Exited about landing your first job after graduation? Good, work hard and get learning. Don’t forget to listen to young professional’s advice about the “real world” you’re stepping into.
1. Keep up with current events.
In school, it’s easy to live in a cocoon, where you focus on studies and social life. But in the working world, not knowing who Alan Greenspan is or why North Korea is in the news so often can lead to potentially embarrassing conversations.
2. Consider living with parents, even if you have a job.
Think it over before you rule it out. Not only can you save a lot of money by living at home, but your parents may provide emotional support that you may need. They can help pave the way for you to move once you are settled into your new life.
3. Don’t compare yourself to other people your age.
Young adults are good at putting up impressive appearance, but you don’t really know what their lives are like. Those who seem to have the perfect job may spend part of the day making coffee and picking up boss’s dry-cleaning.
4. Pay attention to small jobs as well as big ones.
Don’t stress if, in your first job or internship(实习期), you get a lot more face time with the copy machine than with clients. You may wonder why you spent so much time studying in school only to do such tasks. But you may also be learning more about your new professional than you realize.
5. Know when it’s time to move on.
Give a new job a chance, perhaps a year, before you make up your mind to leave, especially if it’s your first job out of school. When you’re sure that the job isn’t for you, figure out what you want to do and how to do it. Zhang Yue, 26, spent three years working as an accountant in Shanghai before becoming a financial planner. He loves his new job and spent 10 months searching for it: “To find something you really want to do takes time.”
【小题1】 By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants to show ____.

Exited about landing your first job after graduation? Good, work hard and get learning. Don’t forget to listen to young professional’s advice about the “real world” you’re stepping into.
1. Keep up with current events.
In school, it’s easy to live in a cocoon, where you focus on studies and social life. But in the working world, not knowing who Alan Greenspan is or why North Korea is in the news so often can lead to potentially embarrassing conversations.
2. Consider living with parents, even if you have a job.
Think it over before you rule it out. Not only can you save a lot of money by living at home, but your parents may provide emotional support that you may need. They can help pave the way for you to move once you are settled into your new life.
3. Don’t compare yourself to other people your age.
Young adults are good at putting up impressive appearance, but you don’t really know what their lives are like. Those who seem to have the perfect job may spend part of the day making coffee and picking up boss’s dry-cleaning.
4. Pay attention to small jobs as well as big ones.
Don’t stress if, in your first job or internship(实习期), you get a lot more face time with the copy machine than with clients. You may wonder why you spent so much time studying in school only to do such tasks. But you may also be learning more about your new professional than you realize.
5. Know when it’s time to move on.
Give a new job a chance, perhaps a year, before you make up your mind to leave, especially if it’s your first job out of school. When you’re sure that the job isn’t for you, figure out what you want to do and how to do it. Zhang Yue, 26, spent three years working as an accountant in Shanghai before becoming a financial planner. He loves his new job and spent 10 months searching for it: “To find something you really want to do takes time.”

1. 1.

   By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants to show ____.

   1. A.
      how he succeeded
   2. B.
      why he is important to the world nowadays
   3. C.
      it is necessary to know key figures
   4. D.
      he has a strong effect on the world
2. 2.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Comparing yourself to other people your age will make you harmed.
   2. B.
      If you don’t have impressive appearance, you can’t pick up boss’ dry-cleaning.
   3. C.
      What you have learned in school may come to nothing in your first job.
   4. D.
      Even a small job can do good.
3. 3.

   The last sentence means “____”.

   1. A.
      It’s easy to find a new job once you have experience
   2. B.
      If you hope to do something, you need suffer too much
   3. C.
      You needn’t be worried, even though you are trying to find a good job
   4. D.
      It will take you time to find a job that suits you well
4. 4.

   The aim to write the passage is to ____.

   1. A.
      show how and why to get a satisfying job after graduation
   2. B.
      give some advice about how to behave when you work
   3. C.
      encourage people to ask for help from parents
   4. D.
      expect people to fit in with the working conditions as soon as possibl

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　　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company．Among the 　1　 we discuss in our classes is the 　2　 of quality employees（雇员）．

　　“What has caused you to stay 　3　 enough to become a manager？”l asked．

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glove．”“Cynthia said she used to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的）job 　5　 she looked for something 　6　．On her second day behind the counter，she received a 　7　 from her nine-year-old son，Jessie．He 　8　 baseball glove for Little League．She 　9　 that as a single mother，money was very 　10　，and her first check would have to go for paying 　11　．

　　When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning，Patricia，the store manager，handed her a box．“I overheard you 　12　 to your son yesterday，” she said，“ and I know that it is 　13　 to explain things to kids．This is a baseball glove for Jessie．I know you have to pay bills 　14　 you can buy gloves．You know we can't 　15　 good people like you 　16　 we would like to；but we do 17，and I want you to know how 18 you are to us．”

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You will spend hours at the gym training your body, but do you ever think about training your brain? Here are four ways to keep your brain mentally (脑力上地) active and healthy.

Play games

Your brain is a muscle just like the ones in the rest of your body. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. For example, doing a crossword puzzle (纵横填字游戏) once a day is a good way to give the brain the exercise it needs. This kind of puzzle is good at training different areas of the brain. But remember that when doing this puzzle, you should gradually increase the complexity (复杂度); otherwise, it will become repetitive (重复乏味的) and stop being mentally challenging.

Talk aloud

Although it might sound strange to you, talking aloud is a great way to boost your memory. A good exercise to try is counting to 99 in threes as fast as you can.

Be a team leader

If you find you can do your work very easily, you should find a new task. It is important that your job should be mentally challenging. Complex jobs are often more challenging and make the brain work a little harder.

Learn a language

A study found that, compared with those who could speak only one language, the people who could speak two languages had a slower rate of cognitive (认知能力) decrease. Learning a new language is very challenging and it makes sure that different areas of the brain have their lights on.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Why you should train your brain.

B．How to be a good team leader.

C．Training the brain is more important than training the body.

D．How to make your brain healthy and work actively.

2.Which word can replace the word "boost" in the third paragraph?

A．Change.           B．Promote.          C．Decrease.         D．Lose.

3.We should gradually increase the complexity when doing crossword puzzles because ______.

A．if we don’t use our brain, we will lose it

B．we should make our brain face different challenges

C．our brain is a muscle like other parts in our bodies

D．these puzzles can work on different areas of the brain

4.Which group of people have a slower rate of cognitive decrease?

A．Those who don’t often do crossword puzzles.

B．Those who don’t often count to 99 in threes.

C．Those who do their work very easily.

D．Those who can speak more than one language.