1 . Advice on Choosing Your Career

You probably are very much concerned about which direction you take in your career, but before working through the process of generating and refining specific career choices, helicopter up to 10,000 feet from where you can view your overall career map, answer the big questions and set your overall direction.     1    What is your aim? How long have you got? Remember that there are no right answers, only the best choice for you, based on what you know now.

Having laid out your overall map, set boundaries and defined your personal targets, you can then turn to practical issues.     2     Write down examples of how you demonstrate key employability skills such as team work, leadership, and communication.

    3     Go out and meet people, attend talks, go to relevant lectures, watch videos about industries and organizations, seek out websites that can give you objective and general career advice, for example, the open access Oxford university careers website.

Over time you can start to narrow down your choices and then choose one.     4    

In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off with a compass and direction, and a general destination of mapping the new Louisiana territories in America. But they had no exact map.     5     Your career will be much longer but, like Lewis and Clark, it is about direction, not destination.

A．Where, roughly, are you going?

B．Their successful expedition took two years.

C．In any event, you have a few years to explore.

D．Identify what you are good at, based on your skills and experiences.

E．That way, you’ll be more focused and thus more likely to achieve your goal.

F．You are looking for a match to what might suit you now, but that changes over time.

G．Your career project might take some time, as now you are probably short of information.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，完成下面小题。
1. Why does the woman choose to stay in the UK?

A．It provides opportunities.

B．Her parents want her to stay there.

C．She doesn’t like her home country.

2. What will the woman do next?

A．Go to a research center.

B．Study in the office.

C．Ask for advice.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A．Their parents.

B．A career plan.

C．Working experience.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What month is it now?

A．July.

B．August.

C．September.

2. What is the woman going to do this September?

A．Start teaching.

B．Join a club.

C．Go to college.

3. Where did the woman teach children before?

A．In Prague.

B．In London.

C．In Manchester.

4. What does the woman’s father probably think of her being a teacher?

A．Satisfying.

B．Unwise.

C．Strange.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker do?

A．A journalist.

B．A student.

C．A TV host.

2. Where did the speaker visit last year?

A．A university.

B．A top college.

C．A news agency.

3. Which kind of job does the speaker dislike?

A．The one without change.

B．The one that keeps him busy.

C．The one that needs to be done secretly.

4. What is the speaker going to do after getting the bachelor’s degree?

A．Find a job.

B．Continue his study.

C．Travel around the country.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do the speakers mainly talk about?

A．Which university to go to.

B．What to choose as a job.

C．Where to earn more money.

2. Why does the woman make her decision?

A．She needs more money to support her family.

B．Her family live far away from the city.

C．The villages are short of good doctors.

3. What will the man probably be in the future?

A．A researcher.

B．A teacher.

C．An officer.

4. What should they do before they fulfill their plans?

A．Go to consult with their parents.

B．Do well to pass the H.S.C Examination.

C．Get admitted to the famous university.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Eric quit?

A．He wants to work close to his parents.

B．He doesn’t get enough paid holidays.

C．He finds a new job with a higher salary.

2. In which country does Eric work?

A．China.

B．Finland.

C．The U.S.

3. What does Ms. Thomas think of Eric’s job performance?

A．It’s poor.

B．It’s ordinary.

C．It’s great.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Julia want to leave her present job?

A．She does not like the job.

B．She wants to do something different.

C．She wants to travel and teach English.

2. What can we learn from the dialogue?

A．Julia will move out of London.

B．Tom will refuse to let Julia leave.

C．Julia will go abroad soon.

3. Who is Tom?

A．Julia’s husband.

B．Julia’s brother.

C．Julia’s boss.

8 . Ten years ago, liberal arts majors were a hot proposition, but according to a recent report, engineering and science majors are more favored by Chinese university students nowadays.

The shift has happened since the country set its sights on growth powered by technological breakthroughs and high-end manufacturing.

The popularity of engineering has also been reflected in the annual adjustment of university majors by the Ministry of Education.

Since the ministry approved the establishment of AI-related undergraduate majors in 2018, 440 universities now offer them. When 180 universities set up AI majors in 2019, they became the top new majors of the year. Many engineering majors are associated with terms like “intelligent” and “smart”, with technological and scientific innovation in mind.

Financial and management majors were previously popular due to the capital’s role in driving social and economic progress. Rising geopolitical tensions have encouraged the turn toward engineering, as China has realized that technology will be the fundamental engine of future growth, and so engineering and science majors have become the most popular. More importantly, there are still many weak links and bottlenecks in China’s technological development, which require more talent to solve.

The development of AI in China still has a long way to go, so students are obliged to study properly and contribute to the sector’s rapid development.

A senior researcher said that students need to be more objective about popular majors as the demand for them might change based on societal demand and employment prospects. When choosing a major, they should focus more on their strengths and passions, he said, adding that if they pursue a popular major in which they are not interested, they will not learn professionally and will still find it hard to get a good job.

1. Why has engineering become popular recently?

A．Liberal arts majors are less popular.

B．Chinese universities favor engineering majors.

C．China has have aimed at developing high-end manufacturing.

D．The Ministry of Education makes adjustments annually.

2. How did the author explain the popularity of AI-related majors among the universities?

A．By listing the numbers.	B．By making experiments.
C．By giving a description.	D．By making a discussion.

3. Which is the most important factor to stimulate China to develop technology?

A．The capital’s role in the progress.	B．Rising geopolitical tensions.
C．Many weak links and bottlenecks.	D．Societal rapid development.

4. Which option may the senior researcher agree with?

A．Engineering leads to good jobs.	B．Choosing a major depends on its popularity.
C．People must follow the crowd.	D．Interest is the best teacher.

9 . Three years into my postdoctoral (博士后) position, I decided I needed a new career plan. After applying for more than two dozen teaching jobs, I hadn’t landed a single interview. I was disappointed but not surprised. I was applying in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis, when many universities carried out hiring freezes, and my publication record didn’t stand out.

One day after my failed job search, my office mate was amazed by what a journal’s scientific illustrator had done to the sketches (草图) in her review article with artistic techniques. I thought to myself, “That would be such a fun job.” A long dormant (蛰伏的) dream of becoming an artist began to stir.

My family was bursting with mathematicians and engineers who pursued music and literature in their spare time, so it felt natural to have my daily life revolve around science, with art as my dreamy lunar companion. I had once considered going to art school but had put that idea aside when I decided to pursue chemistry as an undergraduate. In the years that followed, I kept up my interest in art by taking drawing and painting classes at night.

I decided to test out a new career direction by creating similar illustrations for my institute’s newsletters. I spent nights and weekends reading scientific papers and thinking about how to illustrate the results. It was a fun task-something that engaged my artistic, creative side and made use of my scientific training. I felt I was on the right path.

It was exciting to find a career that drew on my diverse skill set. I did feel a sense of loss for not becoming an academic educator, and I worried I’d be letting down the people and institutions who’d invested time and resources in me. But it helped to remind me that my new career path wasn’t removed from science. I now work as a visual designer at a biomedical research institute, not far from my husband’s company, and my business is flying.

1. Why did the author fail to land a job at first?

A．She lacked interview skills.	B．It was a very difficult period.
C．Her publications were of little value.	D．Universities adopted rigid hiring requirements.

2. What mainly influenced the author’s choice of science?

A．Her family culture.	B．Her childhood dream.
C．Her talent for science.	D．Her colleague’s encouragement.

3. Which of the following best describes the author?

A．Romantic and curious.	B．Creative and generous.
C．Humorous and hard-working.	D．Science-pursuing and considerate.

4. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Power from Science	B．Challenge of Job Hunting
C．Shift from Traditional Belief	D．Take-off with Artistic Wings

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the woman leave Japan?

A．She decided to start a company of her own.

B．She had to come back to look after her parents.

C．She couldn't find a suitable job after the earthquake.

2. What does the woman want to work as now?

A．A secretary.

B．A designer.

C．A teacher.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Call the manager.

B．Read an application.

C．Look for a job.