We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle(循环)of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter comes, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
1. What do writers use to share their life experiences?
A. Stories. B. Newspapers. C. Basketballs. D. Pianos.
2.Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______________.
A. changes exist in our life
B. we should move others’ things
C. we should use books to share our life experiences
D. there are difficulties in our life
3. The cycle of the seasons means _____________.
A. we should wear warm clothes in winter
B. we should accept the changes in our life
C. we should prepare for the weather
D. leaves turn yellow in autumn
4.If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?
A. I have no chance to pass the test.
B. Exams are hard for me.
C. I have bad luck.
D. It’s good for me because I know there are more to learn.
5.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Weather changes in different seasons.
B. Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book.
C. We should change ourselves when life changes.
D. We should not lose heart when we meet with difficulties.
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1. A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805
2.The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.
A. 税费 B. 加班费 C. 学费 D. 冷饮费
3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Many workers have to work long hours.
B. Many people have vacations long enough.
C. Work hours are the same around the world.
D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
Live Music---Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(号手). He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
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PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 June PRICE: ￥100-150 TIME: 10 p.m. till late! TEL: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
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PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10-20 May PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7-10 p.m. TEL: 4021877 |
Shows---Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
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PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1Mar-30 Jun PRICE: ￥130 TIME: Mon-Fri 9a.m-5p.m. Saturday 9a.m.-9p.m. TEL: 4886888 |
Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.
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SUN HOTEL Dates Prices(a night) 1Oct-31Dec ￥168 1Jan-31Mar ￥148 1Apr-30Apr(closed) …… 1May-31May ￥188 1Jun-30Sep ￥208 |
ROSE HOTEL Prices(a night) ￥198 ￥178 …… ￥218 ￥248 |
TEL: 4686788 E-mail: Li Hong@163.com.
1.If you want to watch dancing, you can call______.
A. 4668736 B. 4021877 C. 4886888 D. 4686788
2.You can’t see the whole of Chinese history at______ in April in Anhui Museum.
A. 3p.m. on Sunday B. 11:30a.m. from Monday to Friday
C. 10a.m. on Saturday D. 4p.m. on Thursday
3.You can enjoy ______ at Jack Stein’s.
A. American Jazz B. Scottish dancing C. 12,000 pieces on show D. yourself all night
4.Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for______ months of the year.
A. twelve B. ten C. eleven D. nine
5.You have ￥140, and you can ______ in May.
A. watch Scottish dancing B. go to Anhui Museum
C. listen to Jazz D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night
When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.
My small hands could get the mail without using a key! I always could never to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe, we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.
Three weeks later, I
arrived home and my mailbox: He
llo, postcard! I broke
into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had the post office all these years. Today I send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.
1.A. bad B. poor C. good D. short
2.A. easily B. simply C. hardly D. specially
3.A. weigh B. wait C. get D. plan
4.A. friend B. aunt C. mother D. owner
5.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. hated D. considered
6.A. wedding B. return C. success D. birthday
7.A. broke B. woke C. grew D. stood
8.A. around B. over C. up D. down
9.A. bank B. hospital C. shop D. river
10.A. Traffic B. Life C. Police D. Post
11.A. because B. though C. while D. when
12.A. him B. me C. her D. them
13.A. bought B. repaired C. painted D. opened
14.A. missed B. influenced C. studied D. visited
15.A. just B. seldom C. still D. Never
Kate was not sure_______.
A. that she would play the lead role B. if she will win an Oscar
C. which gate to go D. which gate she should go through
. You had better take enough money with _________ while you ___________.
A. yourself, were shopping B. yourself, are shopping
C. you, are shopping D. you, were shopping
