Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings's expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.
But Ed has to fight against Florida's changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed's entire crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts（霜）. When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer（层）of ice on the trees, Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method（方法）to save many orange trees.
But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must by used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the tree branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered and how much water should be used.
Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help ora computer, and we'll all have the benefits (or advantages) of a computer age oranges.
(1) The passage is mainly about ________.
[ ]
A．a farmer's expert care for his orange trees
B．the different uses of computers
C．growing oranges in Florida's changeable weather
D．different ways of frost protection
(2) In the writer's eyes, computers________.
[ ]
A．are too expensive for small farmers
B．can be a valuable tool for the farmer
C．can be used to help oranges grow bigger
D．cannot take the place of the farmer's experience and judgement
(3) Which of the following is NOT necessary for Ed Rawlings to do?
[ ]
A．He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing point.
B．He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.
C．He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.
D．He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.
(4) According to the passage, the computer technology can________
[ ]
A．get rid of the need for frost protection
B．help the farmer get a better harvest
C．tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes
D．prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point
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A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself．
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways．
C．it's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor．
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G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself．
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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is："How can I get a good job?" 1
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local newspaper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country．and never seem to get a reply at all．Still others believe that the in person door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time． 2 He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them．His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream．One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick．Without stoping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place． 3
4 If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well．
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差)．When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying． 5 And within a year this person had become general manger of the company．
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself．
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways．
C．It's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers．
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor．
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults．
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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is：“How do I get a good job?” 1 ．
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all．Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time． 2 ．He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them．His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream．One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick．Without stopping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place． 3
4 ．If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well．
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差)．When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying． 5 ．And within a year this person had become general manger of the company．
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself．
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways．
C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor．
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults．
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is："How can I get a good job?" 1
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local newspaper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country．and never seem to get a reply at all．Still others believe that the in person door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time． 2 He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them．His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream．One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick．Without stoping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place． 3
4 If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well．
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差)．When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying． 5 And within a year this person had become general manger of the company．
A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself．
B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways．
C．It's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers．
D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor．
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults．
F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved．
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