I forget to bring a pen. Would you lend me ?
A．one B．that C．it D．this
If you go by train, you can have quite comfortable journey, but make sure you take fast one.
A．a; a B．the; a C．the; the D．不填;a
When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（义务）, work ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顾客).
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.
1.What can we know from the first paragraph?
A．The writer hasn't achieved his childhood ambition.
B．The writer thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.
C．The writer had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.
D．The writer believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial(有益的) to everybody.
2.According to the writer, successful CEOs should _____.
A．try not to take risks B．stay in the same business
C．have a strong sense of creativity D．save every possible penny
3.What can we know about the writer from the passage?
A．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.
B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL.
C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.
D．His father had far-reaching influence on him.
4.What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean? ______.
A．断定 B．弄清 C．理解 D．领会
5.Which of the following proverbs may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
A．Well begun is half done.
B．Everything comes to him who waits.
C．Time and tide wait for no man.
D．One is never too old to learn.
My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.
“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.
Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.
After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.
When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.
Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve.
1.The article is probably taken from .
A．a newspaper B．an advertisement
C．a detective story D．a science book
2.What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?
A．It was very useful. B．It was nothing important.
C．It was impossible. D．It was good for interviewing.
3.What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?
a. He spoke too quickly.
b. He never stopped once he started talking.
c. He seldom kept eye contact with people.
d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.
A．a, b B．b, c C．a, c D．b, d
4.From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.
A．the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him
B．the writer still couldn’t make eye contact
C．the writer improved a lot
D．the writer didn’t slow down
5.Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.
A．seeing a speech specialist is necessary
B．speech is an important skill to have
C．good speech can help you make friends
D．good speech gets good affect
Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.
1.Who thinks that students won’t have to go to school?
A．Everyone. B．The writer. C．Some people. D．The teachers.
2.What does “a new kind of school” mean in the passage?
A．A school with many new computers. B．A school with many new students.
C．A school with many new teachers. D．A school connected to the Internet.
3.What the writer thinks is that____________.
A．schools are still necessary B．more schools should be built
C．there should be fewer schools D．more computers are needed in schools
4.Why do people think learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office?
A．Because whole city is connected to the Internet.
B．Because everyone can go on the Internet.
C．Because getting online is very easy.
D．Because Scientists could give talks through the Internet.
5.What fact does the passage NOT provide?
A．Technology will change our way of learning.
B．If you are a student, you can set up websites to show new technology.
C．The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers.
D．On the Internet, you can visit another city's libraries as easily as the people there.
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).
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What is it? MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail. |
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How much? Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar. |
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Advantages MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you. |
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Disadvantages You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer. |
1.How can you get MP3 music?
A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox
B．By taking your own music or songs with you.
C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers.
D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.
2.What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?
A．Copy. B．Play. C．Store. D．Change.
3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free.
B．MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail.
C．MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site.
D．A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer
4.How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?
A．Free. B．At least 10 dollars. C．About forty dollars. D．About a dollar.
5.How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
