Everyone wants to come back home and sleep stress free after a whole day’s work. So what are the jobs which provide the greatest satisfaction? Here’s a list of the most satisfying professions across the globe. Author: It is one of the professions that allow you to express your views without much limitation. Words are a powerful expression of thoughts that can stir all the emotions. And one of the biggest advantages of being an author is living a new life every single day in a world of their own. Artist: The people working in this field are the most happy of all. This is the profession that proves how job satisfaction and money are the two sides of the same coin. Creativity, flexibility and freedom are all available for an artist. When an artist is lost in the universe of imagination, the rest of the world is missing out. Psychologist: Being one of the most wonderful careers on the planet, psychology uncovers the mysterious sides of a human’s life. The amount of joy received from uncovering the reasons behind one’s attitude is simply beyond words to explain. It is a job that requires a lot of patience, but patience pays off. Teacher: Teaching is one of the noblest professions and earns a lot of respect. The process of showing a path to someone, to enlighten a soul, and to make them self-aware leads to a close bond with each other. And this is also the profession with maximum job security, even at the time of recession. Social Worker: To find happiness in someone else’s happiness, to improve the quality of one’s life, to safeguard their rights and to support them through difficult times is the work of a social worker. Needless to say, the amount of satisfaction derived from extending a helping hand to those in need provides satisfaction that can not be matched at all.
What is the biggest advantage of being an author?(A) Earning much money. (B) Having high social position. (C) Making more friends. (D) Living different life every day.
What are the two sides of being an artist?(A) Having both happiness and money. (B) Having both money and satisfaction. (C) Having both freedom and money. (D) Having both satisfaction and freedom.
What does the job of psychologist require most?(A) Time. (B) Energy. (C) Knowledge. (D) Patience.
Which job has the maximum job security?(A) Author. (B) Artist. (C) Teacher. (D) Social Worker.
Which of the following is NOT included for the social worker’s work?(A) To help people earn more money. (B) To safeguard people’s rights. (C) To support people in need through difficult times. (D) To help people improve the quality of life.
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6. The school was across the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played basketball after class. A sea of children, and yet to me, a girl stood out from them all. She was different from others as she seemed so small among those boys. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids and managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. Every day she would practice over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly into my eyes and said, “I like basketball, and I want to go to play in the best college basketball team.” She looked quite firm, “That’s my dream.” In the following years, I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week she led her school team to one victory after another. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass alone. I walked across the street and sat down beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” she answered, “My coaches think I am just too short at five feet five inches to dream about a top college team.” She looked a bit depressed. I felt sorry for her and asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She lifted her head and told me that her father thought those coaches were wrong and did not understand the power of a dream. “If you truly wanted to realize your dream, nothing could stop you except one thing?your determination”, He encouraged her, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, a famous college coach found her. And she was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked towards for all those years. Her father is right: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
According to the author, the girl stood out from others because of the following reasons EXCEPT ___________(A) she was his student (B) she was small (C) she practiced hard (D) she played well
The girl looked firm because ___________(A) her father encouraged her to play basketball. (B) her dream was to study in a college . (C) a top college team was her dream and she would work hard for it. (D) height is not a problem for her.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?(A) The girl was the leader of the school team. (B) The girl's father always believed the power of a dream. (C) The coaches were not good to the girl. (D) The girl’s father may be a strong-willed person.
What did the father mean when he said “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count”?(A) We should always dream something big. (B) Determination can help us overcome difficulties. (C) Anyone can dream anything. (D) If you have a dream, you will succeed.
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What helped the girl realize her dream?(A) Her determination. (B) Her diligence. (C) Her father’s support. (D) All the above.
参考答案： (ACCBD)
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7. Good Health starts from infancy. It is here that protection and care are needed, so that each organ functions well, each organ develops naturally, and there are no deformities, disabilities and diseases. But often the health of children remains neglected, with the result that they grow unhealthily and that affects their education as well. A healthy child develops into a healthy adult. If the child does not grow properly, he may become handicapped in some way and his ill-health may spoil his adult life. He may not be able to join any active service; he may not be a successful professional, and he may not have a happy life . Health is real wealth. A healthy person is an asset to himself, to his family and to his community. Health is the pivot upon which a man’s whole personality and his well-being depend. An ailing and aching body saps the enthusiasm for pursuit. Health cannot be achieved merely by taking one or two pills everyday or by observing a few restrictions. It can be achieved only by understanding what health is, upon what it depends and then applying this knowledge in everyday life. The care of the body regarding food, cleanliness, exercise, rest and protection against disease, is essential for the preservation of sound health. Life is for living. Without health, life is deprived of not only much of its usefulness but also its joys and pleasures. The stream of life will be rich and lasting in proportion to the resources which nourish it. These resources belong to every person. They are food, exercise, proper posture, care of bodily functions, avoidance of alcohol and tobacco and wholesome mental and emotional attitudes.
When should people start paying attention to their health?(A) When they are adults. (B) When they are infants. (C) When they grow up. (D) When they are teenagers.
If the child does not grow in healthy way, what problems will he meet?(A) He may not succeed in his work. (B) He will be unhappy in his life. (C) He will be unhappy in his life. (D) All of the above.
According to the passage, what does health mean to a people?(A) Time. (B) Status. (C) Wealth. (D) Usefulness.
Through which way can you achieve health?(A) By putting healthy knowledge into practice. (B) By taking some medicine. (C) By doing routine physical examination. (D) By reading some books about health.
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If you want to keep healthy, you need to do the following things EXCEPT______.(A) Pay attention to the food and exercise (B) take pills everyday (C) avoid unhealthy habit like smoking and drinking alcohol (D) Be aware of mental health
参考答案： (BDCAB)
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8. One Mother’s Day morning a troubling thought crossed my mind. You’ve never, ever, in your whole life, told your mother you love her. What if she dies and you have to live with that for the rest of your life? What reason did I have for not telling Mum I loved her? I didn’t know I had to! Such words were never spoken in our home. My parents loved each other and they loved their five children, but our family didn’t hug and say mushy things such as “I love you.” My parents were also loved by their parents, but there were no hugs and sweet talk there either. Mum’s mother had been a child immigrant to the country and worked as a domestic helper when she was just eight years old. Before that, she had lived in an orphanage in London. She had no memories of her mother. None. Naturally, my grandmother wasn’t big on outward shows of affection. Hence, my mother didn’t receive any I-love-you either, and she wasn’t good at giving affection to her children, except when they were in the baby and toddler stages. Everyone in my family was supposed to translate warm meals, clean beds and good clothing as “love.” But, seeing love in action doesn’t make up for failing to hear the words “I love you”. That Mother’s Day, I felt God speaking to me, telling me to break down that barrier. He told me that my mother needed to hear me say, “I love you.” And I needed to say it! Mum lives three hours away, so it wasn’t possible to tell her face-to-face. I phoned. At first, I wished her a happy Mother’s Day. Then we talked about the weather, other members of the family and Dad’s health. All the while, the words “I love you” were burning in my mind. When you’ve never said those words to someone, they don’t just roll off your tongue. Finally, when I felt our conversation winding down, I blurted, “I love you, Mum.” She said, “I love you too, dear,” just as if she’d been saying it to me all my life.
There are five children in the author’s family and they always say nice things to each other. (A) T (B) F
The author always hugs her mother and says “I love you”. (A) T (B) F
The author’s parents used to live in an orphanage in London. (A) T (B) F
On Mother’s day the author called her mother. (A) T (B) F
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Eventually it was the author’s mother who said “I love you” first. (A) T (B) F
参考答案： (BBBAB)
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9. With the cost of a college education going through the roof, what would you tell your child to study so he can be sure of getting a good job when he graduates? If your child’s main goal is to get a job, I would suggest he rethink the whole idea of going to college. There is, it seems, a major cause of confusion in our society because people don’t understand the difference between education and training. Education is akin to research and development in that one never knows where, if anywhere, it will eventually lead. It’s certainly a nice luxury if one can afford it and if one has the capacity to grow intellectually but it’s no guarantee of a steady income. Training, on the other hand, addresses the skills and knowledge necessary to do a job. Traditionally, advanced education was reserved for just a tiny portion of the population while all others learned a trade and that was often through the apprentice system. Of course, there were those who worked their way through school and into monied slots but those were mostly schools where one can be trained for a profession such as colleges of law, medicine, business, engineering, etc. So what do you tell your child? If a job and the income it will provide are the most important, then keep in mind that four years of education will cost not only the tuition and living expenses but four years of lost earnings as well. Instead, he might want to consider earning a wage while learning a trade and then putting the same cash and credit into starting a business. Or he might want to consider attending a community college, a mixture that combines mostly remedial schooling with a form of apprenticeship. Stick to the readily applicable skills and technology classes, and there might actually be a job available upon graduation.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about education？(A) It was offered for a large number of people in the past. (B) It is similar to research and development . (C) Most People can afford it. (D) It is a guarantee of a steady income.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about training?(A) It must teach students rich knowledge. (B) One has to study law, medicine, business and engineering. (C) It will be a way of making a lot of money. (D) It provide skills and necessary knowledge of jobs.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the cost of education?(A) Tuition. (B) Living expenses (C) Earnings of part-time jobs. (D) Four years of lost earnings.
What can NOT be learnt from community college?(A) Knowledge from book. (B) Skills for some simple jobs. (C) Advanced technology. (D) Language training.
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