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I am deeply impressed by the great changes that have been taken place in the school over the past three years.
In May 12,2008, a severe earthquake destroys almost everything in the school，leaving badly-damaged buildings. It is now, however, taking on a new look. Tall building have been put up, including classrooms and laboratory buildings, and a library. There has also a newly-built standard playground. In the new environment, teachers and students are living happy and working hard. It is really amazed that the once-ruined place has now been turned into beautiful school, full of life.
Obviously, without the help of the whole society, there would be no new school today. It is love and concern that has brought about the great changes. Many hands make light work. We can work wonders if you unite as a family, caring for each other and helping those in need. Union is strength.
Job hunting has always been 1. headache for college graduates. Many graduates 2. (employ) right after graduation, but some are not. Most serious of all, some still have no idea where to go working even a long time after graduation.
The reasons 3. this phenomenon are various. On the one hand, a few years ago colleges and universities 4. (enroll) so many students in popular majors, such as economy, finance that the number of graduates is 5. (great) than the need in the market. On the other hand, most graduates would prefer 6. (stay) in large cities without suitable jobs to going to the countryside.
I believe the problem can be solved if colleges and students take 7. (measure). First, they should research the market and develop special skills 8. (suit) its needs. Second, students, attitude towards employment should be changed. They should go to some smaller cities and the countryside. There they can also give full play to their 9.(profession) knowledge. In a word, 10. we pay much attention, the problem can certainly be solved.
It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana __ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his __ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.
He noticed huge amounts of rainwater __ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few __, Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.
Then it __ him - the scene was surprisingly __ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. __ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved __ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to __ on us! ”
All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been __ as an emergency gathering point. __ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was __ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.
Thanks to Wasana's quick action and sharp __ , no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide __ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six __ . “The financial damage is nothing compared to __ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.
Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. __ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management __ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the __ will come in handy.
1.A. stared B. nodded C. shouted D. pointed
2.A. thoughts B. eyes C. words D. voices
3.A. pulling B. jumping C. sliding D. flowing
4.A. times B. minutes C. hours D. periods
5.A. how B. where C. why D. when
6.A. hit B. drove C. pushed D. stopped
7.A. strange B. rare C. terrible D. similar
8.A. Rejecting B. Fearing C. Scaring D. Avoiding
9.A. angrily B. sadly C. excitedly D. wildly
10.A. beat B. move C. fall D. drive
11.A. put away B. set aside C. brought forth D. taken apart
12.A. Just then B. In short C. In good time D. As a result
13.A. something B. much C. anything D. little
14.A. discovery B. movement C. observation D. idea
15.A. destroyed B. tore C. injured D. overcame
16.A. another B. other C. others D. ones
17.A. those B. which C. that D. what
18.A. Looking back B. Looking around C. Looking through D. Looking forward
19.A. exhibitions B. lessons C. units D. examinations
20.A. concept B. image C. knowledge D. situation
The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity Epidemic— and How We Can End It by Deborah Co
hen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1. But according to this book, the fo
llowing are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.
1．If you're obese, blame your genes.
2. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.
2．If you're obese, you lack selfcontrol.
Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3. Even, the most vigilant(警觉的)people may not be good controllers of themselves.
3．4.
Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 per cent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.
4．The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.
Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5. In fact, although a drop in workrelated physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.
A．Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.
B．Obesity rates have increased.
C．Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.
D．But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.
E．People hold different views on obesity.
F．People benefit a lot from physical activities.
G．Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand.
“Creativity is the key to a brighter future,” says education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
It Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.
Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situation. They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it's choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should try to let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.
1.What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?
A. They should encourage people to work a longer time.
B. People should be discouraged to think freely.
C. People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.
D. It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.
2.Creativity is .
A. something that most people are born with
B. something that has nothing to do with intelligence at all
C. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems
D. something that is not important to the character of a person at all
3.Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?
A. They don't attach importance to creativity education.
B. They don't want their students to make mistakes.
C. They pay some attention to examination marks, language and maths skills.
D. They think it more important to remember some information.
4.What should the parents do when their children decide how to spend their money?
A. Help them when necessary.
B. Try to help them as much as possible.
C. Take no notice of whatever they do.
D. Leave the children as they are.
Main people believe that the only way to make our communities safer is to build more prisons. But there's a way to better protect cities and towns by doing just the opposite.
In many countries throughout the world, prison populations have risen dramatically over the past decade. One of the main reasons for this is the large number of repeat offenders, that is people who break the law again are once freed from jail. Statistics show that about one in four prisoners freed every year return to jail within three years.
This is partly because ex-prisoners face huge difficulty finding employment. More than a third of them cannot find any job at all. Data show that having a job greatly reduces the chances that a person will commit a crime again or commit one in the first place. Released prisoners who do manage to find steady employment are 50 percent less likely to return to prison. Rather than harming a community, having a job helps ex-prisoners to change their ways and make a positive and productive contribution to their communities.
What's more, helping these men and women find jobs would also save taxpayers a lot of money. Few prisoners would save governments millions or possibly even billions of dollars annually: the costs of building and operating jails.
There are many things that the government can do to help ex-prisoners find work. More job training programs should be introduced to provide prisoners with work skills before they are freed. Companies and factories should also be given tax benefits if they employ ex-prisoners. Such programs have been shown to work in several countries.
Such policies of course assure that freed criminals actually want to work. But shouldn't they be given the chance? Our goal, after all, shouldn’t be to incarcerate as many prisoners as possible, but to build a society that doesn't need to put such a large percentage of its population in jail. We should take a step in that direction and help prisoners find self-respect and purpose through work.
1.What percentage of freed prisoners returns to prison within three years?
A. 65%. B. 50%.
C. 33%. D. 25%.
2.Which of the following best describes the content of the fifth paragraph?
A. Facts. B. Arguments.
C. Recommendations. D. Requirements.
3.What does the underlined word "incarcerate" in the last paragraph mean?
A. set free B. lock up
C. employ D. separate
4.Which of the following would the author agree with?
A. Tougher punishment will reduce crime.
B. Most prisoners do not deserve to be in prison.
C. Economic conditions are a major cause of crime.
D. Prison populations are likely to increase in the future.
