1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the woman’s present job?

A．Quite okay.

B．Not too bad.

C．Unpleasant.

2. What is probably the man’s plan now?

A．Finding a new job in Spain.

B．Learning to speak Spanish.

C．Setting up a business travel.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Fellow workers.

B．Good friends.

C．Travel partners.

2 . Rich and Famous

Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher, followed by working in banking and finance, and then medicine. But today’s situation is quite different.     1    . Instead, they most commonly say they want to be a sports star, a pop star, or an actor—in other words, they hope to become a celebrity.

According to experts, young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame.     2    . Let’s take athletes and singers as an example. Many athletes’ best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career. The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in. As a result, they’ll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control. Besides, it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.

    3     They are not satisfied with just making a living—they want to be rich and famous. Globally, more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months. This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people.     4    

While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions, others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals.     5     That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success. As a result, many people won’t realize their childhood dreams, which could have a negative effect on their happiness.

A．They don’t value talents anymore.

B．Nowadays the younger generation prefer excitement.

C．The younger generation don’t favor these professions any more.

D．Unfortunately, they do not always have a positive effect on people’s life.

E．The reason is that they don’t realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.

F．Even so, there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status.

G．They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A．The company is being sold.

B．The company is turning a profit.

C．The company is making job cuts.

2. Who is the man speaking to?

A．His boss.

B．His client.

C．His co-worker.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long has the woman worked in the company?

A．For two years.

B．For three years.

C．For four years.

2. What does the man think of the work?

A．Stressful.

B．Boring.

C．Relaxing.

3. What’s the secret to his progress in work according to the man?

A．Getting along well with others.

B．Quick adaptation to the environment.

C．Making short-term and long-term plans.

4. What do we know about the speakers?

A．They are colleagues,

B．They are classmates.

C．They’ve never studied hard.

5 . 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jerry最近发邮件询问你的职业规划（career planning），请你给他回一封信。内容包括：
1.理想的职业和原因；
2.你的职业规划。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . There are as many kinds of careers as there are people.They vary greatly in the type of work involved and in the ways they influence a person’s life.The kind of career you have can affect your life in many ways.By making wise decisions concerning your career, you can help yourself build the life you want.To do that, you need as much information as possible.The more you know about yourself, the better able you will be to choose a satisfying career.

What do people hope to acquire from a career? Some people desire a high income.Some hope for fame.Others seek for adventure.Still others intend to serve people and make the world a better place.Before you begin to explore career fields, you should determine your values, your interests, and your aptitudes that will make you competent for your future work.Most people are happiest in jobs that fit their values, interests,and skills.Each person has many values, which vary in strength.For example, money is the strongest value and priority for some people—that is, wealth is more important to them than anything else.As a result, they focus their thoughts, behaviour, and emotions on the goal of earning a high income.Other values include devoting to religion, taking risks, spending time with family, and helping others.

Before making a career decision, you can ask yourself what is most important to you and examine your beliefs to better know your values.For example, is it important to you to work as a member of a team? Or would you rather be in charge or work alone? If working alone or being in charge is important to you, independence is probably one of your primary values.

1. How can we make a wise career decision?

A．We learn more about ourselves.

B．We stick to our beliefs more firmly.

C．We change our interest more often.

D．We find more career opportunities.

2. What does the underlined word “aptitudes” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Experiences.	B．Abilities.
C．Feelings.	D．Families.

3. According to the writer, which is a satisfying career?

A．One that brings huge wealth.

B．One that meets inner demands.

C．One that develops interests and skills.

D．One that contributes to forming values.

4. What does the writer convey to us in the last paragraph?

A．The contents of our values.

B．The foundations of our values.

C．The places to achieve our values.

D．The ways to understand our values.

8 . 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。

Learning how to choose a career is not only important for adults but also for students at college.People decide to have their careers    1     (change) simply because they dislike the job they    2     (current) have.They take on the jobs not because they like them but because they need to make a living.In this case,     3     (get) career guidance is very important. 

The first step in choosing a career     4     (be) understanding yourself.This will help you realize what you enjoy doing.The best way to do this is taking a personality test,     5     it is available on the Internet for free.It is also important to understand your values and know what you are willing to do.Next, visit career guidance centres or career     6     (website).If possible, apply for a volunteer that benefits you.You can get professional help and decide whether the career path is     7     (suit) for you or not.Finally, you should learn universal skills, which will help get opportunities to change your career in     8    future.All in all, choosing a career is important because most of the time in our lives    9     (spend) at work.

Therefore, putting interests and hobbies into careers can always lead    10     the best jobs.

9 . There are many opportunities for adults who want to make their lives better. There are public schools you can attend. In the schools you can _______ things like English, arithmetic and history. You can find classes in almost any subject you want to _________ . You may want to learn to type, sew, paint or fix TV sets. You may want to learn more about the trade you are already ___________. You may want to _________ a higher school diploma (文凭).You may even want to go to college. All it takes is time and _________

In many cities, there are adult classes in the _____________schools. You can attend many of these without having to pay _________. In some schools you may have to pay a___________fee (费用).There are also many kinds of private schools for adults, _________you may have to pay more money.

Many job opportunities are __________to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good__________for interpreters and typists who know English.

There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you must be a citizen of this country, and you must____________a civil service examination. These examinations are ____________ to everyone, regardless of race, religion or color.

Many civil service jobs __________a high school diploma. There are several __________to get a high school diploma. You can study high school __________at home and then take special tests. __________you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. __________you can go to night school. There are classes that ____________you to take special tests to get a diploma.

Be as well trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. __________knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready.

1.

A．remember

B．take

C．improve

D．exchange

2.

A．organize

B．revise

C．study

D．design

3.

A．on

B．in

C．over

D．under

4.

A．show

B．explore

C．buy

D．get

5.

A．notice

B．role

C．effort

D．chance

6.

A．famous

B．formal

C．public

D．private

7.

A．attention

B．money

C．bill

D．interest

8.

A．high

B．monthly

C．entrance

D．small

9.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．why

10.

A．chosen

B．allowed

C．promised

D．offered

11.

A．jobs

B．campus

C．agreements

D．partners

12.

A．take

B．join

C．hold

D．give

13.

A．possible

B．open

C．limited

D．easy

14.

A．want

B．get

C．advise

D．need

15.

A．ways

B．goals

C．keys

D．styles

16.

A．subjects

B．experiments

C．tests

D．language

17.

A．Before

B．Because

C．If

D．Though

18.

A．Or

B．For

C．But

D．So

19.

A．ask

B．push

C．register

D．prepare

20.

A．Hope

B．Job

C．Diploma

D．Opportunity

10 . The Rise of the Grown-Up Gap Year

It was 2012,Tim Potter, who was in public relations, had just finished working on the London Olympics alongside his partner.A career break to go travelling — or a “grown-up gap year”— seemed like a natural thing to both of them.

The couple spent four months traveling around Asia. Next, they flew to Mexico via Canada, worked their way down through Central America, and spent a month in both Colombia and Brazil.

    1     Within three weeks of his return, he was in another job (he’d interviewed for it in a phone booth in Colombia). Today, he’s managing director of the marketing agency Hunt & Gather.

But is Potter’s experience common or did he get lucky? Some people assume taking a career break will automatically be off-putting to potential employers, but according to Emily Bain, managing director of secretarial recruitment agency Bain and Gray, it can actually be quite the opposite.

“As an employer, I see it as a positive,” she says.     2     In fact, it’s been an upward trend that’s been steadily growing since the 2008 recession (经济衰退). “People couldn’t get work so they just took off” she says.

Tim Fryer, U.K. manager at STA Travel, says grown-up gap years can have a positive effect on your career. “Taking a break gives travelers time to refocus on work as well as the space to reflect on what exactly it is they want to do,” he explains.

    3     For many, recovering from illness, the loss of a love one or something like divorce can be the trigger (诱因). And some simply have an ambition to see a certain place — or places — by a certain age.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. Emily Bain admits that some employers’ instinct is to turn their noses up at someone who’s had a break. However, she says, the duty is on the traveler to sell their experience as something that will benefit their future employer. “You have to explain the whole picture,” she says. “Making your CV (简历) gap accountable actually brings your profile to life.” So, don’t hide it — make a big deal of it.

Bain holds that although gap years are acceptable, it is still important to learn some kind of skill regardless of whatever else you may be doing during this time.     4     But it doesn’t have to be academic. “I had a client who learned a special kind of weaving in India, and that to me is really interesting. It became a real talking point.”

A．These people are often at a turning point in their careers or lives.

B．The desire to go travelling is by no means all work-related, though.

C．The most obvious skill to take from travel, of course, is a language.

D．Taking a gap year when you’re older means that you have different things to consider.

E．Not in any way did the lack of work affect his prospects.

F．Bain goes on to say that taking a grown-up gap year is more common than you’d think.