When I was young I wanted to be a model,so when a national contest was staged,I convinced my parents to take me for an audition(试演). I was selected and told I had potential.They said that for only$900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious(有声望的)modeling agencies from around the world would attend.At l 3,my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgment and I begged my parents to let me go.We have never been rich,but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies.For months,any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model.I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!
Of course,I wasn’t signed,but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9”(about 1.75metres)I could be a success.I prayed for a growth spurt(冲刺)because I could not imagine giving up my dream.I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded$500 for classes.$500 for a photo shoot and $300 for other expenses.My parents only agreed after hours and hours of me begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions,but with every day I didn’t receive a call,I grew more depressed.The final straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling.There was an open call in New York City.We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting.only to be told that I was too short.I was devastated(极度不安的).
Years later,I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn’t actually love modeling,just the idea of it.I wanted to be special and 1 was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
1.What’s the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?
A.She won a national contest.
B.She wanted to get reputation and wealth.
C.She was urged by some modeling agencies.
D.She had full potential to be a successful model.
2.What’s the author’s parents’attitude toward her dream?
A.Encouraging. B.Worried.
C.Doubtful. D.Enthusiastic.
3.What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?
A.Her parents were strongly against it.
B.She realized that it was impossible for her.
C.Even a local modeling agency turned her down.
D.She realized that she didn’t actually love the idea of modeling.
4.The underlined phrase‘'The final straw”probably means __________ .
A.the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc
B.the final result that she was admired by the model company
C.the final audition given by the famous agency
D.the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more
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When I was young I wanted to be a model,so when a national contest was staged,I convinced my parents to take me for an audition(试演). I was selected and told I had potential.They said that for only$900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious(有声望的)modeling agencies from around the world would attend.At l 3,my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgment and I begged my parents to let me go.We have never been rich,but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies.For months,any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model.I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!
Of course,I wasn’t signed,but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9”(about 1.75metres)I could be a success.I prayed for a growth spurt(冲刺)because I could not imagine giving up my dream.I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded$500 for classes.$500 for a photo shoot and $300 for other expenses.My parents only agreed after hours and hours of me begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions,but with every day I didn’t receive a call,I grew more depressed.The final straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling.There was an open call in New York City.We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting.only to be told that I was too short.I was devastated(极度不安的).
Years later,I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn’t actually love modeling,just the idea of it.I wanted to be special and 1 was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
1.What’s the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?
A.She won a national contest.
B.She wanted to get reputation and wealth.
C.She was urged by some modeling agencies.
D.She had full potential to be a successful model.
2.What’s the author’s parents’attitude toward her dream?
A.Encouraging. B.Worried.
C.Doubtful. D.Enthusiastic.
3.What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?
A.Her parents were strongly against it.
B.She realized that it was impossible for her.
C.Even a local modeling agency turned her down.
D.She realized that she didn’t actually love the idea of modeling.
4.The underlined phrase‘'The final straw”probably means __________ .
A.the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc
B.the final result that she was admired by the model company
C.the final audition given by the famous agency
D.the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more
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When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up,simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard!My teachers seemed to be the 36 printers,curving their letters just so,and I wanted to do it 37!Now,after "higher education",and three 38 career paths,I have come back to want to be a 39 ,but my reasons have changed. I was 40 in my years of high school,to have teachers that really 41 me as an individual, and I want to 42 this back.
A teacher's gentleness needs to be shown when 43 or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. 44,this needs to be done in a 45 that will help to 46 the student to make the changes necessary,___47___ discouraging them from learning.Being patient is also extremely important,because the class needs to know what to 48 from the teacher.This will also help to build a better agreement with the students,and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of 49 and helping students learn,many of the qualities ___50___ above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most 51 on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict,and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ________ ___________52___she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it,and she knew we each could do it. She __53___ knowledge,gently, firmly, patiently,respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make 54 when we needed to,and 55 us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught,and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
1. A.funniest B.greatest C.strangest D.cleverest
2. A.too B.either C.also D.hard
3. A.ordinary B.familiar C.difficult D.different
4. A.teacher B.doctor C.lawyer D.secretary
5. A.diligent B.active C.successful D.fortunate
6. A.cared about B.believed in C.longed for D.thought about
7. A.take B.keep C.give D.hold
8. A.talking B.working C.correcting D.stressing
9. A.Besides B.Moreover C.However D.Otherwise
10. A.sense B.class C.means D.manner
11. A.prevent B.motivate C.force D.forbid
12. A.beyond B.through C.without D.towards
13. A.result B.hear C.suffer D.expect
14. A.teaching B.learning C.considering D.treating
15. A.discussed B.referred C.mentioned D.engaged
16. A.goal B.impact C.affect D.duty
17. A.while B.although C.since D.because
18. A.passed on B.pulled on C.kept on D.turned on
19. A.decisions B.choices C.changes D.attempts
20. A.blamed B.ignored C.helped D.praised
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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The use of sunglasses. B. The history of sunglasses.
C. The sunglasses wearing. D. Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A. She was a movie star.
B. She wanted to follow a movie star.
C. Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.
D. It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A. they wore sunglasses
B. they went out in the sun too much
C. the lights on movie sets were too bright
D. their scripts were written in very small writing
4.Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A. just to protect their eyes B. for fashion and to protect their eyes
C. because of bright lights D. because movie stars wear them
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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The use of sunglasses.
B. The history of sunglasses.
C. Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
D. The sunglasses wearing.
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A. She wanted to follow a movie star.
B. She was a movie star.
C. Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.
D. It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A. they wore sunglasses
B. they went out in the sun too much
C. their scripts were written in very small writing
D. the lights on movie sets were too bright
4.We may know from this passage that ______.
A. Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker
B. Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star
C. Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986
D. Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses
5.Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A. for fashion and to protect their eyes
B. just to protect their eyes
C. because of bright lights
D. because movie stars wear them
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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The use of sunglasses.
B. The history of sunglasses.
C. The sunglasses wearing.
D. Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A. She was a movie star.
B. She wanted to follow a movie star.
C.Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.
D. It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A. they wore sunglasses
B. they went out in the sun too much
C. the lights on movie sets were too bright
D. their scripts were written in very small writing
4.Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A. just to protect their eyes
B. for fashion and to protect their eyes
C. because of bright lights
D. because movie stars wear them
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I often look forward ______ the film when I was young.
A to see B to seeing C to being seen D to be seen
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When I was little, I always wanted a luxurious house. That was my idea to be successful. I took all the classes with full carefulness and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the dream house. All the way through junior years, my mind was planning this wonderful future.
Then in the tenth grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.
After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.
Enjoying life's precious quirks(偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future, I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.
I still get excellent grades, but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.
1.What’s the idea of success for the author at first?
A. Getting a great house B. Taking classes carefully
C. Doing well in the exams D. Being famous
2.Why did the author change his idea to be successful?
A. His beloved teacher was dead
B. He lost a few beloved persons in a short time
C. He couldn’t afford a house
D. He didn't know how to fight for the house
3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. His teacher died before the death of his grandpa
B. He thought that life and success were not promised
C. He failed the exams after he changed his attitude
D. He didn’t want to achieve material success any longer
4.What does the author wants to tell the readers?
A. Material success is unnecessary
B. He was glad that he changed his mind
C. Set goals and work hard to be successful
D. Cherish every moment and truly live life
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As a kid,I wanted to be a naturalist. When I got to college, I chose what I thought was a more practical path, studying physics along with public policy. That combination led me to atmospheric sciences. Now I'm studying low clouds.
But I didn't really notice low clouds until I started my study at the University of Washington, in Seattle. That city had a lot of low clouds. I suddenly realized how important their reflection of heat back into space was for Earth's climate. I continued studying how clouds at the University of Colorado in Boulder. There I earned my PhD.
Seattle's skies may be home to plenty of low clouds, but there are even better places to spot these little clouds. The greatest gatherings tend to occur off the coasts of places like Namibia, in Africa, and northern Chile. These places are home to some of Earth's driest deserts. And I like visiting such places.
The more I learned about these little clouds, the more fascinating I found them. I'm really interested in the various ways these low clouds respond to their environment. Because there are so many low clouds and they help keep Earth cool by reflecting(反射) heat, anything that affects them can also affect overall climate. It feeds back to the whole energy balance of the planet.
Lately I've been exploring how smoke that drifts(漂浮 )over clouds might change the way that these clouds absorb or reflect sunlight. Such smoke -from burning trees and grasses-can drift thousands of kilometers. If that smoke affects clouds, it might also affect climate. Last year, I spent a month on distant Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean setting up instruments to track the interaction(相互作用) between low clouds there and smoke from southern Africa.
I appreciate the diversity in my work. Besides the occasional trip to distant islands, I also teach and work with other scientists to better understand Earth's climate system. Along the way, I'm helping bring one type of low clouds to the attention it deserves.
1.What do we know about the author?
A.She learned three majors at the same time in college.
B.She wanted to study low clouds when she was a kid
C.She knew the importance of low clouds when in university
D.She was always worried about climate change in the world
2.Why does the author like visiting places like Namibia and Northern Chile?
A.Because she enjoys views of deserts.
B.Because she loves visiting beautiful coasts.
C.Because she has got tired of Seattle's skies.
D.Because they're great places for observing low clouds.
3.What was the author's purpose in spending a month on Ascension Island?
A.To study smoke' s effect on low clouds
B.To find the real causes of climate change.
C.To set up instruments for other scientists
D.To study the influence of low clouds on climate.
4.What does the underlined word"diversity "in the last paragraph mean?
A.The fact of being very special B.The fact of working by oneself
C.The fact of being respected by others D.The fact of including some different things.
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I wanted to be a journalist when I was 12 years old. I used to sit in front of the TV in my family’s living room, imitating what the presenters said on the morning shows. I knew one day I would move to New York City to work in television.
So when I got a job at one of the three big networks in New York at the age of 24, I was elated. This was where I had always wanted to be. I spent the next 12 years in a variety of roles at the same company. I had the perfect arrangement that most people thought - a job for life. “You're so lucky” was what I heard over and over again. And I was.
But I also started to notice cracks (裂缝) in the media world I had come to love so much. A new kind of competition cropped up in the form of social media and new digital media. News was changing. I knew I couldn't stay where I was; I must accept the change and be part of creating it. When I told my colleagues that I was thinking about leaving the network and going to work at an online start-up, I got a lot of crazy looks. “Why would you make such a risky move?” “What if it fails?” “You can’t be seriously considering this.”
I didn't listen to their advice because I knew not every good experience is defined(定义) by success or failure. Sometimes it’s about running the risk pushing the limits and having faith in an idea. What would the world be like today if we only acted when we could see the outcome?
Our new online company, Huffpost Live, has been on the air for several months and is doing amazingly well. I didn't listen when people told me to take the safe route. I’m proud that I didn't take the advice of the so-called experts and chose to make the change.
1.What does the underlined word “elated” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Surprised. B.Worried.
C.Excited. D.Confident.
2.Why did the author leave her previous job?
A.The boredom in the media industry. B.The rapid development of new media.
C.The bad relationship with her colleagues. D.The large amount of work in the company.
3.What can we infer about the author?
A.She had no experience of failure. B.She didn't mind what others said.
C.She acted after knowing the outcome. D.She had a better understanding of success.
4.What did the author think of her decision?
A.She wasn't sure of that. B.She had taken great risks.
C.She felt regret about that. D.She made a right decision.
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I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics (天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement — jobs, research papers, awards — was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅): I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
1.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A.She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视).
B.She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
C.She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D.She finds space research more important.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute (把……归因于) the author’s failures to ________.
A.the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
B.her involvement in gender politics
C.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D.the very fact that she is a woman
3.What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A.Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B.Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C.People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D.Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
4.What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A.Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B.Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
C.Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
D.Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
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