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

5 . By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on __________ beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her ____________. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to ____________ music so I can help Maria in her performance.”

Mr. Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to ____________ beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to ____________ the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn ____________pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr. Titterton explained.

Being a page turner _________ plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can ____________ for 40minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is ____________, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to____________ a page turn which they need to practice with their page turner.

But ___________ all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the ____________,” Mr. Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”

Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms. Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage. “My husband is the ____________page turner,” she laughed. “He’s ____________ in the music, feeling every ____________, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”

1.

A．musical

B．stage

C．performance

D．practice

2.

A．page turner

B．assistant

C．dancer

D．supporter

3.

A．compose

B．enjoy

C．read

D．evaluate

4.

A．interpret

B．sit

C．sing

D．focus

5.

A．break

B．follow

C．resist

D．change

6.

A．your

B．all

C．two

D．those

7.

A．causes

B．inquires

C．gains

D．requires

8.

A．play

B．go

C．sound

D．flow

9.

A．key

B．serious

C．possible

D．obvious

10.

A．deny

B．predict

C．indicate

D．mix

11.

A．above

B．despite

C．besides

D．like

12.

A．piano

B．stand

C．head

D．concert

13.

A．last

B．first

C．worst

D．former

14.

A．caught

B．trapped

C．disappointed

D．absorbed

15.

A．note

B．line

C．part

D．repeat

6 . For many young Canadians, planting trees is more than just a job. It’s a way of ______ — and it could be catching on, thanks to a popular ______ by Leslie. While working for a logging company, the 29-year-old filmed herself using the ______ method that allowed her to plant 4,545 trees in a single day. She said that the summer work is incredibly ______. Many college students are ______ to tree planting as a summer job, for which they receive 13-27 cents per tree.

In Canada, planting tree is not easy work, according to Leslie. Not only is it ______ tiring, but it also ______ laborers to the bad weather.

“It could start the day off ______ and then minutes later, it will just be raining or snowing. You never know what to ______,” she described. “There were some days that we were planting through a heat ______, so we had like 37-to-40-degree weather for several days straight and that was really ______.”

Leslie has also had to ______ being bitten by mosquitoes while walking through rocky places. Then, there’s the threat of local wildlife becoming ______. While Leslie herself has only seen most large animals from a distance, a 21-year-old woman performing the same ______ just survived a bear attack last week.

So far, Leslie has planted a total of 372,290 trees in the past few years. ______, she’s still nowhere near beating the Guinness World record. That honor ______ Kenny Chaplin, who once planted 15,170 trees in 19 hours. After 35 years on the job, he says he’d ______ it to anyone.

“I think every parent in Canada should be ______ their kid out tree planting because it will take your child and it’ll turn them into a worker,” he ______. “They’ll learn how to work, and they’ll have ______. They’ll have money in their pockets.”

1.

A．appointment

B．wisdom

C．thinking

D．life

2.

A．magazine

B．diary

C．video

D．story

3.

A．gentle

B．speedy

C．common

D．influential

4.

A．rewarding

B．boring

C．dull

D．diverse

5.

A．guided

B．made

C．lifted

D．drawn

6.

A．permanently

B．barely

C．gradually

D．physically

7.

A．spreads

B．applies

C．exposes

D．compares

8.

A．heavy

B．sunny

C．severe

D．strange

9.

A．expect

B．organize

C．prefer

D．recover

10.

A．scream

B．action

C．push

D．wave

11.

A．sudden

B．different

C．obvious

D．difficult

12.

A．stand

B．consider

C．forgive

D．suggest

13.

A．dangerous

B．puzzling

C．interesting

D．mysterious

14.

A．skill

B．job

C．show

D．experiment

15.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Instead

D．Besides

16.

A．turns to

B．relates to

C．belongs to

D．aims to

17.

A．admit

B．warn

C．believe

D．recommend

18.

A．sending

B．celebrating

C．understanding

D．deciding

19.

A．imagined

B．argued

C．explained

D．responded

20.

A．version

B．choice

C．responsibility

D．location

7 . This year, hundreds of people around the world are applying for a desired job to run the “Penguin Post Office”, the world’s most remote post office. The_______is based in Antarctica, and one of its key_______is the ability to count penguins.

Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust_______four postmen to live on the island from November to March. _______at Port Lockroy on Goudier Island, the “Penguin Post Office” is an almost 80-year-old British-owned building which is roughly the size of a football pitch. It is populated by hundreds of penguins and_______as a museum. Although employees each have unique_______, they are cooperatively responsible for preserving the historic place and catering to the thousands of tourists. The staff is also_______wildlife monitoring and environmental data collection.

Applicants are warned there’s not much time for relaxation and rest. Still, the job is highly_______. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust gets hundreds of _______annually for the post. The candidates are mainly________to the post office, both for its history and its scientific significance. Lucy Dorman succeeded in applying for the 2019-2020 season. It was a real________for her. “Even though the job can be hard at times, there’s a real sense of community. You’ve got to ________, because you can’t get away from each other very easily. I really love that sort of________,” she said. “Besides that, what you can achieve here is________. The total experience offers both a different________towards the world and a new viewpoint on your function on the planet.”

1.

A．centre

B．aim

C．position

D．unit

2.

A．events

B．characteristics

C．virtues

D．requirements

3.

A．persuades

B．instructs

C．encourages

D．hires

4.

A．Set

B．Separated

C．Located

D．Pointed

5.

A．serves

B．transforms

C．turns

D．survives

6.

A．tastes

B．roles

C．talents

D．backgrounds

7.

A．in favor of

B．in need of

C．in possession of

D．in charge of

8.

A．paid

B．welcome

C．challenging

D．respectable

9.

A．professions

B．reactions

C．applications

D．orientations

10.

A．invited

B．devoted

C．drawn

D．contributed

11.

A．lesson

B．joy

C．effort

D．shock

12.

A．get along

B．show off

C．break through

D．give in

13.

A．loneliness

B．eagerness

C．looseness

D．togetherness

14.

A．consistent

B．potential

C．rewarding

D．demanding

15.

A．entrance

B．attitude

C．answer

D．introduction

8 . Few 17-year-old girls know how to weld (焊接)two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n) ________ for my father’s personal plumbing (管道装置) business. This summer job often needs to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental ________ , and, to some extent,   ________ a tough and elegant attitude. It is often difficult to cope with. But I ________

Every morning, I have to put on a pair of men’s jeans. Most of my peers are ________ to wear it in public. I ________ tied my hair when I rushed out of the house, and ________ into the front passenger seat of the plumber’s construction vehicle.

When my peers were part-time babysitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the ________ basement. Thick dust   ________ my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing beautiful and neat; everything in front of you is ________ .

Honestly speaking, I felt ________, discouraged and unable to think hard. Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. I asked myself why I had to ________these dust and sweat. I can even find another job, a ________ job more like my peers. ________ , just like I hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these little ________   emotions. After all, the world is built by people who are willing to get their hands________ . Life is a process of ________ chaos and learning to clean up, and pipeline work is no ________.

My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create ________. When customers are ________for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and mental discomfort of plumbing work is worth it.

1.

A．assistant

B．companion

C．fellow

D．engineer

2.

A．misfortune

B．pleasure

C．injury

D．discomfort

3.

A．recovers

B．reflects

C．requires

D．reviews

4.

A．waited

B．insisted

C．resisted

D．promised

5.

A．eager

B．unwilling

C．able

D．impatient

6.

A．carefully

B．eventually

C．hurriedly

D．normally

7.

A．turned

B．moved

C．looked

D．climbed

8.

A．big

B．warm

C．wet

D．cool

9.

A．infected

B．covered

C．separated

D．protected

10.

A．ugly

B．interesting

C．crucial

D．dangerous

11.

A．powerless

B．fearless

C．effortless

D．endless

12.

A．respect

B．wipe

C．tolerate

D．replace

13.

A．renewable

B．regular

C．realistic

D．responsible

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

15.

A．warning

B．surprising

C．touching

D．disturbing

16.

A．smooth

B．smart

C．dirty

D．violent

17.

A．controlling

B．attempting

C．finishing

D．accepting

18.

A．excuse

B．puzzle

C．description

D．exception

19.

A．order

B．luck

C．memory

D．wealth

20.

A．ready

B．grateful

C．thirsty

D．sorry

9 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional _______ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so_______to me and had such a big_______on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to _______my own Cancer experience?
I’m an ambitious _______, and when I started going through chemo(化疗)，even though I’m a very _______ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the _______. One day, while waiting to go in for _______, I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in hand. Another patient _______what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me________he had one of his books with me as well. It________that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was________a published author, and he was currently________on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and________friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a (n)________of Dr. Berline. He really put a _________on my face. He unfortunately ________last year due to his cancer, ________ he left a deep impression on me and gave me the ________ to pick up my pen again. I ________ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”1.

A．ideas

B．tastes

C．notes

D．memories

2.

A．amazing

B．shocking

C．amusing

D．strange

3.

A．strike

B．push

C．challenge

D．impact

4.

A．learn from

B．get through

C．go over

D．refer to

5.

A．reader

B．writer

C．editor

D．doctor

6.

A．honest

B．agreeable

C．humorous

D．positive

7.

A．state

B．position

C．mood

D．way

8.

A．advice

B．reference

C．protection

D．treatment

9.

A．viewed

B．knew

C．noticed

D．wondered

10.

A．because

B．while

C．although

D．providing

11.

A．came out

B．turned out

C．proved out

D．worked out

12.

A．naturally

B．merely

C．hopefully

D．actually

13.

A．deciding

B．investing

C．relying

D．working

14.

A．became

B．helped

C．missed

D．visited

15.

A．patient

B．operator

C．fan

D．publisher

16.

A．smile

B．sign

C．mark

D．mask

17.

A．showed up

B．passed away

C．fell down

D．set off

18.

A．since

B．but

C．so

D．for

19.

A．guidance

B．trust

C．opportunity

D．inspiration

20.

A．promised

B．swore

C．replied

D．thought