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1、最新 料推荐练习一ajimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. he has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.one day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. his appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. while waiting for a bus t

2、o the office where he was supposed ot be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. obviously there was something wrong with the car. jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. when jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the

3、 service. jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. then the old man said, “well, i could take you to the office for your interview. it sthe least i could do. please. i insist”.jimmy agreed.upon arrival, jimmy found a long line of a

4、pplications waiting to be interviewed. jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. one by one, the applicants left the interviewer s office with disappointed look on their faces. finally his name was called. the int

5、erviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. rocking the chair back and forth, he asked,“do you really need to be interviewed?”jimmys heart sank. “with the way i look now, how could i possibly pass this interview?”he thought to himself.then the interviewer turned the chair and to

6、jimmyssurprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. it turned out he was the general manager of the company.“sorry i had to keep you waiting, but i was pretty sure i made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. i just know you

7、d be a trustworthy worker. congratulations!”jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.56. why did jimmy apply for a new job?a. he was out of workb. he was bored with his jobc. he wanted a higher positiond. he hoped to find a better boss57. what did j

8、immy see on the way to the interview?a. a friendscar had a flat tyreb. a wild man was pushing a carc. a terrible accident happenedd. an old manscar broke down58. why did the old man offer jimmy a ride?a. he was also to be interviewedb. he needed a traveling companionc. he always helped people in nee

9、dd. he was thankful to jimmy59. how did jimmy feel on hearing the interviewersquestion? a. he was sorry for the other applicantsb. there was no hope for him to get the job c. he regretted helping the old mand. the interviewer was very rude60. a. what can we learn from jimmysexperience？a. where there

10、 is a will, theresa way1最新 料推荐b. a friend in need is a friend indeedc. good is rewarded with good.d. two heads are better than onebgeorge gershwin, born in 1998, was one of americasgreatest composers. he published his first song when the was eighteen years old. during the next twenty years he wrote

11、more than five hundred songs.many of gershwinssongs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in new york city. these palys were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. many of his songs have remained popular as ever. over the years they have been sung and played in

12、every possible way from jazz to country.in the 1920s there was a debate in the united states about jazz music. could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? in 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader paul whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious musi

13、c. gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. and in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called rhapsody in blue. gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. the audience were thrilled when they he

14、ard his music. it made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.in 1928, gershwin went to paris. he applied to study composition 作(曲 )with the well-known musician nadia boulanger, but she rejected him. she was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influ

15、enced style. while there, gershwin wrote an american in paris. when it was first performed, critics 评(论家 )were divided over the music. some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. but it quickly became popular in europe and the united states. it sill remains one of his m

16、ost famous works.george gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. he was only thirty-nine years old. newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. people mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.61. many of g

17、ershwinsmusical works were _ .a. written about new yorkersb. composed for paul whitemanc. played mainly in the countrysided. performed in various ways62. what do we know about the concert organized by whiteman?a. it attracted more people to theatresb. it proved jazz could be serious musicc. it made

18、gershwin leader of the orchestra d. it caused a debate among jazz musicians.63. what did gershwin do during his stay in paris?a. he created one of his best worksb. he studied with nadia boulangerc. he argued with french criticsd. he changed his music style64. what do we learn from the last paragraph

19、? a. many of gershwins works were lostb. the death of gershwin was widely reported2最新 料推荐c. a concert was held in memory of gershwind. brain cancer research started after gershwin death.65. which of the following best describes gershwin?a. talented and productiveb. serious and boringc. popular and u

20、nhappyd. friendly and honestcyou cantalways predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. but designer mikhail belvacv doesntthink that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. thatswhy he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensin

21、g umbrella.the designer says he come up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia.“once, i was driving on a central saint petersburg street ad saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. i thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬 )built int

22、o a street lamp.”he said.the lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. it has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. sensors(传感器 )then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.in addition to t

23、he rain sensor, there s also ansor360 on themotionbiberglassse street lamp which detects whether anyonesusing the lampbrella. after three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.according to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pede

24、strians. besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.while there are no plans to take lampbrella into produc

25、tion, belyacv says he recently introduced his creation one moscow department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.66. for what purpose did belyacv create the lampbrella?a. to predict a heavy rainb. to check

26、 the weather forecastc. to protect people from the raind. to remind people to take an umbrella67. what do we know from belyacvsworlds in paragraph2? a. his creation was inspired by an experienceb. it rains a lot in the city of saint petersburgc. street lamps are protected by canopiesd. he enjoyed ta

27、king walks in the rain68. which of the following show how the lampbrella works?a. motorcanopysensorsb. sensorsmotor canopyc. motorsensors canopyd. canopymotor sensors3最新 料推荐69. what does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?a. its moving speedb. its appearancec. its installationd. its saf

28、ety70. what can be inferred from the last paragraph?a. the designer will open a company to promote his product b. the lampbrella could be put into immediate production c. the designer is confident that his creation is practical d. the lampbrella would be put on show in moscowdsparrow is a fast-food

29、chain with 200 restaurants. some years ago, the group to which sparrow belonged was taken over by another company. although sparrow showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state. with more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market, the sparrow menu had to struggle

30、for attention. and to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.sparrow failed to grow for another two years. until a new ceo, carl pearson, decided to build up its market share. he did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used sparrow restaurants w

31、ere extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away from them. sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.pearson faced a battle over the future of the sparrow brand. the chainsowner now favored rebranding sparrow as marcys restaurants

32、. pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to sparrow restaurants were fun. such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time. pearson strongly believed that numbers were the

33、 key to success, rather than customersspeeding power. finally, the owner accepted his idea.the campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast-food industry. the tv ads of sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original sons performed by a variety of stars. instead of sh

34、owing the superiority of a specific product, the intension was to put sparrow in the hearts of potential customers. pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new sparrow image. for example, he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain inc

35、rease in their turnover. 营(业额 )these efforts paid off, and sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast-food chains in the regions where it operated.71. which was one of the problems sparrow faced before pearson became ceo? a. the number of its customers was decliningb. its customers found th

36、e food unhealthy c. it was in need of financial supportd. most of its restaurants were closed4最新 料推荐72. what does the underlined word “them ”in paragraph 2 refer to?a. customers of sparrow restaurantsb. sparrow restaurantsc. customers of other fast-food chainsd. other fast-food chains73. for what pu

37、rpose did pearson start the advertising campaign? a. to build a good relationship with the publicb. to stress the unusual tradition of sparrow c. to lean about customers; spending power.d. to meet the challenge from marcysrestaurants.74. the tv ads of sparrow _ .a. changed peoplesviews on pop starsb

38、. amused the public with original songsc. focused on the superiority of its productsd. influenced the eating habits of the audience75. what was pearsonsachievement as a ceo? a. he managed to pay off sparrowsdebts.b. he made sparrow much more competitive c. he helped sparrow take over a companyd. he

39、improved the welfare of sparrow employees练习二aplanning a visit to the uk? here we help with ways to cut your costs.avoid big eventsbig sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increasethe cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. a standard doubleroom at the thistle brighton on th

40、e final friday of the brighton comedy festival (19oct.) cost 169.15 at b. a week later, the same room cost 118.15.if you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoidor youre looking for abig event to pass your timecheck out sites such as w, which allowyou to search for eve

41、nts in the uk by city, date and category.stayaway from the stationiftraveling to your destination by train, you maywant to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more forthe sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.dontbe too choosy about the part of town you stay

42、 in. booking two months inadvance, the cheapest room at travelodgescentral euston hotel in london forsaturday 22 september was 95.95. a room just a tube journey away at its coventgarden hotel was 75.75. and at farringdon, a double room cost just 62.95.look after yourselfreally central hotels in citi

43、es such as london, edinburghand cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. as analternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. oftenthese flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. a great exampleis the historic one

44、ill flat on edinburghsroyal mile, available for 420 for five days inlate september, with room for four adults.5最新 料推荐get on a bikelondonsboris bikeshave attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on

45、 public transport or car parking costs.among the smaller cities with their own programmes are newcastle (casual members pay around 1.50 for two hours) and cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or 5 per day). (358 words)56. the brighton comedy festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may_.a. hel

46、p travelers pass timeb. attract lots of travelers to the ukc. allow travelers to make flexible plansd. cause travelers to pay more foraccommodation57.“farringdon”in paragraph 5 is most probably _.a. a hotel away from the train stationb. the tube line to covent gardenc. an ideal holiday destinationd.

47、 the name of a travel agency58.the passage shows that the oneill flat _.a. lies on the ground floorb. is located in central londonc. provides cooking facilities for touristsd. costs over 100 on averageper day in late september59.cardiffsprogram allows a free bike for a maximum period of _.a. half an

48、 hourb. one hourc. one hour and a halfd. two hours60. the main purpose of the passage is _.a. to tell visitors how to book in advanceb. to supply visitors with hotel informationc. to show visitors the importance of self-helpd. to offer visitors some money-saving tipsbin my living room, there is a pl

49、aque (匾) that advises me to “bloom (开花 ) where you are planted.”it reminds me of dorothy. i got to know dorothy in the early 1980s, when i was teaching early childhood development through a program with union college in barbourville, kentucky. the job responsibilities required occasional visits to t

50、he classroom of each teacher in the program. dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed”in her remote area.dorothy taught in a school in harlan county, kentucky, appalachian mountainarea. to get to her school from the town of harlan, i followed a road winding aroundthe mountain. in the eigh

51、t-mile journey, i crossed the same railroad track five times,giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. rather thanfeeling excited by this drive through the mountains, i found it depressing. thepoverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest fe

52、elingof hopelessness.from the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁 ) disappeared. upon arriving at dorothysclassroom. i was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. the children had been prepared to show me their latest projects.6最新 料推荐dorothy told me with a big smile

53、 that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner ”(lunch). in case you dontknow, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. her enthusiasm never cooled down. when it came tim

54、e to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her child development associate certification, dorothy was ready. she came to the assessment and passed in all areas. afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received h

55、er ph. d. degree. after the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. she said it was a family heirloom传(家宝 ), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things. (360 words)61.“early childhood development”in paragraph 1 refers to _.a. a program directed by dorothyb. a course given by the authorc. an activity held by the studentsd. an organization sponsored byunion college62.in the journey, the