Passage 12(答案1-5:CADBC)
Bill cooper is portfolio (证券投资) manager of the $13 billion Value Trust Funds, one of the best mutual funds of the last decade．He is the only fund manager to perform the best for nine years in a row．
Cooper’s interes’s in stocks (证券) began at the age of nine，when he noticed his father reading something in the newspaper. It looked different from sports or TV programs．So Bill asked his father what it was．His father explained that he was reading the financial pages．His father pointed to a column with some company’s logo in it. “If you owned a share of this company，” he told his young boy，“You’d have 25 cents more today than you had yesterday．” Young Cooper asked，“You can make money without doing any work?” His father replied yes．So Bill responded, “Well，that’s what I want to do．”
With this idea, he made his way out of his secondary school and into the university．He worked very hard at his studies of finance．When he got his first job in a bank，he found that a university degree is nott a sign that one is a finished product，but an indication a person is prepared for Iife．He is now making big money, yet he knows clearly that is based on hard work． 1. In the sentence of the first paragraph，“He is the only fund manager to perform the best for
nine years in a row”, the phrase“for nine years in a row”means____________in America. A. for nine years in a line B. for nine years as if rowing a boatr C. for nine years running D. for nine years fighting and quarreling
2. It was____________that Bill learned his finance ABC when he was only nine years old． A. through his father’s explanation B. from the financial pages in the newspaper C. from hjs father’s reading D. with his father’s help
3. It was the idea that____________that attracted the young boy．
A. if one owned a share of some company，he will have 25 cents more every day B. if one buys a share，he will have more money C. one can make money without working in a bank D. one can make money through buying stocks 4. From the passage，we know that Bill’s success lies in his____________． A. good luck B. hard work C. early awareness of how to make money D. firm belief in making money
5. Bill Cooper soon learnt after his graduation that a university degree____________． A. meant nothing in a bank B. did mean that one was finished C. only indicated that one was ready to start his career D. indicated that one was ready to produce more
Passage 13 (答案1-5:BDACC)
I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life
When 1 was about 12I started caddying at a nearby country clubAll the kids in the neighborhood did itand I liked it a lotI got to watch people who were generally pretty wealthyThey were
businessmen and doctorsI would listen to them taiking about things and see how they behaved with each otherIt was like a fly on the wall at a meeting
The second job was at a shoe storeI constantly met people from all walks of life and the challenge was excitingId start bringing them different kinds of shoes and get right down there and put them on their feetIf they didnt like a certain shoeI always tried to be thinking ahead to a pair they might like better. It was like stepping up to the plate in a baseball gameEvery time someone walked into that storeI was going to bat and taking a swingI never wanted to let a customer get out of that store without buying a pair of shoes to his satisfaction
This job helped teach me an important business lessonYou have to take risks in businessIf you take a risk and failget up to bat and swing again
1. The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is____________. A. how to learn to like ajob B. how to talk and behave properly C. how to become wealthy D. how to listen to people
2. The phrase people from all walks of life in the third paragraph means people____________. A. walking in different ways B. having different interests in fife C. coming from different parts of the city D. working in different occupations 3. The author thinks his second job is____________. A. challenging B. important C. different D. satisfying 4. The author compares his second job to ____________ A. a fly on the wall at a meeting B. stepping into a golf course
C. joining a baseball game Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV D. taking a bat to swing
5. The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes is____________ A. thinking ahead of the customers B. trying every possible way to satisfy a customer C. never be afraid of taking risks D. never let go anyone walking into the shop
Passage 14(答案1-5:CBDBC)
Until the twentieth century cigarette smoking was not a widespread habit．The cigarette industry started in the 1870's with the development of cigarette manufacturing machines．It helped produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly and reduced the price greatly．And consequently more and more people,both men and women,began to smoke cigarettes．Men as a group,however,smoke more than women．But the highest proportion of smokers are found in the age group of 24 -44．regardless of sex difference．
Income,education,and occupation all play a part in determining a person's smoking habits．City people smoke more than people living on farms．Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes．On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all,he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day．
The situation is somewhat different for woman．There are slightly more smokers among women with hilgher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower education groups．These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily． Among
teenagers the picture is similar．There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income,well-educated families,and fewer from families living in farm areas．High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school．Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke．
1. When did cigarette smoking begin to become a widespread habit among men and women
according to the author? A. Before 1870's B．In the year of 1870 C．When cigarettes were made in large numbers D．When women began to smoke cigarettes
2. Among which age group of people are you likely to find the highest proportion of cigarette
smokers according to the passage?
A. Teenagers B. People in their thirties C. People over fifty D. Students under twenty 3. Which of the following has little to do with a person's smoking habit? A. How much money he earns B. What kind of job he does C. How much education he's got D. How long he has worked 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Well-paid men with good education are more likely to smoke
B. Women with high family incomes and good education are more likely to smoke
C. Generally speaking,well-educated women with higher incomes smoke very few cigarettes D. Well-educated men usually smoke more packs of cigarettes than well-educated women
5. What does the author mean by saying 'Among teenagers the picture is similar, In the last
paragraph?
A. Teenagers smoke as many cigarettes as adults
B. There are as many teenager smokers as adult smokers
C. Family income and education have much the same effect on forming smoking habits among teenagers
D. Teenager smokers have a picture that looks similar to that of adult smokers.
Passage 15(答案1-5:DBDDC)
“But I iust paid $1.69 for this bottle of wine last week．How come the price is now $2.25? What’s going on?”
There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise．All have to do with the supply and demand factors of economics．
The first factor is that people drinking more wine than ever before．This demand for more wine has increased overall wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year．
The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same,which means that the same number of bottles is produced each year．Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes (葡萄)．But in at least three wine producing areas of the world—France,Germany,and California—new vineyards(葡萄园)will not be available in the near future．Wines are produced in other countries,such as Italy, Spain and Australia,but none of these
countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines．
The third factor is that costs of wine production are increasing．The men who make wine are asking for more money,and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive. When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up．When production costs,meaning the price of labor and machinery,rise,the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine．
1. From the first paragraph．we know that the speaker is____________. A. asking about the price B. worrying about the price C. bargaining over the price D. complaining about the price 2. The three factors mentioned in the passage cause____________. A. the sales of wine to increase B. the price of wine to go up
C. the production of wine to decrease D. more and more people to drink wine 3. The supply of wine has remained the same partly because____________. A. wine producing countries are unwilling to increase their production B. new vineyards will not be opened up in such countries as Australia C. countries like Italy and Spain can't supply enough good wines D. the production of wine has ceased to increase
4. What does “production costs” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. The price of grapes and machines B. The cost of land and transportation C. The price of wine and wine bottles D. The cost of manpower and equipment 5. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to____________. A. persuade people to drink less wine B. tell people where to get the best wine
C. explain why the price of wine is rising D. show that wine is popular with Americans
Passage 16(答案1-5:DDADC)
We often use gestures to express our feelings,but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways．
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language．So does laughter or crying．Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world．In Chinese and in English literature,a phrase like 'he went pale and began to tremble,suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock．However, 'he opened his eyes wide'is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise．In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues!' ‘‘Stretching out your tongue'in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings．Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear,anger,love and happiness on people's faces．Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do． 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. We can easily understand what people's gestures mean B. Words can be better understood by older people
C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not
D. It is difficult to tell what people'gestures really mean sometimes
2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because__________. A. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently
B. people speaking different languages have different facial expressions C. people of different ages may have different interpretations
D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions 3. From the passage, we can conclude that____________ A. gestures can be used to express feelings
B. gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feeling C. words are often more difficult to understand than gestures D. gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings 4. In the same culture,people ____________
A. hardly ever fail to understand each other's ideas and feelings B. are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds C. almost all have the same understanding of the same thing
D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings 5. The best title for this passage can be____________. A. Gestures B. Feelings C. Gestures and Feelings D. Culture and Understanding
Passage 17(答案1-5:BABDD)
Airline companies are responsible for transporting your luggage．If you cannot recover it at the point of arrival,you must inform the airline immediately．They will carry out the necessary search．If the luggage is recovered,it will be delivered to your place of residence．If you wish to insure your luggage,you may do so at your own expense.
Some airlines restrict luggage weight to 44 pounds(20 kg)；in other cases,there is no weight restriction,but you are not allowed more than two pieces of luggage．Inquire about luggage allowances from the airline with which you will be traveling．However,you must pay extra for excess luggage,which is not reimbursed (补偿) by Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA)．
Each suitcase,bag or package must be clearly labeled with your name and destination．If you do not know the exact destination address at the time of your departure, 1abel your luggage in care of(由……代收)the executing agency whose name appears in the Training Agreement,using the following model：
Surname,first name Name of your country
Address ofthe executing agency
City,country,postal code Telephone number of executing agency
If you do not have this information,please label your luggage with the name and address of the institution you are to attend in Canada．If none of these details are available,you can use CIDA’s address.
1. If you can’t find your luggage at the point of arrival,airline companies will try to find it
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