(05·北京A篇)

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.

  

 (05·北京D篇)

Language as a System of Symbols

Of all systems of symbols(符号), language is the most highly developed. It has been pointed out that human beings, by agreement, can make anything stand for anything. Human beings have agreed, in the course of centuries of mutual(相互的) dependency, to let the various noises that they can produce with their lungs, throats, tongues, teeth, and lips systematically stand for certain happenings in their nervous systems. We call that system of agreements language.

There is no necessary connection between the symbol and that which it stands for. Just as social positions can be symbolized by feathers worn on the head, by gold on the watch chain, or by a thousand other things according to the culture we live in, so the fact of being hungry can be symbolized by a thousand different noises according to the culture we live in.

However obvious these facts may appear at first glance, they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject. Symbols and the things they stand for are independent of each other, yet we all have a way of feeling as if, and sometimes acting as if, there were necessary connections. For example, there are people who feel that foreign languages are unreasonable by nature: foreigners have such funny names for things, and why can’t they call things by their right names? This feeling exhibits itself most strongly in those English and American tourists who seem to believe that they can make the natives of any country understand English if they shout loud enough. Like the little boy who is reported to have said: “Pigs are called pigs because they are such dirty animals,” they feel the symbol is inherently(内在地) connected in some way with the things symbolized.

69．Language is a highly developed system of symbols because human beings _________.

       A．have made use of language for centuries

       B．use our nervous systems to support language

       C．have made various noises stand for any events

       D．can make anything stand for anything by agreement

70．What can we conclude from Paragraph 2?

       A．Different noise may mean different things.

       B．Our culture determines what a symbol stands for.

       C．The language we use symbolizes our social positions.

       D．Our social positions determine the way we are dressed.

71．In Paragraph 3, “take special pains” probably means “________”.

       A．try very hard                                       B．take our time       

       C．are very unhappy D．feel especially painful

72．The example of the little boy is used to show that ___________.

       A．adults often learn from their young

       B．“pig” is a dirty word because pigs are dirty

       C．words are not connected with the things they stand for

       D．people sometimes have wrong ideas about how language works

                 Welcome Aboard Your Piccadilly Flight To Heathrow

The Piccadilly line to Heathrow（伦敦希思罗机场）is not only the most convenient way to travel but also the most cost-effective. So the next time you’re travelling to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features：

● Departures from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

● Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

● Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

● Only ￡ 3.70 for a single adult fare

● See tables below for journey times

Fares to and from central London

● Adult single ￡3.70

● Child single ￡1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the Family Travelcard, which means each adult can travel for ￡3.40 and each child for ￡0. 80.

The group must consist of 1 or 2 adults travelling with 1-4 children（from 09:30 Monday-Friday and at any time weekends and Public Holidays）.

Members within the group do not need to be related.

Travelling to Heathrow

	Mon-Sat	Sun
From	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	39 mins	5 mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49 mins	5 mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Travelling from Heathrow

	Mon-Sat	Sun
To	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	34 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

1. Which of the following statements is true about the Piccadilly line?

A. The Piccadilly line is the most convenient one around the world.

B. Taking the Piccadilly line can save more money than any other public transportation.

C. The Piccadilly line is the only public transportation to Heathrow.

D. The flight from Earls Court to Piccadilly Circus takes 39 minutes.

2.At what time does the first train from Earls Court arrive at Heathrow on Sunday?

A.07:49           B.06:34            C.07:54            D.06:31

3.When taking the Piccadilly line, whether to or from Heathrow, one may___________.

A. get to the destination within 34 minutes

B. get to the first stop no later than 23:30

C. get a discount once traveling in groups

D. expect a train every 5 minutes at the stop

 

 

Welcome A board Your Piccadilly Flight To Heathrow     The Piccadilly line to Heathrow(伦敦希思罗机场) is not only the most convenient (方便的) way to travel but also the most cost-effective. So the next time you’re traveling to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line. Your Piccadilly flight features: l  Departures from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way l  Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day l  Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes l  Only £3.70 for a single adult fare l  See tables below for journey times Fares to and from central London l  Adult single £3.70 l  Child single £1.50   If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the Family Travelcard, which means each adult can travel for £3.40 and each child for £0.80.   The group must be made up of 1 or 2 adults traveling with 1-4 children (from 09:30 Monday-Friday and at any time weekends and Public Holidays).   Members within the group do not need to be related. Traveling to Heathrow   Mon — Sat Sun From Journey Time Frequency First Train Last Train First Train Last Train Earls Court 39 mins 5 mins 05:55 00:43 07:15 23:49 Piccadilly Circus 49 mins 5 mins 05:45 00:32 07:05 23:38   Traveling from Heathrow   Mon — Sat Sun To Journey Time Frequency First Train Last Train First Train Last Train Earls Court 34 mins 5 mins 05:13 23:49 05:57 23:30 Piccadilly Circus 45 mins 5 mins 05:13 23:49 05:57 23:30

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Piccadilly line?

   A. The Piccadilly line is the most convenient one around the world.

   B. Taking the Piccadilly line can save the passengers more money.

   C. The Piccadilly line is the only public transportation to Heathrow.

   D. The flight from Earls Court to Piccadilly Circus takes 39 minutes.

2. At what time does the first train from Earls Court arrive at Heathrow on Sunday?

   A. 07:49.                B. 06:34.                   C. 07:54.               D. 06:31.

3. If Mr. Smith wants to take the train with his five-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter at 08:00 on Sunday morning, how much should he pay?

   A. £5.00.                B. £6.70    .               C. £5.20.                   D. £4.20.

4. When taking the Piccadilly line, whether to or from Heathrow, one may _________.

   A. expect a train every 5 minutes at the stop            B. get to the first stop no later than 23:30

   C. get a discount once traveling in groups           D. get to the destination within 34 minutes

 

 

                 Welcome Aboard Your Piccadilly Flight To Heathrow

The Piccadilly line to Heathrow（伦敦希思罗机场）is not only the most convenient way to travel but also the most cost-effective. So the next time you’re travelling to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features：

● Departures from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

● Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

● Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

● Only ￡ 3.70 for a single adult fare

● See tables below for journey times

Fares to and from central London

● Adult single ￡3.70

● Child single ￡1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the Family Travelcard, which means each adult can travel for ￡3.40 and each child for ￡0. 80.

The group must consist of 1 or 2 adults travelling with 1-4 children（from 09:30 Monday-Friday and at any time weekends and Public Holidays）.

Members within the group do not need to be related.

Travelling to Heathrow

	Mon-Sat			Sun
From	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	39 mins	5 mins	05:55	00:43	07:15	23:49
Piccadilly Circus	49 mins	5 mins	05:45	00:32	07:05	23:38

Travelling from Heathrow

	Mon-Sat			Sun
To	Journey Time	Frequency	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Earls Court	34 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30
Piccadilly Circus	45 mins	5 mins	05:13	23:49	05:57	23:30

Which of the following statements is true about the Piccadilly line?

A. The Piccadilly line is the most convenient one around the world.

B. Taking the Piccadilly line can save more money than any other public transportation.

C. The Piccadilly line is the only public transportation to Heathrow.

D. The flight from Earls Court to Piccadilly Circus takes 39 minutes.

At what time does the first train from Earls Court arrive at Heathrow on Sunday?

A.07:49           B.06:34            C.07:54            D.06:31

When taking the Piccadilly line, whether to or from Heathrow, one may___________.

A. get to the destination within 34 minutes

B. get to the first stop no later than 23:30

C. get a discount once traveling in groups

D. expect a train every 5 minutes at the stop