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阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　So you have been called for an interview - well done? Your effort has paid off. Now to get the job. You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the nature of the organization.

　　Ask someone who already does it, or check it out with one of the advisers.

　　Ask a member of family or a friend to act as the employer and to give you a practice interview. Be as realistic as possible, answer the questions seriously. Afterwards discuss how it went. Think about how the employer would prefer to see your look. Remember the majority of employers are over 30．It is not wise to rush out and buy new clothes that will be worn for the first time at the interview. You'll feel more at ease in a familiar dress.

　　Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of time. This will give you a chance to have a look around, read the notice board and get the feel of the place. Being late at interviews produces a bad impression. The first impression the interviewer gets of you is formed as you walk through the door, so take a couple of deep breaths. Be ready to shake hands if the interviewer offers.

　　Don't take a seat until asked. Then sit comfortably.

　　Make eye contact when you are greeted and again if you shake hands, and during questioning. Eye contact is a form of non - verbal greeting.

　　Remember the interviewer's name and use it from time to time.

　　Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a chance to get information but as a means to improve your prospects in the employer's estimation. Asking can show knowledge and avoid asking about holidays, pension (养老金) and so on. It looks as if you are tired even before you begin. You can check on these later, when the hoped - for job is offered.

　　And if you fail…look upon the interview as an experience in itself. Learn from it.

We wish you good luck and good job hunting.

1．To make a good impression on the interviewer, it is important for you ________.

[　　]

A．to walk through the door quietly

B．not to wear your fine clothes

C．not sit down in front of the interviewer

D．to remember the interviewer's name and use it sometimes

2．Which of the following can you do during a job interview?

[　　]

A．Ask the interviewer some personal questions such as age, marriage.

B．Discuss the pay, holidays and such things with the interviewer.

C．Be courageous enough to say something about your advantage in choosing the job.

D．Remain quiet to show you calmness.

3．In which order do people usually do these steps before a job interview?

a. Asking a friend to give you a practice interview.

b. Understanding the nature of the organization.

c. Paying attention to your clothes.

d. Arriving at the place of the interview ahead of time.

e. Getting some information from the advisers.

[　　]

4．The underlined sentence “Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job” means ________.

[　　]

A．if you are careless, you're sure to pay for some money for the interview

B．carelessness might result in your failure in the interview

C．to be successful in job hunting, you should pay for it

D．it sometimes needs carelessness to make you feel comfortable

　　While it is expected that students come to university with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is not always the case. High schools may not have demanded it, so good listening and note-taking skills may need to be developed.

TRY	Being a positive，attentive listener.
HOW?	Sit down in front and do not read or talk. Pay particular attention during the second 20 minutes（when you tend to lose it）and to the last minutes when a summary might be given or conclusions drawn.

 

TRY	Being a positive，active learner.
HOW?	Come to class with an interest in the material and with questions to be answered. You can develop these by thinking about and anticipate（预料）the lecture by pre-reading the text. （The latter is especially useful if you find yourself having difficulty keeping up with the material. ）

 

TRY	Getting accurate notes，with attention to the main idea.
HOW?	Look for points of emphasis from the professor’s verbal（口头的）language，body language，or careful reading of his notes. If you still feel you’re missing the main points，try showing your notes to a classmate or to the professor.

 

TRY	Leaving lots of space between ideas.
WHY?	Because you want lots of room to continue to add notes in your own words; this will help you learn the material on a deeper level by integrating（结合）it with what you already know. Also，the extra space will make it easier for you to find material when you are studying.

 

TRY	Going over new notes—10 minutes for each class—within 20 hours.
WHY?	Because you lose 50—80％of the material if you don’t.

 

TRY	Setting up your notes so you can study effectively from them.
HOW?	Leave wide left margins; here you will write questions from which to study your notes. Leave the back of the page blank，so you can fold the page，cover the notes，and answer the questions when studying.

　　1．During a listening lesson ________.

　　A．the students might be interested in the first part of the class

　　B．most students might be absent-minded

　　C．students prefer to talk to each other

　　D．students don’t have to pay attention to the last part of the lesson

　　2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A．Pre-reading the text might help you understand the material better.

　　B．Taking notes in class can help you master the main idea better.

　　C．The writer of the passage is quite satisfied with high school education because students’ learning ability is paid special attention to.

　　D．One should learn to go over his（her）lessons regularly.

　　3．The article is probably written for ________.

　　A．primary school students

　　B．grown-ups

　　C．university students

　　D．Chinese teachers

　　4．The best topic of the passage should be ________.

　　A．How to Learn English Well

　　B．Listening and Note-making

　　C．Being a Positive Listener

　　D．How to Be an Active Learner

 

　　While it is expected that students come to university with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is not always the case. High schools may not have demanded it, so good listening and note-taking skills may need to be developed.

TRY	Being a positive，attentive listener.
HOW?	Sit down in front and do not read or talk. Pay particular attention during the second 20 minutes（when you tend to lose it）and to the last minutes when a summary might be given or conclusions drawn.

 

TRY	Being a positive，active learner.
HOW?	Come to class with an interest in the material and with questions to be answered. You can develop these by thinking about and anticipate（预料）the lecture by pre-reading the text. （The latter is especially useful if you find yourself having difficulty keeping up with the material. ）

 

TRY	Getting accurate notes，with attention to the main idea.
HOW?	Look for points of emphasis from the professor’s verbal（口头的）language，body language，or careful reading of his notes. If you still feel you’re missing the main points，try showing your notes to a classmate or to the professor.

 

TRY	Leaving lots of space between ideas.
WHY?	Because you want lots of room to continue to add notes in your own words; this will help you learn the material on a deeper level by integrating（结合）it with what you already know. Also，the extra space will make it easier for you to find material when you are studying.

 

TRY	Going over new notes—10 minutes for each class—within 20 hours.
WHY?	Because you lose 50—80％of the material if you don’t.

 

TRY	Setting up your notes so you can study effectively from them.
HOW?	Leave wide left margins; here you will write questions from which to study your notes. Leave the back of the page blank，so you can fold the page，cover the notes，and answer the questions when studying.

　　1．During a listening lesson ________.

　　A．the students might be interested in the first part of the class

　　B．most students might be absent-minded

　　C．students prefer to talk to each other

　　D．students don’t have to pay attention to the last part of the lesson

　　2．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A．Pre-reading the text might help you understand the material better.

　　B．Taking notes in class can help you master the main idea better.

　　C．The writer of the passage is quite satisfied with high school education because students’ learning ability is paid special attention to.

　　D．One should learn to go over his（her）lessons regularly.

　　3．The article is probably written for ________.

　　A．primary school students

　　B．grown-ups

　　C．university students

　　D．Chinese teachers

　　4．The best topic of the passage should be ________.

　　A．How to Learn English Well

　　B．Listening and Note-making

　　C．Being a Positive Listener

　　D．How to Be an Active Learner

 

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Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars

and ride on a bicycle, but not  41 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much  42  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people  43  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing  44  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the  45  and seeing my ugly hunchback.(驼背)

My friends found me  46  because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life  47  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school--- a spot where no one would   48   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No  49   .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our  50  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun---the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)---until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my  51  . She just started.

My heart  52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  53  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know  54   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be  55 . I begged in my heart for her to  56 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answer  57 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was  58 . I looked into her eyes and her  59  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to  60  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．me  D．her

 

2.                A．sadder         B．shorter         C．weaker   D．slower

 

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

 

4.                A．still            B．alone          C．straight   D．together

 

5.                A．street          B．sun            C．corner   D．mirror

 

6.                A．distant         B．stubborn        C．hopeless  D．unfortunate

 

7.                A．after           B．before         C．since D．until

 

8.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．interrupt  D．ignore

 

9.                A．wonder        B．idea           C．sign  D．action

 

10.               A．connection      B．competition     C．conversation   D．comprehension

 

11.               A．face           B．back           C．eyes  D．shoulders

 

12.               A．sank           B．beat           C．broke D．ached

 

13.               A．care for        B．rely on         C．look down upon D．put up with

 

14.               A．that           B．how           C．whether   D．why

 

15.               A．accused        B．arrested        C．punished  D．sentenced

 

16.               A．relax          B．leave          C．stop  D．pause

 

17.               A．shyly          B．weakly         C．proudly   D．firmly

 

18.               A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．annoyed   D．amused

 

19.               A．wisdom        B．generosity      C．honesty   D．kindness

 

20.               A．control         B．like            C．comfort   D．enjoy

 

 

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed and almost nobody worked. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for and hour of devotion, and opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association.^① In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visit someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to Do this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such and answer would feel strange, an echo from another era.

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast（特质）still harbors at least remnants（剩余部分）of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries（反复无常的情况）and a challenging environment.^②

1.The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when_________.

A．everyone would pay a visit to some relative far away

B．everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure

C．Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

D．nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A．People nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

B．People in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

C．Such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

D．Visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time

3.From the last paragraph we may infer that people in Maine____________.

A．suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

B．have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life

C．have tense relationships with each other

D．always help each other when they are in need

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?

A．Unsatisfied

B．confused

C．Respectful

D．Thankful