A Full-Time School Called Life

       You are enrolled in a full-time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

       Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very ling time. What we and our ancestors have overlooked, however, is there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual. 全品高考网

Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else's. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.

       As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don't have to face, while other spend years struggling with challenges that you don't need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.

The challenge here, therefore, is to align（与…保持一致）yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others. But, remember, don't compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth. 全品高考网

       Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equity—the assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out of the comparing phase of “it’s not fair”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and anger.

11．According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?

       A．Having the same opinions as others.

       B．Taking the distinct path from others.

       C．Learning the lessons presented to you.

       D．Doing the different things from others.

12．From the passage we can conclude            .

       A．everyone has his own track to follow

       B．the same things usually happen to the peers

       C．a painful divorce must lie in financial problems

       D．a wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage

13．In your lifetime, the lessons you are faced with           .

       A．are beyond your power   B．keep you from growth

       C．limit your development   D．help you with your success

14．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．All things are equal and justice will always prevail.

       B．You should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.

       C．One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.

       D．You have to complain “it’s not fair” whenever possible.

15．Life is called a full – time school, because           .

       A．it is full of all lessons to learn

       B．you have plenty of time to learn lessons

       C．you meet with specific lessons every day

       D．there are so many subjects for you to choose

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，

并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列六则卡通人物的性格介绍：

Why do you remember Hello Kitty, Snoopy and all the other cartoon characters? What makes you love them? Well, maybe because they're like the people around you. Think about it! You may find a friend or classmate who is like them.

E. As confident as Prince of Tennis: He has faith in himself and always wants to win.

F. As friendly as Mickey: He is clever and kind. He has a good heart and is glad to help others. Everyone likes to turn to him for help whenever they are in trouble.

请阅读Susan, Tom, John, Bob, George的个性描述，然后匹配与他们个性相当的卡通人物。

56. Tom is a warm-hearted boy, and he cares for others very much. If you meet with any difficulty, you can tell him, and he will surely help you.

57. Susan has many friends and she likes to stay with them in many kinds of parties. On her face there is always a smile.

58. John likes thinking and can always find ways to solve any difficult problems.

59. Bob seems to be very rude and impolite and his words are unpleasant to hear, but his inner heart is full of concerns for others.

60. George believes in himself, and he always wants to win the first place in almost everything.

阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是演唱会的信息：

A. Commemorative show: To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, the founder of modern prose drama, a concert titled "Nora's Songs" will be given.

Time: 7:30 pm, March 20

Place: Peking University Concert Hall

Tel: 6275-2279, 6275-9637

B. Feel the mood: Jonathan Lee will host his 2006 concert in Beijing. As the master of music in Taiwan, Lee is famous for his unique annotation of love, mood and life.

Time: 7:30 pm, March 24, 25

Place: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District

Tel: 6835-4020

C. Chamber music: The chamber concert series of China Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will greet audiences with a woodwind quintet, a string quartet plus Bach's piano concerto and suite.

Time: 7:30 pm, March 25

Place: The Concert Hall of the Central Conservatory of Music, 43 Baojiajie, Xicheng District

Tel: 6641-4759, 6642-5744

D. Pop star: Singer and composer Emil Chau, one of the most admired music idols in China and Southeast Asia, will perform a solo concert in Beijing. Chau was born in Hong Kong and attended college in Taiwan. He has released more than 30 albums in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

Time: 7:30 pm, March 31

Place: Capital Gymnasium, Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District

Tel: 6833-5552

E. Music for children: Some 50 colourful music-related performances will be staged until August 28 in an "Open the Door to Music" series of concerts, in a move to foster Chinese children's taste for art. The concert series will be held in several venues, sponsored by the Forbidden City Concert Hall and supported by the Beijing Municipal Culture Bureau.

Tickets: 10-100 yuan (US$1-12)

Time/date: 2 pm or 7:30 pm, July 20-August 28

Location: mainly in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Zhongshan Park, some in Peking University Hall in Haidian District and in the China Puppet Art Theatre and Poly Theatre

Tel: 6506-5343, 6506-5345

F. Beautiful timbre: Jasmine Leong will meet her Beijing fans next month. Singing with beautiful timbre, Leong will present a series of love stories to the audience. To highlight the theme of love, 200 sets of lover's tickets, valued at 1800 yuan will be presented.

Tickets: 180-980 yuan (US$22-121)

Time/date: 7:30 pm, September 9

Location: Workers' Gymnasium, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6501-6655

以下内容是与演唱会相关的信息，请匹配与之相关的演唱会。

His platinum albums such as "You Make Me Happy and Sad," "Flowery Heart," "Music Brings Us Together" and "Emil & Friends" have brought him numerous awards in Singapore, and China's Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Jonathan Lee represents the creative spirit of the past 20 years in Taiwan and many renowned singers like Sarah Chan (Chen Shuhua), Sandy Lam (Lin Yilian), Emil Chau (Zhou Huajian) and Karen Mok (Mo Wenwei) draw great inspiration from Lee's works.

Jasmine Leong is a Malaysian singer who is very popular on the Taiwan music scene. Focusing on lyrical songs, Leong's Beijing performance will also tap into rock & roll music.

To remember Henrik Ibsen, with pianist Wolfgang Plagge, violinist Annar Folles and soprano Gao Xia, the Norwegian Ibsen Trio will present the classic works of the celebrated playwright.

The mix of musical treats for children in Beijing includes various kinds of art forms, including Western classical music and Chinese traditional music, as well as puppet plays, crosstalk shows, and highlights of Chinese local operas such as Peking Operas and Kunqu Operas.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

请将下列各小题中的人物与A-F中的工作匹配起来。

A. Employer: an International School in Beijing

Position: Administrative Assistant

Requirements:

1. Bachelor Degree or above majoring in English; A high-level of Chinese-English and English-Chinese oral and written proficiency

 Computer proficiency (i.e.: Word, Excel)

 Minimum 2 years relevant experience as a professional translator or  

administrative assistant

B. Employer: An International Foreign Trade Company in Shenzhen 

Position: foreign trade clerk (males only)

Requirements:

Be familiar with foreign trade business processes, work experience

preferred

Good at speaking, reading and writing in English

Travelling often both at home and abroad

4.  Strong business sense and negotiation skills

C. Employer: Good Day travel Agency in Guangzhou

Position: Tour Guides

Requirements:

1. Aged less than 30

2. Easygoing, open-minded, willing to meet and good at getting along with people of different kinds, especially foreigners

3. Good at spoken English, acquisition of one more foreign language preferred

4. Fit, adaptable enough for frequent travelling abroad

D. Employer: Bright Foreign Languages School

Position: English Teachers

Requirements:

 College graduates with at least Bachelor degree in English; and those from  

teaching universities are preferred

 Enthusiastic about teaching and have a will for life-long devotion to

education

 Working in the suburban Senior campus. Males preferred

E. Shanghai Daily

Position: English editors

Requirements:

1. A recognized degree in English or a related discipline

2. Excellent writing skills, preferably with editing/journalism experience

3. Teaching or training experience in English or related subjects

Duran Education Group

Position: Teachers

Requirements:

 Native English speakers

 At least 1 year’s teaching experience in college; major in various subjects like  

math, accounting, physics, economy, English etc

 Teaching in the branches of this group in Asia

 Comfortable with living in foreign cultures for a long time.

Mary, an English major, will graduate from college this July. As the chairman of the Students Union, she is thought highly of as good leadership, outgoing, extraverted. She herself looks forward to a job that allows her to travel as much as possible around the world, instead of a sedentary job in the office.

Sarah majored in English and American Literature in a college in Texas and continued to teach there after graduation. She is quite curious about Chinese culture and desires to have a profound understanding of it by staying there for a long time. At the same time, however, loss of income is one concern that holds her back from making her dream come true.

Tim didn’t go to college. He started as an office clerk in a trade company and later rose to get involved in the business due to his hard work and intelligence. He also has taken part-time course of English to improve his competence. Now, he is seeking to make a change in a large-scale company.

Helen, a quiet girl, has been an English-Chinese translator for 3 years. Now tired of spending the whole day translating documents in the office, she wants a new job that involves more responsibilities in addition to written translation.

Jeff is about to graduate with a double degree in Journalism and English. He has taken a 3-month internship in a local newspaper, which arouses his strong interest in working with press. Of course, the ideal job is one that can also use his English proficiency to the full advantage. 

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【小题1】The survey shows that the spread of the disease has caused growing public ________(担忧).
【小题2】It was warm enough to be ________(户外) all afternoon.
【小题3】The ship will start its first ________(航行) next Monday.
【小题4】In order to get this job done well, you have to speak ________(流利) in at least two African languages.
【小题5】By the age of two a child will have a ________(词汇量) of about two hundred words.
【小题6】Building of the new library should begin in the ________(较后) part of next year.
【小题7】His ________(口音) suggested that he was not a native here.
【小题8】Although they are twins, they look ________(完全) different.
【小题9】Both parents and ________(青少年) must try to bridge the generation gap between them
【小题10】She had changed so much that I didn't r________ her until she began to talk.
【小题11】I am not from Netherlands; a________, I am from Denmark.
【小题12】I'm afraid I can't help you at p________; I'm too busy.
【小题13】This autumn the BBC will be showing a s________ of French films.
【小题14】Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a ________(settle).
【小题15】Facial ________(express) are important in communication.
【小题16】他冷静下来后提出来的点子确实行得通。
The idea that he ________ ________ ________ when calmed down did work.
【小题17】朋友对我们很重要，但我们常把友情的存在看得过于理所当然。
Friends ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ our lives, though we may take the fact of friendship for granted.
【小题18】老师建议我们不要凭感觉，而是根据事实作出结论。
The teacher suggested that we ________ ________ our conclusions ________ facts rather than feelings.
【小题19】他想出名。他已经厌烦一直当无名小卒了。
He wanted to be famous -- he ________ ________ ________ being nobody.
【小题20】那是我第一次跟一个西班牙学生面对面说话，结果还不错。
It ________ the first time that I ________ ________ with a Spanish student face to face. It turned out that we got along quite well.
【小题21】I'm grateful that you helped me out.
= I'm grateful ________ ________ ________ ________ me out
【小题22】She was absent from school because she was ill.
=" She" was absent from school ________ ________ ________.
【小题23】We should ask the student to fully use the Internet resources.
=" We" should ask the student to _______ ________ ________ _______ the Internet resources.
【小题24】There are more than 3,000 students in our school.
=" ________" ________ _______ the students in our school _______ more than 3,000.
【小题25】I met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday. (对划线部分进行强调)
________ ________ ________ ________ I met Li Ming at the railway station.