At a recent job fair in China’s Jiangsu Province, some employers offered great welfare packages, i1. insurance, holiday presents and paid vacations. These companies were rushed by many job seekers who b2. that working in s3. great places would make them feel like home．
An article from The Workers’ Daily says if a company fails to p4. its employees with a sense of belonging, it will not be able to keep them with a satisfactory salary a5.．
The article says the job fair serves as a good example. An employer must keep in mind that providing its employees with good conditions has become vital in maintaining the company’s competitive edge．
Nowadays, many companies try every p6. means to reduce the cost of labour, ignoring or even trampling on employees’ rights and interests. The fact is that some companies are u7. to find new workers even with increased payment．
A unique company culture with human-oriented management is the key to s8. keeping good employers. The article concludes that in a society where individual d9. is more important than ever, providing a sense of belonging for employees should be the most important thing of a c10..
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and is a sequel(续集）to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. At the end of the story, Tom and his best friend Huck found a lot of money in a cave and were allowed to keep it. Huck starts his story by describing what has happened to him since then.
Many people consider Huckleberry Finn to be one of the ‘great American novels’. However, when it first came out it was banned by some libraries and schools. People thought that Huck, a young boy and the main character, wasn’t a good example for children because he lied, stole and used bad language. Later, in the second half of the twentieth century, the novel was criticized for its racist language.
In the novel Twain attacks many of the traditions of the southern states of the USA, through the eyes of the main character, the reader sees and judges the South, its faults and its good qualities.
Several themes run through the story. Perhaps the most important one is slavery, which was finally abolished in all American states in 1865. Another is freedom. Both Huck and Jim want to be free—Jim from slavery and Huck from the society that wants to control him. A third is friendship. The adventures that Jim and Huck share on the river bring them closer together. The fact that Jim is black and a slave is no longer important and they become good friends. Jim helps Huck and Huck helps Jim in return.
Brief 1. | 2.in 1885, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn described the story that3.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. |
Book reviews | It is 4.among the Great American Novels. When it first came out, people thought that Huck had a bad5. on children because of his lies, theft and usage of bad language. Later, in the6. twentieth century, it was criticized for its language. |
Twain was7.many traditions of the southern states of the USA. Through Huck’s eyes, readers learn about different aspects of the South. | |
Main 8. | ◆Slavery. Slavery came to the end in all American states in 1865. |
◆Freedom. Huck wants to be free from slavery and Huck from the9. | |
◆Friendship. With the adventures on the river, Jim and Hack were brought closer together, 10.Jim is a black slave. |
Finally, a huge wall of ice blocked our plan. Soon the Nautilus itself was stuck in the ice. The Nautilus dived to about eight hundred meters and travelled quickly under the icecap. Conseil and I looked for fish, but there were none. We travelled under the ice for two days.
On the third day, we rushed onto the deck to see water and a small island. The crew caught some fish in their nets and we ate some for dinner. Captain studied his instruments and announced we were at the South Pole. We all cheered. Then the Nautilus dived and began its return voyage. Suddenly I felt a shock. The Nautilus had stopped moving and was leaning to one side. It was stuck under an iceberg. Captain Nemo was clearly worried. We were in a kind of tunnel with ice above and below us. Both ends of the tunnel were blocked with more ice. Captain Nemo told us there were two ways of dying in that situation. We had enough air for two days, but we might be crushed before that. Captain Nemo and his crew used a long pole and found we were lying on ten meters of ice.
The men began to cut the ice under Nautilus. It would take five nights and four days to remove enough ice to free the Nautilus. However, there was only enough air for two days.
1.What life did Dr. Aronnax and Conseil see underneath the icecap?
A.Vegetation. B.Lots of birds. C.Fish . D.Nothing.
2.What happened when the Nautilus got stuck in the tunnel?
A.It moved back and forth. B.It stopped on top of the iceberg.
C.It leaned to one side. D.It was crushed by pressure tanks.
3.What did Captain Nemo say might happen to them?
A.They may starve to death. B.They may be crushed
C.They may freeze to death. D.They may run out of electricity.
4.How did the men know how much ice was underneath them?
A.They used tools. B.They used a long pole.
C.They used an arrow. D.They used an instrument panel.
Do Encyclopedias Know Everything?
LONG BEFORE Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), there was Pliny the Elder. He was a first-century Roman researcher. His assistants (助理) read to him while he ate dinner and while he bathed. All the while, Pliny took notes. He even considered walking a waste of time. His assistants carried him around Rome in a chair while he read.
All of this was preparation for his Historia Naturalis (《博物志》). The book was published in A.D. 77. It is considered the oldest surviving encyclopedia on Earth. There are 2,500 chapters. They cover everything from mice to Mars.
“No Roman author has completed such a project,” Pliny proudly announced. Unluckily, two years after publishing (出版) the encyclopedia, he died in a natural disaster.
Accidents can hardly be avoided (避免). However, they can be recorded. Editors of encyclopedias, like Pliny, organize the knowledge of our world. Like a valuable gift, the books pass through the ages. They begin their lives as a tool and end them as a historical record.
Therefore, in my opinion, an encyclopedia is not just a record of what its editors know. It’s also a record of what they don’t know.
Pliny was wrong when he said there were seven planets, including the Sun and the Moon. He was wrong, too, when he said Africans were black from being burnt by the Sun. After all, Historia Naturalis is a book edited by a Roman thousands of years ago. These were all he truly knew.
Similarly, both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have some incorrect information. Even the biggest encyclopedias only represent what their editors know.
“The task of editing an encyclopedia can never be completed,” said Roger Lewinter, an American researcher. Encyclopedias can’t record all of the human knowledge but just some of it. They are always waiting for someone — you, perhaps — to improve them.
1.According to the article, before Pliny the Elder completed his Historia Naturalis, ______.
A.Nobody had considered walking a waste of time B.There was no encyclopedia on Earth
C.Nobody knew what Mars was D.No Roman author had completed an encyclopedia
2.When did Pliny die in a natural disaster?
A.In A.D. 79. B.In A.D. 77. C.In A. D.75. D. In 77 B.C.
3.Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A.We should destroy Pliny’s encyclopedia because it contains too many mistakes.
B.Modern encyclopedias — such as Wikipedia — have fewer mistakes.
C.In the biggest encyclopedia, we can find all of the human knowledge.
D.In all encyclopedias, there is some incorrect information.
4.The author expects his readers to _____.
A.find all the mistakes in Historia Naturalis B.improve an encyclopedia
C.complete the task of editing an encyclopedia D.take a look at the world’s biggest encyclopedias
In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterwards they wanted to share a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2,500 million videos in the first six months!
Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals(专业人士). They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.
First, many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on YouTube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.
Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterwards, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.
People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.
Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to tell people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段) of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.
For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.
1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men .
A.set up a new website YouTube
B.sent a video by using the e-mail
C.shared a video right at a dinner party
D.became very popular in a few months
2.Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?
A.YouTube makes sharing videos easy.
B.Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.
C.Many videos on YouTube are short.
D.Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.
3.Judson Laipply became popular .
A.only because he was a good dancer
B.after he put his funny dance video on YouTube
C.because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website
D.because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week
4.YouTube is used by David Taub .
A.to sell his guitars
B.to start his new business
C.to set up his own website
D.to advertise his business
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People use the website YouTube to entertain others, or help others.
B.YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.
C.Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.
D.For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.
Six months ago，Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:
The Slender West Lake. named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great Rainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture. |
Ge Garden, one of the four lop famous Chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. The bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. The centre of the garden is well known for man-like hills. Four seasons can be experienced here at a time. |
He garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor(走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge. |
1.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?
A.30 yuan. B.40 yuan. C.90 yuan. D.150 yuan.
2.What's He Garden famous for?
A.The long corridor. B.The green bamboo.
C.The man-made hills. D.The boat travelling.
3.Which of the following can Jack do?
A.He can take a NO. 19 bus to Ge Garden.
B.He can visit the Slender West Lake at 8:00.
C.He can call 0514-87935285 for further information of He Garden.
D.He can go to www.he-garden.net to know more about He Garden.
