Will you get a good job? What will you do? Many new graduates feel lost when they consider the endless list of career choices.They’ve invested(投资)a lot of money for their diploma(文凭) and now an important question stares them in the fact.
I’ve seen so many now graduates who do not know how to use the degree they have just earned.An example was Dave, who loved sports and had played baseball throughout his college years.He had his heart set on working for Nike.But he had never made clear in his own mind what kind of job he could do for Nike, so nothing ever happened.Another example was Allison, who was a history major.She wanted to work as an event planner but, unfortunately, no one hired her.Why? No experience.
Failing to do some solid(固定的)career exploration first, to get a clear idea of the kinds of jobs you can do, is a big mistake that many college students make.After our advice, Dave and Allison both found their jobs.Follow these effective strategies:
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Identify(确定) the job you want.Conduct research.Ask parents to advise you on actual(实际的)job duties.Think about what your natural ability is, and look for positions where you can use them.
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Don’t depend on the Internet.New studies from the Department of Labor state that only 4%of jobseekers found their job on the Internet.The fact is that 63%of all jobs are filled by contacts.
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Employers are making quick decisions.Most people lose the job in the first minute of the interview.It’s deadly to let the employers focus quickly on how well you can perform the job.
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Practice your interviewing skills.Be ready for the tough questions by first writing out good answers to possible questions and having a role-playing interview with your friend.
(1)
In order to be well prepared for the interview, you’d better ________ .
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A.
surf the Internet for contacts
B.
get along well with your workmates
C.
practice the interview for several times
D.
take care of your dress
(2)
According to the text it is suggested that Dave should ________ .
Suppose we built a robot(机器人)to explore the planet Mars.We provide the robot with seeing detectors(探测器)to keep it away from danger.It is powered entirely by the sun.Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times?No.The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any.So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning.
According to the evolutionary(进化的)theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason.The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions(恢复功能).It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous.However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us.So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent.
The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures.Why do eats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little?Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do.But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep.Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value.Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival(生存)depends on their ability to run away from attackers.
(1)
The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________.
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A.
the differences between robots and men
B.
the reason why men need to sleep
C.
about the need for robots to save power
D.
about the danger of men working at night
(2)
Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him ________.
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A.
keep up a regular pattern of life
B.
prevent trouble that comes looking for him
C.
avoid danger and inefficient labour
D.
restore his bodily functions
(3)
According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we ________.
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A.
are worrying about our safety
B.
are overworked
C.
are in a tent
D.
are away from home
(4)
Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats ________.
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A.
need more time for restoration
B.
are unlikely to be attackers
C.
axe more active than homes when they are awake
D.
spend less time eating to get enough energy
(5)
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
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A.
Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.
B.
The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory.
C.
Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.
D.
The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.
阅读理解:
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle.As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought.We bought the latest rages.Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house.Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.”
It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl.So here we were-Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds.Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked.“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out.”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note.Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming, I said,“Yes.”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me.I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.”At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet!
(1)
Which is the right time order of the following events?
a.The girl asked for a new bike
b.The girl opened the little heart-shaped package
c.The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
d.The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e.The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.
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A.
b, c, e ,d
B.
a, c, d, b, e
C.
a, c, b, d, e
D.
a, b, d, c, e
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.
The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever.
B.
Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all.
C.
The girl never lost her desire for a bike.
D.
The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike.
(3)
Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
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A.
Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money.
B.
Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter.
C.
Because he thought his daughter would like it.
D.
Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise.
(4)
What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
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A.
The parents were happy and encouraged.
B.
The parents felt comfortable and relaxed.
C.
The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl.
D.
The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl.
阅读理解:
Institutional construction is needed to guarantee public participation in environmental protection, says a commentary in Dazhong Daily.An excerpt follows.
The State Environment Protection Administration(SEPA)last week released a set of guidelines on public participation in environmental impact(影响)assessment, encouraging direct involvement from the general public in the country’s environmental affairs.
This is the first official document on public involvement in the environmental sector, which will make government decisions in the sector more transparent and democratic.Last year, a series of environment issues plunged SEPA into an administrative accountability(问责)storm.The issues include a construction project that could lead to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, water pollution in the Songhua Rive and disputes over the construction of a dam on the Nujing River.Then came the“environment impact assessment storm,”which showed the efforts made by the government in this aspect.
Although there are some articles on public involvement in the Environment Impact Assessment Law, they are very ambiguous and not practical.The temporary measures give specific arrangement procedures.It gives recognition and respect to the public rights to environment participation, and also shows the government’s open mind for better environment participation.But such a right of participation is still partial in the assessment stage.There is still a lack of arrangements in the policy-making and law-enforcement phases.
In a modern society, every citizen has a right to live in a good environment.Citizens should be able to participate based on their rights t know.Marking such temporary measures is a good way to realize citizens'right to participate.But more should be included, such as citizens'rights to participate in law-making, policy-making and law-enforcement.There should be an open mechanism to provide environment information, and a democratic system encouraging the public to participate in decision-making concerning the environment.
(1)
Which is not the last year’s environment issue?
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A.
a construction project leading to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace
B.
water pollution in the Songhua River
C.
disputes over the construction of a dam on the Nujing River
D.
measures to guarantee public participation in environmental protection
(2)
The underlined word“transparent”in the third paragraph probably means?
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A.
clear
B.
doubt
C.
temporary
D.
clean
(3)
The best title of this passage is ________.
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A.
Public can help environment
B.
The serious environmental problems
C.
The government can protect the environment
D.
The public’s rights
(4)
Which of the following is not the citizens'right to help environmental protection?
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A.
the right to participate in making laws
B.
the right to be responsible for environmental disasters
C.
the right to participate in making policies
D.
the right to participate in law-enforcement
阅读理解:
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward(胆小鬼).But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life.Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards.Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.
Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person.He got worried before examinations.He worried about his job and his health.All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington.Lenny went to the river to see what was happening.Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water.Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid.He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing.He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water.Seventy-eight people died that day.Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not seventy-nine.
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood.This chemical is called adrenalin.With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away.However, when you are completely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin.When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all.You are then disabled with fear.That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’.This word comes from the Greek word ‘peters’ which means ‘stone’.We are so frightened we have become like stone.
(1)
According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by ________
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A.
his words
B.
his thought
C.
his action
D.
his looks
(2)
From what Lenny did, we can conclude that ________
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A.
Lenny had a good chance
B.
Lenny was brave
C.
Lenny liked swimming
D.
Lenny wanted to be a hero
(3)
In great danger, a hero always keeps ________.
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A.
nervous
B.
worried
C.
calm
D.
disappointed
(4)
Adrenalin in our body is ________.
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A.
harmful
B.
useless
C.
changeable
D.
dangerous
(5)
If a person's body produces too much adrenaline, he will ________.