My 16-year-old son,Anton,had gone to the local swimming hole.Most of the kids swim there,and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors.so I had no fears for his safety.
Still,the firefighter's first words“You need to come up here to the Stillwater River”made me catch my breath,and his follow-up words gave me relief:“Your son is OK.”
When I got to the river,I immediately saw the firetruck,ambulance and Anton,wrapped with a towel about his shoulders,sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine.
I hurried over to him.“You OK?”I asked.”
“Yeah,”was all he said.But my eyes begged for an explanation,I didn’t get it from myson,however,who tends to play his cards close to his vest.
The story was this:A woman was being swept under water.Hearing the cries,Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation,swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore.
In an age in which the word“hero” is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day,I realized the real thing in my son.The teens are stubborn and self-centred,but that didn’t mean they have no desire to do good.
Still shocked by my son’s daring,I drove him home.Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him-but he had precious little to say.The only words he said were,“What’s for supper?”
I spent some time alone that evening,thinking about the tragedy that might have been.The next morning,when Anton got up,I half expected him to tell me the story.But all he did was toast some bread,pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day.Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep.
21.Why did the mother allow her son to swim there?
A.He was an excellent swimmer. B.The water of the river is shallow.
C. He was old enough to swim. D.The rocks can be of help if there’s danger.
22.The underlined part“who tends to play his cards close to his vest”probably means
A. Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids
B.Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks
C.Anton always has a desire to help others
D.Anton seldom changes his mind
23.In the mother's eyes,what her son did was
A.dangerous but interesting
B.unexpected and courageous
C.meaningful but difficult
D.awful and absurd
24.What might be the best title for the passage?
A.My Son, My Hero B.Anton,A Silent Boy
C.A Good Deed D.A Proud Mother
DBBA
日常生活类阅读的概念:
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作,生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时,最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容,时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧:
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小,追根溯源,探索各项风俗的历史渊源,内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主,如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松,试题做起来比较顺手,但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神,就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率,建议同学们做好以下几点:
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现,越是容易的试题,同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢?因为在这种情况下,同学们极易产生麻痹思想,认为题目好做,就不引起高度重视,于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点,设计陷阱题。所以,无论试题难易与否,我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易,不欣喜;试题难,不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法,认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义,确定多义词或短语在文中的意思,确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象,或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子,切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接,只要弄清事实,即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
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A. Reasons that employers use tests B. Procedures involved in recruitment’ C. Hints to follow while taking tests D. Disadvantages of interviews for recruitment E. Importance of interview F. Adoption of psychological tests to hire employees |
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Nowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for recruitment. Years of studying interviewing has made clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the job well.
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To get a more objective view, many companies are also using psychological tests, to hire both for relatively routine job and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests, but estimates of test sales in the
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Recruitment can involve steps in two ways. Step 1 is always the same: job application. The company decides whether you might be suitable based on your qualifications and your previous job experience. Step 2 can be screening. A specific test is given at this stage to rule out those who might not be worth interviewing. Some large employers use tests ---especially IQ based tests precisely to eliminate the unsuitable. Only those who pass Step 2 go to the interview. Step 2 can also be testing and interview combined. If the company thinks you might be suitable after looking at your application, they ask you to come to be tested and to be interviewed. It is seen very much as part of the same step.
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Tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People’s judgments are often very subjective: whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about would-be employees. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who cannot concentrate, and employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.
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Taking a serious test for a job is rather different form taking a game-like test. You can spend just a little time answering questions of that kind of test, and you can deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you can not go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and eliminated again and again. What can you do to do justice to yourself in tests? Here are three tips: Understand, Analyze, Practice.