Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, foods, art, music, and politics firsthand.
“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family, not from the tourist’s point of view,” says Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.
Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her home town of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?
Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition(过渡) to college and adulthood. Mathew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and a real interest in international affairs that made him different from his peers(同龄人). “After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be a breeze –moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly frightening after having lived thousands of miles away.”
Most of all, it’s fun while you’re studying in a different learning environment.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A．the benefits of studying abroad
B．living in a foreign country
C．the excitement of travel
D．learning a language
2.What did Andrew pay special attention to while studying abroad?
A．Host families. B．The foreign cultures.
C．Places of interest. D．Community problems.
3.The example of Christina mainly shows that studying abroad can .
A．change our habits B．offer us opportunities
C．increase our knowledge D．build our confidence
4.The underlined words “a breeze” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to .
A．something very important B．something very interesting
C．something very easy D．something very soft
No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is important to make the right impression from the very first day. You will face new people. You will be in a new place. It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are five tips to help you make it through the first days at a new job:
1．First impressions can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code (rules about what you can wear to work). If so, be sure to follow it. No matter what, always be neat and clean.
2．Get to work on time. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time.
3．Pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to introduce you to co-workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.
4．Ask a lot of questions. Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.
5．Never be the first one to leave. Observe what your co-workers do around quitting time (下班时间). It does not look good for you to be eager to leave.
1.Before you arrive at work, you should .
A．dress in a right way B．introduce yourself quickly
C．know your duties D．know your co-workers well
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．You should be the first one to arrive at work.
B．You should ask your co-workers for your duties.
C．You should not be eager to go back home.
D．You are required to arrive 15 minutes earlier.
3.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “supervisor” may be a “ ”
A．visitor B．teacher C．workmate D．leader
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．Getting a New Job
B．Tips on How to Work
C．The First – day Work Tips
D．The Importance of Co-workers
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. it is a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is that?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already. ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. Form today on say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”
1.The writer mainly wants to .
A．call on us to love our parents
B．tell us the function of a diary
C．teach us what a crow is
D．introduce a pair of son and father
2.According to the passage, the son felt when his father kept asking the same question.
A．puzzled B．grateful
C．angry D．surprised
3.We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of .
A．eighty B．forty-five
C．thirty-eight D．thirty-five
4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because.
A．he forgot what had happened
B．he would like his son to read it
C．it could remind himself of the past
D．he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary
Special Events This Weekend
Captain Good Fellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Films at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987879.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”?
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.
1.If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget .
A．your comfortable shoes
B．your beautiful walk
C．your learning about local history
D．your worries
2.Where can you see movies?
A．At City College. B．At Museum Theatre.
C．At City Theatre. D．At Central Park.
3.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food .
A．at City Hall B．at Rose Hall
C．at City College D．at Central Park
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to . I did the best that I could, and then left my to put my paper in a pile on the front desk with a(n) .
I returned to my seat and then an idea came to mind. I where the teacher was before I made my . She was walking in the of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed and when I picked up my paper I also the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the girl in our class. I copied her answers to my paper.
The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desk. When I my paper over, I was to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I it. I guess we need to study more.” Her was, “Not me, I got every question and got an A”.
The teacher knew. She never embarrassed me in front of the class and me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.
1.A．blackboard B．paper C．book D．picture
2.A．think B．cry C．worry D．sleep
3.A．seat B．classroom C．partner D．teacher
4.A．joy B．sign C．idea D．problem
5.A．believed B．found C．ignored D．checked
6.A．choice B．mind C．move D．comment
7.A．front B．middle C．back D．outside
8.A．out B．in C．over D．on
9.A．saw B．brought C．remembered D．included
10.A．extra B．new C．clean D．difficult
11.A．tallest B．oldest C．prettiest D．smartest
12.A．got B．turned C．put D．took
13.A．shocked B．angry C．happy D．excited
14.A．copied B．read C．marked D．examined
15.A．knew B．made C．failed D．lost
16.A．reply B．attitude C．opinion D．purpose
17.A．ready B．right C．done D．good
18.A．told B．reminded C．allowed D．advised
19.A．speech B．joke C．wish D．promise
20.A．honest B．friendly C．careful D．hopeful
-Do you need any help, Lucy?
-Yes. The job is I could do myself.
A．less than B．more than
C．no more than D．not more than
