My new home was a long way from the centre of London but it was becoming essential to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the tube. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I would be a tube guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I would be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges — those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.

The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The examiner sat at a desk. You were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.

I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?” I can’t recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed （显露）a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You have failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”

Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs — being a postman is another one I still desire — demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.

1．The writer applied for the job because __________.

A．he wanted to work in the centre of London

B．he could no longer afford to live without one

C．he was not interested in any other available job

D．he had received suitable training

2．The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _________.

A．he often traveled underground               B．he had written many poems

C．he could deal with difficult situations     D．he had worked in an insurance company

3．The length of his interview meant that _________.

A．he was too nervous                             B．he had not done well in the intelligence test

C．he did not like the examiner                  D．he had little work experience to talk about

4．What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?

A．How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be.    B．How difficult it can be to get a job.

C．How unsuitable he was for the job.        D．How badly he did in the interview.

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

首先，请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。

A. Try to talk to him, tell him it’s wrong for you two to do that. Then try to help him with his lessons in your spare time. If he can’t accept it, let it be. Maybe he’s not such a good friend.

B. You shouldn’t regret. The beauty of one’s looking or appearance doesn’t stand for everything. You are young and still depend on your parents. The most important thing is to study hard and you are sure to have a good future.

C. I used to have the same problem. You can try my ideas, they really work. First, talk about the things you like best and can do best. Then try to make friends you’re your neighbours.

D. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows, let her know it’s really bad.

E. Tell him that he has done something good to animals. If he takes the eggs home, how will their mother feel when she can’t find them? On the other hand, what kind of birds are they?

F. Say sorry to him first. And try to repair it. Or you may give him your favourite toy car instead. Or buy a new one for him.

请阅读一些关于中学生所遇问题的信息，然后进行匹配。

1. My friend Jenny always takes a walkman with her and listen to loud music. I think it may hurt her ears. But she doesn’t seem to care.

2. Sam saw some bird eggs under a tree when we had a trip in the forest. He wanted to take them home. I stopped him. He’s angry with me.

3. Jack let me play with his favorite toy car. I make it go too fast and it crashed.

4. All my friends have many new clothes. They wear clothes in different style every day. But my parents can’t afford it. I think it’s ashame.

5. My close friend always wants me to give him the answers in exams. I do that. But I’m afraid I might be caught. If I don’t do that, he might not be my friend any more.

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
首先，请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。