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1. How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?
A. $50 | B. $100 | C. $150 | D.$350 |
2. If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit
(提交) it to .
A. Anecdotes and Jokes | B. Smart Animals |
C. Power of Love | D. My Story |
3. A story showing people’s generosity should be emailed to the editor at .
A. juliet@sws.com | B. susan@sws.com |
C. Audrey@sws.com | D. nanjc@sws.com |
4. An inspiring story sent to the magazine should .
A. describe strange behaviour | B. contain less than 800 words |
C. be real and original | D. be published before |
A B B C
When the dog named Judy spotted(发现) the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. Then she ran along the edge of cliff( 悬崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing(反弹) off a rock into the sea.
Her owner Mike Holden panicked(惊慌) and called the coastguard(海岸警备队) of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds . Six volunteers slid(滑落) down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search.
Three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall. Mr. Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. He comforted(安慰) himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.
For the next two weeks, the Holdens were heartbroken . Then, one day, the phone rang and Steve Tregear, the coastguard of Cornwall, asked Holder if he would like his dog bark.
A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. While he sounded the alarm, a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.
The dog had initially(最初地) been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的)but had survived by drinking water from a fresh scream at the base of the cliff. She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge. “The dog was very thin and hungry,” Steve Tregear said , “It was a very dog. She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water,” he added.
It was ,as Mr. Holden admitted, “a minor miracle(奇迹)”.
5. The dog Jody fell down the cliff when she was .
A. rescuing her owner | B. caught in a hurricane |
C. blocked by a rock | D. running after a sheep |
6.Who spotted Judy after the accident?
A. A birdwatcher | B. A student from Leeds |
C. Six volunteers | D. The coastguard of Cornwall |
7. What can we infer from the text?
A. People like to travel with their pets.
B. Judy was taken to the fields for hunting.
C. Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.
D. Holden cared little where Judy was buried.
8. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Miracle of the Coastguard. | B. Surviving a Hurricane. |
C. Dangers in the Wild. | D. Coming Back from the Dead. |
D A C D
In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper (店主) discovered that he could attract customers to his
shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics(策略).
One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and
vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first
will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food (垃圾食品) later in their trip. In
department stores, section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics (化妆品) section:while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely
to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.
Besides, businesses seek to appeal(吸引) to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the
smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan thebread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.
9.Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?
A. To save customers times.
B. To show they are high quality foods.
C. To help sell junk food.
D. To sell them at discount prices.
10.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?
A. Opening the store early in the morning.
B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.
C. Inviting customers to play music.
D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.
11.What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?
A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.
B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.
C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.
D. A good first impression increases sales.
12.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.
B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.
C. To report researches on customer behavior.
D. To show dishonest business practices.
CDDA
At thirteen, I was diagnosed(诊断)with kind of attention disorder(紊乱). It made school
difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.
In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all
within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor
said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”
She glanced(匆匆一瞥) down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your
classmates, young man.”I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to
take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots(点), which
opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn’t I the“blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My
thoughts spilled out(突然涌出) and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40
minutes.Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could
find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?
I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a
surprise when it came back to me the next day---- with an “A” on it. At the bottom of
the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep trying?”
13.The author didn’t finish the reading in class because .
A. He was new to the class | B. He was tried of literature |
B. He had an attention disorder. | D. He wanted to take the task home |
14.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
A. He had good sight. | B. He made a great invention. |
C. He gave up reading. | D. He learned a lot from school. |
15.What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A. Angry B. Impatient C. Sympathetic D. Encouraging
CBD
Public Speaking Training
● Get a coach
16 , so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to
offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when
deciding the training that's right for you.
● Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus
on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than
being told that you aren't doing well. 17 , so good public speaking training should
develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn’t do.
● 18
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it‟s going to give you lots of
dos and don'ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you‟re going to be talking about.
19. As far as we‟re concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public
speaking. Your audience can be your friends.
● You are a special person not a clone.
Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one,
with your own personal habits. 20 . Your training course should help you bring out
your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.
A. You aren’t like anybody else
B. You already do lots of things well
C. Turn your back on too many rules
D. Check the rules about dos and don’ts
E. Whatever the presentation(呈现), public speaking is tough
F. The one thing you don’t want is for them to fall asleep
G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse
EBCGA
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