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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中.选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Theprivateautomobile（私家车）haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.Infact,ithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflife.In1986,sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecar,andthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanone.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportation,theautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowth

ofthecities,butithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.

Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasure,andalsototransporttheirchildrento

distantschools.

Familylifehasbeenaffectedinvariousways,Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnics,outings,andothersharedexperiences.However,whenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecar,theirparentscan’tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugs,orshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingdowntrafficlaws.Mothersofvictims（受害者）ofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADD（MothersAgainstDrunkDriving）.Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies（悲剧）.Theyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrinkingage.Studentshaveformedasimilarorganization,SADD（StudentsAgainstDrunkDriving）andarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.

FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsome,itisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeople,asignofbecominganadult.Altogether,carsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?

A.Carshaveencouragedthegrowthofthecities.

B.Carscanbringfamiliestogetherwhentheygoforpicnics.

C.Carshaveenabledpeopletolivefarfromtheirplaceofwork.

D.Carshelpcityfamiliestotransporttheirchildrentofarawayschools.

22.Whathasbeendonetodealwiththeproblemofdrunkdriving?

A.Patentshavepaidmoreattentiontotheirchildren.

B.Someorganizationshavebeensetupagainstdrunkdriving.

C.Mothershavetriedtopersuadetheirchildrennottodrinkalcohol.

D.Universitystudentshaveaskedthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.

23.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________inAmerica.

A.itwillbemoredifficultforpeopletogetnewcars

B.parentswillnotallowtheirchildrentohavetheirowncars

C.thegovernmentwillencouragepeopletousepublictransportation

D.carswillstillbepopularthoughtheyhavecausedmanyproblems

B

Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearance,attitudeandmanners.

Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.Asmileshowsaconfidentandpositiveattitude.

Whenyouintroduceyourself,makeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.Someinterviewersofferahandshake.Othersdon’t.

Trytobeasnaturalaspossible.Butpayattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Thewayyousit，walk，gesture，useyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguage.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?

Yourabilities?

Yourinterestinthejob?

Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.Showinterestandenthusiasminyourvoice.Whenyouspeak,lookattheinterviewer.Also,don’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourself,orforme

remployer.

Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestion，asktheinterviewertorepeatorexplain：

“I’msorry，butIdidn’tcatchthat.”

“I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.”

Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxed.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.Theyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejob.

Attheendoftheinterview,thanktheinterviewerforherorhistime.

It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterview，ordeliveritbyhand.

Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.Askiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejob.

Goodluck！

24.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.yoush

ouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployer

B.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployer

C.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterview

D.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness

25.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?

A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.

B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.

C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.

D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.

26.Themainpurposeofthepassageis 

_______.

A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajob

B.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviews

C.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterview

D.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AFriendlySmile 

B.MakingaGoodImpression

C.Don’tBeNervous 

D.SendingaThank

-YouLetter

C

Youmaythinkthatinventionsarefarawayfromyoureverydaylife.Butinfact,almosteveryonecaninvent.It’sjustthattheydonotrecognizethattheirideacouldbethestartofaninvention.Onceinventorsseetheirideashavesomepracticalvalue,theydon’tletthemslipaway.

Forexample,theinventorofthedishwasher,AmericanJosephineCochrane,lovedtogivedinnerparties.Butshefoundittooktoolongtowashherdishesbyhandandtoomanyofthembroke.Shedecidedthatamachinecoulddothejobfasterandwithfewermistakes.So,in1886,shesetouttomakeoneforherself.

LikeCochrane’s,mostinventionsarecreatedtosolveaproblem.So,thefirstandmostimportantstepistofindtheproblem.

Youcanstartbylookingatwhatiswrongwiththingsyouusenow.Youcanaskgrandparentsorneighboursiftheyremembereversaying:

“Iwishsomeonewouldinventsomethingfor...”Oryoucanlookatpeopleindifferentareassuchasonthestreet,oratschool.Thenyoumightnoticesituationsorthingsinneedofimprovement.

Remembertorecordyourideasandwork.Thiswillhelpyoudevelopyourinventionandprotectitwhenitiscompleted.

Thenextstepistothinkaboutpossiblesolutions.Aninventionisanewwayofsolvingaproblem.Sothinkofmany,varied,andunusualways.

Youcanoftencomeupwithasolutionforaproblembylookingatitfromadifferentangle（角度）orthinkingaboutitinanewway.

Example1—insteadofthinkingofshoesasprotectingyourfeetfromtheground,thinkofusingsomethingtoprotectthegroundfromyourfeet.

Example2—insteadofthinkingabouthowyoucancarryorangeshomefromastore,thinkofhowtheycancometoyoubydeliveryorgrowingyourown.

Example3—insteadofexperimentingwithonlyonesolution,canyouputtwoorthree

solutionstogether,orarrangethemindifferentorders?

Andifonesolutiondoesn’twork,canitbeputtootheruses?

Thatwashowyellowpost-itnotes（N次贴）cameabout—a“failed”adhesive（粘合剂）experimentprovedaweakadhesivehadgoodusestoo!

Afterall,mostinventionsarenotbrandnew.Theydonotcomeoutofnowhere,butcomeoutofthingsorideasthatalreadyexist（存在）.

Andthehardestpartofinventing,evenforalotofinventors,iscomingupwithaproblemandfindingasolution.Onceyouhaveanidea,youcanalwaysgethelpbuildingyourinvention.

Thisproblem-solvingtechniquecanalsoworkinyoureverydaylives.So,whynottryitinyourstudies,inyourrelationshipwithothers,oreveninthewayyoulookattheworld?

28.Themainideaofthisstoryis________.

A.howtoimprovetheworldaroundyou

B.thatyoucaninventandhowyouwillbeabletodoso

C.problem-solvingtechnique

D.howinventorsinvent

29.Whatmakesinventorsdifferentfromotherpeopleisprobablythat__________.

A.theyconsidereverynewideaasaninvention

B.theyarefullofcreativeideas

C.theyenjoysolvingproblems

D.theylookforproblemsandtrytosolvetheminanewandbetterway

30.WhatmadeJosephineCochranedecidetoinventthedishwasher?

A.Herloveofparties.

B.Herdislikeofdishwashing.

C.Herdesireforsomethingthatcoulddothedishwashingbetter.

D.Herloveofinventing.

31.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthewaystofindaproblem?

A.Lookattheworldfromadifferentangle.

B.Findoutthingsthatpeoplearenotsatisfiedwith.

C.Doexperiments.

D.Neverletapracticalideaslipaway.

D

ForalmosttwomonthsDominicYork,a23-year-oldhairdresser,wanderedabouthospitalsallnight,wearingawhitecoatandpretendinghewasadoctor.Yesterdayheproudlyclaimedincourtthatdespitehiscompletelackofmedicalexperienceorqualifications,hehadsavedseveralpeople’slives.Hehadevenbeenallowedtoassistasurgeonduringanemergencyoperationonapatientwhowasabouttodieonsomethingshehadswallowed.

“IwatchedoneofthoseTVdramasaboutahospitalandsuddenlyIfeltlikeplayingoneoftherolesmyself.SoIputonawhitejacketandastethoscope（听诊器）andwalkedaroundoneofthebiggesthospitalinLondon.AtfirstIjustwatched.Onceyoulearnhowdoctorstal