1 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．A restaurant.

B．The man’s job.

C．The man’s pay.

2 . What does Nick do?

A．A website designer.

B．A computer salesman.

C．A school teacher.

3 . 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在表格中的横线上填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

The GREATEST Journey

I had lunch last week with a high-ranking business woman for a fortune 500 company. I asked her what tips she would give to someone early in their career. Without hesitation she jumped right into four keys to her professional climb:
Know your business. Never get satisfaction with your industry or your position. In most cases, the knowledge you hold now is not good enough to stand the test of time. Thus, you must keep working to stay on top of what’s new and what’s coming down the pipeline. This is what really counts, especially early in a professional career, as many entry level associates are content to be gainfully employed.
Pick careers with care. Again, early in your career it is easy to run after the job that offers the most money. In the case of a life-long career money cannot answer all things. If you are going to be an entrepreneur then you’ll probably start with a budget of zero. Yet, if you have the discipline, working for yourself could be the best choice you’ve ever made.
If you are going to work for a company you have to do your homework. If you find a company that consists with your values and produces a product that you 100% believe in, then you’ll have an easy time giving that organization your all.
Be personable. If everyone hates to be around you at the office, it’s time to check your attitude. We’ve all heard at least one anecdote about a great thinker with great skills who drove coworkers crazy. Someway, somehow many of the brightest and best lack the “people skills” to advance beyond an entry-level position.
In short, you must have the interpersonal insight to interact with internal and external contacts. If not, you may find that you are unimportant once someone with soft-skills joins the organization. Why? People have to buy you before they ever buy the product you’re selling.
Be willing to move. This is where I got puzzled. She shared how she lived in seven states still working for the same organization.
Much is made of moving in today’s attempts to climb the corporate ladder. As more and more companies extend to have a global reach, it is easy to understand why new opportunities birth in various locations.
Whatever the path, outline in your heart what destination you hope to reach and this will be a key indicator as to which journey will be greatest for you.
Title: The Greatest Journey

Passage Outlines	Supporting Details
Information about a business woman	●She held a high     1     in a fortune 500 company. ●She worked for the same organization     2     the fact that she lived in seven states.
3     on professional climb	Know your business ●Don’t fix eyes on the financial     4     in the initial stage. ●Be modest about your performance in the position, for you need to better your knowledge so as not to lag behind.
	Pick careers     5     ●Don’t run after well-paying jobs early in your career. ●Work in an ideal company and you are willing to be     6     to that organization.
	Be personable ●    7     driving coworkers crazy for lack of social skills. ●Try to     8     others both internally and externally so that no one can shake your foundations in the organization.
	Be willing to move ●As an increasing number of companies     9     their business globally, new opportunities arise accordingly.
Conclusion	●With your dreaming destination     10     in mind, you will be navigated through the greatest journey.

4 . Years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a seminar. This was a motivational one basically designed to ____ people in changing their lives, ____ their personal barriers in life.
It was always ____ to meet the seminar attendees. Some of them couldn’t wait to get started, others were ____ about what they would get for their money, and others attended ____ often being forced by pressure.
This last group was always the most ____ to work with. They sit there with ____ crossed, rarely participating in any of the specific exercises meant to help them build positive behaviors to ____ old habits and thoughts.
In the end, I started to look through the evaluations paying particular attention to find the form submitted by one of the attendees who had seemingly ____ less attentiveness. To my disappointment, in this ____, there was no form. I left that day thinking that I had ____ this person.
As I ____ my preparation for the next seminar afterwards, one day I received a phone call —it was the ____ attendee who had not submitted the evaluation form! My immediate ____ was to prepare for a request for a total refund(退款).
It was not the case, ____ He took his time to tell me how much the seminar had already helped him change his ways, and how much more comfortable he was with himself now that he knew how to overcome his own personal barriers ____ success both personally and professionally. I was surprised and glad to be ____ to him.
Actually we all have power to affect the ____ of others, but this power can also be negative if you use it wrongly or improperly. Power — you all have it — use it ____ because you never know what impact you have on other people even when you think ____1.

A．rescue

B．assist

C．sponsor

D．treat

2.

A．breaking down

B．working against

C．breaking through

D．working out

3.

A．fascinating

B．frightening

C．incredible

D．mysterious

4.

A．conscious

B．explicit

C．roundabout

D．skeptical

5.

A．willingly

B．reluctantly

C．voluntarily

D．naturally

6.

A．inspiring

B．daring

C．challenging

D．shocking

7.

A．hands

B．wrinkles

C．smiles

D．arms

8.

A．impress

B．conquer

C．twist

D．spin

9.

A．displayed

B．paid

C．clarified

D．requested

10.

A．court

B．case

C．guilt

D．generation

11.

A．succeeded

B．managed

C．anticipated

D．failed

12.

A．went about

B．turned over

C．put away

D．set off

13.

A．arbitrary

B．bored

C．very

D．suspected

14.

A．reaction

B．feeling

C．effort

D．mind

15.

A．but

B．although

C．though

D．while

16.

A．to

B．beyond

C．opposite

D．against

17.

A．hopeful

B．helpful

C．handy

D．holy

18.

A．gestures

B．functions

C．emotions

D．behaviors

19.

A．wisely

B．foolishly

C．regularly

D．regularly

20.

A．additionally

B．alike

C．otherwise

D．overall

5 . 某英文杂志正在举办以“Fancy yourself as an interviewer”为主题的征文活动，请你以“A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容包括：
1. 采访的对象；
2. 采访的原因；
3. 想提的问题。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
4. 短文的标题已给出，不计入总词数。

A Famous Chinese I Would Like to Interview

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6 . 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。

Job stress hits students

       As the job-hunting season kicks off, many graduates are suffering from anxiety. Job interview   results are becoming the most common conversation topic in dormitories. Worried about not getting satisfactory offers, some students have sleep problems, or lose their appetite. Some might even display symptoms of depression.
       According to a survey across several universities in Wuhan conducted by Wuhan Yangtze Business University, over 72 percent of student participants were worried about finding a job. Students in the first one or two years were also uneasy about their job prospects, which contributed to spreading anxiety further.
       Lang Lei, 22, a business major from Renmin University in Beijing, admitted having mood swings when job hunting. The student hoped to get positions with large state-owned enterprises in his hometown of Yantai, Shandong. But when it turned out that things wouldn’t be so easy, Lang became concerned. After some struggling moments, he has now changed to more realistic goals.
       Others feel tortured (受折磨) while waiting for interview results. Mo Tong, a senior software engineering major at South China Normal University, would fall into a nervous state every time after he attended a job interview.
       “For a day or two I couldn’t help but keep thinking about how I performed in front of the interviewers, how well I dealt with their questions, and whether they would consider giving me a   chance in the end,” Mo was unable to focus on other things as his anxiety grew.
       Media reports about rising unemployment rates and a difficult job market have touched students’ nerves.
       ‘‘I’ m alarmed by articles saying how bachelor’s degree holders are losing ground,” said Wang Hongjuan, a sophomore English major from Putian University in Fujian province. “It suggests to me that good jobs are only available to graduate or doctoral students.”
       As Wang has no plans to further her education, she has to commit herself to all sorts of extracurricular activities to improve her prospects. This throws her into a packed schedule.
       Wen Fang, a well-known education psychology expert and consultant in Beijing, advises students not to be misled by depressing surveys and reports about the job market. “Unemployment rates are not linked to an individual’s chances of getting a job,” he said. “An individual’s chances are actually mainly determined by his or her capability.”
       According to Wen, a moderate degree of anxiety is normal — it can even be helpful. But if it constantly affects a student’s normal life, one should pay more attention. “Focus on adapting yourself to the needs of society, and never ever overestimate your goals,” Wen added.

Title: Job stress hits students
Present    1    on campus		As the job-hunting season comes, most students become    2    . ●Students    3    mainly about job interview results in dormitories. ●Some students are worried about not getting satisfactory jobs and feel    4    . ●Students in the first one or two years are also uneasy about their job prospects.
Examples	Lang Lei	●He    5    in business and finds it hard to get a satisfying job in his hometown. ●He has now changed to more realistic goals.
	Mo Tong	●After an interview, he always thinks about how he performed in front of the interviewers and whether he could get a chance    6    . ●With his anxiety    7    , Mo becomes less focused on other things.
	Wang Hongjuan	●She is alarmed by media reports saying bachelor’s degree holders have no     8    when hunting for jobs. ●She is busy with extracurricular activities to improve her prospects.
Experts’ opinion		●One’s capability    9    his or her chances of getting a job. ●Students should not be misled by gloomy   surveys and reports about the job market.    ●Try to    10    yourself to the needs of society, and never ever overestimate your goals.

7 . 阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
Interviewing someone for a job is not as easy as it looks. First, as the interviewer, you’re tasked with finding the person who will not only do the job well but also fit in well with the other employees.
You have to make an evaluation of abstract qualities that can’t be found on a résumé. Because you have to repeat the process for every potential employee, you end up asking question after question, applicant after applicant.
Still, interviewers need to be told something: “What is your biggest weakness?” is not a good question. It just isn’t.
Now, job seekers have to understand that interviewers want to find some way to know what makes an applicant different from others. Asking questions that are seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see who can think creatively. Then what may be a proper way to respond to such a question?
Honesty, with a twist（新手法）
“‘What are your three strengths and three weaknesses?’ is a classic, but not too many people know how to answer this,” says Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, an online marketing company.
“As an interviewer, we want to hear strengths that describe initiative（主动性）, motivation and dedication. The best way to respond is to include these qualities into specific ‘personal statements.’”
“Similarly, weaknesses should be positioned as a strength that can benefit the employer.”
“I like to hear applicants state an exaggerated strength, and put an interesting twist on it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong, that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’”
This answer leads with a strength that employers want — initiative — and still acknowledges that you’re not perfect.
Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you’re being honest.
Honesty, with progress
When you consider what your weaknesses are, think about how you have attempted to overcome them. No one is perfect, so pretending that you are a perfectionist will come across as insincere.
Debra Davenport, author of “Career Shuffle,” believes citing(引用) examples are the best approach.
“My preferred response for this question is to tell the truth without damaging the applicant’s image.” Davenport explains.
“A better response might be, ‘I’ve had some challenges with work-life balance in the past and I realize that a life out of balance isn’t good for me, my family or my employer. I’ve taken the time to learn better time and project management, and I’m also committed to my overall wellness.’”
The answer adds some dimension to the question, and proves you’ve thought beyond the answer. You’ve actually changed your behavior to address the situation, even if you haven’t completely overcome the weakness.
Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes
However you decide to answer, Debra Yergen, author of “Creating Job Security Resource Guide,” recommends job seekers imagine themselves sitting on the other side of the desk.
“If you were doing the hiring, what would you be looking for? What would be your motivation for asking certain questions? Who would you be trying to weed out? If you can empathize (共鸣) with the interviewer, you can better understand what they want and need, and then frame your qualifications to meet their needs for the position you seek.”
Once you consider what the goal of the question is and figure out what your honest answer is, you’ll be able to give the best possible answer to a tricky question.

Job Interviews	Details
Tasks for a job interviewer	☆ Find the person both doing the job well and    1    along well with other employees. ☆    2    abstract qualities of applicants by asking one question after another.
3    to interviewees for replying to a tricky question	☆ Understand that the interviewers want to    4    between applicants and that asking a question seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see an applicant’s    5    . ☆ Be    6    and inventive when asked about your weaknesses, and respond properly. ☆ Never    7    you are perfect, which may be believed to be insincere. ☆Try to show that you’ve changed a lot    8    you haven’t completely get rid of your weaknesses. ☆ Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and have a better    9    of their needs for the job.
Conclusion	☆ With the goal of the question    10    into account and the honest answer in your mind, you will be able to give the best possible answer.

8 . It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy, where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants.

Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself here. “I never in my life thought I’d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.

Twenty years ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so.

Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way.

For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question. Yet this culture is changing, said Musa Shteiwi, a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman. “We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days,” he said. “It’s still not exactly common, but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”

Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers, role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community, have learned to see themselves as individuals. The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.

—From New York Times (December 22, 2014)

1. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.

A．go to work abroad after American women’s example

B．didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20thcentury

C．are commonly used to living and working separately

D．expect to take the same family responsibilities as men

2. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.

A．proud, homesick or independent	B．honest, outstanding or optimistic
C．mature, enthusiastic or energetic	D．painful, desperate or conservative

3. How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?

A．The public think highly of it.	B．The public care very little about it.
C．The public show both interest and anxiety.	D．The public are strongly against it.

4. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.

A．Arab women can hardly find any work	B．flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf
C．flight attendants lead quite a different life	D．young Arab women’s values are changing

9 . Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

When I was a senior in high school, I _______   knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.

Writing had basically ______ me when I was only 7 years old, _____     since that time, I'd been bombarded(轰炸) by guidance counselors and career planners who all ______ me to have " a back-up-plan" in case writing didn't work out.

I'd never even _____ a different career path, so I was very _____ and worried. After much thought, I decided _______ would be my "back-up-plan", and I signed up for a class through my high school.

This _______ that every morning, I would serve as a teacher's helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston's classroom and ______ papers for him.

Sometimes, I even ______ a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my _______.Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, "Do you really want to teach?"

"Had I really been that _______?" I thought.

"Don't misunderstand. You'll do fine in teaching," he continued. "But, is your _______ really in it?"

"Not really," I _______. "I want to write. I want to write new stories and fiction and poetry and so much more... but I've been told it's tough to make it as a writer _____ I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers _______ to pursue writing."

As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, "Why are you preparing to ________ with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!"

Mr. Ralston's _______ to follow my dreams was the little nudge(推动) I decided to help me push past my ______ of not making it as a writer and simply "Go for it!"

That's what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in ______ season. So, Let's try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone's life today.

1.

A．even

B．never

C．already

D．also

2.

A．reminded

B．entertained

C．accompanied

D．chosen

3.

A．or

B．and

C．for

D．but

4.

A．urged

B．forced

C．taught

D．persuaded

5.

A．created

B．taken

C．considered

D．examined

6.

A．embarrassed

B．confused

C．annoyed

D．frightened

7.

A．writing

B．teaching

C．studying

D．editing

8.

A．meant

B．showed

C．suggested

D．revealed

9.

A．read

B．set

C．graded

D．composed

10.

A．reviewed

B．skipped

C．took

D．presented

11.

A．application

B．evaluation

C．instruction

D．qualification

12.

A．obvious

B．shallow

C．superior

D．ambitious

13.

A．eye

B．mind

C．heart

D．focus

14.

A．interrupted

B．joked

C．admitted

D．apologized

15.

A．unless

B．if

C．because

D．so

16.

A．up

B．apart

C．along

D．off

17.

A．fail

B．follow

C．depart

D．compete

18.

A．encouragement

B．determination

C．tendency

D．attempt

19.

A．dreams

B．fears

C．regrets

D．mistakes

20.

A．peak

B．low

C．proper

D．new

10 . Being the boss might mean more money and challenging work but it can also cause damage to physical and mental well-being, according to a Canadian study.
For years studies have shown people in lower-status jobs generally have higher rates of heart disease and other illnesses and die earlier than those in higher-status positions while job authority(当权者) has shown no relationship with workers’ health. But University of Toronto researchers, using data from 1,800 US workers, found the health of people in higher positions is affected by work as they are more likely to report conflicts with co-workers and say work disturbs their home life. However, the positive aspects of having a power position at work, such as higher status, more pay and greater independence, seemed to cancel out (抵消) the negative aspects when it came to people’s physical and psychological health.
These latest findings, reported in the journal Social Science & Medicine, suggest that the advantages and disadvantages of authority positions basically cancel each other out, giving the general impression that job authority has no health effects. For the study, the researchers surveyed participants about various aspects of their work, life and well-being. Job authority was judged based on whether a person managed other employees and had power over hiring, firing and pay.
Physical health complaints included problems like headaches, body aches, heartburn and tiredness. Psychological complaints included sleep problems, difficulty concentrating and feelings of sadness, worry and anxiety.
“This isn’t to suggest that having authority is ‘bad’ — in fact, we show it has benefits ... but it is important to identify the negative sides and deal with them.” researcher Scott Schieman said. Schieman said conflicts with co-workers or involvement of work into home life may destroy physical and mental well-being by creating stress.          “These are key stressors that can tax individuals’ ability to function effectively,” Schieman said.
1. Work will have a negative effect on job authority’s health probably because ________.

A．they are not fit for their work

B．they have power over hiring and pay

C．they are faced with severe competition

D．they don’t get on well with their co-workers

2. Most people don’t see that bosses have health effects because ________.

A．their health problems are not serious enough to see

B．they have enough money to keep themselves healthy

C．their problems are quite different from those of workers

D．the advantages and disadvantages of their status work against each other

3. From the passage we can infer that the study aims to ________.

A．warn people not to be a boss for ever

B．remind the boss to deal with the bad effects of their work

C．show that having authority is harmful to one’s health

D．prove that being a boss can benefit a lot

4. The best title for this passage might be ________.

A．Lower-status can affect health

B．Authority can affect health in a way

C．Positive aspects of a power position

D．Disadvantages of being a boss