1 . Are you currently job searching?Whether you are looking for a new job or a part-time job,job searching can be difficult and frustrating.    1     Here are some basic job searching tips for a more effective job search.

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It's important to determine what kind of jobs you want to apply for first,because everything you do and each step you take needs to support that direction.Once you are clear on what kind of jobs you want,it will help you find a more satisfying job.

Use Your Network.

At least 60%of jobs are found through networking,so you should not overlook the power of networking. Be strategic about your connections and the networking events you attend.    3     Don't go just to say you are job searching.If you try to make a meaningful connection or two at each event,that will come with the natural flow of conversation.

Read Job Descriptions Carefully.

Once you have found a job that you want to apply for,make sure to read the job description carefully.Do they want you to submit your resume online?Do they want a PDF of your resume?Do they want a cover letter or a bio video?     4     Failure to follow their directions can lead to your application being rejected.

Set a Schedule and Stay Organized

You don't want to leave your job search to chance.Determine how much time a week you want to spend on your job search and then commit to that.Stay organized with your job searching efforts.You can include things like keywords and job titles you frequently search for.    5     This will help you to save time,since all of the information will be in one place.

A．Have a Clear Direction.

B．You can also set a fixed time on your job searching.

C．However,the good news is that you can find a satisfying job.

D．We are exposed to all kinds of information.

E．You can also keep track of the jobs you have applied for.

F．Do they ask you to submit your application to a specific email address?

G．Make sure you have something meaningful to contribute to the discussion.

2 . To find an entrance to the deserted plant without being noticed, George Wilson sneaked around the fence, a bag on his back and his hands in his pockets.

However, George thought twice when a guard dog appeared. “I’m not afraid of the gatekeeper—at least I can try to persuade him. But a dog? Forget it. I’ll find another way. "While planning his special visit to the plant, the 25-year-old did some research, but still failed to locate the entrance.

George is among the thousands who are crazy about “taking adventures”, which they call urban exploration, or “urbex”. The aim is to explore structures—usually abandoned ruins or “hidden parts of the man-made environments”.

One of the most common examples of urban exploration is venturing(冒险) into abandoned structures, which usually include amusement parks, factories, power plants, missile silos, fallout shelters, hospitals, asylums, schools and houses.

Urban explorers are interested in visiting such sites, as they can discover “other parts of a city” and get to understand its history from a different angle.

George, who worked for a German company in New York for six months, said he enjoyed the contrast between the city’s two sides—modern and crowded, compared with old-fashioned and silent—and wanted to learn more about the city during his short stay.

George said that he was able to finally sneak in through another entrance, yet he was still asked to leave by a gatekeeper shortly after. But he then managed to get into a newly built residential block, climbed to the top and took a picture of the factory ruins at sunset.

“I will come back another day,” he said.

1. What made George fail to enter the entrance first?

A．The gatekeeper.

B．The fence.

C．The bag.

D．The dog.

2. What do we know about George Wilson in the passage?

A．He is frightened of nothing.

B．He loves exploring natural environment.

C．He takes an interest in old buildings.

D．He enters a place easily every time.

3. Why are the urban explorers keen on visiting the abandoned structures?

A．Because they can know the history of the city.

B．Because they can visit different kinds of places.

C．Because they can move from one country to another.

D．Because they can do all the researches.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．how to explore an abandoned plant.

B．a kind of adventurer—urban explorers.

C．Ye Tian’s love for abandoned structures.

D．how to explore a city’s history.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Twenty-five years ago, most young British people wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or to take up singing. But today, things stand     1    (different)

According to a recent survey, the “dream job” of young people     2    (age) between 16 and 25 in the Uk is a video blogger, or “vlogger (视频博主)”. The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that over 40% of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of dream     3    (career).

The change is largely due to the rapid development of information technology (IT). The Internet and social media have made it     4    (easy) and more convenient to reach a global audience, without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way.

“In the past, the biggest stars     5    (make) by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera may become a star,” said Phil Samuels,     6    expert from UK. From fashion to comedy, these self-made stars interact online with their fans about everyday life.

However, what people see     7    (be) only the bright side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact     8    only those who are successful can gain fame and fortune. Actually,     9    every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. This is why some young people still show     10    (prefer) for tradional jobs.

4 . We spend a third of our adult lives working and another big part preparing for our careers. Historically, work was rarely seen as a source of meaning and purpose. During the vast majority of our 300, 000-year human evolution(进化), work was in fact pretty simple. We worked to eat and avoid being eaten. Meaning and purpose came from somewhere else, like spirituality, art, religion, or science.

The idea that we are meant to find meaning at work or to find work meaningful-is a rather modern, if not postmodern, invention. Only one hundred years ago it would have been frequent to see a worker who returned from a typical workday at a factory complain to their folks that they didn’t earn much or they were worn out and rare to see that they complain they didn’t experience a sense of purpose.

Similarly, the idea that we ought to bring our “whole self” to work is a pretty novel and recent form of career advice. Its origins can be traced to William Kahn who invented the concept of employee engagement 30 years ago. His point was that employees differ in the degree to which they identify with their work role. Some see work as merely a job and clock in and out every day, without bringing their whole self to work. Work is just not a core aspect of their identity, and their concept of themselves is built on other social categories like mother, husband, American, Christian, captain of the local soccer team, etc.

Others, however, have very low psychological distance with their work role, seeing it as essentially intertwined(交融的) with who they are. They don’t just come to work, they are fully devoted to their careers and have a spiritual type of connection with their jobs. They are, it seems, almost possessed by work and are the type of workaholics(工作狂) most companies long for.

1. Why did we spend much of our adult lives working?

A．To prepare for future careers.	B．To find the water sources.
C．To help us evolve.	D．To make us survive.

2. Why did the writer mention the worker a century, ago?

A．To help us find meaning at work.	B．To prove that the idea was modern.
C．To show us the bad old days.	D．To complain about the experience.

3. Which of the following might William Kahn agree with?

A．Employees have different understandings about their work role.

B．Every employee must bring their whole self to work.

C．To be devoted to work is a pretty novel idea.

D．Workers’ core identity is built on art categories.

4. What kind of employees do most companies favour?

A．Those who see work as a job.

B．Those who identify with their work role.

C．Those who are fully devoted to their work.

D．Those who possess experience.

5 . There’s a well-known story in the world of literary translators about the translator who was thrilled to see his work appear at great length in an article in a popular magazine. He had translated many novels by a little-known Scandinavian novelist, who he believed had been ignored and not received the attention or praise the novelist deserved. He had devoted much time to trying to get this novelist some recognition. The article agreed with his assessment of the novelist’s works mentioning long passages from his translations.

But something was missing. The translator searched in vain for a mention of his name. It didn’t appear anywhere. The translator’s joy at the coverage（报道）of the author he liked was considerably ruined by this. He felt that he himself should have had some recognition in the article. It was as if the translator did not exist, and all the efforts he had made had never happened.

Most people would agree that it was wrong of the magazine not to mention the translator. However, it is also true that most readers themselves operate in exactly the same way, and for them it is also as if the translator didn’t exist. When people read a translation of a novel, they want to feel they are reading what the novelist, and not someone else, wrote. They don’t want to be reminded that they are not reading, and would not be able to read, the original novel created by the novelist, not wishing to know who the translator was or pay any attention to what they have done.

In this global age, more and more works of fiction are being translated into more and more languages. Readers are now able to experience and understand other cultures more than ever through the reading of translated novels. So the works of more and more novelists can reach people in other parts of the world. This applies not only to new novels but also to fresh translations of old classics.

1. What can we know about the translator in Paragraph 1?

A．His opinion was shared by the magazine.

B．The novelist’s works were his favourite.

C．He often sent articles to the magazine.

D．The novelist got famous with his help.

2. How did the translator feel when he looked closely at the article in the magazine?

A．Regretful.	B．Proud.
C．Upset.	D．Skeptical.

3. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．The contributions of novel translators.

B．The general attitude towards translators.

C．The readers’ different tastes in literature.

D．The importance of reading original works.

4. What does the author stress when talking about the global age?

A．The shortage of able novel translators.

B．The number of readers of original works.

C．The value of novels in different countries.

D．The variety of fiction available to readers.

6 . When Mrs Green asked us to discover our professions（职业）, the whole class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _____．“Yes, you will all be searching for your future ____．Each of you will have to ____ someone in your field and give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Mrs Green talked about this. Finally, I picked print journalism(新闻业). This ____ I had to go to interview a true newspaper reporter. I was nervous. I sat down in front of him ____ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.

“How about some ____?”

I shook my head again．

Finally, I thought he ____ I was nervous, and I got my first big tip as a ____：“Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper．You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from_____in class. I got an A on the project．

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career(职业), but with no success．Then I_____ Mrs Green and my dream at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t ____ me. They just reminded(提醒) me how competitive the field was and ____ all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my____. It gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was _____.

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, ____ stories from Olympic Games to car accidents and ____ choosing my strongest area. ____ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible（令人难以置信的）wave of memories hit me and I realized that ____ Mrs Green I was able to be sitting at that desk.

I get ____ all the time：“How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could ____ her．

1.

A．embarrassing

B．mad

C．patient

D．enthusiastic

2.

A．universities

B．families

C．professions

D．lives

3.

A．interview

B．describe

C．admire

D．face

4.

A．considered

B．ordered

C．expected

D．meant

5.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．naturally

D．completely

6.

A．preparations

B．newspapers

C．drink

D．paper

7.

A．realized

B．imagined

C．impressed

D．admitted

8.

A．student

B．journalist

C．teacher

D．writer

9.

A．notes

B．books

C．imagination

D．memory

10.

A．called

B．remembered

C．recognized

D．visited

11.

A．answer

B．laugh

C．stop

D．promise

12.

A．how

B．whether

C．when

D．where

13.

A．life

B．body

C．blood

D．opinion

14.

A．coming in

B．coming out

C．going up

D．going on

15.

A．creating

B．finding

C．covering

D．writing

16.

A．finally

B．firstly

C．of course

D．in all

17.

A．While

B．When

C．As long as

D．Once

18.

A．refer to

B．thanks to

C．up to

D．thanks for

19.

A．hurt

B．examined

C．tested

D．asked

20.

A．respect

B．support

C．thank

D．favor

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the woman’s company?

A．In Japan.

B．In Britain.

C．In Australia.

2. Why does the man talk to the woman?

A．To look for a travel agent.

B．To ask about a tour.

C．To seek cooperation.

3. What are the speakers going to do next?

A．Do the market research.

B．Go to a restaurant.

C．Have a discussion.

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Mike,

I’m very glad to receive the letter you sent me. I have been thinking the question you asked me. From my point of view, you can come to China after finished your studies.

For the one reason, China’s development offers a number of job opportunity for the young. What’s more, what you are studying is bad needed in China nowadays. In fact, many big companies in our city are hoping to hire people like me.

For another reason, China is a country with such a different culture as many foreigners enjoy living and working here. Why not come but join them? If you came here, I will do how I can to help you.

9 . 完形填空(共20小题；
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her____and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under____in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved____the cars could be on site____the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!____other local paving company wanted to do the job,____it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were____to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and ____our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also____them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,____they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into____Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our____challenge was to keep the rock mixture____enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one____,I got a special____to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I ____held one of those hoses to____down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that____one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the____company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the ____to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”1.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．imagination

D．experience

2.

A．construction

B．repair

C．control

D．development

3.

A．after

B．as

C．for

D．so

4.

A．while

B．since

C．where

D．when

5.

A．Some

B．Any

C．No

D．Every

6.

A．stating

B．reporting

C．telling

D．warning

7.

A．able

B．nervous

C．afraid

D．willing

8.

A．supported

B．promised

C．continued

D．improved

9.

A．asked

B．surprised

C．reminded

D．demanded

10.

A．though

B．but

C．as

D．unless

11.

A．discussion

B．action

C．practice

D．production

12.

A．next

B．first

C．past

D．previous

13.

A．cold

B．wet

C．loose

D．clean

14.

A．Naturally

B．Obviously

C．Meanwhile

D．Instead

15.

A．excuse

B．order

C．permit

D．reason

16.

A．exactly

B．personally

C．angrily

D．hardly

17.

A．pull

B．knock

C．hit

D．water

18.

A．required

B．mixed

C．followed

D．formed

19.

A．best

B．last

C．second

D．only

20.

A．courage

B．interest

C．hope

D．chance

10 . 英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, experienced a tough interview, Joan was fortunate to be employed as an interpreter at the National Museum, where lies in Washington. She was excited that in addition a variety of exhibitions the museum was in the possession of wonderful treasures. However, Joan doubted that she would be on good term with her new colleagues. Her new director invited her to give a short self introduction. She feels such nervous that she couldn’t say a word. Besides, all her new colleagues encouraged her. Eventually, she made this. A good beginning is half done.