As an English teacher,I’ve been lucky enough ...

As an English teacher,I’ve been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world.I’ve seen people celebrate everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars.I’ve attended weddings,parties and religious celebrations in countries such as Argentina and Japan,and I’ve noticed that gold—the metal or the colour of it—is always part of cultural events,traditions and celebrations.

It makes me wonder:Why do people love gold?

For some people,gold seems to be a status(地位)symbol.Indian businessman Datta Phuge loves gold so much that he even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250,000.I’m not sure I’d spend so much money on a shirt,would you?But Datta Phuge has his reason.He explains,“Some people want to own an Audi or a Mercedes.I choose gold.”

For other people,gold is an investment(投资).The price of gold generally increases over time and in European markets,it reached even $1,500 per ounce in 2011.

And for many people,a family heirloom(传家宝)brings together status and investment.My mother has a gold bracelet(手镯)that was given to her by her grandmother who,in turn,inherited it from her own grandmother.It’s quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money.But its mental value is greater than its value in dollars.It’s a beautiful object that holds many family memories.When the time comes,my mum will give the bracelet to me,and one day,I’ll pass it on to the younger generation.

Therefore,status and investment are good reasons to value gold.However,I think that the real reason why people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects.Think about Tutankhamen’s death mask.Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?

People love gold because it holds their minds,their imaginations and,above all,their hearts.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that 　 .

A.the author has traveled to many countries

B.people celebrate almost everything

C.there are many ways to use gold

D.people all over the world love gold

2.Datta Phuge bought a shirt made of gold because 　 .

A.gold is a status symbol to him

B.he loves this kind of shirt

C.people there love gold so much

D.he is a successful businessman

3.According to the passage,in Europe,gold could be 　 per ounce in 2010.

A.$1,550 　　 B.$1,500 　　 C.$1,450　　 D.$1,600

4.The gold bracelet is the heirloom for the author’s family mainly because 　 .

A.it’s worth a lot of money

B.it brings status and investment

C.it’s a beautiful object

D.it holds family memories

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An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could

easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).

"Bring me the bill," he said. "The bill, sir?" said the waiter in surprise. "There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket," said the waiter.

1.The story happened _____.

A. in England

B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway

D. on a ship from England to Norway

2. The traveler didn't go to the dinning room first because _____.

A. he had no money

B. he didn't feel very well

C. he didn't want to eat anything

D. he didn't hear the sound of the bell

3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。

A. his friend had given him some money

B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship

D. he was too hungry.

4.After the traveler finished eating, _____.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals

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An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).

“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

1. The story happened _____.

A. in England

B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway

D. on a ship from England to Norway

2. The traveler didn’t go to the dinning room first because _____.

A. he had no money

B. he didn’t feel very well

C. he didn’t want to eat anything

D. he didn’t hear the sound of the bell

3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。

A. his friend had given him some money

B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship

D. he was too hungry.

4.After the traveler finished eating, _____.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals

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If I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you. I really _____ what I would have done.

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I made my first visit to China in 2008 and last year, I1.(be) lucky enough to take part in an event called “Shanxi in the eyes of foreigners.”

Shanxi is Chinese for “west of the mountains”, meaning the Taihang Mountains. For popular tourist attractions, Shanxi has Hengshan Mountain, one of China’s five sacred Taoist mountains and the Wutai Mountains, a sacred Chinese Buddhist site,2.is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The good transportation and easy access3.Shanxi province, especially from Beijing, make it a comfortable trip. It is convenient for people to go on to neighboring Shanxi province, home of the4.(fame) Terracotta Warriors or to Huashan Mountain. Thanks to the high-speed trains,5.(visitor) can see such well-known places as Pingyao and the Mianshan Mountains within a day’s ride from Taiyuan.6.(locate) south of Taiyuan, Pingyao, an Old Town with its own several-kilometer-long wall, has managed7.(preserve) its Ming and Qing appearance.

In traveling across China and visiting its cities, towns, and tourist attractions, one can’t help8.(see) that it’s a country heading toward the future. However, if you want to see both the historical past and the9.(rapid) approaching future in one shot, at the same time, you should visit Shanxi with10.it has to offer.

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I regularly train at a local boxing gym and I’m lucky enough to meet an amazing man, Adrian Charter. Adrian comes to the gym to train, just like me. The difference is, I’m 31 years old, and Adrian is 72!

I watched Adrian as he was training, early on a Sunday morning, and he was hitting the punching bag harder and quicker than most men in their twenties would. Adrian was a former boxer whose last professional fight was in 1972. Even though he has stopped competing as a boxer, his discipline(纪律) still makes him stick to a training rule.

It simply amazed me as to how a 72-year-old man could train so hard. Believe me, boxing is one of the most difficult sports on the earth, needing much patience,skill, and effort.

What surprised me even more was that a few days earlier he did some running. He ran 9 kilometers. He does this on a regular basis. For me, I can run 5 kilometers at most.

When I questioned him about how he kept such discipline, he calmly replied, “It is all in my mind.”

I thought about it for a moment. If discipline can push a 72-year-old man to train so hard and enjoy it, could I imagine how discipline could serve every single human being on the earth? Right at this point, as you read this story, please pause and ask yourself, “What is my level of discipline?”

Adrian’s example told me that the power of discipline will get us to the finishing line! The bigger the challenge is, the more our discipline can serve us and the sweeter the taste of success will be!

1.The author noticed Adrian Charter mostly because Adrian Charter _______ .

A. was a famous former boxer

B. was the oldest in the boxing gym

C. acted faster even than young people

D. didn’t want to compete any longer

2.What does the author think of boxing?

A. It has high requirements.

B. It has strict training rules.

C. It has a limit to people’s age.

D. It makes people become quick and strong.

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means “______ ”.

A. Rome was not built in a day

B. no pains, no gains

C. failure is the mother of success

D. early birds can catch worms

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Grasp every chance to keep fit

B. An unforgotten experience

C. The power of discipline

D. An amazing boxer

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.He went to American _____some English as well as ____.

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She sings quite well. But _____, she is an English teacher, not a music teacher.

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1.What does EF Education First ask their teachers to do?

A.Use electronic media expertly.

B.Possess the spirit of teamwork.

C.Obtain a certificate in English.

D.Offer students lessons mostly in the daytime.

2.What can an online English teacher at EF enjoy?

A.Flexible working hours.

B.Opportunities to travel abroad yearly.

C.Guidance on professional development.

D.Being trained by professors to get a TEFL certificate.

3.How much will a full-time teacher at EF be paid a week at least?

A.1,071 yen. B.6,120 yen.

C.10,710 yen. D.18,360 yen.

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Throwing handfuls of bread to birds has long been seen as harmless enough. But in recent years, some scientists have suggested that bread might not do birds’ digestive systems any good, saying that as uneaten food rots down, the water quality worsens and algal blooms can occur. Plus, by encouraging birds to gather in one place, the build-up of droppings may result in outbreaks of disease too. Meanwhile, many cities have signs telling us not to feed pigeons and gulls, which are considered an “annoyance” due to the mess they make, and scattering bread inevitably attracts rats and mice.

It seems that the public has accepted these warnings, and that fewer of us now feed birds this way. In October, a sign went up in a Derbyshire park claiming that the local birds were dying of starvation, and urging visitors to feed them as before. When online posts about the notice went viral, feathers flew as people debated the benefits of handing out bread to birds.

Paul Stancliffe of the British Trust for Ornithology(BTO) points out that there’s insufficient scientific evidence for bread harming birds, adding that, as little research has been done, it could even turn out to be beneficial. ① “We just don’t know,” he says. Although bread is a heavily processed “unnatural” food intended for humans, that alone may be insufficient grounds for not feeding it to birds.

In the 1980s, the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT) carried out a comparative study of different flocks of mute swans, and the birds that consumed the most bread had weaker muscles, implying that a bread-heavy diet might be the cause. “Our official line is that bread is okay for ducks, geese and swans, but only in moderation,” says WWT’s Peter Morris. “However, this advice comes with several other warnings.” ② The first is that it’s best offered in winter, when there is less plant and insect food around. In spring and summer, too much artificial food may not be a good idea, since young birds have to learn how to look after themselves and natural food will contain a wider range of nutrients to help them grow.

“Just like us, birds need a varied diet to stay healthy,” says a spokesperson for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds(RSPB). “Although ducks, geese and swans can digest all types of bread, too much can leave them feeling full without giving them all of the important vitamins, minerals and nutrients they need.” ③

When bird feeding first became popular in the UK in the 19th century, some Victorians encouraged tough love, arguing that such handouts would only make our feathered friends lazy and dependent on welfare. ④ Morris says that there is a theory that wild birds can get “hooked” on easy meals, losing interest in other types of food. Another danger, he says, is that birds fed regularly end up accustomed to humans, placing themselves at greater risk of predation(捕食).

1.How can feeding birds with bread affect our urban life?

A.Birds’ mess can attract many rats and mice.

B.Birds’ gathering in one place disturbs our peace.

C.Bread goes bad and the water quality will suffer.

D.Human beings are likely to be infected with bird flu.

2.If birds rely on a bread-heavy diet, there is a strong possibility that ________.

A.they will become bigger in size with stronger muscles

B.lack of certain nutrients negatively influences their health

C.their digestive system will be damaged by artificial food

D.they would soon choose bread rather than natural food

3.Where does the sentence “Such moralizing sounds old-fashioned nowadays, but may have a grain of truth.” best suit?

A.① B.② C.③ D.④

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Is feeding birds a wise choice? B.Why not feed our bird neighbours?

C.Can we treat birds as friends? D.When do birds need our food aid?

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