1 . Security guard, truck driver, salesperson—year after year, these jobs appear on lists of the unhappiest careers. Although many factors can make a job _________ —unusual hours, low pay, no chance for advancement—these three jobs _________ for another reason: a lack of small talk.

Psychologists have long said that connecting with others is central to our well-being, but just how much conversation we require is under _________ . In one study, researchers overheard undergraduates for four days and then _________ each conversations either “small talk” (“What do you have there? Pop corn? Yummy!”) or “serious” (“Did they break up soon after?”). They found that the second type is connected with happiness—the happiest students had roughly twice as many “serious” talks as the unhappiest ones. Small talk, meanwhile, _________ only ten percent of their conversation, versus almost 30 percent of conversation among the unhappiest students.

However, don’t just consider small talk _________ yet. Scientists believe that small talk could promote bonding. Chatting with strangers could _________ our morning. In a series of experiments, psychologists found that those who chatted with other train passengers reported a more pleasant journey than those who didn’t.

Small talk can also help us feel connected to our _________ . People who smiled at, made eye contact with and _________ spoke with their Starbucks baristas (咖啡师) reported a greater sense of __________ than those who rushed through the transaction (交易). __________ , when volunteers broke the silence of the art gallery to chat with gallery-goers, the visitors felt happier and more connected to the exhibit than those who were not __________.

Of course, some of us are better than others at turning small talk into something bigger. In one study, people who were rated “less curious” by researchers had trouble getting a conversation __________ on their own. People who were considered “curious”, meanwhile, needed no help   __________ conversations about ordinary things like favorite holidays into friendly exchanges. A “curious mindset,” the researchers concluded, can lead to “positive social __________.”

Therefore, go ahead—small talk needn’t be idle, and nosiness isn’t all bad.

1.

A．rewarding

B．depressing

C．exhausting

D．challenging

2.

A．stand out

B．turn up

C．give off

D．put forward

3.

A．negotiation

B．construction

C．investigation

D．examination

4.

A．divided

B．entitled

C．imposed

D．cataloged

5.

A．figured out

B．made up

C．look over

D．added to

6.

A．worthless

B．essential

C．boring

D．ridiculous

7.

A．occupy

B．satisfy

C．brighten

D．spoil

8.

A．emotions

B．heart

C．customers

D．surroundings

9.

A．purposefully

B．briefly

C．continuously

D．generally

10.

A．responsibility

B．security

C．belonging

D．achievement

11.

A．Consequently

B．Oppositely

C．Unexpectedly

D．Similarly

12.

A．approached

B．attached

C．addressed

D．attended

13.

A．breaking

B．pausing

C．rolling

D．stopping

14.

A．evolving

B．substituting

C．adapting

D．transforming

15.

A．interaction

B．standard

C．impact

D．involvement

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Boss and secretary.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Interviewer and interviewee.

2. Which language does the woman speak well?

A．English.

B．Spanish.

C．Italian.

3. What does the woman want to be?

A．A Spanish teacher.

B．A manager assistant.

C．A company secretary.

4. What do we know about the woman?

A．She does well in typing.

B．She works in a company now.

C．She expects to get a driving license.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What made the man decide to study medicine finally?

A．His own experience.

B．His teachers’ advice.

C．His parents’ influence.

2. What did the man do when he saw a woman on the ground?

A．Took her to the hospital.

B．Walked back to his dormitory.

C．Gave her mouth-to-mouth breathing.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a university.

B．In a television studio.

C．In an emergency room.

4. What is Dr. Joseph going to talk about?

A．First aid methods.

B．Some happier moments.

C．His work in the hospital.

4 . Perhaps at one point in time, it was acceptable to start any letter or e-mail with “To Whom It May Concern.”     1     Starting your cover letter or e-mail for a job this way might give off the impression that you didn’t do your research on who you’re writing to.     2     After all, people who address other people by their names when writing and speaking to them tend to be more pleasant.

    3     It can be used in letters of recommendation or reference, formal complaints（抱怨）made to a company, letters of introduction, and letters of interest.

Grammarly uses the example of needing to write a letter of recommendation, for a colleague who will have to make several copies to distribute to interviewers,     4     “In most cases, though, try to narrow your focus rather than cast a broad net,” notes Grammarly.”Ask yourself. Who does this e-mail concern? If you can honestly answer ‘Anyone, ‘then feel free to use “To Whom It May Concern.” （These are the things you should never say in your cover letter.）

If you do happen to find that using “To Whom It May Concern” is appropriate, don’t make grammar mistakes, for example, letters or punctuation.     5    

A．However, it maybe interesting.

B．Those times have changed, though.

C．Making mistakes in writing will surely get you low scores.

D．It’s also very impersonal, which some employers might not appreciate.

E．In that circumstance, sending and receiving letters is more of a formal greeting.

F．You might want to take note of other common errors you might be committing, too.

G．But according to Grammarly, there are four times when it’s OK to use this greeting.

5 . Imagine that you’re looking at your company-issued smartphone and you notice an e-mail from Linkedln:“These companies are looking for candidate like you!” You aren’t necessarily searching for a job, but you’re always open to opportunities, so out of curiosity, you click on the link. A few minutes later your boss appears at your desk. “We’ve noticed that you’re spending more time on Linkedln lately, so I wanted to talk with you about your career and whether you’re happy here,” she says Uh-oh.
It’s an awkward scene. Attrition(损耗) has always been expensive for companies, but in many industries the cost of losing good workers is rising, owing to tight labor markets. Thus companies are making greater efforts to predict which workers are at high risk of leaving so that managers can try to stop them. Methods range from electronic monitor to sophisticated analyses of employees’ social media lives.
Some of this work may be a reason to let employees to quit. In general, people leave their jobs because they don’t like their boss, don’t see opportunities for promotion or growth, or are offered a higher pay; these reasons have held steady for years.
New research conducted by CEB, a Washington-based technology company, looks not just at why workers quit but also at when. “We’ve learned that what really affects people is their sense of how they’re doing compared with other people in their peer group, or with where they thought they would be at a certain point in life, says Brian Kropp, who heads CEB’s HR practice. “We’ve learned to focus on moments that allow people to make these comparisons.”
Technology also provides clues about which star employees might be eyeing the exit. Companies can tell whether employees using work computers or phones are spending time on (or even just opening e-mails from) career websites, and research shows that more firms are paying attention to these things. Large companies have also begun tracking badge swipes(浏览痕迹)—employees’ use of an ID to enter and exit the building or the parking garage—to identify patterns that suggest a worker may be interviewing for a job.
1. From the first paragraph, we can infer Linkedln is ________.

A．an e-mail

B．a job from the Internet

C．a professional social network

D．a world-famous company

2. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The cost of losing good workers is rising.

B．Companies are stricter with workers than before.

C．Measures have been taken to find the potential workers who want to quit.

D．Finding new jobs has been a trend for most workers.

3. According to the research by CEB, which of the following might be the most probable reason for workers to quit their jobs?

A．They don’t like their bosses.

B．Workers are always doing comparisons.

C．Not seeing opportunities for promotion.

D．To find a higher-paid job.

6 . 假定你是李华，计划寒假找份兼职工作。下面的招聘广告引起了你的注意，请根据要点（箭头所指内容）写一封申请信。

注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
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