新年即将来临，你打算用攒下的零花钱给父母买一件礼物。请以 “A present for my parents”为题写一篇文章。该文必须包括以下内容：
1.你送的礼物：一张健康俱乐部的贵宾卡；
2.你父母亲的现状：父亲是教师，工作很辛苦；母亲喜欢读书，但缺乏运动；
3.你送该礼物的原因；
4.该礼物对他们可能产生的影响和带来的变化。
注意：1. 文章应包括以上所有信息；
2. 词数；120左右。文章的开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
3. 健康俱乐部的贵宾卡a VIP card of a health club
缺乏 lack
A Present for My Parents
The new year is coming and I want to give my parents a present.
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Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Noble Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Noble Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curie’s two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continue the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institue. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
1.where did Marie Curie and some other scholars teach their children?
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2.Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal? (within 7 words)
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3.Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot? (within 4 words)
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4.When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
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5.What can the underlined word “leukemia” possibly be in the last paragraph? (within 2 words)
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Mother stayed at home cooking and cleaning while Father left for work. Two or more children took the bus to school. In the evening, all the family members got together at home again. This is what a traditional family was like twenty years ago. But now great changes have happened in British families.
As many as 2 out of 3 marriages now end in divorce(离婚), and many children have to live with one parent and only see the other at weekends or during holidays.
There has been a great increase in the number of working women with children. Many women have to work to support themselves and their children. Even in the family where there is no divorce, both parents have to work in order to survive.
Also women are no longer happy to stay at home taking care of children. Many of them have jobs and some of them can even make more money than men, the traditional breadwinners.
What’s more, the increasing number of single-parent families have caused an increase in the crime rate (犯罪率) among children in a way. It is thought that if a child doesn’t have a father, he or she will be harmed.
However the changes may be good for some people. For women it’s now much easier to have well-paid jobs. Although it is difficult to be a working mother, it is no longer seen as a bad thing for children.
As for some children, they learn how to solve problems by themselves at an early age.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about a traditional family in Britain twenty years ago?
A. Both the mother and the father had to work to support the family.
B. The father stayed at home taking care of the children.
C. The mother didn’t need to work.
D. A family had only one child.
2.Which of the following things is NOT mentioned in the passage ?
A. The increasing number of divorces.
B. The increasing number of fathers who stay at home.
C. The increasing number of working mothers.
D. The increasing crime rate among children.
3.According to the passage, a “breadwinner” refers to a person who ________.
A. has got some bread
B. is good at making bread
C. stays at home raising children
D. works to support the family
4.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A. In a family where the parents are not divorced in Britain，the mother doesn’t have to work.
B. Children whose parents are divorced have to start working early.
C. The father is very important to a child’s growth.
D. The changes in British families do no goo
Read the advertisements carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.
FLORLST WANTED! Are you a creative and trained florist with at least two years of experience? Then this may be just what you are hunting. The city’s leading Florist Artist Studio needs another part-time member on their wedding team. Please phone 6098 7888 now! |
WE NEED OFFICE CLRANERS! Three people are required for professional cleaning in the CBD area. Working hours from 5:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Approximately five hours per shift. A good record is necessary. Experience preferred. Phone 6345 7843 now. |
WANT TO WORK AS A DENTAL NURSE? This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified dental nurse with a confident and cheerful personality to work in the School Dental Health Schema. You must be able to get along well with children because work involves talking to group about dental health practices. For further information, visit our website at schooledntalservices@gov.sg. And fax your resume to 6234 4567. |
INTERESTED IN CHILDCARE? Qualified person or preschool teacher needed for busy childcare center, south of the river. Full-time work guaranteed. Immediate start necessary. The candidate must be able to work as a co-operative team member. Phone 6345 2345 for an interview and fax resume to 6345 2345. |
1.You may find the advertisements above .
A. in a store window B. in a school magazine
C. in a newspaper D. on a company notice-board
2.The position of a(n) is a part-time job.
A. florist B. artist
C. preschool teacher D. dental nurse
3.Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?
A. Child food cooking skills.
B. Childcare experience and outgoing.
C. The ability to start work in 2 weeks.
D. The ability to work well with other people.
4.The office cleaners will be required to work about hours a week.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time．Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing(令人沮丧的) tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to．You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．
Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect．
When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首)of a negative person is put in you．you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people．This could be a co-worker，or relative．In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible． Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to a negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that．
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized．The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着)you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness．Life is too short to feel negative．Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________ ．
A. make a comparison B. offer an evidence
C. introduce a topic D. describe a daily scene
2.How can negative people have effect on us?
A. By influencing our emotion．
B. By telling US the nature of life．
C. By changing our way of thinking．
D. By comparing their attitude to life with ours．
3.Some negative people base their happiness on _________ ．
A. other people’s pity for them
B. making other people unhappy
C. building up a positive attitude
D. other people’s respect for them
4.According to the passage, to reduce negative people's influence on us，
we are advised _______ ．
A. to change negative people’s attitude to life
B. to show our dissatisfaction to negative people
C. to make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D. to communicate with negative people as little as possible
Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office. "The railway owes me $12, " she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. "You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me $12. “
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office, Madam, "he said politely. "I'll check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd."
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt, "he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"
"Yes", she answered, shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"
"That's fine, "said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three”
"I'm four, "the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half. "
Harry turned to the mother." I remember your ticket, Madam, "he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?"
"Er, well", "the woman looked at the child." I mean … she hasn't started school yet. She's only four. "
"A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs' "let me see … $ 13. 5. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe $1. 5. The law is law, but since the fault (过错) was mine…".
The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.
1.The woman was angry because .
A. she returned home one day later than she thought
B. she spent more money than she had planned
C. there was no ship when she arrived at the station in Jersey
D. the young man didn't sell her the ticket for a round trip
2.Harry felt worried because .
A. he didn't change the timetable in time
B. the woman was too angry with him
C. the woman didn't buy a ticket for her daughter
D. he didn't do his work carefully enough
3.Harry started talking to the little girl because .
A. he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
B. he wanted to find a way out from the little girl
C. he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
D. he wanted to show his friendliness to the little girl
4.The underlined sentence means that .
A. she should pay $1. 5, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying
B. the woman had to pay him $1. 5, and the railway would pay for the hotel
C. they have to follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his
D. he must be strict with the woman because of the laws, though he didn't want to
