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We believe that there is more to education than pre-paration for a job. Children must be prepared for all aspects of their adult-life work， leisure， personal relationships， creative activities， dealing with money matters， independence， and parenthood.

However， it would be unrealistic to provide an education which gave no consideration to the needs of employers.

What type of training does the business world regard as important？

Many young people applying for jobs are， in the employers opinions， very weak in the basic skills of handwriting， grammar and spelling. Though further education at university level improves the students general ability， a report states， “In basic skills the standards remain stubbornly low.”

It is doubtful whether standards have lowered in recent years. What is certain is that employers do not believe the standard is now high enough. Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students abilities？

We should also remember that the job expectations of young people have increased. The girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries. Boys who sought an apprenticeship（學(xué)徒身份）20 years ago now desire to have an engineering degree. But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability. No wonder there are problems in reaching the “necessary standards” of the business world.

Many employers believe that it is important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school. They should work for a while at some other kinds of jobs to see how the world of business and commerce is different from their own. The teaching profession and society in general need a greater under-standing of manpower needs and therefore of “the desired” direction of the education system.

1. In the writers opinion， education should ___ .

A. improve adults life

B. pay more attention to basic skills

C. centre on students working ability

D. take the needs of employers into consideration

2. In talking about basic skills， the employers mean the standards ___ .

A. have lowered B. are changing

C. cant meet the need D. should be kept the same

3. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 refers to ___ .

A. those who are likely to be unemployed

B. those who have just left the middle school

C. those who are looking for jobs far beyond their abilities

D. those who might have become shop assistants， hairdressers and apprentices in the past

4. Its suggested that teachers should ___ .

A. never change their jobs

B. improve their teaching methods

C. get some working experience outside school

D. spend more time on their school work

B

Looking back on my childhood， I realize that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way， my brothers and sisters soon gave up their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them， I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic（心算）.

Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungry. I have only the unclear memory of the house we lived in， of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents， aunts， uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs， the farm animals， the local birds， and above all， the insects.

I am a naturalist， not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my eagerness has led me into varied studies or researches. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my sensible mind. Suddenly you imagine you see the answer to the difficult question， because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books， which some might honor with the title of scientific research.

But curiously， a sharp eye， a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant worlds do not make a scientist； one of the best known and important qualities required is self-training， determination and a goal. A scientist， up to a point， can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two， you get the best of both.

5. We can know from Paragraph 1 that the author ___ .

A. didnt like his brothers and sisters

B. was born to a naturalists family

C. lost his hearing when he was a child

D. was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

6. Why cant the author remember his relatives clearly？

A. He lived in an extremely large family.

B. He didnt live with them long enough.

C. He was fully busy with observing nature.

D. He was away from them for a very long time.

7. It can be inferred from the text that the author was ___ .

A. interested in science B.born with love of nature

C.good at writing novels D.fond of reading

8. What makes the author think he is not a scientist？

A. His bad memory of the past days.

B. His great trouble doing mental arithmetic.

C. His lack of some qualities required of a scientist.

D. His poor education background.

1. A person stole a bag of ____（谷物）from his house.

2. They need the ____（工具）and commands more than detailed instructions.

3. Your car is out of gasoline. You need not send it to a ____（汽車修理廠）.

4. The knot was f in such a way that it was impossible to undo.

5. This is a well designed bed which f up quickly and neatly.

Not all people like to work and everyone likes to play. All over the world men and woman as well as boys and girls enjoy sports. Since long ago， many adults and children called their friends together to spend hours， even days play games. One of the reasons why people like to play is that sports help them to live happy. In another words， they help to keep people strong and feel good. When people are playing games， they move a lot. That is how sports are good activities for their health. Having fun with their friends make them happy. Many people enjoy sports by watching the others play. In American big cities， thousands buy tickets to watch football or basketball games.

1. 一切情況都可依據(jù)現(xiàn)行章程的結(jié)構(gòu)加以考慮。

2. 當(dāng)這隊(duì)人出發(fā)步行去山里時(shí)，他們帶著盒飯。

3. 房間里有電視機(jī)和椅子，但是沒有桌子。

4. 我意識到了他們想要單獨(dú)在一起，所以覺得很尷尬。

1. The naughty boy lay on the ground after playing football with his arms ___ and soon fell asleep.

A. folded B. to fold

C. folding D. being folded

2. Mary ___ a story to explain why she had not been at work and her workmates fell for it.

A. made for B. made up

C. made out D. made from

3. Constantly ___ by the public can be hard to stand at times.

A. to watch B. watched

C. being watched D. having watched

4. When ___ help， a person is supposed to say “Thank you” or “Its kind of you”.

A. offering B. to offer

C. offered D. to be offered

5. — What about the rent？

— ___ . You can pay weekly or monthly.

A. Not at all B. Thats all right

C. Its up to you D. You cant miss it

There was a very rich village landowner in India who was very generous. Everybody 1 him. Once he decided that for three days he would 2 things， including money， only to the 3 . People were happy to receive rice， vegetables， money and other kinds of things.

One poor man got a very heavy sack（麻布袋）of rice.

4 he was such a poor man， he was very satisfied with it. But when he emptied the sack， to his great 5 ， he found twenty gold coins inside the rice. His greedy（貪婪的）wife was 6 .

The husband said， “The landowner didnt intend to give me these gold coins. This must be a 7 . I should return these coins.” The wife said 8 ， “You are a fool！ We are so poor. This is the time to take the gold to the market and exchange it 9 lots of money.” The husband 10 to do what his wife suggested. Then they 11 about the gold for hours. Of course， the husband 12 because it was he who had brought the rice home.

The following day， he went 13 to the rich mans house and said， “You were so 14 to give all of us so many things. I have found these twenty gold coins put in the rice sack by mistake. Now I have come to 15 them to you. Though I am only a beggar， I can 16 accept this kind of gift if it was a mistake.” The rich man was so 17 by his sincerity and decided to give the poor man twice the amount. He said， “You brought me twenty gold coins and now you are getting forty. You are such an honest man. I am going to 18 an honest man as my housekeeper. Will you come and have a 19 ？”

As expected， the rich man finally found his 20 house-keeper—the poor but honest man.

1. A. pleased B. admired C. envied D. appreciated

2. A. give away B. get back C. throw away D. set off

3. A. sick B. young C. poor D. old

4. A. Although B. But C. While D. Since

5. A. excitement B. surprise

C. disappointment D. joy

6. A. frightened B. delighted C. crazy D. satisfied

7. A. test B. mistake C. joke D. trick

8. A. eagerly B. patiently C. foolishly D. angrily

9. A. for B. to C. with D. by

10. A. managed B. tried C. refused D. permitted

11. A. discussed B. thought C. argued D. quarrelled

12. A. finished B. won C. changed D. defeated

13. A. back B. away C. round D. off

14. A. wealthy B. friendly C. kind D. careless

15. A. return B. sent C. give D. recover

16. A. always B. never C. seldom D. nearly

17. A. happy B. shocked C. ashamed D. moved

18. A. regard B. train C. employ D. help

19. A. job B. break C. drink D. try

20. A. kind-hearted B. wise C. special D. faithful