There is something special abouta personal letter. Its better than a phone call, no matter what the telephonecompany says. A phone call disappears into the air as soon as the receiver is putback on the hook. A good letter can last a lifetime.
Some of my most preciouspossessions are letters that have been written to me sometime in the past. Idont have a single memorable phone call stored in a box in my attic() or basement. Ivenever thrown away a good letter and, like any real treasure, I dont even haveto look at them to enjoy having them. I know I have them. The telephone callscome and go. They make no permanent impression on me and have no place in mymemory.
A personal letter is a good thingbecause you say things you cant say in a crowd and might not even say to theperson face to face. If you feel like it, a letter allows you to take yourselfand your thoughts more seriously than you would dare take them in conversation.And you can say things without interruption.
A good letter is, in many ways,the exact opposite of a political speech. A politician addressing a crowd hasto talk so broadly and generally about the issues in order not to offendanyone of the thousands of people listening that he usually ends up sayingnothing. A letter can be specific, and if the writer has some bias orprejudice, he can even reveal his true self by letting this show. Writing afriend, you shouldnt have to be careful. Abraham Lincolns letter to hisstep-brother telling him he wasnt going to loan him the eighty dollars heasked for tells you more about Abraham Lincoln than the Gettysburg Addressdoes.
Some of our best history has comethat way, from personal letters of famous people that scholars have dug up. Youget a better idea of what someone is really like from a personal letter theywerent expecting you to read than you get from a carefully considered publicstatement theyve made. We say real things in letters.
36.What is a shame according to the author?
A. People sometimes write letters with pen and ink.
B. People hardly carry a gold pocket watch.
C. People never receive anypersonal letters.
D. People rarely send any personal letters.
37.Whats the main idea of paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. What a good personal letter is.
B. What advantage personal letters have.
C. Why people dont write personal letters.
D. Why writing personal letters is so special.
38.What do “issues” in paragraph 5 mean? .
A. The key points of a political speech.
B. The speakers bias and prejudice.
C. Problems that the audiences have.
D.Questions thatarise for discussion.
39.Why does the author use Abraham Lincolns example?
A. To show that a political address has to be general.
B. To show that letter writing sometimes offends people.
C. To show that people say real things in personal letters.
D. To show that even a great man has his dark side.
40.Whats the best word to describe the tone of the author?
A. Objective
B. Persuasive
C. Humorous
D. Ironic
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”is a twenty-story apartment building, where lies my home. Living on theeighteenth floor, I can see ferries(渡) in the harbor, planes coming in or taking off atKai Jok Airport, and, last but not least, the busy traffic down the street.Having been in the urban area, my home is filled with polluted air. There areno trees or grass around, but only tall buildings. It is noisy because of the peoplein the apartment and the frustrated drivers who keep pushing the car horns(喇叭) in the street. Thereis never a time of silence in my home.
Being with my parents andbrothers at home, I have a feeling of unity. We solve problems together, and weexperience-joy and sadness together because we understand each others feelings.Away from home, I have to be independent in thought and in action. Being aminority in America, I cannot find a person that I can go to for problems.Since we are brought up in a different environment, with different ways of lifeand views, I feel left out in this alien(,) place.
Home is where I can find similarways of life. When I go shopping, I can find clothes that Chinese people wear.I can buy things that are related to my culture. At home, I can speak my own language.I can express myself better. Communicating with others in my own language givesme a sense of closeness. This is also true when I listen to Chinese songs onthe radio. Sometimes the songs move me. When I turn on the television set, Ican see familiar faces — blackhair and dark eyes. I can see people of my own origin — in culture andin nationality. The movies reflect the real life of Chinese people and I enjoywatching them.
41.Wheres the writers home?
A. England
B. Hong Kong
C. America
D.Shanghai
42.How is the writers home according to paragraph l?
A. Peaceful.
B. Exciting.
C. Clean.
D. Noisy
43.Why can the writer share his feelings with his relatives?
A. Because they love each other.
B. Because they trust each other.
C. Because they understand each other.
D. Because they depend on each other.
44.Which method does the writer use in order to illustrate the topic of Paragraph3?
A. Cause and effect.
B. Contrast.
C. Example listing.
D. Comparison.
45.How dose the writer feel when he listens to Chinese songs?
A. Peaceful.
B. Exciting.
C.Happy and encouraged.
D. Pleased and moved.
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the eighteenthcentury emigration from Ireland was on a small scale; it is doubtful if thenumbers exceeded 5,000 in any one season. The emigrants came mainly fromUlster(厄,).They were Presbyterian()smallfarmers of Scottish descent(),and not paupers(贫);They took some capital and experience with them and their motive was to bettertheir lot().During this period emigration was not easy; all agreements had to be made bythe emigrant himself, who traveled to the port and bargained personally for hispassage with the captain of the ship in which he wished to sail. This practicewas changed as a result of the Napoleonic wars. Before 1807 almost all theimported timber(材)used in Great Britain came from northern Europe. But in that year the Treaty ofTilist()was signed between Napoleon and the emperor Alexander Russia; as a consequence,timber from northern Europe was suddenly cut off, and had to be imported insteadfrom the British provinces in North America. The trade proved immenselyprofitable, and after Waterloo heavy duties were placed on European timber, topreserve the market for British North America. By the eighteen-forties thetrade, which had barely existed thirty years previously, had grown to an annualimportation of over 925 loads of timber.
While the timber trade wasrapidly developing, economic conditions in Ireland became disastrous.Agriculture prices, inflated during the Napoleonic war, dropped heavily afterWaterloo, and Ireland became a country in which, with the exception ofnortheast Ulster, employment for wages virtually ceased to exist. Theextraordinary increase in population continued and standards of life becamealmost unbearably low.
46.In the eighteenth century people left Ireland because______.
A. they wanted to getricher
B. their skill in farmingwas in demand abroad
C. they were desperatelypoor
D. they were religiousrefugees
47. The writer saystraveling overseas was difficult for eighteenth century Irishmen because______.
A. the ships captainshad strong religious prejudices
B. there was no organizedroutine
C. passengers became thecaptains legal property
D. captains took most ofthe emigrants savings
48.The Napoleonic war led to ______.
A. Britain not beingallowed to import wood from northern Europe
B. wood produced inRussia being sold to Napoleon
C. the Britishauthorities putting a stop to Irish travelers arrangements with captains
D. the Russians feelingmuch larger numbers of trees for their own use
49.Timber was taxed in order to ______.
A. maintain good pricesfor European timber
B. encourage Americansales in Britain
C. protect North Americanindustry from overseas imports
D. encourage Britishsales in America
50.Irish people became very poor after the Napoleonic war because______.
A. food prices became solow
B. living standards sankdrastically
C. food prices became sohigh
D. there waspractically no work to do
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rle by e-mail and sheaccepted through her computer keyboard in suburban Maryland. He immigrated tothe United States from the Netherlands on a fiancé() visa and, after a private ceremonybefore a justice of the peace, they started to get to know one another. Despitethe fact that they had been in steady communication for months — exploring eachothers likes and dislikes and becoming intimate enough to marry —when theyfinally met face to face at a Baltimore airport, they had a lot more exploringand adjusting to do. Its not that Henk and Sher were being deceptive(骗) — the opposite, in fact.There are those cases where people mask their true identity online to playpsychological games, but these two were trying to represent themselves faithfully.The question that their relationship raises is: How authentically(,) can people representthemselves through e-mail?
Expert opinion varies. Some arguethat as with any written communication — love letters, for example —e-mail is verythoughtful; a lot of time is put into accurately encoding feelings on the oneend and carefully reading on the other. But love letters usually are exchangedafter a relationship has had some time to ripen(). In terms of initiating andcarrying on a relationship online, says psychiatrist Esther Gwinnell, “E-mailis totally devoid of social cues(). It lacks facial movement, body language, evendress or handwriting. You can learn more from two minutes at a party than frommonths of e-mail communication.” This isnt necessarily a bad thing, but itrequires a lot of care to avoid disappointment later.
Some people experiment with theiridentity online, both deliberately and unconsciously. Its not uncommon, forinstance, for someone with an introverted personality() to be bolder online,or for people to be more playful than they normally would be face to face. MITsociologist Sherry Turkle, author of Life on the Screen, sees suchexploration as positive, an opportunity for personal growth. Indeed, she arguesthat the old notion of a real self and a virtual self is becoming outmoded() in our increasinglywired()world.
31. Why should Henkand Sher start to get to know one another only after they got engaged?
A. Because they wanted to explore each other' s likes and dislikes.
B. Because they would keep steady communication with each other.
C. Because they tried to become intimate enough to be husband and wife.
D. Because they needed to understand and adjust to each other in real life.
32.How did Henk and Sher develop their romance?
A. They courted online with their true identity.
B. They played psychological games on line.
C. They often went out on dates in person.
D. They exchanged love letters frequently by post.
33.Which of the following is true about Gwinnells words?
A. People can transfer personal feelings by e-mail as well as by post.
B. E-mail can convey emotional differences, like letter writing.
C. E-mail lacks social cues in initiating and carrying on a relationshiponline.
D. Peoplecan only enhance their personal 'relationship slowly in e-mail exchange withoutface-to-face feedback.
34. How does SherryTurkle think about peoples on-line experiment with their identity? .
A. It helps some people with introverted personalities to be bolder.
B. It makes people become more playful than in their normal life.
C. It enables people to forget the old notion of a real self and a virtualself.
D. It provides people with a kind of opportunity for their personaldevelopment.
35.What can you infer from the whole passage?
A. People are likelyto be deceived on the line since most people will mask their true identity.
B. Wecall believe the reliability of on-line relationship as most people would representthemselves faithfully.
C. It isdifficult to develop human relationship through e-mail communication for lackof facial expressions and body language.
D. Peoplestill have different opinions on the function of e-mail communication indeveloping human relationship.
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director of UK operations for Top Employers. Many companies they have researched are short of talents. Though the companies may receive many applications, they can not find the people they want.
Top Employers’ research show that offering good career chances is the key to attracting and keeping the talent. Smart employees know their own value and will want to know what their employers can offer them after five or 10 years’ career development. So, keeping staff is the biggest challenge employers face in the long run.
Yet not every employee feels that they can better their career chances. Some are still nervous about losing their jobs, despite a recent fall in unemployment, says the Trades Union Congress (TUC). TUC points out that some four-fifths of new jobs created have been in parts of the economy where average pay rates are less than £8 an hour since the recession began. Many of these jobs are on temporary or zero-hours contracts.
A report from the Office for National Statistics published in February showed that real wages have been falling consistently since 2010. It’s the longest period since at least 1964. “We’re still in the hardest living standards squeeze for over a century and those who are already working have had years of real-terms pay cuts,” says TUC spokesperson Liz Chinchen. “Understanding the pressures that staff face is a good starting point for any employer. If employers want to show concern for their staff, they should be paying them well and understand that zero-hours contracts bring insecurity and extreme money worries.”
1.According to research by Top Employers, many corporations have enough talents for their development.
2.The data shows the key to attracting talents is to offer high salary.
3.The biggest challenge for employers to is keeping staff in the long run.
4.Not all employees believe that they can get a better offer.
5.The wages have been rising consistently since 2010.
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A.be set free
B.be setting free;
C.was set free
D.set free
第7题
A.ought to arrive
B.should have arrived
C.should arrive
D.was supposed to arrived
第8题
A.Generally say
B.Generally saying
C.Generally speak
D.Generally speaking
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A.have not watched
B.not be watching
C.must not to watch
D.not watch
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