| A．Have lunch together. | B．Type a paper. | C．Read English. |
2 . You don’t need to be a world-class mountaineer to stand out in a job interview. Here’s my advice on how to nail the most common interview question.
Most people are so eager to show off what they’ve been involved in. Don’t worry, and there will be time for that. The interviewer has reviewed your resume and will ask you plenty about your expertise. “Tell me about yourself” is a question you’re certain to be asked at any job interview.
Everyone has something interesting to share about themselves. I’ve heard people talk about everything from being a world-class sushi chef to an ice carver.
Another way to think about the question is: “What gets you up every morning?” The person also wants to know what your sense of passion and purpose is. That volunteer work on a farm cooperative in South America, for example, shows you have a global perspective.
| A．Take a risk to get personal. |
| B．Showing honesty is one of the most important things. |
| C．Running your first 10 kilometers shows you like a challenge. |
| D．And then everything you say about yourself will be questioned. |
| E．It's also important to tell it in a way that makes you memorable. |
| F．Too many people respond to it by giving a recital of their resume. |
| G．"Tell me about yourself" is an invitation for you to share brief information. |
3 . Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身), nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.
1. Which of the following is the newspaper editor’s opinion according to Paragraph 2?| A．People’s appearances carry message about themselves. |
| B．Customers’ choices influence dress standards in companies. |
| C．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly-treated. |
| D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace. |
| A．Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview. |
| B．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies. |
| C．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates. |
| D．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates. |
| A．Employees Matter | B．Personal Choices Matter |
| C．Appearances Matter | D．Hiring Managers Matter |
| A．enthusiastic | B．negative |
| C．positive | D．sympathetic |
4 . NASA has a new job listing,and it's no joke. The US space agency is looking for a"joker" to join their journey to Mars.
A journey to Mars is no laughing matter. On average, the red planet is 140 million miles away. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spaceship. As it is difficult to communicate, astronauts will have to wait 20 minutes for a reply when an emergency happens.
“When you're living with others in a confined space for a long time, such as on a mission to Mars, problems will happen,” said Jeffrey Johnson, a scientist at the University of Florida. This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. These people have the ability to pull everyone together.
In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren't alone. By laughing together, we share stress, Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.
There are other examples of team “jokers”. One example is the journey to the South Pole led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, Adolf, a cook at Amundsen' s team, was "joker". He made people laugh through the whole difficult and dangerous journey, Amundsen later wrote that Adolf was the most valuable member of the team.
But if you're hoping that your favorite TV comedian will fly to Mars, that probably won't happen. “Being funny won't be enough to land somebody the job,” Johnson said. “They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer.” Besides, they must be in top physical condition.
1. Who might get the job offered by NASA?| A．A good cook. | B．A talented joker. |
| C．A humorous engineer. | D．A popular comedian. |
| A．a small space | B．an open space | C．a secure space | D．an empty space |
| A．Reminding them of their family. | B．Bringing them closer on a journey. |
| C．Helping them know themselves better. | D．Helping them fix professional problems. |
| A．To show the importance of their food. |
| B．To prove the role of humor in difficult situations. |
| C．To argue an actor is more important than a scientist. |
| D．To explain a journey to the South Pole matters a lot. |
5 . One of the vital factors of successful job hunting is the job interview, during which creating a good impression is essential for you.
There are two rules to remember. One is to present yourself perfectly and stress your areas of competence. Second, listen carefully.
The job interview is the time to “sell” yourself by giving examples of experiences you’ve had related to the job and by revealing your good points. It’s a good idea to have handy job resume(简历) or a list of school courses that prepared you for the job.
The job interview is an important part of the job search, and the attitude and impression can make the interviewer feel “with you” or “against you”. Remember that you have the power to create a favourable impression.
| A．Never let yourself be a big talker |
| B．Don’t talk about your successful experiences |
| C．Of course, each of us has sensitive areas |
| D．Get involved in what the interviewer is saying |
| E．It can give you an advantage over other candidates |
| F．Ask questions to see whether you do feel qualified for the job |
| G．Interviewers have the intelligence to recognize genuine interest |
6 . Do you love fossils and dinosaurs? I’m lucky enough to be a fossil preparator (化石制备师), which means I work with fossils, like removing rocks from fossils and gluing fossils together to make sure they’re not broken. Sometimes, we have dinosaur bones that need to be arranged and put back into place.
I like the job from the bottom of my heart. When we make “jackets” — these are things that store the fossils — we have to accurately and scientifically figure out how to make them for specific bones or fossils, which can be different shapes and artistic expression.
Since I was a kid, it’s been my dream to be a paleontologist (古生物学者). When I was 12, I went to this kind of event at the Houston Museum of Natural Science called Dinosaur Day. I got a chance to meet paleontologists. At the end, I asked, “Hey, can I volunteer?” And somehow, they let me, as long as a parent came with me. At 12 years old, I got to go to a fossil excavation (挖掘), and I got to work with dinosaur bones and fossils in the lab for the first time.
Fossils are very old. We don’t always get all the pieces. We’re working with something that’s incomplete, sometimes. We do our best to fit the pieces we know back together. And as for the pieces we don’t know, we don’t try to make anything up. But sometimes, we have a gap in a specimen (标本) and it needs support. We’ll put some material in there that’s clearly not fossil, so when people go to study it, they know not to study that part.
People would wonder how I find other kids, especially girls, who shared my interests when I was growing up. As a matter of fact, in my friend group, I was the only dinosaur girl. My friends were interested in other things, but they were all super supportive of my love for fossils.
1. Why does the author like her job?| A．It is not a demanding job. | B．It combines both art and science. |
| C．It is more artistic than scientific. | D．It is about collecting dinosaur bones. |
| A．To show her path to follow her dream. | B．To prove her parents supporting her job. |
| C．To present the barrier of achieving her dream. | D．To tell her easy access to achieving her dream. |
| A．By burying them back in the ground. | B．By breaking and reconstructing them. |
| C．By making them up with similar materials. | D．By filling their gaps with distinct materials. |
| A．Cautious. | B．Understanding. | C．Independent. | D．Entertaining. |
7 . For many white-collar workers around the world, the recent pandemic has meant having to work from home. Their usual office location has been out of bounds . This means different working practices, which have advantages and disadvantages for employees. But the big question is, “Will they ever see their offices again?”
Home working has made people realize what tasks they can perform at home, rather than enduring a commute to the office to do the same thing. It has given them more time with the family; they’ve been sleeping better and have saved money by not travelling or buying lunches on the go . And recent research suggests the majority of people working from home are just as productive.
For some people, this could be a permanent arrangement. In the UK, fifty of the biggest employers questioned by BBC, have said they have no plans to return all staff to the office full-time in the near future. Of course, one main reason is that firms couldn’t see a way of accommodating large numbers of staff while social distancing regulations were still in place. But BBC also heard from some smaller businesses who are deciding to abandon their offices altogether. Other bigger companies are also looking at shutting offices to save money as many jobs can be performed remotely. Peter Cheese, head of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, told BBC: “We’re at a moment of real change in the world of work, driven by big existential crises. ”
But this isn’t great news for everyone. Some employees can feel isolated at home, and there’s less opportunity to network or learn from other people, especially if they’re a new recruit. Also, city centers may suffer most from a change in working habits. Shops and cafes rely on the footfall of office workers, and without them, they face closure. The future is still uncertain, which is why it may be too early to say where our desks will be permanently located. But the office of the future may be your home.
1. What does the underlined phrase “a commute to the office” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．The journey to and back from the office. |
| B．The distance between the office partners. |
| C．A communication from the office. |
| D．A call at the office. |
| A．More time to accompany the family. |
| B．Less money on lunches on the go . |
| C．A better sleep. |
| D．Higher efficiency. |
| A．Half employers will tire their staff. |
| B．Large numbers of staff will leave office. |
| C．Some employees won’t see their offices again. |
| D．Firms couldn’t deal with social distancing regulations. |
| A．Does Working From Home Benefit a Lot? |
| B．Will Offices Disappear in the Future? |
| C．The Usual Office Location Has Been out of Bounds |
| D．Different Working Practices Have Advantages and Disadvantages |
| A．A doctor. | B．A cashier. | C．A tailor. |
9 . If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The idea that most of the kids have is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and cups of colorful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority regard scientists as strange people who spend a lot of time working in a lonely lab. However, the reality is quite different.
Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my lab and into Costa Rica. It has a large amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种), which represents nearly 4% of the species worldwide!
First we worked to protect wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) protection center. We helped the volunteers to remove rubbish from the beach to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic (地壳的) activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. On the last day we got a professional introduction of rocket (火箭) science and learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.
During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is the one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping protect wildlife, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!
1. According to Paragraph 1, scientists are often believed ________.| A．to do experiments in messy labs | B．to spend too much time in labs |
| C．to wear clothes in a different way | D．to work in dangerous conditions |
| A．experienced an earthquake | B．took part in rocket experiments |
| C．picked up rubbish on the beach | D．helped the volunteers collect turtle eggs |
| A．Science is full of boring experiments. |
| B．Science is related to chemical liquids. |
| C．Science is more than working in a lab. |
| D．Science is about wildlife and earthquakes. |
| A．What a Scientist Is Like | B．Where a Scientist Works |
| C．How I Traveled in Costa Rica | D．Why I Chose to Study Science |
| A．A classmate. | B．A workmate. | C．A neighbor. |
