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ALTERNATIVELEGALBILLING-WINSTRATEGIES

Hourlybillingisthebestwaytobechargedforlegalservices.About95percentoflawyersstillperformtheirlegalworkonanhourlybasis.Ifyouwantsomethingbetterthantheoldbillbythehourdeal,trypresentingoneofthesebillingstructures.

PROJECTBILLINGFORROUTINEISSUES

Ifyourlegalneedsincludelargebutrepetitivetasks,consideraflat-feeapproach.Onceyougetaprojectbillingestimate,don'thesitatetoshoparoundtocomparepricesandserviceswithotherlawfirms.Afirmmayprovideabetterdealifitexpectsfutureworkfromyourcompany.

RESULTS-ORIENTEDOPTIONS

Pay-according-to-successisonechoice.Itconsidersfeesbasedontheoutcomeofthecaseandtheperformanceofyourcounsel.Contingencyfeesturnthematterintoasharedriskorsharedencouragement,makingthelawfirmyourbusinesspartner,notjustrepresentation.

MULTI-LAYEREDTASKS

Ifyou'reshoppingforafirmforactuallegalworkinvolvinganumberoflegalspecialties,considerusingblendedhourlyfees.Thefirmcalculatesinadvanceanaverageratebasedontheanticipatedtimeeachlawyerspendsonthematter.

Thisarrangementhelpstheclienttoavoidpayingaseniorpartner'shourlyrateforresearchthatshouldbeconductedbyajuniorassociate.

LegalInsurance

Thecontractfeeallowstheclienttopickupthephoneandtalktothelawyerwithoutneedingtoeyetheclock.Thisapproachworkslikealegalinsurancepolicy.Itencouragescompaniestocontacttheircounselonnon-litigation,non-crisismatters,andtosavemoneyinthelongrunbyengaginginmorepreventivelegalaction.

1.isthebestwaytobechargedforlegalservices.

A.Results-orientedbilling

B.Hourlybilling

C.Flat-feebilling

[答案]B

2.Aflat-feeapproach

A.issuitableforrepetitivetasks

B.isuseless

C.isthebestchoice.

[答案]A

3.makethelawfirmshareyourriskandencouragement.

A.Contractfees

B.Blendedhourlyfees

C.Contingencyfees

[答案]C

4.Legalworkinvolvinganumberoflegalspecialtiesshouldconsiderusing。

A.blendedhourlyfees

B.insurancefees

C.hourlyfees

[答案]A

5.Youhavetoeyetheclockwhenyoutalktothelawyerwhenyouchoose

A.legal“Insurance”

B.theold“billbythehour”deal

C.aflat-feeapproach

[答案]B

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Babieswhoarebreast-fedmaybemorelikelytobesuccessfulinlife,anewstudypublishedTuesdaysuggests.Thestudyfollowedmorethan3,000babiesintoadulthoodinBrazil.Theresearchersfoundthosewhowerebreast-fedscoredslightlyhigherinintelligencetestsintheir30s,stayedinschoollongerandearnedmoremoneythanthosewhoweregivenformula(配方奶粉).

Breast-feedingnotonlyhasshort-termbenefits,butalsobreast-feedinghaslong-termbenefits,saysBernardoLessaHortaoftheFederalUniversityofPelotasinBrazil,wholedthestudybeingpublishedinTheLancetGlobalHealth.

Doctorshavelongknownthatbreast-feedingcanbegoodforababy'shealth.Thisisespeciallytrueinpoorcountries,wherewatercanbecontaminated.Forinstance,ababygivenformulaindevelopingcountriesis14timesmorelikelytodieinthefirstsixmonthsthanonewho'sbreast-fed.IntheU.S.,someresearchhassuggestedthatbreast-feedingmayraiseababy'sIQ(智商)byafewpoints.Butarecentstudywithsiblings(兄弟姐妹)foundlittleadvantagetobreast-feeding.

Hortasaysthesepreviousstudiesdidn'tfollowchildrenintoadulthoodtoseeifbreast-feedinghadlong-termeffects.SoHortaanalyzeddatacollectedfrom3,493volunteersheandhiscolleagueshavebeenfollowingsincebirth.Theyarenowintheir30s.First,theresearchersgavethesubjectsIQtests.Thosewhowerebreast-fedfor12monthsormorehadIQtestscoresthatwere3.76pointshigherthanthosewhowerebreast-fedforlessthanonemonth,theteamfound.

WhenHortaandhiscolleagueslookedathowmucheducationthesubjectshadgottenandhowmuchmoneytheyweremaking,theyalsofoundacleardifference:Thosewhowerebreast-fedthelongeststayedinschoolforaboutanextrayearandhadmonthlysalariesthatwereaboutathirdhigher.

1.Fromthepassage,welearnthatHorta

A.isfromBrazil

B.conductshisresearchintheU.S.

C.has30researchersonhisteam

[答案]A

2.Whichofthefollowingaboutthosewhowerebreast-fedisNOTmentioned?

A.Theystayedlongerinschool

B.Theywerehappier

C.Theyweresmarter

[答案]B

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Doctorsdon'tunderstandthebenefitsofbreast-feeding.

B.Hortaisconcernedwithwatercontaminationinpoorcountries.

C.Horta'sresearchprojectlastedabout30years

[答案]C

4.ThewordcontaminatedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto

A.finished

B.interested

C.polluted

[答案]C

5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.ResearchersHavePointedOuttheDisadvantagesofBreast-feeding

B.ResearchersHaveFoundOuttheShortcomingsofFormula

C.Breast-feedingImprovesChancesofSuccess

[答案]C

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CharityisaconceptwhichdatesbacktoBiblicaltimes,whenhelpingthepoorwassomethingthatrichpeoplebasicallydidtomakethemselvesfeelgood.Socialworkhasitsrootsincharity,asitoriginallybeganaroundthetimeoftheindustrialrevolutionwhenthereweremanypoorpeopleandsocietywasseekingawayofdealingwiththepoorandsocialproblems.Althoughsocialworkbeganascharitywork,ithasexpandedalotandneedstobeseenfromacompletelydifferentperspective.

Modern-daysocialworkdealsnotonlywithpovertyandthesubsequentproblems,butalsowiththeproblemsarisingfromvarioustypesof'socialfear”("socialphobias")anddiscriminationsuchassexism,racism,anddiscriminationagainstanindividualduetohisage,ormentalorphysicaldisabilities.Socialworkersdealwiththeconsequencesofthesediscriminationsaswellasconsequencesthatarisefromsexualabuse,drugabuse,andvariousotherproblems.

Socialworkprovidesanimportantservicetosociety.Individualsandfamiliesinneedofhelparethefocusofit,andarereferredtoasclients.Socialworkershelpclientslivenproductivelifeintheirowncommunity.Inordertoreachthisgoal,theyoftenenlisttheassistanceoffamilymembers,relatives,localreligiousleaders,andotherinfluentialmembersofthecommunity.Althoughinstitutionalizationmaybenecessaryattimes,itisatemporarysolution.Socialworkersusuallyserveinthefrontline,andreachouttotheclientssoonafterproblemsoccur.Thegoalistohelpclientsreturntonormallifeinanaturalsetting.

21.Thecharityoriginallymeansto

A.helpthepoorthatmakestherichfeelgood.

B.helpclientsreturntonormallife.

C.servethewholesociety.

[答案]A

22.Whendoessocialworkbegin?

A.aroundthetimeoftheindustrialrevolution

B.InBiblicaltimes

C.Inmoderntime

[答案]A

23.Modern-daysocialworkdealswiththefollowingproblemsexcept?

A.poverty

B.racism

C.education

[答案]C

24.Inordertohelpclientsliveaproductivelife,socialworkerscanturntotheassistanceofA.government

B.familymembers

C.businessmen

[答案]B

25.WhichstatementaboutsocialworkisNOTTrue?

A.Socialworkrootsfromcharity.

B.Socialworkdealsnotonlywithpovertyandthesubsequentproblems,butalsowithvarioussocialfearand

discrimination.

C.Socialworkisthattherichpeoplewanttohelpthepoorpeople.

[答案]C

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Educators,parents,studentsandcommunitymembersinMiami-DadeandBrowardcounties

arejoiningtogethertoreclaimthepromiseofpubliceducation.Thisimportanteffortisco-sponsoredbytheAmericanFederationofTeachersandNationalEducationAssociationandisavitalstepforwardforourschools

inSouthFlorida.

Educators,parentsandcommunitymembersareworkingtogethertoprovideallstudentswiththeopportunitytoattendqualitypublicschools.Equalaccesstoapubliceducationisarightthatshouldbeaffordedtoallstudents.Wecannotexpectourstudentstosucceediftheydonothavetherighttoolstodoso.

I'vebeenworkingasateacherandlawyerformanyyears,soIknowfirsthandtheobstaclesteachersandstudentsfaceeveryday.Thereisnosimplesolutionforourpublicschools'challenges,butonethingisforsure:Wemustallworktogetherinordertobetterourschools.Thereisnotimetowastebecausethefutureofschoolsandstudentsisontheline.Wemustallgetinvolvednow.

Educatorsneedproperteachingresourcesinorderforstudentstoachieve.Justlikeinothercareers,educatorsshouldreceiveampleopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment.

SouthFloridateachersandsupportstaffaredoingthebesttheycan,butweneedeveryonetoactivelyparticipateintheeducationalprocess.

Floridareceivestheleastamountoffundingforpubliceducationcomparedtonearlyallotherstates,butthatwillneverstopourdriveforsuccess.Westillhavehopeforourschoolsandstudentsbecausethenation'spubliceducationsystemmakesupthefoundationofourfuture,

21.Fromthepassage,wecanguesstheauthorisfrom

A.China

B.theUK

C.theUS

[答案]C

22.Educators,parentsandcommunitymembersareworkingtogetherinordertoA.guaranteeallstudentswithopportunitiestoattendqualitypublicschools

B.enhancethequalityofeducation

C.supervisethepublicschools

[答案]A

23.Whatdoes“obstacle”meaninparagraph3?

A.somethingthatstandsintheway

B.somethingcool

C.somethingurgent

[答案]A

24.Whatdoeducatorsneedforprofessionaldevelopment?

A.Investment.

B.Equality.

C.Opportunity.

[答案]C

25.Accordingtothepassage,isthereanysimplesolutionforthechallengestheyarefacing?A.Yes.

B.No.

C.NotGiven.

[答案]B

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Imagineaschoolthatexpecteditsstudentstobecomeliterate(有读写能力的)withoutanyformalinstruction.Mostparentswouldbealarmedbysuchanapproach,whichwouldleavetheirchildrenconfusedandwithgapsintheirunderstanding.Thishoweverhasbeenthephilosophyoncharacterdevelopmentinmanyofourschools.Whyisthedevelopmentofcharacterseenassomehowdifferentfromtheotherskillsthatweteach?

Ofcoursetherewillalwaysbelearningbyosmosis(耳濡目染)inanyschool,butasateacherandprimaryschoolheadIhavefoundthatachild'smoralliteracyisstrengthenedwhentheyacquirethebuildingblocksofgoodcharactersuchasconsideration,courageandhonor:qualitieswhicharecommonlyknownasvirtue(美德).

Ipersonallyfindthatexploringavirtueoveratwo-weekperiodprovidesasimpleandeffectiveprogramthatallowsforthecreativeinputofbothteacherandstudentandachanceforthevirtuetoembed(使融入)itself.Oncealessononavirtuesuchashonestyhasbeencompletedweneedtoallowtimeforchildrentopracticethisconceptjustaswouldbethecasewithfractionsorverbs.Allowingchildrentoroleplayasituationsuchasmakingupexcusestocoveramistakecanbeenormouslyinteresting,andthedramacanbefrozenallowingthecharacterstobequestionedabouttheirfeelingsandmotives.It'salsoasafewayforchildrentoexperienceforthemselveshowalieusuallygoesoutofcontrol.

Ourroleaseducatorsisalsotolookforopportunitiestohelpourstudentsastheyattempttostrengthentheircharacters.Whensomethinggoeswrongweguidetheyoungpersontothevirtuethatwillpreventitfromhappeningagain.Forinstance,whenamstudentthoughtlesslydisturbsthecalmatmosphereofthelibrary,insteadofaresponsesuchas,“thatwasreallydisrespectfulandselfishofyou!”wedrawoutfromthemtherequiredvirtue:“Whenyou'rewalkingthroughthelibrary,whatvirtuesdoyouneedtouse?”

1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Teachingmoralsandvalueshasbeenafrequentlydiscussedtopicinthepastfewyears.

B.Theauthorandhisstaffembedvirtuesintolessonsandschoollifetoencouragecharacterdevelopmentin

children.

C.Kidsthroughoutthepopulationfacethesameneeds,thesamechallenges,andthesamerealitiesintheirlives.

[答案]B

2.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat

A.theretendstobedisagreementaboutwhatcharactereducationis

B.mostparentsarenotsatisfiedwiththeteachingmethodsadoptedinschools

C.theapproachtocharactereducationisgenerallyconsidereddifferentfromtheapproachestootherskills

[答案]C

3.Thewordphilosophyinthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto

A.study

B.subjeci

C.viewpoint

[答案]C

4.Theauthorisa

A.teacher

B.librarian

C.reporter

[答案]A

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasawaytobuildcharacterinchildren?A.Storyreadingsanddiscussions.

B.Osmosis.

C.Takingeveryopportunitytoteachcharacter.

[答案]A

Isthat6a.m.wokeoutgettinginthewayofgoodsleep?Don'tthinkyourfatcellswon'tnotice.AnewstudypublishedinTheAnnalsofInternalMedicine(amedicaljournal)findsthatinadequateshut-eyehasaharmfuleffectonfatcells,reducingtheirabilitytorespondtoinsulin(胰岛素)byabout30percent.Overthelong-term,thisdecreasedresponsecouldsetthestagefortype-2diabetes(amedicalconditioninwhichsomeonehastoomuchsugarinhisorherblood),fattyliverdiseaseandweightgain.

Thestudyaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatthere'anintimaterelationshipbetweentheamountofsleep

wegetandourabilitytomaintainagood,healthybodyweight,sayssleepexpertHeleneEmsellem,directoroftheCenterforSleepandWakeDisordersinChevyChase,Maryland.ButAmericansdon'tseemtobegettingthemessagethatweneedseventoninehoursparnight.Morethan1in5ofus,accordingtoareportfromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,isgettingsixorfewerhoursofsleeppernight,onaverage.

SohowdidresearchersstudyfatcellsintheAnnalspaper?MatthewBradyoftheUniversityofChicagoandagroupofcolleaguesselectedandpersuadedsevenvolunteerstotakepartintheresearchproject.Theywereallyoung,thinandhealthyandagreedtosleepforeightnightsinasleeplab.Forfournightstheywereallowedtostayinbedfor8.5hoursanight,saysBrady.Then,amonthlater,theycamebackforfouradditionalnights-butthistimetheywereallowedjust4.5hoursofsleeppernight.Andaftereachvisit,researchersgotasampleoftheirfat.Bradyexplainsthatthefatcellsrespondedsignificantlytothelossofsleep.Iwasverysurprisedtobehonest,hesays.

Badthingscanhappenwhenfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.Fatcellsareactuallyyourfriend,hesays.They'retheretostorelipids(血脂).Whenlipidsstayinsidethecells,yourbodycanutilizethefatwhenyou'reexercisingorsleepingorgoingaboutyourday.However,whenfatcellsstaretobecomeinsulinresistant,thelipidsstartoleachoutofthefatcellsandriseinthebloodstream,Bradysays.

1.Accordingtothepassage,lackofsleepforalongwhilecanprobablyleadtoallofthefollowing

EXCEPT

A.heartdisease

B.weightgain

C.diabetes

[答案]A

2.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis

A.howtowriteamedicalresearchpaper

B.howtoavoidsleeploss

C.howtheresearchwasconducted

[答案]C

3.Whatdoestheleachinthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Leap.

B.Lead.

C.Leak.

[答案]C

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wewillbeintroubleifourfatcellsbecomelessresponsivetoinsulin.

B.Moreandmorestudiesaredonetostudythelinkbetweensleepandweight.

C.Morethan20%ofAmericansarenotgettingenoughsleep.

[答案]B

5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.PoorSleepMayLeadtoTooMuchStoredFatandDisease

B.SleepExpertsHadExcitingFindingsinaFatStudy

C.AmericansShouldHaveMoreThanSixHoursofSleep

[答案]B

Itcanbereallyfrustrating(使人沮丧的)foranoverweightpersontogotoagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,skinnymembers.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?

Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoiningworkoutclassesofwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostoftheothersinthegroup.Nowthefitnessindustryisfinallypayingattention.Populargymsarecatering(迎合)tooverweightandweightconsciouscustomersbydedicating

areaswheretheskinnypeoplearenotallowed.

Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50poundsoverweighttoparticipate.

Trainersrecommendfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthansix-packabs(六块腹肌).Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.

Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,orworkingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxietycausedbypoorbodyimage.Theequipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylargerpeople.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted(有色的)windowsforprivacy,areallimportantchanges.

Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswhoarebiggerexercisemoreandimproveourfitnesslevel,it'sastepintherightdirection.

1.ThewordzaftiginParagraphlisclosestinmeaningto

A.fat

B.healthy

C.friendly

[答案]A

2.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat

A.mostlargegymchainsreallydon'twantmemberstoshowupfrequently

B.overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditionalgymindustry

C.regulargymsdon'tacceptoverweightpeopletoparticipateintheirprograms

[答案]B

3.Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?

A.Toachievefunctionalfitness.

B.Tobuildsix-packabs.

C.Tolooklikeafitnessmodel.

[答案]A

4.Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Themachinesaredesignedforlargerpeople.

B.Tintedwindowsareusedtoensureextraprivacy.

C.Therearelargemirrorsonthewalls.

[答案]C

5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ImprovingWomen'sSelf-confidencethroughExercises.

B.ThetraditionalGymIndustryIsLosingItsCustomers.

C.SpecializedGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople.

[答案]C

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JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory(印第安人保护区)thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.

Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead,JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedto

schooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete(运动员)inseveralsports,includingbaseball,running,andfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.

In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldevents,withrunning.jumpingandthrowingcontests.

Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,Thanks,King.

1.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin

A.India

B.Pennsylvania

C.Oklahoma

[答案]C

2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.fishing

B.singing

C.swimming

[答案]B

3.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports

A.beforehewas9yearsold

B.whenhewas16yearsold

C.whenhewas24yearsold

[答案]B

4.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans

A.jumping

B.fivetrackandfieldevents

C.tentrackandfieldevents

[答案]C

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.

B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.

C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.

[答案]A

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LiuHuiinterviewsDr.Smithabouttheissueofeducationalinequality.

LiuHui:Thankyou,Dr.Smith,foragreeingtobeinterviewedbyourCampusNewsWeekly.First,whatdoyoumeanbyeducationalinequality?

Dr.Smith:Educationalinequalityisthedisparitythatcertainstudentsexperienceintheireducationascomparedtootherstudents.Butthemeaningofitvariesindifferentsocialcontexts.

LiuHui:Whydoesitexistinmodernsociety?

Dr.Smith:Well,researcherslinkeducationalinequalitytosocioeconomic,racialandgeographicreasons.

LiuHui:Soitisverylikelythateducationalinequalityexistsindifferentformsindifferentcountries.

Dr.Smith:Yeah,youareright.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,althoughskincolorislinkedtootherformsofinequality,itisevidentineducation.

LiuHui:EducationalinequalityexistsinChina,too.Forexample,thecollegeentrancerateismuchhigherinBeijingthaninotherprovinces.Howdoyouthinkcanwesomedayeradicatetheinequality?

Dr.Smith:It'simpossibletoanswersuchabigquestioninfewwords.Educationalinequalityhasbecomeoneofthemostimportantpoliticalandsocialissuesineverynationnowadays.Therehavebeennumerousattemptsatreformsand……

21.Theresearcherslinkeducationalinequalityto

A.socioeconomic,racialandeducationalreasons

B.racial,economicandgeographicreasons

C.racial,socioeconomicandgeographicreasons

[答案]C

22.Aceordingtothepassage,

A.intheUnitedStates,skincolorislinkedtootherformsofinequality,butnotineducation

B.intheUnitedStates,skincolorisonlylinkedtotheformofinequalityineducation

C.intheUnitedStates,skincolorislinkedtotheinequalityineducation

[答案]C

23.Educationalinequalityexistsin

A.Chinaonly

B.manycountries

C.allthecountries

[答案]C

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eradicate"meaninthepassage?

A.getridof

B.copewith

C.carryoul

[答案]A

25.What'stheattitudeofDr.Smithtothefutureofeducationequality?

A.reserved

B.positive

C.pessimistic

[答案]B

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MaggieWalkerwasbornin1867inRichmond,Virginia.Hermotherwasonceaslaveinarichwoman'shouse.WhenMaggiewasveryyoung,athiefkilledherfather.Herfamilywasimpoverished,soMaggie'smotherstarteddoinglaundryinherhome.Maggiehadtohelpher.Shewashedclotheseveryday,butshecontinuedtogotoschool.Shewasaverygoodstudent,especiallyinmath.

AfterMaggiegraduatedfromhighschool,shegotajobasateacher.In1886,shemarriedArmisteadWalker.TheyhadtwosonsandMaggiestayedhometocareforthem.ShealsovolunteeredtohelpasocialorganizationcalledtheOrderofSt.Luke.ThisorganizationhelpedAfricanAmericanstakecareofthesickandburythedead.MaggieWalkerlovedtheworkoftheorganization.TheorganizationbelievedthatAfricanAmericansshouldtakecareofeachother.

Overtheyears,MaggieWalkerhadmoreandmoreresponsibilitieswiththeorganization.In1895,shesuggestedthatSt.Lukebeginaprogramforyoungpeople.Thisprogrambecameverypopularwithschoolchildren.In

1899,WalkbecameGrandSecretaryTreasureroftheSt.Lukeorganization.However,becauseshewasawoman,shereceivedlessthanhalfthesalaryofthemanwhohadthejobbeforeher.

TheOrderofSt.LukehadalotoffinancialdifficultieswhenWalkertookover.Ithadalotofunpaidbillsandonly$31.61inthebank.ButsoonMaggieWalkerchangedallofthat.HerideawastogetnewmemberstojointheOrganization.Injustafewyears,itgrewfrom3,400membersto50,000members.Theorganizationboughta$100,000officebuildingandincreaseditsstaffto55.NowWalkerwasreadyforhernextbigstep.

1.Maggie'sfatherdied

A.whenshefinishedhighschool

B.beforeshewasborn

C.whenshewasveryyoung

[答案]C

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.Maggiehadtwochildren.

B.Maggiewasonceaslave.

C.Maggiewasgoodatmath.

[答案]B

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.MaggielovedtohelpotherAfricanAmericans.

B.Maggiewasverypopularwithschoolteachers.

C.MaggiewasthefounderoftheOrderofSt.Luke.

[答案]A

4.ThewordimpoverishedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto

A.difficult

B.rich

C.poor

[答案]C

5.AfterParagraph4,theauthorwillprobablytalkaboutMaggie's

A.education

B.nextproject

C.pay

[答案]B

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Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hehadeverything:goodlook,success,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn'thaveloveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn'tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolof