One of the latest trends（趋势） in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, Conn, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4, 000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.
“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future, ” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.
Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. ” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture. ” she says.
“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom, ” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children. ”But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12. ”
The popularity if au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.What does the term” au pair” in the text mean?
| A．A mother raising her children on her own |
| B．A child learning a foreign language at home |
| C．A professor in language education of children |
| D．A young foreign woman taking care of children. |
Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them ______.
| A．to live in China some day | B．to speak the language at home |
| C．to catch up with other children | D．to learn about the Chinese culture |
What can we infer from the text?
| A．Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America |
| B．Educated woman do better in looking after children |
| C．Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills. |
| D．Children can learn a foreign language well in six months. |
During communication, “words” express only 7% of meanings between people. About 23% of meanings are from the “tone of voice” and 70% of meanings come from “body language”. So next time you want someone’s attention—try body language instead.
Everyone does it, and most interestingly—most do it unconsciously. You may wonder: “Does that mean I have to study psychology to succeed in reading body language?” The answer is “no” because most people are already body language readers.
It’s a skill developed since we’re babies—think of how most babies can recognize facial expressions and get attention without saying anything. That is, you needn’t spend most of your time practicing some of your body language cues(暗示)!
However, you should know that the context(语境) is king. It suggests that, depending on the context of the situation, people will hide body language cues. So sometimes cues can be tricky: a woman who locks her arms may think you are boring—or she may just feel cold. You must learn to read into the context as well as the cues. Sometimes people care more about their body language cues. For example, poker(扑克牌戏) players will consciously hide more of their body language cues.
The first place to start when reading a person’s body language is the face. The easiest way to hide your feelings is to cover your face. This is why it’s sometimes hard to tell if an Islamic girl likes you.
If the eyes are the windows of the mind, the eyebrows(眉毛) are the windows of the eyes. So, notice how a person’s eyebrows will generally rise when they meet someone, see something they like or are surprised at. Eyes generally smile along with the mouth when someone is happy, so everyone knows “^ . ^”.The first paragraph is mainly to show _____.
| A．how to express your meanings clearly |
| B．how to draw other’s attention |
| C．the importance of body language |
| D．the role of words in communication |
Most of the time in our daily life, we ______.
| A．find body language very interesting |
| B．don’t realize we’re using body language |
| C．hardly use any body language |
| D．use body language on purpose |
What does the saying “the context is king” suggest?
| A．The context results from body language. |
| B．The context makes body language difficult. |
| C．The context helps when reading body language. |
| D．The context is more important than body language. |
Who will hide their body language cues on purpose according to the text?
| A．Scientists | B．Farmers. | C．Teachers. | D．Poker players. |
Four strange scholarships that actually exist
The scholarship for the tall
If you find yourself having to lower your head to enter doorways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a boy 6'2" or taller, or a girl 5'10" or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000.
The scholarship for the fat
This unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. It’s kind of like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all.
The scholarship for the short
If you aren’t tall enough for the tall scholarship, maybe you are short enough for the short one. The Billy Party Foundation offers this unusual scholarship to students who are short. One needs to be shorter then 4'10" and have a medical certificate as proof of dwarfism.
The scholarship for golf caddies(球童)
Did you know that you could get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, it’s a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(学费) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Evans Scholar Foundation owns and operates a scholarship house.The person running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship _____.
| A．should pay $1,000 at first |
| B．should write a long passage |
| C．should be tall enough |
| D．could get $10,000 |
How many conditions should a student have for the scholarship for the fat?
| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being ____.
| A．short | B．tall and fat | C．clever | D．thin and tall |
Students caddies who win the scholarship for golf caddies can _____.
| A．get $1,000 for housing and tuition |
| B．get $500 for housing and tuition |
| C．only go to fourteen universities |
| D．be free from housing and schooling costs |
Can you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes.
The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.
Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up with creative ideas.
Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.
The last step is to write down a few ideas every day.
Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are happy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.
Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something cool.The first step to be creative is to _____.
| A．have confidence in yourself |
| B．look up “creativity” in the dictionary |
| C．understand the meaning of being creative |
| D．learn many new words by heart |
The writer develops the fourth paragraph by ______.
| A．the order of time | B．the order of space |
| C．giving examples | D．explaining reasons |
It can be inferred that ______.
| A．creativity is a gift people are born with |
| B．not everyone can be creative |
| C．it is a piece of cake to be creative |
| D．creativity can be gained through practice |
The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _____.
| A．learn to be creative |
| B．solve problems easily |
| C．come up with good ideas |
| D．improve the ability of thinking |
信息匹配
A
Sales Manager Requirements:
Minimum of 2-year sales experience;
University / College degree;
Good command of English;
Excellent communication skills;
Responsible, patient, energetic , enthusiastic；
Customer service, teaching experience is preferred;
Basic office computer skills (Excel, Word, E-mail).
B
Project Management Assistant Requirements:
Good English and computer skills;
Related working experience is a must;
Patient, careful, supportive ;
Strong team spirit.
C
English Teacher Requirements:
University degree or above in English major;
Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity ;
With deep understanding and respect for different cultures.
D
Marketing Assistant Requirements:
College degree or above with good English (speaking and writing) skills;
With basic ideas of sales and marketing;
Working experience is not necessary;
Good communication and presentation skills.
E
Accountant Requirements:
College degree or above in finance area;
Good English and computer skills;
Good sense of finance management;
At least two years of experience as an accountant in an international organization is a must;
Self-management, hard-working, independent and able to deal with pressure.
F
Nurse Requirements:
College degree or above in medicine area;
Good communication and nursing skills;
Good sense of responsibility;
At least two years of experience as a nurse in a big hospital;
Patient, careful, polite, hard-working.
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【题文1】Harry Evans graduated from the University of Oxford. At the university, he majored in English Literature, and got a Bachelor’s degree .
【题文2】Jack Blunkett has been an accountant in an international company for four years after graduating from the Finance University, and he is good at English and computer.
【题文3】Peter Hessler is a manager of an international company, and his duty is to sell the products of the company.
【题文4】Thomas Wright got a master’s degree. His spoken English is excellent, but he has no working experience. He is good at writing and communication.
【题文5】Alice Elizebeth has worked in a Building Material Company for ten years, and she is expert in management. She can communicate in English very well.
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier，have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告)．But in the executive（主管领导） circle，beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder，it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity（正直） than plainer men；effort and ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones；their success was attributed（归功于） not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly，though，the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able？An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine(有男子气概的)than the less attractive ones. Thus，an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs，but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities required.
This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks，people treat men and women differently，”says Anne Bowman，who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs，one of men and one of women，in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again，in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men，but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably（始终如一地） received the fewest votes.The underlined word “liability”(in Para.1)most probably means “________”．
| A．misfortune | B．instability | C．disadvantage | D．burden |
In traditionally female jobs，attractiveness________.
| A．reinforces(加强)the feminine qualities required |
| B．makes women look more honest and capable |
| C．is of primary importance to women |
| D．often enables women to succeed quickly |
Bowman's experiment reveals that when it comes to politics，attractiveness________.
| A．turns out to be an obstacle to men |
| B．affects men and women alike |
| C．has as little effect on men as on women |
| D．is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women |
It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.
| A．practical | B．prejudiced | C．oldfashioned | D．pessimistic |
The author writes this passage to________.
| A．demand equal rights for women |
| B．emphasize the importance of appearance |
| C．discuss the negative aspects of being attractive |
| D．give advice to jobseekers who are attractive |
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