1 . Are you ready to unlock your full career potential? Explore the details of each course below to find your right fit.

EliteOnline

Whether you’re exploring what to do next or you’ve already identified a role, this course is structured to help you take practical steps toward your career. It uses a design thinking approach to help people of any age and academic background. It consists of 5 career-oriented concepts, explained through videos, personal reflections, and exercises.

7 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced

AUX

The course provides skill development for graduates as they prepare for their next career step. Participants will build skills to promote leadership, run a team, manage projects, apply teaching skills beyond the classroom, develop strategic communication skills and prepare successful job application materials.

·7 weeks:2-5 hours per week; instructor-led on a course schedule

BerkUX

This course provides tips and strategies for launching a successful music career as an artist. It covers developing your identity, leading a band, planning and recording your first independent record, building a brand, developing business partnerships, and understanding the business side of music production.

·4 weeks: 2-5 hours per week; self-paced

UXOnline

In this course, you will focus on the pathways to Internet security career success. You will determine your own incoming skills, talent, and deep interests to apply toward a meaningful exploration of 32 Digital Pathways of Cybersecurity. You will complete a self-assessment to determine the essential next steps.

·6 weeks:2-4 hours per week; self-paced

1. What is an advantage of EliteOnline?

A．It provides downloadable videos.	B．It offers the longest learning hours.
C．It focuses on trainings of design thinking.	D．It requires no specific academic background.

2. What do AUX and BerkUX have in common?

A．They allow a flexible learning pace.	B．They aim at specific professions.
C．They develop management skills.	D．They assess career potentials.

3. Which profession are participants in UXOnline most likely to pursue?

A．Network engineering.	B．Online teaching.
C．Career consulting.	D．Digital marketing.

2 . —You rode a bike to work yesterday. Why didn’t you drive your car?
—Oh, it __________________ (repair) because of a flat tyre (爆胎). (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 根据课文内容填空

Could machines really develop human-like intelligence? And what would happen if they did? Would thinking machines work alongside humans or     1     the existence of humans? How would they be punished if they     2     crimes or even murdered humans? As we become more and more     3     on computers, some scientists are urging us to think about the dangers     4    by the advances in AI. Stephen Hawking, for example, warned, “The development of full artificial intelligence could     5    the end of the human race.

4 . What’s the sentence pattern of “He was fond of drawing when he was yet a child.”?

A．simple sentence

B．compound sentence

C．complex sentence

5 . 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。

About 5,000 years ago, to escape the cold weather, the ancestors of the Liangzhu people settled around the Taihu region     1     they built a city, making     2     both the center of their culture and spiritual belief.

The Liangzhu ancient city was composed of the palace zone, the inner city and the outer city, and there     3     (exist) the City Wall serving as a boundary between the inner and the outer. It had nine gates, with one for pedestrians and the     4     (remain) eight water gates for travelers from the canal.

A complex multi-functional water management system was constructed on the northwest outskirts of the ancient city. Taking advantage of the natural terrain (地势), the system connected numerous valleys,     5     (adjust) river levels, dredging floods and providing security for the ancient city, its water transportation and daily water needs.

Jade (玉)     6     (refer) to as a significant material embodiment (具体化) of the Liangzhu Culture. There were different patterns and styles of jade, with abundant meanings     7     (symbolic) attached to them, such as distinguishing identities and showing social statuses.

In 1936, the remains of the Liangzhu ancient City were found     8     chance and the City was gradually brought to light. Now the unearthed ruins have gained the global     9     (recognize) and workers on the Liangzhu site are committed to combining modern technology with novel cultural creativity     10     (reconstruct) the ancient Liangzhu Culture.

6 . We’re looking at the best Italian countryside escapes to help you find the ideal spot for your real Italian holiday.

Basilicata

Located in southern Italy, bordering Puglia, Basilicata holidays are all about wonderful hilltop towns waiting to be explored. Since this area is relatively unexplored, you’re in for untouched history at your fingertips. If you’re looking for a countryside escape off the beaten track, Basilicata offers an impressive mountain landscape.

Tuscany Countryside

Tuscany countryside holidays are a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We’ve all seen photos of the rolling hills, vineyards, and hilltop towns, but believe us when we say that nothing prepares you for experiencing the unique beauty of the Italian countryside in Tuscany firsthand.

Umbria Countryside

For a true Italian countryside, a visit to Umbria is in order. The historic hill towns date back to the Etruscan era, with many structures remaining untouched and authentic. Umbria holidays offer smaller towns that hold tradition close to their hearts and long winding roads in between, where the silence of the countryside is unmatched in any other part of Italy.

Piedmont Countryside

Situated on the border of Switzerland and France, Piedmont is about as picturesque as the Italian countryside gets. It is surrounded by three sides of the Alps, proud of some of the biggest glaciers and highest peaks in Italy. The attractively vast vineyards and rolling green hills, as well as the luxurious lakes of Orta and Maggiore, Piedmont countryside holidays offer Italian beauty at its finest.

1. Which place best suits people who enjoy the scenery of ice?

A．Basilicata.

B．Tuscany Countryside.

C．Umbria Countryside.

D．Piedmont Countryside.

2. In both Basilicata and Umbria Countryside visitors can see ________.

A．something untouched for exploration.	B．large areas of vineyards.
C．rolling hills and hilltop towns.	D．the photos of small towns.

3. Whom is the passage mainly intended for?

A．Adventurers exploring the unknown.	B．Customers wanting to enjoy grape wine.
C．Tourists searching for countryside holidays.	D．Researchers digging for ancient architecture.

7 . 根据中文大意，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于100词的短文。
假设你叫露西，昨天收到了朋友Nick的e-mail，得知他马上就要期末考试了，但是每次考试之前他总是紧张，不知道做些什么。请你用英文给他回复一封e-mail，介绍一下你在考试前的一些做法或体会，并提出你的建议。(信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的短文内。)
Dear Nick,

Thanks for your letter. You asked me for some advice about revision (复习).

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lucy

8 . 根据句意,选择合适的短语填空

in response to   pulled up       not to mention   under the weather     anything but in addition to   in advance       makes up for     behind the scenes       in the air

1. He has to study a second foreign language________ English.
2. Actually, the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place________.
3. It is far too late for you to go out and play football, ________ the fact that it is raining.
4. Caroline doesn’t have a gift for music, but she ________ it with hard work.
5. It was some time before the door opened________ his ring.
6. The hotel in that rural community was ________ cheap.
7. If something is ________, you feel that it is happening or about to happen.
8. If someone is or feels________, they feel ill.
9. The traffic lights turned red and a red car________ all of a sudden.
10. To catch the early flight, we ordered a taxi________ and got up very early.

9 . If you have a car, you are probably considering buying some kind of car insurance. However, when you are actually purchasing car insurance, it can be difficult for you to decide which is your best choice. The ideal buying process is to first research and decide, then purchase.

Research first

Before buying car insurance, you should find out the purpose of your purchase and how the insurance meets your needs.

Decide on suitable Car Insurance Policies

A neglected part of car insurance is the part which covers medical bills. Medical payments can add up very quickly in an accident situation, and the insurance should cover the bills incurred both by you and by the passengers in your car. Make sure you know the full value that your insurance covers.

Purchase the best Car Insurance for your needs

You have a number of choices when it comes to flic actual purchase of the car insurance. Each has advantages and disadvantages, and these may be influenced by your individual taste and previous buying experience. Insurance companies may offer you good advice, but prices on the Internet are often better.

1. The underlined word “purchasing” in the first paragraph means _______.

A．buying

B．selling

C．meeting

D．researching

2. According to the first paragraph, when buying car insurance, one should first _______.

A．decide on the number of policies to purchase

B．do careful research on the different choices

C．choose the best insurance company

D．look for the lowest insurance rate

3. When buying car insurance, people often neglect _______.

A．the damage to the car

B．the bills paid by the passengers

C．the part covering the medical bills

D．the background of flic insurance company

4. Your choice of car insurance may also be influenced by _______.

A．your driving habits

B．your driving experience

C．the attitude of your family members

D．your own taste and buying experience

5. Which of die following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Disadvantages of Car Insurance	B．Advice on Buying Car Insurance
C．Importance of Doing Research	D．Advantages of Car Insurance

10 . After working as a surgeon for several years, Dr. Ginoux decided to apply for membership in the College of Surgeons (外科医生学会), a highly selective and distinguished professional organization.

As part of the application procedure (手续), Dr. Ginoux was asked to prepare a list of all the operations performed in the previous seven years. Slowly, as she worked on the long list, she began to question some of her decisions. Had she used the best techniques in that case? Maybe, in this case, she should have… Would the doctors on the selection committee understand that, as the only trained surgeon in the area, she usually could not get advice from others and therefore, had to rely completely on her own judgment? For the first time, Dr. Ginoux felt lonely and isolated.

The longer Dr. Ginoux worked on the application forms, the more depressed she became. As hope faded, she wondered if a “country doctor” had a realistic chance of being accepted by the College of Surgeons.

1. Dr. Ginoux________before she applied for the membership in the College of Surgeons.

A．worked as a surgeon

B．worked in a professional organization

C．took practice for several years

D．practiced in a medical college

2. While filling in the application forms, Dr. Ginoux felt _________.

A．confident

B．determined

C．uncertian

D．decisive

3. From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．Dr. Ginoux didn’t perform enough operations

B．some operations Dr. Ginoux performed were unsuccessful

C．Dr. Ginoux didn’t get advice from the selection committee

D．Dr. Ginoux was not sure whether she will be accepted by the College of Surgeons