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【题目】阅读理解。

The interview had been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well.Then，suddenly，the interviewer asks an unexpected question，“Which is more important，law or Dove?”

Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this.And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.

Employers want people skilled，enthusiastic and devoted.So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicants will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are.In response，employers are increasingly using questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality.

The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Keirsey Personality Sorter.It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.This is often called an aptitude test (能力倾向测验)．

According to Mark Baldwin many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult.When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test he or she will think there is a right answer and they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.

This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma.Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest.But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for.Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.

【1】The writer wrote the passage to________.

A．give you a piece of advice on a job interview

B．tell you how to meet a job interviewer

C．describe the aptitude test

D．advice you how to find a job

【2】Why do the interviewers ask such questions?

A．They want to discover what the interviewees know.

B．They are curious about the answers.

C．They try to discover the ability of the interviewees solving problems.

D．They just ask questions without thinking much.

【3】According to the writer，in an aptitude test，Chinese job applicants should________.

A．not tell the truth

B．learn to tell what they really think

C．be more enthusiastic

D．try to find out what the examiner really want to know

【4】From the passage we know that________.

A．job applicants are always asked such questions

B．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job

C．applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner

D．the aptitude test is becoming popular worldwide

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文意在为面试者提供建议。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.”可知答案为C项。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.”可知，在能力倾向测验中，求职者应该给出一个诚实的答案。

【4】推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，西方的求职者们不断发现他们被问到类似这样的奇怪问题，而且有迹象表明这种情况在中国也开始出现。由此可推知D项正确。

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【题目】The worst time to look for a job is when you must have a new one immediately. 【1】If you are not in need of an immediate career change, here are ways you can improve your long-term career prospects （前景）today:

【2】You do not have to be qualified for these positions today, nor do they have to exist in your company. However, these roles should be related to your current skill set. They are career options that look interesting. Once you have a couple of targets, think about why and what interests you. Pay close attention to what appeals to you, and write it down.

Subscribe to a career specific magazine. All businesses must stay relevant to their customers in order to win the competitions and increase revenue（收益）.【3】 This information allows you to see which companies and professionals are leading the peck.

Be professionally curious. Talk to people about their careers. Learn more about how success is measured in other roles, departments and companies. 【4】You never know what connections may be relevant when you start your next job search, so develop a habit of making good connections no matter where you go.

As in all things in life, getting in front of a difficult task early is always less stressful than reacting to a career surprise. 【5】No matter how secure you feel today, the time will come when either you or your employer decide it is time to change.

A.Challenge yourself to expand your business knowledge through interactions with people at regular time.

B.Follow examples in your own workplace.

C.Changing jobs is to be expected.

D.Identify at least two different roles.

E.Reading about industry trends, advancements and success stories keeps you in touch with market conditions.

F.Choose jobs according to your strong points.

G.Job Searching under pressure often results in nervous interviewing and decision-making from relatively few options.

【题目】阅读理解。

Many of us still tend to think that emotions can affect reasonable thought，and sometimes land us in trouble. But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view. Keith Oatley，Professor of Psychology at Glasgow University，is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions.

He believes we are very ambivalent about them：we think of our emotions as being unreasonable，but we also consider them as essential to being human.For example，Mr Spock，a character in the television series Star Trek，is superintelligent and he has no emotions at all.However，he is never made captain of the spaceship.Maybe，this is because Mr Spock is not the kind of person you can share your feelings with—a person who shows his emotions.

As Professor Oatley points out，our emotions have very important functions，for example，fear.If we cross the road and a car approaches，we usually stop moving or step back.We stop what we are doing，check what we have done and pay very careful attention to the environment.The emotion of fear makes us take this small series of actions which，on average，help preserve our safety.

On the other hand，if things are going well and small problems come up，we find we can solve them with the resources we have to hand.As a consequence，we tend to feel happy and usually continue doing the job.

Anger is an emotion that tends to occur when someone is preventing us from doing something.Then this small “kit” of reactions enables us to prepare ourselves to be quite aggressive to that person，or to try harder，and so on.

Professor Oatley believes emotions generally occur at these important moments in actions.With fear and anger our emotions make us decide to start doing something else，while with happiness they “suggest” we continue what we are already doing.

【1】What’s Keith Oatley’s opinion about emotions?

A．They affect reasonable thought.

B．They get us into trouble.

C．They are helpful to us.

D．They are reasonable.

【2】What does the underlined part “we are very ambivalent about them” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．We have contradictory feelings towards emotions.

B．We have similar ideas of emotions.

C．We are quite clear about emotions.

D．We can do nothing about emotions.

【3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.

B．Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.

C．Anger may urge us to make greater efforts.

D．Anger tends to do us more harm than good.

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．we must control our emotions in daily life

B．emotions play a more important part than we realize

C．positive emotions such as love and joy are good for us

D．negative emotions make us continue what we are doing

【题目】阅读理解。

Contrary to popular belief, looking at someone's face alone is not enough to tell us whether they are roaring in celebration or screaming in frustration, researchers claimed.While people may believe they have the ability to read each other's faces, body language is the real clue that shows whether strong emotions someone is feeling are positive or negative.

In a study, groups of participants were shown a series of facial expressions such as tennis players photographed just after winning or losing a point.

In some cases the volunteers were able to see the player's full body, but in others they were only shown either their face or their body with the other removed.

Participants could clearly tell whether the players were winning or losing when they were shown the full picture or just the body, but their guesses were no better than chance when based on the face alone.

Those who were allowed to see the full image were convinced they had made their judgment based on the players' facial expressions even though results from the two other groups suggested otherwise.

The researchers carried out a second study where participants were shown a wider range of faces showing emotions including joy, pleasure, victory, pain and defeat.

Using photoediting software, the researchers attached the faces to bodies expressing the opposite emotion, and asked participants to act out the emotions they saw in the photos.

The resulting poses were like the body poses in the photographs but not the facial expressions, demonstrating that people base their interpretation of strong emotions not on the face but the body.

Dr Aviezer, who led the study, said, “These results show that when emotions become extremely intense, the difference between positive and negative facial expressions becomes unclear.The results may help researchers understand how our body interacts during emotional situations.For example, individuals may fail to recognize facial expressions, but if they are trained to process important body language, their performance may significantly improve.”

【1】People tend to believe that ________.

A.someone's body language has an effect on their feelings

B.reading someone's face alone cannot tell their feelings

C.someone's body language is the only clue to their feelings

D.someone's feelings can be read by their facial expressions

【2】What do we know about the first study?

A.The participants were divided into four groups.

B.All participants were given the same pictures to see.

C.It proved that emotions influence people's body language.

D.Participants could tell the players' feelings when seeing the full picture.

【3】What did Dr Aviezer think of the results of the study?

A.Ridiculous. B.Useless.

C.Unrealistic. D.Helpful.

【4】Which of the following can summarize the main idea of the passage?

A.Body rather than eyes is the window of the soul.

B.Facial expressions can reflect the emotions clearly.

C.Researchers link emotions to body language through software.

D.Two studies focus on the link between body language and emotions.

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【1】In fact, apart ______ the hair he looked totally unchanged.

【2】The poor baby was left outside ______ the mercy of the storm.

【3】On my way home I was surrounded by some people begging ______ food.

【4】I came _______ my childhood friend unexpectedly while I was on a visit on business in France last summer.

【5】The note pinned on the door reminded me ______ a game played in the childhood.

【6】No sooner had I heard the knock ______ I opened the door.

【7】______ you respect other people’s religions, conflicts may occur.

【8】It was requested that there ______ be more tables in the dining hall.

【9】______ did this will sooner or later be caught and punished.

【10】Nobody can believe that it was in the small village ______ I was born.

【题目】

【1】She happened to have a few coins on her.

________ ________ ________ she had some change with her.

【2】There are some differences between the dialect and the mandarin.

The dialect ________ ________ ________ the mandarin.

【3】She prefers to read books rather than surf the Internet.

She prefers ________ ________ ________ ________ the Internet.

【4】The doctor persuaded his father to quit smoking.

His father was persuaded by the doctor ________ ________ ________.

【5】Wang Wei's determined look made Wang Kun give up to her.

________ ________ Wang Wei's determined look ________ made Wang Kun give up to her.

【题目】阅读理解。

Deputy (副职) Head Teacher Wanted

Position：Deputy head teacher

Employer：Bracknell Forest Council

Published：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Dec.12,2011

Closing date：10∶00 A．M.Mon.Jan.16,2012

Working pattern：Fulltime

Salary：￡20,000－￡34,999 per year

Location：Jennett’s Park Primary School，Bracknell，Berkshire

The governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brandnew primary school in Bracknell.

We offer：

● a brand-new school building

● the opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and develop a new staff team

● a growing community looking forward to their new school opening

● the opportunity for further professional development which will support you through the next stage of your career

● the opportunity to lead key projects across the school

You will be：

● an excellent classroom practitioner (从业人员)，who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad，balanced and creative curriculum in class

● able to lead the staff by focusing on teamwork

● committed to working in partnership with parents and the nearby community

For further information，you can contact the head teacher，Ms Maria Soulsby，by dialing 32899918 or you can send an email to Maria，soulsby@bracknellforest.gov.uk. You can also come to visit our school in person.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date，that means your application has not been accepted.Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only；CVs (简历) will not be accepted.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All staff employed in the school must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done.

【1】According to the passage，the deputy head teacher ________.

A．will work for the school as a parttime teacher

B．will have the opportunity to work with governors

C．doesn’t have to work with parents

D．must be aware of his criminal record

【2】From the passage we can know that Jennett’s Park Primary School________.

A．has a long and old history

B．uses an old building

C．has a woman head teacher

D．wants to have a male deputy head teacher

【3】Whose application is likely to be accepted?

A．A person who sends the required application form on January 13,2012.

B．A person who sends a specially designed CV on January 15,2012.

C．A person who used to be a professional head teacher.

D．A person who is able to create a curriculum with his team members.

【题目】阅读理解。

Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.

Consumersavvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.

Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There’s nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not ageappropriate.”

Ms Calland，who runs “Santa Says No” style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added，“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.”

Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”．

Ms Calland said，“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”

“Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”

【1】What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation?

A．They are quite selfcentered.

B．They like to live in fairy tales.

C．They waste a lot of money on gifts.

D．They can’t keep their interest in gifts.

【2】What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions?

A．To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.

B．To keep children’s interest in the gifts.

C．To tell parents how to say no to children’s demands.

D．To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.

【3】According to the passage，we can infer that Ms Calland intends to ________.

A．analyze children’s behavior

B．give advice to parents

C．introduce a new generation

D．give her support to parents

【4】Ms Calland would agree that parents should________.

A．buy nothing for children at Christmas

B．choose gifts carefully for children

C．let children choose their own gifts

D．avoid competing with others

【题目】Leonardo da Vinci’s mother may have been a Chinese slave according to a new research by an Italian historian and novelist—Angelo Paratico, who has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half century.

Mr Paratico said the documents he has uncovered during two years of research form the basis of his latest book Leonardo Da Vinci, a Chinese scholar lost in Renaissance(文艺复兴)Italy. The book, which is due to be published next year, uncovers evidence that there’s a link between Da Vinci and the Far East.

Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Mr Paratico said, “I am sure that Leonardo’s mother was from the East, but to make her a Chinese, we need to use a deductive method(演绎法). One wealthy client of Leonardo’s father had a slave called Caterina. After Leonardo’s date of birth, she disappeared from the documents．She was no longer working there.’’

It is believed that his mother was called Caterina, who, according to some reports, was a local peasant. But Mr Paratico’s new work claims it is most likely that Da Vinci’s mother was a slave. Supporting his theory, he said, “During the Renaissance, countries like Italy and Spain were full of slaves from the East.”

He claimed that there were certain aspects of Da Vinci’s life and works which suggest a Chinese link. For instance, he was writing with his left hand from left to right and he was also a vegetarian, which was not common. Mona Lisa is probably a portrait of his mother，as Sigmund Freud said in 1910. On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese.

Mr Paratico said he believes the only way to solve the mystery is to dig out some of Da Vinci’s relations in Florence and extract some DNA.

【1】What is Mr Paratico’s latest book based on?

A. His research findings． B. His living experience．

C. His final visit to Italy． D. His interest in Renaissance．

【2】What may suggest there is a link between Da Vinci and Chinese?

A. His working habit． B. His ways of writing．

C. His birth date． D. His father’s friend．

【3】What can we learn about Da Vinci’s mother?

A. She was a slave of Leonardo’s father．

B. She quit working after her marriage．

C. She was buried in Florence after death．

D. She was probably the model of Mona Lisa．

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