武汉工业学院普通专升本国际贸易专业原题

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In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

After the unforgettably initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: "No matter what, I ll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile

of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son.

He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his son s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there

and started digging through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching

their hearts, saying: "My son!" "My daughter!" Other well meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying:

"It s too late! They re all dead! You can t help!

Go home! Come on, face reality, there s nothing you can do!"

To each parent he responded with one line: "Are you going to help me now" And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school s ruins saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You re in danger. We ll take care of it. Go home." To which this loving, caring American father asked, "Are you going to help me now"

The police came and said, "You re angry, anxious and it s over. You re endangering others. Go home. We ll handle it!" To which he replied, "Are you going to help me now"

No one helped.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: "Is my boy alive or is he dead" He dug for eight hours (12)

hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back

a large stone and heard his son s voice. He screamed his son s name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!! It s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told em that if you were alive, you d save me and when you saved me, they d be saved. You promised, No matter what happens, I ll always be there for you! You did it, Dad!" "What s

going on in there How is it" the father asked.

"There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you re here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, cause I know you ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you ll always be there for

me!"

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A railroad was being built all the way down the east coast off Florida, from Jacksonville to Miami and Negro workers were employed because they were cheap. A great many of them were in Daytona. Most

of them had children. They were living in shacks worse than those in The Terry in Augusta. The children were running wild in the streets. Mary Bethune seemed to hear a voice say, "What is the place Build

your school there."

Her husband, Albertus, wasn't so sure about her school. He thought Palatka was a pretty good place for them to live. Mary listened but she never gave up her idea. She knew that if she went to Daytona, Albertuswould come too.

One day she begged a ride for herself and her little boy with a

family that was going to Daytona. It was only seventy miles away. But in 1904 the sand was deep on Florida roads. Practically no one had an automobile -- certainly not the poor family that gave Mary and little Albert a ride. So it was three dusty days after they left Palatka before they reached Daytona. There Mary hunted up the only person she knew, and she and little Albert stayed with this friend for a few days.

As she had done in The Terry in Augusta, Mary walked up and down the poor streets of Daytona. She was looking for two things -- a building for the school she was determined to start and some pupils for that school.

After a day or two, she found an empty shack on Oak Street. She thought this would do. The owner said she could rent it for $11.00 a month. But it wasn't worth that much. The paint had peeled off, the front steps wobbled so that she had to hang onto the shaky railing to keep from falling, the house was dirty, ithad a leaky roof. In most

of the windows the panes of glass were broken or cracked.

Eleven dollars a month !Mary said she only had $1.50. She promised

to pay the rent as soon as she could earn the money. The owner

trusted her. By the time she was sure she could have the building,

she had five little girls from the neighborhood as her pupils.

What a school! A rickety old house and five little girls! The little girls pitched in and cleaned the house. The neighbors helped with scrubbing brushes, brooms, hammers, nails, and saws. Soon the cottage could be lived in, but there were no chairs, no tables, nobeds. There was no stove. However, there were no pots and pans to cook in, even

if there had been a stove.

Mary set about changing these things. She found things in trash

piles and the city dump. Nobody but Mary would have thought of making tables and chairs and desks from the old crates she picked up and brought home. Behind the hotels on the beach she found cracked dishes, old lamps, even some old clothes. She took them home too. Everything was scoured and mended and used. "Keep things clean and neat" was her motto then; and as long as she lived the pupils in her school had to live up to that motto.

Her little pupils had no pencils. They wrote with pieces of charcoal made from burned logs. Their ink was elderberry juice. What good was ink or a pencil if there was no paper to write on Mary took care of that too.

Every time she went to the store to get a little food, or a few pots and pans, she had each article wrapped separately. The pieces of wrapping paper were carefully removed and smoothed out. The little girls used this paper to write their lessons with their charcoal pencils.

She needed a cookstovevery badly but she couldn't pay for one. What should she do Her little pupils had to have warm food.

Unexpectedly, the problem was solved for her. One day a wrinkled old white neighbor said to her, "Can you read"

Mary said, "Yes."

"Then will you read me this letter from my son I can't find my glasses."

Mary read the letter to her.

"Thanks," said the mother.

Mary turned to go. "You're welcome."

The old woman stood by her open door and thought a moment. Then she said, "I got an old cookstoveand I don't need it. Would you want it" Select the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions.

1. How did Mary's husband, Albertusfeel about going to Daytona ____

A) He was strongly in favour.

B) He was quite reluctant.

C) He was definitely against it.

D) He was not happy about the idea.

2. Mary's pupils used elderberry juice to write with because____

A) itdidn't stain like ink did

B) theycouldn't afford ink

C) itwas easier to write with than ink

D) theypreferred it to ink

3. Which of the following is a statement of opinion rather than of

fact_

___

A) Henry Flagler was building a railroad from Jacksonville to Miami.

B) The owner said she could rent it for $11.00 a month.

C) Every time she went to the store to get a little food, or a few pots and pans, Mary had each article wrapped separately.

D) Nobody but Mary would have thought of making tables and chairs from the old crates.

4. The word that best describes Mary is____

A) determined

B) neat

C) poor

D) creative

5. Which of the following best describes this story____

A) A story of a real person's life written by another person.

B) A story written by the author using imagination and

creativity.

C) A story of a real person's life written by that person.

D) A story of a historical person written by a historian.

D B D A A

A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap,

a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.

One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life style. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their educations, move out of the family home at an early age. marry or

live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

In our upwardly morden society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.

No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapid pace at which society changes.

Select the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions.

11. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.

(A) the generation gap suddenly appeared

(B) the generation gap is a feature of American life

(D) many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap

12. The word "around" in paragraph 1 means _______.

(A) on all sides

(B) in every direction

(D) in existence

13. Which one is NOT the cause of the generation gap

(A) Young people like to choose their own life styles.

(B) American society is changing very fast.

(D) Modern education makes them think differently.

14. In American society, young people often _______.

(A) rely on their parents to make a life

(B) stay with their parents in order to get an opportunity for higher education

(D) have very little in common with their parents

15. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the reading passage

(A) Parents should be more tolerable towards their children.

(B) The younger generation should value the older generation for

their wisdom.

(D) the generation gap should be avoidable in American soclety.

B D D D C

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HOW TO GET RID OF BAD HABITS

1.每个人都有坏习惯

2.我们必须改掉这些坏习惯

3.如何改掉这些坏习惯

We all have certain kinds of bad habits we are ashamed of. Once we are in a bad habit, it is wise to get rid of it immediately. But it

is not ,so easy a thing to do.

To get rid of a bad habit, we should first get to know how bad it really is. Let's take the habit of smoking as an example. It is a waste of money. A heavy smoker spends almost as much money a day as he pays for his own meals. Besides, smoking is also harmful to one's health. It can result in lung cancer and heart attack. People who can realize this will stop spending money damaging his health.

To get rid of a bad habit, we should also have courage and a strong will. Let's again take the habit of smoking as an example. Many smokers pick up the habit again soon after they determined to give it up. A lot of them can not tell how many times they have attempted to do so. So it is impossible to get rid of any bad habit if you don't have a strong determination.

However, no matter how difficult it is, we should never give up doing away with bad habits. In fact, many people succeed in giving up their bad habit Once we are aware of the bad habit, we should never find any excuse, instead, we should do away with it with a strong determination.

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