like stacking shelves． I'm lucky because I'm an active person and the amount I lift at work is nothing compared with the weights I lift in the gym． I know I have the strength to bear it． I'm originally from Nigeria． I came here when I was seven， growing up in Croydon， south London． Money was tight． My parents gave me everything I needed， but there was no money to spend on luxuries． I worked hard at school though and， with the help of GT Scholars， I got some of the best A﹣level grades in my class．
Unfortunately， though I had applied for \British residential status when very young， the Home Office waited until I was in sixth form to approve my application． That meant I wasn't eligible for a student loan． The only way I could afford to go to university was that if I got a job that would pay for all my living costs and my parents， who work in market research， paid for my tuition fees． In Scotland， that's about ￡7，000 a year．
I don't have much time to socialize because of my job． Ideally， I would also like to have more time to study so I can excel at my course． Yes， I have a lot on my plate， but working hard isn't new to me． Growing up， my parents and my mentors in the church and at GT Scholars cultivated in me the importance of working hard for what I want in life．
My dream is to do an MA in physiotherapy next year and then get a job working for the NHS． But right now， I'm just focused on trying to get the best grades I can． Whenever I find life hard， I tell myself this is about my future． I don't need much， but I would like to worry less about money and have more free time． That is what I look forward to the most．
（1）Why does the author work long hours and sometimes overtime every week？ A． To help his parents pay off the debts． B． To pay for his tuition fees． C． To prove his ability to earn money． D． To pay for his own living expenses．
（2）The underlined word \ ． A．responsible B． qualified C． feasible D． anxious
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（3）According to the passage， which of the following words can NOT be used to describe the author？ A． Sociable． B． Diligent． C． Ambitious． D． Persistent．
（4）Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the passage？ A． A penny saved is a penny earned． B． Actions speak louder than words． C． God helps those who help themselves． D． Where there is life， there is hope． 5．（6分）
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（1）In which column of a newspaper can we most probably find this passage？ A． Arts．
B． Science﹣technology． C． Courses． D． Business．
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Front and back﹣end developers both are responsible for such tasks as applications and databases．
B． Fewer candidates apply for the position of being web developers due to high demand for skills．
C． The job prospect for web developers isn't promising in the long run．
D． You can't start to learn the course of being a full stack web developer unless you have some experience beforehand．
（3）What is the main purpose of this passage？
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B． To inform people of what is required to be a full stack web developer．
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6．（8分）The haunting paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck， on show in the final leg of a travelling tour that has already attracted thousands of visitors in Hamburg and the Hague， may come as a surprise to many． Few outside the Nordic（北欧的） world would recognize the works of this Finnish artist who died in 1946． More people should． The 120 works have at their core 20 self﹣portraits， half the number she painted in all． The first， dated 1880， is of a wide﹣eyed teenager eager to absorb everything． The last is a sighting of the artist's ghost﹣to﹣be．
Prematurely gifted， Schjerfbeck was 11 when she entered the Finnish Art Society's drawing school． \， a history painting， was bought by a private collector and won her a state travel grant when she was 17． Schjerfbeck studied in Paris， went on to Pont﹣Aven， Brittany， where she painted for a year， then to Tuscany， Cornwall and St Petersburg． During her 1887 visit to St Ives， Cornwall， Schjerfbeck painted \． A child wrapped in a blanket sits supported up in a large wicker（柳条编制的） chair， toying with a sprig（小枝条）． The picture won a bronze medal at the 1889 Paris World Fair and was bought by the Finnish Art Society． To a modern eye it seems almost sentimental（感伤的） and is made up for only by the somewhat astonished， sad expression on the child's face， which may have been inspired by Schjerfbeck's early experiences． At four， she fell down a flight of steps and never fully recovered．
In 1890， Schjerfbeck settled in Finland． Teaching exhausted her， she did not like the works of other local painters， and she was further isolated when she took on the care of her mother． \I allow myself the freedom to live an isolated life\， she wrote， \it is because it has to be that way．\， Schjerfbeck and her mother settled in the small， industrial town of Hyvinkaa， 50 kilometres north of Helsinki． Isolation had one desired effect for it was there that Schjerfbeck became a modern painter． She produced still lives and landscapes but above all moody yet sharp portraits of her mother， local school girls， women workers in town．
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