author most during her visit in Hong Kong?

A．The physical changes in Hong Kong．

B．Her primary school didn't exist any longer．

C．She couldn't recognize parts of Hong Kong．

D．The confusion and hurt she experienced in her parents' home．

3.Why did the author's family become less warm and friendly towards her?

A．She had forgotten her role as a woman．

B．She didn't follow the Chinese custom about how a woman should behave at home．

C．She spoke of her inner feelings and desires directly．

D．She talked about matters that were not concerned with women．

4.The best title for this passage is _______．

A．My Trip in Hong Kong                               B．The Changes in Hong Kong

C．Caught Between Two Cultures                        D．The Chinese Way

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New York University (NYU) is one of the best universities in the United States and it has just opened a school in Shanghai in partnership with East China Normal University(ECNU). The arrival of the American university on China mainland is an example of what is being called the “globalization” of education and it is hoped that this trend will influence the quality of education in all of China’s universities by raising the standard of teaching.

NYU Shanghai’s class of 2017(students will graduate in 2017) is made up of 295 students from China, America and other countries. The students will study liberal arts courses for two years before choosing a major and when they graduate, they will receive a degree from NYU and a degree from ECNU. All the classes will be taught in English, using the teaching methods in American universities. Students will be pushed to take risks in the classroom, pushed to speak up and pushed to say things that are not completely correct, which can make them understand that it’s OK for them to make mistakes in class.

This style of learning will be challenging for many Chinese students, because they will be mixed with the foreign students both in the classroom and in the dormitory. Living and studying with foreigners day to day will provide Chinese students with a cultural as well as academic education and it’s hoped that this cross-cultural experience will benefit them when they seek jobs in the competitive global market.

China’s interest in partnering with foreign universities comes at a time when western universities are trying to expand. They realize that information, technology and business are now borderless; they also realize education should be borderless too. This trend will have a deep effect on bringing the world closer together and the students at NYU Shanghai should be excited to be on the leading edge of this trend.

1.The opening of NYU Shanghai class may help _________.

A. improve the quality of China’s university education

B. prove that NYU is the best university in the United States

C. send more Chinese students to foreign universities

D. raise the standard of teaching in American university

2.What is the NYU Shanghai’s class like?

A. It offers the same courses as NYU does in the US.

B. It’s hard to follow the classes without knowing English.

C. The students are majoring in liberal arts courses.

D. Only two-year courses will be provided in this class.

3. How should the students perform in the classroom?

A. They must express themselves correctly.

B. They should try to be active in the class.

C. They will learn something dangerous.

D. They have to correct their mistakes.

4. What can be inferred from Paragraph3?

A. More foreign students will work in Shanghai after graduation.

B. Chinese students will get a better education than foreign students.

C. It may be easier for the students to find jobs after graduation.

D. No foreign students can benefit from the cross-cultural experience.

5.Why are the western universities trying to expand?

A. Because they want to get more information and more money.

B. Because they want to improve their technology.

C. Because Shanghai is on the leading edge in China.

D. Because they think the education resources should be shared.

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Robert Ballard is probably the most famous deep-sea explorer in the past 100 years. While he is best known for his historic discovery of the wreckage(残骸) of the R.M.S. Titanic which sank to the bottom of the sea in 1912, he also discovered the wreckage of the Bismarck and the Yorktown. Over his career, Dr. Ballard has completed over 120 deep-sea journeys and continues to push exploration to new depths with new technologies and strategies. His new high-tech Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island links scientists all over the world and makes it possible to identify new discoveries in realtime.

Reporter: What were you like as a kid?

Ballard: I was a very “active” kid with lots of interests including sports (football, basketball, and tennis), fishing, and studies.

Reporter: Do you have a hero?

Ballard: My hero is Captain Nemo from the book, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and his submarine the Nautilus.

Reporter: What do you daydream about?

Ballard: I dream about undersea exploration.

Reporter: How did you get into your field of work?

Ballard: It started with a scholarship to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, in the summer of 1959 when I was a junior in high school. That summer, I went to sea on two separate expeditions in Baja California with various oceanographers(海洋学家). During one of those expeditions, I met Dr. Robert Norris, a Scripps graduate with a Ph. D. in marine geology, who invited me to come to the University of California, Santa Barbara where I ended up getting my undergraduate degree in Geology and Chemistry with minors in Math and Physics.

Reporter: What’s the best piece of advice that anyone has ever given you that you can share with us?

Ballard: Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone talk you out of them.

Reporter: Do you have any good jokes?

Ballard: I prefer sayings to jokes. My favorite is, “Never get into the thick of thin things.”

1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Robert Ballard ________.

A. is president of a university and travels a lot

B. is the most famous deep-sea explorer in history

C. is still contributing to the development of deep-sea exploration

D. is best famous for the discovery of the wreckages of three ships

2.From the passage we know Nemo ________.

A. is Jules Verne’s nickname　　 B. is the name of a ship

C. is a sailor on a submarine　　 D. is a character in a book

3.What can we know about Ballard?

A. He was lucky to meet Dr. Robert Norris.

B. He once wrote a book about the sea.

C. He loves jokes more than proverbs.

D. He used to be tired of studying.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The great achievements of Robert Ballard.

B. An interview with a famous deep-sea explorer.

C. A brief introduction to famous Robert Ballard.

D. What a famous deep-sea explorer is like.

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The days when he was_________ his best is already a thing of the past.

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The days when he was_________ his best is already a thing of the past.

A. in              B. on                  C. at              D. with

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Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs, she knew it wouldn’t take long to create interest in the project. But she never expected that a third of the town people would join in it. 1.

“A lot of learning comes through play,” says McGarry, a special education teacher for 28 years. She’d seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.

When a piece of land became available, the city council agreed to choose a part for a playground. 2. She asked classrooms of kids for their wish list. She also asked experts for help. And she brought on board her friend Sue Mayer, whose eight-year-old son, Sam, has a serious disease.

Her Kiwanis Club chapter came through with $ 7,000, and that’s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $ 25,000 and had her company donate the same amount. 3. There were silent auctions(拍卖) and T-shirt sales. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000 balance if McGarry could raise the rest. The $ 450,000 covered materials, but the actual construction would cost an additional $ 900,000. Not a choice. But the community could build it.

On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the radio on the way to work and took the day off to help. 4. Ten-year-olds sanded surfaces.

Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. There’s a giant pirate ship, a rock-climbing wall, high and low rings, monkey bars, sandboxes, swings, slides, bridges and so on.

5. It’s exactly what McGarry wanted. People used to ask why she wanted to build a playground just for children with disabilities. “They didn’t get it. It’s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children,” she said.

A. Soon smaller businesses were helping.

B. All children play shoulder to shoulder.

C. But her students were too often left out.

D. Everyone thought it was really a great wonder.

E. A couple in their 80s operated their own trucks.

F. McGarry started researching play equipment and contacting design firms.

G. They rolled up their sleeves and used their weekdays to bring her idea to life.

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They traveled ________, all the way up to Wisconsin .

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