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This morning a big rock was in the way. (86)_____knew where it was from. All the cars had to go(87) _____it. Ben saw the rock. He tried to move it. (88)_____it was so heavy. He called three of his (89)______to help. Little by little the rock was moved out of the street. They pushed it to a nearby park. Ben was (90)_____ to see people sit on the rock in the park.
Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒体), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.
1.According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Millennials belong to a new generation.
B. Millennials were born about ten years ago.
C. Millennials are entering the workforce.
D. Millennials know little about the world before the Internet.
2.Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?
A. Millennials can speak a better native language.
B. Millennials grow up with computers and Internet.
C. Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. D. Millennials spend long hours playing video games.
3.Why do the millennials experct to share their work and ideas with others?
A. Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends.
B. Because they understand how to communicate with new friends.
C. Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with others by the Internet.
D. Because the Internet can provide all the information they need.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers.
B. Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work.
C. Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses.
D. Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams.
5. From the passage we know that ______.
A. the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982
B. most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools.
C. millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work
D. more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials
Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).
As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.
After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.
“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.
Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).
Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.
Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.
1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?
A. He joined a special group of Class13.
B. He become a policeman.
C. He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.
D. He stopped people from talking.
2.From this passage we know that _______.
A. Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.
B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.
C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.
D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.
3.Community service _______.
A. has become a very important part of education only in China.
B. is very important in school education in some foreign countries.
C. is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.
D. needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.
B. The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home.
C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun.
D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.
B. Through community work students get to help others and learn something.
C. Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.
D. Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.
Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
1.Who is the eldest brother?
A. Dave B. Bill C. Jack D. Frank
2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?
A. A show B. A magazine C. An ad D. A report
3.How many languages could the bird speak?
A. Five B. Seven C. Fight D. Ten
4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?
A. Nine dollars B. Ten dollars C. Nine thousand dollars D. Ten thousand dollars
5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?
A. A bird with a card B. Some money C. A joke D. A song
A: Hello, may I speak to Ann, please?
B: Hello. 66 Is that Mary?
A: Yes. I hear you weren't well yesterday. 67
B: I fell off the bike and hurt myself.
A: 68
B: Much better. Thanks. Maybe I can go to school tomorrow.
A: Oh, I think you should stay in bed and have a rest.
B: Maybe you're right. 69
A: Don't worry. I can help you.
B: It's very kind of you. 70
A: It's my pleasure.
1. A. That sounds boring. B. It's a blue one.
C. This is Ann speaking. D. Is this enough?
2. A. I need to buy some drinks and snacks. B. I don't think so.
C. I'd like to go to school. D. What was the matter?
3.A. See you tomorrow B. I need to get there on time.
C. Are you better now? D. Open the door.
4.A. It must be David's. B. How do you do?
C. What color is it? D. But I'm worried about my lessons.
5.A. I don't know. B. Thanks a lot.
C. Here you are. D. Where's my homework?
Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 56 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 57 .my father around in the fields, too.
One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground 58 a big tree and said to Curly. “ 59 my coat.”
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to 60 dinner for the family. 61 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog
Late in the evening I 62 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 63 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 64 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 65 .
1.A. hand B. back C. foot D. leg
2.A. follow B. put C. go D. run
3.A. for B. under C. to D. from
4.A. Look B. Listen C. Watch D. Hear
5.A. fix B. discover C. cook D. tell
6.A. Because B. So C. Though D. Or
7.A. hoped B. rode C. missed D. saw
8.A. that B. what C. if D. who
9.A. always B. often C. still D. usually
10.A. away B. in C. down D. for
