2021年教师招聘考试《中学英语》考前押题7

The sound /b?g/ should match the word ________.

— The town is so beautiful! I just love it.

— Me too. The character of the town is well _____.

Lionel Messi, _____ the record for the most goals in a calendar year, is considered the most talented football player in Europe.

— Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

— Sure, I _____ a report at home.

I am always delighted when I receive an e-mail from you. _____ the party on July 1st, I shall be pleased to attend.

Team leaders must ensure that all members _____ their natural desire to avoid the embarrassment associated with making mistakes.

I should not have laughed if I _____ you were serious.

The president of World Bank says he has a passion for China, _____ he remembers starting as early as his childhood.

Can you tell me ________?

If you ask why I plan to study in the United States, the only answer is that it is a（n）_____ for me.

— It is so crowded and the pollution is so serious here!

— You see, ______. I’m going to quit my job and move to the country.

It was ________ he said________ disappointed me.

—The result of the football match last night is really_______!

—Indeed! Our team shouldn’t have lost again.

If______ for the job, you’ll be informed soon.

—I’d like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!

—OK, _______.

As is known to us all, _______ lion is in _______ danger of becoming extinct.

She is so kind to us. We have been prepared to do ________ it takes to help her.

An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of __

Without your help, I ________ such rapid progress.

— How about putting some pictures into the report?

— ________. A picture is worth a thousand words.

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

It was the afternoon of December 24, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a gift—a dozen long-stemmed red ___21___. As I was cleaning my office，a lady urgently needed to talk to me. I noticed a young，___22___ woman with a baby in her arms nervously，she explained that her husband, a prisoner，was my next patient. She told me she wasn't ___23___to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She wished to let the boy's father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible ___24___ I called him for his appointment. Since my timetable wasn't full，I agreed. ___25___ , it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman's tired face ___26___ like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeling（偷看） out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child.

　　At the end of the appointment, I wish him a Merry Christmas---a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___27___ by the fact that he hadn't been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. ___28___hearing this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

　　I'll never forget the ___29___on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.I'm not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special ___30___.

此处选择（）

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels a

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels a

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels a

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels a

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking. They try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot read it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.

Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.

After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.

Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.

Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels a

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these ar

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these ar

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these ar

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these ar

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these ar

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are______________.

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to____________.

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by______________.

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties

________.

Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems.

　　Even better, Paley’s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3, 000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

　　The bad news is that Paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long - term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of_____________.