Who is Rose probably?
A. The man’s student.
B. The speakers’ daughter.
C. The woman’s teacher.
What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Go to the shop to replace the camera.
B. Choose a good angle when taking pictures.
C. Keep the camera clean when taking pictures.
假如你是晨光中学的学生会主席李津，你校学生会将于下周二下午四点在学校报告厅
举行英语口语大赛，你去拜访校国际部外教 Mr. Green，恰巧他外出，请根据以下要点给他 留一封短信。
1. 邀请 Mr. Green 做评委，告知比赛时间、地点；
2. 告知评委的工作内容(如就选手的发言提问并点评等)；
3. 询问赛后他是否有时间辅导前两名选手参加市级比赛。
注意:
1. 词数不少于 100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇:
参赛选手:contestant
Dear Mr. Green,
I came to your office to visit you.
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Yours
Li Jin
阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语回答问题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。
When people think of New York City, most of them probably picture the attractive lifestyles of the rich and famous or think of Broadway, Times Square and other tourist attractions. However, there is another side of New York City. The summer after tenth grade, I went with my group on a mission trip to New York City for a week.
I had always known that poverty existed in major cities, but I had never seen it to a degree as high as we did there. We worked at several different locations with our small groups. One day, we served at a soup kitchen and what I saw astounded me. I couldn't believe my eyes. We saw people from all walks of life. We met people who came there because they had no job, no home and no money.
Another day, we volunteered at a homeless shelter. We helped people there do some cleaning and spent time talking to them and listening to their stories. It was incredible to see how thankful they were to us for just spending a couple of hours talking to them.
Every person we met on that trip had a unique story. Whatever their stories were, there was a common thread we saw in them — hope and thanks. These were people who had nothing and yet they were so hopeful about their futures and they were thanking us.
My experience during that summer changed my life. I used to picture my future as containing a big house and a lot of money, but now I see my future as helping others. After college, I would really like to work for some sort of global aid organization that deals with social issues, such as poverty and homelessness.
1.What do most people have in mind when thinking of New York City? ( No more than 10 words )
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2.What does the underlined word “astounded” in Paragraph 2 mean? ( 1 word )
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3.What did the author discover in the people at the homeless shelter? ( No more than 15 words )
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4.What kind of organizations does the author want to work for after college? ( No more than 10 words )
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5.How does the author’s experience inspire you? ( No more than 20 words )
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Nowadays, cars are playing an increasingly important role in daily life and many societies would stop functioning without them. So, the claim that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by governments but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2040 all cars will be computerized, which will mean extremely large fuel savings, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis, who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says cars will be fitted with intelligent cruise control devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. Brakes and accelerators will become redundant(多余的)because the car will automatically speed up or slow down to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people so that the roads can be made the best of.
By 2030 Dr. David Davis believes car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road whatever the weather conditions by projecting an image of the road ahead onto the car’s windscreen. And by 2040 cars will travel in convoy(组队) linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow(牵引) bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the ordinary fuel” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”
1.We learn from the passage that governments and car manufactures .
A. don’t believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020
B. are devoted to the technological innovation (创新) in car industry
C. consider the predictions made by the researchers seriously
D. have put the super-intelligent car into mass production
2.Which of the following will NOT be the characteristics of the cars of 2040?
A. There will be no brake and accelerator in cars. B. We will own as many cars as we want.
C. All cars will be driven by computers. D. Car accident will no longer happen.
3.Davis believes that the present car culture will change because .
A. cars play an important role in daily life
B. many societies would stop working without cars
C. cars should not be owned by one individual
D. it causes more and more pain to human society
4.Which of the following sentences can explain better use of roads by 2040 mentioned in the passage?
A. Computer-driven cars can drive much closer together than cars driven by people.
B. Motorists can have a clear view of the road whatever the weather conditions are.
C. Cars will travel in convoy linked to each other by an electronic tow bar.
D. Intelligent cruise control devices can regulate the distance between one car and another.
5.What will happen if cars are linked to each other electronically in 2040?
A. Motorists will get a clear view of the road.
B. The weather conditions won’t have effect on motorists.
C. There will be a decrease in the pollution caused by car.
D. All trains will burn less fuel than present.
The reason is that college students today can’t do math, and one line of reasoning goes. Or they don’t know science. These are all good theories, but the problem with these young adults’ unemployment goes way beyond a lack of STEM (科学) skills.
A survey by the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College finds that more than 60% of employers say applicants lack the ability to communicate and get along with others — a jump of about 10 percentage points in just two years. A large number of managers also say today’s applicants can’t think creatively, solve problems or write well. Jobs are going unfilled as a result, which hurts companies and employees. The annual global Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower Group finds that nearly 1 in 5 employers worldwide can’t fill positions because they can’t find people with soft skills.
One thing that does appear to make a difference is internships(实习). More than 80% of employers want new graduates they hire to have completed a formal internship, but only 8% of students say interning in a field related to their major is something they spend a lot of time doing. Instead, the top extracurricular(课外的)activities are hanging out with friends, working in an unrelated job and eating out.
And all internships are not created equal. Overall, only about half of college graduates say they’re prepared for the work — and the number of bosses who think they’re prepared is lower than 40%.
Among students who don’t intern, only 44% consider themselves ready for the job market. That improves for students with unpaid internships; 58% say they’re prepared for the workplace. But among students who complete paid internships, that number jumps to 70%. None of the students think they’re entirely prepared for the workforce, but they’re a lot more confident than the managers surveyed. Part of the problem is that you don’t know what you don’t know, as the saying goes.
Harris Interactive found a huge gap between students’ view of their abilities and managers’ view of those same skills such as financial skills. It’s just hard to teach these skills, experts say. “It is hard to correct a lifetime of bad habits in a short period of time,” Roderick Nunn, vice chancellor for economic development and workforce solutions at St. Louis Community College, tells St. Louis Beacon.
1.What does the underlined phrase “soft skills” refer to?
A. Math and science skills.
B. Flexibility and interpersonal skills.
C. The skills of finding jobs.
D. Creativity and skills of communicating with employers.
2.What do most new graduates think of their internships?
A. They should do as their employers expect.
B. They should have their free life out of the work time.
C. They shouldn’t spend too much time on the field related to their major.
D. They feel prepared for the jobs during internships.
3.What does the saying “you don’t know what you don’t know” indicate?
A. Students with different internships judge their abilities differently.
B. Students learn much from internships and think more differently from before.
C. Students are unaware of what the employers think they are lacking.
D. Students don’t know much about the job they are working on.
4.The passage mainly talks about .
A. different views about new graduates’ skills
B. new graduates’ performance in their internships
C. how new graduates can meet their employers’ needs
D. the real reason why new graduates are unemployed
5.The purpose of the passage is .
A. to describe B. to explain C. to inform D. to argue
