1 . For generations, we’ve spent the first third of our lives acquiring the college degrees we need to find jobs. These degrees are the stamps on our professional passports that pave the way for the remaining two-thirds of our journey. However, the future of work won’t be about college degrees; it’ll be about job skills.
According to the World Economic Forum, over one billion jobs, almost one-third of all jobs worldwide, are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade. We’ve already seen this happen. Think of the apps you use to shop, track orders and simply stay informed. The stores need to keep them up and running at all hours, day after day, all year round, meaning they need those who can analyze and secure customer data.
In these and other similar situations, people are the organizing force making sure technology works the way we want it to. This means a quick rise in new kinds of digital jobs. According to the Forum’s Jobs of Tomorrow report, there’ll be a rapid influx of roles at the forefront of the data and AI economy, as well as new roles in engineering, cloud computing and product development. These jobs need talent with relevant skills, and importantly these skills can be learnt even by those without college degrees.
Shifting our focus from degrees to skills will mean transitioning (过渡) to always-on skills-based education and employment organizations that acknowledge not just certification but fitness-for-job and employment as outcomes. In recent years, several companies have focused on continuous learning for the workforce — the trend will become stronger.
When it comes to skills, employers look for more than just technical skills. Companies want people with an eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset and an ability to handle complex issues. These too are skills that can be learnt. Anyhow, lifelong learners with ever relevant skills will be in greater demand in the workplace.
1. How does technology influence the jobs?A.It calls for higher demands for degrees. | B.It makes many jobs less challenging. |
C.It reduces their dependence on degrees. | D.It connects them with degrees closely. |
A.Change. | B.Recovery. | C.Decline. | D.Increase. |
A.Their traditional technical skills. | B.Their continuous learning abilities. |
C.Their certification-based education. | D.Their desire to start their own business |
A.Skills Are Different From Degrees | B.Degrees Will Be More Competitive |
C.Degrees Will Shape the Future of Work | D.Skills Are More Vital for Future Work |
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3 . Living a healthy lifestyle lies in forming the right eating habits. Here are some of the good habits you can develop when it comes to healthy eating.
Drink plenty of water. You must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water if you are in a hot environment or if you are exercising.
Eat breakfast.Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A recent study has shown that those who eat breakfast will consume an average of 100 calories more during the day than their colleagues (同事) who skipped breakfast. They will also be able to concentrate better.
Don’t skip lunch. If you do so, your blood sugar level will drop and your metabolism (新陈代谢) will slow down. When you get home you are starving and eat everything you can find.
We all need to snack from time to time, but please choose your snacks carefully. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks besides your three main meals. Choose healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables, low fat yogurt, cottage cheese with apple sauce, and so on.
Eat your fruits and vegetables. We should eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Take a piece of fruit for a snack, add some banana and raisins to your favourite breakfast cereal (谷类食品), have a salad with lunch, and eat at least one vegetable at dinner each night.
Do not eat your dinner too late. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 hours. Plan dinner for the week ahead of time and make sure you have everything you need in the house so other family members can get ahead start on dinner if you have a late meeting at the office.
1. How many good eating habits are mentioned in the passage?A.5. | B.6. |
C.7. | D.8. |
A.You should drink at least 8 glasses of water whatever the environment may be. |
B.Breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, fruits and vegetables are equally important. |
C.It is suggested that you eat your dinner at seven if you plan to go to bed at ten. |
D.It is good for your health to eat fruits and vegetables at each meal every day. |
A.dried grapes | B.peach leaves |
C.pieces of cheese | D.peanuts |
A.Students. | B.Office workers. |
C.Housewives. | D.Cooks. |
4 . The history of Azerbaijani cinema dates back to the end of the 19th century, during which, many excellent movies have been filmed, which are still watched and admired by everyone.
These movies were filmed in many beautiful places: from the comfortable and winding streets of the Icharishahar(Old City)—UNESCO World Heritage Site in Baku—to the beautiful fruit gardens and forests of beautiful areas of Azerbaijan.
Here, on these streets, one of the most famous Azerbaijani films, Arshin Mal Alan, directed by Rza Tahmasib, was filmed.
Filmed in 1945 and characterized by its amazing plot, beautiful music, great singing and acting, Arshin Mal Alan quickly became a box office sensation (轰动).
It remains an important cultural touchstone across Eurasia and has been translated into 86languages and shown in 136 countries.
The film is about pure love, women’s rights, and a young couple’s dreams for a modern way of life.
The plot tells us about a rich young man named Asker. One day, he decides to get married. However, according to the Eastern rule, a bride (新娘) needs to cover her face before the wedding. But soon he finds a solution to this problem. On the advice of his friend Suleyman, Asker dresses up as a street seller of cloth. By selling goods, these sellers can enter houses where the women and girls choosing their cloth don’t cover their faces. Now Asker can go into any yard and choose a bride.
The film has a lot of entertaining moments, songs and humour. The black-and-white version of this film has also been restored and can now be viewed in colour.
However, this is not the only movie that was filmed in the Old City. For example, in the films Amphibian Man and The Diamond Arm, you can see the streets well known to every Azerbaijaní.
1. What can we know about Arshin Mal Alan?A.It was filmed before 1945. | B.It is popular around the world. |
C.It is an action film with amazing plot. | D.It can be viewed in black and white only. |
A.A man must be rich in order to marry his bride. |
B.A man must dress up as a seller at the wedding. |
C.A man mustn’t see his bride’s face before the wedding. |
D.A man must buy a house for his bride before the wedding. |
A.To choose a bride. | B.To make a film. |
C.To work in the street. | D.To earn more money. |
A.The street culture in Azerbaijan. |
B.The history of black-and-white TV. |
C.A love story between Asker and his bride. |
D.A famous movie filmed in Old City—Icharishahar. |
5 . The AIDA model is the foundation of modern marketing and advertising practice. It outlines the four basic steps used to persuade potentials to make a purchase. The first three steps lie in creating attention (A), decorating interest (I), and building desire (D) for the product, before the fourth step — the “call to action” (A) — tells them exactly how and where to buy. AIDA can channel the customer’s feelings through each stage toward reaching a sale.
Attracting the customer’s attention is the first challenge and this may be achieved by using an attracting phrase or picture. Once someone’s attention has been clutched, it must be turned into real interest. This is best done by providing a brief description of the product’s benefits to the consumer rather than simply listing the product’s main features or problem-solving claims.
Now, it is time to transform that interest into a desire for a product or service. This is where consumers need to believe their lives could be better by possessing the product. It could be a vital step towards turning a potential into a real customer.
“Call-to-action” is where all of the initial hard work pays off and leads to the action from a potential customer. For example, they might pick up the phone to discuss the idea of a trial of the services or, alternatively, they may just buy that product or service that has been promoted to them all along.
And AIDA is used to great effect in the movie industry. Movie studios begin their marketing campaigns months in advance. The campaigns develop by offering attractive flashes of the movie without giving too much away. Desire is inspired by the release of the full preview which is fully designed to show the exciting moments of the movie, from special effects to humorous lines of dialogue on the opening weekend. Advertisements in newspapers and on television focus on the movie’s release, inviting the consumer to go and buy a ticket.
1. What is the purpose of practising AIDA?A.To create jobs. | B.To increase sales. |
C.To research markets. | D.To introduce products. |
A.Seized. | B.Freed. | C.Cheated. | D.Affected. |
A.Action. | B.Interest. | C.Desire. | D.Attention. |
A.To design an AIDA model. | B.To display how AIDA works. |
C.To show how to make a movie. | D.To advertise the movie industry. |
One day an elderly postman knocked on the door of a house and said, “Take the letter...”
As he said this, a little girl’s voice came from inside, “I am coming... Please wait.”
But even after five minutes no one came. The postman said again, “Is there anyone to take your letter? I have to go to many more places.”
The girl replied. “Uncle, if you are in a hurry. put the letter under the door. I am coming. It will take some more time…”
The postman said, “No, I am waiting. It is a registered letter. So someone’s signature (签字) is also needed.”
About ten minutes later. the door opened.
The postman was a little angry, and was about to shout at the girl, However, as soon as the door opened, he was shocked to see that in front of him was a little handicapped girl who had no legs. The postman quietly gave her the letter, took her signature and left.
The little girl often lived alone in her house. Her mother was not in this world and her father had to work far away.
In a month or two whenever mails came, the postman would knock and call for the girl and then wait patiently at the door. Gradually, interaction and attachment (情感) grew between them. The little girl noticed that the postman used to come barefoot(赤脚的) to deliver mails.
It rained one morning. When the postman left after giving a letter to the girl, his footprints were left on the wet ground. The girl came out with a paper, put it on print and took down a picture of his feet. She decided to give him a surprise on the New Year’s Day. which was around the corner.
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The postman went to houses to deliver mails during the New Year celebrations.
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After a while, she brought a big box and handed it to the postman.
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7 . Conservation Volunteers for Endangered Animals
Overview
The program in Australia is meant for all those animal lovers who want to volunteer abroad for a meaningful cause and contribute effectively toward the well-being of the native animals. Being a volunteer, you’ll get to work at a rescue center or a shelter, which has lots of animals in care at any given time.
Program Requirements
Volunteers must be 18 years old or older, with an open mind and a flexible attitude to working in a new and different environment. The program is open to all and you do not need any necessary qualifications (资历)to join it. Participants should be prepared to work outdoors and should be fit and healthy. Volunteers must note that this is a hands-off project and you are not allowed to touch animals unless given specific permission.
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
As a volunteer for this program, every day your activities may consist of:
*preparing food for the animals
*cleaning the animal enclosures(围场)
*keeping the project grounds clean and tidy
During Your Free Time Volunteers can choose to spend time in Gladstone or start to do some of the interesting things in the surrounding areas. The Great Barrier Reef is a good choice for volunteers to do a dive course or live aboard. Only minutes from the project location is Gladstone’s famous natural landmark Mount Larcom. It is commonly referred to as the “lion mountain“, because it looks like a lion and a lioness that are facing each other. At the heart of the city is Goondoon Street, where volunteers can explore the Library Square, the site of the city’s monthly produce and arts and crafts market.
1. What is a must for the volunteer of the program?A.Environmental awareness. |
B.Hands-on training. |
C.A healthy body. |
D.Related experience. |
A.Cleaning up the project grounds. |
B.Building animal enclosures. |
C.Providing shelters for animals. |
D.Raising money for endangered animals. |
A.It shows respect for lions. |
B.It looks like a pair of lions. |
C.It stores plenty of food for lions. |
D.It protects endangered lion species. |
8 . A tree-planting initiative in Kenya has seen over 30,000 trees being planted. The Green Generation Initiative is a Kenyan charity that has been planting trees to counter climate change and the reduction in forest in the East African nation since 2016.
Founded by climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti when she was fifteen years old, the initiative’s primary focus is on developing young climate activists through environmental education in schools and addressing food insecurity in the region through planting fruit trees. Since its foundation, over 30,000 trees have been planted in Kenya, while thousands of school children have not just planted trees but adopted them to ensure that young people learn the importance of acting as a guardian over the health of the environment. The trees have recorded a survival rate of over 98 percent, as they remain tended to from young trees to maturity.
Speaking to world leaders at the recent United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow (COP26), Elizabeth issued a serious warning on the threat of climate change. Over two million of Kenyans are facing climate related starvation. In 2025, half of the world’s population will be facing water shortage. The climate crisis will displace 80 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
Elizabeth said, “I have been doing what I can. Inspired by the great Wangari Maathai, I founded a tree growing initiative that enhances food security for young Kenyans.” So far, they have grown 30,000 fruit trees to maturity, providing desperately needed nutrition for thousands of children. “Every day we see that when we look after the trees, they look after us. We are the adults on this Earth right now, and it is our responsibility to ensure that the children have food and water,” she added.
1. What is the initiative intended for?A.Making policies. | B.Raising money. |
C.Educating adults. | D.Fighting climate change. |
A.Hunger. | B.Sickness | C.Water shortage. | D.Economic risks. |
A.3,000 trees have been planted. |
B.Green awareness has been raised. |
C.80 million people have been saved. |
D.School education has been guaranteed. |
A.Friendly and talented. | B.Caring and responsible. |
C.Honest and determined. | D.Ambitious and humorous. |
9 . Everyone has “down days”. Maybe it’s because of the bad weather, or the disappointing grades on a difficult test, and some days teenagers just act uninterested in life or school. But these symptoms(症状) often pass quickly, as teens move on to new school subjects, or meet with friends to prevent themselves from thinking what troubles them at the moment. But if a teenager displays symptoms of sadness for more than two lasting weeks, it might point to something serious.
As teenagers develop, they push new boundaries(边界), complain about rules and look for more free rights from their parents. According to the online Health Guide on Adolescent Development, parents must be lasting figures in their teenagers’ life, providing safe boundaries for teens to grow, even if the teenagers act like these boundaries are unwanted.
Parents need to provide rules, while also remaining flexible(灵活的) and respectful of the growing teens’ need for freedom. For example, teenagers will often feel frustrated, embarrassed, and even angry that thought they want freedom, they still need to ask their parents for an agreement to go to a friend’s house, or need their mothers to take them to school.
The US Department of Education says that parents should respect and support their teen’s choices as long as those choices won’t have long-term harmful effects. For example, even if a parent doesn’t enjoy the music his or her teen listens to, it’s unlikely that the choice of music will prevent that teen from entering a good college, or lead to health problems. However, if that teen is drinking alcohol and driving, parents must get through strict punishments to teach that there are bad results for poor choices that come with increased freedom.
1. Why do teen’s feelings of bad days usually disappear quickly?A.Their teachers help them. |
B.They take some medicine. |
C.Their parents talk with them. |
D.They change their attention. |
A.Freedom must be given at anytime. |
B.Teens are mad at being controlled. |
C.Teens need both freedom and proper rules. |
D.Rules must be absolutely strict for teens. |
A.Support their helpful hobbies. | B.Tell them which college to attend. |
C.Cancel their after-school activities. | D.Get them away from singing pop songs. |
A.How to Be With Growing Teens |
B.Causes of Teens’ Sadness |
C.Teens’ Worries About Strict Rules |
D.The Importance of Making Friends With Teens |
10 . On July 19, China’s first high-speed Maglev (磁悬浮) train with a speed of 600 kilometers per hour rolled off Qingdao, Shandong. Experts believe it will fill the gap between high-speed rail (铁轨) and air transportation.
Maglev technology was first described by Jonathan Swift in 1726 in Culliver’ Travels. It was first developed in the 1940s by British engineer Eric Laithwaite. Shanghai Maglev Train is the fastest passenger train globally, reaching 430 km/h in operation today. The only other Maglev systems currently serving the public are Linimo in South Korea. In 2015, an experimental Maglev train in Japan broke the record for the fastest train globally, traveling at 603 km per hour.
The benefits of Maglev are hard to doubt. The trains can reach higher speeds. Preventing interactions between wheels and rails also means less noise and no mechanical damage. It is highly efficient in maintenance (维护) and has much less trouble in bad weather. It uses 30 percent less energy than traditional trains. Maglev trains use only electricity, which reduces pollution. The main problem facing the development of Maglev has always been high costs. Unlike traditional high-speed trains, the new trains do not adapt to existing transport systems. They can operate only on their unique tracks, unable to switch to thousands of miles of traditional paths. There was already a rail network between two cities, and it was much cheaper to upgrade the lines than to build new lines with new technology.
Roger Goodall, a professor at Loughborough University says, “Maglev is a competitor to cars and planes, as well as buses and subway systems. It has many natural enemies but no natural friends.” He remains convinced that its most significant benefit is “connecting cities”, but doubts that this technology will gain widespread acceptance any time soon.
What will win in the end, the brilliant future of the new technology or the cold mathematics?
1. Which country has the fastest Maglev train in operation?A.Britain. | B.China. | C.South Korea. | D.Japan. |
A.Maglev’s wheels don’t touch rails. | B.Maglev moves at higher speeds. |
C.Maglev receives more attention. | D.Maglev uses only electricity. |
A.Objective. | B.Positive. | C.Negative. | D.Doubtful. |
A.The Differences Between Maglev and Traditional Trains |
B.The Bright Future of the New Technology |
C.Is the Air Transportation Still Far Away? |
D.Is There a Future for Maglev Trains? |