3 . It is recently reported that people’s collective stress has reached alarming levels.     1    . It can have serious consequences. A study found that people experiencing long-lasting burnout have up to a 35 percent greater risk of early death. Don’t panic. Here are some active steps you can take to prevent burnout:

Look for meaning at work

You can tolerate stress longer if you believe you’re doing something purposeful and worthwhile. You are more likely to experience bumout-inducing stress when something seems out of control, against your will, or totally meaningless.     2     .

Look for meaning outside of work

If you are struggling to make you work meaningful, giving priority to life outside of work might be especially beneficial. A research shows that people more likely to experience a greater sense of engagement when on the job are those with a hobby.

    3    

Use separate email accounts for work and personal life, and set up boundaries between work and personal life, then you will be especially more comfortable if you work from home.

Don’t neglect yourself

Physical activity is essential to shaking out stress hormones.     4     . But movement is the most natural evolutionary response to our body’s stress, even light movement helps “complete” the stress cycle.

Recognize when it has become too much

Talk to your boss when you feel your job should be manageable, rewarding and under your control. It’s common for bosses to increase tasks over time if you don’t communicate our needs or limitations, which may be overlooked.     5     .

A．Work at home when necessary

B．Try to separate work and home

C．And your hormone levels can be generally affected by emotional states

D．Many individuals are less active when they are under stress in order to rest

E．Feeling constantly occupied, worried, and overwhelmed can lead to burnout

F．If you don’t expect things will improve,consider changing jobs or even careers

G．Identify ways in which even the smallest of daily tasks contributes to the lives of others

4 . As a child, I would sit through movies I loved over and over. I dreamed of someday having the ability to create ______ .

But school was difficult for me for many reasons, so becoming a screenwriter seemed ______. When I was fourteen, I was shocked when my ______ were made into a brochure that was ______ to every student. For a week or so, I was treated very ______. Previously invisible, I was now “a published poet” receiving   praise and slaps(拍打) on the back. But an already deep-seated lack of ______ prevented me from having any serious hopes for a career in literature. I felt like those things only happened to other people. ______ I would look at thousands of books and ask myself, “Are all these people ______ than me, or did they just ______ harder?” So, I kept reading, writing and watching movies not only for ______ but to analyse how great stories are told.

The lack of confidence that annoyed me early in life took decades to ______ .

I had a job that paid well, but I ______ it. Suddenly, the company went out of business, ______ me to choose between getting yet another job I didn’t like and finally being committed to a career as a writer. My ______ was copyediting, which wasn’t writing exactly but almost.

I spent more years swimming in a sea of words, loved it and finally became a ______ as I had wished.

1.

A．conditions

B．films

C．memories

D．businesses

2.

A．unnecessary

B．impossible

C．appropriate

D．worthwhile

3.

A．photos

B．paintings

C．poems

D．reports

4.

A．given away

B．checked through

C．finished off

D．made up

5.

A．rudely

B．strictly

C．fairly

D．differently

6.

A．confidence

B．ability

C．curiosity

D．support

7.

A．However

B．Thus

C．Otherwise

D．Moreover

8.

A．wealthier

B．stronger

C．smarter

D．braver

9.

A．live

B．wait

C．try

D．rush

10.

A．assessment

B．entertainment

C．competition

D．adjustment

11.

A．return

B．grow

C．arise

D．shake

12.

A．misunderstood

B．ignored

C．deserved

D．disliked

13.

A．persuading

B．forcing

C．reminding

D．advising

14.

A．choice

B．truth

C．aim

D．challenge

15.

A．actor

B．director

C．screenwriter

D．teacher

5 . I was working as a mechanical engineer, doing designing and product development at my company. I was really having a good time.

However, one day, I got a message for a _______ from my manager at 4:45 pm. I went into his office, and I saw someone from HR sitting beside him. My manager said,“Your _______ is not up to the mark. You always need help from others to complete your work. You aren’t working _______ . So this will be your_______day.” I had_______my hardest in the last 3 months and to hear something like that_______my confidence. I tried to convince him but the_______was final.

In this situation, I had two_______. To feel sad for myself or to leave everything behind and go get what I was worth. I told myself that I_______a job. I started________a new job actively. Putting in maximum effort, I got________. I made a record of 12 interviews in a week! I________several offers and accepted a new job! I was really________and proud of myself.

I just want to say that no matter how much you________, you can always get back up. I am proud of myself that I stayed________and got a new offer within a few weeks.

1.

A．fight

B．meeting

C．discussion

D．drink

2.

A．fault

B．ambition

C．trick

D．performance

3.

A．carefully

B．immediately

C．independently

D．creatively

4.

A．first

B．last

C．second

D．third

5.

A．worked

B．played

C．studied

D．read

6.

A．gave

B．broke

C．increased

D．rebuilt

7.

A．score

B．attack

C．decision

D．offer

8.

A．reasons

B．problems

C．rules

D．choices

9.

A．needed

B．found

C．had

D．liked

10.

A．referring to

B．applying for

C．succeeding in

D．adapting to

11.

A．friends

B．visitors

C．ideas

D．interviews

12.

A．chose

B．designed

C．received

D．sent

13.

A．happy

B．depressed

C．optimistic

D．astonished

14.

A．disagree

B．pay

C．eat

D．fall

15.

A．bored

B．nervous

C．strong

D．curious

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The clock read 11 p.m. and I was still in the lab but I couldn’t focus. But going home wasn’t an option. My adviser had required me and the rest of my lab mates to stay in the lab until she had time to read all of our reports. She had decided she wanted to meet early with each of us to discuss the single-paragraph descriptions of our work. We waited dutifully as each lab member took their turn. None of us dared to leave or to challenge our boss. I didn’t get home until 1:30 a.m.

It was one more reminder that I should have been more careful when selecting a graduate adviser. Unfortunately, I was foolish enough not to give the directing style a second thought. I was simply happy to have received an offer.

Part of the problem was that I had limited options. I moved to the United States with my husband, who had a good job in a particular city. It had only one university, with only one department that really interested me. So I started to volunteer in a research lab there.

I was a regular attendee at departmental discussion groups, and that was where I met my future adviser. After she presented a meeting, I approached her and we set up a time to chat. We had a productive discussion about her research. Later, I went to dinner with her lab group.

I didn’t pick up any signs of trouble, although one person who worked in a lab that shared space with hers did tell me about coming across one of her lab members crying in the break room. I ignored that warning sign. Within a few weeks, the staff member offered me a position in her lab as a master’s student. The opportunity seemed too good to pass up. I hoped it would work out.

It wasn’t long before reality set in. Group meetings were terrible. Our adviser was often angry.

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。

The situation disappointed me.

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A year later, I finally had the opportunity to change my adviser with a different lab.

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7 . 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。

When a person wakes up in the morning, seven items are necessary and unavoidable in his or her life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

The saying     1     (update) recently, and it is now widely accepted     2     the seven items have been integrated into one thing-a parcel.

The     3     (adjust) saying illustrates the importance of parcels in Chinese people’s lives nowadays.

Although the delivery industry has boomed in the past decade, and many people rely     4     (heavy) on parcels to maintain their normal lives, it is easy     5     (forget) the most important part of the network-the millions of couriers who transport the items to their recipients.

In China, these essential people usually have busy schedules     6     handle heavy workloads. For example, in big cities such as Beijing, each courier usually collects and delivers 200 to 300 parcels a day, even during off - peak     7     (period).

They often wear colorful uniforms and ride electric bikes through the streets and communities. People call them “busy bees” in honor of       8     (they) hard work.

Sometimes, they rush to meet their schedules and aim to deliver     9     large number of parcels, raising the risk of traffic accidents. Sometimes they work overtime to complete deliveries. Occasionally, they are subject     10     unreasonable complaints.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why will Steve go to Boston?

A．For vacation.

B．For work.

C．For study.

2. What does Jenny suggest Jack do?

A．Find a new job.

B．Live in Boston.

C．Go to Boston for vacations.

3. How does Jack sound in the end?

A．Grateful.

B．Depressed.

C．Think positively.