instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain
just that-dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Centre poll of 1,276 graduates in several
universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents
considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at
the "thinking stage"," it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a
lack of business opportunity. They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the
need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating
and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bin, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided
he wanted to be his own boss last year. But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job,
I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said.
The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes
to produce exhibition brochures at a relatively low price. He is also confident that his English language
skills can help him do well in the industry.
"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to
set up a business right after their graduation.
Jiang said the university sets up a business guide team made of government officials and prof
essionals. They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own
business. The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone.
The survey showed "Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo
added.
B.Graduates can only dream of being boss
C.The ambitions of fresh graduates
D.The story of Guo Bin
boss?
B.The shortage of business experience.
C.Less skilled English language.
D.Their family members" objections.
after graduation?
B.Their social networking is not good.
C.There are not enough graduate jobs.
D.They want to achieve greater success.
B.Those who will graduate from university.
C.Those who want to be boss.
D.The officials who work in the government.
When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It
was years later that I finally understood what role modeling __1__ in your life. Little did I know you
were __2__ every penny you earned to go to __3__ school.
I cannot thank you enough for __4__ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After
finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried __5__ piles of law
books. I was __6__.Why were you doing what I do-memorizing textbooks and studying for __7__?
When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn"t know Moms __8__ be lawyers
too. You smiled and said, "In life, you can do anything you want to do."
As young as I was, that statement kept ___9__ in my ears. I watched as you faced the ___10__
of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a __11__ and a Mom of five
kids. I was exhausted just watching you __12__.With your words of wisdom in my __13__ mind,
I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world __14__.I set out to live my life filled with
___15__, seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I __16__ found myself in the unique position of being either the
first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __17__one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my
field. I gained strength every time I said, "Yes, I"ll try that."
Encouraged by your __18__, I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life"s journey, less afraid
to make mistakes, and __19__ meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I"m __20__ it. Sorry,
got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
( )1. A. found ( )2. A. saving ( )3. A. business ( )4. A. what ( )5. A. at ( )6. A. amused ( )7. A. roles ( )8. A. must ( )9. A. ringing ( )10. A. choices ( )11. A. professor ( )12. A. in danger ( )13. A. weak ( )14. A. came back ( )15. A. hope ( )16. A. constantly ( )17. A. and ( )18. A. description ( )19. A. secretly ( )20. A. doing | B. played B. making B. fashion B. that B. to B. worried B. tests B. ought to B. blowing B. chances B. doctor B. in action B. powerful B. closed down B. hardship B. shortly B. but B. statement B. curiously B. considering | C. kept C. donating C. law C. which C. upon C. puzzled C. positions C. need C. falling C. challenges C. reporter C. in trouble C. youthful C. went by C. harmony C. hardly C. or C. praise C. carelessly C. correcting | D. provided D. receiving D. medical D. where D. under D. disappointed D. shows D. could D. beating D. changes D. model D. in charge D. empty D. opened up D. sadness D. nearly D. for D. introduction D. eagerly D. reading |
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When milk arrived on the doorstep When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep.His name was Mr.Basille.He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5yearold boy, I couldn"t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt.He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on.If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note- "Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery" -and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then, the buttermilk would magically(魔术般)appear. All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn"t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete(竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son"s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk. | |||
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________. | |||
A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother | |||
2. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy"s house? | |||
A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person. C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family. | |||
3. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist? | |||
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market. C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law. | |||
4. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box? | |||
A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories. C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it. | |||
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请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词. 注意:每个空格只填1个单词. In addition to selfawareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality-independent will-that really makes effective selfmanagement possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities. The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties. The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(给人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of the independent will. But as we examine this quality in the context of effective selfmanagement, we realize it"s usually not the dramatic, the visible, the onceinalifetime, upbythebootstraps(自立自强的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day. The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty.Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It"s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to "walk our talk". Effective management is putting first things first.While leadership decides what "first things" are, it is management that puts them first, daybyday, momentbymoment.Management is discipline (training to be selfcontrolled), carrying it out. Discipline obtains from belief-belief in a set of values, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a longterm or shortterm goal that must be carried out. In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source.And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done. | |||
It"s 5: 00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity.Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It"s not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit. Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother"s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my "no thank you," or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it"s okay to just say "no." I shouldn"t feel sorry for refusing food that I don"t want to eat. So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a. m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases selfconfidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It"s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out. | |||
1. Why is there a smile on the author"s face in the morning? | |||
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully. B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise. C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD. D. Because she feels a sense of achievement. | |||
2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2? | |||
A. She doesn"t treat others politely. B. She likes to make others surprised. C. Others don"t understand what she does. D. Others try to help her by offering her food. | |||
3. What does the underlined word "commitment" in the last paragraph mean? | |||
A. Good health. B. Firm belief. C. A strong power. D. A regular habit. | |||
4. What can we learn about the author from the text? | |||
A. She acts in a strange way. B. She wants to look different from others. C. She aims to develop a good body shape. D. She has difficulty getting along with others. |