| easily, exchange, fast, improve, interest, however, instead, organize, receive, use | | 完形填空。 | Would you like to take a job which pays just one euro (欧元)?
These days people 1 are out of work (失 业) in Germany are asked to do the "one-euro" jobs. That is to say,
they can get paid 2 , only one euro an hour or about 200 euros a month 3 they have finished their jobs. So 4 do
the jobs include? They mainly include some 5 service work, such as reading for old people, 6 streets and planting
trees. The workers are 7 to sit through three or four weeks of training before they do the jobs.
According to a German report, the one-euro jobs are voluntary (自 愿 的), and many lazy jobless people aren"t
willing to (不乐意) take the jobs. "It"s a serious problem that many people in Germany 8 jobs, especially the youth.
That"s why we 9 those people, especially the younger people, to take the "one-euro" jobs. If they 10 to do the
jobs, they cannot get any other help," said an official. | | 任务型阅读。 | It seems that today more and more girls like to dress like boys. Maybe they are following the example of Li Yuchun,
the winner of the Super Girls contest in 2005.
Kitty Deng is a 13-year-old from Shanxi. She has a boyish style. "I am like a boy and I am comfortable being this
way," says Kitty. "I think everybody should have a style according to his or her personality."
Liu Bing, from Liaoning, is also a tomboy (假小子). "I don"t wear skirts because I don"t look pretty in skirts," says
the 13-year-old kid. "I get my hair cut short because long hair makes me feel very hot in summer," she says. In fact,
Liu has another reason. The style makes it easier to play together with boys. Why not play with girls? "Because
some girls are just mean (小气的), " she answers.
Wei Yan, 14, lives in Shanghai. She dresses like a boy, too. In her class, not many girls dress like boys. But many
girls think that being a boy is easier. "Boys have more chances than we do," says Wei Yan. "For example, at our
school only boys can be flag escorts (护旗手). Why can"t girls have a try?" | 根据短文内容,完成下列任务。
任务一:写出文中划线单词boyish的汉语意思.
1._____________________________________________________________
任务二:将文中划线句子翻译为汉语.
2._____________________________________________________________
任务三:根据短文内容,回答下列问题.
3. Why does Liu Bing get her hair cut short?
4. What kind of girls are Kitty Deng, Liu Bing and Wei Yan?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
| | 阅读理解。 | Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can
be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember.
On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual one because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, s ingers, sportsmen and some other famous
people often change their names because they want the names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a
name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States.
He uses the name Ken at school. But when staying with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some
people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family names to her husband"s after she gets married. But today, many
women are keeping their own family names and not using their husbands". | | 1. Hanna changed her name to Anne because "Anne" _______. | A. makes her different
B. is easier for people to remember
C. is more unusual than "Hanna"
D. makes her prettier | | 2. Famous people want their new names to _______. | A. have special sound
B. be ordinary
C. have no meaning
D. be unknown | | 3. Li Kaiming uses his new name when he _______. | A. stays with his family
B. is at school
C. is among Chinese friends
D. comes back to China | | 4. The underlined words "gets married" mean _______. | A. 升官
B. 就业
C. 结婚
D. 生育 | | 5. The passage mainly tells us _______. | A. different people have different names
B. what names mean
C. only film stars and sportsmen have two names
D. why some people change their names | 任务型阅读。
Here is a survey about people"s preference (偏爱) to shop. Some people were asked where they
preferred to shop.
Eric is a doctor. He lives in a nice neighborhood with many small shops and restaurants. He likes the
friendly shop owners. He doesn"t have a car, so shopping near his home is very convenient (便利的).
However, he says there are two main problems. First, things from the small shops cost more money.
Second, he can"t find the books he wants to read in the small bookstore. He has to go to the big
bookstores downtown.
Cathy is a mother of three children. She and her husband both work as teachers. They like to shop in
big supermarkets because they"re clean and safe and prices are good there. Supermarkets have many
more kinds and sizes of products than small shops. Cathy says supermarkets also have disadvantages.
For example, they"re always crowded during holidays, and they"re so big that children can easily get lost
in them.
Tony is a student who prefers to shop on the Internet. He thinks the main advantage is that he can
shop anytime he likes, even late at night. And he can buy fascinating things from all over the world. The
biggest worry is security (安全保障) for the Internet shop. Last year, his credit card number was
stolen (窃取). Also, once he paid for some things and never received them. | | 根据短文内容，将下面表格中的信息补充完整。 | | Eric | Cathy | Tony | Where to shop
| In the small shops in his
neighborhood. | In big supermarkets. | __4__. | Advantages
| The shop owners are __1__
and shopping near his home
is very convenient. | They"re clean and safe
and prices are good. | He can shop anytime
he likes, and buy things
from __5__. | Disadvantages
| Things from the small shops
_ 2 and the small bookstore
doesn"t have the books he likes. | They"re always __3__ during
holidays and children can get
lost in them. | Credit card numbers may
be stolen. Sometimes
people couldn" t get the
things they"ve ordered. |
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of China"s fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more 
f China"s interesting culture