1 . 用正确的形式完成短文填空。

My graduation from senior high school is     1     (接近，靠近). In the future, I want to f    2     on my band and have a     3     (事业) in music. But my father assumes that I should be a lawyer, as a lawyer can be r    4     by people. I want to work in a studio as a professional singer, not a court, but my father just     5     (忽视) my dream, saying I am daydreaming. How I want to sigh! There is always a generation g    6     between father and son!

So I want to have a     7     (交谈) with my father. I hope that my father will know that my career should suit my     8     (天赋). And I will be     9     (负责) for my own o    10     (选择).

2 . As you work to develop your career (事业), whether you are applying for a job right now or planning what you will do in the future, three things are vital: your passion (激情), your value and your goals. These are three obvious but related beliefs that you need to both know for yourself and be able to communicate to others.     1    

Passion is what drives you. Your passion is what brings a smile to your face, what lights your creative engine and what makes you approach a problem with passion. Your passion could be for a specific field, profession, industry, customer, type of problem, or some combination.     2     The success itself is enough.

    3     It consists mainly of your problem-solving abilities and all the qualities that come with them, such as your skills, knowledge and experience. When you know your value, you can state this to develop cooperation and to encourage employers to hire you.

Goals are what you want to do.     4     They may be very specific, like “I want to work in City X on consumer products in the beauty industry.” Or they could be more general, such as “I want to use my passion for science communications to advance STEM.”

Knowing your passion can help you better define (界定) your value and clarify your goals. And understanding your goals can help you go better to your passion and pronounce your value.     5    

A．But what are they exactly.

B．Thus how can we behave properly.

C．Value is what you offer to a partner.

D．Your goals may be personal or professional, a big picture or otherwise.

E．When your work performs your passion, it’s no need rewarding yourself.

F．Whatever your career is, you are to learn cooperation and communication.

G．The more you know about these three, the better you can build your career.

3 .

A．He will start his new job next Monday.

B．He will need two weeks to find a replacement.

C．He will tell his boss about the decision to resign.

D．He will complain to his boss about the current treatment.

4 . More and more men are taking up occupations traditionally dominated by females. Searching for more meaningful work or simply desperate for a check in a sluggish economy, they are applying in increasing numbers for jobs or training in nursing, child care and housekeeping. The jobs are often crying out for more applicants and offer solid pay. There’s downside, though, including nicknames like “murses” for male nurses and “mannies” for nannies. The pop-culture stereotyping is hard to shake.

There may be strength in the shifting numbers. Men account for 5.4% of registered nurses, up from 2.7% in 1980—still a small number, but they represent 9% of nursing school students, and schools say applications have been allowed. In public schools, just 26% of teachers are men. But males account for about a third of students in training courses for teachers in New York City and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, 43% of applicants for those courses are men. In Washington, a rush of men is hitting employment agencies like Help Unlimited, which says males account for half its placements in secretarial and administrative temporary jobs. Maria Raimo of Elite Nannies in New York City says, “Male applications are way up in the past year. I have people who used to work at IBM and other companies registering as housemen, companions for the elderly”.

For women, the trend is a mixed blessing. Some advocates have long argued that pay in fields like childcare and teaching would not rise much until men moved into them. But in today’s high unemployment, some women are worried that men are muscling into the last reliable sources of jobs for females. With men around, for women “it’s like being an apprentice who never becomes a skilled worker,” says Tina Abbott, secretary-treasurer in Michigan. Certainly the job market remains inactive. Overall unemployment rose again in April and half of all job seekers have switched industries over the past year. Given that the industries with the most openings include nursing and teaching, notes CEO John Challenger, “artificial barriers like gender begin to break down when people have to make ends meet”.

1. The underlined word “sluggish” most probably means ________.

A．modern

B．old

C．weak

D．growing

2. Men are doing the female-dominated jobs partly because they are ________.

A．easy

B．highly paid

C．steady paying

D．comfortable

3. What does Tina Abbott mean by saying the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?

A．Women will lose their traditional jobs.

B．Men will not be skillful in women’s jobs.

C．Men will find it hard to do women’s jobs.

D．Women will have less advantage in their jobs.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Women’s Worries	B．Male-to-Female-Job Trend
C．Men Posing Threat to Women	D．Fast-growing Job Market

5 . Unique personal opportunities for career and personal advancement in the fields that we are interested in are all around us. Sometimes they don’t manifest (显现) as quickly as we would like. When they do manifest, we might be unable to take the opportunities.     1     We can do something to prepare ourselves for future opportunities.

Stay informed about developments in our field.

We should stay informed about what’s going on in our field. Developments will inform us of education and personal efforts. If we don’t pay attention to what is going on, then we may miss out on opportunities that will manifest for those people who are in the right place at the right time.     2    

Make learning a habit.

Take the opportunity that we have right now to educate ourselves in our field.     3     The more we learn, the better prepared we will be to immediately contribute when we have the chance.

Determine how we are going to create value.

Ask ourselves thus question: how am I going to create real value in my chosen field?     4     Make a plan to create the value. and then begin at once to carry out our plan. The more value that we can create in our chosen field, the more successful we will be in our field, and the more opportunities that will continually come to us.

    5    

We should consistently concentrate on where we want to be. We say we want to be a writer? Well, where is our writing? Where is our book? Where is our blog? We should whole-heartedly devote ourselves to everything related to writing.

A．However, we shouldn’t get discouraged.

B．Stuck to your dream to be a popular writer.

C．Create these opportunities through learning.

D．Place ourselves where our heart wants to be.

E．Take time to answer this question thoroughly.

F．Schedule time for learning daily, and stick to our plan.

G．So we should keep ourselves informed of what is going on in our field.

6 . A teenager wants to do a part-time job during his free time. But his parents think it could distract (使分心) him from study.     1    

Yes, teenagers in many countries take on part-time jobs. I believe it can be a truly beneficial experience. When I was in high school, I worked in a couple of small shops and also took care of babies.

    2     It can be quite difficult to manage both being good at his studies and working. When he considers the factors that go into working-including the time, money and energy getting to and from his job, he might want to think about whether he is ready for it. But how will he know if he doesn't try, right?

    3     Maybe he can apply these factors when speaking to his parents.

I learned to be responsible for my actions because my boss relied on me.     4     The sense of independence and pride that comes from buying something with money that you earn through your own hard work is quite meaningful.

When speaking with his parents, he can also suggest that he gets a job working on the weekend only at first, then maybe one or two more days a week and so on. Then he can know how he will adapt to (适应) school and work responsibilities.     5     He is willing to compromise (妥协) .

A．So he turns to me for help.

B．They can get some practical experience.

C．But I also think his parents have a fair point.

D．Also, I learned the value of earning my own money.

E．He can take a part-time job for which he can earn some money.

F．This way, they will know that he is taking their opinions into consideration.

G．I will share some things with him that I learned from working at a young age.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does Tom’s father do?

A．An artist.

B．A doctor.

C．A teacher.

2. What do Tom’s parents say about Tom’s dream?

A．It is interesting.

B．It is exciting.

C．It is foolish.

3. How does Tom find studying medicine?

A．It is interesting.

B．It’s boring.

C．It’s amazing.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Tom wants to make himself and his parents happy.

B．Tom needn’t worry about his money.

C．Tom is sure about his success.

8 . High school is a great time to start thinking about careers, but many high schoolers don’t yet know what they want to do.     1    . In fact, students are likely to change their minds many times, perhaps even after they enter the workforce. And some of tomorrow’s careers might not exist today.

    2    , but they should know how to explore careers and put time into investigating them and learning about their skills and interests.

Understanding what you enjoy — and what you’re good at — is the first step in exploring careers. “    3    . The question is, ‘What do you like to learn about?’” says Schneider, a school counsellor (规划师) at Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. “If you really like science, what do you enjoy about it — the lab work, the field research?”     4    . High school junior Kate Sours, for example, loves spending time with kids as a babysitter and enjoys helping people, so she focused on those two interests when she began considering potential careers.

Once you’ve thought about the subjects and activities you like best, the next step is to look for careers that put those interests to use. If you love sports, for example, you might consider a career as a gym teacher or a coach.     5    . There are hundreds of occupations, most of which are related to more than one skill area. School counsellors, teachers, and parents can help point you in the direction of occupations that match your interests and skills.

A．When you get job experience

B．If you don’t know what you want to do

C．Use the answers to those questions to identify careers that may have similar tasks

D．It’s important to think about what you like to do

E．High school students don’t have to know the exact career they want

F．But they aren’t the only options for people interested in sports

G．But school counsellors say that’s perfectly fine

9 . Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN WORDS. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

Choosing a suitable career today can be difficult for several reasons: There is far broader choice of careers; definitions of careers are changing and becoming more fluid; and companies have greater expectations for their employees. Most people joining the working world today are likely to change jobs several times. So there are a few simple things that you should know if you want to make the right career choices.

A skill and a talent are two different things. Skills can be learned, but people are born with talent. Although you might have a skill for something, you might not be interested in it. However, if you have a natural talent for something, you are more likely to enjoy doing it. Find out where your talent lie, and look for a job that lets you develop them.

The most valuable quality in the world of careers is experience. Careers always look very different once you are involved in them. If you are thinking about pursuing a certain career, you should find a person who already does it. Also, try to get as much experience as you can. It could be useful to gain some work experience at a company as a volunteer. If you do this, you can find out whether the job is right for you. As you won’t be getting any money, it is unlikely that you will have to keep doing it unless you enjoy it.

If you graduate at the top of your class, you may have the chance to find the perfect job. However, for most graduates, the biggest priority is simply finding work. The best way to choose between different options is to ask yourself, “Which job will give me the greatest chance of being excellent at something?” As you are just beginning your career, the best choice may not necessarily be the one that pays the highest salary.

1. What makes it difficult to choose a suitable career nowadays?
________________
2. A skill is something you learn while a talent is something ________.
3. Why is experience the most valuable quality in finding a job?
________________
4. According to the passage, the job that ________suits a person best.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
________________

10 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point (s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

How Career Planning Can Help You Get Ahead

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