Now it is job hunting season again．The job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students．Owing to the global financial crisis, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy any longer．

It is always a painful process for college students to find jobs． 51 However, job positions are quite limited．In order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever before．

A Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006．Yet, this situation continues in 2010．In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to launch a series of policies to help release the pressure.　52 ．

53 A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a "real" adult urge the youth to step into society early．For example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a big foreign company one day． 54 Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination．

55 This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers' favor．As products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the society．However, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximization．

　　　 A．Most probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next year．

　　　 B．Almost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examination．

　　　 C．"Survival of the fittest．" Darwin's evolution theory appears in the personnel market．

　　　 D．With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobs．

　　　 E．What's more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own career．

　　　 F．To go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make now

　　　 G．Competition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years．

Five people are at our table, including myself．I've already learnt a great deal about them in the short time we've been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimes．

First of all, there's Dr Stone．He's a man of about sixty - five, with gray hair and a friendly face．He gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country village．As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countries．He's told us a great deal about the city to which we are going．

Then there's "Grandmother"．I call her that because her name escapes me．In spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fifty．She's on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago．Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen．

Then there's a man I don't care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow． He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore．

The other person who sits at our table is Mrs．Hunt．I've found out hardly anything about her．She．'s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children's various illnesses．She's on her way to join her husband in India．

48．What can we know about Mr．Stone?

       A．He is a doctor in the Army now．

       B．He is going to give up his work．

       C．He knows a lot about the city the author is going to．

       D．He has been retired for many years．

49．The writer calls the second person "Grandmother" because ___．

       A．she looks old                                B．she has three daughters

       C．he respects her                                D．he can't think of her name

50．The underlined phrase "on leave" （in Paragraph 4） means "____．

       A．about to go       B．on vacation         C．leaving            D．at home

Climber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of life．

The Austrian, 49, began his climbing career at the age of 12．At 16, he was the youngest solo rock climber to conquer the Alps．At 18, he scaled the 7,000 meter Pamir Plateau, in Central Asia．

Bubendorfer climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, within 16 hours．He is famed for conquering five mountains in the Dolomites, Italy, in just one day．

Beginning in 2010 and along with Chinese climbers, he has now set his sights on mountains over 6,000 meters in Tibet autonomous region．

The lecturer and writer has published six books, based on his climbing experiences, and Life is Like Climbing was recently published by China Development Press．Bubendorfer wrote it in German, and it was translated by Tang Wenping．

In Bubendorfer's opinion, the ultimate goal of mountain climbing is to search for and answer the big questions in life．The peak is not the ultimate aim, but the natural result of climbing, an activity in which he puts his heart and soul, he says．

He describes the feeling of standing on a ridge: "I seemed to get rid of time and the surroundings, and enter a new world．The world exists both internally and externally．"

For the procrastinator, he writes: "No decision, no action．If I don't make a decision, I have to take action sooner or later．"

His analysis of fear is: "（It） is the precondition for courage．Fear is the protection against the hidden dangers that seemed safe．"

Bubendorfer's life is full of wisdom and philosophy．As he says: "（Life is） like a continuous mountain range with peaks and troughs （低谷）．Only when you return to the bottom temporarily, can you start climbing again．"

44．Which of the following is the correct order about Bubendorfer according to the text?

a．conquering five mountains in the Dolomites

b．climbing Pamir Plateau

c．having Life is Like Climbing published

d．conquering the Alps

       A．abcd             B．dcab             C．adcb            D．dbac

45．Which of the following is TRUE about Bubendorfer?

       A．He has published six books so far．

       B．He has a knowledge of German．

       C．His ultimate goal is to reach the peak．

       D．He is famous for conquering Aconcagua in one day．

46．According to Bubendorfer, fear ______________．

       A．protects hidden dangers．

       B．is necessary for courage．

       C．usually leads to a sense of safety．

       D．is something you feel when you climb again．

47．Which might be the best title for the text?

       A．A mountain climber's adventurous life

       B．Some tips on how to clime mountains

       C．Climber explores life's peaks and troughs

       D．The goal of mountain climbing

Success does not belong to a select （精挑细选的） group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after it．Success belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to do．Success belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fear．

"Desire is the key to motivation．．．．" Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothing．If you've lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down．Habakkuk said, "Write the vision, and make it plain, "Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be exciting．

"Seventy percent of success in life is showing up．" You can't get your dream job, if you're scared to turn in an application．You won't get the sale, if you don't try．Showing up doesn't guarantee success, but rest assured if you don't show up, you won't succeed．When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up．

Thomas J．Watson said, "Would you like me to give you a formula （公式） for success? It's quite simple, really．Double your rate of failure．You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success．But it isn't at all．You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes．Make all you can．Because remember that's where you will find success．" Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you success．Embrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you

will succeed．

Success is not about doing what the average person can't do, it's about doing what the average person is unwilling to do．And on a deeper level, it's about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to create．It's the habit of doing things with excellence that cause success．

       Success is the enjoyment of the journey．You have to enjoy the journey!

       Someone once said, "Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got．" You have to change．．．you will change, you will succeed．

39．If you want to succeed, you should ______．

       A．make efforts to achieve it                                         B．be a special person

       C．face it with fear                            D．do everything important

40．What's Habakkuk's opinion?

       A．We should make our aims common．        B．We should set up a clear target．

       C．We should have motivation．               D．Desire is the key to motivation

41．The main idea of the third paragraph is that ______．

       A．success needs showing up                B．70% of people can succeed

       C．you should show your hope               D．you should fight for success

42．Thomas J．Watson encourages us to ______．

       A．retire from failure                        B．escape from failure

       C．make double mistakes                     D．grow from failure

43．Which is the best title of the passage? ______．

       A．Success and Failure                    B．Keys to Success

       C．Several Critical Steps to Success           D．Importance of Success

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36．According to Advertisement 1, the famous yearly competition is ____．

       A．a music competition                  B．an eating competition

       C．a cooking competition                D．a pleasure-taking competition

37．The best title for Advertisement 2 would be ____．

       A．The Vikings                        B．Reliving of the Vikings

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38．From the advertisement we know that Frojel used to be ____．

       A．a Viking club．                     B．a family-based society

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One day in a small town, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime （一角硬币） left．He was hungry so he decided to 16 for a meal at the next house．

17 , he asked for a drink of water instead of a meal when a lovely young woman opened the door．She thought he looked 18 so she brought him a large glass of 19 ．He asked, "How much do I 20 you?" "I never accept pay for a 21 ．" she replied．Howard Kelly left that house, feeling 22 , his faith in life increased too．He was about to 23 before this point．

24 later the young woman became so 25 ill that she was finally sent to a big city, where specialists can be called in to study her 26 disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 27 was called in．He 28 her at once and determined to do his 29 to save her life．From that day on, he gave special attention to her case．

After a long 30 , he succeeded．The final bill was 31 to her room．She was afraid to 32 it because she was positive that it would take the 33 of her life to pay it off．

Finally she looked, and a note on the bill 34 her attention．It read, "Paid in full with a glass of milk．" （Signed） Dr．Howard Kelly

Tears of joy 35 her eyes as she read this．

16．A．apply　　　　 B．beg　　　　　　 　　 C．prepare　　　　 D．search

17．A．So　　　　　 　 B．Therefore　　　 　　　 C．However　　　 D．Even

18．A．hungry　　　 B．thirsty　　　　　 　 C．tired　　　　　 　 D．excited

19．A．water　　　　 　 B．milk　　　　　 　 C．meal　　　　　 D．coffee

20．A．take　　　　 　 B．own　　　　　 　　　 C．spend　　　　 　 D．owe

21．A．kindness　　　 B．carefulness　　　 　　 C．generosity　　　 D．responsibility

22．A．friendlier　 　　 B．weaker　　　　 　　 C．stronger　　　　 　　　　　　 D．nicer

23．A．interrupt　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 　 C．continue　　　　 D．quit

24．A．Years　　　　 B．Months　　　　 　　　 C．Days　　　　　 　 D．Weeks

25．A．slightly　　 　　 B．critically　　　　 　 C．purposefully　　 D．accidentally

26．A．rare　　　 　　 B．frightened　　　 　　 C．violent　　　　　 D．cruel

27．A．unknown　　 B．wealthy　　　　 　　 C．famous　　　　 　 D．poor

28．A．supervised　　 B．modernized　　 　　 C．organized　　　 D．recognized

29．A．least　　　　 　 B．best　　　　　　 　　 C．most　　　　　 D．biggest

30．A．match　　　　 B．game　　　　　 　　 C．struggle　　　　 D．race

31．A．sent　　　　　 B．led　　　　　　 　　 C．returned　　　　 D．passed

32．A．examine　　　 B．tear　　　　　　 　　 C．close　　　　　 D．open

33．A．last　　　　 　 B．rest　 　　　　　　 C．final　　　　 　　　 D．first

34．A．give　　　　　 B．hold　　　　　 　　 C．caught　　　　 D．pay

35．A．crowded　　　 B．covered　　　　 　　 C．poured　　　　 D．flooded

—How long do you think it is _____ he arrived here?

       —No more than half a year, I believe．

       A．when             B．that               C．before             D．since

The big-eyed girl came in, _____ a cake with two _____ candles on it．

       A．bring; lit           B．brought; lighted     C．carrying; lighted   D．taking; lighting

Do you think the reason _____ he gave is believable?

       A．for which          B．which             C．why               D．what

—What's your plan for this winter vacation?

       —I’ll take an express train to Dalian for my holiday ____ school ends．

       A．while            B．until                   C．immediately        D．unless