Whatever you want to do to help people in need the United Nations may have the ideal job for you. Competition for most positions in the UN is fierce, but with preparation and a little luck, you may land your dream job with the UN.

* Research career options (选择) at the UN.

First of all, visit the United Nations website to get a feel for the different types of work at the UN. Which areas interest you most? Are there areas you are already qualified for? Are there areas you would like to work in but for which you still need qualifications?

* Decide what staff category you want to pursue.

UN careers are divided into different staff categories, each of which requires a specific educational background and area of expertise. The categories are further broken down into jobs at different levels. Considering your skills, interest and experience, decide which category and level is proper for you.

* Make sure you have the required education and experience.

Each career option has specific education and experience requirements. Here are some requirements for many positions at the UN:

Fluency in English or French, the working languages of the UN. It's essential. Fluency in additional languages, particularly Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, or Russian, is helpful for most positions.

A bachelor's degree or higher. Most positions in the UN require at least a bachelor's degree. Many specialist positions require advanced degrees in specialty.

Work experience in a related field. Depending on the position for which you are applying, you might need anywhere from 1-7 years of work experience.

1. What should you do first before starting job application?

A．Decide what staff category you want to pursue.

B．Get the required education and work experience.

C．Learn about choices on the United Nations website.

D．Decide which type of work of the UN interests you most.

2. What is extremely important for positions in the UN?

A．Years of work experience.	B．A doctor's degree.
C．Fluency in the working languages.	D．A good knowledge of culture.

3. What's the purpose of the text?

A．To give tips on applying for jobs in the UN.

B．To explain the process of applying for jobs in the UN.

C．To cl for more people to apply for positions in the UN.

D．To introduce what jobs in the UN are open to application.

No matter how much weight she lost or how often she exercised, Lisa Rudes Sandel couldn’t flatten her stomach. And she was fine with that until low-rise jeans came along.

“I couldn’t fit into my regular size six,” recalls Rudes Sandel, who had to go three sizes bigger to find a pair that fit. “They were uncomfortable, and they felt like they would fall down. I wondered, ‘Why isn’t someone making nice jeans for women with a figure like mine?’” Like many entrepreneurs, Rudes Sandel turned her complaint into a business opportunity. The founder of Not Your Daughter’s Jeans (NYDJ) has created a multimillion-dollar business simply by designing jeans for women with womanly bodies.

Since its launch (开业) seven years ago, NYDJ has become the largest manufacturer of women’s jeans under $100 in America. The company ships more than 40,000 pairs per week to 2,000 stores and 20 countries, from Australia to Canada. Not bad for a girl who dreamed of becoming a plastic surgeon- until she took a biology course at UCLA.

With only an idea and very little money, Rudes Sandel and her sister, Leslie, called on the family for help. Even with the family’s connections, NYDJ had growing pains. “Fabric sellers would only give us seven days to pay them,” she says. “We had to pick up small orders ourselves because they wouldn’t drop them off. We had to prove ourselves at every point.” But gradually, they did. They started with old-fashioned word of mouth, then took out newspaper ads, landed the Good Housekeeping Seal, and hired a PR (public relations) firm to really make NYDJ a big-name company. “Today,” says Rudes Sandel, “my biggest problem is I can’t ship fast enough.” That’s a problem any entrepreneur would love to have.

“The truth is,” Rudes Sandel says, “I’ve never forgotten that woman I’ve been aiming for since day one.” She addresses herself jokingly in a note attached to every pair of jeans: “NYDJ cannot be held responsible for any positive consequence that may arise due to your attractive appearance when wearing our jeans. You can thank me later.”

8. Why did Rudes Sandel start NYDJ?

A．It had been her dream since graduation.

B．She wasn’t satisfied with her body shape.

C．The jeans business was quite profitable back then.

D．She couldn’t buy nice and comfortable jeans to wear.

9. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The competition NYDJ faced during its start-up stage.

B．The challenges NYDJ met and how they were handled.

C．The methods Rudes Sandel used to advertise her company.

D．Help and support given to Rudes Sandel by her family members.

10. Which of the following can best describe Rudes Sandel?

A．Far-sighted and determined.

B．Honest and responsible.

C．Ambitious and sensitive.

D．Innocent and single-minded.

11. The words Rudes Sandel used to address herself in the last paragraph show _______.

A．a sense of doubt	B．a sense of humor
C．a sense of pity	D．a sense of care

One day,I was taking a nap in my office when I woke up to the sound of a car crash.I sat up and looked out of the window.In the parking lot,a car had just crashed into a fence.The car must have been moving fast,because it was in bad shape.

Then I watched as the driver got out of the car.He wore loose trousers and a crumpled(褶皱的）shirt unbuttoned to show his chest hair.Immediately,I disliked him.

Then,he opened the passenger door,from which a very small child ran out.A kid in the front seat!My dislike for the man increased greatly.

As the child ran around in the parking lot,the man tried to repair the damage.He tried to pull the ruined fence back into place,but it wouldn't move.I looked out of the window,silently cheering.The man tried harder.However,suddenly,the man fell hard onto the ground with one of his shoes landing 10 feet away on the sidewalk.I think I laughed out loudly.That almost brightened my whole morning.He stood up and walked slowly to a nearby apartment.That,I thought,would be the end of it.The man was going to leave the mess behind for someone else to clean up.

However,a few minutes later the man appeared with some tools and for the next hour, I watched out of my window as he stubbornly fixed the fence.Now the fence would be extra secure,stronger than before.That man was actually a hero.My ugly assumptions(设想），I realized,were all about myself.I would never have fixed that fence and run away.

Years later I still look out of my window at the fence almost every day.It makes me wonder what else that man has improved and how I can make myself more like him.

12. In paragraph 2,the author thought of the man as______

A．irresponsible	B．impatient.
C．thoughtful	D．loving

13. The underlined word"That"in paragraph 3 probably refers to.

A．the man's trying to fix the fence

B．the man's falling onto the ground

C．the man's car crashing into the fence

D．the man's kid running around cheerfully

14. What helped change the author's attitude towards the man?

A．The man left his shoes on the sidewalk.

B．The man protected his child from the car crash.

C．The man tried to put the damaged fence in place.

D．The man came back to fix and improve the fence.

15. What lesson can we learn from the author's experience?

A．No pains,no gains.

B．You can never be too careful.

C．Don't judge a book by its cover.

D．He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

How to Leave Your Comfort Zone

The comfort zone is a behavioral state within which a person uses a limited set of behaviors to deliver a steady level of performance, causing their progress to stop. But life is full of opportunities to step outside the comfort zone. Here are some ways one might try to do so.

Do everyday things differently. In everyday life, there are plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself. Turn off your smartphone and television while having dinner, decide what to wear more quickly, or just slow down to take in the surroundings on a walk.    16    

Try a new diet. Many people want to improve their diets and stop relying on “comfort foods”.    17    Shifting to a healthier diet can be as challenging as it is rewarding, with self-trust growing as you hit milestone goals along the way.

    18    Many people are longing for this goal. For some, it can mean running their first 5K. But for others, it might be completing a marathon. Aiming higher with exercise is representative of leaving the comfort zone and a great way to get the ball rolling.

Get creative. Creativity — anything from writing a poem to building a business — usually involves an element of risk.    19    Therefore, failing and accompanying learning are expected outcomes. Exercising creativity is a good way to train yourself to have a growth mindset and let go of a need for perfection from the outset.

Challenge your beliefs. It’s easy to get stuck in our ways, but this can lead to self-satisfaction — a feature of being in the comfort zone.    20    While this can be uncomfortable, it enables growth and insight by challenging deep-rooted beliefs. This might take several forms, such as reading varied book genres, diversifying who you talk to, and visiting new places.

A．Take exercise to the next level.

B．Motivate yourself with a new sport.

C．Doing so often means trying something new.

D．Creative efforts are about stepping into the unknown.

E．Therefore, we need to explore alternative perspectives.

F．These changes break you out of old, comfortable routines.

G．Benefits of leaving the comfort zone won’t happen overnight.

In 1994 I was in the midst of a depression(抑郁症). When I was depressed, I _______. One day I was cleaning up the rooms and found a CD covered with dust. I wiped it off, put it in the _______ and started washing dishes. A man's voice, reading poetry, filled my house. The sound of the speaker's voice and the words of the poems reached something deep inside me. I stopped and _______.

I began to take poems into my life, not simply reading them, but developing rich relationships with the _______. I learned many by heart. They became my therapy and _______. Those poems made me wiser and healthier.

_______,   in the fall of 2008, poetry _______ me in a way I had never expected. I had put all my savings in a small, local fund. Two months later, the leader of the fund left me a message: “The financial crisis _______ our fund particularly hard. We've lost everything.”

I stood there, _______.

Suddenly I heard a poem, ________, called Kindness in my mind. It felt like the poem had been written for me ________, for this exact moment, like the perfect helper ________ on the scene at the instant of an accident. Kindness became my ________. I read it before going to bed, and at breakfast every morning. It reminded me that this was not a ________, but a path to sympathy, and I was not walking alone. Even now, I reach for Kindness several times a week to carry me ________ the heart of what really matters to me.

21.

A．ran

B．slept

C．cleaned

D．sang

22.

A．drawer

B．player

C．washer

D．fridge

23.

A．wept

B．left

C．laughed

D．listened

24.

A．tunes

B．rhymes

C．words

D．CDs

25.

A．medicine

B．food

C．assistance

D．attention

26.

A．Still

B．Yet

C．Then

D．Soon

27.

A．surprised

B．impressed

C．warned

D．rescued

28.

A．hit

B．blew

C．pushed

D．pressed

29.

A．fearless

B．thankless

C．breathless

D．defenceless

30.

A．by coincidence

B．out of nowhere

C．in the distance

D．by accident

31.

A．immediately

B．sincerely

C．casually

D．personally

32.

A．reading

B．arriving

C．walking

D．escaping

33.

A．homework

B．religion

C．prayer

D．memory

34.

A．mistake

B．lesson

C．comfort

D．tragedy

35.

A．for

B．with

C．off

D．into

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别) those of     36     (great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so you’ll feel     37     real sense of achievement. Leaving the less important things until tomorrow     38     (be) often acceptable.

Most of us are more focused     39     our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive as possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence     40     you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.

Recent     41     (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks     42     (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for a while, exercising, or doing something you enjoy.

If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likely     43     (bring) your work home. It could be anything — gardening, cooking, music, sports — but whatever it is, make sure it’s a     44     (relieve) from daily stress rather than     45     thing to worry about.

46. 假定你是李华，下个月即将参加某外国语大学的入学英语面试，希望向你校外教David请教相关事宜，邮件内容包括：
1. 面试技巧;
2. 注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Alvin Bamburg, 66, was deep in the woods in Grand Cane, Louisiana, last December when something caught his eye. Twisted in a fallen tree, it looked like litter. As Alvin approached, he saw that the object was a broken balloon. Attached was a piece of paper decorated with sparkly star stickers. It was a child’s Christmas wish list.

“Dear Santa,” the handwritten note read. “My name is Luna. I am four years old. I live in Liberal, Kansas. This year I have been nice. I would like candy, Spider-Man ball, Frozen doll, puppy. With love, Luna.”

Alvin’s heart hammered in his chest. Ever since he was a child, he had dreamed of this very scenario. He believed this was his childhood wish coming true. And he decided to make Luna’s wish come true too. Given the distance of more than 650 miles from Grand Cane to Liberal, Alvin followed the advice from his wife, Lee Ann Bamburg, and posted a photo of the balloon and the Christmas list on his Facebook page, asking for help locating the sender.

Meanwhile, Leticia Flores-Gonzalez, the mother of four-year-old Luna and her twin sister, Gianella, had no idea that such an effort was underway. It had been a hard year for Leticia and her girls. As COVID-19 spread, the family felt lonely, scared, and isolated, with no relatives living nearby.

On a particularly tough day last December, Leticia had come up with the idea of having the girls send letters to Santa by balloon. She told them that Santa would grab the balloons while he flew through the air on his sled. The twins were excited. Leticia helped them write down all the things that they dreamed Santa might bring them, and put the notes into Christmas red balloons. Then she took them outside to release their wishes to the universe on the chilly windy morning.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

One day in January, a friend called Leticia and said, “Someone found Luna’s balloon.”

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In April, Alvin and his wife made a trip to meet the girls.

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