that you can do to protect yourself from the change of society, by equipping yourself with the skills to
manage your career more effectively. You need to be a career activist.
If you lost your main source of income tomorrow, could you find a different source to replace it? The
most im-portant thing in protecting yourself now and in the future is ensuring that you have choices. Don"t
let yourself be held back by a lack of skill development, or fear of change. Some people have been good
performers in their own or-ganization but discovered that they are stuck. Because they are so closely related
to a particular company or indus-try, their skills are not readily transferred to other jobs.
Don"t put all your eggs in one basket. If you limit yourself to one particular area or sector, you limit your
opportuni-ty, too. In a global market place, many jobs come and go quickly as changes in the stock market.
Today"s hottest job may not exist tomorrow. If you love computers, then this work represents a great
choice. But don"t enter a field just because you think that"s where the hot jobs are; even if the job is available,
it may not match well with your own skills and abili-ties. Start with entry of your own strengths and interests,
then see where you may match up best in the job market.
B. Try to develop our skills and be a career activist.
C. Enter a field where the hot jobs are.
D. Transfer to other jobs that use computers.
B. they have no other better choices
C. they have got used to a certain job
D. they have no other skills and interests
B. trying your best to do something well
C. many jobs come and go quickly
D. entering a field where the hot jobs are
B. Something that brings you good source of income.
C. Something that will always exist in the future.
D. Something involving your strengths and interests.
a fight (打架) began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, the disputants (争执者)
sit down with peer mediators.
Peer mediators are students with special training (训练) in this kind of problems. Peer mediators
help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use:
1. Put what you think clearly but don"t say any-thing to hurt the other. Begin with"I feel…" instead
of"You always…"
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don"t stop the other person"s words.
3. Keep looking at the other person"s eyes when he or she talks.
4. Try to see the other person"s side of the prob-lem.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢)" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the win-ner. They don"t decide who is right and who
is wrong. Instead, they help the two students to find their own"win-win" result. A"win-win" result
can make every-one feel good.
Peer mediators" work is often successful just be-cause it gets people to talk to each other. And
getting people to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
B. The peer mediators decide the winner.
C. The students themselves decide who is the win-ner.
D. The two students sit down and listen to the peer mediators.
B. to help find a way to make both sides happy
C. to find out who starts a quarrel
D. to give students some special training
B. Think who is right and who is wrong.
C. Listen carefully and look at his or her eyes all the time.
D. Ask the peer mediators as many questions as possible.
B. the other person will understand you better
C. it"s easy for you to decide who is right
D. it"s hard for you to get a "win-win" result
are not taller than four feet. They 2 only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are
the best 3 among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be 4 by them. They can shoot three
or four arrows so 5 that often the last one leaves the bow 6 the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should
miss its 7 , the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, 8 his arrows and step on them.
Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are 9 moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for
more than a few days. In their camps there is no 10 at all except some weapons such as spears, bows, and
arrows. There are 11 cooking pots either. Food is eaten 12 or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe
moves to a new camp there is 13 to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.
Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as 14 . Often they travel great distances through the
branches without 15 the ground. One of the 16 facts about the small men and women is their appetite(胃
口). A Pygmy can 17 sixty bananas at a single meal 18 quantities of meat. After eating, they will 19 on
their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all
over again.
In spite of the 20 life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or
fight among themselves.
( )1. A. them ( )2. A. have ( )3. A. players ( )4. A. frightened ( )5. A. heavily ( )6. A. after ( )7. A. animal ( )8. A. got ( )9. A. never ( )10. A. furniture ( )11. A. some ( )12. A. uncooked ( )13. A. a lot ( )14. A. birds ( )15. A. touching ( )16. A. interested ( )17. A. get up ( )18. A. including ( )19. A. lie ( )20. A. comfortable | B. those B. weigh B. farmers B. shot B. hurriedly B. before B. aim B. put away B. seldom B. things B. much B. burnt B. something B. rabbits B. feeling B. surprising B. take up B. but B. lay B. difficult | C. that C. eat C. workers C. caught C. slowly C. until C. eyes C. sell C. constantly C. tables C. no C. untouched C. more C. monkeys C. falling C. moving C. eat up C. except C. stay C. hard | D. which |
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Today it seems perfectly natural for us to shake hands when we greet someone or say goodbye. But like | |||
1. The second paragraph tells us ________. | |||
A. the handshake didn"t mean greeting B. what hands were used to do in primitive life C. the handshake showed men"s kindness D. the handshake showed nothing | |||
2. Human beings first made their living by ________. | |||
A. hunting B. fishing C. hand D. farming | |||
3. Among the Arabs, at one time, ________. | |||
A. people kissed each other whenever they met B. men kissed the women whenever they met C. less important person kissed more important person"s hand D. more important person kissed less important person"s hand | |||
4. Generally speaking, in different countries ________. | |||
A. people shake hands in the same way B. handshake has different meanings C. strangers never have handshake D. people only use handshake to show friendship | |||
5. The phrase " hand down" in the last sentence means ________. | |||
A. put down B. leave down C. give down D. pass down | |||
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"If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!" say, "Do touch!" There you can feel everything on show. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. | |||
1. By touching things _____. | |||
A. you will have a strange feeling B. you will learn how to reach out your hand C. you can learn more about them D. you can tell what colors they really are | |||
2. Which of the following can be the best title of the story? | |||
A. Touching by Feeling B. To See or to Feel C. To See Better-Feel D. Ways of Feeling | |||
3. Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?. | |||
A. Your fingers. B. Your eyes. C. Your skin. D. Your back. | |||
4. What can"t your skin feel?. | |||
A. Sounds. B. Darkness. C. Water. D. Coins | |||
5. Which of the following is NOT true? | |||
A. Touching is helping us to see better. B. Our skins may help us enjoy music. C. People don"t have to learn to feel. D. Visitors can"t feel the things on show in any museums | |||
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A Mumbai based but British made movie, Slumdog Millionaire took the most Oscars in Hollywood last week. Starring a cast (演员阵容) of unknown actors, the movie won eight awards including best picture and best director. The movie follows the life of an 18-year-old boy who"s grown up in the slums (贫民窟) of Mumbai, India. The boy ends up winning money and love when he makes it onto a popular TV game show. In spite of the film"s Success at the Academy Awards, Indians have mixed feelings about Slumdog. The argument about how the movie portrays (描述) India began when it hit cinemas. The film is set in the poor and cruel society of one of Mumbai"s slums. In one scene, the hero jumps into a smelly open-air toilet to run after a pop star. That world, though real to hundreds of millions of Indians, is very different to how modem India sees itself. Many Indian audiences feel uncomfortable with the film"s portraying of India as a slum land. Several well-respected local Indian filmmakers have said the story has been tailored for western audiences. Veteran Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan, said the film portrayed India as a" Third World, dirty developing nation." Even some of those who like the movie are unhappy with its title. People who live in slums have taken to the streets with signs that read: "Don"t call us dogs" and "I am not a slum dog." "It"s understandable why people are unhappy with the title." Indian author Chitra Divakaruni told the New York Times. "In Indian culture being called a dog is extremely rude.It is often used in films to describe evil people." However, others have been more positive. The Wall Street Journal in New York described Slumdog as "the world"s first globalized masterpiece (杰作) | |||
1. Many Indians are unhappy with the movie because _____. | |||
A. it is not made by Indians B. it portrays a wrong picture of India C. it too far from their life D. it describes a dirty and poor India | |||
2. From Paragraph 5,we can learn some Indian filmmakers may think the move ._____ | |||
A. has been cut by westerners B. has described western life C. has been made to win the western awards D. has been made to meet the taste of westerners | |||
3. The main message of the passage is that _____. | |||
A. Indians have mixed feelings at the movie B. The movie won eight Oscars awards C. India is a Third World developing country D. Westerners like movies portraying slums | |||
4. _____ thinks highly of the movie. | |||
A. Some well-respected local Indian filmmakers B. The Wall Street Journal in New York C. The people who live in slums in Mumbai D. Indian author Chitra Divakaruni |