1 . What did the notice say about Tom?

A．He has finished his research.

B．He has been promoted to manager.

C．He is going to work in the research center.

2 . I moved to a new city and took a job in marketing. I didn't really understand whether it_________me. I enjoyed doing things that I felt had_________—I could see their benefit and feel their impact. As the months passed, I felt it just wasn't for me. I needed to find a way out.

A job advertisement for a(n)_________for a new youth magazine came at exactly the right time. I applied and was_________. My role was to help teams of young people edit their_________and help them with their work. I had assumed the magazine would be a(n)_________of games and dull reviews, so I was_________when one of the first pieces written was about social welfare._________, I found something I was interested in.

I felt a_________in me straight away. I had a purpose again. Days were lost to discussing hot topics and__________the words of their strong and opinionated (坚持己见的) voices.__________in their world, I could see myself making a difference to the team's__________ability. As our website__________increased and the work shifted to reflect what our__________wanted, I developed a greater__________of what young people might want to read.

The biggest change the job brought, __________,was to my well-being. It is rare you find yourself in a job you love, one that you are happy to__________each day. I was thriving (充实）in this__________environment, inspired by the talented young people I was helping to__________their careers. Now, I realize that there are jobs that will keep you happy,__________and inspired.

1.

A．messed with

B．applied to

C．relied on

D．waited for

2.

A．purpose

B．convenience

C．restriction

D．entertainment

3.

A．reporter

B．lawyer

C．editor

D．typist

4.

A．independent

B．intelligent

C．successful

D．ambitious

5.

A．courses

B．references

C．software

D．content

6.

A．replacement

B．mixture

C．innovation

D．symbol

7.

A．amused

B．embarrassed

C．touched

D．surprised

8.

A．Naturally

B．Generally

C．Frequently

D．Finally

9.

A．contrast

B．shock

C．change

D．shame

10.

A．reading

B．translating

C．spelling

D．copying

11.

A．Trapped

B．Hidden

C．Invested

D．Imagined

12.

A．gaming

B．marketing

C．writing

D．communicating

13.

A．hits

B．pages

C．profits

D．advertisements

14.

A．monitors

B．sponsors

C．colleagues

D．audiences

15.

A．distinction

B．understanding

C．expectation

D．recording

16.

A．though

B．instead

C．otherwise

D．therefore

17.

A．go into

B．leave behind

C．refer to

D．set aside

18.

A．troublesome

B．creative

C．tough

D．conservative

19.

A．transfer

B．rescue

C．discipline

D．further

20.

A．lucky

B．popular

C．energetic

D．honest

3 . 请认真阅读下列短文，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。

Imagine that work had taken over the world.It would be the centre around which the rest of life turned.Then all else would come to be subservient(服从于）to work.Then slowly,almost unconsciously,anything else-the games once played,the songs sung now,the loves fulfilled,the festivals celebrated-would come to resemble and finally become work.

And how,in this world of total work,would people think and sound and act?Everywhere they looked,they would see the pre- employed,employed,post-employed,underemployed and unemployed,and there would be no one uncounted in this census(人口普查）。Everywhere they would praise and love work wishing each other the very best for a productive day,opening their eyes to tasks and closing them only to sleep.Everywhere virtue of hard work would be championed as the means by which success is to be achieved,laziness being considered as the gravest sin(罪孽）。 Everywhere among content-providers,knowledge-brokers,collaboration architects and heads of new divisions would be heard endless chatter about workflows,about plans and benchmarks(基准）。

In this world,eating,resting,exercising,meditating and commuting(act of travelling back and forth between home and work)would all be beneficial to good health,which would,in turn,be put in the service of being more and more productive.No one would drink too much,and some would just take a little of psychedelics(迷幻剂）to enhance their work performance.

What is so disturbing about total work is not just that it causes needless human suffering but also that it removes the forms of playful contemplation(沉思）concerned with our asking,thinking and answering the most basic questions of existence.There is,to begin with,constant tension,an dominant sense of pressure associated with the thought that there's something that needs to be done, always something I'm supposed to be doing right now.Secondly,one feels guilt whenever he is not as productive as possible

The burden character of total work,then,is defined by ceaseless,restless,upsetting activity, anxiety about the future,a sense of life being overwhelming,thoughts_about missed opportunities, and guilt connected to the possibility of laziness.In short,total work necessarily causes dukkha,a Buddhist term referring to the unsatisfactory nature of a life filled with suffering.

In addition to causing dukkha,total work blocks access to higher levels of reality.For what is lost in the world of total work is art's disclosure of the beautiful,religion's glimpse of eternity(永恒）， love's pure joy,and philosophy's sense of wonderment(a feeling of pleasant surprise or admiration). All of these require silence,stillness,a wholehearted willingness to simply understand.

Passage outline	Supporting details
Imagination	If work occupied the world,human life would     1    around nothing else and there would also be an     2    change from anything to work.
Possible occurrences	◇Human life would be a work-sleep pattern. ◇Efforts to make you     3    at work would be praised and laziness     4     ◇People of different    5    would talk endlessly about work,like workflows,plans and so on.
Consequences	◇Total work not only brings about suffering but also     6    people from having playful contemplation. ◇Total work tends to put people under pressure,making them feel tense and     7    when they are not productive. ◇Total work causes people to always feel     8    about their life. ◇Total work leaves people little     9    to explore art,religion,love and philosophy,blocking people's access to higher levels of     10    .

4 . The phrase "digital nomads(游民)" suggests joyful people who escape their daily work to travel the world, working with laptops on beaches. Relevant statistics regularly made the headline: “There will be one billion digital nomads by 2035".

I started researching digital nomads in 2015, and it took me three years to develop an understanding of what might be going on. I've met hundreds of people who think of themselves as digital nomads and many more who have dreamed about becoming one. The first thing I learned is that how people feel about the label “digital nomad" changes over time. People starting out often assume it's a permanent lifestyle, but that's rarely the case. One of my respondents explained, “I don't go around calling myself a digital nomad now. It's a bit silly." Indeed, there's still debate about whether it's a buzzword(时髦用语) or a real phenomenon. Some have even tried to figure out how “authentic" a digital nomad is, by how much they move from place to place. And there has been heated debate online about who's a real digital nomad, and who is merely self-promoting.

Most of the digital nomads I spoke to, who once had well-paid jobs, told me that they were escaping from deeply-rooted problems in the contemporary Western workplace. One of my respondents, Zeb, was working three restaurant jobs to pay the rent in San Francisco. The city sucked up all his time and money. This made him abandon his plans to sell recycled products online. Swapping expensive California for affordable South-East Asia helped Zeb to launch his own business. Lisette a skilled translator from Hamburg, Germany, is able to produce high-quality work quickly. She soon tired of the culture of presenteeism (出勤主义) at her workplace. She explained, “I'm efficient and I like to get the work done and leave on time. :Others were obviously scared to leave first, so they would sit at their desks and play with their computers."

Nearly 40% of British adults believe their jobs don't make sense. Their housing is of poor quality and too expensive, and the economies don't provide young people with wages they can live on. With these challenges, it's hardly surprising that those new to the world are already desperate to escape. Yet there are certain complexities that come with living as a citizen of the world. As Lsstte said, "Digital nomads can quickly become isolated." Digital nomads have to shoulder responsibility for almost every aspect of modern life: their mental health, daily routine, income, safety and shelter. Most digital nomads travel on tourist visas, which requires them to move regularly ---an experience my participants have described as disorienting (使人迷失方向的).

For those digital nomads who make a living as professional bloggers, it's also part of their job to sell the life-style. As a result, many try to present a stable and happy image online. Lissette explained, "There 's a danger---when my aunt sees my picture online, she thinks that everything looks so happy here on the beach. Of course, my digital identity always looks happier than my real life." But at some point, most of my research participants feel sorrow for the loss of some aspects, such as location dependence, regular work hours. or an office party. They miss some of the things they were escaping. Many nomads I've interviewed just pack up and go home without telling anyone. Being a digital nomad can be rewarding and offers an escape from the boring office hour. But it’s important that digital nomads think deeply about the importance of community and mental health in their lives. Freedom does not mean the same thing for everyone.

1. What does the author think of digital nomads?

A．Easy to get on with.	B．Difficult to define.
C．Extremely popular.	D．About to disappear.

2. What led Lissette to escape from her workplace?

A．Fierce competition.	B．Economic pressure.
C．Rigid working system.	D．Violation of personal space.

3. What is an attractive aspect of being a digital nomad according to paragraph 4?

A．Travelling the world.	B．Enjoying more free time.
C．Receiving steady incomes.	D．Being free from real-life pressures.

4. What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?

A．Think twice before becoming a digital nomad.

B．Share your real life and job on the Internet.

C．Have a much more comfortable lifestyle.

D．Resign from a dead-end job as soon as possible.

5. What would be the best title of the passage?

A．Digital nomads: what future jobs will be like

B．Digital nomads: a trend that will take over the world

C．Digital nomads: an effective way to escape your everyday work

D．Digital nomads: what it's really like to work while traveling the world

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the speakers have to do?

A．Send figures to Mr. Jones.	B．Draw up the budget for next year.
C．Organize an advertising campaign on Thursday.

2. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A．Wait for her in his office.	B．Go to Mr. Jones’   workplace.
C．Make a phone call to Mr. Jones.

6 . Who is in charge of the project?

A．Dan.

B．Gary.

C．Mary.

7 . 请认真阅读下面短文，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：每个空格只填一个单词。

Why Should You Be an Intrapreneur at work?

Wikipedia defines intrapreneurship as “the act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization.” In my view, intrapreneurs are people who have a strong interest in thinking outside the box, pushing new ideas forward in their companies and speaking their mind.

Taking this road isn’t usually a popular choice. It’s easier to go with the flow, collect your paycheck and call it a day. However, the benefits of being an empowered, vocal (直言不讳的) employee are huge. Becoming an intrapreneur at work can help your career and even the careers of people around you in a variety of ways.

Speaking up when something isn’t going as you think it should - even if it’s just the way a project is being approached - demonstrates confidence and forward thinking. If you’ve never viewed yourself as a leader, this might seem very daunting (使人畏缩的) at first. And many people, women especially, might even feel as though they need permission to make their voice heard. The following quote opened my eyes and shifted my perspective on this many years ago:

“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.”

-Roseanne Barr          

Even if they disagree with you, your colleagues are more likely to respect you as a professional if you demonstrate assertiveness (自信) and independent thinking. Respect yourself and your own ideas, and others will respect you in turn.

Intrapreneurs understand that their careers are in their own hands. If they’re unhappy at work or don’t like something about their workplace or responsibilities, they don’t complain about it; they take steps to change it. Being active instead of passive about your goals and personal vision will make you happier - with your job and yourself - in the long run.

Vocal employees are more likely to produce a culture where everyone believes they can contribute to a larger conversation about the company and its future. This is the key to producing a truly collaborative (协作的) culture that fosters loyalty.

Intrapreneurs don’t think of an idea and then shelve (搁置) it because “the boss will never go for it.” They push forward and ensure their ideas have a voice. They also think creatively about finding a way to make the idea fit within an existing initiative or program. Without people who’re willing to go to bat for their ideas, nothing new and innovative is likely to happen.

Wouldn’t you rather be that person?

Why Should You Be an Intrapreneur at work?
Concept of an intrapreneur	Someone who tends to think     1     and speak up in the workplace
2     of being an intrapreneur	It demonstrates leadership.	◆ To say what you think if you find anything     3     during work is a demonstration of confidence and forward thinking. ◆ Hard as it is to make one’s voice heard,     4     for women, you should give yourself the power to express your ideas.
	You’ll be more respected.	◆ If you think     5    , your colleagues will respect you even if they hold different ideas.
	You will be happier.	◆ Facing something not       6     during work, an intrapreneur won’t complain but act to change the situation. ◆ Being active will bring more happiness to you.
	Your company will become a better place for everyone to work in.	An intrapreneur       7    other people in the company to put forward ideas, which helps to       8     a working environment where everyone likes to work together and faithfully.
	Pioneering new ideas is how innovation happens	◆ An intrapreneur won’t come up with a new idea and then give it up. ◆ An intrapreneur will use his or her brain to     9     the new idea to a(n)     10     program. ◆ It is because of the new ideas brought up by an intrapreneur that innovation appears in the company.

8 . 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填人一个最恰当的单词。
注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

How many cabs in New York City? How many tears in a bottle of wine? These aren’t just the lyrics (歌词)to a song by the Australian musician Paul Kelly. They are the kind of questions you are likely to be asked during a job interview.

In recent years, it has become common for bosses to ask interview questions that are impossible to answer. There is no right answer to these “brainteasers”. Instead, they are supposed to help an interviewer calculate an applicant’s ability to reason. What matters is how you come to the conclusion, not what conclusion you arrive at.

Brainteasers started out in management consultancy firms. Young graduates hoping to join the company would be asked: “How many phone booths are there in Manhattan?” They weren ’ t expected to blurt out (脱 口说出)a random number — instead, they were expected to show they could solve even the most stupid problem.

As consultants swarmed across other organizations, they bought their inscrutable (难 以理解的)questions with them. Now, people applying for a job in a call centre can expect to be asked how a nuclear power plant works.

While many bosses have great confidence in how good or effective brainteasers are, a research paper published in the journal Applied Psychology found they are useless for spotting the best candidate for the job. What they are great for is to make employers feel like intellectual giants.

The study’s findings are not surprising. Studies have repeatedly found that most methods of selecting job candidates are hopelessly flawed (有缺点的).Job interviews are among the worst way of picking the right person for the job.

The results of this research raise the question: if interviews are bad at picking the right person for the job, what are they there for? One feeling I have is that many job selection processes are thinly disguised (伪装的)forms of suffering, designed to make applicants feel worthless and boost the confidence of the person asking the question.

Think about the extensive list of personal skills required for even the most lowly entry-level job. Or those painful assessment centres where you are supposed to play nice with people you are competing against to get the job. And then there are the firms that ask applicants to make a presentation to convey how awesome the firms are. All these exercises seem designed not to get the best person for the role, but to assure the boss how great they are, and remind you just how lucky you would be to get this boring job.

Passage outline	Supporting details
Introduction to brainteasers	They are widely used in job interviews and the answers are     1     to interpretation. They focus more on an applicant’s    2     skills rather than the outcomes.
3     and popularity of brainteasers	They started out in management consultancy firms and spread to other organizations. Nowadays，a job applicant is often asked questions     4     to the job he applies for.
Research findings	5     to popular belief of the bosses, brainteasers are actually useless for selecting candidates. They are just meant to show off the     6     of the employers.
In—depth Analysis	Many job selection processes make job applicants have a poor     7     of themselves and the employers more confident. Some job applicants are asked to show skills, some of which are     8     the requirements of a certain occupation. In some assessment centres, job applicants are required to play nice with their     9    . Some job applicants are supposed to make a presentation to     10     the firms.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A shopping trip.

B．A family argument.

C．A working environment.

2. What does the woman probably want the man to do?

A．Do some cleaning.

B．Be careful in his job.

C．Take out the trash in turn.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Mother and son.

B．Brother and sister.

C．Manager and new worker.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman want to be?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．An engineer.

2. Who does the man admire most?

A．His brother.

B．His father.

C．His grandfather.

3. Which place would the man love to travel to?

A．Asia.

B．Europe.

C．North America.

4. What will the woman do this summer?

A．Find a job.

B．Go on a trip.

C．Take extra classes.