If you know exactly what you want, the best way to get a job is to get specialized training. A recent report shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training.
That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high to low and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies especially like a background of formal education coupled with work experience. But in the long run, too much specialization does not pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.
As further evidence of the erosion of corporate faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices. Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management. This sounds like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts(文科) graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems. David Birch, manager of the Boston Red Sox, says that he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree. “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch.
For a liberal – arts degree, students focus on some basic courses that include literature history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior and a computer course or two. With these useful and important courses, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz.

1.
The job market is in great need of people with .
1. A.
  special training in special fields
2. B.
  a bachelor’s degree in education
3. C.
  formal schooling and work experience
4. D.
  an MBA degree from top universities
2.
The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means .
1. A.
  an MBA degree does not help in future promotion
2. B.
  MBA programs will not be as popular as they are now
3. C.
  people will not forget the degree the MBA graduates have got
4. D.
  most MBA programs fail to provide students with a foundation
3.
David Birch says that he only hires liberal – arts people because .
1. A.
  they will follow others’ ways of solving problems
2. B.
  they can do better in bundling changing situations
3. C.
  they are well trained in a variety of specialized fields
4. D.
  they have attended special programs in management
4.
The author supports the idea that .
1. A.
  on – the – job training is less costly in the long run
2. B.
  formal schooling is less important than job training
3. C.
  specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists
4. D.
  generalists will do better than specialists in management

On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.
There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.
Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.
The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.

1.
What can be learned from Paragraph 2?
1. A.
  The scenes are colorful and changeable.
2. B.
  There are many windows in the wooden house.
3. C.
  The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.
4. D.
  The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.
2.
By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that ______ .
1. A.
  the kids like playing in trees
2. B.
  the kids are very familiar with trees
3. C.
  the kids have learned much knowledge
4. D.
  the kids find trees useful learning tools
3.
What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
1. A.
  The change of seasons is easily felt.
2. B.
  The seasons make the scenes change.
3. C.
  The weather often changes in the forest.
4. D.
  The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.
4.
What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?
1. A.
  To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.
2. B.
  To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest.
3. C.
  To show that living in the forest is healthful.
4. D.
  To share the joy of living in the nature.

Here is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2012: More than 200 B&Bs（bed & breakfast）across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are selected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Don’t miss it. Just collect the vouchers（活动券）in our B&B Daily printed from 01/04/2012 to 07/04/2012 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below:
● The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning.
● The offer is of two kinds: ￡20 per room, valid（有效的）during stay period of 02/04/2012—31/05/2012 and then again 01/09/2012—31/10/2012；￡35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/2012—31/08/2012.
● The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.
● The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B&Bs before 28/04/2012.
● Each voucher can only be used by the holder to book one room for one night.
● If voucher holders book either the ￡20 or ￡35 per room per night, any additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not required in order to take up the offer. Please check directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available.
● Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve（保留）the right to charge at full price for every night of stay.
● Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer.
● The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional ￡10 may be paid to confirm（确认）the booking and will be returned on arrival.
● The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.

1.
The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on ______.
1. A.
  09/01/2012
2. B.
  04/02/2012
3. C.
  01/03/2012
4. D.
  28/04/2012
2.
How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?
1. A.
  ￡70
2. B.
  ￡40
3. C.
  ￡35
4. D.
  ￡30
3.
What right do the B&Bs reserve?
1. A.
  To charge extra ￡10 for bookings with no vouchers.
2. B.
  To refuse bookings for guest under the age of 18.
3. C.
  To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.
4. D.
  To request extra charges as tips.
4.
By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to ______ .
1. A.
  book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs
2. B.
  have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money
3. C.
  use the B&B offer together with other offers
4. D.
  book the stays though B&B Daily

After reading for an hour, Sandy ________ her dance lesson．

A.
went having
B.
went on to have
C.
went on having
D.
went to having

Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer （作曲家） begins, how he manages to keep going - in fact, how and where he leams his trade -all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery. （神秘）.
One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration （灵感） plays in a composer' s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.
The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: "Do I feel inspired?" He says to himself:
"Do I feel like working today?" And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: "Do I feel sleepy?" If you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don't feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn' t feel like working, he doesn' t work. It' s as simple as that.

1.
What would be the best title for the text?
1. A.
  Composer: a man of mystery
2. B.
  Practice makes good music
3. C.
  Relation between sleeping and music
4. D.
  Music: product of nature
2.
The words "covered in complete darkness" underlined in Paragraph I most probably mean
1. A.
  difficult to be made
2. B.
  without any light
3. C.
  black in color
4. D.
  not known
3.
Most people seem to think that a composer _______ .
1. A.
  finds it difficult to write music
2. B.
  considers it important to have a good rest
3. C.
  should like to talk about inspiration
4. D.
  never asks himself very simple questions
4.
The author will most probably agree that composers _______
1. A.
  are born with a gift for music
2. B.
  are people full of mystery
3. C.
  work late at night for their music
4. D.
  know a lot about eating and sleeping

Like a scene out of a reality show or a Disney movie, Southgate, Mich., teenager Ashley Qualls' moment has arrived.
She may not have an MBA, a high-school diploma, or even a driver’s license yet, but Asheley Qualls already has an influential website (www. Whateverlife.Com). The 17-year-old girl hass been building her online business for two years.
In December 2004, Qualls borrowed $8 from her mother to buy the Whateverlife.com. domain name (域名). She intended to use the website as a way to share her design for My Space pages woth her friends.
But in the incontrollable, fast-moving world of cyberspace, others began noticing Qualls’ site even though she never has spent a penny on advertising.
When it comes to web traffic, Whateverlife.com .currently ranks No. 825 out of 20.3 million websites, drawing 2.4 million visitors worldwide during the last 30 days. Qualls said that on average, 72% of her site's audience made a return visit.
Whateverlife.com earned a million dollars in revenue last year and is on track to do the same this year.
"I'm stubborn and I'm independent," she said from her office in the basement of her house. "I like the feeling that it's my company, and I want to have the say-so （主张）in everything."
But don’t mistake Qualls for another smart but spoiled teenager. She is growing up fast but owns talent for life and business that elude many girls of her age.
The task of running a million-dollar company isn’t without its sacrifices( 牺牲) and challenges for a teenager. Qualls dropped out of Lincoln Park High School after her sophomore year to work fulltime on Whateverlife.com, a decision that she said shocked her family, friends and teachers . She now is studying to get her degree in graphic design.

1.
Many people noticed Qualls’ site because_____________________.
1. A.
  it was set up by a 17-year-old girl
2. B.
  Qualls shares her design with her friends
3. C.
  Qualls has been building her online business
4. D.
  the world cyberspace develops fast and uncontrollable
2.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
1. A.
  Qualls’ Website Whateverlife .com. No. 825 in 20.3 million websites.
2. B.
  About 2.4 million visitors worldwide visit her website every month.
3. C.
  Most of her audience have visited her website at least twice.
4. D.
  Qualls has the right to decide everything in her company.
3.
The underlined word “elude” in the 8th paragraph means_______________.
1. A.
  avoid
2. B.
  embarrass
3. C.
  exceed
4. D.
  encourage

Andy Tomas is proof of the typical case that life-changing disaster awaits the drunken driver.
“A lot of teachers say, ‘Don’t drink,’ but I’m not going to say that, because I know that students are going to do it,” Andy says. “I just say, ‘Don’t get in a car.’”
As an 18-year-old, he could be a classmate or a friend, and that familiarity adds to the power of his words. He has spoken to more than 2500 high school students so far, and he has noticed their unusual silence.
One year ago, Andy, having been with friends drinking, lost control of his car and was thrown into trees 20 feet away. He was found covered in blood, with many bones broken. He was diagnosed with a severe brain injury and remained in an unconscious state and on life support for nearly three weeks. His skull was opened to reduce pressure on his brain.
At Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, Doctor Erin Leahy initially found Andy unable to move the right side of his body. But by the end of his six-week stay, he was able to walk out of the building. Leahy called that an inspiration and a surprise.
Yet Andy’s recovery is incomplete. Brain and muscular therapy(治疗) has helped him regain movement in his right arm, but he still struggles with right hand.
In the process of recovery, Andy has thought deeply about what happened and why, and decided to share his story. Encouraged by his doctor, he began to attending meetings, delivering speeches.
He said he was nervous at first, but has grown used to the spotlight. “I feel like I know how to talk to people.” He said. And his recovery and visible injury help him draw serious attention from students.
Drunk driving, he tells students, is like playing gambles. “You might do it a bunch of times, but something is going to happen.”
Now his days are all about the therapy, work and going to the gym. Mentally, he says, “ I’m a lot happier in my life.”

1.
What’s the main purpose of the author?
1. A.
  Warn students about the danger of drinking.
2. B.
  Tell readers the danger of driving a car.
3. C.
  Advise people not to drive a car after drinking.
4. D.
  Show readers Andy’s amazing recovery experience.
2.
Why does the author say Andy’s story is powerful as an 18-year-old boy?
1. A.
  Because his family supported him and cared for him carefully.
2. B.
  Because he is just like one of our classmates or friends.
3. C.
  Because doctors and family never gave him up.[
4. D.
  Because his classmates and friends are familiar with him.
3.
What does the underlined sentence mean?
1. A.
  Drunk driving will be fined a lot of money eventually.
2. B.
  Drunk driving will eventually have a serious accident.
3. C.
  Drunk driving is as adventurous and thrilled as gamble.
4. D.
  Drunk driving is banned even if you are an experienced driver.
4.
What happened to Andy after the accident?
1. A.
  He made a full recovery and returned to his normal life.
2. B.
  He recovered quite well at an unbelievable speed.
3. C.
  He became more experienced and eager for more adventures.
4. D.
  He shared his stories with others to warn them not to try drunk driving.

Long queues at cinemas buying hot tickets for blockbusters(巨片) will become rare as Beijing residents will be able to order film tickets via cell phone networks in a month.
Film ticket circulation service on cell phone, also called the “Green channel of film tickets ordering”, is aiming at lowing the cost of ticket circulation and easing the ticket distribution pressure on such popular film-watching days as summer and winter vacations or Valentine’s Day.
“People log onto the net through cell phones, then choose cinema seats, watch trailers, browse information for new films and read cinema introductions,” said Guan Zheng, the publicity chief of Xingmei Digital Media Company Ltd., the service provider.
“Film fans can enjoy various discount prices if they order tickets via cell phones,” Guan said.
Meanwhile, the cell phone ticket circulation platform provides subscribers general mobile phone services like jokes, videos, flashes, phone ring downloads and games.
The service is about to be put into trial at the Beijing-based Xingmei International Cinema for a month before being putting into use at other cinema chains both in and outside Beijing, as the service is going to be improved through gradual expansion, said Guan.
China’s film industry that is being restored has seen more and more enthusiastic moviegoers. Up to the end of 2009, China has had more than 5,000 specialized cinemas, among which there are 2,243 modern cinemas with 3, 668 silver screens and 56 cinema chains.
Currently, many people buy film tickets on the Internet or by phoning the cinema’s ticket office or simply queuing at the cinema gate. More people want to buy tickets on popular days like May Day holiday, National Day holiday or Valentine’s Day. Yet the inefficient ticket circulation system contributes the most to the failure

1.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  The price of the ticket ordered via cell phone will be lower
2. B.
  Ordering tickets through the net can get good seats
3. C.
  Few people would like to watch films on the net
4. D.
  More and more people like to watch films on the net
2.
What does the underlined part “watch trailers” in the third paragraph mean?
1. A.
  You can watch films after downloading them
2. B.
  You can watch commercial ads free of charge
3. C.
  You can watch short ads for new movies
4. D.
  You can watch films on the net at home
3.
What does the passage imply?
1. A.
  The service is only intended to put into use at the cinema in Beijing for a month
2. B.
  China’s film industry saw the decreasing number of moviegoers by the end of 2009.[
3. C.
  The traditional ticket selling system makes it hard to get film tickets on popular days
4. D.
  The green channel of tickets ordering is aiming at provides general mobile phone services
4.
The best title for the passage would probably be ________
1. A.
  Rare Beijingers to watch films on the net
2. B.
  Few Beijingers to buy film tickets in line
3. C.
  Beijingers to watch films via cell phone
4. D.
  Beijingers to order film tickets via cell phone

The New York Times announced Wednesday that it intended to charge frequent readers for access to its website, a step being debated across the industry that nearly every major newspaper has so far feared to take.
Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a standard and fixed fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site.
But executives of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading. They stressed that the amount of free access could change with time, in response to economic conditions and reader demand. Still, publishers fear that money from digital subscriptions would not make up for the resulting loss of audience and advertising income.
NYTimes.com is by far the most popular newspaper site in the country, with more than 17 million readers a month in the United States, according to Nielsen Online, and analysts say it is the leader in advertising income, as well. That may make it better positioned than other general-interest papers to charge—and also gives The Times more to lose if the move produces an opposed result.
The Times Company has been studying the matter for almost a year, searching for common ground between pro-and-anti pay campaigns—a debate mirrored in dozens of media-watching blogs-- and the system will not go into effect until January 2011. Executives said they were not bothered by the possibility of absorbing barbs(挖苦) for moving cautiously.
“There’s no prize for getting it quick,” said Janet L. Robinson, the company’s president and chief executive. “There’s more of a prize for getting it right.”

1.
What’s the function of the first paragraph?
1. A.
  It servers as a comment
2. B.
  It serves as a background
3. C.
  It serves as a lead-in
4. D.
  It serves as a conclusion
2.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
1. A.
  Non-paying subscribers will get no access to NYTimes.com
2. B.
  Readers will be charged more to read articles on NYTimes.com
3. C.
  Readers will get more free online articles to log on NYTimes. com more often
4. D.
  Subscribers to the paper’s print edition will also enjoy full access to the site
3.
Which of the words can best describe The Time Company’s attitude towards its announcement?
1. A.
  Unwilling
2. B.
  Serious
3. C.
  Hasty
4. D.
  Doubtful
4.
What is the main idea about the passage?
1. A.
  The Times to offer free access to its web site
2. B.
  The Times to increase audience to its web site
3. C.
  The Times to attract advertisement to its web site
4. D.
  The Times to charge for frequent access to its web site

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling1, but I always knew he was2. He never criticized us, but used3to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I4as a child I said something5about somebody, and my father said, “6time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best7people, I would get the best8. From then on I’ve always tried to9the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very10. At 15, I started a magazine. It was11a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a12：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,13any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14me to go into law. And I’ve15regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,16I didn’t pursue my17. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As18turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national19for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad20me.

1.
1. A.
  biologist
2. B.
  manager
3. C.
  lawyer
4. D.
  gardener
2.
1. A.
  strict
2. B.
  honest
3. C.
  special
4. D.
  learned
3.
1. A.
  praise
2. B.
  courage
3. C.
  power
4. D.
  warmth
4.
1. A.
  think
2. B.
  imagine
3. C.
  remember
4. D.
  guess
5.
1. A.
  unnecessary
2. B.
  unkind
3. C.
  unimportant
4. D.
  unusual
6.
1. A.
  Another
2. B.
  Some
3. C.
  Any
4. D.
  Other
7.
1. A.
  on
2. B.
  in
3. C.
  at
4. D.
  about
8.
1. A.
  in case
2. B.
  by turns
3. C.
  by chance
4. D.
  in return
9.
1. A.
  revise
2. B.
  set
3. C.
  review
4. D.
  follow
10.
1. A.
  understanding
2. B.
  experienced
3. C.
  serious
4. D.
  demanding
11.
1. A.
  taking up
2. B.
  making up
3. C.
  picking up
4. D.
  keeping up
12.
1. A.
  suggestion
2. B.
  decision
3. C.
  notice
4. D.
  choice
13.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  even if
4. D.
  as if
14.
1. A.
  helped
2. B.
  allowed
3. C.
  persuaded
4. D.
  suggested
15.
1. A.
  always
2. B.
  never
3. C.
  seldom
4. D.
  almost
16.
1. A.
  rather
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  therefore
17.
1. A.
  promise
2. B.
  task
3. C.
  belief
4. D.
  dream
18.
1. A.
  this
2. B.
  he
3. C.
  it
4. D.
  that
19.
1. A.
  newspaper
2. B.
  magazine
3. C.
  program
4. D.
  project
20.
1. A.
  controlled
2. B.
  comforted
3. C.
  reminded
4. D.
  raise

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The job market is in great need of people with .

The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means .

David Birch says that he only hires liberal – arts people because .

The author supports the idea that .

What can be learned from Paragraph 2?

By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that ______ .

What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?

The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on ______.

How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?

What right do the B&Bs reserve?

By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to ______ .

After reading for an hour, Sandy ________ her dance lesson．

What would be the best title for the text?

The words "covered in complete darkness" underlined in Paragraph I most probably mean

Most people seem to think that a composer _______ .

The author will most probably agree that composers _______

Many people noticed Qualls’ site because_____________________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

The underlined word “elude” in the 8th paragraph means_______________.

What’s the main purpose of the author?

Why does the author say Andy’s story is powerful as an 18-year-old boy?

What does the underlined sentence mean?

What happened to Andy after the accident?

What can we learn from the passage?

What does the underlined part “watch trailers” in the third paragraph mean?

What does the passage imply?

The best title for the passage would probably be ________

What’s the function of the first paragraph?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Which of the words can best describe The Time Company’s attitude towards its announcement?

What is the main idea about the passage?

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