Decision making is a core skill that every employee will need to use at some stage in their career.
Many employees are forced
Therefore employers need to know that the people they recruit can take the initiative when required and make good decisions in important situations.
In certain positions (e. g. management), decision making is a fundamental aspect of the role. Consequently employers need to measure the capability of an individual
Employers tend
The more important decision making is as a skill for the job you have applied for, the more emphasis it will be given by the employer during the application process.
The technique the employers used for
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?
| A．Interviewer and interviewee. | B．Husband and wife. | C．Neighbors. |
| A．In Washington. | B．In Texas. | C．In Nebraska. |
| A．She is a computer programmer. | B．She is a banker. | C．She is an artist. |
1.写信的目的；
2.申请此职位的原因；
3.你的应聘优势；
4.你的期盼。
注意：1.词数不少于60；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
| A．She is not sure if the computer is fixed |
| B．She has to post a letter instead |
| C．She can’t send the message right now. |
1. Which of the following is Linda’s job?
| A．Wrapping fruit. | B．Cleaning houses. | C．Pulling weeds. |
| A．Boring. | B．Meaningful | C．Enviable. |
| A．This morning. | B．This weekend. | C．This afternoon. |
6 . The Forbidden City, widely regarded as one of the most popular destinations at home and abroad, houses amazing Chinese cultural and historical relics, for which the Forbidden City is always well-known. But Masters in the Forbidden City does not just focus on the stories of the past.
Instead, the documentary movie, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary people—the restorers of relics and antiquities.
The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers’ work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers’ patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.
“If you choose this job, you have to put up with hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.
A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship (工艺)in the restorers. “Years of humdrum work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented, “Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance, loneliness... All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”
But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.
One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”
Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many people’s ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.
1. According to the text, what’s the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?| A．To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers lives. |
| B．To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people. |
| C．To show people how antiques are restored. |
| D．To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers. |
| A．Masters in the Forbidden focuses on the story of the past. |
| B．The inspiration of the documentary came out on Dec. 16. |
| C．Masters in the Forbidden shows the passion of the restorers. |
| D．Masters in the Forbidden involves the story of serious experts. |
| A．he often gets tired with his work |
| B．antique restorers need to be patient and peaceful |
| C．there is no need to do restoration work fast |
| D．it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration |
| A．remind the audience of the last Qing emperor |
| B．show the strange hobbies of young antique restorers |
| C．encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the future |
| D．show that the documentary breaks from the old, dull image of antique restorers |
7 . When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般) appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊) . Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer to __________.| A．show his magical power | B．pay for the delivery |
| C．satisfy his curiosity | D．please his mother |
| A．He wanted to have tea there. | B．He was a respectable person. |
| C．He was treated as a family member. | D．He was fully trusted by the family. |
| A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. | B．It has been driven out of the market. |
| C．Its service is getting poor. | D．It is not allowed by law. |
| A．He missed the good old days. | B．He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
| C．He needed it for his milk bottles. | D．He planted flowers in it. |
8 . At present, research shows that when employees reach the age of 50, they keep quiet about their age. They see fewer promotion prospects compared to younger employees. It’s also harder to get a new job after the age of 50.
But that is set to change. There is already skills shortage in the world with not enough younger people coming into the workforce. Employers will have to work harder at hiring seniors with the skills they need.
The Center for Ageing Better notes that we already have an older workforce and the qualities of older people are being more recognized. When teams mix older and younger workers, productivity goes up and complex problems find more novel solutions because the strengths and weaknesses of both groups are balanced. Age-diversity helps solve complex problems by bringing together a mix of ideas, skill strengths, and experiences. Older workers can draw on a lifetime of experience while younger workers may challenge outdated strategies and bring fresh perspective. Also, seniors’ greater life experience makes them better placed to manage themselves and others in the workplace compared with younger employees.
There are five recommendations the Center for Ageing Better makes, including minimizing age bias (偏见) in taking in employees and encouraging career development at all ages. The really big change that needs to come is to stop seeing older people as “other”, as different…
There are many people in their 80s and 90s who have never stopped working. They enjoy what they do and like the social aspect of work. But most, from 55 onwards choose to retire—with 25% regretting it, according to a recent study.
1. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Competition in the job market. |
| B．Worldwide skills shortage in the workforce. |
| C．Younger people’s declining promotion prospects. |
| D．Older people being at a disadvantage in workplaces. |
| A．Qualities of older employees. |
| B．The advantages of age-diversity. |
| C．The challenges faced by an older workforce. |
| D．The complex problems that call for solutions. |
| A．Minimizing age bias. |
| B．Giving up outdated strategies. |
| C．Launching career development programs. |
| D．Employing people from different backgrounds. |
| A．Some regret after retirement. |
| B．Some remain social after retirement. |
| C．Most don’t retire until their 80s or 90s. |
| D．Most keep updating their working skills. |
9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers doing?| A．Talking on the phone. | B．Having an interview. | C．Doing business. |
| A．To get some information. | B．To earn some money. | C．To make some friends. |
| A．Literature. | B．Computer. | C．Business. |
| A．Salary. | B．Training. | C．Experience. |
10 . Slash (斜杠) Careers
What is your job? Are you a teacher or a businessperson? Or maybe you are a lawyer/writer or a teacher/photographer.
People with slash careers often have a primary job that provides for most of their needs. The primary job usually comes before the slash.
Why would anyone want more than one job? Some people think secondary jobs are enjoyable if they include interests that the primary jobs don’t touch. Some people who encourage slash careers say they actually help with work-life balance,
However, in a way, a slash career can also be dangerous for work-life balance.
The clear advantage of slash careers is the extra income that secondary jobs provide. It’s always helpful to have a little extra money to spend or to save.
If your interests stretch beyond your ordinary job, a slash career may work for you.
| A．Slash careers provide extra money. |
| B．Slash careers also make one’s life more stable. |
| C．Taking more than one job can fill up all of one’s time. |
| D．If you have more than one job, you have a slash career. |
| E．as it shows the person is creative and willing to work hard. |
| F．The job after the slash is often based on a person’s interests. |
| G．because they offer opportunities to express their real selves in life. |
