假定你是李华,暑假想去一家外贸公司兼职,已写好申请书和个人简历(resume)。给外教Mr.Jenkins写信,请她帮你修改所附材料的文字和格式(format)。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,已使行文连贯。
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Mr.Johnsonwassomuchafraidoflosinghisjobthathehadto_______hispridewhenthebosscalledhimnamesinpublic.
A.abuseB.clarifyC.declineD.swallow
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elephantspracticealtruism(利他主义).AnIndianelephantcalledChandrasekharanliftedpolesoffatruckasitmovedalong,andplacedthemin.WhenChandrasekharancametooneholedugintheground,hetoputthepolein.,theownercheckedanddiscoveredadogsleepinginit.OnlywhenthedogwaswouldChandrasekharanputthepolein.Thissortofistypicalofelephants.
Elephantsreallydohavelong.Elephantseatanincrediblevarietyoffoodsandneedtocoverlargedistancestogetit.Theyneedtoknowtogoatwhattimeofyear.Theylearnthisandit.Theyalsohavecommunicationandsocieties.Theyneedtorememberallthedifferentindividuals’andsmellssoastobesociallyadept(精通的).Theoldsaying,“Anelephantnever,”isfairlytrue.
Ioncehadalove-haterelationshipwithanelephantinZimbabwein1991.EverydayI’doutofthefrontgateandanelephantwouldattackmyvehicle.AndeverydayI’drev(加速)myengineandthedoorandtellhimtogetawayandthenwewouldgoourways.Everysingledaythishappenedwithout.Ifothervehiclescameandwenthewouldthemandthengoformine.
OnedayIwentoutina(n)vehicle,stoppednearbyandwatchedforawhile.Thewindchanged,andhecaughtmysmell.,herecognizedmeasusual.
Morerecentlyithasbeenthatspindleneurons(纺锤体神经元)playanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofbehavior.Spindleneuronsarefoundinthebrainsofhumans,greatapes,dolphinsandelephants.
1.A.holesB.bagsC.trucksD.houses
2.A.pretendedB.refusedC.beganD.tried
3.A.SuddenlyB.FortunatelyC.SadlyD.Eventually
4.A.beatenB.fedC.goneD.buried
5.A.relationshipB.workC.expressionD.behavior
6.A.memoriesB.storiesC.nosesD.teeth
7.A.whetherB.whereC.whenD.why
8.A.rememberB.chooseC.enjoyD.show
9.A.closeB.complexC.directD.happy
10.A.tastesB.numbersC.namesD.voices
11.A.stopsB.hesitatesC.forgetsD.returns
12.A.justB.walkC.runD.drive
13.A.paintB.openC.hitD.repair
14.A.easyB.separateC.properD.familiar
15.A.failureB.painC.helpD.patience
16.A.protectB.attackC.ignoreD.follow
17.A.oldB.expensiveC.largeD.different
18.A.AtfirstB.OfcourseC.BythewayD.Onthecontrary
19.A.foundB.understoodC.recordedD.recommended
20.A.anxiousB.terribleC.intelligentD.strange
Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse________atpresentinthedisasterarea.
A.arebeingbuiltB.werebeingbuilt
C.wasbeingbuiltD.isbeingbuilt
Withalotofdifficultproblems________,themanagerfeltworriedallthetime.
A.settledB.tobesettled
C.settlingD.tosettle
MOOCs(MassiveOpenOnlineCourses)arefree,butwithouttutoring,andareopentoanyone,anywhereintheworld.Thecoursesareflexible—normallythreetofivehoursofstudyaweek—doneatanytime,short(5to10weeks)andvideo-rich.Theyarealsoheavilydependentoncrowdsourcing:youcandiscussacoursewithfellowstudentsthroughonlineforums,discussionboardsandpeerreview.Studentsdon’thavetofinishthecourses,passassessmentsordoassignments,but,iftheydo,theygetacertificationofparticipation.
TheOpenUniversitylaunchedFutureLearn,theUK’sanswertoUSplatformssuchasCoursera,EdXandUdacity,whichhavebeenofferingMOOCsfromtopUSuniversitiesforthepasttwoyears.Theresponsehasbeenincredible,withmorethanthreemillionpeopleregisteringworldwide.Meanwhile,in2012,EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinCoursera’spartnership,comprising13universities.“Wealreadyrun50onlinemaster’sdegrees,sothiswasalogicalexpansion,”saysProfessorJeffHaywood,Edinburgh’svice-principal.“It’saninvestmentinteachingmethodsresearch.HowamIgoingtoteachintroductoryphilosophyto100,000peopleThat’swhatIcalleducationalR&D.”Headds“Ifyoulookahead10years,you’dexpectallstudentsgraduatingtohavetakensomeonlinecourses,soyou’vegottoresearchthat.OurMOOCsarenomoreincompetitionwithourdegreesthanalifelonglearningcoursebecausetheydon’tcarrycredits.”
Cooperationiskey,Haywoodstresses.Itisfarbettertooffer20-30coursesinyourownareasofexpertise(专门技能)andletotherinstitutionsdolikewise.ProfessorMikeSharples,FutureLearn’sacademiclead,goesfurther:“We’vetiedtheelementsavailablebeforeintoapackageofcoursesofferedbyleadinguniversitiesworldwideonanewsoftwareplatform,withanewwayofpromotingitandalsoanewsocial-learningteachingmethod.Youwon’tjustreceiveanexam,butbeabletodiscussandmarkeachother’sassignments.”
BathUniversity,oneofmorethan20universitiesworkingwithFutureLearn,launchesitsfirstcourse,InsideCancer,nextJanuary,andregardsMOOCsasawayofbreakingdownagebarriers.“There’snoreasonwhysomeonedoingGCSEsshouldnotlookatourMOOCsandgetquiteawaythroughthem,orsomeoneatPhDlevelandbeyond,”saysProfessorBernieMorley,expertforlearningandteaching.
1.MOOCshavethesefeaturesEXCEPTthat________.
A.MOOCshaveaplatformforlearnerstosharetheirlearningexperience
B.MOOCsprovideteachers’instructionsifyouhavesomedifficulty
C.MOOCscanbeadjustedaccordingtopeople’slearningpace
D.MOOCsarefreeofchargeforanyone
2.TheresponsetoFutureLearnhasbeenthoughttobeunbelievablemainlybecause________.
A.allthecoursesontheplatformareavailabletoanyoneintheworld
B.EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinit
C.studentscangetacertificationofparticipationwithoutpassingassessments
D.thenumberofpeopleregisteringintheplatformisbeyondexpectation
3.WhatcanbeinferredfromProfessorBernieMorleyinthelastparagraph
A.PeopleatPhDlevelhavealreadyknowneverythingaboutMOOCs.
B.PeoplewithvariouslearninglevelswillprobablyshowinterestinMOOCs.
C.InsideCancerwillbethemostpopularcourseforsomeonedoingGCSEs.
D.MOOCsarenotsocompetitiveaslifelonglearningcoursesduetotheproblemsofcredits.
4.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.
A.theappearanceofanewlearningplatform
B.thevariousopinionsonFutureLearn
C.thepopularityofno-creditcourses
D.theadvantagesofonlineteachingmethods
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ItwasnowonderIwasnotlookingforwardtoenteringtheninthgrade.Highschooliswellknownforbeingabattleground,whereeveryoneseemstobe________throughphysicalchangesandemotionalmoodswings(情绪波动).Forme,________wasmypunishment.
Ihadalways________insecureandoutofplaceasoneofthe________membersofmyclass,standingaheadabovetheothergirlsandstandingatthe________ofthelinetoavoidsticking________.
Iespeciallyhatebeingaroundlargegroupsof________,likeduringthesocialhourafterservicesatmychurch.________theprayerswerefinished,Iwould________asquicklyaspossiblesoIcould________somewell-meaningcongratulations,“Ruthie!Lookhowtallyou’regetting!”
Mygrandfatherwouldwatchme________increasinglyuncomfortable,buthedidnot________atmyself-consciousness(自我意识)ortrytocomfortme.________,hewouldremindme.“Stand________andtall,”hewouldsay,asI________triedtoshrink(缩)myself.Evenatage15,Iunderstoodthathisadvicewasabout________thanjustfeetandinches.
Mygrandfather________inwar-tornEurope.WhenGermansoldiers________hishometown,hejoinedthearmyto________hiscountry’sfreedom.“Standstraight,standtall,”________somethingelsebackthen.
1.A.gettingB.puttingC.lookingD.going
2.A.ageB.weightC.heightD.face
3.A.becomeB.goneC.placedD.felt
4.A.fatterB.tallerC.thinnerD.shorter
5.A.headB.endC.frontD.side
6.A.toB.offC.upD.out
7.A.peopleB.girlsC.teachersD.students
8.A.UntilB.UnlessC.OnceD.While
9.A.leaveB.comeC.stopD.walk
10.A.acceptB.receiveC.avoidD.refuse
11.A.makeB.moveC.turnD.become
12.A.lookB.stareC.smileD.laugh
13.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Therefore
14.A.backB.straightC.upD.by
15.A.satisfactorilyB.happily
C.unsuccessfullyD.unwillingly
16.A.otherB.moreC.lessD.rather
17.A.grewupB.workedC.diedD.travelled
18.A.helpedB.developedC.occupiedD.visited
19.A.lookafterB.fightforC.workwithD.staywith
20.A.meantB.advisedC.carriedD.included
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Oneevening,anelderlylady___1.___(drive)pastasmalltownwhenoneofhertiressuddenlyblewout.Eventhoughallshehadwasonlyaflattire,itwas___2.__badsituationforawomanofherage.Shewasvery___3.__(confuse),especiallywiththeweather____4.__(get)colderandcolder.Atthatmoment,amanstoppedhiscarinfrontofhersandasked___5.____sheneededhelp.Theoldladybecameevenmorenervousbecausethemanlookedpoorand____6.____(hunger).However,sincenooneelsehadstoppedtohelpherduringthepasthours,shestoodbackandlethimhelpher.Afterthemanfinishedchangingthetire,theladywaswilling___7.____(pay)himanyamountofmoney.Toher___8.____(astonish),themanrepliedthathejustwantedtohelpher,justasothershadhelpedhiminthepast.Hedidn’twanttheladytopayhimbackanything.Instead,hejustwantedhertohelpothers__9.__needaswell.Laterthatevening,theladyhelpedaheavilypregnantwoman._10.____neveroccurredtoherthatthewomanwasthepoorman’swife.
Manypeoplenowhaveproblemswithsleep.Drinkingmilkishelpful.Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.
Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.
Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.
Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.
Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.
Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.
Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.
Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.
1.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk________.
A.startedsleepmoreeasily
B.weremoreanxious
C.werelessactive
D.wokeuplater
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext