My bike was a three-speed English “racer”, purchased during my second year in college in November 1964 for $44. Most of the money was earned by myself in my spare time, but I had to get my mother to help me out a little. At that time, bikes were rare on a college campus. My reason for getting a bicycle was a little strange. A friend of mine convinced me to take a summer job selling door-to-door and suggested that I should use a bicycle to travel between houses. The job didn’t work out, but the idea was in my brain.
That fall, I borrowed another student’s bike and rode 45 miles on the first day, but his bike soon had a flat(瘪了的轮胎) which he didn’t like fixing. So I had to buy one. I immediately started using mine almost every day. Before getting the bike, I sometimes walked 28 miles to my parents’ house. Now the bike gave me a quicker method, but my first trip took four hours due to strong headwinds that had me fight for every foot. Once I made a trip of 100 miles in one day. I decided to use the bike to go camping in the Smokies. During the trip, I recognized the need for handlebars and more gears, so I bought a ten-speed after just one year though I loved this bike.
The first bike “hung around” for a couple of years, and then I gave it to my sister’s kids who let it become part of their lives.
【小题1】What can we learn from the passage?

Marilyn M．Arnold

4500 Ridgewood Road Memphis，Tennessee 38116

Tel：901?599?0316　E?mail：efg@yahoo.com

Objective

To obtain a position that will enable me to improve my organizational skills，educational background，and ability to work well with people.

Experience　Lead Teacher La Petite Academy，Memphis，TN.

June,2011?July,2012

—Planned activities that would promote growth in language，social skills.

—Provided children with individual attention.

—Communicated with parents on a regular basis.

Education

At present，studying Science in Elementary Education at the University of Memphis.

Fahd EI Zoghat

American University of Beirut　Tel：0096311?6820300 (Damascus)　E?mail：abc@aub.edu.lb

Objective

To secure a promising position that offers both a challenge and a good opportunity for growth.

Experience 2010?2011

—Assisted a professor in the computer simulation(模拟) of digital circuits.

—Assisted an instructor in the area of radar systems.

—Worked as a research assistant with a professor in the area of digital image processing.

Education

Stanford University，Palo Alto，CA

Madeline Little

555 Maple Dr.Hartford，CT 06105　Tel：(860)555?0820　E?mail：m.e.little@gmail.com

Objective

To obtain a position as a Salesman Associate to improve the ability to work well with people in Summer.

Experience

September 2009?Present

—Aid students in person and via phone with questions regarding course registration.

—Assist with all other office administrative duties.

—Nominated(提名) for Employee of the Year in 2011 due to excellent performance.

2005?2008

—Teammate on Hartford High School women’s soccer team.

Education

ABC Community College Hartford，CT Bachelor of Arts

James Todd Wells

7444 Vesta Drive Little Rock，Arkansas.72210

Tel：(501)555?555　E?mail：jtwell@mail.net

Objective

To secure a position with a well?established organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship.

Experience

2001?2011

—Worked in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit Admissions of Outpatient Services at Hickingbotham Center admitting patients.Worked as liaison(联络) representative between family members and doctor.

—Worked also in Emergency Room admissions checking in patients.Entered personal data and followed up on insurance verification(核实)．

Education

University of Arkansas at Little Rock，Little Rock，Arkansas

1.From the first part，we can learn that Marilyn M．Arnold ________.

A．knows about children’s education

B．wants to get a job with a stable environment

C．has got a degree of Science in Elementary Education

D．is an excellent teacher of the University of Memphis

2.Which one may be short of independent working experience?

A．Marilyn M．Arnold.

B．Fahd EI Zoghat.

C．Madeline Little.

D．James Todd Wells.

3.According to James Todd Wells’experience，he is most likely to be hired by ________.

A．a supermarket? B．a hotel

C．a hospital? D．a school

4.What do the four people have in common?

A．They have received college education.

B．They want a permanent job.

C．They want to work with people.

D．They have rich working experience.

D
I grew up in a small town. I was only ten years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable (马厩). He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged.
One night, a woman executive (董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call — Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I had my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man.
68. Why was the writer once known as a singing cook?
A. He was a cook at a country music club.
B. He sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
C. He often sang while cooking.
D. He liked singing better than cooking.
69. Who first recognized the writer’s talents and helped make him successful?
A. His brother.      B. His manager.    C. His father.           D. A businesswoman.
70. It can be inferred from the passage that the ______.
A. writer’s success is partly due to his father     B. writer’s family was very poor
C. writer succeeded easily                   D. writer’s first record was a total failure

I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story．
A month after I graduated from high school in August，2007，I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital．
I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around．At that time，it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams．
After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live on my own again．When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland．After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own．It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again．After having a few lung tests，I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week．After a few months of swim training，I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team．
By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world．I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members．I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.
【小题1】The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.

Shanghai: Car rentals (出租)are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to roads. Business people, foreign and families alike are making good use of the growing industry.
The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 an dnow 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11,500 cars in their books.
The largest player-Shangha Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices-deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite.
Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month. This fighure shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year’s Day, with some recording 100 percent rental.
The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白领雇员), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.
【小题1】The words “deluxe sedans, ” “minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to_________.