Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.
The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site BuyMyFace.co.uk. last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand's logo or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.
At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they're more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750.
Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.
At least for now, companies that have bought Harper and Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.
71. Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace.co.uk.?
A. B. C. D.
72. At BuyMyFace.co.uk, you can _____ of the company being advertised for.
A. click to enter the website B. download product pictures
C. get in touch with the staff D. read a brief introduction
73. Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.
A. have fun B. make friends C. show their faces D. find new customers
74. We can infer from the article that the two men _____.
A. must have earned more than $40,000 B. aren’t getting on well with their project
C. may close their site next month D. always work hard except on holidays
75. The men’s idea of advertising has proved to work because _____.
A. many people visit their website B. their faces have become well-known
C. their customers get more attention D. an expert has highly praised them
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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It’s December again. In addition to the excitement about 50 down to the holidays and parties. This month is also about long study hours for thousands of senior college students in China.
According to the Ministry of Education, the number of postgraduate 51 has risen again this year. The ministry has even 52 the enrollment dates to allow for the 53 applicants. However. I do not see the point of enrolling in postgraduate study 54 after college.
Postgraduate programs are 55 on specific fields and on advanced research and study. They also require 56 knowledge you can only gain from the workplace. If your goal is to gain more skills, you should try harder to find a job. Employers want 57 . not more qualifications. Otherwise, postgraduate study straight is a 58 of time and money.
Job applicants with a master’s degree often find that their competitors hold 59 qualifications.
Ten years ago, graduates with bachelor degrees had no problem finding employment, but authorities 60 the number of university places in 1999 and now where are millions of graduates without work.
It appears that postgraduate education will 61 this history of undergraduate education.
62 , the human resources staff faced with the choice between two applicants with masters degrees will usually choose the graduate from the more 63 undergraduate school. A bachelor’s degree from a key university is more helpful than a master’s degree sometimes.
If you don’t have working experience when you graduate, you will have the same problem even though you go on to 64 a master’s degree immediately.
50.A.taking B.counting C.casting D.tracking
51.A.achievements B.admissions C.accusations D.applications
52.A.expanded B.expected C.stretched D.shortened
53.A.national B.additional C.visible D.desperate
54.A.suddenly B.curly C.straight D.far
55.A.focused B.depended C.fed D.impressed
56.A.book B.abstract C.rich D.practical
57.A.elegance B.excitement C.experiment D.experience
58.A.memory B.waste C.cement D.symbol
59.A.different B.various C.similar D.adequate
60.A.increased B.eliminated C.abandoned D.enlarged
61.A.shape B.polish C.promote D.shadow
62.A.However B.Subsequently C.Meanwhile D.Originally
63.A.well-built B.prepared C.well-known D.newly-opened
64.A.hold B.earn C.evaluate D.Deposit
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The professor stood before his class of 30 senior biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been honored to be your instructor this term, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test. I also know most of you are off to medical school or graduate school next fall,” he said to them.
“I can well understand how much pressure you are under to keep your grades up, and because I know you are able to understand this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic(自动的) “B” to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”
In relief a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and left the class. The professor looked at the students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last chance.” One more student decided to go.
There were seven students left. The professor closed the door. Then he handed out the final exam. There were only two sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations, you have just received an “A” in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”
I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It may seem like the easy way out of grading (评分) a lot of exams, but it’s a test that any teacher in any subject could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are “B” students at best.
The same is true for students of real life. The “A” students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.
Take your cue(榜样) from Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma: “It’s not the mountain we conquer (征服), but ourselves.” Don’t let the biggest limit be yourself.
【小题1】The professor offered an automatic “B” to those who would prefer not to take the final exam because _________.
A.he liked the students who wanted to get a “B” |
B.he believed they were able to pass the exam |
C.he thought any teacher should give them a “B” |
D.he thought it was the easy way of grading exams |
A.22 students got a “B” in the final test without doing the paper. |
B.Most of the students would go to medical school shortly after the exam. |
C.There were actually no problems on the test papers for the students to work out. |
D.The way the professor tested his students would not be suitable for other subjects. |
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A.to pay attention to what they can do |
B.not to miss any final exam at school |
C.not to let themselves limit their growth |
D.to surround themselves with confident people |
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After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didn’t have a job yet. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my father’s, owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years it had grown from twenty to eighty workers. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient, so he asked me to come in on a short-term basis as a consultant.
I went to the plant and spent about a week looking around and making notes. I was really a mazed at what I saw.
Most curious of all, there was no quality control at all. No one inspected the final product of the factory. As a result some of the shirts that were put in boxes for shipment were missing one or two buttons, the collar, and even a sleeve sometimes!
The working conditions were poor. The tables where the workers sat were very high and uncomfortable. Except for a half hour at lunchtime, there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. There was no music. The walls of the workrooms were a dull gray color. I was amazed that the workers hadn’t gone on strike.
Furthermore, the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly(组装)line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as "Big Jim", who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shifts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore, a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired.
After I made observations for a week, Mr. Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings.
【小题1】The shirts from Mr. Hobbs’ factory can be described as ____.
A.of low quality | B.of high quality | C.fashionable | D.unfashionable |
A.The factory was too big. |
B.The factory was not producing fast enough. |
C.The factory was not big enough. |
D.The writer was a college graduate. |
A.The workers will have more rest in the day. |
B.Someone will examine the final product. |
C.New machines will be bought. |
D.The factory will be repainted. |
A.he was slow |
B.he wasted much time |
C.he was absent-minded |
D.the work flow was irregular |
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