Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. My family’s last vacation was a good to prove it. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was , and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
The next day, my husband and son were offered more to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered — them to wait it out at the , to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a . And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to .
I've made living looking for the best deals and the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. So far, I feel proud that I have written a couple of including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I in.
I tell you this because there is no in getting your money’s worth. Honestly, I’m also when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people . And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. lasts.
1.A．sampleB．excuseC．situationD．example
2.A．leavingB．headingC．gettingD．arriving
3.A．overbookedB．overcrowdedC．overworkedD．overpowered
4.A．get onB．get over C．get backD．get away
5.A．seatsB．creditsC．bargainD．value
6.A．flightB．officeC．schoolD．airport
7.A．dollarB．timeC．familyD．work
8.A．pass upB．pass downC．pass along D．pass on
9.A．expanding B．expectingC．exposingD．explaining
10.A．dictionaries B．newspapersC．novelsD．books
11.A．believeB．putC．giveD．come
12.A．harmB．shameC．doubt D．shock
13.A．generousB．tightfisted C．joyfulD．patient
14.A．noticeB．realize C. know D．understand
15.A．SatisfactoryB．Quantity C．Ability D．Quality
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that whenever the employment rate increases by 1%, the death rate decreases correspondingly(相应地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him likely to disease.
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.
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1.以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2.然后以约120个词就“努力学习，快乐生活”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
(1)你赞同“努力学习也可以快乐生活”这一观点吗？简要阐述理由。
(2)举例说明你的同学是如何努力学习并保持健康乐观的心态的？
(3)简述如何才能做到努力学习并快乐生活？
[写作要求]
在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中
的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
1.每当你失败时，你就从头干起。______ ______ you fail, start all over again.
2.她大声说：“让我单独呆一会儿！”然后跑上了床。
She shouted “ ______ me ______ “ and ran to her bed.
3.我们应该意识到接下来要发生的事。
We should be ______ ______ what will happen next.
4.祝贺你取得巨大进步！I ______ you ______ the great progress.
5.你总不能让女人和机器相爱吧。
You ______ ______ women ______ in love with machines.
6.但我非常开朗乐观，并且学会了适应身体的残疾。
…but I am very outgoing and have learned to ______ ______ my disability.
7.与其说他是机器，倒不如说他更像一个人。He seemed ______ like a human ______ a machine.
阅读下列表格内容及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题纸上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
请先阅读几所大学所提供的健康医疗教育项目：
A.
Argosy University
Our postgraduate degree level education provides the knowledge and tools to create successful and meaningful careers.
B.
Kaplan University
Our university offers comprehensive training in health care to prepare you for a career in the health sciences, corrections, or private security.
C.
Everest College
Through our online degree program, you can gain the necessary skills to join the health care industry. It is designed to prepare you for a career in the health sciences.
D.
Sanford-Brown College
SBC is dedicated to providing innovative programs that enable students the opportunity to gain professional skills by practicing in our health care center before they work.
E.
Rasmussen College
The Healthcare Management Bachelor of Science degree at our College will give students the education and practical experience they need to work as administrators.(管理人员)
F.
Brown Mackie University
The Health & nursing programs are designed to provide students with the education needed to enter health and nursing careers.
下面是几位需要医学教育的学生，请为他们选择适合他们就读的大学：
1.My family immigrated when I was still studying my healthcare courses in a local medical college. So I had to give up my bachelor degree and moved with them. Now I hope to find a college that offers the degree education on the Internet and realize my dream of being a doctor.
2.When I looked after my mother in the hospital ten years ago, I was moved by what the nurses did. They devoted themselves into helping every patient get through the hard time. Since then, I have been determined to take up nursing career, and now, the time is coming.
3.When studying in the university, my professor often told me that it was impossible for me to get every problem solved just with the knowledge in textbooks. It makes me realize I should look for a health care center where I can learn practical skills and gain more experience.
4.After graduating from a medical college and get my bachelor degree five years ago, I became a doctor in a big local health care center. However, I find modern medical research developing fairly rapidly, so I hope to start my postgraduate degree study in a university and serve the people here better.
5.Being a retired doctor, my father always hopes that I can continue his career. I know a doctor can help lots of people, but in fact, my favorite job is managing, no matter in a company, an institution or an organization. So maybe learning how to manage a hospital can satisfy both of us.
You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They [elevators] are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward ( adj. 尴尬的) in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
1.The main purpose of the article is to _____.
A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
2.According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually ______.
A. turn around and greet one another
B. look around or examine their phone
C. make eye contact with those in the elevator
D. try to keep a distance from other people elevator?
3.The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. judge B. ignore C. put up with D. make the best of
4.According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.
A. someone’s odd behaviors
B. the lack of space
C. their unfamiliarity with one another
D. their eye contact with one another
President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket.
“I just miss---I miss being anonymous,” he said. “I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walk. I can't take a walk”.
His dream, he said, was to “go through Central Park and watch for passing by…spend the day watching people --- I miss that”.
Faced with angry criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of the White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting away from it all. “It's the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours.” he told Hearst magazines.
Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disappointed with some of the ways of Washington, which he has failed in his permission to change, such as the "kabuki dance" among political parties before serious policy discussions begin. His comments may be seen as vindication（证实）by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然）, and being slow to engage in vital issues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week.
Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr. Obama has already racked up 60 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years. In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr. Obama eighth out of the 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century.
1.What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Obama likes living a busy life.
B. Obama used to spend most of his time with his family.
C. Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures.
D. He used to wash his car himself.
2.According to Obama, he plays golf to .
A. release his pressure B. keep fit
C. balance his work D. show his ability
3.We can infer from the passage that Obama is kabuki dance.
A. curious about B. interested in
C. content with D. tired of
4.Which of the following statements is from the critics?
A. The president lost lots of privacy, but he loves the life in the White House.
B. There are always unnecessary procedures among political parties.
C. The president seems to be indifferent (漠不关心的) towards some really important issues.
D. The president is really a great golf player.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Obama's favorite pastime.
B. Obama’s complaints about lack of privacy as president.
C. The public's criticism of Obama.
D. Obama's regrets for being the US president.
