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Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future. The promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice One—You can live with your parents and do nothing. Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related (有关的).
OK, so Choice Two is obviously going to be more effective. You will finally enter the real world. Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an expert working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to get some valued things before working. Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce (劳动力) is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may advise that you should go back to a university and get a certificate.
Two different
Two different
choices
◆ The first one is that you do nothing, just live with your parents.
◆ The second one is that you could go out to  小题1:.
The   小题2:of
starting a job
◆ Speaking with other people for advice about the job you may
show some interest in.
◆ Getting knowledge can be good to help you find a(n)   小题3:job.
◆ Internships or volunteering are a good   小题4:.
The advantages to begin a job after high school
◆ One is that you will not   小题5:for college cost.
◆ Another is that jumping into the workforce is sometimes the
only way to help you make sure if you are really ready to work.

答案

小题1:work
小题2:ways/tips/suggestions/advice
小题3:enjoyable
小题4:start /beginning
小题5:pay
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试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了青少年如何选择自己的未来的问题,作者从正反两个方面分析了各种选择的优势与不足之处。
小题1:根据Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job.描述,可知第二个选择就是出去工作。To是不定式符号,后面动词用原形,故填原形动词work,工作。
小题2:根据右栏内容,可知此处指的是,开始工作的建议。故填:ways/tips/suggestions/advice,方法/建议。
小题3:根据Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing.描述,可知学习知识在帮助你找到一个好工作方面很有好处。结合语境可知填形容词enjoyable,令人愉快的。
小题4:根据Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.描述,可知实习或者做志愿者是个不错的开端。故填单数名词start /beginning开始,开端。
小题5:根据If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost 描述,可知如果你高中毕业后就参加工作,你就可以节省一笔大学的开支。也就是不用再为上大学花钱。本句中will是情态动词,故填原形动词pay,为……付款。
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试题【Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future】;主要考察你对社会现象类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词。
Have you ever heard of Dididache? Dididache (嘀嘀打车), a taxi-hailing smartphone app(应用程序)which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently a 小题1:  in Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app s小题2:  the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible for users to hail (招呼) a taxi on their smartphones. The u小题3:  request will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide w小题4: to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very p 小题5:  in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. H 小题6: , the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be s 小题7: for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating d小题8:  for passengers who do not use the app to hire a cab. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad w小题9: and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great d 小题10: to our life. Let’s wait and see.
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In a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worried a person, friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solution without the person knowing their actions. When a solution was agreed upon, one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly, to the great delight of the worried person. The helpers would stand by privately, content with their success. No reward was given to the problem solvers, not even a sincere “thank you”, because they were never known.
This idea is popular today but in a different way. The phrase “pay it forward” is now used when one person helps another. However, the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them. So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the future, which means they pay it forward. It is a sense of responsibility(责任) which makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us. But, in this case, the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling. She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much. Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift. However, she not only gave you some money, but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.
People with serious needs are everywhere. Many are children who need better clothes, more books and even better schools. Some are elderly people who can’t afford their medicine or a doctor’s care. Consider how you can “pay it forward” rather than pay money back to your grandmother.
小题1:The helpers in the book “Magnificent Obsession” were not rewarded because ______________.
A.they hadn’t solved the problems thoroughly
B.they had solved the problems secretly
C.they were friends of the worried individual
D.they expected to be paid back in the future
小题2:The underlined word “pay it forward” means ____________________.
A.to repay someone who has helped you
B.to pay someone else who needs help
C.to help someone who has helped you
D.to help someone else who needs help
小题3:What does the writer suggest with the example of “your elderly grandmother”?
A.We should learn to respect our grandparents.
B.We should work hard to get a good education.
C.We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.
D.We should never forget to repay people for their help.
小题4:From the passage we know_________________.
A.everybody needs help
B.more children need help than elderly people
C.it costs a lot of money to “pay it forward”
D.nowadays many people help others without being repaid

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This year 2, 300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions  (印象)  of the real American teenagers. American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and have a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George"s family. In return, George"s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred"s home in America.
Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months" study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. Students rose respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.
Family life, too, was different. The family"s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools." He says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two."
小题1:The whole exchange program is mainly to______.
A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B.send students in America to travel in Germany
C.let students learn something about other countries
D.have teenagers learn new languages
小题2:What did Fred and Mike agree on?
A.American food tasted better than German food.
B.German schools were harder than American schools.
C.Americans and Germans were both friendly.
D.There were more cars on the streets in America.
小题3:What is particular in American schools?
A.There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.
B.There are a lot of after-school activities.
C.Students usually take 14 subjects in all.
D.Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.
小题4:What did Mike think after experiencing the American school life?
A.A better education should include something good from both America and Germany.
B.German schools trained students to be better citizens.
C.American schools were not as good as German schools.
D.The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students.

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Now scientists have discovered that the dogs behave like their masters, too. Just like children, they use a “ look and learn” ways when they go about their tasks.
Scientists at Oxford universities designed an experiment to test if the dogs have the ability to copy humans’ actions by using a simple wooden box. 10 owners showed their dogs how to open the wooden box .Sometimes they use their heads to push it and sometimes they use their hands.
10 dogs were divided into two groups---Group1 and Group2. In the first part of the test, Group1 were rewarded with a piece of meat for copying their owner’s actions. Group2 were rewarded with food for not copying and using other ways. With each dog the experiment was repeated hundreds of times. Scientists recorded the time to see which group was first to get 85% right. They found that Group1finished the task much sooner than Group2.
In the second part of the test, all the dogs were only rewarded for copying the way that their owners used. Group1 reached the 85% mark more quickly than Group2.
So the scientists draw a conclusion: “Like humans, dogs can copy actions that they see. Dogs’ imitative(仿效的)behavior is shaped more by their interactions(互动)with humans than by evolution(进化).”
Scientists said,“A dog’s behavior is influenced much like that of a child; they look and learn similar behavior. We hope that owners understand the importance of their actions and use this knowledge to set good examples and therefore have a good effect on the behavior of their pets.”
小题1:The scientists believe dog’s imitative behavior mainly comes from______________.
A.proper rewardsB.domestication
C.human-dog interactionsD.evolution
小题2:The best title may be “___________________”
A.Dogs can finish their tasks quickly.B.Dogs are interesting animals.
C.Masters always set good examples.D.Dogs behave like their masters.
小题3:From the experiment, we know __________________.
A.It took the two groups of dogs the same time to finish the required task.
B.The dogs that copied their masters finished the required task much sooner.
C.The dogs that were encouraged to copy their masters finished the task more slowly..
D.The dogs that were encouraged not to copy their masters finished the task more quickly..
小题4:According to the last paragraph, we can infer ______________.
A.a cruel man can raise a cruel dog
B.dogs can be influenced by anyone
C.dogs always behave positively
D.dogs are the best kind of pets

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You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police, and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving (节能) policemen?
A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning (空调) no cooler than 26 ℃.

"If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26 ℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer. That"s one-third of all the usage of the city in the season," said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province, are going to follow Beijing"s steps in setting up a similar police team.
From 1986 to 2005, China met 20 warm winters. It means that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving the environmental problems every year.
To introduce a green life to the public, Beijing also held a show on energy-saving technology and productions last week. It attracted lots of attention.
"We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find right ways to do it in our daily lives," said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
小题1:The job of the energy-saving policemen is ___________.
A.to set the air conditioning cooler
B.to check the use of energy in public places
C.to stop people using air conditioning
D.to make sure that more energy will be produced
小题2:Beijing will use ___________ million kilowatt-hours electricity in one summer.
A.1200 B.800 C.400D.133
小题3:Which of the following years" winters were all warm in China?
A.1984-1988.B.1999-2003. C.2002-2006. D.2005-2009.
小题4:According to Liu Qianguang, ___________.
A.there are few ways to protect the environment
B.it"s difficult to find good ways to save energy
C.it"s easy for one to do something good for the environment
D.it"s not easy for one to do something good for the environment

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