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46. What did Ms Woo do in 2014? A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting. C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting. 47. Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting . A. when she was fourteen B. after she got to America C. when she was in college D. after she finished college 48. In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now. A. very po pular in America B. very popular in China C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing C A story happened when the telegraph（电报）was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator（莫尔斯电码报务员）. Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including the sound of the telegraph. An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner office. Seven other people were already in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. Naturally the other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake an d would be refused. A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people,"Gentlemen,thank you very much for coming, but the young man has got the job." The other people were surprised, and one of them said, "Wait a minute. I don't understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. Yet he got the job. That's not fair!" The boss said, "I'm sorry, but all the time you've been sitting here, the telegraph has been sending out the following message in Mores code: 'If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.' None of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is this." 49. The young man got the information about the job from . A. the telegraph B. the newspaper C. an office worker D. a friend 50. What was the office like? A. Large, b usy and noisy B. Busy, noisy and crowded C. Large, crowded but quiet D. Busy, crowded but quiet 51. How many people went fot the job interview that day? A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10 52. The young man was offered the job because . A. he was young B. he knew the boss C. he heard the telegraph message and understood it D. he was the last one to walk into the inner office D The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and painful decision. When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes bent（弯曲的）. Its long an d once flexible（灵活的） talons can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fl y. Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a painful time of change which needs five months. When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a (责任编辑：admin) |