53.If you want to work in an office, where can you get the forms to fill in?

A.Website: jobweb.com.

B.Atlantic City Beach Office.

C.368 Cooper Square, New York, NY10008.

D.866 United Nations Plaza, #525, New York, NY 10037.

54.What does a person need most to be the one-hour weekday job?

A.He should be cheerful, dependable, and easy-going.

B.He has to work from Monday to Friday.

C.He can remain calm in a difficult situation.

D.He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls.

55.According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim?

A.To keep close to the beach.                B.To dive into unknown waters.

C.To use floating toys on the water.          D.To swim soon after lunch.

56.The best title for the last piece of information would be_________.

A.Tips on Showing Interest in a Job          

B.Steps to a Successful Interview

C.Advice on Introducing Yourself Politely      

D.Rules of Body Language in an Interview

53.If you want to work in an office, where can you get the forms to fill in?

 A.Website: jobweb.com.

 B.Atlantic City Beach Office.

 C.368 Cooper Square, New York, NY10008.

 D.866 United Nations Plaza, #525, New York, NY 10037.

54.What does a person need most to be the one-hour weekday job?

 A.He should be cheerful, dependable, and easy-going.

 B.He has to work from Monday to Friday.

 C.He can remain calm in a difficult situation.

 D.He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls.

55.According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim?

A.To keep close to the beach.                  B.To dive into unknown waters.

C.To use floating toys on the water.           D.To swim soon after lunch.

56.The best title for the last piece of information would be_________.

A.Tips on Showing Interest in a Job            

B.Steps to a Successful Interview

C.Advice on Introducing Yourself Politely      

D.Rules of Body Language in an Interview

Bruce Jones thinks there is still a healthy thirst for exploration into underwater worlds on our own planet. After growing up with his grandfather who was in the marine construction business,  Jones quickly got a feel for the water. He started diving at age 9 and, by the 1980s, began offering advice for those interested in the submarine business. By 1993, he was running his own company, U．S. Submarines, which designed and built submarines for resorts and individuals.

Jones plans to spend $40 million in building a hotel where the most expensive rooms will be 50 feet under the sea off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Unlike the Jules Undersea Lodge — the only undersea hotel now, just off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. — guests at the Poseidon won't need to put on a wet suit to get to their rooms. They also won't need to worry about changing pressure levels since the rooms will be kept at above－surface pressure. Instead, they can move easily to their $1,500－a－night underwater rooms by escalator.

“I think there are a large number of people who would be interested，” said Jones, “including anyone who is looking for a different experience.”

Each room will feature strong windows that look out onto coral gardens. There will be controls in each room that guests can use to change the lighting of the underwater worlds outside their windows and to provide food for fish swimming by.

“By now I envisioned (展望) we'd have whole underwater cities，” Craig Cooper, the director for the Aquarius research station said. “It's about time some of these visions became reality.”

1. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Bruce Jones?

a. Jones started running U．S. Submarines.

b. Jones began to learn to dive.

c. Jones planned to build an undersea hotel.

d. Jones began giving others advice on the submarine business.

A. a, b, c, d  B. a, c, b, d

C. b, d, a, c  D. b, a, c, d

2. We can learn from the second paragraph that the Jules Undersea Lodge________.

A. lies off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas

B. is the first undersea hotel in the world

C. needn't provide wet suits for its guests

D. sends its guests to their rooms by lift

3. What do we know about Bruce Jones' undersea hotel from the passage?

A. It will be much cheaper than the Jules Undersea Lodge.

B. It has taken Jones $40 million to build it.

C. Guests in it will open the windows to give food to the fish.

D. Guests in it will see beautiful coral through the windows.

4. The underlined word “Poseidon” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. Bruce Jones' undersea hotel

B. Jules Undersea Lodge

C. an island off the coast of Key Largo

D. another name of Eleuthera Island

5. Judging by Cooper's words, his attitude towards underwater hotels is ________.

A. disappointed  B. critical

C. objective  D. hopeful

A  volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe．Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean，leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports．

Grimsvotn is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe．What makes Grimsvotn different is that it lies under a huge glacier（冰川）of ice up to 12 maters thick．The hot volcano heats up the ice above it，which then forms a layer（层）of water between the glacier and the volcano This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano，keeping it stable，As the water flows out from under the glacier，the pressure lifts．The lava（岩浆） from the volcano then comes up to the surface．This is exactly what happened today．

Now，airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash．According to KLM，one of Europe's biggest airlines，airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it．Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane's engines，causing damage to the plane．

The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland．The volcano left ash and sharp．Glass-like rocks all over the countryside．Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp object．

1．What makes Grimsvotn different from other volcanoes?

A．It is below ice．                                         B．It lies under the sea．

C．It is the largest volcano．                                   D．Its lava affects the airlines．

2．What keeps Grimsvotn still?

A．The slow flow of water．                           B．The low water temperature．

C．The thick glacier．                                     D．The water pressure．

3．Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption?

A．People stop traveling in Europe．

B．Airlines suffer from the loss of planes．

C．It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside．

D．Parmers have lost many of their animals．

4．This text is most probably taken from _________．

A．a research paper                                         B．a newspaper report

C．a class presentation                                     D．a geography textbook