Question

  For me,my great moment came when I actually decided to accept an oppor?tunity to teach English in Shanghai. There were times when I almost gave up because of fear. But in the end I came here.

  Last summer,a Canadian-Chinese woman who teaches in Shanghai just happened to come to the place where I was working in the Seattle area. We talked and I said I had always wanted to teach abroad. She said,"Come to our school. Okay,"I replied,but I wasn't sure if I meant it.

I We met later for coffee. She answered all of my questions about the school,and gave me the website address and the e-mail address of the person to contact. It took six months for me to finally decide on the job.

  First of all,in Shanghai there are many places to eat western food and lots of interesting things to do. Also,there is a great subway system with di?rections and stops posted in English. Finding your way around is a challenge in a new place. But that isn't hard here. Taxis are very cheap;you can always jump in one and get home. There are also a lot of westerners in Shanghai,so it is fairly easy to ask for directions. Young Chinese people are much more likely to speak English and they are wonderfully helpful.

  I earn almost $ 1,000 per month and live in a nice rent-free apartment. My biggest expense (開銷) has been food as I am a vegetarian (素食者) and also on a diet. I still have not got used to the traditional Chinese food,but if you like it,you'll be in heaven.

  Here I have a good place to live in,new friends,a high salary,and a good job. In the US,getting a job at my age has been next to impossible for a woman.

6. We can infer that at first the writer      .

   A. wasn't interested in teaching abroad at all

   B. wasn't sure whether to accept the job to teach in China

   C. knew she would be popular as a teacher in China

   D. thought the Canadian-Chinese woman was joking

7. According to the passage,it seems that      .

   A. there are no good restaurants for the writer in Shanghai

   B. the writer sometimes feels lonely in Shanghai

   C. the writer doesn't like travelling in Shanghai

   D. the writer likes her life in Shanghai

8. What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

   A. Living in a new place.

   B. Dealing with a challenge.

   C. Finding your way around.

   D. Taking a taxi.

9. According to the last but one paragraph,the writer      .

   A. is satisfied with her weight

   B. doesn't have to pay for rent

   C. doesn't like eating vegetables

   D. is crazy about the traditional Chinese food

10. We can infer the writer most probably ,     

   A. spends lots of money each month

   B. lived alone when she was in the United States

   C. had a very good job before she left her country

   D. feels happy to have made the decision to teach in Shanghai

Answer 1

 6. B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的"There were times when I almost gave up because of fear.”以及第三段的"It took six months for me to finally decide on the job.”可

知，一開始作者不是很確定是否要去上海教學(xué)。

7. D推理判斷題。作者在第四段描述了在上海生活的便利，故可推斷她很喜歡在上海的生活。

8. C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段的"Finding your way around is a challenge in a new place."以及轉(zhuǎn)折的語境可知，畫線詞指代的是前面"找路"一事。

9. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的"I earn almost $1,000 per month and live in a nice rent-free apartment."可知作者不用付房租。

10. D推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段的內(nèi)容可知，作者在上海工作給她帶來了很多好處，而如果在美國，她這個年紀(jì)不一定能找到工作，故可推斷她很高興做了來上海工作的決定。