1 . Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a(n)
Unfortunately, many young people, knowing
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for
Too many high-school students—or their parents for them-choose the professional field,
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants
A.academy | B.occupation | C.guidance | D.identification |
A.therefore | B.so | C.though | D.however |
A.in case of | B.for | C.because of | D.to |
A.enter | B.participate | C.involve | D.join |
A.leave | B.fit | C.require | D.fix |
A.careers | B.professions | C.prospects | D.work |
A.few | B.little | C.much | D.less |
A.with | B.by | C.on | D.at |
A.flow | B.wander | C.jump | D.drift |
A.stick | B.turn | C.adhere | D.subscribe |
A.to which | B.that | C.for which | D.what |
A.its | B.their | C./ | D.the |
A.to have disregarded | B.to disregard | C.disregarding | D.disregard |
A.preparations | B.requirements | C.specifications | D.preferences |
A.such | B.no | C.very | D.so |
A.Moreover | B.Otherwise | C.Nevertheless | D.Still |
A.priority | B.regulation | C.assessment | D.consideration |
A.out of | B.towards | C.for | D.from over |
A.advantage | B.patience | C.risks | D.turns |
A.awards | B.rewards | C.prizes | D.bonuses |
1. 简述刷短视频的利与弊;
2. 你的观点。
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 开头与结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:刷短视频 watch short videos
Good morning, everyone.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’s all. Thank you.
It’s the Saturday, 1:00 am, and Stormy, my dog, and I were going on a pre-dawn bird-watching adventure. The weatherman predicted fog, but as we hit the road, it’s clear. Along our journey, I stopped at a petrol station, ensuring Stormy was safely locked in the truck.
“Stormy, hang tight,” I whispered, stepping out into the night air.
Back on the highway, as we were near the marshlands, a heavy fog began to swallow everything. At a sharp bend, my truck hit soft ground, and I lost control. “Oh, no!” Panic set in as the vehicle slid off the road with a bang, falling down a steep bank and into the water.
In the strange silence that followed, I was floating inside the car, gently carried downstream by the canal. “Come on, door,” I said, switching uselessly at the handle. It won’t move; the electrical system had shorted out due to the water. “I’ve got a glass breaker,” I reminded myself, reaching for the tool in the center part.
With each failed attempt to break the window — the glass bouncing back at me — I felt a growing sense of urgency. Water moved over the floorboards, cooling my feet. “Stormy, stay calm,” I said, lying down to kick at the window with all my strength. But my efforts only met resistance.
As the water level rose threateningly close to the ceiling, fear clawed at my heart. In a last effort, I dived behind the seat for my toolbox. “Got to find something solid.” My hands brushed against the cold metal toolbox, then the fire extinguisher (灭火器). “This might work.”
“Here goes everything,” I thought, holding the extinguisher and hitting it against the window. The impact resounded through the car, but the glass holds firm. “Not yet,” I begged under my breath, as the extinguisher bounced harmlessly away.
The water kept rising, and so did my fear. A voice inside me screamed to give up, but another thought pierced through — Stormy. “For Stormy, I can’t quit.” Just then, I sensed a pause in the water’s rise.
An unspoken sound said, “You have more time. What will you do?”
注意:1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“I’ll fight harder,” I promised aloud.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Exhausted, we caught the now flooded vehicle, waiting for daylight.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . Millions of Americans sit behind a computer screen, chained to their desk all day because the vast majority of stable, high-paying professions(职业) are “office jobs”. However, having a successful career does not require you to sit behind a desk and plug away at a computer all day.
In fact, there are a large number of non-desk jobs in a variety of industries that are growing and offering workers a direct path to the middle class, according to a new analysis of labor market information from CareerBuilder. While most of the highest-paying non-desk jobs are medical professions that require a doctoral or professional degree, there are 170 non-desk professions that pay $15 per hour or more, do not require a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) for a typical entry-level position, and have seen at least 6 percent job growth over the last four years.
“The US workforce has gradually changed to office-based work because of the rise of the professional service economy and productivity gains associated with information technology,” Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources Officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement. “But some of the healthiest areas of job growth year after year are in middle-skill professions that don’t require workers to sit in front of computer monitors and phones for 40 hours a week.”
Here are the top-paying jobs that don’t require you to work at a desk in various kinds — none of which require a four-year college degree — and their hourly salary(工资) and growth rate since 2010: professional assistants(助理) : $26.57, 14 percent; elevator repairers: $37.81, 6 percent; mechanical engineering technicians: $25.19, 10 percent; and electromechanical(电动机械的) technicians: $24.68, 8 percent.
While they tend to pay less than traditional office jobs, non-desk professions provide a variety of benefits. Haefner points to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey that discovered workers who don’t work at a desk all day are less likely to complain about their work environment and less likely to report being overweight.
1. What does the underlined phrase “plug away” in the first paragraph probably mean?A.Turn off a switch. | B.Look for a job. |
C.Keep on working | D.Give up working |
A.A non-desk job may provide you with a middle-class life. |
B.The last four years has seen an increase in desk jobs. |
C.The college degree is the ticket to a position. |
D.A non-desk job cannot offer you a secure life. |
A.High salary. | B.Medicine. |
C.Information technology. | D.Service industries. |
A.Elevator repairers. | B.Professional assistants. |
C.Electromechanical technicians. | D.Mechanical engineering technicians. |