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Men who wear pink shirts to work earn more and are easier to get a higher position than those who prefer traditional shirt colors, such as white and blue, according to a recent survey. Researchers also found that men who wore pink were more likely to get praise from female co-workers and were more confident in the office.
A classical pink shirt wearer earns £1,000 more a year than those who choose other colors, researchers surveyed among 1,500 male office workers. Men who wear pink are also twice as likely to have the Master’s degree as those who prefer white shirts, with one in ten pink shirt wearers having a PHD.
Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, International Marketing Manager for Cotton USA, who took charge of the study, said, “You can tell a lot about someone by the color he wears. Pink is a color that more and more men have been embracing recently, and it is encouraging that they are not afraid to experiment with that bright color. They spend most of their days at work and their own confidence needs to remain smart. It is good for company standards, but that doesn’t mean that they have to wear boring clothes.” Pink shirt wearers on the other hand are more likely to have a low-carbon (低碳的) life for half of them prefer to choose public means of transportation to go to work.
The report also found men who preferred green shirts were the most likely to be late for work, while white shirt fans were the most punctual (准时的).
1.According to the survey, pink shirt men ____.
A. usually graduate from famous universities or colleges
B. prefer to go to work by car with their co-workers
C. earn more money than those in other colors
D. are better at pleasing their bosses in the office
2.We can learn from the passage that ____.
A. the color a man wears can influence his personality
B. the color a man wears can show a lot about him
C. pink is the best of all the colors a man likes
D. wearing pink can make a man become happy
3.According to the passage, who is the least likely to be late for work?
A. Jack who often wears pink shirts.
B. Mike who often wears green shirts.
C. Tom who often wears white shirts.
D. Alan who often wears blue shirts.
4.If you want to get a higher place in your company, you’d better wear ____.
A. purple B. pink C. green D. white
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In some places in Yunnan, women are expected to run society and earn money ______ men work at home and raise their children.
A. but B. while C. because D. though
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Kids are cool to wear blue jeans and T-shirts today. It is fashionable like that. Fashion refers to the styles of dress that are currently popular. Fashion goes beyond just clothes, though. It’s important for some people to wear only the latest fashions and styles. For others, though, keeping up with trends isn’t that important. The one thing that stays the same with fashion is this: it always changes!
During the 1960s and 1970s, Hippies made bell-bottomed blue jeans (喇叭裤) popular. Also, in the 1980s, Michael Jackson made parachute pants (降落伞裤)all the fashion. Now try to find these items in today’s clothing stores!
Do you know why fashions change? The answer is probably as simple as the fact that people change. Over time, the new replaces the old People are influenced greatly by popular culture, including athletes, musicians, movies stars, as well as popular films, television shows, books and music. We are also influenced by the fashion industry’s advertising.
The stars of popular culture are always searching for a new angle to maintain (保持) their popularity. Often these new angles come in the form of new clothing or hairstyles. When people see these new styles, they often want to imitate (模仿) their favorite stars. To do so, they seek out the latest fashions to make themselves look like the people they want to imitate. In this way, fashions evolve and change over time.
Clothes have been used to separate people into groups for many years. Even today, brand-name, clothing that is more expensive than other types of clothing can be used by some people to make themselves different from others.
Unfortunately, this can often have the effect of distancing certain groups from others. Don’t forget that it’s always OK to develop your own sense of style that is unique and separate from what the fashion world determines! Stay true to yourself and let your personality - not your clothes - speak for who you are!
1.What does the example of bell-bottomed blue jeans and parachute pants in Paragraph 2 suggest?
A. Fashion always changes.
B. Stars are always influential.
C. People have different dressing styles.
D. Hippies and Michael Jackson are good designers.
2.What causes the changes of fashions?
A. Advertisements change rapidly.
B. Popular culture influences people.
C. Movie stars are changing over time.
D. New films and shows replace the old.
3.We can learn from the text that ________.
A. fashion is all about clothes.
B. the author has gone out of fashion.
C. clothes may separate and distance people.
D. people like imitate others, dressing style.
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Kids are cool to wear blue jeans and T-shirts today. It is fashionable like that. Fashion refers to the styles of dress that are currently popular. Fashion goes beyond just clothes, though. It’s important for some people to wear only the latest fashions and styles. For others, though, keeping up with trends isn’t that important. The one thing that stays the same with fashion is this: it always changes!
During the 1960s and 1970s, Hippies made bell—bottomed blue jeans（喇叭裤）popular. Also, in the 1980s, Michael Jackson made parachute pants（降落伞裤）all the fashion. Now try to find these items in today’s clothing stores!
Do you know why fashions change？The answer is probably as simple as the fact that people change. Over time, the new replaces the old. People are influenced greatly by popular culture, including athletes, musicians, movies stars, as well as popular films, television shows, books and music. We are also influenced by the fashion industry’s advertising.
The stars of popular culture are always searching for a new angle to maintain（保持）their popularity. Often these new angles come in the form of new clothing or hairstyles. When people see these new styles, they often want to imitate(模仿) their favorite stars. To do so, they seek out the latest fashions to make themselves look like the people they want to imitate. In this way, fashions evolve and change over time.
Clothes have been used to separate people into groups for many years. Even today, brand-name, clothing that is more expensive than other types of clothing can be used by some people to make themselves different from others.
Unfortunately, this can often have the effect of distancing certain groups from others. Don’t forget that it’s always OK to develop your own sense of style that is unique and separate from what the fashion world determines! Stay true to yourself and let your personality — not your clothes — speak for who you are!
1. What does the example of bell—bottomed blue jeans and parachute pants in Paragraph 2 suggest?
A. Fashion always changes.
B. Stars are always influential.
C. People have different dressing styles.
D. Hippies and Michael Jackson are good designers.
2. What causes the changes of fashions?
A. Advertisements change rapidly.
B. Popular culture influences people.
C. Movie stars are changing over time.
D. New films and shows replace the old.
3.We can learn from the text that _____ .
A. fashion is all about clothes.
B. the author has gone out of fashion.
C. clothes may separate and distance people.
D. people like imitate others’ dressing style.
4.What does the author mainly want to stress in the last paragraph?
A. The advantages of staying unique.
B. The bad effects of following fashion.
C. The good influences of popular styles.
D. The importance of having one’s own personality.
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Children and teenagers who spend lots of time in front of screens---especially TVs---
are easier to get more weight as they grow, according to a new study.The findings agree with the research suggesting all that inactive sitting and always watching advertisements may lead to poor eating habits.
Researchers used results from a long-term study of children who took part in the surveys every two years. Children were between ages 9 and 16 when the study started. Out of 4,300 girls in the study, 17 percent were overweight or obese（肥胖的）. Twenty-four percent of the 3,500 boys were also above a healthy weight.
The surveys included questions about their height and weight as well as how much time they spent watching TV and DVDs and play
ing computer and video games.From one survey to the next, each one-hour increase in children’s daily TV watching was in connection with an increase of about 0.1 points on a body mass index (BMI)（体质指数）, which measures weight in connection with height. There’s an increase of about
half a pound in weight per extra hour of TV.“The weight of the evidence is so strong that television watching is connected with unhealthy changes in weight among youth,” says Jennifer Falbe, who led the study while at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
“It's important for parents to know that all the obesity-causing（引起肥胖的）screens really should be limited in their children's lives.” Falbe says. “When children watch TV, there are many food advertisements on TV that might lead them to eat a cookie or drink a soft drink.” What's more, she says, “they can get into a hibernating(冬眠) state on the sofa, even if children are sitting down while playing a computer game.”
1.Which of the following statements can be the best title for the text?
A. A new study on screens.
B. TVs do harm to children.
C. The less TV time, the fatter.
D. Too much screen time leads to obesity.
2. How many children took part in the study?
A. 4,300 B. 3,500
C. 7,800 D. 9,800
3.According to the study, one extra hour screen time will cause children about ______ pound
fatter.
A. 0.1 B. 0.5
C. 0.3 D. 0.7
4.According to Falbe , what should parents do to stop children getting fat?
A. Limiting the time of children watching TV.
B. Buying children food advertised on TV.
C. Not allowing children to watch TV.
D. Encouraging children to play computer games.
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Many job opportunities are offered to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good jobs for interpreters and typists who know English and another language.
There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you must be a citizen of this country, and you must take a civil service examination. These examinations are open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, or color.
For many civil service jobs you need a high school diploma. The person who does not have a high school diploma can get one. There are several ways. You can study high school subjects at home and then take special tests. If you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. Or you can go to night school. There are classes that prepare you to take special tests to earn a diploma.
You can attend a night school that grants a high school diploma if you complete certain courses. If you do this, you do not have to take the special tests. Be as well trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. Opportunity knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready.
1.From the passage, we know that an interpreter’s job must have something to do with_________.
A．money B．languages C．opportunities D．diploma
2.In order to get a government job, you must take a certain__________.
A．course B．trip C．test D．service
3.The passage suggests that _________.
A．any citizen can try to get a government job
B．civil service jobs are offered only to foreigners
C．training programs are often poorly organized
D．anyone who wishes to work can get a good job
4.We can see that________.
A．one can work on a high school diploma at home
B．typists who know English get a good pay
C．well-trained people are often out of work
D．job opportunities will help you to know more than one language
5.Which of the following is not true? If you want to get a high school diploma, you need________.
A．to study at home and pass special tests
B．to go to night school to prepare you to pass special tests
C．to attend a night school and complete certain courses
D．to get as much training as you can and be always ready
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There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 floors to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 lifts.
At various times in history, the White House has been known as the “President’s Palace”, the “President’s House”, and the “Executive Mansion”. President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.
The White House receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day.
With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve as many as 140 guests and hors d’oeuvres (开胃菜) to more than 1,000 people.
The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.
For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities available to people who live in, including a tennis court, a jogging track, a swimming pool, a movie theater and a bowling lane.
The first US President to live in the White House was John Adams. Adams and his family moved to the White House in 1800, when the decoration of the building was not finished. And it was not until during Thomas Jefferson’s term (1801-1809) that the decoration was finally completed.
President John Tyler (1841-1845) was the first president to have his photo taken. President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) was not only the first president to ride in an automobile, but also the first president to travel outside the country when he visited Panama (巴拿马). President Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) was the first president to ride in an airplane.
1.In normal cases, how many people visit the White House per day?
A. 1,000. B. 6,000. C. 140. D. 570.
2.Which President was in office when the decoration of the White House was completed?
A. John Adams. B. John Tyler.
C. Thomas Jefferson. D. Theodore Roosevelt.
3.According to the passage, when did American President first visit a foreign country?
A. Between 1801 and 1809. B. Between 1901 and 1909.
C. Between 1841 and 1845. D. Between 1933 and 1945.
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短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
My friend Jack who was always working hardly so that he could earn enough to buy a car of his own. He used to say, “My life will be better when I get a nicer car.” It took him more than three years to make his dreams come true. However, Jack was not satisfied with what he has achieved. He worked even harder, hoping that he would able to buy a big house with a beautiful garden. One day, I told himself that happy is a journey, not a destination. Try to do what you like and enjoy what you can enjoy at the present, and you will feel regretful when you are too old to do anything.
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Night owls, people who stay up late and struggle to get out of bed in the morning, are more likely to die sooner than morning larks, the first study into their death rates has found.
New research by the University of Surrey and Northwestern University in the US found that people who naturally stay up late were 10 per cent more likely to die within the six-and-a-half-year study period compared to those who preferred the morning.
Researchers say that the ongoing stress of operating in a traditional 9-5 society was having a huge effect on millions of people and could be shortening their lives.
“This is a public health issue that can no longer be ignored,” said Malcolm von Schantz, a professor of chronobiology at the University of Surrey. “We should discuss allowing evening types to start and finish work later, where practical. And we need more research about how we can help evening types deal with the higher effort of keeping their body clock in line with sun time”.
The research involved nearly 500,000 Brits aged between 38 and 73 and found that around nine per cent considered themselves evening people, while 27 per cent identified as morning types.
In the new study, Scientists found owls had higher rates of diabetes, psychological disorders and neurological disorders. But the team has previously shown that whether someone is an owl or a lark is half genetic and half environment, meaning there may be ways to keep body clock issues under control.
The team recommends that night owls can help themselves by trying to become exposed to light early in the morning and not at night. Keeping regular bedtimes, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and trying to do tasks earlier in the day can help to reset body rhythms.
The study was published in the journal Chronobiology International.
1.What docs the underlined word “their” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Night owls’ B. Morning larks
C. Researchers’ D. Scientists’
2.What can we know from Malcolm’s words?
A. People who stay up late may die before age 7.
B. Staying up late is no longer a public health issue.
C. When people should start work will be discussed later.
D. More research is needed to help solve the problem.
3.Which of the following is not suggested by the research team?
A. Get up early. B. Make full use of morning hours.
C. Get exposed to sunlight more often. D. Go to bed at a fixed time.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To tell the differences between two types of people.
B. To introduce readers the result of a new research.
C. To warn night owls of their bad genes and environments.
D. To argue morning larks usually live longer than night owls.
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Every morning, when I’m on my way to work, I see people who are homeless, sleeping in doorways and on sidewalks. They’re clearly in ______ of help. I feel very sad to ______ this, and most people walk by, ______ don’t exist and don’t offer any help at all, not ______ a word
Recently, it has been extremely ______ in Vancouver, Canada, which makes things very ______ for the homeless.
I usually arrive at my ______ around 8 am. Those homeless people in the area are trying to ______ in cold weather, so sometimes I’m not sure whether it’s a good idea to leave something for them while sleeping, as it may get ______.
Today, I ______ someone, who seemed to be homeless, sitting on the sidewalk, awake. I had a little bit of time ______ I started work, so I rushed out across the ______ to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat. He didn’t want a coffee or warm drink, ______ a soft drink, a Cola，so I went and got this for him, along with a banana.
Then I went back to my office across the street to ______ a bag that I packed with items like a hat, a toothbrush, snacks, hand warmers and so on, I had been planning to give the ______ to someone in need I ______ back outside to give it to the stranger, who was very ______.
Society may feel ______ with homeless people, but we must remember that they’re just like us, human beings, who are just down on their luck for certain ______. It could be your father, mother, brother, sister or friend If we ______ to help someone in need, we can truly make our world better.
1.A. place B. memory C. need D. praise
2.A. hear B. see C. expect D. understand
3.A. pretending B. guessing C. telling D. promising
4.A. still B. only C. just D. even
5.A. hot B. cold C. cool D. warm
6.A. hard B. obvious C. easy D. weak
7.A. school B. home C. shop D. office
8.A. wake B. stand C. sleep D. sit
9.A. trapped B. stolen C. sought D. paid
10.A. spotted B. missed C. permitted D. realized
11.A. before B. after C. if D. though
12.A. door B. market C. street D. bridge
13.A. so B. or C. and D. but
14.A. wipe B. buy C. get D. collect
15.A. banana B. bag C. hat D. snack
16.A. looked B. called C. hurried D. held
17.A. surprised B. angry C. sad D. grateful
18.A. pleased B. uncomfortable C. dishonest D. helpful
19.A. reasons B. purposes C. illnesses D. benefits
20.A. turn out B. look out C. give out D. reach out
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are easier to get more weight as they grow, according to a new study.
ing computer and video games.