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Chances

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full – time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

56．What is the author’s present job?

       A．Working part – time in a college.

       B．Taking care of children for a family.

       C．Helping children with their schoolwork.

       D．Looking after children at a kindergarten.

57．When staying with the two girls’ family, the author       .

       A．was paid for extra work                              B．often worked long hours

       C．got much help from her boss                       D．took a day off every other week

58．Why did the author leave her first job?

       A．She found a full – time job.

       B．She was fed up with children.

       C．She decided to attend a part – time course.

       D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.

59．What has the author learned from her own experiences?

       A．Less successful students can still have a career.

       B．Qualifications are necessary for a career.

       C．Hard work makes an excellent student.

       D．One must choose the job she likes.

Are you a real bad – tempered person in the mornings? Do you wake up every day feeling tired, angry and upset, and easy to become sleepy again? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you.

The clock, called Sleep Smart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits for you to be in your lightest phase （阶段） of sleep before waking you up. Its makers say that should ensure you wake up feeling refreshed every morning.

As you sleep, you pass through a sequence of sleep states, light sleep, deep sleep and REM sleep, and that repeats approximately every 90 minutes. The points in that cycle at which you wake can affect how you feel later, and may even have a greater impact than how long or little you have slept. Being wakened during a light phase means you are more likely to wake up cheerful and full of life and interest.

Sleep Smart records the distinct pattern of brain waves produced during each phase of sleep, via a headband（头箍） equipped with electrodes and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearer's brain, in much the same way as some machines used for medical and research , and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You program the clock with the latest time at which you want to be wakened, and it then duly wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that.

The concept was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island after a friend complained of waking up tried and performing poorly on a test. “As sleep－deprived （剥夺） people ourselves, we started thinking of what to do about it,” says Eric, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the students to develop their idea. They have almost finished the design and the production experiment and plan to market it by next year.

1．Sleep Smart is a clock that           .

       A．enables you to go to sleep                     B．wakes you up at the proper time

       C．helps you to get up early                       D．makes you sleep in a light phase

2．As you sleep, the headband        .

      A．analyses your sleep cycle every 90 minutes

       B．records the time when you fall into deep sleep

       C．communicates wirelessly with a computer

       D．measures the electric activity of your brain

3．To make the device Sleep Smart work, the sleeper should       .

      A．keep himself keep in light sleep              B．turn on the recorder

       C．set the latest time for waking up            D．adjust his headband well

4．The idea of making such a clock was thought of by       .

      A．some students at brown University

       B．a sleep – deprived person in Rhode Island

       C．some college graduates and a chief officer

       D．the researchers at Axon Sleep Research Laboratories

Chances

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

56．What is the author’s present job?

       A．Working part time in a college.

       B．Taking care of children for a family.

       C．Helping children with their schoolwork.

       D．Looking after children at a kindergarten.

57．When staying with the two girls’ family, the author       .

       A．was paid for extra work                       B．often worked long hours

       C．got much help from her boss                D．took a day off every other week

58．Why did the author leave her first job?

       A．She found a full time job.

       B．She was fed up with children.

       C．She decided to attend a part time course.

       D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.

59．What has the author learned from her own experiences?

       A．Less successtul students can still have a career.

       B．Qualifications are necessary for a career.

       C．Hard work makes an excellent student.

       D．One must choose the job she likes.

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too hard at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I have got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
47. What is the author’s present job?
A. Working part-time in a college.                     B. Taking care of children in a family.
C. Helping children with their schoolwork.  D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.
48. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author _______.
A. was paid for extra work                      B. often worked long hours
C. got much help from her boss             D. took a day off every other week
49. What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A. Less successful students can still have a career.
B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C. Hard work makes an excellent student.
D. One must chose the job she likes.
50. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A. The boss didn’t go out to work very often.
B. The boss often failed to keep his agreement with the writer.
C. The writer couldn’t go out to find another job.
D. The writer seldom had any chance to work outside.

Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业)．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn't too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she'd give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn't often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part­time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I've got a full­time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school.
【小题1】What is the author's present job?