1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will the man graduate?

A．This week.

B．In a year.

C．In three months.

2. What does the woman suggest the man do before graduation?

A．Borrow some money.

B．Get a part-time job.

C．Keep studying.

3. What has the woman started doing?

A．Looking for full-time jobs.

B．Working as a teacher.

C．Applying for jobs.

2 . How to choose a college major and develop a career plan

Going to college can seem daunting (使人畏惧的), and no small part of that is the prospect of having to choose a major, which will set the course for the rest of your career life. Here are some steps that might help make your decision easier:

Step 1: Consider your interests and passions.

Do you want a career where you’ll be able to express yourself, or work with numbers?     1     The average person will spend nearly 100,000 hours working in their profession before retirement. Make sure that time will be spent doing something you enjoy!

Step 2: Consider how long you want to be in school.

If you’re pursuing a career in professional fields like medicine or law, you may require more than a four-year degree to get the job that you want.     2     Will you want to jump right into a job after you graduate, or do you really want to dive into higher education? These are important when deciding what major is the best fit for you.

Step 3: Research prospective careers.

If you think you have a career in mind, do some investigating in person or online. Try connecting with people in the field and ask them what challenges they faced in getting their degrees and finding jobs afterwards.     3     Their journeys to success might surprise you!

Step 4:     4    

Remember, you don’t have to make this decision right away. Taking basic-level courses when you first get to college helps decide your level of interest in pursuing a degree program. Plus, you could always decide to be an Interdisciplinary (跨学科的) studies major!     5     Thus, you can discover where your interests lie, and have classes related to the career that you want.

A．Give yourself enough time to decide.

B．Think about what you like to do in high school.

C．What if your major conflicts with your parents’ expectations?

D．Are you passionate about justice, or do you want to have a career focused on helping people?

E．If you can’t connect in person, try to find role models online and read about their histories.

F．This degree program gives you the freedom and flexibility to take a wide variety of classes.

G．On the other hand, there are some careers where a master’s degree won’t necessarily be helpful.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Your career is a very important part of who you are. The career you have     1     (define) your life, so taking time to think about it is     2     essential exercise.

The best time to start thinking about possible careers is while you are still at school, before you make any choice about your     3     (far) education. Some young people know     4     they want to do, but many others just have a few ideas     5     (bounce) around in their heads. One way to get some insight on a career path is to complete a “career aptitude test”,     6     results will tell you about your     7     (strong) and interests, suggesting careers that you may be suited to. Having this information will provide you     8     a better chance of finding a job you like. There are many free tests online, if you don’t want to look back in years     9     (come) with regret, give one a try.

In conclusion, career aptitude tests are clearly a very useful tool. However, it is important to remember that they     10     (mean) for guidance. The secret to a good career is finding something you are passionate about.

4 . For the first fourteen years of my life, I thought science was boring. As far as I could tell, science was a process of memorizing _______ : the order of the planets, the names of clouds, etc. So instead I spent all my spare time reading and writing, and decided to be a _______ when I grew up.

This all _______ in my first year of secondary school, when I met the periodic table(元素周期表) that I found amazing. In the next year, maths also became _______ . So now I had a _______ . I wasn't so interested in being a writer any more, and I _______ liked maths and science. However, in my school, all the best maths and science students _______ to be doctors; but I wasn't so excited about _______ things.

During this inner _______ , something else was going on: I was becoming interested in the ________ . This was mostly a ________ of peer (同辈) pressure. There was a cool group of students, who'd started an environmental club. Once a week, I ________ with them at club meetings, where we had long discussions.

I ________ to wonder if there was a career path which ________ the environment with maths and science. Then, one day I was chosen to ________ a climate change conference. The first ________ was called "The Science of Climate Change". The speaker talked about many different things and all of them were ________ . It slowly occurred to me that the job called "scientist" basically ________ you could study whatever you found interesting, and get paid to do so. "Right then." I thought. "I'll be a scientist."

Eleven years later. 1 ended up studying a part of the climate system. ________ is full of creativity and solving mysteries. My work is always changing and ________ . and I never get bored.

1.

A．examples

B．rules

C．facts

D．events

2.

A．novelist

B．musician

C．researcher

D．speaker

3.

A．occurred

B．improved

C．disappeared

D．changed

4.

A．rare

B．interesting

C．vital

D．unbearable

5.

A．schedule

B．tendency

C．trouble

D．decision

6.

A．really

B．occasionally

C．accidentally

D．gently

7.

A．tried out

B．got back

C．gave up

D．went on

8.

A．physical

B．metical

C．academic

D．mental

9.

A．comfort

B．disease

C．failure

D．struggle

10.

A．planets

B．maths

C．environment

D．clouds

11.

A．result

B．sign

C．cause

D．form

12.

A．walked

B．agreed

C．played

D．stayed

13.

A．happened

B．started

C．continued

D．used

14.

A．handled

B．mixed

C．connected

D．equipped

15.

A．attend

B．close

C．monitor

D．cancel

16.

A．theme

B．scene

C．activity

D．presentation

17.

A．confusing

B．amazing

C．boring

D．relaxing

18.

A．meant

B．believed

C．announced

D．found

19.

A．Exploration

B．Science

C．Life

D．Career

20.

A．growing

B．losing

C．flying

D．worsening