YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updatesand songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges businesscards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.The underined phrase "akin to "is closest in meaning to?A. Based onB. Different fromC.Compared toD. Similar to .
YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updates
and songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.
Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges business
cards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.
As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.
The underined phrase "akin to "is closest in meaning to?
and songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.
Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges business
cards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.
As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.
The underined phrase "akin to "is closest in meaning to?
A. Based on
B. Different from
C.Compared to
D. Similar to .
B. Different from
C.Compared to
D. Similar to .
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In writing assignments in English classes my students frequently raise the topic of friendship. Reading what they write, I start to understand Chinese friendship obligations. Chinese can usually expect more from their friends than Americans can. For instance, once a student wrote that she understood that her friend wanted to go shopping. My student was busy and really had no time to do that, but she kept silent, put her work aside and went shopping with her friend. This is quite different from what American young people would say about friendship. In the U.S. you feel free to ask your friend for help, but you recognize that the friend may say no, if they give you a reason. A friend in China is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers to assist you without waiting to be asked. In China there are few limits on what you can ask or expect of a friend.Another difference is that Chinese expect friendships to be more lasting. They think a true friendship is a relationship that endures through changes in the lives of the friends. In the U.S. a person is likely to change even “best friends” several times over the years. Even the relationship in which people feel close emotionally and tell each other their secrets and personal problems may not survive life changes such as a move to another city, graduation from university, a significant change in economic circumstances, or the marriage of one of the friends. I think the reason is that friendship, like so many other relationships in the U.S. including marriage, depends on frequent interaction with the other person. If the people involved do not see each other and inter act regularly, the relationship is likely to fade and die.(1)What may an American girl do if she is busy when her friend asks her to go shopping?A、She may keep silent.B、She may put her work aside and go shopping with her friend.C、She may say no, giving reasons.D、she may help you without waiting to be asked.(2)Which of the following statements is true?A、Chinese people don't feel free to ask their friends for help.B、Chinese people always try to help their friends without being asked.C、Americans wouldn't offer help when you ask.D、Americans always say no to their friends.(3)Which of the following sayings can properly describe Chinese friendship?A、A friend in need is a friend indeed.B、Love me, love my dog.C、Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.D、None of the above.(4)According to the passage, why are Americans likely to change their friends several times over the years?A、Because this is their nature.B、Because they don't have best friends all through their lives.C、Because American friendship depends on frequent interaction with the other person.D、Because American friendship is to fade and die.(5)What is the most proper title for this passage?A、Chinese FriendshipB、American FriendshipC、FriendshipD、Friendship in China and America
根据下列材料请回答 36～40 题：AI am a writer．I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language－the way itcan evoke(唤起)an emotion，a visual image，a complex idea，or a simple truth．Language is thetool of my trade．And I USe them all－all the English I grew up with.Bom into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California，I've been giving more thoughtto thekind of English my mother speaks．Like others，I have described it to people as“broken”English．But feel embarrassed to say that．It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than“broken”。as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed，as if it lacked a cer’tain wholeness．I，ve heard other terms used，“limited English，”for example．But they 8eem just as bad．as if everything is limited，including people’s perception(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact．because when I was growing up，my mother's“limited’’English limited my perception of her．1 was ashamed of her English．I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say．That is，because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect．And I had plenty of evidence to support me：the fact that people in department stores，at banks．and at restaurants did not take her seriously，did not give her good service，pretended not to understand her，or even acted as if they did not hear her．I started writing fiction in 1985．And for reason l won’t get into today，I began to write stories using aU the English I grew up with：the English she used with me，which for lack of a better term might be described as“broken”，and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese，her inter-nal(内在的)language，and for that I sought to preserve the essence，but neither an English nor a Chinese stnlcture：1 wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show；her intention，her feelings，the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts．第 36 题 By saying“Language is the tool of my trade”，the author means that____________A．she uses English in foreign tradeB．she is fascinated by languagesC．she works as a translatorD．she is a writer by profession
--- What' s the matter with Della?--- Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __. A． hopes toB． hopes soC． hopes notD． hopes for
The Extended FamilyMrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a 'new town' in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.As the family grew, they moved out of their parents' house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. "All my family used to live around Denby Street," said Mrs Sharp, "and we were always in and out of each other's houses." When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market."You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them," she said.When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, "All my sisters and neighbours would help – they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way." And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp's mother's house. "Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like."1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas? ()A.Because she had to work there.B.Because she didn’t like the old place at all.C.Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.2.When she got married, she lived ______.A.together with her parents all the timeB.together with her parents for some timeC.far away from her parents’ house3.Why did she know so many people? ()A.Because she was easy going.B.Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.C.Because she was good at making friends with people.4.The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ______.A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted.B.I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us.C.I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.5.What does this passage mainly deal with? ()A.What the extended family is like.B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour.C.How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.
She is a filial daughter and () over all of her money to her parents every month.A、makesB、putsC、turnsD、gives
Nellie Melba was Australia's "Queen of Opera".She was born in 1861 and her real name was Helen Porter Mitchell.She grew up in musical family.When she was 20 Helen Mitchell married the manager of a Queensland sugar farm. But she was not happy and the next year she went back to Melbourne to continue her music and singing lessons. She wanted to make a name for herself as an opera singer.She stayed in Melbourne for four years then left for London. But no one seemed interested in this young unknown singer from Australia. She went to Paris to have lessons from a well-known teacher. In December the same year she gave a concert in which she used the name "Nellie Melba in honour of Melbourne her home city.Nellie Melba was soon a star. She sang in London Europe Russia and America. She was paid well every time she sang. In 1902 she turned to Melbourne. The city was decorated (装饰) and thousands of people waited in the streets to wave and cheer as she drove by. From then on she divided her time between London and Australia. During World War I she sang in many concerts to raise money.In 1918 Nellie Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire.1.Nellie Melba's parents probably were ()A.musiciansB.engineersC.fannersD.scientists2.She went to London because she()A.no one showed interest in her singingB.she was not happy in AustraliaC.she wanted to study musicD.she wanted to be a great singer3.She became famous in her ()A.thirtiesB.twentiesC.fiftiesD.forties4.Which of the following is true?A.She loved Melbourne but the people there didn't love her.B.She didn't love Melbourne but the people there loved her.C.She loved Melbourne and the people there loved her.D.She didn't love Melbourne and the people there didn't love her.5.What do you suppose "a Dame of the British Empire"?A.A very beautiful woman.B.A woman singer.C.Queen of Opera.D.A respected woman.6.What does the author wants to tell us?A.A Canadian girl tries record flyingB.A Canadian girl flew with her fatherC.Two Youngest pilotsD.A Two-week flight
--- What' s the matter with Della?--- Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __A. hopes to B. hopes so C. hopes not D. hopes for
An 18-year-old is believed to take a meaningful gap year when he/she_____.［A］ lives up to his/her parents’ expectations ［B］ spends time being lazy and doing nothing［C］ learns skills by spending parents’ money ［D］ earns his or her living and gains working experience
BI am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession
共用题干第三篇Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale was born in Florence,Italy,while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe.As a child,she traveled to many places with her family andlearned how to speak several languages,When Nightingale was 17,she told her family that she was going to help sick people. Her parents did not approve,but Nightingale was determined.She traveled to hospitals all over Europe.She saw that doctors were working too hard. She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care.Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people.Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more,they needed special training in how to take care of sick people,Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing. Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called Gentlewomen During Illness.These women cared for sick people in their homes.In 1854,England was fighting a war with Russia.War reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the wounded.People demanded that something be done about it.A leader of the government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the war hospitals.So,in November 1854,Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital.She took along 38 nurses whom she had trained herself.At first,the doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals.They did not believe that women could help.But in fact,the nurses did make a difference.They worked around the clock,tending the sick.Thanks to their hard work, many wounded soldiers s"rvived.After the war,Nightingale and her nurses were treated like heroes.Finally,in 1860, she started the Nightingale School for Nurses.In time,thanks to Florence Nightingale, nursing became an important part of medicine. Nightingale's parents did not approve of her decisionA:to work as a doctor.B:to care for sick people.C:to fight in the war with Russia.D:to travel to hospitals all over Europe.
NEW YORK．November19一New York’s Women in Business Association announced that Anita Huntington，vice president of marketing for Kuiper Hotels，and Mary Foster，general managerof Longwood Hotels&Resorts．were recently selected as this year’s Venture Award recipients。TheVenture Award Was established twenty years ago to recognize the contributions made by female executives to their communities．This year’s cowinners are the founders of Art on the Move．a charitable organization that provides art scholarships for students throughout the city． Since joining Kuiper Hotels，Huntington has heldkey positionsinfinanceandbusiness development·Currently，she leads Kuiper’s marketing operations，often traveling to one of the morethan 270 hotels in l6 countries．Foster’s position has also taken her all over the word． Both executives stressed that finding time for volunteer work was extremely important even though theyou tenwork long hoursat their jobs．HuntingtonandFoster willbe honoredon November 26 at a special reception at Humphrey Hall．What is Mary Foster’s current job title?A.Salesperson B.Vice president of marketing C.General manager D.Operations manager
YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updatesand songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges businesscards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.According to paragraph I, what is a"digital native"?A. Someone who starts to use digital service at a very young ageB. Someone who uses electrical devices very ofienC. Someone who is very good at using digital devicesD. Someone who uses Wechat very often
YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updatesand songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges businesscards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.How does YU HUI communicate with her parents?A. Using cloud serviceB. Using Mon Mon, an app that is linked to WeChatC. Using an internet-conected device on which she can use WechatD. Using Wechat on her mobile phone
YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updatesand songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges businesscards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.What is NOT one of the functions of Wechat listed in paragraph 2?A. Split dinner bills with friendsB. News updatesC. Trans frring moneyD. Free video calls
YU HUI, a boisterous four- year-old hiving in Shanghai s what marketing people call a digitalnative. Over a year ago, she started communicating with her parents using WeChat, a Chinese mobile-messaging service. She is too young to carry around a mobile phone. Instead she uses a Mon Mon, an internet-connected device that inks through the cloud to the WeChat app. The cuddly critter s rotund belly disguiscs a microphone, which YU Hui uscs to send rambling updatesand songs to her parents ,it lights up when she gets an incoming message back.Like most professionals on the mainland her mother uses what rather than e-mail to conduct much of her business. The app offers everything from free video calls and instant group chats to news updates and easy sharing of large multimedia files. It has a business-oriented chat service akin to America's stack Yu Hui's mother also uscs her smart phonc camera to scan the WeChat QR(quick response )codes of people she meets far more ofien these days than she exchanges businesscards. YU Hui's father uses the app to shop online, to pay for goods at physical stores, settle utility bills and split dinner tabs with friends, just with a few taps. He can easily book and pay for axis,dumpling deliveries theatre tickets, hospital appointments and foreign holidays,all without ever leaving the Wechat universe.As one American venture capitalist puts it, Wechat is there' at every point of your daily contact with the world, from morning until night.It is this status as a hub for all internet activity, and as a platform through which users find their way to other services, that inspires Silicon alley firms including Facebook to monitor wechat closely. They are right to cast an envious eye. People who divide their time between China and the West complain that leaving Wechat behind is akin to stepping back in time.It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that which one is NOT the reason why Faccbook monitors Wechat closely?A. Wechat gives users acess to other servicesB. Wechat is a successC. Wechat is better than FacebookD. Wechat is a very important tool for communication in China
Passage OneAlexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German．Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels，thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament．“She was given a special permit to get intothe building，wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4．andsat in a booth listening and interpreting，”saidher mother，Isabelle．“The otherinterpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical．”Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while herfather，Richard，is English．She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness．By the age of four，she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文)．When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese．The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge．Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr．Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest．Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament．“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter，she saidThe tone of the passage can be bestdescribed asA.CriticalB.admiringC.UnderstandingD.doubtful
Passage OneAlexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German．Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels，thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament．“She was given a special permit to get intothe building，wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4．andsat in a booth listening and interpreting，”saidher mother，Isabelle．“The otherinterpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical．”Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while herfather，Richard，is English．She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness．By the age of four，she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文)．When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese．The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge．Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr．Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest．Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament．“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter，she saidWhy did Alexia need special permissionto enter the?parliament building?A.She was not in a state of good health.B.She could not afford the admissionfees.C.She did not meet the age requirement.D.She did not have an adult to accompanyher.
Passage OneAlexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German．Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels，thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament．“She was given a special permit to get intothe building，wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4．andsat in a booth listening and interpreting，”saidher mother，Isabelle．“The otherinterpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical．”Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while herfather，Richard，is English．She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness．By the age of four，she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文)．When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese．The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge．Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr．Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest．Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament．“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter，she saidWhat did Alexia want to do after shegot the award?A.To travel to other European countries.B.To visit the European Parliament.C.To apply for a position in thegovernment.D.To study German at CambridgeUniversity.
Passage OneAlexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German．Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels，thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament．“She was given a special permit to get intothe building，wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4．andsat in a booth listening and interpreting，”saidher mother，Isabelle．“The otherinterpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical．”Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while herfather，Richard，is English．She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness．By the age of four，she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文)．When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese．The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge．Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr．Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest．Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament．“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter，she saidWhatdoes the passage tell about Alexia Sloane?A.She isvery proud of her parents．B.She has learned five foreign languages．C.She is aquick learner of languages．D.She has difficulties with languagelearning.
Nancy Liu amved in Sydney from China as a"skilled immigrant"with an economics degree 14 years ago.With her husband,she set up a business consultancy in the suburb in southem Sydney.However,Liu was only an epitome of thousands of Chinese investors.Since then,Chinese investment has transformed the city:many of its shop signs are now in Chinese.Ms Liu was a forerunner of a new wave of Chinese immigrants to Australia's oldest and biggest city.Hong Kong once supplied most of Australia's Chinese settlers,but over the past few years the pattern has shifted.Now it is the rising middle classes from other places of China who go there,looking for a more relaxed life style.About 4%of Sydney's people were bom in China.Currendy,China has become Australia's biggest trading partner,and its largest source of foreign students.
共用题干第一篇Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale was born in Florence,Italy,while her wealthy English parents were traveling in Europe.As a child,she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages.When Nightingale was 17,she told her family that she was going to help sick people. Her parents did not approve,but Nightingale was determined.She traveled to hospitals all over Europe.She saw that doctors were working too hard. She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care.Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people.Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more,they needed special training in how to take care of sick people.Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing. Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called Gentlewomen During Illness.These women cared for sick people in their homes.In 1854,England was fighting a war with Russia.War reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the wounded.People demanded that something be done about it.A leader of the government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the war hospitals.So,in November 1854,Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital.She took along 38 nurses whom she had trained herself.At first,the doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals.They did not believe that women could help.But in fact,the nurses did make a difference.They worked around the clock,tending the sick.Thanks to their hard work, many wounded soldiers survived.After the war,Nightingale and her nurses were treated like heroes.Finally,in 1860, she started the Nightingale School for Nurses.In time,thanks to Florence Nightingale, nursing became an important part of medicine. Nightingale's parents did not approve of her decisionA:to work as a doctor.B:to care for sick people.C:to fight in the war with Russia.D:to travel to hospitals all over Europe.
共用题干第二篇Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in Florence , ltaly , while her wealthy English parentswere traveling in Europe. As a child, she traveled to many places with her family andlearned how to speak several languages.When Nightingale was 1 7 , she told her family that she was going to help sick people.Her parents did not approve,but Nightingale was determined.She traveled to hospitals all over Europe.She saw that doctors were working too hard.She saw that patients died because they did not get enough care.Nightingale felt that women could be doing more to help doctors take care of sick people.Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more,they needed special training in how to take care of sick people.Nightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursing.Then she returned to London and became the head of a group of women called Gentlewomen During Illness.These women cared for sick people in their homes.In 1854,England was fighting a war with Russia.War reporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the wounded.People demanded that something be done about it.A leader of the government asked Florence Nightingale to take some nurses into the war hospitals.So,in November 1854,Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital.She took along 38 nurses whom she had trained herself.At first,the doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitals.They did not believe that women could help.But in fact,the nurses did make a difference.They worked around the clock,tending the sick.Thanks to their hard work, many wounded soldiers survived.After the war,Nightingale and her nurses were treated like heroes.Finally,in 1860, she started the Nightingale School for Nurses.In time,thanks to Florence Nightingale, nursing became an important part of medicine.Nightingale's parents did not approve of her decisionA:to work as a doctor. B:to care for sick people.C:to fight in the war with Russia. D:to travel to hospitals all over Europe.
共用题干第一篇Oseola McCartyLate one Sunday afternoon in September 1999,Oseola McCarty,an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden flame house where she had lived and worked most of her life.It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life,but there was something quite exceptional about this woman.In the summer of 1995,McCarty gave $150,000,most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other Mrican Americans through university.She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.She led a simple，枷gal existence,never spending on anything but her most basic needs.Her bank also advised her on investing her hard-earned savings.When she retired,she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the opportunity to go to university.She had wanted to become a nurse,but had to leave school to look after ill relatives and work.When asked why she had given her life savings away,she replied,"I'm giving it away so that children won't have to work so hard,like I did."After news of her donation hit the media,over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund.One was given by media executive,Ted Turner,who reputedly gave a billion dollars.She didn't want any fuss made over her gift,but the news got out and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people.Wherever she went,people would come up to her to say a few words or just touch her. She met the ordinary and the famous,President Clinton included.In the last few years of her life, before she died of cancer,McCarty was given over 300 awards:she was honoured by the United Nations and received the Presidential Citizen's Medal.Despite having no real education,she found herself with two honorary doctorates:one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University.Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many people arid proof that true selflessness does exist.McCarty's generosity indicates clearly that_________.A:scholarship funds are popular in USB:kind-hearted people deserves doctoratesC:selflessness exists in human societyD:poor people can donate as much as rich people
"...She was married to an officer in India,long ago India;and she had a life of physical adventure(冒险)as exciting as her poetry.Her husband could cross rivers using crocodiles(鳄鱼)as stepping stones.He died when she was only 39.Unwilling to exist without him,she took her life,leaving a son in England."I stared at the paper,21?reading,couldn′t help thinking.Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule,but they can move like lightening when they want to.And they don′t mind hurrying?22?they′re hungry.There used to be lots in Indian rivers,living on fish mostly;but what′s a little fish for a fifteen-foot crocodile？They ate people,fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near;women doing the?23,or children playing at the water′s24.A hungry crocodile′s mouth?25?over a meal with a sound like a gunshot.A big fellow can?26?in a man in two bites(咬)。That woman′s husband crossed rivers?27?from one crocodile′s back to the next.I believe it.It had to be done quickly before the creature could see what was happening.It wasn′t28?a brave,active man;and no doubt he improved with practice.He could never look?29while crossing.The wife used to watch him--I felt sure of that.She lived?30?the adventure,the?31?excitement of it all.Their real life was with tigers,snakes...It′s no wonder she wrote?32poetry.Then he died.I imagined how she felt.Was there another man?33?him in India,in the world?She was still young,hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇)."I must?34,too."she said to herself.So she did what she felt she had to do.A?35?probably,to her head.But her young son,their son?Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband?Well,what do you think?第30题答案是A.withoutB.tillC.forD.on
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.What do Grace′s parents want her to be in future?A.A news reporter.B.A basketball player.C.A university teacher.D.A lawyer.
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.What did the parents do to help Grace with her education?A.They shared with her college history lessons.B.They taught her until she was 13.C.They made her interested in math.D.They hired a part-time teacher.
单选题Lucy's parents give her everything she asks; what else does she need?AeverythingBasksCwhat elseDneed