June 30 高中进阶版 P1

Pre-reading P2P2 What university do you want to study at in the future? Why? What would you like to major in? Why?

While-reading P3P3 2. How many students did the university plan to recruit this year? 1. How many students applied for autonomous enrollment at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics this year? One hundred students. Answer the following questions. 13,000 high school students.

While-reading P4P4 3. How do people make their spare money work for them? Answer the following questions. They invest in stocks or lend money to individuals or businesses and charge interest on the loans. 4. What was the result of the financial crisis of 2008? Banks failed, investors went broke and thousands of people lost their jobs.

While-reading P5P5 3. People who plan to get a job in the financial industry should prepare to work on weekends ,000 people employed in the financial services industry in the United States lost their jobs during the 2008 financial crisis. 2. People who work at an investment bank can earn more than US$93,000 a year. True or false 4. People who work in the financial industry may have little time to stay with family and friends.

Language study P6P6 Translate the following sentences into English 1. 票数有限，先申请者先得。 (allocate) Tickets are limited and will be allocated to those who apply first. 2. 一个月来一辆汽车都卖不出去，他们只好裁员。 (lay off) 3. 当你参与到体育运动中的时候，很多种族隔阂 (barrier) 就消 失了。 (involve) They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers. When you get involved in sports activities, a lot of racial barriers are broken down.

After-reading P7P7 Will you devote much of your time to your work? QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER How will you balance work and life?