1 . When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of lonely self-employment, there was one thing I was looking forward to the most: the opportunity to have work friends once again. It wasn't until I entered the corporate world that I realized, for me at least, being friends with colleagues didn't emerge as a(n) _______ at all. This is surprising when you consider the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the importance of cultivating close _______ relationships at work. So much research has explored the way in which collegial（同事的）ties can help overcome a range of workplace issues _______ productivity and the quality of work output such as team-based conflict, jealousy, undermining anger, and more.

Perhaps my expectations of lunches, water-cooler gossip and caring, deep-and-meaningful conversations were a _______ of the last time I was in that kind of office environment. Whereas now, as I near the end of my fourth decade, I realize work can be fully functional and entirely fulfilling without _______ to be best mates with the people sitting next to you.

In an academic analysis just published in the profoundly-respected Journal of Management, researchers have looked at the concept of "indifferent relationships", a simple term that summarizes the fact that relationships at work can _______ be non-interpersonal, inconsequential, unimportant and even, dare I say it, disposable or substitutable.

Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they're especially _______ among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation. Indifference is also the _______ option among those who are socially lazy. Maintaining relationships over the long term takes effort, which, for some of us, is much too _______.

As noted above, indifferent relationships may not always be the most ________ approach in resolving some of the issues that pop up at work. But there are nevertheless several apparently proven benefits. One of those is ________. Less time chatting and socializing means more time working and churning(产出).

The other is ________. As human beings, we're programmed to compare ourselves to each other in what is an anxiety-causing phenomenon. Apparently, we look down on acquaintances(泛泛之交)more so than friends. Since the former is very common among those ________ to indifferent relationships, their predominance can promote individuals' sense of self-worth.

Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional ________ of indifferent relationships has been found to enhance critical evaluation, to strengthen one's focus on task resolution, and to gain greater access to valuable information. None of that might be as ________ as after-work socializing but, hey, I'll take it anyway.

1.

A．burden

B．priority

C．obligation

D．coincidence

2.

A．short-term

B．contractual

C．shallow

D．interpersonal

3.

A．affecting

B．enhancing

C．measuring

D．restoring

4.

A．cause

B．credit

C．consequence

D．realization

5.

A．tending

B．needing

C．promising

D．hesitating

6.

A．peculiarly

B．interestingly

C．reasonably

D．decisively

7.

A．dominant

B．rare

C．constructive

D．intense

8.

A．preferred

B．compulsory

C．available

D．likely

9.

A．engaging

B．casual

C．demanding

D．effortless

10.

A．traditional

B．cautious

C．flexible

D．helpful

11.

A．image

B．efficiency

C．profit

D．expansion

12.

A．self-respect

B．self-improvement

C．self-evaluation

D．self-control

13.

A．resistant

B．unique

C．open

D．essential

14.

A．feature

B．neutrality

C．reaction

D．conflict

15.

A．exhausting

B．meaningful

C．fun

D．popular

2 . Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years olds

Waiter / Waitress A job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16-year-olds. Not only can one earn $9-$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小费). Most people that visit a restaurant don’t just have good food. They come here to relax and have a good time. Besides serving food quickly, a young waiter who talks to them politely with a smile on his face will make the diners enjoy their time at the restaurant.

Work in a library If one is fond of books, working in a library is another suitable choice. Besides the pay is good, it offers a lot of free time when students can actually sit down and finish their homework. So on returning home, they would have time to hang around with friends or just relax. So working in a library is an excellent part-time job for teens, especially for school students.

Internet jobs There are many ways of making money through online jobs like clicking on advertisements, visiting sites and signing up with them. However, such online jobs don’t pay well. A better Internet job for teens is to complete online surveys. These are quite simple surveys that usually ask one about his/ her opinions and ideas. Many companies use these ideas to make products designed for teenagers.

1. A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______.

A．in a restaurant	B．in a library
C．on the Internet	D．in an IT company

2. The writer wrote this text to ______.

A．tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs

B．advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job

C．teach young people how to make lots of money

D．introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs

3. Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys?

A．The teens have more free time.

B．They can pay less to the teens.

C．They need advice to make products for teens.

D．The teens usually express their true opinions.

4 . Finally, I entered the institution. Because of my careful _________, I did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to _________ harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, _________ tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. Being a little _________, I also decided to take a class at a community college This class at the community college saved me $650. It was a(n) _________ summer and made me anxious to return to my _________ easy life at college.

During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I made a(n)_________ to work about five hours weekly in the campus admissions office answering phones. This provided a little extra money and _________ me from spending my savings. The overall situation looked hopeful as I _________ my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the __________ summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I __________ in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had $1.600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my __________ about this trip was not only the cost, but the __________ of time to make money; __________. I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip __________ was one of the most __________ things that have ever happened to me.

This experience has __________ me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work principle. Working long hours did a lot to influence my character and helped me learn the __________ of a dollar. It also made me learn how to __________ creative solutions to difficult dilemmas.

Whenever I am overwhelmed or afraid of the future, I can remember my $64.268 __________.

1.

A．efforts

B．savings

C．comparison

D．forecast

2.

A．work

B．study

C．research

D．relax

3.

A．joined

B．practiced

C．attended

D．instructed

4.

A．ambitious

B．content

C．desperate

D．anxious

5.

A．fruitful

B．unforgettable

C．exhausting

D．delightful

6.

A．completely

B．relatively

C．deliberately

D．necessarily

7.

A．attempt

B．proposal

C．decision

D．point

8.

A．kept

B．banned

C．discouraged

D．protected

9.

A．ended

B．changed

C．passed

D．approached

10.

A．former

B．previous

C．coming

D．latter

11.

A．succeeded

B．delayed

C．hesitated

D．believed

12.

A．accounts

B．threats

C．disadvantages

D．concerns

13.

A．waste

B．gain

C．limit

D．loss

14.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．also

15.

A．successful

B．possible

C．available

D．unique

16.

A．important

B．disappointing

C．exciting

D．fundamental

17.

A．shaped

B．involved

C．fascinated

D．guaranteed

18.

A．use

B．expectation

C．value

D．process

19.

A．stick with

B．reflect on

C．take up

D．work out

20.

A．income

B．wonder

C．dream

D．target

5 . What do employers want from business graduates?

Prospective employers have always expected business-school graduates to possess a certain set of skills, such as strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. Today, employers are looking for even more一technical expertise paired with interpersonal and intrapersonal（内在） skills.

    1     You can learn the technical skills on the job or in school, but the soft skills are more challenging to get.

    2     That can make you the type of employee that companies want to hire and promote. Recent data in The Financial Times 2018 Skills Gap Study agrees that soft skills, like the ability to work well in a team, were rated as "most important" by 64 percent of respondents.

During your business-school experience, you'll have the opportunity to build these skills as you work on group projects, interact with teachers, and participate in internships（实习）.When you reflect on your personal and professional lives, the people who have mastered skills like communication, listening, and cooperation are the people who stand out to you.    3    

But that doesn't mean that there aren't other skills on the top of many companies' wish lists.    4     The first is "combine", which is the ability to combine and deal with information from multiple sources to solve complex problems. The second is "organize", or the ability to organize information to see relationships and to solve multiple, interrelated problems.     5    

A．Market yourself as someone with soft skills.

B．And they stand out to prospective employers too.

C．So these skills in high demand have great value in the hiring market.

D．What you may not realize is the lasting impact of developing skills like leadership.

E．Soft skills like flexibility and teamwork are in high demand among employers.

F．The skills you gain while earning your MBA help prepare you for various careers.

G．The skills that employers have the most difficulty finding often have the most value in the marketplace.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Ms. Sate put off her trip?

A．She was dissatisfied with her presentation material．

B．She couldn't get a plane ticket to Chicago．

C．She had to deal with another business．

2. When will the speakers attend the meeting?

A．At 12:00．

B．At 11:30．

C．At 11:00．

3. What will the man most likely do before the meeting?

A．Meet a customer．

B．Speak to Ms. Sate．

C．Go to the other side of town．

7 . How does the woman feel about the meeting?

A．Annoyed that she will have to attend it.

B．Worried that her presentation will be unpopular.

C．Surprised that it is still going to take place.

8 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.

Twenty years ago I was appointed and have worked     1    a volcanologist since then. The job is exciting but     2    (occasion) dangerous. I don't mind the danger because I help protect ordinary people from the volcanoes. What I do is collect information for a database about Mount Kilauea.     3    active volcano in Hawaii     4    (collect) and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.

When boiling rock erupts from a volcano and crashes back to earth, it causes     5     (little) damage than you might imagine. The reason is that no one lives near the top of Mount Kilauea,     6     the rocks fall. The lava can bury everything in     7     (it) path under the molten rock.

Once I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at the volcano the day after its     8    (erupt) with two other scientists. We had to wear     9     (protect) suits , that covered our whole body. We made our way to the edge of the crater and collected some lava for     10     (late) study. That was my first experience.

9 . How will the man travel to his meeting?

A．By car.

B．By train.

C．By taxi.

10 . In March,another lung infection attacked me.However,I was___ because I didn't have to go to work.

My work was more dangerous than my lung infection.My customers tended to be rude.The majority of my co-workers loved gossip and ___。Every night when I began my walk to work,I felt fine. __ the time I had reached my____ my head hurt and my stomach felt __ As I walked through the door,I was tense and ready for a __

So,when my lung infection calmed down,I___ to find another job.Surfing through employment listings online,I found an ad for a human-only circus.The work was basic and ___within my power.So I __ my resume.A few days later I __ an interview and ended up getting hired.

The pay at the circus was ___The hours were longer.The work was more physically ___However,I loved it.I was in an environment where my colleagues were ___ so I was never tired when I __ at the end of the day.It took a while for me to fit in.For the first few weeks of work,I was __，and I was always looking over my shoulder.I was __ to befriend my co-workers,for fear that they would___ me later.Despite all these,I began to __ that I was smiling and laughing at work and that my colleagues and I ___each other. When problems arose,we talked them through instead of slinging mud(血口喷人）。I am now so happy that I have made a __ decision.

1.

A．upset

B．thrilled

C．heartbroken

D．hopeless

2.

A．stories

B．jokes

C．tricks

D．plays

3.

A．By

B．At

C．During

D．For

4.

A．home

B．clinic

C．hospital

D．workplace

5.

A．sick

B．warm

C．full

D．empty

6.

A．talk

B．battle

C．sleep

D．discussion

7.

A．refused

B．promised

C．decided

D．managed

8.

A．hardly

B．completely

C．nearly

D．seldom

9.

A．lifted

B．handed

C．canceled

D．submitted

10.

A．organized

B．missed

C．scored

D．arranged

11.

A．higher

B．lower

C．more

D．fewer

12.

A．demanding

B．painful

C．attractive

D．special

13.

A．mean

B．diligent

C．respectable

D．devoted

14.

A．hung out

B．checked out

C．clocked out

D．gave out

15.

A．overjoyed

B．satisfied.

C．ashamed

D．tense

16.

A．unwilling

B．free

C．desperate

D．eager

17.

A．depend on

B．look after

C．turn against

D．deal with

18.

A．remind

B．notice

C．recall

D．think

19.

A．made fun of

B．found fault with

C．looked out for

D．put up with

20.

A．different

B．complex

C．last

D．right