Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. The work-life balance is dead. By this, I'm not advocating that you should give up your pursuit of having a fulfilling career and a thriving personal life, and I'm definitely not saying that you have to give up one to have the other. I also acknowledge that we have a work life problem, but I'm arguing that the concept of balance has never been helpful, because it's too limiting. You see, our language makes a difference, and how we refer to things matters because it affects our thinking and therefore our actions. At the minimum, most of us work because we want to be able to support ourselves, our families, and the people around us. In the ideal world, we're all doing work that we're proud of and that provides meaning and purpose to us. But even if your job doesn't give you shivers of joy each new day, working is a part of what each of us does and the contribution we make to society. When you separate work and life, it's a little bit harder to make that connection . But when you think of work as part of a full life and a complete experience, it becomes easier to see that success in one aspect often supports another. Losing your balance and falling isn't pleasant. A goal to balance suggests that things could quickly get off balance, and that causes terrible outcomes. It's more constructive to think of solutions that continue to evolve over shifts in life and work. Rather than falling or failing, you may have good days or better days or not-so-good days. These variations are normal, and it's more useful to think of life as something that is ever evolving and changing, rather than a high risk enterprise where things could go wrong with one misstep. How we talk to ourselves matters, and how we talk about issues makes a difference. Let's bury ''work life balance" and think bigger and better about work-life fulfillment to do a little less balancing and a lot more living.1. What does the author suggest by saying "The work-life balance is dead"?A.The hope of achieving a thriving life is impossible to realize.B.The pursuit of a fulfilling career involves personal sacrifice.C.The imbalance between work and life simply doesn't exist anymore.D.The concept of work life balance contributes little to a fulling life.2. What does the author say about our use of language?A.It impacts how we think and behave.C.It reflects how we communicate.B.It changes with the passage of time.D.It differs from person to person.3. What does the author say we do in an ideal world?A.We do work that betters the lives of our families and friends.B.We do work that gives us bursts of joy each new day.C.We do meaningful work that contributes to society.D.We do demanding work that brings our capacity into full play.4. What does the author say about life?A.It is cyclical.C.It is fulfilling.B.It is dynamic.D.It is risky. 5. What does the author advise us to do?A.Make life as simple as possible.C.Balance life and work in a new way.B.Talk about balance in simpler terms.D.Strive for a more fulfilling life.

In Nepal, a row over tuition fees has closed down around 8,500 of the country’s public schools, affecting some one and a half million students.Schools were shut down on Sunday to prevent protests by left-wing studentsagainst schools charging tuition of more than 500 rupees, 6 a month.Since Wednesday, students have locked the offices of officials at 160schools that charge monthly fees in excess of 1,000 rupees. Students wantan end to all but nominal fees and a more standardized curriculum around thecountry. They also want boarding schools to set aside 25% of their places tostudents from remote areas or disadvantaged backgrounds. The protestors arguethat tuition fees rarely helped students’ welfare or improved the quality ofeducation. This is not the first protest at Nepal’s schools and universities. LastDecember, more than 4,000 schools around the capital, Katmandu, were closedfor two weeks over demands for lower tuition fees.1.How many schools’ offices of officials have been locked by the students?A) 8,500.B) 160. C) 4,000.D) 500.2.What is the students’ request according to the news?A) To standardize the curriculum.B) To put an end to all the fees.C) To set up more boarding schools.D) To make the students’ allowance higher.

Neon (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors 1.__ a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 2. by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管). Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 3. , but still carry great cost. "To me, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city's famous signs."Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness." Building a neon sign is an art practiced by 4. trained on the job to mold glass tubes into 5. shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when 6. Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours to craft a single sign. Blance spent a week in Hong Kong and 7. more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series that capture the signs lighting up lonely streets-an 8. that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 9. of neon," says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 10. a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking waypossible.A) alternative B) approachC) castD) challengingE) decorativeF) efficientG) electrified H) identifyI) photographedJ) professionalsK) qualityL) replacedM) stimulate N) symbolizes0) volunteers

What is the interactive ad like?A. It shows us which part of the body smoking would harm.B. It shows us the black lungs smokers get from smoking.C. It shows us pictures of two bodies - one is a smoker's, and the other is not.D. It shows us how teachers speak to the teenagers about the harmful effects of smoking.

作文标题:On smoking开始时间:2023-10-26截止时间:2023-11-02 Directions: Directions: Forthis part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay On Smoking . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words . 1.吸烟问题是社会关注的焦点之一2.吸烟带来的危害3.我的看法字数建议:120-180写作限时:不限时 分数设置:15机评批改: 开启复制粘贴:不开启 提交次数:多次提交

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With economy being so unstable nowadays and job security being something of the past, many individuals getting ready to enter into the career world are wondering what the best careers will be in the near future. The key to finding a career path that will continue to be profitable is doing your research and determining which careers will continue to grow, which careers are not in danger of being taken over by computers and which careers will always require the human hands. The first category of careers that will continue to be in demand are healthcare careers. Although technology will continue to improve testing capabilities, there is no way for technology to take over the jobs of the many healthcare professionals required to keep a hospital running successfully. Therefore, for anyone who is comfortable with such a career as nursing, this is a great career path to follow. The next popular career path that will not diminish (缩减) anytime in the near future is in educational institutions. It is true that many college courses are being taught online these days but even then a real person is needed to move the class along. In regular classrooms all around the world technology is being used to supplement the traditional textbook learning but a teacher will always be needed to teach students how to make use of such tools. Food service careers are also a career category that will continue to be popular in the future. Technology may be able to improve the way we prepare and cook food but there will always have to be an actual person behind that technology making everything run smoothly and there will always have to be someone to serve food as well. Choosing a career for the future when nobody really knows what the future holds can be very scary (可怕的). Research a variety of careers in order to find one that's right for you but that won't be obsolete (过时的) in a few years and you will be thankful down the road .1. What does the author mean by saying "job security being something of the past"?A) People with jobs worry more about their safety now.B) The working environment becomes more dangerous now.C) The working conditions are getting worse and worse now.D) People with jobs are more likely to become unemployed now. 2. When it comes to choosing a career, individuals are advised to ________.A) follow a continuously profitable career path B) follow the healthcare careers such as nursingC) determine which career requires the high technologyD) determine which career can be taken over by computers3. What's the author's comment on the phenomenon of college courses being taught online?A) It will become less popular in the future.B) It will attract less attention in the future.C) It is true, but real teachers are still needed. D) It is true, so teachers are not needed at all.4. What does the author think of technology used in some fields of our life?A) It is being used to improve testing capabilities.B) It is powerful and it can take over the jobs of human workers.C) It is being used to improve the way we prepare and cook food.D) It is beneficial, but it cannot take over the jobs of professionals. 5. The phrase "down the road" (Line 2, Para. 5) can be replaced by ________.A) in the pastB) on the roadC) in the future D) along the road

【听力原文】 Police Departments in many communities across the United States say they are facing a serious manpower shortage and attracting new recruits is not as easy as it used to be. Police officer Reggie Brown is on duty in Oakland, California, a city known for its crime rate. After 18 years, Brown says the job has become routine. When he started, he loved the excitement. "It was everything you could dream of—I mean, you get to drive fast, chase folks, and put people in jail. It was like, you know, on a nightly basis—there was plenty of action then." The promise of such thrills had young people like him lining up for police work 20 or 30 years ago.But, as Miami Police Department spokesman Delrish Moss notes, things have changed "When I grew up, you wanted to be a police officer, an astronaut or president of the United States. I don"t hear those three on the top of the list anymore." 第1题A. The rising crime rate.B. A serious manpower shortage.C. A serious finance shortage.D. The crisis of reputation.第2题E. An astronaut is a promising profession.F. Reggie Brown didn"t love his work at first.G. A police officer was a popular profession.H. An athlete earns much more than the president.