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1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthejobasawaiter/waitress？
______
A.Itneedsaperiodoftraining．
B.Itpaysmuchmorethanotherjobs．
C.Itcanimproveone'
sleadershipskills．
D.Makingdinerscomfortableispartofthejob．
2.Astudentwhoisbusywithhisresearchpaperwillprobablychoosetowork______．
A.inarestaurant
B.inalibrary
C.ontheInternet
D.inanITcompany
3.Thewriterwrotethistextto______．
A.tellustheimportanceofdoingpart-timejobs
B.adviseteenagershowtochooseapart-timejob
C.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakelotsofmoney
D.introducehis/herexperienceofdoingpart-timejobs
4.Whydosomecompaniesasktheteenstodosurveys？
A.Theteenshavemorefreetime．
B.Theycanpaylesstotheteens．
C.Theyneedadvicetomakeproductsforteens．
D.Theteensusuallyexpresstheirtrueopinions．
B
Justwhatisatigermother？
AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'
sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves．She'
sbeencalled"
dangerous"
，"
outrageous"
，evena"
monster"
forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters．
HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright．Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'
tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts．Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother，threateningtoburntheirtoys．Herrulesinclude：
schoolworkalwayscomesfirst；
anA-minusisabadgrade；
childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath，andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust．
Ms．ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy，successfulchildren-atleastinhercase．Althoughshe'
shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories，onethingcan'
tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem．
InBritain，shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls，forexample，areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades，comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls．SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'
sleadingtohighachievers？
AndhowdoAmyChua'
stheoriesplayintothatsuccess？
Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest，Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points．It'
saboutalwaysknowing"
youcandobetter"
，shetoldme．
Interestingly，inChina，thebirthplaceofthetigermother，peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting．Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles．
5.AfterreadingAmyChua'
srecentbook，thepublic______．
A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren
B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother
C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong
D.don'
tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2？
A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren．
B.Shedoesn'
tthinkherchildrenareclever．
C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano．
D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren．
7.Paragraph4showsthat______．
A.Chineseparentsdon'
tthinkgradesareveryimportant
B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren
C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren
D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy
8.Theunderlinedword"
flak"
inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"
______"
．
A.attention
B.criticism
C.curiosity
D.contribution．
C
Nearingtheageof101hasnotsloweddownoneJapanesewoman．Infact，intheswimmingpool-sheisonlygettingfaster．
Recently，a100-year-oldJapanesewomanbecametheworld'
sfirstcentenariantocompletea1，500-meterfreestyleswimmingcompetitionina25-meterpoo1．
HernameisMiekoNagaoka．Ms．NagaokasetaworldrecordforheragegroupatarecentJapanMastersSwimmingAssociationeventinthewesterncityofMatsuyama．Sheswamtheracein1hour，15minutesand54seconds．
Bycomparison，theoverallfemaleworldrecordholdercompletedthesamedistanceinjustunder15andahalfminutes．Butthatswimmer，KatieLedecky，isonly17yearsold．AndMs．Nagao．kawasnotcompetingagainsther．Infact，Ms．Nagaokawastheonlycompetitorinthe100-104yearoldcategory．Herracewasnotaraceofspeedbutofendurance，ornotgivingup．
BreakingswimmingrecordsisnothingnewtoMs．Nagaoka．Sofarshehasbroken25records．Butshebegancompetingwhenshewasmuchyounger-at88．
Ms．Nagaokasufferredakneeinjuryinher80s，soshebeganswimmingtohelpherbodyrecover．Sinceherfirstinternationalswimmingcompetition，shehasn'
tlookedback，exceptmaybetoseeifhercompetitioniscatchingup．
In2002．atamastersswimmeetinNewZealand，Ms．Nagaokatookthebronzemedalinthe50-meterbackstroke．In2004，shewonthreesilvermedalsatanItalianswimmeet．
Mastersswimmingisaspecialclassofcompetitiveswimmingtopromotehealthandfriendshipamongparticipants．Swimmerscompetewithinagegroupsoffiveyears．
Japanhasalargenumberofpeoplewholivebeyond100yearsold．Untilshepassedawaythismonth，theoldestpersonintheworldwasalsofromJapan．MisaoOkawawasbornin1898．Shesaidhersecretsforlongevity，orlonglife，weregoodgenes，regularsleep，sushiandexercise．
9.Theunderlinedword"
centenarian"
referstosomeonewhois______．
A.fromJapan
B.100orolder
C.anoldcompetitor
D.anewswimmer
10.Whichispossiblytheagecategoryofthemastersswimmingcompetition？
A.82to87yearsold．
B.93to97yearsold．
C.95to99yearsold．
D.106to110yearsold．
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______．
A.somepeoplearebornwithlongevitygenes
B.peoplewholikeswimminglivelonger
C.theJapaneseareinterestedinswimming
D.womanusuallylivemuchlongerthanmen
12.WhichcanbestexplainthespiritofMs．Nagaoka？
A.Nottoadvanceistogoback．
B.Afterastormcomesacalm．
C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm．
D.Keepongoing，nevergiveup．
D
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy？
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue，today'
sstars，feelinglikezooanimals，facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine．Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'
sattention．Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes，camerasready．Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives．Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal，celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance．Eventually，theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare，seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem，notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames．"
Overtime，"
Villarrealsays，"
theyfeelseparatedandalone．"
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages．Inthe4thcenturyBC，paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle，hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers．WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury，hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans，leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy．Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo．
Beingapublicfiguretoday，however，isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe．Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras．Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous，thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"
story"
aliveforever．
Iffameissotroublesome，whyaren'
tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit？
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit．Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities．Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace．
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice．Still，evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare．Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready．
13.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______．
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic
B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance
D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame
14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3？
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired．
B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistor
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