Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Phil...

Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.

The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as inspiration for living her best life. To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of using geo-tag (地理位置标签), she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, Holland, relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, Spain, posing with a waffle (华夫饼) in Brussels, Belgium, taking in the impressive Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece, and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, Hungary, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.

“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”

“When I’m writing on my leg, people often stare, looking puzzled, but once I share the photos, I receive only positive feedback. Seeing this, I feel much fired up and decide to try more. My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do. I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, I’ve been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life,” said Gallagher.

Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.

1.What message does Gallagher want to spread in her special way?

A.She suffers little from her leg amputation.

B.She has become healthier after traveling globally.

C.She looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.

D.She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.

2.How does Gallagher record her travels across the globe?

A.By keeping a personal journal of her travels across the world.

B.By sharing pictures with locations written on her artificial leg.

C.By describing the impressive scenic spots in detail.

D.By interacting with her family and friends on social media.

3.What encourages Gallagher to continue in the face of others’ confusion about her behavior?

A.People’s positive feedback. B.The peer pressure.

C.The recovery from her bone disease. D.The support from her relatives.

4.Which of the following can best describe Gallagher?

A.Helpful and ambitious. B.Friendly and generous.

C.Determined and creative. D.Independent and sensitive.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Gallagher has become an outstanding artist.

B.Gallagher’s friends were supportive of her idea.

C.Gallagher travels globally with her friends.

D.Gallagher’s photos will be on display in Philadelphia.

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.By the time Jack returned home from England, his son _____ from college.

A. graduated　　 B. has graduated

C. had been graduating　　 D. had graduated

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By the time Jack returned home from England, his son _____from college.

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By this time next year he       from the college.

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These students will graduate from college next summer, by which time they________

in college for four years.

A have studied   B had studied    C  will have studied  D will be studying

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John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted (提升) Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn't understand it anymore, gave his resignation(辞呈) to the boss and complained that the boss didn't value hardworking workers, but only promoted those who flattered (奉承)him.

The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your criticism(批评), but I have a request. I hope you'll do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you'll change your mind and take back your resignation."

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon on the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss$1.2 per kg.

Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon on the market. Bobby went, returned and said,"Boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $ 10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weights about 2kg. Bought from the South two days ago, they're fresh and red, good quality."

John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.

My dear friends, chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to achieve his aim.

1.According to the first paragraph, John thought that _____.

A．Bobby was lazy though he was clever

B．it was unfair that the boss just promoted Bobby

C．Bobby wasn't fit to be a manager

D．the boss disliked hardworking workers

2.The boss told John and Bobby to go to find anyone selling watermelon on the market in order to __.

A．show watermelons were in great need on the market

B．test their abilities to make market research

C．make John find out the differences between them two

D．convince John of Bobby's ability to do business

3.It is known from the text that John was hardworking but _____.

A．a little stupid       B．a little rude        C．not good at learning D．not thoughtful

4.The story shows such an opinion that _____.

A．a successful person observes and thinks more

B．a successful person is curious and eager to learn

C．the main key to success is to know what you want

D．one's success sometimes is not related to his hard work

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When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made it.

Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy (悲剧). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced.

My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.” So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed (瘫痪的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic (自闭的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.

Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.

1.What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?

A. The tragedy in the society　　 B. The low payment of the job

C. The hurt from his divorce　　 D. The fear of cruel criminals

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ebbing” in paragraph 2?

A. taking off

B. getting into trouble

C. unchangeable at all

D. dull but important

3.What the author’s mother said means 　　　　 .

A. helping others is a way to escape from reality

B. helping others can comfort your soul

C. the best way of helping others is telling stories

D. it is difficult to make contributions to helping others

4.According to the last paragraph, what does the author advise us to do?

A. To tell inspiring stories.

B. To fight against criminals.

C. To ignore our own hurt.

D. To do as much kindness as possible.

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Chinese college students have graduated to find the job market vary from when they entered school and those so-called “hot courses” might fail to land them good jobs.

Graduates with different majors have very different experiences in the job market. But degrees in finance, economics and a few other fields often guarantee good jobs.

“I have applied to 15 companies online, and most of them show interest in hiring me,” said WangLi, a postgraduate of labor Economics at Southwest University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He said that all the students of economics, finance and accounting in his university had received at least two job offers.

Students of mining and materials science that were not popular before, however, have observed more employment opportunities than before. The employment rate of graduates from the courses was 100 percent at Guizhou University.

On the contrary, some so-called “hot courses” including law, journalism and computer science that have received large groups of students, failed them in the job market. Experts said high tuition fee of those courses led to blind enrollment expansion.

Another problem which makes it difficult for graduates to find jobs is the gap between school- learned- knowledge and requirements of real career.

In 2007, merely 60percent of computer science graduates were employed. Meanwhile, job vacancies in IT industry exceeded one million. IT companies complained about the large amount of money they spend on pre-career training of new employees. They hope universities adjust their courses to better prepare students for their future work.

In addition to academic background, employers are looking for college graduates with a good sense of responsibility. This merit is followed by a sense of team work, ambition, flexibility, eloquence, independence, confidence, pressure-bearing ability, communication skills and so on.

1.The graduates with degrees in “hot courses” may have difficulty in finding satisfactory jobs probably because ______________.

A. the graduates with such degrees are of poor quality

B. those fields have developed slowly in recent years

C. there are too many graduates with such degrees

D. enterprises will not employ the graduates with such degrees

2.The words “hot courses” in the first paragraph of this passage refers to “________”.

A. law, journalism and computer science

B. economics, finance and accounting

C. mining and materials science

D. economics, journalism and materials science

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Economics, finance and accounting are no longer “hot” now.

B. Quite a number of college students don’t work hard at their lessons.

C. The quality of some of the college graduates can not meet the demands of companies.

D. Universities have already adjusted their courses to prepare students for their future work.

4.The author seems to agree that __________.

A. middle school graduates should choose good universities as well as good majors

B. besides academic background, sense of responsibility is also very important

C. university students shouldn’t work hard at their lessons

D. middle school graduates should not choose these “hot courses”

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When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job — but he couldn’t balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip,” says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don’t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didn’t understand this stuff,” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to explain things to me.”

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars，cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, ‘I need to refinance my house — what should I do? ‘A lot of times, I wouldn’t know the answer, but I’d go to find it and learn something in the process,” he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it’s paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

“I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education,” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”

1.The underlined part “live below their means” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “______”.

A．take effective measures                  B．live a miserable life

C．spend more money than they had           D．spend less money than they had

2.Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire, he ______.

A．has been unwilling to help others

B．hasn’t stopped learning from practice

C．has been willing to follow others’ advice

D．has stopped to invest in houses

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A self made engineer

B．How to balance your checkbook

C．Don’t avoid investing

D．Educate yourself to become a millionaire

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．self education is very important to one’s life

B．everyone should learn how to invest in their life

C．Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in college

D．Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had earned

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 16a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 17  his father could well 18 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20but slightly disappointed, the young man 21  the box and found a lovely book. 22  , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 23all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house 24  the book in the study.

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 25   one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He  26  he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 27  the hospital, he saw on the desk the 28  new book ,just as he had left it one 29  ago. He opened it and began to 30 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 31 from an envelope taped behind the book .It had a tag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 32 dealer who had the sports car he had 33 .On the tag was the 34 of his graduation, and the 35 PAID IN FULL.

1.A. expected                  B. enjoyed                          C. admired                        D. owned

2.A. finding                       B. proving                          C. deciding                        D. knowing

3.A. afford B. offer                               C. keep                               D. like

4.A. encouraged             B. comfortable                 C. proud                             D. moved

5. A. Nervous                   B. Serious                           C. Careful                          D. Curious

6.A. packed                      B. opened                          C. picked up                      D. put aside

7.A. Angrily                       B. Eagerly                          C. Calmly                           D. Anxiously

8.A. At                               B. From                               C. With                               D. To

9.A. tearing                      B. putting                           C. forgetting                     D. leaving

10. A. until                        B. as                                    C. before                            D. unless

11. A. learned                  B. realized                         C. recognized                   D. admitted

12.A. get to                      B. search for                     C. turn to                           D. leave for

13.A. much                       B. still                                  C. hardly                            D. quite

14. A. year                        B. month                            C. week                              D. day

15.A. clean                       B. read                                C. turn                                D. count

16.A. lost                          B. came                              C. appeared                      D. dropped

17. A. old                           B. same                              C. special                           D. new

18.A. remembered         B. desired                          C. found                             D. met

19. A. picture                   B. place                              C. date                               D. sign

20.A. word                        B. information                  C. messages                     D. card

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