阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列为读者来信所写的建议：

A. It seems your friend works extremely hard but doesn't always achieve what she wants．I think she needs to ease the pressure on herself a bit and have some fun．How about suggesting that you both go for a picnic together? Have an outing together so that she is away from her studies．She may open out a bit then．

 

B. Discuss this with your parents before you decide anything；they've invested time and money in giving you the best education，and they might want you to continue．Discuss the choices with your school and university，and they might be able to help you out．I assume you will have a few months before you start university．Maybe you can take that time to work and help your parents, and maybe keep a part time job while you attend university．

 

C. It is time to confront your mother．It is not her future to decide，but it is yours．If it is a money issue，then you can wait a little longer．If not，then just confront her．Do not be afraid．My suggestion to you is，“Never give up your dream”，aim for what you want，and don't let a simple “no” stop you from what you love．

 

D. Confidence comes from within．This often leads to your becoming more confident naturally．Make a plan in your head，try and smile at one complete stranger every day．Build up to making small talk to one person a day if you can．Once you realize that you can do it，then it will only get easier. Join out-of-school activities that you are interested in and you may find lots of people in the same situation as yourself. I wish you luck!

 

E. Is it so important to get your exams? Could you find something that really suits you with an understanding company or employer that will help you gain experience and work up the ladder from a practical point of view rather than an academic result．I sometimes think that work experience is more important．You may have to come a bit closer to home and start from there to avoid the upset and ignorance of ot hers．Hope this helps．

 

F. You need to believe in your own powers．I guess one way you can learn to do that is to set challenges for yourself，and then work to meet them，one by one．Gradually，you won't be able to deny to yourself that you can get things done．And that will improve your confidence，and will also help you see what you can't do．Start small，and never give in．You should see results in some time．I wish you the best.

以下是读者来信，请匹配来信与其对应的建议：

1.I have had learning difficulties all my life and life is impossible．I fail at everything I do and I'm left behind，like years behind．For people with no learning difficulties，life is always easier but that's not me．What people with learning difficulties are left by years while those don't move up the ladder quicker? The people like me are just left labeled a stupid guy，life passes by for me and people without learning difficulties go ahead without failing exams and life is great for them．People like me have to wait another year to repeated exams or maybe two while peers go on．

2.I'm from Europe and it's been a long time that I'm thinking of spending 6 months in the USA．in a High School．It's my dream．I asked my mom but she doesn't want me to go there．She didn't say why! I've spoken with people who went to study in the US and they told me that when I come back I'll be different．We don't have a lot of interesting courses like Americans．The cost is 5,300 Euros．I don't know how to say to my mom that I want to go there and that's my dream，and it'll be great for my future… Could you help me?

3.I have a friend．We studied at the same school．Before she did the Entrance Examination，she had hoped to study in the department of Dentistry(牙医)．She concentrated on her books．She  read the books and did the exercise too much．After we did the Entrance Examination，she told me her scores were not enough．It meant she couldn't study in the department that she had hoped．I still encourage her．She told me she was all right，but I think she was sad．I want to help her feel better．What should I do?

4.I have serious confidence issues，and today I went to my first day of a new school．Unfortunately I have been at the same school previously my whole life．Yeah I have mates outside of school and that，but that one day has just changed everything about how I feel．I thought in my previous school I could make a difference in the world，but now I'm just lost，confused and I know no one．I'm not very sociable either，and just not comfortable with the environment．How can I be more sociable? Confident? Everything? HELP!!

5.I am writing to you to seek advice．My name is Nawel．I'll sit for my BAC exam soon．I'll  certainly succeed，but my parents are old and are in need of financial help. I'd really like to help them．However，if I do，I'll have to give up my dream of becoming a doctor．On one hand, if I decided to help，I'll have to give up my registration at University．On the other hand，if I don't，I'll feel guilty of not helping my family．I have no one to turn to．What should I do?

 

 

　　阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

　　When I was about 11, I inherited(继承)my older brother's paper route. It was a good job, though it meant waking up at the crack of dawn and hopping on my bike in Rockford, to deliver papers.

　　Punctuality was critical. People expected the paper on their front porch by 6 a. m. .If I ran late, they would be standing in their doorways and I would definitely hear about it. On the other hand, doing the job professionally often resulted in much appreciated tips.

　　Ever since, I have tried to do as professional a job as possible－whether it be bagging groceries, painting houses or tarring(用柏油覆盖) roofs. Acting is not different. I believe if you work hard and behave like a pro, it will pay off, and you will be offered more and better roles.

　　This means giving your all. If a scene requires another character to react to my jumping into the water, I will jump in as many times as it takes to help him and the director get the shot. Several years ago, while filming a movie in the mountains of Brazil, my fellow actors and I all pitched in to help the crew move heavy equipment through rugged jungle.

　　Acting is a job like any other, and you can't let it go to your head. The things that made a difference delivering papers－being thorough, punctual, doing your best－also count on the movie set. And I still have to wake up at the crack of dawn.

1．What does the underlined word “punctuality” in the second paragraph mean?

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2．From the sentence “Acting is no different. I believe if you work hard and behave like a pro,…”, we can infer________.

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A．acting is as different as other jobs

B．nothing is different but acting

C．the author worked hard in acting

D．acting is the same as other jobs

3．Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to the passage?

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A．Doing the job professionally often gets mote pay.

B．The author has done a lot of jobs, such as bagging.

C．Better work and behavior will result in better pay and better roles.

D．As an actor, he doesn't have to help others.

4．The author used the sentence “Acting is a job like any other, and you can't let it go to your head.” to mean ________.

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A．acting is a good job and you should not give up the position

B．acting is a common job like others and you should not be arrogant(骄傲自大的)

C．acting is just a job and you needn't be proud

D．acting is a good job and you should work hard anyway

5．Which of the following would be the best title?

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A．My First Job

B．Paperboy

C．How to Get a Good Job

D．My Attitude Toward Working

Don’t you find that it is getting increasingly darker every day when you wake up for school? As winter comes, days become shorter while the nights become longer, in the past people slept more in winter, but in modern times we just use more electric light instead of sunlight to continue our normal routines.

But scientific research is finding that manhandling of electric light is making us sick.

Electric light is fooling the body’s biological clock into releasing awaking hormones ( 荷尔蒙)at the wrong times ,scientists say .This might be leading to seasonal fatigue (疲乏)and depression .

Much more than mental health is at stake, recent scientific studies have found that women, who work at night, have higher chances of getting breast-cancer.

“Electric lights are wonderful ,but as with a lot of other things ,we really mess ,things up ”said David Avery ,a psychiatrist (精神病专家).” Our ancestors evolved in a very regular light –dark cycle ,and our bodies just work better that way .”

Researchers have known for a long time that all living things have a biological clock that is linked to light ,Being of the natural day-night cycle can cause fatigue ,mood change and depression ,This is known as seasonal affective disorder ,or SAD.

Scientists disagree on the cause of SAD, Some say it is caused by winter’s late sunrises, others blame the early sunsets.

However, they all agree the perfect solution to SAD is to give up artificial light; it will quickly bring someone into a cycle of long, restful nights and easy awakenings at dawn.

But realistically most people need to use electric light in their everyday life. Ironically the next best solution is to use more bright lights to reset the body’s biological clock.

By getting bright light first thing in the morning it simulates (模拟)an earlier dawn and shifts the body clock forward ,according to Alfred Lewy ,a psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University .

A 2005 study done by the American Psychiatric Association showed that daily exposure to bright light was about as effective as medicine used to treat several forms of depression .

1． According to the text, electric light is bad for health mainly because __________

       A．is shortens people’s sleeping time

       B．it makes people upset and unable to concentrate

       C．it releases radiation and increases people’s chances of getting sick

       D．it stimulates the body to release awaking hormones at the wrong time

2． A person suffering from SAD may experience all of the following symptoms EXCEPT ___________

       A．weight loss        B．depression         C．fatigue                D．mood change

3．It can be inferred from the text that ___________

       A．women are more likely to suffer SAD than men

       B．SAD is a reaction to the lack of sunlight in winter

       C．scientists are still unclear about the cause of SAD

       D．all living things have a biological clock related to electric light

4．What is the best solution to treat people with SAD?

A．Using bright lights to reset the body’s clock

       B．Getting bright light in the morning to shift the body clock forward

       C．Daily exposure to bright light .

       D．Giving up artificial light

5．From the passage , we can find ________

A．people will sleep less and less as time goes on

B．hormones are important to your body

C．even though your biological clock is out of order ,you still feel OK

D．daily exposure to the bright light is as effective as medicine