初中英语拓展阅读(8)

初中英语拓展阅读(8)

A

Timetable for a Childcare Center (for three-year-olds)

Mark these statements with “T”(True) or “F”(False).

( )1. Because Tom is playing outside now, you can’t find him in the classroom at 8:30 am.

( )2. Mary likes spaghetti very much, so she often can’t wait for Friday to come.

( )3. Mrs. Smith went to pick her son up at 3:30 pm this Tuesday. When she arrived at the center, her son was having biscuits.

( )4. Parents are expected to take their children home at 6:30 pm. While waiting, the teacher tells the children interesting stories.

( )5. When you got to the Childcare Center at 5:00 pm last Wednesday, your brother, Jim was watering flowers.

Help: stroll v. 闲逛; 漫步

spaghetti n. 意大利式细面条

B

The London Stock Exchange has always been famous as a place for men only. Women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day, and even the Stock Exchange is gradually opening its doors to the other sex. On 16th November, 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock Exchange Council decided

that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973. But the first girls were neither allowed to become partners in stock broking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators.

Women have been trying to get into the Stock Exchange for many years. Several votes have been taken in “the House” to see whether the members would be willing to allow women to become members, but the answer has always been “No”. Now women are admitted although in a very junior capacity. Two firms of jobbers made an application to the Stock Exchange Council to be allowed to employ girl clerks. Permission was finally given. A member of the Stock Exchange explained after this news had been released, “The new floor is going to be different from the old one. All the jobbers will have their own stands, with space for telephones and typewriters. Therefore there will have to be typists and telephone operators. So women must be allowed in.” This decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for women. However, it was a step in the right direction. The chairman of the Stock Exchange said, “I think that the opening of the new building will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the Stock

Choose the best answer for each question.

( )6. It was not until 16th November, 1971 that _______.

A. the London Stock Exchange opened its doors to women

B. women began to work in the London Stock Exchange for the first time

C. the Council decided to allow women on to the new trading floor when it opened in 1973

D. the “castle” was completely conquered

( )7. The first girls _______.

A. were allowed to enter the Stock Exchange, but in a very junior capacity

B. served as brokers or jobbers in “the House”

C. were allowed to become partners in stock broking firms

D. were authorized as dealers in stocks and shares

( )8. Who had the power to decide whether or not to employ girl clerks?

A. The Stock Exchange Council.

B. Any member of the Council.

C. The firm of jobbers.

D. The chairman of stock broking firms.

( )9. According to the context, the underlined part “It is only a matter of time” implies _______.

A. women would very soon be given full membership of the Stock Exchange

B. women would eventually be given equal rights with men in the Stock Exchange

C. more and more women would be willing to work in the Stock Exchange

D. a new building would eventually be built for women

( )10. What is this article about?

A. Women’s place in society.

B. How the London Stock Exchange functioned in 1971.

C. How women have been struggling for full membership of the Stock Exchange.

D. How women were gradually allowed to work in the Stock Exchange.

Help: Stock Exchange 证券交易所

council n. 委员会

administer v. 管理

trading floor 交易所中的交易场地 authorized adj. 经授权的

capacity n. 地位

jobber n. 股票经纪人 release v. 发布 eventually adv. 终于

C

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective? We all know that Chinese students

usually study very hard for long . This is very good, but it doesn’t a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for you to study.

When you return Psychologists that learning takes place this way. Here let’s take English learning example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems the same. So you think you’re learning and you may give up. At some point your language study will again take another big You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly, and you’re sure to get a good result.

Choose the right words for the gaps.

( )11. A. days B. years

C. hours D. weeks

( )12. A. help B. give C. make D. take

( )13. A. after B. for C. at D. to

( )14. A. have found B. have taught C. told D. said

( )15. A. with B. for C. of D. to

( )16. A. to have B. to make C. to take D. to stay

( )17. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

( )18. A. word B. jump C. walk D. result

( )19. A. enough B. bad C. less D. few

( )20. A. hard B. common C. interesting D. possible

Help: effective adj. 有效的

psychologist n. 心理学家

Key: 1-5 TFFFT 6-10 CAABD 11-15 CADAB 16-20 DCBAC