1 . Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a（n） ______ should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, ______ , most people make several job choices during their working live, partly ______ economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should therefore ______ into a broad flexible training program that will ______ them for a field of ______ rather than for a single job.

Unfortunately, many young people, knowing ______ about the occupational world or themselves for that matter, choose their lifework ______ a hit-or-miss basis. Some ______ from job to job. Others ______ to work in which they are unhappy and ______ they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for ______ real or imagined prestige.

Too many high-school students—or their parents for them-choose the professional field, ______ both the relatively small proportion of work vacancies in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal ______ . The imagined or realprestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is ______ good reason for choosing it as a life's work. ______ , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the majority of young people should give serious ______ to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ______ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take ______ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its ______ .

1.

A．academy

B．occupation

C．guidance

D．identification

2.

A．therefore

B．so

C．though

D．however

3.

A．in case of

B．for

C．because of

D．to

4.

A．enter

B．participate

C．involve

D．join

5.

A．leave

B．fit

C．require

D．fix

6.

A．careers

B．professions

C．prospects

D．work

7.

A．few

B．little

C．much

D．less

8.

A．with

B．by

C．on

D．at

9.

A．flow

B．wander

C．jump

D．drift

10.

A．stick

B．turn

C．adhere

D．subscribe

11.

A．to which

B．that

C．for which

D．what

12.

A．its

B．their

C．/

D．the

13.

A．to have disregarded

B．to disregard

C．disregarding

D．disregard

14.

A．preparations

B．requirements

C．specifications

D．preferences

15.

A．such

B．no

C．very

D．so

16.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．Nevertheless

D．Still

17.

A．priority

B．regulation

C．assessment

D．consideration

18.

A．out of

B．towards

C．for

D．from over

19.

A．advantage

B．patience

C．risks

D．turns

20.

A．awards

B．rewards

C．prizes

D．bonuses

2 . One morning in July 2011, a taxi sat wandering outside Petco Park stadium in San Diego. And Wade LeBlanc, a (an) _______ pitcher (棒球投手) for the Padres, climbed in.” To the airport, please,” he told the driver. LeBlanc was headed to Tucson, Arizona, home of the club’s A-level branch organization at the time. He’d been sent down to the minors. Again. For the eighth time in three years.

“You’re Wade LeBlanc,” the taxi driver said.

“Right.”

“You got some good stuff.”

This _______ the pitcher, after the previous night’s disastrous performance.

“I think there are some things you should think about _______,” the driver continued.” I don ’t know; I ’m not a _______. Maybe something like going over your head in your windup (摆臂动作)”

Wait, what? This guy was offering _______? Earlier in his career, LeBlanc   might   have _______ or been angry. But today, he just_______. He couldn’t afford to dismiss anything. His career was on the line.

The next day, in Tucson, LeBlanc met his _______. He said he was thinking about making _______ to his windup. His coach agreed. Instead of keeping his hands tight to his chest at the beginning of his delivery, LeBlanc raised them briefly over his head, as the taxi driver had ________.

LeBlanc included the new ________ into his next start. And he was________, allowing only one hit over seven innings ( 回 合 ). It was the turning point in his career. Eight years later, LeBlanc is a pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He signed the first contract extension of his Major League Baseball career—at age 33.

The funny thing about advice: We so often take it from the ________ people. That is, we ________ the advice of experts, while undervaluing the input of regular folk. Wade LeBlanc ________ that trend, and he obtained the ________.

“Expert advisers often make surprisingly inaccurate predictions about the future, yet people ________ their suggestions nevertheless,” concluded Stanford University psychologists in a study published last year.

Now, not everyone took experts’ advice. The more ________ people become, the smaller the pool of advisers they ________. Participants in positions of power ignored almost two thirds of the advice they received, according to one Harvard University study. Other participants—the control and low power groups—ignored advice about half as often. So it required a massive increase of modesty (谦虚) to do what Wade LeBlanc did: hear what the taxi driver was offering him and accept it as a(an) ________.

1.

A．excellent

B．struggling

C．ambitious

D．awkward

2.

A．surprised

B．concerned

C．disturbed

D．angered

3.

A．avoiding

B．making

C．trying

D．crossing

4.

A．player

B．director

C．joker

D．loser

5.

A．service

B．advice

C．chances

D．courses

6.

A．accepted

B．worried

C．smiled

D．laughed

7.

A．explained

B．interrupted

C．listened

D．guessed

8.

A．parents

B．coach

C．driver

D．fans

9.

A．changes

B．contributions

C．additions

D．objectives

10.

A．included

B．announced

C．suggested

D．resisted

11.

A．aim

B．effect

C．hobby

D．move

12.

A．patient

B．optimistic

C．brilliant

D．justified

13.

A．attractive

B．popular

C．humble

D．wrong

14.

A．overvalue

B．skip

C．ignore

D．involve

15.

A．identified

B．supported

C．opposed

D．started

16.

A．qualifications

B．benefits

C．prize

D．degree

17.

A．follow

B．abandon

C．provide

D．improve

18.

A．literary

B．successful

C．careful

D．negative

19.

A．tolerate

B．help

C．know

D．trust

20.

A．job

B．example

C．excuse

D．gift

3 . The structure in organizations has changed. It has transformed from a boss to a leader being at the top and from method directing to cooperation, _______ how many of us have actually made this _______ within ourselves?

Let's not get personal about any person or connect this to any _______ organization. Consider the _______ pattern on a social media website such as LinkedIn. We often see good articles written by junior-level employees which _______ new enthusiasm and new perspectives, but how many senior-level _______ go and "Like" the article? Not _______read it, but actually "Like” it. More often than not, the answer is none. Leaders read such articles, but they _______ to press the "Like" button due to some fear!

A friend of mine, who holds the _______ of Director of Human Resources in a reputed organization, happened to mention an article that his team member had written. I casually enquired ________ the absence of a "Like" or comment from him. His answer really ________ me! He said: "You know what my ________ is? I cannot be commenting or liking his article in public!" Amazed by this behavior, I did my research on this pattern on a few social media platforms. Yes, people want to “Like" or comment on articles and photos that are published by people with a（n） ________ level and do so as well.

While we are ________ the "Like" button on a junior-level employee's one — year anniversary, we jump to be one in a few hundreds to offer ________ on a senior-level leader's one — year completion. However, I think our precious “Like" for the employee ________ a lot and encourages him, while, on the other hand, it is ________ many hundreds and is not ________ noticed by the leader.

Encourage new talents and ________ them. If we do not exhibit this socially, I am sure we will not ________ it in our job either.

1.

A．so

B．otherwise

C．yet

D．while

2.

A．organization

B．method

C．cooperation

D．transformation

3.

A．unusual

B．ordinary

C．common

D．particular

4.

A．behavioral

B．online

C．popular

D．personal

5.

A．oppose

B．contain

C．promote

D．lack

6.

A．leaders

B．writers

C．employers

D．readers

7.

A．precisely

B．barely

C．merely

D．thoroughly

8.

A．stop

B．hope

C．hesitate

D．regret

9.

A．name

B．title

C．faith

D．honor

10.

A．for lack of

B．on account of

C．in need of

D．with regard to

11.

A．confused

B．astonished

C．dissatisfied

D．annoyed

12.

A．team

B．level

C．habit

D．reputation

13.

A．superior

B．different

C．average

D．junior

14.

A．pressing

B．missing

C．skipping

D．considering

15.

A．congratulations

B．suggestions

C．opinions

D．remarks

16.

A．changes

B．requires

C．proves

D．means

17.

A．intended for

B．replaced by

C．judged by

D．buried in

18.

A．even

B．just

C．ever

D．still

19.

A．know

B．motivate

C．demand

D．observe

20.

A．represent

B．like

C．show

D．notice

4 . The View from the Slow Lane

As we pulled into the driveway, I noticed that something seemed different about my mom. She was ______ away from me, her shoulders dropped and her hands relaxed. I parked the car and she turned toward me.

“Okay, we’re home,” I said, ______ that now was her time to get out and let me be on my own. She sniffled and brushed her hair behind her ears to reveal her bloodshot eyes and moist cheeks. She had been crying.

“Mom!” I whined (嘀咕着说), surprised by the tears running down her face. “Why are you crying?” I asked, ______ I already knew the answer.

I had just got my ______, which I’d been looking forward to for months. I was free — able to drive myself where I needed to go. But now that I had it in my pocket, I suddenly felt ______. I had been so quick to grow up, completely ignoring the emotions that my mom must be experiencing with her firstborn ______ adulthood.

“My baby boy is growing up too fast,” she ______ to say between deep breaths.

My heart ached. I hated to see my mom cry, and I hated more that I had been so ignorant toward her ______. I had been counting down the days, ______ waiting to enter the next stage of my life, ______ she counted down with fear and headache. The ______ and freedom I had previously felt were gone, replaced by an odd sense of mourning.

We hugged. Then she looked me in the eye and told me to drive carefully. “Of course I will,” I reassured her. She unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and stepped out. I waved goodbye and pulled out of the driveway.

I had been so ______ to start speeding and skirting around corners that I’d ______ just how beautiful the ride is. Now I cruised (漫游) down the peaceful two -lane road, ______ the sights, sounds, and smells of the nature that surrounds me. At that moment I made a promise to myself, a promise to take things   ______ and to never, ever, catch myself speeding again.

Life had passed me by while I lived my days in fast ______, ignorantly wishing for tomorrow and ______ to notice all the beautiful things along the way. Friendships, victories, heartbreaks — have sped by me because I was too busy looking toward the ______. It seems life also has its own ______, and if you find yourself going too fast, you risk ______   the moments that make it so special.

Moments like this.

1.

A．facing

B．running

C．escaping

D．breaking

2.

A．fearing

B．implying

C．remembering

D．considering

3.

A．in case

B．now that

C．as though

D．even though

4.

A．car

B．offer

C．license

D．scholarship

5.

A．guilty

B．anxious

C．annoyed

D．disappointed

6.

A．crossing

B．spending

C．nearing

D．delaying

7.

A．tried

B．managed

C．intended

D．hesitated

8.

A．feelings

B．greetings

C．warning

D．waiting

9.

A．unwillingly

B．impatiently

C．nervously

D．thankfully

10.

A．so

B．and

C．for

D．while

11.

A．luck

B．honor

C．delight

D．gratitude

12.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．surprised

D．excited

13.

A．denied

B．realized

C．discovered

D．forgotten

14.

A．enjoying

B．following

C．imagining

D．recognizing

15.

A．easy

B．slow

C．wrong

D．personal

16.

A．upward

B．downward

C．forward

D．backward

17.

A．trying

B．failing

C．refusing

D．pretending

18.

A．fortune

B．scenery

C．past

D．future

19.

A．speed limit

B．fast track

C．comfort zone

D．daily routine

20.

A．wasting

B．losing

C．missing

D．deleting

5 . Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning and I knew who was _______ as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher (代课教师) trying to earn enough money to _______ my family. Each morning, I _______ for a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all been determined to _______ me and see just how much bad behavior they could get away with (逃脱惩罚). I had responded (应对) by being _______ with the students. I didn't really _______ to go to work that morning, especially since it was my birthday.

Still, I answered the phone and _______ the job. My family needed the money and I couldn't _______ to be picky (挑剔的). As I was driving to work, I _______ to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be.

As the class started, the students ________ tried to see what they could get away with. This time, though, I was ________ but fair with them. I did my best to make my lessons ________. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and encouraged them to work hard.

The results were ________. My unruly (难以驾驭的) classroom soon ________. Students were learning and laughing, and I ________ felt like I was doing my job right. I went home feeling ________ in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

I remembered something that I once read: “Every day is a new opportunity to ________ again. Every day is your birthday.” Every day is a ________ for us to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. Don't ________ a single day. Just try to be the best you can be. Never stop ________.

1.

A．bothering

B．calling

C．knocking

D．playing

2.

A．pay

B．impress

C．support

D．provide

3.

A．waited

B．asked

C．looked

D．headed

4.

A．please

B．test

C．persuade

D．surprise

5.

A．patient

B．honest

C．satisfied

D．angry

6.

A．want

B．need

C．choose

D．hesitate

7.

A．refused

B．received

C．took

D．completed

8.

A．manage

B．pretend

C．expect

D．afford

9.

A．agreed

B．decided

C．appeared

D．started

10.

A．in time

B．at last

C．at once

D．once again

11.

A．strict

B．worried

C．mad

D．disappointed

12.

A．clear

B．useful

C．fun

D．difficult

13.

A．strange

B．funny

C．important

D．amazing

14.

A．changed

B．divided

C．returned

D．disappeared

15.

A．again

B．even

C．finally

D．nearly

16.

A．confused

B．happy

C．tired

D．upset

17.

A．check

B．settle

C．discover

D．begin

18.

A．chance

B．choice

C．risk

D．goal

19.

A．spend

B．forget

C．waste

D．save

20.

A．learning

B．trying

C．asking

D．thinking

6 . I grew up on a 40-acre farm in the small rural community of Illinois, as the fifth of six children.

My parents, Robert and Patti, often noted during meals how everything on the table except sugar and wine came from the land._____ running the farm, Dad was also a carpenter. In the fall of 1980, he was working on a house when all of a sudden the ladder broke. His back was broken.

He stayed in hospital for almost a month with his head and feet down, _____his back to align (成直线) correctly so the bones would heal.

On Thanksgiving, Dad was still in hospital recovering from his back injury. Normally he would take us to butcher pigs the day after the holiday, and that year my uncle _____ up with my four cousins to help my two elder brothers _____ our year’s supply of pork.

When Dad came back home from the hospital, he was still in a back brace (支架) and _____   to work. I was too young to realize our family had no money coming in as Christmas _____ . Another day we saw a car coming up the long driveway. Always longing for company, we kids were_____ about who was visiting. Rose Anderson, our neighbor, was at the door, holding an envelope stuffed with money. She told my dad she had_____ money in the community and came to deliver it.

Dad tried to refuse,_____ Rose insisted. I can still hear her saying, “Robert, whenever someone’s baler (压捆机) breaks down, you bale their hay. Whenever someone passes away, Patti cooks. It’s our _____.”

I learned later that we also _____ gift baskets from more than one organization. That Christmas, I, a 6-year-old kid, understood what being a good neighbor was, and that as my parents were good neighbors, their_____ would be returned. These tales of Christmas kindness will _____ our heart, too.

My parents were accustomed to being the _____, not the receivers of such generosity. They had a bit of pride to swallow, but continued all of their lives to show us kids the _____of kindness.

1.

A．Besides

B．About

C．For

D．By

2.

A．pushing

B．pressing

C．attracting

D．allowing

3.

A．put

B．broke

C．showed

D．made

4.

A．buy

B．prepare

C．share

D．cook

5.

A．unwilling

B．unable

C．ready

D．eager

6.

A．approached

B．continued

C．passed

D．ended

7.

A．worried

B．excited

C．curious

D．anxious

8.

A．collected

B．borrowed

C．earned

D．saved

9.

A．for

B．or

C．so

D．but

10.

A．rule

B．duty

C．turn

D．favor

11.

A．refused

B．received

C．sent

D．bought

12.

A．pride

B．kindness

C．money

D．gift

13.

A．ease

B．open

C．win

D．warm

14.

A．givers

B．buyers

C．workers

D．farmers

15.

A．price

B．aim

C．value

D．hope

7 . Yesterday, I posted a story and afterwards donated a little money after I read others’ sad stories. Later, as I got into bed and completed my _________ and self-examination on the day, I came to the realization that I was _________ money. Wow! It was just a _________ to see this in myself.

It is _________ enough that in the real world I have money in the bank but don’t give away _________. I don’t have a lot of money,_________ enough to pay my bills and help my daughters. Also I save some money for a _________ day. I know I could give more but _________ and fed some comfort in a little pile of money. I’m quite _________ to see in myself that it is hard to practice the beautiful __________ in the real world. The belief is that the needs of people __________ are more important than having a little pile of money to feel __________ with.

So here I was doing the same __________ thing-saving but not giving away much money! With so many people waiting to be helped, it was pretty terrible for me to __________ how much I __________ seeing that little pile of money in my hands. I have already __________ today that even if it is hard to give it all away in the real world, I am going to guarantee more __________ will come my way.

There will always be enough money for me. I am not going to let __________ pile up anymore. I am going to give it away when I __________ it because love is __________ what makes the world go round.

1.

A．suffering

B．strength

C．reflection

D．forecast

2.

A．saving

B．earning

C．borrowing

D．wasting

3.

A．coincidence

B．wisdom

C．pleasure

D．shock

4.

A．rude

B．bad

C．beneficial

D．harmful

5.

A．another

B．anything

C．less

D．more

6.

A．but

B．for

C．and

D．so

7.

A．bright

B．sunny

C．lucky

D．rainy

8.

A．go out

B．show off

C．hold back

D．hide away

9.

A．peaceful

B．fair

C．ashamed

D．exciting

10.

A．dilemma

B．belief

C．figure

D．future

11.

A．on duty

B．in trouble

C．as well

D．in debt

12.

A．safe

B．risky

C．grateful

D．funny

13.

A．useless

B．necessary

C．intelligent

D．foolish

14.

A．refuse

B．improve

C．realize

D．abandon

15.

A．missed

B．enjoyed

C．hated

D．regretted

16.

A．evaluated

B．guessed

C．decided

D．ignored

17.

A．donations

B．items

C．wishes

D．surveys

18.

A．food

B．money

C．books

D．things

19.

A．get

B．eat

C．deliver

D．obey

20.

A．hardly

B．merely

C．sincerely

D．truly

8 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead