Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible (可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least. Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. 1 What is surprising about Americans who worship variety and individuality? A They still judge a man by his clothes. B They hold the uniform in such high regard. C They enjoy having a professional identity. D They will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform. 2 How are people accustomed to thinking about a man in uniform? A He is doing quality work. B He discards his social identity. C He appears to be more practical. D He looks superior to a person in civilian clothes. 3 What is the chief function of a uniform? A It provides practical benefits to the wearer. B It makes the wearer catch the public eye. C It inspires the wearer's confidence in himself. D It provides the wearer with a professional identity. 4 What can we learn about people wearing uniforms from the passage? A They are usually helpful. B They have little or no individual freedom. C They tend to lose their individuality. D They enjoy greater popularity. 5 What would be the best title for this passage? A Uniforms and Society. B The Importance of Wearing a Uniform. C Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform. D Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, people are currently using resources 25 percent faster than they can be replaced. If we continue down this course, we will need a second planet by the year 2050. Sustainable communities attempt to change that course by drastically altering how citizens interact with the environment. Alternatively known as green communities or ecovillages (生态村), sustainable communities vary in their approaches to sustainable living, or a way of life that meets the population’s basic needs in ways that can be continued indefinitely for future generations. Some communities focus solely on enriching the environment, while others also aim to improve social and economic conditions as well. Sustainable communities generally strive to minimize waste, reduce consumption and preserve open space. Ideally, they don’t use resources faster than they can be replenished, and they don’t produce waste faster than it can be assimilated back into the environment. Granted, some communities are more radical than others--living entirely off the grid and eschewing the use of government:--printed money--but the basic principles are similar. Designing the neighborhood to encourage walking or bicycling is one way sustainable communities put these first two principles into practice. Less driving means less gas and emissions. Many ecovillages also incorporate work space into homes or encourage telecommuting. They also might zone part of the development for commercial use, essentially making the community a serf-contained environment where residents don’t even have to leave for shopping or entertainment. This design sometimes is called a live- work-play lifestyle. Using green building techniques is another staple of sustainable communities. Here are a few examples: ・ Architects design buildings to take advantage of the sun’s lighting and heating capabilities. ・ They install energy-efficient appliances. ・ They try to use local sources of materials as much as possible to cut back on the environmental costs of transport. ・ They build with durable, non-toxic materials that have either been recycled or sustainably harvested. You might see straw bale (草捆) houses, which essentially use bales of straw as the structural building blocks; cob houses, which are a mix of straw, clay and sand or earthbag homes, which are exactly what they sound like, homes made out of bags of dirt. Along with green building techniques, sustainable communities rely on green gardening methods. They landscape with native, drought-tolerant plants and raise them organically to reduce water and keep pesticides and herbicides out of the environment. Many communities also set aside a significant portion of their land as open space. Serenbe, for example, reserves 80 percent of its 900 acres for green space, that is, 720 acres of rolling hills, woods and streams free of development, quite a contrast to the concrete-laden urban sprawl of Atlanta just 32 miles away. Another way sustainable communities reduce their ecological footprint is by capturing and recycling their wastes, often creating their own contained natural cycles. Instead of treating normally perceived waste products such as rainwater and sewage as pollution to be gotten rid of, residents mm them into resources. Sewage, for example, is turned into compost that fertilizes plants and increases soil productivity, while captured rainwater is cleansed through innovative filtering systems and reused for watering plants. More than 400 ecovillages exist in the world, according to the Global Ecovillage Network database. The following examples outline life in just two of these communities. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is a developing 280-acre community in northeastern Missouri with far-reaching goals. It aims to be an entirely self-reliant town that practices "radical environmental sustainability’, according to the community’s website. The town’s founders hope to attract between 500 and 1 000 residents to create a diverse community more capable of providing for all of its own needs. Dancing Rabbit even has its own local currency to encourage local trading and sourcing of jobs. The ecovillage has established a set of six guidelines that may seem extreme to the lazy environ- mentalists among us, but should set the town well on its way towards achieving sustainability. 1. No vehicles are to be used or stored in the village. 2. Fossil fuels for cars, refrigeration, heating and cooling homes, as well heating domestic water aren’t allowed. 3. All gardening must be organic. 4. All power must come from renewable resources. 5. No lumber from outside the local area is allowed unless it is recycled or salvaged. 6. Organic waste and recyclable materials are to be reincorporated into usable products through composting methods. Long term, Dancing Rabbit citizens are trying to achieve negative population growth. If they want the current 50 or so residents to become 500 or I 000, they may want to rethink that last guideline. Los Angeles Ecovillage, California. You might think sustainable communities have to be set in the country, but that’s not true. Located just three miles west of downtown Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Ecovillage (LAEV) is a community of 500 residents seeking to have minimal impact on the environment while also providing a fulfilling way of life. The urban location near public transit, schools, churches, commercial services and industry helps residents drive less, while the dozens of gardens and fruit trees provide a local source of food. LAEV takes a whole-systems approach to sustainability, meaning that residents strive to balance’ the social, economic and environmental needs of the community. Here, clean water and air rank up there with close-knit relationships, ethnic diversity and affordable housing. Citizens have saved 20 tons of brick from the landfill to use in construction projects, composted over 100 cubic yards of yard waste and held countless weekly potluck dinners to establish and strengthen relationships. Who knew that sustainability could be possible even in one of the largest, most polluted cities in the United States Residents of the two sustainable communities we just discussed deliberately placed sustainability at the top of their agenda. But communities spring up for lots of reasons not related to the environment, and sometimes the Earth benefits. Before "green" was the new buzzword and sustainability was cool, Old Order Amish communities were quietly co-existing with the planet since the early 18th century. While members of this religious group didn’t consciously develop their way of life to help the environment, their simple farm-based living doesn’t hurt it. The Amish use horses to power their farm equipment and to get around. Their homes have no electricity; instead, they use lanterns (灯笼) for light. In stark contrast to the rampant consumerism visible in many countries, the Amish do not own things they don’t need. They wear simple clothes, and their houses are sparsely furnished. Amish communities didn’t have to "return to the earth" to achieve their brand of sustainability. They were there all along. Cohousing developments offer another example of a living arrangement that unwittingly(未觉察地) practices sustainability. These developments typically are designed to encourage and strengthen social relationships, rather than to tread lightly on the environment, but, as it turns out, the two often go hand in hand. Although residents in a cohousing development enjoy the privacy of their own homes, they share a common building and other resources. Sharing major appliances like washing machines, power tools and heavy exercise equipment forces you to interact with your neighbors while reducing resource use. In addition, it allows individual houses to be smaller, which, along with the clustered arrangement of homes, preserves land. People who own cars (some people share cars) park them on the sides of the neighborhood to create a pedestrian friendly environment safe for children. Several times a week, residents may also eat a shared meal in the common building to strengthen ties. Cooking for many on one stove is much more energy efficient than cooking for 20 on separate stoves.What will happen in the middle of the 21st century, if we consume resources much faster than their replacement A．We can have another planet called the Earth.B．We will use up resources on Earth.C．We will work out replaceable resources.D．We will migrate to another planet to live.

Fill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.Each word can be used only once.centralize,characterize,computerize,decorative,explosive,hospitalize,legalize,possessive,secretive1.The last few years have seen a(n) ＿ increase in the number of young people wearing traditional Chinese clothes such as hanfu.2.A(n) ＿library system is one that stores all the records of the library on computer.3.Although he is a famous scientist, he is ＿as a humble and modest person.4.With many branches,the company plans to ＿all its financial services at its headquarters(总部).5.The curtains in this room are for purely ＿ purposes and do not open or close.6.Let's not ask him how much he earns.He is very＿ about his income.7.The government has＿ the use of the new drug, so many patients will receive better treatment.8.Jason was ＿ after a heart attack,but he was able to return home the next day.

Suppose the university newspaper is inviting submissions from the students for its coming editon on how to enrich students'knowledge of traditional Chinese culture. You are now to write an essay for submission. You will have 30 minutes to write the essay. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

阅读理解Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I would say "sorry, I am a stranger here."Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书)showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed(尴尬的)I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!(1)The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________.A.she is a stranger to the cityB.she doesn't know the peopleC.she has no time to help othersD.she's afraid of giving wrong directions(2)A man stopped the writer on the way to ________.A.sell her something B.ask her the time C.make friends with her D.ask for the direction(3)Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A.The writer is too shy to give others directions.B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction.C.The writer never got lost when she was young.D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.We all know that the British people love their manners. They are part of their national identity(特性), as well as having fish and chips and complaining about the weather. Recently I read online that they said "sorry" up to eight times a day.After some research I have not been able to find any specific reasons why they are like this. I suppose, for centuries, manners, including how they behave at table and talk to other people have been one of the differences between the lower and upper classes and those manners show their social classes. Britain has traditionally been a quite conservative(保守的)country. There are many articles suggesting that their seemingly polite attitude of always saying "please" and "thank you" is quite false because it is impossible for a person to always feel that he or she wants to thank someone or say "please".Maybe it is for this reason that people are going one of two ways: they are too polite and hold back their feelings or they are not polite at all and express their true feelings directly. Some British people are tired of pretending that they are always happy and having to please others. But sometimes because they feel they have to be polite, they are prevented from saying what they truly think.(1)What don't the British people often do?A.Eat fish and chips.B.Have no quite good manners.C.Be polite to others.D.Talk about the weather.(2)What do the British people say up to eight times every day?A.Hello. B.Thank you. C.I don't know. D.Sorry.(3)What does the underlined word "pretending" mean in Chinese?A.打算 B.假装 C.想象 D.体验(4)What does the writer think are the reasons why the British people are so polite? ①The upper classes should have good manners. ②They have learned much about politeness at school. ③They like to hold back their true feelings. ④They are not honest at all.A.①② B.③④ C.①③ D.②④Parents used to be only parents many years ago. But in fact parents can be very important teachers in our lives. However, they are not always the best teachers. Parents may be too close to their children emotionally(感情上). Sometimes they can only see their children through the eyes of a protector. For example, a teacher might see a trip to a big city as a valuable experience. However, it might seem too dangerous to a parent.Another problem is that parents may expect their children's interests to be similar to their own. If they love science, they may try to force(强迫)their child to love science too. But what if(要是……又怎样)their child's true love is art, or writing, or car repair?Parents usually want to pass on their values to their children. But should children always believe what their parents do? When children are young, they believe that their parents are always right. But when they get older, they will have different ways of thinking.The most important thing to realize is that we all have many teachers in our lives. Our parents teach us, our teachers teach us, and our friends teach us. Books and newspapers and televisions also teach us. All of them are valuable.(1)Parents may hope that their children have the same ________ as their own, according to the text.A.looks B.interests C.habits D.jobs in the future(2)When children get older, they ________.A.don't believe their parents any moreB.Should always believe what their parents doC.believe that their parents are always rightD.begin to have their own ways of thinking(3)What is the best title of the text?A.Never Grow UpB.elieve Your Parents ForeverC.Are Parents Always the Best TeachersD.How Many Teachers Can We Have in Our LivesA trip to Seoul, South Korea(韩国)Day 1Our guide will meet you at Incheon International Airport(仁川国际机场)in the morning. Check in(登记入住)at the five-star King Hotel. Then have lunch at a famous Korean restaurant in the city center. Enjoy the beautiful scenery(风景)at the Banpo Bridge over the Han River. It turns into beautiful colours at right. And then enjoy Korean seafood near the river.Day 2Have breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Seoul Tower and the Teddy Bear Museum near the hotel. Have famous chicken soup for lunch. After lunch, go to Changdeokgung Palace, a great place to learn about the history of Korea. In the evening, visit Gwangjang Market, which is famous for all kinds of Korean street food.Day 3After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Namsangol Hanok Village. There are five traditional Korean houses there. Tourists can see how Korean people lived in the past. Also, join in traditional Korean activities Enjoy traditional Korean food at Korea House.Day 4Drive to Dongdaemun Market early in the morning and spend half a day shopping. Drive to the airport and fly back to Shanghai.(1)Tourists will enjoy the beautiful scenery ________ on Day 1.A.before they check inB.after they have lunchC.as soon as they leave the airportD.after they enjoy Korean seafood(2)Tourists can learn about the history of Korean at ________.A.the Seoul Tower B.Gwangjang Market C.hangdeokgung Palace D.the Teddy Bear Museum(3)In Namsamgol Hanok Village, tourists ________.A.can spend half a day shoppingB.can find five traditional Korean housesC.can't join in an traditional Korean activityD.can't see how Korean people lived in the pastA film about a woman village teacher appeared on screen for the first time on September 2, 2019. And it is on show across China on Monday, a day before Teachers' Day.The film "She Lights up the Mountains" is about the stories of Zhi Yueying. She is 58 and she has spent 39 years in a village primary school in Frengxin. She won China Central Television's 2016 Touching China Award because of her excellent jobs in February 2017. And she also won a national model teacher.Zhi began teaching at a primary school. An old classmate invited her to a new school in Niyang village soon after that. The village is about 1,000 meters high, and it is 45 km from the nearest town. It was over 200 km from her home. Although her family disagreed with her, she still decided to go.The school is in great need of all kinds of school things. Zhi had to grow vegetables herself because the village is short of food. Walking along the terrible mountain roads, she and some other teachers often carries textbooks and other things into the mountains.The film was made last year, and its team expected to show our country's education and improve the good points a teacher should have. Zhi thanked the team for its work, because the film said all her moving stories.(1)When did Zhi begin to teach?A.In 1961. B.In 1980. C.In 1981. D.In 2016.(2)What can we learn from the third paragraph?A.The village school is about 1,000 meters high.B.Zhi can ride bikes to the village school.C.Zhi's old classmate also went to the school.D.The nearest town is close to the village.(3)What might the village school need a lot?A.Students. B.Trees. C.Teachers. D.esks.(4)What's the best title for the passage?A.The village education of ChinaB.A village school teacher's storyC.The mountain school studentsD.Village school's dreams阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。Remember when you were a little child trying to learn to walk?First, you had to learn how to balance(平衡)yourself and stand. You fell down, and then got back up. You laughed sometimes and cried at other times. After much practice, you finally learned how to balance yourself. You got much pleasure from this new feeling of power—you'd stand everywhere you could. It was a happy time—you did it!Now, the next step-walking. You'd seen others do it. It didn't look that hard—just move your legs while you were standing. Wrong-more difficult than you ever imagined. But after you tried again and again and again, you understood how to walk.If people found you walking, they cheered. "Oh, look at what the kid is doing." This encouraged you! But look back on those days when you were the little child—how many times did you try when no one was watching, or when no one was cheering? You couldn't wait for someone to encourage you to take the next steps. You learned how to encourage yourself.So, keep trying and encouraging yourself as you learned to walk if you want to succeed in doing something.(1)What is the first step in learning to walk?(不超过15个词)________(2)When did you understand how to walk?(不超过15个词)________(3)What should you do if you want to succeed in doing something?(不超过15个词)________

Translate the following sentences into English.-|||-1孝道(filial piety)是中国古代社会的基本道德规范(code of ethics)之-|||-__-|||-__-|||-2一般来说,孝道指子女对父母应尽的义务,主要包括尊敬、关爱及赡养老人-|||-__-|||-__-|||-3孝道是中国社会千百年来维系家庭关系的道德准则。它毫无疑问是中华民族的一种-|||-__-|||-__

阅读理解We can help you plan your holiday!Welcome to Sunset Island Tourist Information Centre.25 Green Street,Port George,Sunset IslandOpen every day except Sunday.09:00-17:00We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day. Please take a free map of the island for more.Boat trips around Lighthouse Island!Two-hour trip leaves each day at 09:00.Lunch included.Swim in the beautiful water off Lighthouse Island!Exciting nightlife!The clubs of Port George are open every night until 04:00—the latest music every night!Two free drinks if you arrive before midnight.Make friends with our wildlife!At Rosetown Reserve, you'll find wildlife that only lives on Sunset Island—get close to wild horses, deer and parrots. Easy walks and a great teahouse!(1)To get more tourist information, you can go to 25 Green Street ______.A.at 10:00 on Sunday B.every day at 10:00 C.every night until 04:00 D.at 14:00 on Friday(2)Where can tourists see wild horses, deer and parrots?A.On Lighthouse Island.B.At Rosetown Reserve.C.At Tourist Information Centre.D.In the clubs of Port George.(3)How will a tourist enjoy the two-hour trip around Lighthouse Island?A.By bicycle. B.On foot. C.By boat. D.By minibus.(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading material?A.You can enjoy a cup of tea at Rosetown Reserve.B.You can get some special gifts at Sunset Tourist Information Center.C.You can enjoy the latest music at 5 a.m. in the club of Port George.D.You can get a free dinner during the two-hour trip around Lighthouse Island.(5)Where can you most probably see the reading material?A.In a story book. B.In science fiction. C.In a travel guide. D.In an art magazine.For his eleventh birthday, Lin was given a gift that would shape his life. On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him. There was just one requirement: Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year.To that point Lin had had many hobbies, but none kept his interest for more than a week or two. His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting. That hobby lasted a week. Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through. Those paints were now under his bed, still unopened. This time Lin's parents would let him decide.Lin's eyes moved down the notice board that listed all the courses on offer. He stopped at "Photography". He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera. Although Lin's family weren't poor, they weren't rich either, and a camera cost a lot of money. He continued looking.The next course to catch his eyes was "Language Art". He didn't even know what that meant. His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches. Lin, a shy boy, could think of nothing worse.Then he saw it. "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do. It was inexpensive and convenient, it could be done alone and it was also creative.Based on Lin's hobby history, his dad had doubts(怀疑), but he agreed. Much to his parents' surprise, Lin kept his promise. He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday and practised at home, making delicious meals for his family. Everyone looked forward to birthdays, when they could eat his cakes. Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others.The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again.Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant. When customers say they enjoy his meal, he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child, and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago.(1)Why didn't Lin choose to study photography?A.It was too expensive.B.He had no interest in it.C.He was not very creative.D.It was not offered that term.(2)The underlined expression "catch his eyes" in Paragraph 4 means "______".A.make him excited B.cause him surprise C.get his attention D.help him see clearly(3)Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking?A.It only lasted for a short time.B.It seemed to match his character.C.It was forced(强迫)on him by his parents.D.It developed slowly over many months.(4)Why did the father have doubts(疑问)about Lin's choice of cooking?A.Lin wasn't good at cooking.B.Cooking wasn't very convenient.C.He didn't think Lin would continue.D.Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy.(5)What's the best title for the passage?A. Strict Father B.A Changeable Boy C.The Fun of Cooking D.The Birthday Gift阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容填写表格,将信息补充完整,每空不超过3个单词。Homework of foreign studentsSome teachers ask students to write some special articles just like "The Yesterday and Today of Chinese" and "What do You Think of Chinese Culture". The students have several days to finish the homework. Some students can finish it well. Their homework is just like books.The students also have another kind of interesting homework: the teachers may ask them to write different poems(诗). The teachers think it can make students creative.We can find other kinds of homework. One of them is doing research and writing a report about something. Homework will be a report about the US history or other things. Students may use the Internet and look for information in at least three books from the school library to finish homework. They are very cool. They are just like the real writer and scientist.Students sometimes do homework together in groups. They call these groups study groups. American boys and girls often make friends or do other interesting activities in the study groups. They prefer to talk to their friends rather than do any work. Boys may play jokes on others and girls prefer talking to other girls. They also learn more from each other.There are mainly（1）______ kinds of homework in the text above.Write special articlesIt takes students（2）______ to finish it. It's just like books.Write（3）______Writing them can make students creative.Research and reportStudents may use the Internet and books from the school（4）______ to finish homework.Study groupsIn study groups boys and girls can（5）______ or do other interesting activities. They also learn more from each other.根据短文内容,完成任务。Artificial intelligence (AI)(人工智能)is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. Al is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks.AI's recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced(制造)a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will ①______ because of AI. In some industries(行业), Al is already doing the ②______ that people used to do, such as assembling(装配)cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the drivers' jobs in the future.On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programmes for AI systems(系统)and they will set up and work on them, too. Meanwhile, jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced(取代)by AI. These include jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.Al is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.任务一:请根据短文内容,分别写出①、②两处所缺单词。( 每空限填一词)(1)①______;②______任务二:阅读短文,从短文中找出与下面句子意义相近的句子。Many workers especially worry about that AI could take their place.(2)______任务三:请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。(3)______任务四:请根据短文内容回答下列问题。(4)What are lots of workers worrying? ______(5)What kind of jobs won't be replaced by AI? ______.

3.1.2 Word Building Skill: "pre-" and "per-"necessary, predecessor（前任，前辈）, predict, pretend, precaution, perception, permanent, pervasive, perform1) She began to raise money for her dream of a __ , non-profit school for the higher education of women.2) You should be warm-hearted and ___ that this new colleague is one of your best friends.3) When changing the point of observation, we also change our understanding and ____ of the surrounding world.4) By using this test, the teacher could ____ whether the students are capable of doing this task.5) The car is some 40mm shorter than its ____ .6) Jane admitted she was a bit worried about having to ____ the leading female role after only a year of opera studies.

I have only once been in trouble with the law． The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at the time， but it makes a good story now． What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate in court． It happened in February about twelve years ago． I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until the following October． I was still living at home at the time． One morning I was in Richmond， a suburb of London near where I lived． I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling． As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry， I was taking my time， looking in shop windows， strolling in the park， and sometimes just stopping and looking around me． It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall． It was about half past eleven when it happened． I was just walking out of the local library， having unsuccessfully sought employment there， when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me． I thought he was going to ask me the time． Instead， he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me． At first I thought it was some kind of joke． But then another policeman appeared， this time in uniform， and I was left in no doubt． "But what for？" I asked． "Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence．" he said． "What offence？" I asked． "Theft．" he said． "Theft of what？" I asked． "Milk bottles，" he said， and with a perfectly straight face too! "Oh，" I said． It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area， particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps． Then I made my big mistake． At the time I was nineteen， had long untidy hair， and regarded myself as part of the sixties' "youth counterculture"． As a result， I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident， so I said， "How long have you been following me？" in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage． I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation， and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable（品行不端的）character． A few minutes later a police car arrived． "Get in the back，" they said． "Put your hands on the back of the front seat and don't move them．" They got in on either side of me． It wasn't funny any more． At the police station they questioned me for several hours． I continued to try to look worldly and familiar with the situation． When they asked me what I had been doing， I told them I'd been looking for a job． "Aha，" I could see them thinking， "unemployed"． Eventually， I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates' Court the following Monday． Then they let me go． I wanted to conduct my own defense in court， but as soon as my father found out what had happened， he hired a very good lawyer． We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses， including my English teacher from school as a character witness． But he was never called on to give evidence． My "trial" didn't get that far． The magistrate dismissed the case after fifteen minutes． I was free． The poor police had never stood a chance． The lawyer even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police． And so I do not have a criminal record． But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on． I had the "right" accent， respectable middle-class parents in court， reliable witnesses， and I could obviously afford a very good lawyer． Given the obscure nature of the charge， I feel sure that if I had come from a different background， and had really been unemployed， there is every chance that I would have been found guilty． While asking for costs to be awarded， my lawyer's case quite obviously revolved（回转）around the fact that I had a "brilliant academic record"． Meanwhile， just outside the courtroom， one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngster had been turned against the police． "You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you，" he said to me reproachfully（责备地）． What did he mean？ Probably that I should have looked outraged （暴怒） and said something like， "Look here， do you know who you're talking to？ I am a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record． How dare you arrest me!" Then they， probably， would have apologized perhaps even taken off their caps， and let me on my way．（1）Judging from the first paragraph， the writer's attitude towards his story is ____ ．A． angryB． sadC． amusedD． more than just one the above（2）The first man who came up to him was ____ ．A． a uniformed policemanB． a policeman in plainclothesC． not a policemanD． a good joker（3）The court never asked the author's English teacher to give evidence because ____ ．A． the time for the trial was limited to fifteen minutes onlyB． the author wanted to conduct his own defense in courtC． the case was dismissed before the trial reached that stageD． he was found to be unqualified as a character witness（4）The author believes that he would most probably have been declared guilty if ____ ．A． the magistrate had been less gentleB． he had really been out of workC． he had been born in a lower-class familyD． both B and C（5）In the opinion of one of the policeman who had arrested the author， the whole thing might not have occurred if ____ ．A． he had protested strongly at the timeB． he had begged to be allowed to go homeC． he hadn't wandered aimlesslyD． he had tried to look cool（6）We can see from the passage that the author ____ ．A． has broken the law only onceB． has never broken the lawC． has broken the law on more than one occasionD． once broke the law without knowing it

(1.0分)Which of the following should a receptionist NOT do when dealing with clients ？A offer visitors a beverage . B Pay attention to any other needs they may have . C Greet visitors verbally . D Ignore visitors when they're busy talking on the phone.