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of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor, but most
people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American
summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy now to find work. " 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very
few openings," says Althea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students."If you work with a family in Italy, you"ll
have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 .
British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia."
9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The
two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill
and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and what"s
worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip."I did visit a lot of new places,"
she says,"but it wasn"t worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!"
"The trouble is, students expect to have a(n) 15 time of it." Althea Ellis points out. "After all, they see it
as a 16 . In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的)
work. You"ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In other words, you"ll work
if it"s convenient for the company that 18 you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday
season 40 , they"ll get rid of you."
| ( )1. A. works ( )2. A. service ( )3. A. pains ( )4. A. always ( )5. A. If ( )6. A. health care ( )7. A. Italian ( )8. A. chance ( )9. A. No one ( )10. A. abroad ( )11. A. driven ( )12. A. friends ( )13. A. busy ( )14. A. nice ( )15. A. hard ( )16. A. holiday ( )17. A. besides ( )18. A. fires ( )19. A. few ( )20. A. starts | B. challenges B. industry B. comfort B. hardly B. Unless B. vacation work B. English B. ability B. None B. employed B. ridden B. decisions B. free B. reasonable B. easy B. job B. therefore B. employs B. little B. lasts | C. chances C. business C. difficulty C. never C. Because C. language studies C. French C. possibility C. Not everyone C. sad C. left C. noise C. tiring C. fair C. difficult C. festival C. however C. recommends C. all C. approaches | D. hardships D. science D. excitement D. seldom D. Although D. tourist safety D. Spanish D. advantage D. Everybody D. respected D. flown D. destruction D. pleasant D. poor D. ordinary D. study D. meanwhile D. appreciates D. much D. finishes |
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| 阅读以下段落，从选项中挑出符合各段大意的选项，第三段段意已给出。注意其中有一项是多余的。 | |||
| 1. I love bridges! Walking across a large river, a busy road or over a railway line is very exciting for me. Sometimes, if the bridge is very high, I feel like I"m flying. If the bridge is very long, I think there may be a problem arriving at the other side. If the bridge is very narrow, I think it may break! When I travel I like to cross bridges. In the USA I crossed the Golden Gate, in Australia I crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and when I was in Thailand I crossed the Friendship Bridge to Laos. 2. Luckily I live in London and there are many bridges here. I live near Chelsea Bridge. So you can imagine how excited I was to hear that there was a new bridge to celebrate the millennium (太平盛世). A new bridge in London! The first new pedestrian bridge! A bridge just for people, so no cars, trains or pollution. (Excitement about a new bridge) Every weekend I went to see the building of the bridge. It was great to see it changing and growing. Then at last it was finished and it looked beautiful. It runs from St Paul"s Cathedral to Southwark, it is long and wide. 3. I was really happy that day the bridge opened. I went with my friend Janice and we waited with all the other people who wanted to cross the bridge too. Everyone was very happy and talking about the bridge. The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, said:"It will be so good to actually walk across the river peacefully, without cars and trains thundering by." 4. Then, at last, we walked across the bridge! We walked slowly and looked down at the river below. I was very excited. Then I could feel the bridge move a little. It moved to the left and then it moved to the right. Then it moved again to the left and to the right again. I wasn"t excited now, I was a little afraid. The other people stopped talking and looked at each other. The bridge was swinging to the left and right! I was very happy to arrive at the other side of the river without a problem. 5. The next day the bridge was closed and it had a new name: not the Millennium Bridge but the Wobbly (摇摆) Bridge! The architect said there was not a problem: the bridge is designed to move. So the bridge was reopened again later. It is now my favorite bridge in London and I try and cross it as many times as possible. | |||
| A. The building of the new bridge B. Moving bridge finally won my love C. Opening of the new bridge D. Special feeling about brdges E. Everybody loved the bridge F. Walking across the new bridge | |||
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| The easiest way for the English to deal with their social discomfort is to avoid social interaction altogether, by choosing either leisure (闲暇) activities that can be performed in the privacy of one"s own house, or outdoor activities that follow their interest without direct contact with anyone other than one"s own family members, such as going for a walk, or to the cinema, or shopping. In recent survey, over half of all the leisure activities were of this private domestic type, and of the top ten pastimes, only two-having friends round for a meal or drink, and going to the pub-could be described as "sociable". The most domestic activities are the most popular: watching TV, listening to the radio, reading, DIY (Do It Yourself) and gardening. Even when the English are being sociable, the survey findings show that most of them would much rather entertain a few close friends or relatives in the safety of their own homes than venture out among strangers. In the latest national census survey (人口普查), over half of the entire adult male population had been DIYing in the four weeks before the census date. Nearly a third of the female population had also been busily improving their homes, and their work with their gardens was equally obvious: 52 percent of all English males and 45 percent of females had been out there, cutting branches and weeding grass. Even among people claiming to belong to a particular religion, only two percent attend services every week. The rest of the population can be found every Sunday at their local garden center or DIY superstore. And when they want a break from caring about their own homes and gardens, they go on trips to visit bigger and better houses and gardens, such as the stately homes and gardens opened to the public by the National Trust and the Royal Horticulture Society. Visiting grand country houses always ranks as one of the most popular national pastimes. | |||
| 1. The result of the survey shows that _____. | |||
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| A. about half English people enjoy working in their gardens B. 8 out of 10 pastimes can be described as social activities C. 2 percent of the religious people enjoy visits to public houses D. visiting stately homes is the most popular national pastime | |||
| 2. According to the passage, the English enjoy all of the following EXCEPT _____. | |||
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| A. the social activities, such as gathering with friends B. working at home and in their gardens C. dining out in a public place among strangers D. visits to stately homes and gardens | |||
| 3. The underlined word "domestic" probably means _____. | |||
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| A. public B. household C. outdoor D. collective | |||
| 4. The passage mainly tells us about _____. | |||
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| A. why the English don"t like social activities B. how the English spend their leisure time C. what the result of a recent census survey is D. where the English hold their private activities | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| I chose to study in Madrid because I had a desire to learn Spanish. My first impressions of Madrid were incredible. It was before the New Year that I arrived in Madrid for the first time. While traveling to my Spanish friend"s house in a taxi, I appreciated the buildings along the road which were different from those of my own country. There are an incredible number of restaurants and bars from all over the world. If you are really into sightseeing, I hope you have rechargeable batteries for your digital camera, because one week really isn"t enough time to see everything here including a number of art, science, and historical museums as well as parks, buildings, and amazing landscapes. What I liked best about life in Madrid was the fact that if you were frustrated with schoolwork and wanted to have some fun, you can easily go out. The nightlife never seems to stop and the people are all very friendly. You can meet people and practice Spanish while having fun at the same time. What I liked least was the fact that many people smoked in the streets. Also, coming from the US, I was used to having a big breakfast every morning, but while living with an actual Spanish family, I wasn"t really satisfied with the food in the morning. I think I have definitely become more independent since I came back from Spain. Living in a big city like Madrid I found that it is necessary to plan ahead and to make a schedule (时间表) for future. There is so much to see, not just in the Spanish World, but in the European World as well. | |||
| 1. What"s the purpose of the text? | |||
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| A. To attract people to tour around Madrid. B. To show how to enjoy Spanish culture. C. To give advice on how to study Spanish. D. To describe the author"s life in Madrid. | |||
| 2. The author went to Madrid to _____. | |||
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| A. visit his friend B. go on a sightseeing tour C. study Spanish D. complete his trip around Europe | |||
| 3. Why did the author suggest taking rechargeable batteries? | |||
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| A. It"s difficult to deal with the used batteries. B. It"s not convenient to recharge batteries. C. There are few stores that sell ordinary batteries. D. You will find lots of places worth taking pictures of. | |||
| 4. Which of the following in Madrid didn"t please the author? | |||
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| A. Parks and buildings. B. Restaurants and bars. C. Nightlife. D. Breakfast. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone"s satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else-he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you want." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is:"This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on." Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? She does so in the opposite. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round." She is always open to persuasion; indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands. | |||
| 1. When a man is buying clothes, he ______. | |||
| A. puts price before quality B. chooses things that others think suitable for him C. does not mind much the price he has to pay for the right things D. buys good quality things, so long as they do not cost too much | |||
| 2. When a man cannot get what he wants, he _____. | |||
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| A. buys something of the same color in a slight different style B. usually does not buy anything C. will try on some other clothes of the same style D. wastes no time in buying something else | |||
| 3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? | |||
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| A. They welcome suggestions from anyone B. Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes C. Women often buy things without thinking D. They listen to advice but never take it | |||
| 4. The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is _____. | |||
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| A. that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do B. that women bargain for their clothes and men don"t C. that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down D. the time they take over buying clothes | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The use of cars is becoming more and more popular in the twentieth century. A large number of the world"s population are now able to buy and use cars. Having a car gives much mobility (活动余地), enabling the driver to move around freely. The owner of a car is no longer forced to depend on public transport (公共交通) and doesn"t, therefore, have to work in a place near his home. Instead, he can choose from a greater variety of jobs and he could change his job frequently. Travelling to work by car is also more comfortable than having to use public transport; the driver can use the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to meet his own need and preference. There is no discomfort caused by waiting for buses, trains or underground trains, etc. With the building of good fast motorways,long distances can be covered rapidly and pleasantly. Also, for the first time in the century, many people are able to enjoy their free time to the full by making trips to the countryside or seaside at weekends. This feeling of independence and the freedom to go wherever you please is perhaps the greatest advantage (优势) of the car. | |||
| 1. What does the writer think of the public transport? | |||
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| A. It gives less mobility B. It is not comfortable at all C. It enables a variety of jobs D. It is becoming more popular than before | |||
| 2. Traveling by bus may be _____. | |||
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| A. less comfortable than by underground train B. more comfortable than by other transport C. less comfortable than by other public transport D. less comfortable than by car | |||
| 3. What does the underlined word mean? | |||
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| A. from time to time B. with difficulty C. against his own will D. never | |||
| 4. What does the writer think of having a car of your own? | |||
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| A. It offers lots of advantages. B. It has lots of independence. C. It gives the feeling of freedom. D. It offers free trips. |