Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 　 2　 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 　 3　 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants .

But it is not easy now to find work . “　 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 　 6　 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 　 7　 . British students only have a language 　 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”

9　 　enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 　 10　 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 　 11　 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　 12　 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”

“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 　 15　 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16　 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 　17　 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 　 18　 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 　19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 　 20　 , they’ll get rid of you ”.

1. A. work　　　　 B. luck　　　 C. chances　　　　 D. services

2. A. agriculture　 B. industry　 C. hotels　　　　　 D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　 B. comfort　　 C. difficulty　　　 D. excitement

4. A. always　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. never　　　　　 D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　 B. Unless　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Although

6. A. health care　 B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　 B. English　　　 C. French　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　 B. ability　　　 C. possibility　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　 B. None　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

10.A.abroad　　　 B. employed　　 C. alone　　　　　 D. respected

11.A.driven　　　 B. ridden　　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. flown

12.A.friends　　 B. decision　　　 C. fair　　　　　 D. damage

13.A.busy　　　 B. free　　　　　 C. tiring　　　　　 D. pleasant

14.A.nice　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. fair　　　　　　 D. poor

15.A.hard　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. demanding　　 D. adventurous

16.A.After all　　 B. Worse still　　 C. However 　　　D. Therefore

17.A.besides　　　 B. altogether　　 C. though　　　　 D. until

18.A.In a word　　 B. In other words C. What’s more　　 D. More or less

19.A.few　　　　 B. little　　　　 C. many　　　　　 D. much

20.A.starts　　　　 B. lasts　 　　　C. goes　　　　　 D. finishes

 

My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters　 __1__　 the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first　 __2__　 event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone　 __3__　 to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__　 but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps　 __5__　 the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__　 her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the __7__　 event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were　 __8__.She pushed them in and went back　 __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite　 __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the　 __11__　 and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to　 __12__　 it and no one was there.She went to the　 __13__　 for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was　 __14__！She ran all over the house and　 __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was　 __16__ because Sarah couldn't　 __17__　 the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and　 __18__　 her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma　 __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV　 __20__　 she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.

1．A.shared　　　　　　 B．supported　　　　　　

C．offered　　　　　　　　 　 D．afforded

2．A.interesting　　　　 　　　 B．particular　　　　　　

C．strange　　　　　　　　 　 D．anxious

3．A.upstairs　　　　　 　　 B．outsides　　　　　　

C．downstairs　　　　　　 　 D．indoors

4．A.male　　　　　　　 　　 B．other　　　　　　　　

C．female　　　　　　　　 D．another

5．A.turning up　　　　 　　 B．coming up　　　　　

C．picking up　　　　　　 　D．sending up

6．A.ago　　　　　　　 　　 B．later　　　　　　　　

C．after　　　　　　 　　　　D．former

7．A.last　　　　　　　 　　 B．second　　　　　　　

C．third　　　　　　　　 D．final

8．A.pulled out　　　　　 　　　 B．pointed out　　　　　

C．thrown out　　　　　　　 D．given out

9．A.turning　　　　　　 　　 B．pushing　　　　　　　

C．cooking　 　　　　　　　 D．pulling

10．A.delighted　　　　　 　 B．disappointed　　　　

C．frightened　　　　　　 　 D．satisfied

11．A.best　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　　

C．better　　　　　　　　 　 D．worst

12．A.receive　　　　　　 　 B．answer　　　　　　　

C．reply　　　　　　　　　 D．react

13．A.kitchen　　　　　　 　 B．living room　　　　　

C．sitting room　　　　　　 　D．bedroom

14．A.asleep　　　　　　 B．lost　　　　　　　　

C．gone　　　　　　　　　 D．sleeping

15．A.in the end　　　 　 B．at first　　　　 　　

C．firstly　　　　　　　　 D．at the end

16．A.unnecessary　　　 　 B．desperate　　　　　　

C．separate　　　　　　　 　 D．impossible

17．A.run　　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　　　　

C．climb　　　　　　　　　 　 D．wander

18．A.took　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　

C．carried　　　　　　　　 　 D．brought

19．A.crying　　　　　　 B．shouting　　　　　　

C．calling　　　　　　　 D．laughing

20．A.when　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　

C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．until

 

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain (逗乐) kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

    But it is not easy now to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 .British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

    9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,”she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

    “The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it,”Anthea Ellis points out.“ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant or the campsite is busy. 18 , you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season  20 , they’ll get rid of you.”

    1. A. work　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　  C. chances　　　　    D. services

    2. A. agriculture B. industry　　　　  C. hotels　　　　　　    D. restaurants

    3. A. pains　　　　　　 B. comfort　　　　　　 C. difficulty　　　　   D. excitement

    4. A. always    B. hardly　　　　　　   C. never　　　　　　    D. seldom

    5. A. If　　　　   B. Unless　　　　　　   C. Because　　　　    D. Although

    6. A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

    7. A. Italian　　 B. English　　　　　　  C. French　　　　　　　　　　 D. Spanish

    8. A. chance   B. ability　　　　　　    C. possibility　　　　  D. advantage

    9. A. No one   B. None　　　　　　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

   １0. A. abroad  B. employed　　　　   C. alone　　　　　　　　 D. respected

    11. A. driven   B. ridden　　　　　　   C. left　　　　　　　　   D. flown

    12. A. friends  B. decision　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　 D. damage

    13. A. busy　　 B. free　　　　　　　　   C. tiring　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

    14. A. nice　　      B. reasonable　　　　 C. fair　　　　　　　　   D. poor

    15. A. a hard   B. an easy　　　　　　  C. a demanding　　  D. an adventurous

    16. A. After all B. Worse still　　　　 C. However　　　　   D. Therefore

    17. A. besides B. altogether　　　　  C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

    18. A. In a word B. In other words　　  C. And what’s more D. More or less

    19. A. few　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　  C. many　　　　　　    D. much

20. A. starts    B. lasts　　　　　　　　  C. goes　　　　　　　　 D. finishes

 

　　In open China today, more and more people including some students have got some chances to go abroad for study or just for pleasure．But have you ever tried looking for a job as a tourist in summer holiday? After you read this passage, the experiences of some students going abroad will surely make you some impression ．

　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 　2　 The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 　3　 of travel．You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants．

　　But it is not easy now to find work, “　5　 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 　6　 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 　7　 British students only have a language 　8　 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”

　　　9　 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 　10　 One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 　11　 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　12　 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students expect to have 　15　 time of it,” Anthea Ellis points out．“　16　 , they see it as a holiday．In practice, 　17　 , you have to work hard．At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work．You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy．　18　 , you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 　19　 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 　20　 , they'll get rid of ;you．”

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The Royal Horticultural Society(RHS) finds that women gardeners’ voices speed up the growth of tomato plants much more than men’s.

In an experiment, the researchers found that tomato plants grew up to two inches taller if they were sung to by a female rather than a male.

The most effective voice came from Sarah Darwin, whose great-great grandfather was the botanist(植物学家) Charles Darwin, one of the founding fathers of the RHS.

She read a passage from the On the Origin of Species and beat nine other ‘voices’. Her plant grew nearly two inches taller than the best performing male and half an inch higher than her nearest competitor.

Colin Crosbie, Garden Manager at the RHS, said, “We predicted that the male voice would be more effective but it turned out that the ladies’ voice was far better than the gentlemen’s. We just don’t know why. It could be because they have a greater range of pitch(高音) and tone(音色) that affects the sound waves that hit the plant.The sound wave is on environmental effect just like rain or light.”

In the experiment, every plant was played a different voice through earphones connected to the plant pot, and the environmental conditions for all the plants remained the same throughout the experiment. To ensure that the results of the experiment were convincing, two plants were also left to grow in silence.

The results showed that women on average saw their plants grow an inch taller than their male counterparts(对手) and much more than the plants left in complete silence.

Miss Darwin said, “I’m not sure if it’s my sweet tones or the text that I read from On the Origin of Species that made the plant sit up and listen, but either way, I think it is an honor to have such a voice, and it is especially fitting for me, because for years I have been studying wild tomatoes at the Natural History Museum(NHM) in London.”

　60. How many tomato plants were chosen for this experiment?

　　  A. 9.　　　　   B. 10.            C. 11.　　  D.12.

　61. What can we learn about Sarah Darwin?

　　  A.She is very proud of her sweet voice..       

B. She is one of the founding fathers of the RHS.

　　  C. She has discovered why her voice benefits plants.

　　  D. She will work at the NHM in London after the experiment.

　62. Why were two plants left to grow in silence in the experiment?

　　  A. To make the results of the experiment trustworthy.

　　  B. To convince people that sound waves are better than rain and light.

　　  C. To help find out how many inches plants can grow with the help of voices.

　    D. To prove that the environmental conditions for the plants remained the same.

　63. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　  A. The text from On the Origin of Species can help plants grow..　　　　

　　  B. Sarah’s nearest competitor was also a woman..

　　  C.Men’s voices have a greater range of pitch and tone than women’s..

　　  D.Colin Crosbie predicted that women’s voices were better for the plant than men’s.