It turns out,talking to strangers is not so bad after all.
At least for a North Carolina teen,who went to Target,the second-largest discount retailer(零售商) in the United States,to look for a clip-on tie(卡夾式 領(lǐng)帶) for a job interview. 36 .
Audrey Mark told CNN she was shopping at a store in Raleigh on Wednesday when she noticed something unusual.
“I see this young teen being serviced by this Target employee,” Mark said.
37 . The employee was not just tying the teen's tie,he was sharing some wisdom as well.
“I hear him preparing him with all this advice on interview skills and handshakes,” she told CNN.
38 .
“I asked him if he needed help,and he told me he needed clip-on ties,” Scott told CNN. “We didn’ t have any."
She turned to her co-worker,Dennis Roberts,and asked him if he knew how to tie a regular tie. 39 .
But Scott and Roberts went a step further and prepared the teen for his interview.
“We said ,‘Make sure you look him in the eye.’ I'm saying,‘Make sure you give him a firm handshake” ” Roberts said.
Mark took a picture.
“ 40 she told CNN. “He leaves and all these Target employees are screaming ‘Bye!Good luck!Tell us how it went/ I got so emotional. I even got teary."
A. Employee Cathy Scott said the teen walked into the store looking for a tie
B. The teen appears to have had a good initial interview at the restaurant
C. He said yes,so the teen bought one and handed it to Roberts
D. It was a very quiet,simple moment,but it was significant
E. We are inviting him back to have his second interview
F. Instead,he became the subject of a touching moment
G. Curious,she got closer to see what was going on
話題:人際關(guān)系
本文是記敘文。一位少年為面試去買領(lǐng)帶,結(jié)果服務(wù)員不僅幫他打領(lǐng)帶,還傳授給他面試的技巧。
36. F。根據(jù)下文中的 Mark took a picture 可知,Mark把服務(wù)員給這位少年打 領(lǐng)帶并傳授面試技巧的“感人時刻” 拍了下來。
37. G。根據(jù)下段中的I hear...可推測, Mark “出于好奇,走得更近一點看看 到底發(fā)生了什么事情”。
38. A.根據(jù)下段中的I asked him if he needed help,and he told me he needed clip-on ties可知,最先接待這 位少年的是Scott,所以她知道“這個 少年走進(jìn)商店尋找領(lǐng)帶”。
39. C.根據(jù)下段中的But Scott and Roberts went a step fUrther 可推測,Roberts應(yīng)該是會打領(lǐng)帶,所以這位 少年“買了領(lǐng)帶,并且遞給了 Roberts”。
40. D.根據(jù)Mark拍照的舉動及本段末 的 I got so emotional. I even got teary 可知,Mark認(rèn)為“雖然這一刻平凡無 奇,但是卻意義深遠(yuǎn)”。
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For thousands of years,kites have been made and flowaby people of all ages.
A simple kite can be made with two crossed pieces of light wood 1. (glue) to a sheet of paper or plastic. Then all 2. is needed is a cloth tail for balance and a ball of cord(繩子) .
Most kite fans fly their kites just 3.fun,but serious kite fliers enter contests and tournaments. These events are conducted under the 4.(rule) of the International Kitefliers,Association. Kites are used for practical purposes,too. The US Weather Bureau uses kites 5.(gather) information about winds and weather. Some of the kites used in this work cany scientific instruments and fly 6. (high) than 20,000 feet.
The flat kite 7. (be) the simplest and most popular kite,and the box kite is another popular type. Another favorite kite looks something like a bird.
To launch a kite,it's 8. (usual) necessary to run into the wind for a few feet. As the kite begins to rise,let out more line and give 9. . some short tugs(猛拉) .
Do not fly a kite near trees or power lines. Also,you should not fly a kite in an area 10. there are low-flying aircraft.
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Love working with children? Looking for an exciting new opportunity? Want to work on a friendly,fun and supportive team? This is what our team member Anna says about working at My Creche:
“It's the nicest place I've ever worked. Everyone is so friendly and we have so much fun working together. They give me opportunities to learn new things every day. They care about my personal development. Working at My Creche has enabled me to build relationships with the children as well as parents within the community which makes me feel so welcomed in the local area."
Conveniently located in the heart of Crouch End,London,N8, My Creche offers drop-in and pre-booked childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years of age. We also provide after-school and breakfast clubs for children up to 8 years old. Our goal is to enable parents to pursue personal and professional activities when they need to,with total peace of mind knowing their children are being cared for in a safe and fun environment.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional with excellent interpersonal skills,who is committed to ensuring the best outcomes and care for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to be a part of a fresh and progressive childcare concept and we wddome nbwly qualified professionals. We are a small and very supportive team with great training opportunities.
The successful candidate will:
. Have a certificate Level 3 in Childcare and Education.
. Have experience working with children.
. Be an excellent communicator with strong people skills.
. Be energetic and able to multi-task.
Salary: £16,500 — £19,000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.
Full time (flexible work available) and 28 days annual leave.
33. The author uses Anna's words mainly to .
A. examine B. inform
C. compare D. advertise
34. My Creche provides service to .
A. all children
B. children older than five
C. children under eight years old
D. children from five to eight years old
35. What does a successful candidate need?
A. A college degree.
B. A language certificate Level 3.
C. Great skills in communicating with people.
D. Years of working experience with children.
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In a new study from the University of Iowa,
! researchers found that pigeoiis can categorize and name both nattffal and human-made objects — and not just a few objects. These birds categorized 128 photographs into 16 categories,and they did so simultaneously(同時地) .
Ed Wasserman,UI professor of psychology and I corresponding author of the study,says the finding I suggests a similarity between how pigeons learn :words and the way children do. “Our pigeons were trained on all 16 categories simultaneously,a much closer analog(類似物) of how children leam words I and categories,” Wasserman says of the study,published online in the journal Cognition.
For researchers like Wasserman,who has been;studying animal intelligence for decades,this latest!experiment is further proof that animals — whether primates(靈長目動物) ,birds,or dogs — are smarter than once assumed and have more to teach scientists.
“As our methods have improved,so too have!our understanding and appreciation of animal :intelligence ,” Wasserman says. “Differences between :humans and animals must indeed exist: many are already known. But,they may be outnumbered by ;similarities. Our research on categorization in pigeons;suggests that those similarities may even extend to i how children learn words."
This time,researchers used a computerized version of the “name game” in which three pigeons were shown 128 black-and-white photos of objects from 16 basic categories. They then had to peck (啄) on one of two different symbols: the correct one for that photo and an incorrect one that was randomly chosen from one of the remaining 15 categories. The pigeons succeeded in learning the task.
Pigeons have long been known to be smarter than average birds. Among their many talents,pigeons have a “homing instinct(本能) ” that helps them find their way home from hundreds of miles away. They have better eyesight than humans and have been trained to spot orange life jackets of people lost at sea.
Wasserman acknowledges the recent pigeon study is not a direct analog of word learning in children and more work needs to be done. However,the model used in the study could lead to a better understanding of the associative principles involved in children's word learning. “That's the similarity that we are pursuing,but a single project — however creative it may be — will not be enough to answer such a big question ,” Wasserman says.
6. What does the new study indicate?
A. Aniinals are strange to scientists.
B. Animals are smarter than humans.
C. Animals are cleverer than we once thought.
D. Animals are less similar to humans than expected.
7. What can be concluded from the experiment?
A. Pigeons are good learners.
B. It is a complicated process to learn.
C. Humans do better in solving problems.
D. Pigeons learn differently from children.
8. What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?
A. How pigeons travel.
B. Why pigeons are smart.
C. Pigeons’ good eyesight.
D. Pigeons’ special ability.
9. What does the underlined part “a big question”(in the last paragraph) refer to?
A. How children learn words.
B. How animals get motivated to learn.
C. When children show eagerness to learn to speak.
D. If pigeohs and children leam words in a similar way.
10. The text is most likely to be taken out of a .
A. science report B. personal diary
C. zoo guidebook D. fashion magazine
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Word Processing | STUDENTS |
Basics | • You may choose either |
Section 1: Mon., Wed. | section 1 or section 2 |
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To: sunny@nwu.com
From: apple@nwu.com
Sent: 21 December 2015,10:45
Subject: computer training
Sunny,
I am attaching the latest schedule from the Computer Training Center. As we have discussed in person,your computer skills are not so good and you would benefit from taking one of these courses. We also discussed the fact that your first-year employee probationary(試用的) status is still in effect and that you are required to take some training courses during this time. Please sign up for one of these courses as soon as possible. I would encourage you to choose a beginning word processing class,as your skills in that area are lacking. You have a good knowledge of database software,though you could benefit from an advanced-level class if that is what interests you most. The choice,of course,is up to you,but I recommend word processing. In choosing your class schedule,please remember that you must be present at our weekly staff meetings (Wednesday afternoons at 2:00) . As soon as you have decided on a course and schedule,please get in touch with Lisa Bush in the Human Resources Department and she will take care of the registration process for you. We at NWU,Inc. will,of course,take care of all the fees. All you have .to do is attend the classes. Please e-mail me as soon as you are registered for a course.
Apple Green
1. How long has Sunny been working at NWU,Inc.?
A. A little more than a year.
B. Exactly three months.
C. Less than one year.
D. For several years.
2. Which class will Sunny probably take?
A. Database Basics,Section 2.
B. Advanced Database,Section 1.
C. Word Processing Basics,Section 1.
D. Word Processing Basics,Section 2v
3. How will Sunny register for the class?
A. By talking with the human resources officer.
B. By visiting the training center website.
C. By calling the training center.
D. By e-mailing Apple Green.
4. How much will Sunny pay for her course?
A. $0. B. $300.
C. $325. D. $545.
5. According to the text,we can infer that Apple Green.
A. manages the Computer Training Center
B. teaches computer classes
C. is Lisa Bush's employee
D. is in charge of Sunny
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Recently I read a post that teaches you to double your 41 speed and made the following claim:
“42,the faster you can read,the more productive you can be. 43 you can double your reading speed,you can double your productivity.”
I 44 . I think you should read slower,and focus on doing things slower. It increases your 45 ,which is a 46 definition of productivity from “doing things faster”.
The post's argument was based on the 47 that every project involves a lot of reading — background materials,books,blog posts,and 48 . It didn't mention emails but that's another area where reading faster might seem more productive.
And I 49 that if you can finish that kind of reading,you’ 11 get the project done faster. And then you can 50 the next task and the next and the next!You’re 51!
But productivity isn’t about 52 ,even if we’ve been led to believe it is. It's about being effective. It's about accomplishing things — and that's about doing the most important things,not the 53 things.
When we speed through tasks and projects,we lose perspective. We forget what’s 54 and just try to do things as 55 as possible.
Instead,56 . Think about what’s most important,what needs to be done the most. Then clear everything else out of the way,and 57 . Do that one thing,but do it slowly,and do it very well.
If reading is important,focus on it,and do it slowly. It’11 be much more 58 ,and so will the project. When you absolutely love what you re doing,productivity is a 59 by-product.
So, slow down,don't speed up. Read slower — you’11 read less,60 enjoy it more.
41. A. writing B. reading C. typing D. talking
42. A. Obviously B. Fortunately C. Suddenly D. Finally
43. A. Though B. Before C. Unless D. If44. A. hesitate B. promise C. hope D. disagree
45. A. kindness B. carefulness C. effectiveness D. seriousness
46. A. clear B. broad C. different D. official
47. A. idea B. dream C. truth D. excuse
48. A. lips B. notes C. signs D. maps
49. A. wish B. admit C. worry D. doubt
50. A. give up B. come across C. fail in D. carry out
51. A. creative B. positive C. productive D. sensitive
52. A. distance B. speed C. hobby D. score
53. A. easiest B. strangest C. nicest D. most
54. A. important B. difficult C. special D. impressive
55. A. fast B. well C. late D. hard
56. A. pass B. pause C. stay D. start
57. A. compare B. share C. rest D. focus
58. A. annoying B. complex C. convenient D. enjoyable
59. A. right B. rare C. natural D. small
60. A. so B. and C. but D. as
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The guy who tried to edit English
The English vocabulary is not only huge,it's also fiill of words that mean practically the same thing. Get,obtain,acquire. Shine,gleam,glow,sparkle. 36
That was the thinking of a British writer named C. K. Ogden,who in the 1930s proposed(提議) a new form of English with a vocabulary of just 850 words. He called the project Basic English. 37
Ogden arrived at his 850-word list through experimentation,rephrasing texts over and over until he was satisfied. The words he finally included were not necessarily the shortest or most concrete. 38 Because any verbal idea could be expressed with a small number of “operators” — words like come,go, get,take,have,make,be, and do — Ogden argued that most verbs were unnecessary. In Basic English, eat is “have a meal." is “go from memory."
Winston Churchill was a fan of the concept as a way to get foreigners to speak English,and he encouraged the BBC to use it. 39 Roosevelt,who expressed mild interest,joked that Churchill's famous speech about offering his “blood,toil,tears,and sweat” to his country wouldn’t have been so exciting if he “had been able to offer the British people only blood,work,eye water,and face water,which I understand is the best that Basic English can do with five famous words."
40 Churchill didn't use it either. When seeking to express ourselves,we don't necessarily need fewer words; we need the right words. So it's to our benefit to have a large supply on hand.
A. Do we really need them all?
B. How many words are there in English?
C. Ogden himself didn't actually use Basic English.
D. Plenty of seemingly basic words did not make the list at all.
E. He also tried to persuade President Franklin Roosevelt to promote it.
F. He believed it would make the language more efficient and easier to learn.
G. Despite attention from world leaders,Basic English never got very far off the drawing board.
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The Cambridge Festivals
January
Cambridge Winter Ale (啤酒) Festival
The festival features a range of local and national beers,including traditional winter beers,locally produced ciders(蘋果酒) and a selection of bottled beers from around the world. Smaller than its sister festival in May,this is another chance to try some rare ales over three days in January.
More information:
www.cambridgebeerfestiml.com
February
e-Luminate
The five-day festival connects ambitious art with imaginative technology to cast light on low carbon innovation. It offers a unique opportunity to discover,or re-discover,the richness and diversity of Cambridge’s buildings and public spaces through a range of amazing lights. Brighten the winter days by attending shows,concerts,guided tours,family activities and talks.
More information: www.e-luminatefestivals.co.uk
March
Cambridge Style Week
Cambridge's annual fashion week includes various catwalk shows,boutiques(精品店) in-store events and much more!Cambridge Style Week showcases a variety of stores from in and around Cambridge,ranging from popular brands,designer labels to independent boutiques.
More information: www.cambridgestyleweek.com
April
Cambridge Literary Festival
Founded in 2003,Cambridge Literary Festival is an important event of the city’s cultural calendar. Every April and November,it is held in the city’s historic centre and offers creative writing discussions as well as talks and readings from established authors. Usually,its spring festival lasts for five days while its winter one is for one day only.
More information:
www.cambridgeliteraryfestivcd.com
21. What's one of the features of e-Luminate festival?
A. The Internet. B. The light.
C. Shows. D. Talks.
22. The festival that lasts for the shortest time is held in.
A. January B. February
C. March D. April
23. Which festival is held twice every year?
A. e-Luminate.
B. Cambridge Style Week.
C. Cambridge Literary Festival.
D. Cambridge Winter Ale Festival.
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