—Some young people today seem to believe in ______ more than fashion and pop music.—I agre
A.not
B.nothing
C.nobody
D.none
A.not
B.nothing
C.nobody
D.none
第1题
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A.Sometimes young people come up with good ideas but they don't really understand how good these ideas are.
B.Young people sometimes have good intention and perseverance.
C.Young people sometimes don't know what they really want even if they are ambitious.
D.Completing a good idea is not as easy as putting up a good idea, especially for young people.
第2题
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ A] Young people in Europe don ' t stop to buy hamburgers.
[B]It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.
[ C] Some people in Europe don ' t like to reduce their lunch break.
[D] Young people in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars.
第3题
Most of the people killed in road accidents are ______.
A.the young
B.woman
C.the old and children
第4题
听力原文: Most young married couples in the United States share their duties and responsibilities both inside and outside the home. The reason for this is that they both usually have a job. Most of the young married people have to work in order to plan for their future years. For example, some people might plan for a comfortable home, some others may plan for a family and their children's education, and still some others may generally want to save for a better living.
Since a woman helps financially, a man feels that he should help his wife in the home. He may help her with the cleaning by lifting heavy furniture. Also, he may often wash and dry the dinner dishes, because his wife has to take care of the children. This usually surprises people of other cultures, because they consider it beneath the dignity of a man to help his wife, or in other words, a man shouldn't do a woman's job. In American life, however, this is just another way of showing the respect that men and women have for each other.
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A.Because both husband and wife have their own jobs.
B.Because they have a lot to take care of.
C.Because their parents don't usually help.
D.Because they have more than one kid to bring up.
第5题
第6题
听力原文:Officer : Come in, please take a seat. I'm the Careers Officer. You're Cathy, aren't you?
Mother : That's fight. This is Catherine Hunt, and I'm her mother.
Officer : How do you do, Mrs. Hunt? Hello, Catherine.
Cathy : Hello. Pleased to meet you.
Officer : And you'd like some advice about choosing a career?
Mother : Yes, she would. Wouldn't you, Catherine?
Cathy : Yes, please.
Officer : Well, jut let me ask a few questions to begin with. How old are you, Catherine?
Mother : She's nineteen. Well, she's almost nineteen.
Officer : And what qualifications have you got?
Mother : Well, qualifications from school, of course. Very good results she got. And she got certificates for ballet and for playing file piano.
Officer : Is that what you're interested in, Catherine, dancing and music?
Cathy : Well...
Mother : Ever since she was a little girl, she's been very keen on music and dancing. She ought to be a music teacher or something. She's quite willing to train for a few more years to get the right job, aren't you, Catherine?
Officer : Well, if it's a good idea.
Mother : There you me, you see. She's a good girl really, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes, but she' s very bright. I' m sure the Careers Officer will have lots of jobs for you.
Officer : Well, I'm afraid it's not as easy as that. There me many young people these days who can't find the job they want.
Mother : I told you, Catherine. I told you, you shouldn't wear that dress. You have to look smart to get a job these
Officer : I think she looks very nice. Mrs Hunt, will you come into the other office for a moment and look at some of the information we have there. I'm sure you'd like to see how we can help young people.
Mother : Yes,I'd love to.Mind you,I think Catherine would be a nice teacher.She could work with young children.
Officer : All right.But I'm afraid there's a lot of competition.
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A.To interview people who are looking for a job.
B.To give advice to young people who want to start a profession.
C.To offer jobs to young people who have just finished school.
D.To let people know it's not easy for young people to get the job they want.
第7题
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his car. He stopped and asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. It took the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
From the very beginning, the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession______.
A.for ambitious people only
B.for young people only
C.too difficult for young people
D.sought after by too many people
第8题
第二篇 Cell Phones : Hang Up or Keep Talking?
Millions of people are usingcell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to useone. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. Theyfind that the phones are more than a means of communication-having a mobilephone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosions around theworld in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some doctorsare concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems fromthe use of mobile phones. InEngland.there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies areworried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is noproof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, why dosome medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who usemobile phones? Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can bedetected with modern scanning(扫描) equipment. In one case, atraveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memoryloss.He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name ofhis own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours aday,every day of his working week,for a couple of years. His family doctorblamed his mobile phone use,but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobilephones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech ma- chines candetect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phonecompanies agree that there is some radiation,but they say the amount is toosmall to worry about.
As the discussion about theirsafety continues,it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Useyour regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phoneonly when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful andconvenient,especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have awarning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now,it's wise notto use your mobile phone too often.
People buy cell phones for the following reasons EXCEPT that
A.they're popular
B.they're usefuL
C.they're cheap
D.they're convenient
第9题
听力原文:(Knock, knock... )
M: Come in.
W: Good morning, Mr. Brown.
M: Oh, come in, Mary. I've been expecting you. Take a seat.
W: Thanks.
M: And what can 1 do for you?
W: Well,I was thinking about taking a year off after we finish school this summer, and I wanted some advice.
M: I see. You mean putting off going to university for a year?
W: That's right. I've been offered a place at London University, but what I'd really like to do is taking a year out first—doing something different, maybe going abroad.
M: So were you thinking of getting some sort of job, or traveling around? I mean, is your main aim to earn some money, or to do something else? Or do you want to do a bit of both?
W: I'd really like to travel—but I don't have any money. But I've heard of an organization called Peterson International—and that's what I want to ask you about. Do you know anything about it?
M: Sure. It's a charity and it's aimed very much at young people like you, and what they do is to get teams of young people to work together on various projects all over the world-environmental projects, community projects, that sort of thing.
W: Mum, it sounds great. Is it just English people on the projects?
M: No, they're international teams. You'd be working with quite a variety of people
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A.Before finishing school.
B.After finishing university.
C.During her university course.
D.Between school and university.
第10题
In some countries more and more young people now wear ______ hair.
A.false
B.untrue
C.spare
D.unnatural
第11题
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out--often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves--they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that's a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn't explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We've been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can't absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things--maybe it's just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.
According to the passage, the author believes that ______.
A.people used to question the value of college education
B.people used to have full confidence in higher education
C.all high school graduates went to college
D.very few high school graduates choose to go to college