For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That   50   in large measure on who you are.

If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history,   50  , you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for   52   critical thinking and problem-solving skills．If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you.

If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous   53  ．In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the

  54   role of a clerk is now unrecognizable．Most bosses   55   their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are   56   taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems．Those willing to expand their   57   should do well.

If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach   58   standards for female applicants．Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are   59   even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago.

Degrees in sports management are also   60  ．Two hundred U.S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1985, now   61   undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs．At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree.

  62  , if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart．MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are   63  ．But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for．A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent   64   the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.”

A．concentrates        B．depends        C．takes            D．passes

A．by comparison      B．as a result        C．for instance      D．in return

A．developing        B．discouraging    C．confirming       D．appreciating

A．troubles           B．pains         C．tests            D．changes

A．active             B．small           C．useful           D．traditional

A．await              B．handle         C．transfer         D．classify

A．increasingly       B．unwillingly      C．diligently        D．intentionally

A．horizons          B．activities       C．organizations    D．operations

A．medium           B．high            C．fair           D．legal

A．keen              B．resolved        C．reluctant         D．qualified

A．on display          B．at an end        C．at rest           D．on the rise

A．cancel             B．offer            C．register          D．drop

A．Contrarily         B．Consequently   C．Finally         D．Strictly

A．competitive         B．moderate        C．fixed         D．regular

A．give out           B．agree with       C．wonder about   D．focus on

Preparing for the Next Job Market

The latest spike in the unemployment rate is being felt across the board ?in 98 percent of metropolitan areas, in high-wage and low-wage jobs, among young and old, women and men, but especially men．

This landscape means that young Americans who are trying to plan their futures right now have some hard choices．Do they go to college and take on debt without hope of getting a job? And what about high school students? Do they have any chance of securing a job without a college degree? Perhaps the education system needs to react to this rapidly moving economic crisis．

In our current economic collapse, the connection between education and employment could not be more different than it was during the Depression．Education must now hold center stage, not because of an enemy abroad but because of the global economy．The jobs of the future will demand levels of education, particularly skills in mathematics, technology and science, which exceed those now taught in high school．

A healthy society should strive for full employment．In our times, that goal cannot be realized, or even approximated by creating jobs for the unskilled．The long-term prospect for economic recovery depends on the extent to which we improve our educational system．And this is where America is now at its weakest．[来源:学##

Our high schools produce graduates who do not write well enough, have limited reasoning skills and are unable to use the tools of mathematics．Their command of science is far inferior to that of their counterparts in other nations．And all too many young people drop out．We may still have the best university system, but it benefits only a minority．

We will need more engineers, scientists and service providers, particularly in the health professions, with a quality of education that cannot be obtained in the current system．Radical change, not reform, is called for．

What should be done? First, high school should be cut short and end when students are 16．Second, a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills that the economy needs should be created．Third, access to four-year colleges should be expanded, giving more Americans the chance to acquire the deep learning that makes breakthroughs in technology possible．Fourth, we need to recruit more public school teachers and train them better, particularly in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, so that our children can be prepared to compete．

1.Nowadays, students graduating from high school____．

A．write well enough

B．have limitless reasoning skills

C．can't use the tools of mathematics

D．command science as much as their counterparts in other nations

2.What should we do to improve the quality of education?

A．Students shouldn't study in high school until 16．

B．We should create a new generation of two-year college programs tied to a wide range of specific skills the economy needs．[来源:ZXXK]

C．We should limit access to four-year colleges．

D．We ought to recruit more private school teachers and train them better．

3.What does the word "collapse" in the third paragraph mean?

A．success       B．failure        C． development  D．booming

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Young Americans planning their futures have difficult choices．

B．Education must hold center stage due to the global economy．

C．The best university system benefits a majority．

D．A health society should struggle for full employment．

With only a click of the mouse, rumours（谣言）can be forwarded between microblogs（微博）very quickly. As an example, recently, sensitive netizens discovered that some photos displayed on microblogs describing Beijing’s June rainstorm had actually been fabricated.
Sina.com is one of the major Internet portals in China with hundreds and thousands of users, and a majority of celebrities and famous citizens have their microblog accounts on this portal. As recently as six months ago, the website decided to establish a specialized team to prove rumours and provide accurate information for its users. Tan Chao is in charge of the team.
“ Before I took the job, I usually couldn’t identify what information was real and what was fake. But during the process of identification, we discovered that a lot of information was false, including fake photos, fake news stories and rumours that had been spread through microblogs.”
It’s not just website portals which are taking on fact-checking responsibilities, but also a number of civic-minded netizens, who recently set up a Rumour Identification Federation on Sina.com’s microblog system to help netizens identify fake information online.
Dian Zizheng is the team leader of the federation. He says they’ve publicized more than 150 pieces which contradict rumours, which attracted more than 10 thousand visitors within two months.
“We live in an age of new media, so we can’t use the old methods to prove rumours. We can’t wait for the media to prove the facts with related administrative（行政） departments and then release a formal announcement. We can’t allow rumours to run wild and then deal with it, we need to fight rumours while they’re spreading. I think that this is the best way to deal with rumours nowadays.”
Some experts say this displays the advantages of the internet compared to other traditional media. The open platform allows information to be examined and clarified by netizens. But experts like Ding Wengguo,President of the Journalism and Communication College at the China University of Political Science and Law says this self-correction function of the Internet is still quite limited.
“It’s still quite different to tell which information is true in such an open environment by just reading a number of different opinions on the same issue. This is something which we need to pay attention to. If society is flooded with too much false information, and it’s allowed to spread in such a fast manner, then people will be suspicious（怀疑的） of all kinds of information including important information from authorities. It also worsens problems relating to social communications and mutual-understanding, which in turn harms society as a whole.”
Experts suggest that the government should react more quickly in the Internet age. Once a rumour begins to spread, administrative departments should make announcements as early as possible to drive away rumours before they lead to bad outcomes.
【小题1】Sina.com decided to found a specialized team to __________.

People live in different parts of the world and lead different types of lives. Their lifestyles change across the different areas in the world. What is the difference between a city and country life? Let us see.
We can see the modern facilities everywhere in the city like the Internet, telephone, television and satellite communication facilities are widely available in the city. A majority of families in the city are enjoying this technological advancement.
The increasing population has led to an imbalance in human population. More and more industries have led to environmental problems like pollution.
However, the rise in economic growth has resulted in a self-centered nature of society. While technological advancement has brought the world closer, human beings have gone far apart from each other.
The country is not crowded with constructions all over. Houses are rather widely spaced with enough room for fields and gardens. The country is the only area fortunate enough to house the greens. People in the country live in close to nature. Apart from people, there is room for pets and animals that help keep a balance in nature.
Due to a lesser number of people in the country, it is not overcrowded by people. These areas have least amounts of pollution. Pollution is less also because of very less number of industries in the country. The life may not be as enjoyable as that in the city, but the people there are generous, kind and friendly. The country is the one where humanity(人性) is still alive.
Every coin has two sides to it. While we can’t enjoy expensive things and technology in the country, it is rich in its relationship with ‘nature’. The city life is modern in technology and career opportunities. However, the falling humanity and a bad environmental balance affect the bright future of city life.
【小题1】What’s the main purpose of the passage? _________.

A．To persuade more people to live in the country.

B．To inform us of some information about a better life.

C．To tell us differences between city life and country life.

D．To explain why people don’t want to live in the city.

A．it’s up to you whether to choose city life or country life.

B．both city life and country life have advantages and disadvantages.

C．more and more people will move to the country in the future.

D．the young prefer city life while the old choose country life.

Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice

of an __36__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __37__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, __38__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __39__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __40__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __41__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __42__ .

Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __43__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __44__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss __45__. Some drift from job to job. Others __46__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __47__ real or imagined prestige (????).

Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __48__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __49__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __50__ good reason for choosing it as life's work. __51__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __52__ of young people should give serious __53__ to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __54__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __55__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

1. A. identification            B. accommodation        C. occupation           D. entertainment

2.A. thereby            B. however                  C. though           D. therefore

3.A. thoroughly         B. mainly                   C. entirely             D. partly

4.A. its                B. his                      C. their                D. our

5.A. therefore              B. since                    C. furthermore          D. forever

6.A. fit                B. make                     C. take             D. leave

7. A. means             B. job                  C. way              D. company

8.A. to                 B. for                      C. with                 D. without

9.A. little                 B. few                  C. much             D. a lot

10.A. chance            B. purpose                  C. basis                D. opportunity

11.A. apply             B. appeal                   C. turn                 D. stick

12.A. its              B. their                    C. your             D. our

13. A. concerning           B. following            C. ignoring             D. considering

14.A. preferences           B. requirements             C. tendencies       D. ambitions

15.A. a                 B. any                  C. the              D. no

16.A. Therefore         B. Moreover             C. Nevertheless         D. However

17.A. majority          B. mass                 C. minority             D. number

18.A. proposal         B. suggestion               C. approval             D. consideration

19.A. towards           B. out of               C. against              D. without

20.A. turns             B. parts                C. risks                D. choices