I prefer to read rather than______. A．being writing B．wirte C．writing D．to write

A.reading ...to watch

B.to read ...watching

C.to read ...watch

D.reading ...watching

A、to read the paper

B、reading the paper

C、to reading the paper

Rat race rebels

Most of us are trapped in a nine-to-five office routine and many of us would like to escape. We interviewed three people who have said “No!” to this rat race…

Fiona

After university, I was on the dole for a few months. I didn’t have any money, so I was really pleased to get an office job… but it was very boring! I gave it up and went to do voluntary work for the VSO – Voluntary Service Overseas – in Rwanda. I teach old people and children to read and write. It’s not the most comfortable of jobs but it’s great to be doing something of real use for once.

Andy

I used to be a freelance news journalist. It was very stressful and I had to travel a lot. I applied for loads of other jobs with no success, so I started to think about my real interest – football! Now, I work from home and write football articles for press agencies around the world. It’s a full-time job but I have much more free time. I’m my own boss and I can get up when I want!

Emma

I used to be a teacher and I worked 40 hours a week. Then, I saw the movie American Beauty and thought I could change my life too! I did a course in acupuncture and shiatsu massage. I took four years to get qualified but now I have set up my own business. Shiatsu is very popular these days because people are so stressed and you can earn quite good money.

1、Emma didn’t have a job for a while.

2、Andy has turned an interest into a profession.

3、Fiona has her own company.

4、Fiona feels she is doing something useful.

5、Andy was influenced by a film that he saw.

"Listen, that's not right." "Look, you don't understand!" "Sorry, I don't follow." Are these three speakers, who are just chatting naturally, actually revealing what many people believe is their dominant thinking and learning style？ Many educators, who research in this field say that everybody has one of three basic ways of processing the world: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic. Students who find their dominant learning style. can make their learning more efficient. The Visual Learner:"Look, you don't understand!" The visual learner tends to learn by watching and copying what others dothey usually draw diagrams, maps and pictures rather than taking notes in words. They have a rich imagination, they tend to see pictures in their head and daydream in colourthey notice changes in people and places quicklythey remember faces not namesthey write neatly and need a tidy environment to work in, but they like to surround themselves with colour, art and picturesthey doodle a lot. The Auditory Learner:"Listen, that's not right." The auditory learner prefers to listen to explanations, enjoys conversations, usually talks very well, with a wide vocabulary. They tend to move their lips when they read and often talk to themselvesthey usually remember names rather than facesthey prefer listening to music to looking at art and pictures, but when they are studying, music distracts themthey hum a lot. The Kinaesthetic Learner:"Sorry, I don't follow you." Kinaesthetic learners are used to doing things physically, not listening to explanations or watching demonstrations. They like to move around when they are reading or walk up and down while trying to memorise thingsthey tend to touch and hug people a lot. They often prefer sports to cinemas and concerts and may lose concentration quickly if they don't study in the right way. Do you recognise yourself in one of the descriptions above？ Three students took the tests and this is what they said. The visual learner: My teacher always used to tell me off for doodling - now I realise it helped me concentrate. The auditory learner: The coursebooks, which my colleagues found very interesting, were useless for me. I didn't want to read and take notes. I just wanted to discuss the ideas. The kinaesthetic learner:A teacher, who knows about learning styles suggested that I tape the lectures and listen to them when I am jogging.

1). Which of the following learners is NOT mentioned in the passage？

2). Which of the following is NOT true about the visual learners？

3). Which of the following describes best the auditory learners？

4). From the fourth paragraph, the kinaesthetic learner tends to ().

5). According to the passage, the drawback of being a visual learner is ().

(1).A、Visual learner.

B、 Auditory leaner.

C、 Kinaesthetic leaner.

D、 Sensory learner.

(2).A、They usually learn by watching and copying what others do.

B、 They prefer drawing pictures to taking notes in words.

C、 They are full of imagination.

D、 They remember people's names quickly.

(3).A、They like to watch and listen to what others do.

B、 They prefer to listen rather than watch.

C、 They like both music and pictures.

D、 They usually talk less.

(4).A、listen to explanations and enjoy conversations

B、 memorise things via pictures

C、 do more physical exercises

D、 be forgetful

(5).A、he cannot concentrate on things

B、 he dislikes music

C、 he always daydreams

D、 none of them

and punished me; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but continually: every nerve I had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in my bones shrank when he came near. There were moments when I was bewildered by the terror he inspired, because I had no appeal whatever against either his menaces or his inflictions; the servants did not like to offend their young master by taking my part against him, and Mrs. Reed was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or heard him abuse me, though he did both now and then in her very presence, more frequently, however, behind her back.

Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair: he spent some three minutes in thrusting out his tongue at me as far as he could without damaging the roots: I knew be would soon strike, and while dreading the blow, I mused on the disgusting and ugly appearance of him who would presently deal it. I wonder if he read that notion in my face; for, all at once, without speaking, he struck suddenly and strongly. I tottered, and on regaining my equilibrium retired back a step or two from his chair.

"That is for your impudence in answering mama awhile since," said he, "and for your sneaking way of getting behind curtains, and for the look you had in your eyes two minutes since, you rat!"

Accustomed to John Reed's abuse, I never had un idea of replying to it; my care was how to endure the blow which would certainly follow the insult.

"What were you doing behind the curtain？" he asked.

"I was reading."

"Show the book."

I returned to the window and fetched it thence.

"You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mama's expense. Now, I'll teach you to rummage my bookshelves: for they are mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few years. Go and stand by the door, out of the way of the mirror and the windows."

I did so, not at first aware what was his intention; but when I saw him lift and poise the book and stand in act to hurl it, I instinctively started aside with a cry of alarm: not soon enough, however; the volume was flung, it hit me, and I fell, striking my head against the door and cutting it. The cut bled, the pain was sharp: my terror had passed its climax; other feelings succeeded.

"Wicked and cruel boy!" I said. "You are like a murderer--yon are like a slave-driver--yon are like the Roman emperors" I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc. Also I had drawn parallels in silence, which I never thought thus to have declared aloud.

"What] what]" he cried. "Did she say that to me？ Did you hear her, Eliza and Georgiana？ Won't I tell mama？ but first--"

He ran headlong at me: I felt him grasp my hair and my shoulder: he had closed with a desperate thing. I really saw hi him a tyrant, a murderer. I felt a drop or two of blood from my head trickle down my neck, and was sensible of somewhat pungent suffering: these sensations for the time predominated over fear, and I received him in frantic sort. I don't very well know what I did with my hands, but he called me "Rat! Rat!" and bellowed out aloud. Aid was near him: Eliza and Georgiana had run for Mrs. Reed, who was gone upstairs: she now came upon the scene, followed by Bessie and her maid Abbot. We were parted: I heard the words--

"Dear! Dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!"

"Did ever anybody see such a picture of passion!"

Then Mrs. Reed subjoined--

"Take her away to the red-room, and lock her in there." Four hands were immediately laid upon me, and I was

A．Because Mrs. Reed is disabled.

B．Because Mrs. Reed takes part with John.

C．Because Mrs. Reed was not there when John abused me.

D．Because Mrs. Reed is afraid of John.

A．the majority of men do not read much

B．women do not read about their hobbies

C．38 percent of men have difficulty in reading

D．men prefer to read about love stories

, and I think I’d enjoy that. I’d make my own entertainment. If I had a pen and some paper, I’d write a novel. I’ve always wanted to do that, but I’ve never had time. If I didn have to go to work, I抎 have lots of time, wouldn I？ I be happy to leave my job as I don like my bossshe always complaining. If I had some tools, I have a garden and grow my own food. I quite good at gardening and really enjoy working outside. I grow lots of vegetables and fruit. I eat fish if I could catch them. I haven抰 been fishing since I was a child, but I抦 sure I could remember how to do it. I wouldn抰 miss watching television or driving my car. The programmes are all boring, and the roads are too busy these days. I’d miss my family and friends, but I think I’d be happier than I am now!

(1). I wouldn’t be bored or lonely if I lived on a desert island.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(2). I’ve never had time to read a novel.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(3). I would grow my own food.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(4). I won’t remember how to fish.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(5).I would miss TV.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

A.edible

B.inedible

C.tasty

D.lovable

A.Charlotte

B.the rat

C.Mom

D.the host

A.Listeners want to hear information first and read about it later.

B.Readers prefer to see a written report before discussing it with you.

C.Listeners focus primarily on accuracy and completeness.

D.Readers prefers an overview, emphasize the clarity and crispness of the main ide