Until you discover what your child likes to read, select books that you loved when you wer
W: Hi, Bill. So wonderful! I can't wait to hear about it!
M: Recently, I visited the La Chagire Cave in New Mexico, my dream has always been to discover a new passage way. I had a chance there, because La Chagire is so large that discoveries are frequently made there.
W: Was it newly discovered?
M: The cave was not even discovered until 1986.
However, people in that area had figured that there must be a cave nearby, because of the strong wind that blew from behind the huge rock that covered the entrance. Enormous amount of air enter and exit the cave in order to maintain balance of the pressure with the inside air.
W: You must have had to fight heavy wind when you were in the cave.
M: Exactly, I had to fight 45 mile per hour winds. After all that effort, I had to be extremely careful maintaining my energy level. People who are tired tend to be careless, and may be more concerned about getting out of the cave than taking care of it.
W: Anything interesting or thrilling in the cave?
M: There are formations in La Chagire that look like ocean waves, Christmas trees and other stuff no one has ever seen before.
W: Caves are normally created by carbonic acid, right?
M: But this cave sculpted out by very powerful sulfuric acid that swells up from below.
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A.He was asked to leads group of inexperienced carets there.
B.It was the first cave that he had ever visited.
C.Clearly marked trails made it easy to explore.
D.lie hoped to make a discovery.
W: The next generation has begun to look at retirement a little differently. Why limit that last "vacation" to just a few years and to a time when your health might be too poor to let you do all the things you've planned to do? They are determined to alter that fate.
M: Do they have any way to lengthen their period of retirement?
W: They have a simple solution. Just retire earlier. Don't wait until age 65. Retire at 50. You will be able to enjoy life after retirement for 15 or 20 years. This is a nice strategy, but there are still some problems.
M: What are they?
W: First, quitting work at 50 deprives you of 15 of your most productive years, and you accumulate less money to support yourself in retirement. Second, you are not going to die at 68, you are likely to live longer. It means your money must last you longer.
M: Do you mean that to retire earlier than scheduled is not a good solution?
W: In fact, because of these reasons, retirement as you know will not even exist.
M: How can you say that?
W: This sounds both horrifying and incredible. However, it's a natural evolution of society. Because what many retirees discover after a while is that they've become just bored. Going to work can solve that problem. Work can be mentally challenging and stimulating, and lots of fun, especially you know you're doing it because you want to, not because you have to.
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A.Because he thought the job was boring.
B.Because his health got poor.
C.Because he wanted to enjoy his life with his family.
D.Because he wanted to realize his dreams of life after retirement.
What advice does the writer give concerning the negotiating schedule?
A.Use breaks to discover more about the other party's needs.
B.If serious disagreement occurs, postpone the meeting until another day.
C.Don't lose the rhythm of the discussions.
D.Continue the meeting until you reach an agreement.
听力原文:M: Did you watch undersea Discover), last night?
W: No, I missed it. Did you?
M: Yeah, it was pretty good...It was about barnacles.
W: Hmm.
M: You know how they stick themselves to stuff in the ocean ... like rocks or boats?
W: Uh—huh.
M: Well, they do that when they're young, and then they stay in the same place forever.
W: It figures. Have you ever tried removing one of those things. Last summer I tried to scrape some off a pier...I had to give up after a while. You'd think they wouldn't be able to stick like that undcrwater.
M: That's one. reason scientists are-trying to figure out what their glue's made of. It's one of the strongest adhesive in nature, and it's a natural protein, so it probably wouldn't be harmful like some synthetic glues.
W: Really?
M: Yes. these biomedical researchers were talking about its possible uses. Orthopedists could use it for mending broken bones; or it could be used in dentistry.
W: I wish I'd seen that.
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A.The reproductive cycle of barnacles.
B.A new source of protein.
C.Types of sea animals.
D.The adhesive quality of barnacles.
听力原文:M: I want to apply for a credit card. What are the common credit cards?
W: Master Card, Visa, Discover, and American Express. Apply for the ones without annual fees. Some credit cards even pay you back about 1% - 2% of what you spend.
Q: Which type of credit card is not mentioned in the conversation?
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A.Smart Card.
B.Master Card.
C.Visa Card.
D.American Express.
听力原文:How long have you been working for JCR?
(A) Since 1994.
(B) Until the end of this week.
(C) I work out every other day.
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A.
B.
C.
听力原文:W: I waited until 9:20 for you.
M:I must have arrived 6 minutes after you left.
What time did the man arrive?
A.9:20.
B.9:14.
C.9:26.
(阅读理解题)How do you acquire confidence? Speak English with friends first because with them you can speak freely without feeling shy.Then try your ability with your teachers and with foreigners if you have an opportunity to meet them.Don’t be afraid of mistakes.Nobody is above mistakes; and don’t be afraid to ask questions about things you don’t know.This is the way to acquire knowledge.Not until you begin to think in English rather than Chinese can you be said to know the language.This is not a superhuman achievement—only a question of practice.Thinking in English will help you to truly understand how the language is spoken.Read novels to build vocabulary, thus gaining confidence.Start with small volumes of 30 to 40 pages.Write down any new word you discover and look it up in your dictionary.Learn how to use the new word by making sentences with it.Bring the word to your teacher to have it explained more fully.Don’t be angry when you learn a new word today and forget it tomorrow.To forget is a natural process; to remember is unnatural and requires effort.Of 10 new words learnt in a day, only two or three will remain in the memory.The others you will forget and have to relearn.When learning them for the second time, they will come more easily, and this time you probably will remember nearly all of them.A small minority, however, may elude you again, and have to be learnt for a third time.Constant repetition is necessary.
(1).You can gain confidence by speaking English with the following people but ______?
A、 foreigners
B、 teachers
C、 family members
D、 friends
(2).When can you be said to know English?
A、 When you have confidence with English.
B、 When you have built vocabulary.
C、 When you can think in English.
D、 When you are not afraid to ask questions.
(3).We can build vocabulary in the following ways except ______.
A、 reading novels
B、 often speaking with foreigners
C、 constant repetition of new words
D、 looking up the new words in a dictionary, making sentences with them, etc.
(4).What are suggested to do if you always forget the new words?
A、 To relearn constantly.
B、 To practice more.
C、 To read novels.
D、 To be angry.
(5).What's the best title for the passage?
A、 Thinking in English
B、 Learning New Words
C、 Ways to Gain Confidence with English
D、 Communicating in English
听力原文:W: Can you please lend me $100 until next month?
M: It is out of the question.
What do you learn about the man?
A.He will definitely not lend her the money.
B.He will lend her the money.
C.He might lend her the money.
D.He thinks it is still a question.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Children's education is changing very rapidly nowadays. In tile past, teachers made students sit still for hours. They made them memorise all sorts of things. In other words, the children had to go on repeating things until they learned them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say children should be let to learn and discover things by themselves.
But for some children, school is a kind of prison. They are there only because their parents make them go. They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave. Many of them want to find jobs but the law will not allow them to work until they reach a certain age, And so, they have to stay in school. Often they do not learn anything at all and hates every moment.
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A.Children could learn by themselves.
B.Children liked what they learned.
C.Children liked to sit in the classroom.
D.Children sat in the classroom for hours.
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