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7．What should you think about when trying to find your career？You are probably better at some school subjects than others．There may show strengths that you can use in your work．A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career．A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work．So it is important to know the subjects you do well at school．On the other hand，you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard．Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job，they may have indirect value．A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects，you will have learned to remember facts and details．This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．
Your school may have taught you skills，such as typing or technical drawing，which you can use in your work．You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer，think what you gained from it．If nothing else，you may have learned how to get to work on time，to follow instructions and to get on with other workers．You may have learned to give correct changes in a shop，for example．Just as important，you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job．
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself．You may be all thumbs when you handle tools； perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures．It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist．Your school record，for instance，may not be too good，yet it is an important part of your background．You should not be apologetic about it，but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
62．What is the passage mainly about？A
A．Advice on choosing a career．
B．How to face one's weakness．
C．The significance of working hard at school．
D．The direct and indirect value of school work．
63．According to the passage，doing a part-time job as a studentB．
A．can help afford one's education
B．can help you prepare for future work
C．is a good way to practice the skills learnt in school
D．is a waste of time that could have been spent on study
64．From the passage we learn that if a student's school performance is not good，heB．
A．could restart his study in school
B．may also do well in his future work
C．will be regretful about the bad results he has got at school
D．should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities
65．From the last paragraph we know that one shouldC．
A．make full use of one's own weak points   
B．study harder for a new school record
C．face one's own weak points wisely       
D．feel sorry for one's own school record．

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，作者主要就如何择业这一问题给出一些建议．

解答 62-65．ABBC
62题答案：A考查主旨大意，文章围绕的是"根据人的专长来选择未来的职业"这一主题；故本题答案为A选项．
63题答案：B考查细节推理，根据第三段最后一句"Just as important，you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a parttime job．"（很重要的是你有可能会对兼职中你所看到的某一个特定的工业或职业感兴趣）．可知"兼职对未来的工作是有益的"，故本题答案为B选项．
64题答案：B考查细节推理，根据最后一段"Your school record，for instance，may not be too good，yet it is an important part of your background．You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．"（例如你的学校成绩可能不是很好，然而它是你背景中很重要的一部分．你不应该为此感到抱歉，相反要意识到你将会有一个全新的工作开始）．可知本题答案为B选项．
65题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章最后一段的You should not be apologetic about it，but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．
你不应该为此感到抱歉，相反要意识到你将会有一个全新的工作开始．可知我们应该明智地面对我们的弱点，故本题答案为C选项．

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．

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1．词数：120-150左右，文章开头已给出，不计入词数．
2．不得逐句翻译，可适当发挥．
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A．which mobile phone network he is connected to
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C．which mobile phone tower he is connected to
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60．According to the sixth paragraph，a person is more likely toD at night than in the early evening．
A．return home from work
B．be found at home
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D．go to his most visited place
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D．The new application of mobile phone．
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36．The writer asked some questions in the beginning in order toD．
A．persuade readers to believe something
B．offer something to think over
C．get the readers excited
D．introduce the topic of the passage
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A．Oxygen and water are produced by plants．
B．Glucose provides energy and food for plants to grow．
C．Sunlight is turned into sugar as plants'food．
D．Glucose produces chlorophyll that plants need．
38．Leaves are green in summer becauseA．
A．green chlorophyll offers a green color for leaves
B．sunlight turns water and carbon dioxide into a green color
C．there are no other colors in the leaves except green
D．glucose gives leaves their green color
39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Trees don't change colors with seasons．
B．Trees can still perform photosynthesis well in winter．
C．Trees have colors like yellow and orange even in summer．
D．Trees don't need food in winter．
40．What can be the best title of the passage？C
A．We Love the Beautiful Fall Leaf Colors        
B．Chlorophyll and the Fall Leaf Colors
C．Why Do Leaves Change Color in Fall？
D．How Do Trees'Food Factories Work？
17．Steve Flaig of Grand Rapids，Michigan，knew he'd been adopted as a baby，and when he turned 18，in 2003，he decided he'd try to track down his birth mother．The agency from which he'd been adopted gave him his mother's name：Christine Tallady．But online searches didn't turn up any results，and Flaig let it go．
In 2007，though，he searched for the name again online．This time，the search results included a home address near the Lowe's store where Flaig，then 22，worked as a deliveryman．When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss，his boss said，"You mean Chris Tallady，who works here？"
Flaig and Tallady，45，a cashier，had said hi to each other a few times at the store，but they'd never really talked．He hadn't even known her name．Flaig thought，"There's no possible way she's my mother．"
For a few months，Flaig avoided Tallady．"I wasn't sure how to approach her，"he told a local reporter．Finally，an adoption agency employee volunteered to call Tallady for him．
When Tallady realized that the nice guy she'd been waving at was her son，she blubbered．"I wasn't ready to be a mother at that time．"She'd given him up for adoption in 1985，when she was 23．However，she'd always hoped to meet her birth son one day．Later that day，mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar．
Married with two other children，Tallady said，"I have a complete family now．"

21．What did Steve Flaig do in the Lowe's store in 2007？A
A．He worked as a deliveryman．   B．He was as a cashier．
C．He was the boss of the shop．  D．He was a local reporter．
22．The underlined word"blubbered"in Paragraph 5probably meansC．
A．shouted aloud     B．read aloud    C．said while crying   D．sang happily
23．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Remarkable Reunion．          B．An Adopted Son．
C．A Boss Helped Flaig           D．A Cashier's Experience．

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