What are the biggest problems that society will have to deal with in the new age? There are diseases like AIDS and cancer. There’s climate change, of course. And what about producing enough cheap food and energy for the world’s growing population? Who’s going to solve all these terrible problems? Yes, politicians and world leaders will have a big part to play. Yes, businesses will need to create the economic wealth to pay for some of these things. But who’s going to make a much greater difference to something like AIDS or climate change? It’s going to be a scientist. It is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.
If you like thinking about the world around you, why not become a scientist? It doesn’t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine! Scientists do all kinds of amazing things that are actually interesting!
Military scientists develop not only new weapons but new military technologies that could help make wars out of date. Forensic(法医的) scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to catch criminals. Scientists work in schools and colleges as the teachers and professors who will train tomorrow’s scientists. Don’t think a scientist is far away! Maybe you like cooking? You could be a food technologist helping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer. Perhaps sport is your thing? Do you know that most top athletes work with sports scientists in order to improve their performance? You could even be the science writer who gets to spend the life studying the latest advances and sharing them with the world.
Looking for something to do for the rest of your life? My advice? Take a long and hard look at science. It is interesting and ever.
【小题1】Many problems are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.

A．suggest they are impossible to be solved

B．introduce the causes of these problems

C．show the writer’s worry about the future world

D．show scientists play an important part in solving them

【小题2】What is needed to solve these problems?

A．Advanced weapons.	B．Enough energy.
C．New technologies.	D．A growing population.

【小题3】Most people think the life of scientists is ________.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．colorful

D．unreal

【小题4】Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Military technologies could help prevent wars in the future.

B．For those interested in cooking, food technologies may be a choice.

C．Forensic scientists play an important part in dealing with crimes.

D．Politicians and world leaders can solve all the social problems.

【小题5】The passage is intended for people who ________.

A．haven’t decided on their career

B．have no interest in science

C．hope for the world peace

D．have little knowledge of science

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Dear Mr. Smith，

I've read your advertisement for the assistant teacher for a children's winter camp. I am quite interesting in this position. I am outgoing，energetic，well-organized，and responsible；and most importantly，I love working with children！As the monitor in your class，in the past two years I proved myself to be an excellent helper to my teachers. I speak fluent English，what enables me to help native English teachers communicate freely or effectively with students in an English-only environment.

I will soon have a three-week winter vacations，so I have no problem work evenings and weekends. I can start working from the ending of this month. I would be pleased to assist for both the teachers and students in this challenging and rewarding environment.

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

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Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire houses, garage, and yard inspected at any time -- with no warning. Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living, and a keeper's reputation depended on results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station. The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice.
Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching. After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard, the keeper's family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap. Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.
Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resulted in some funny moments. Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection. At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes. In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan, covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven. If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking. he never did.
One day, Glenn Furst's mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood. This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn's mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. "He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight," Glenn late wrote. After he steadied himself, he shook Glenn's mother's hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.
【小题1】What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?

A．It was carried out once a year.

B．It was often announced in advance.

C．It was important for the keeper's fame.

D．It was focused on the garage and yard.

【小题2】The family began making preparations immediately after ______.

A．one of the members saw the boat

B．a warning call reached the lighthouse

C．the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap

D．the inspector flew special flags in the distance

【小题3】Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would ______.

A．result in some fun

B．speed up washing them

C．make her home look tidy

D．be a demand from the inspector

【小题4】If the inspector had opened the oven door, he would have seen _______.

A．an empty pan

B．many clean dishes

C．pieces of baked bread

D．a cloth covering something

【小题5】The inspector waved his arms ______.

A．to try his best to keep steady

B．to show his satisfaction with the floor

C．to extend a warm greeting to Glenn's mother

D．to express his intention to continue the inspection

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My dream was to become a school teacher in the future. In fact，I have had the dream since my childhood. In my opinion，with teachers，no society could make progresses. There is no doubt whether teachers play an importantly role in children's growth. Not only do teachers pass on knowledge to children，but we also teach children how to behave themselves. Comparing with other jobs，teaching is hard and the pay is low. And to me，what a great fun it is to be with children！They make me feel young forever so I'll study hard and try my best realize my dream.

   54-year- old Abdul has a special job. He has been working as a living statue (活雕像) for over three decades, standing perfectly still for six hours a day and resisting people’s attempts to make him move or smile, anything that proves he is a living person.

Abdul, known as “India’s Statue Man”, has been performing his daily routine ever since 1985, soon after getting a job as a security guard. His boss had ever traveled to the UK, where he was so impressed by the statue-like members of the Royal Guard outside Buckingham Palace that he wanted to do something similar back home. So he had his guards receive three months of training, where they would sit perfectly still for around four hours. They weren’t allowed to talk, smile, eat, drink, or even shoo away a fly if it sat on their faces. In the end, Abdul proved the best of the group, so he got the strange job.

Abdul isn’t the only person in the world acting as a living statue, but what makes him special is the fact that he can do it for as long as six hours without even blinking his eyes. Once, a $155 prize was put up for anyone who can make him move a muscle. But try as they might, no one had ever succeeded. Actually, Abdul tries to move about as much as he can in his spare time, and only eats healthy home-cooked food to keep his body in shape. But he claims yoga has been the biggest help. In the 12 years, Abdul has become a celebrity in India and other Asian countries. Many Bollywood celebrities have come to witness this living statue and try to make him move, but none have succeeded finally.

Abdul earns about 10,000 rupees ($156) a month, which is enough to support his family, but definitely not enough to encourage his children to follow in his footsteps. It’s just too stressful and taxing (费力的) on the body. “Despite all the hardship and health problems, I love my job and I am thankful to people for the love and respect they have showered on me,” he says. “When the time comes, I want to die playing a statue.”

【小题1】What is Abdul’s daily routine?

A．Performing as a living statue.	B．Proving to be a living person.
C．Smiling at his customers.	D．Keeping his body in shape.

【小题2】Why could Abdul get the strange job given by his boss?

A．He had his special ambition.	B．He was quite familiar with the job.
C．He stood out among the guards.	D．He knew the boss more than others.

【小题3】What does Abdul do in his spare time?

A．He eats a lot of snacks.	B．He gives some performances.
C．He cooks for his family.	D．He always moves a lot.

【小题4】How does Abdul feel about his job according to the passage?

A．It’s overpaid.	B．It’s satisfying.
C．It’s boring.	D．It’s instructive.