In October, a jobhunting website Zhao pin. corn gave a report after surveying people who work in more than 800 different jobs in major Chinese cities. These jobs include early childhood educator, fitness coach and make-up artist. Most of the jobs pay well, with one in three workers making more than 8,000 yuan a month. The top-paying is vet about 29 percent of these animal doctors make over 20,000 yuan per month.

These workers’ educational background is also impressive (令人印象深刻的). Over 60 percent of the surveyed workers have a college degree or above, the report says. Most of the workers said they chose their jobs because of love and interest in the area. Many of the jobs are no longer taken by only one sex. For example, the report found that one-third of child care workers are men. These positions used to be filled almost only by women.

Many of these jobs are in the service industry. Economic (經(jīng)濟) development means more people are in greater need of high quality services, China News Service noted. For example, a number of people have started to raise pets. Pet owners spent about 4,800 yuan on one pet in 2019, an increase of 20 percent from 2018, Xinhua reported. The growing need for animal care, therefore, has encouraged more people to become vets.

【1】What are vets?

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【2】According to the passage, why did most workers choose their jobs?

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【3】Are child care workers only women?

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【4】With the development of economy, what do people need more now?

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【5】How much did pet owners probably spend on one pet in 2018?

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The top snack picks for teens are factory made desserts, salty snacks, candies, and fruit drinks. While unprocessed food like strawberries or cheese can give you what your body needs. Those aren’t the foods that are the easiest to get your hands on. Have you looked at the vending machine (投幣式自動售貨機) or local convenience store recently? They’re not exactly filled with oranges or hard boiled eggs.

One reason: There’s less money to be made on real food, so companies have invented “snack food”, which are cheaper to make and take years to go bad.

Still, you buy them anyway. It’s hard not to, thanks to billions of dollars spent on snack-food marketing. You can see ads for these between-meal snacks everywhere— whether they’re TV ads or ads on a phone app. “Everywhere you go, you see ads to snack on the wrong kinds of foods.” says Margo Wootan. “The reason is simpler: The more you eat. the more money food companies make.”

EATING WRONG FOOD

You love chips and cookies. But they’re full of man-made materials and lack of nutrients (營養(yǎng)素) you need like iron.

Do it right: Junky snacks are OK sometimes, but always include fruit or vegetables with every meal or snacks.

REDUCING PROTEIN

Your store’s snack shelf is filled with things that are heavy on fat hut light on protein (蛋白質), a nutrient that’s especially filling. So you end up eating more, but still feeling unsatisfied.

Do it right: Stay satisfied between meals by adding a healthy protein to your snacks, like a hard-boiled egg or cheese.

【1】The first paragraph implies (暗示) that ________.

A.eating snacks is becoming our habit

B.snacks are the favourite food of babies

C.a teen usually eats four kinds of snacks at a time

【2】Which is NO!’ included in the top snack picks for teens?

A.Salty snacks.B.Cheese.C.Fruit drinks.

【3】Why isn’t there real food in vending machines?

A.Because it won’t bring more money for companies.

B.Because it isn’t what your body really needs.

C.Because it can’t be easily kept fresh.

【4】From the passage, we can know that ________.

A.Margo Wootan supports the ads on snacks

B.Margo Wootan doesn’t mind the ads on snacks

C.Margo Wootan is against the ads on snacks

【5】What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A.Are you snacking to death?

B.Are you losing yourself in eating snacks?

C.Are you interested in keeping fit?

The good doctor had some _______ ideas on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _______ his new trees, which was different from many people. Once I asked him why. He _______ that watering plants spoiled (寵壞) them and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow _______. He talked about how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots (根) in _______ of water.

However, I didn’t buy his words then. A few years later. I planted a couple of trees and I took good care of them. Two years’ caring had resulted in trees that expected to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blew _______, they trembled (顫動) their leaves and branches. The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that the lack of water seemed to benefit them in ways comfort and ease never could.

Now I am the father of two sons. I used to wish that my sons’ lives will be easy. But lately when I think of Dr. Gibbs and his trees, it reminds me that it’s time to change my attitude (態(tài)度). I know my children are going to meet hardship, and they can’t be too dependent to live on. _______ I need to do is to pray for deep roots, ________ when the winds blow, they won’t be swept away.

【1】A.makingB.valuingC.saving

【2】A.streetB.forestC.farm

【3】A.perfectB.terribleC.difficult

【4】A.wateredB.raisedC.loved

【5】A.wonderedB.answeredC.doubted

【6】A.weakerB.tallerC.straighter

【7】A.faceB.honorC.search

【8】A.quicklyB.stronglyC.hardly

【9】A.HowB.WhatC.Why

【10】A.soB.orC.but

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a plan of your time. First, spare your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. As the saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull hoy. 【1】 A weekly plan may not solve all your problems, but it will make you realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything hut study materials. No games, radios or televisions. When you sit down to study, focus on the subject.

Makegood use of your time in class. 【2】 Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, preview the important point that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, and read that material. 【3】 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude (態(tài)度) towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t he over worried.

【4】 You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A.There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B.Don’t forget to make enough time for amusement.

C.Make the most of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D.No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E.This will help you understand the next class.

B: I’ve been to Australia. And I went there with my family for vacation.

A: Wow, 【2】?

B: I couldn’t expect a better vacation. The weather there was wonderful. What about you? What are you doing these days?

A: Nothing much. I’m just learning to make paper cutting. It is one of the most popular traditional folk arts in China.

B: Paper cutting? 【3】?

A: It’s used for decorating houses. People paste (粘貼) paper-cut pictures on the windows, doors or desks for the festival feeling.

B: Sounds fantastic! 【4】?

A: Sure, I’d love to. I can teach you whenever you want to learn.

B: Shall we make it this weekend?

A: OK. See you then!

B: 【5】!

A.whoB.whichC.where

— Mom, we have a day off today!

A.CouldB.MustC.Need

— How about using the silk our city is famous for ________ her a scarf?

A.makeB.makingC.to make

— I’m afraid I am ________ Jessica. She might be a better choice for you.

A.as careful asB.not so careful asC.more careful than

— Yes. In one hospital ________ of the nurses were born in the ________.

A.four fifths; 1990B.four fifth; 1990sC.four fifths; 1990s