Recently in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-trw door salesman.

  I once read a saying. “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don’t you may be treated as coldly as winter.” You may consider this an exaggeration (夸张), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct.

   You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman. You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right, you needn’t worry about being refused time after time; you needn’t always keep patience and a smile; you needn’t repeat the same sentences over and over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike ....

  I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up; Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse.

  Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Some times 1 felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing for even though I was earning money it came at great cost.

  Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class. But according to my experience, park-time work can have some strong negative influences on study.

  Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job.

1． From the text, we can tell that the writer is _____.    

  A. an unemployed man                  B. a middle-school student

  C. a college student                    D. a door-to-door salesman

2．Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”? 

  A. Losing            B. Wasting        C. Using              D. Getting

3．The writer thought_____. 

 A. doing a part-time job was unnecessary

 B. part-time jobs had good effect upon study

 C. it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work

 D .part-time jobs would be good for every college student

4．What would be the best title for the text _____.

 A. Part-time Jobs Are Useful             B. Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear

 C. Students Shouldn’t Take Part-time Jobs  D. Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students

I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling（叛逆）．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握）at one another's hands for reassurance．
They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it．They have come out of their cocoon（茧） into a larger cocoon．
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be． 
And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds to a great barrier(障碍） for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path．
But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some thoughts 'that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it．Find yourself．Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are．That is the only kind of popularity that really counts．

1. 1.

   In this passage, the author wants to tell         

   1. A.
      teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
   2. B.
      readers how to be popular with people around
   3. C.
      parents how to control and guide their children
   4. D.
      people how to understand and respect each other
2. 2.

   According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them            ．

   1. A.
      have much difficulty understanding each other
   2. B.
      lack confidence
   3. C.
      dare not cope with （处理） problems single-handed
   4. D.
      are much afraid of getting lost
3. 3.

   Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      There is no popularity that really counts．
   2. B.
      What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths．
   3. C.
      It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates．
   4. D.
      Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same．
4. 4.

   What does the author think of advertisements?

   1. A.
      Convincing．
   2. B.
      Influential
   3. C.
      Instructive．
   4. D.
      Authoritative（权威的）．
5. 5.

   During the teenage years, one should learn to       

   1. A.
      differ from others in as many ways as possible
   2. B.
      get into the right reason and become popular
   3. C.
      find one's real self
   4. D.
      rebel against parents and the popularity wave

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4.What do we know from Elive Auctions?

A．The prices can not be changed.             B．Generally goods there are expensive.

C．There're also books about sports.           D．Goods are mainly about sporting ones.