【推荐1】When American students graduate from college, they must find jobs for themselves. But often they get help from their college and university. Every college has a career counseling office. The people who work there help students learn about different kinds of jobs and the chances for employment. Students can discuss their first year of college. Some use the information a counselor gives them when deciding what subjects to study.

For example, a girl student wants to be an engineer, but she does not know what kind. The counselor can tell the girl that, when she graduates in four years, there will be more jobs for structural engineers than for chemical engineers. Therefore, the student may study structural engineering.

The career counseling office also communicates with local and national companies. Company officials often visit the university to talk to students who want to work for them. The career counseling offices arrange these meetings for the company and the students. They also have classes for students. They teach the students how to find a job such as what to say to company officials and how to write letters telling about themselves.

Experts say that American students who are employed when they finish college usually find jobs in their own field of study. Those who must search for months after graduation usually take lower paid jobs, and their jobs are not connected to what they studied in college. The experts foretell that in coming years there will be more jobs for healthy workers, financial experts, teachers and computer scientists.

1. According to the passage, a career counselor______.

A．helps students pass the examinations successfully

B．helps student find well-paid jobs

C．provides students with information about various opportunities

D．helps students find full-time jobs

2. A career counseling office does all the following jobs except______.

A．providing jobs information for college graduates

B．communicating with local and national companies

C．arranging meetings between companies and universities

D．teaching students special skills

3. Those who spend months hunting jobs after graduation usually______.

A．can find well-paid jobs

B．have to take part-time jobs

C．find lower-paid jobs in the fields not connected to his own

D．can find jobs in their own fields of study

4. What's the best title for this passage?

A．American University Graduates.	B．Finding Jobs after Graduation.
C．Well-paid Jobs for University Graduates.	D．Future Jobs.

【推荐2】Just when you thought you figured out Millennials (those who reached young adulthood around the year 2000), Generation Z is now entering the workforce. A massive 72.8 million individuals are included in this group born between the mid - 1990s and the early 2000s.

Are you ready?

While we have learned how to create a culture where Millennials can do well, what Generation Z needs can be quite different:

Millennials	Generation Z
Don’t just work for a paycheck, they want a purpose.	Money and job security are their top motivators. They want to make a difference but surviving an developing are more important.
They aren’t pursuing job satisfaction, they are pursuing their own development.	They want to gather rewarding experiences. Gen Z tend towards being impatient and often experience FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), so instant feedback and satisfaction are key.
They don’t want bosses, they want coaches.	They want to be guided in an environment where they can advance quickly. They want to look their leaders in the eye and experience honesty and transparency.
They don’t want annual reviews, they want ongoing conversations.	They don’t want an annual work assessment, they want to be advised and given feedback on an ongoing frequent (daily) basis.
They don’t want to fix their weaknesses, they want to develop their strengths.	They believe that there are winners and losers - and more people fall into the losing category. They want to have the tools to win, either through developing weaknesses or strengths.
They have a cooperative way of thinking where everyone joins in and works together.	72% of Gen Z said they are competitive with doing the same job. They are independent and want to be judged on their own value and showcase their individual talents.
It’s not just their job, it’s their life.	Salary and benefits and how they can advance are central. They are a DIY generation and they feel that other generations have over complicated the workplace.

1. According to the passage, Millennials and Gen Z share the same point of view on _______.

A．job satisfaction	B．work assessment
C．weaknesses and strengths	D．salary and benefits

2. Which of the following is true of Gen Z’s way of thinking?

A．They prefer to be team leaders, not members.

B．They enjoy working together with others.

C．They don’t want to cooperate, they compete.

D．They have talents and don’t want to be judged.

3. Who among the following are most probably the target readers of this passage?

A．Millennials.	B．Generation Z.
C．Recruiters.	D．FOMO patients.

【推荐3】
In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard, the pay was poor; What’s more, the working conditions were terrible.
First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For ten hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.
I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did receive a low pay.
But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.
I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.
1. Why did the writer have to take many jobs at the time?

A．to pay for his schooling	B．to save for his future
C．to contribute to charities	D．to gain some experience

2. The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ________.

A．loading boxes in the freezing cold	B．having limited time for breaks
C．working and studying at the same time	D．getting no pay for lunch time

3. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．The writer’s unhappy school life.

B．The writer’s eagerness to earn money.

C．The writer’s experience as a full-time worker.

D．The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.

4. How is the text organized?

A．Topic-Argument-Explanation

B．Opinion-Discussion-Description

C．Main idea-Comparison-Supporting examples

D．Introduction-Supporting examples-Conclusion

【推荐2】When I was in primary school, I was actually a little shy. One thing that absolutely frightened me was speaking in front of many people, whether strangers or acquaintances. It was my sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Bamick, who helped me overcome that. That year we had to present four oral book reports in front of the class. Some of the kids were even glad to do it, but I was frightened to death. Mr. Bamick recognized my fear, so he told me to do a report on a book that was about something that really interested me. So I did the first report on baseball.

When it came time for me to present it to the class, Mr. Bamick cut me some slack and let me read the report rather than present it from memory. Some of my classmates laughed at me for the presentation, but Mr. Bamick encouraged me. By the end of the year I had completed all four of the oral book reports. It wasn’t easy or comfortable for me, but I did it.

Years later I realized that Mr. Bamick had a great effect on me in sixth grade. One of the opportunities I get when I win a tennis tournament (锦标赛) is to make comments to the fans who attend the match. Some of these are carried live on television and all of them are before thousands of people. It’s still not one of my favorite things to do, but, with Mr. Bamick’s help, I get through it from time to time. Before long, I was asked to bring my favorite childhood teacher to a national event in Dallas. I was excited when Mr. Bamick joined me for the event. It meant a lot to me that he was there.

We all need heroes in our lives. They can be role models or they can be important persons in our world. Mr. Bamick believed in me and helped me to believe in myself. It was he who helped me build the person I became.

1. In what aspect did Mr. Bamick help the author?

A．Improving her learning skills.

B．Winning her classmates’ trust.

C．Encouraging her to read more books.

D．Overcoming her fear of public speaking.

2. What does the underlined part “cut me some slack” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Played a funny joke on the author.

B．Gave the author a feeling of pride.

C．Made the task slightly easy for the author.

D．Asked the author to take part in a competition.

3. What can we infer about the author?

A．She is a spokesperson.	B．She is a tennis player.
C．She wants to be a teacher.	D．She enjoys commenting on books.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．My best oral book report.	B．A typical kid in primary school.
C．My favorite childhood teacher.	D．An unforgettable national event.

【推荐3】I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later, I quit a dead-end job and returned to college. I saw school as my way out.

But I quickly found myself facing the same roadblocks that had caused me to quit before: I was confused with college-level algebra(代数)and a heavy workload of reading and writing assignments. Moreover, I was unsure of my career(事业)direction. I was ready to drop out again. Then a smartly-dressed woman walked confidently to the front of my English composition class. “Look at you! Look at each and every one of you,” she said. “You’re here to change your lives for the better. And you’re going to make it!” I can’t remember the rest of the speech, but it changed the course of my college career, and my life.

Mrs. Smith didn’t know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, but I felt she was speaking directly to me. Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small pieces, and set up a schedule that suits you. If college algebra is too difficult, drop back to introductory college math. As for English composition, she gave us writing assignments we could relate to. “Go for the best, kid. You’re worth it,” she’d say.

I graduated from that college and went on to get my bachelor’s degrees. Today, as a college teacher, each fall when I stand in front of a new class, I think of Mrs. Smiths and how much teachers can affect their students. She couldn’t have known it when she gave that pep talk, but she made a huge difference in my life.

1. Why did the author want to quit school again?

A．He wanted to return to his job.

B．He decided on his future career.

C．The pressure seemed too much.

D．Many changes took place in his life.

2. How did Mrs. Smith help the author?

A．She made him feel relaxed.

B．She helped him with algebra.

C．She talked to him directly.

D．She brought him courage and faith.

3. What can we infer about the author?

A．He learnt to be a better teacher.

B．He didn’t finish his college education.

C．He became Mrs. Smith’s favorite student.

D．He didn’t understand the writing assignments.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Always believe in yourself.

B．Never quit before trying.

C．Experience is worth valuing.

D．A lady changed my life in time.

【推荐2】You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let’s start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45°angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing against the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking (抢风行驶). When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

1. What should you consider first while sailing?

A．Sailors’ strength.

B．Wave levels.

C．Wind directions.

D．Size of sails.

2. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The boat

B．The wind.

C．The sail.

D．The angle.

3. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

A．Move in a straight line.	B．Allow the sail to flap.
C．Lower the sail.	D．Tack the boat.