1 . When I was at school, I hated art. Growing up in north Wales, I was not able to rate higher than an E in my final exams. I wasn’t too upset; I thought I wasn’t going to choose it as a career.
By the time I was about four, I started sleepwalking. At night, I used to go under the stairs and scribble (乱画) on the wall. When I was 15, I was no longer just making scribbles. I was drawing anything from pictures of Marilyn Monroe to unrealistic paintings. I showed some to my art teachers. They said: “Why can’t you do this in class?” It was something I struggled to understand myself. I tried so hard to draw when I was awake, practising and using the same tools. But no matter what I did, I was unable to recreate the drawings.
Once I left school, I became a nurse, mainly helping people with brain injuries. I also met my partner. He is unbelievably supportive of my art and sleepwalking habits—he often films me as I work. And when I begin to paint in my sleep, I’ll use any tools I can find, sometimes knives and forks. That’s the only thing that worries my partner—that I’ll accidentally hurt myself. I have gone to various sleep clinics to try to get to the bottom of what’s happening, but nothing out of the ordinary was found health-wise. Alcohol or lack of sleep does bring the sleepwalking on more, though, so I am careful about that.
I have learned to hug my unusual talent and set up my first art exhibition in 2007 at my local in library to raise money for cancer research. Within a week, I had 160 calls from different media outlets and organizations wanting to hear about my art. I was over the moon. I then decided to leave my very fulfilling job in nursing and become a full-time artist.
1. Why wasn’t the author upset about her art final exams?| A．She got used to her E in art. | B．She had little interest in her study. |
| C．She was confident in herself. | D．She was unwilling to work in art field. |
| A．They felt worried about them. | B．They expressed doubt about them. |
| C．They were indifferent about them. | D．They showed confidence about them. |
| A．Extremely pleased. | B．Really concerned. | C．Highly annoyed. | D．Greatly shocked. |
| A．She always enjoys painting. | B．She is often injured by sleepwalking. |
| C．She has no trouble in sleepwalking now. | D．She makes full use of her sleepwalking talent. |
2 . Slash (斜杠) Careers
What is your job? Are you a teacher or a businessperson? Or maybe you are a lawyer/writer or a teacher/photographer.
People with slash careers often have a primary job that provides for most of their needs. The primary job usually comes before the slash.
Why would anyone want more than one job? Some people think secondary jobs are enjoyable if they include interests that the primary jobs don’t touch. Some people who encourage slash careers say they actually help with work-life balance,
However, in a way, a slash career can also be dangerous for work-life balance.
The clear advantage of slash careers is the extra income that secondary jobs provide. It’s always helpful to have a little extra money to spend or to save.
If your interests stretch beyond your ordinary job, a slash career may work for you.
| A．Slash careers provide extra money. |
| B．Slash careers also make one’s life more stable. |
| C．Taking more than one job can fill up all of one’s time. |
| D．If you have more than one job, you have a slash career. |
| E．as it shows the person is creative and willing to work hard. |
| F．The job after the slash is often based on a person’s interests. |
| G．because they offer opportunities to express their real selves in life. |
3 . Reviewing photos fresh from the printer and discussing new ideas in the meeting room, I express my creative side by translating real-world trends and topics into the print in the SHSID, the school magazine of Shanghai High School International Division.
I was first interested in visuals and design because of their power to communicate ideas. Throughout my three and a half years in the design department of the SHSID, I’ve faced the ongoing challenge of translating ideas into visuals that are not only appealing, but also informative.
In the early days of my participation as a freshman designer, every issue of the magazine came with frustration from struggling over the difficulties of Photoshop to seeing my designs changed completely by the editors working above me. However, after constant experiments and many long months of practicing, I finally started to understand the key elements of the position. Two years later, I was offered the job of creative director.
The newly earned position came with unique challenges. Unlike a normal art piece or design, spread, designing a bimonthly (双月刊), 52-page magazine is really challenging. The finished product must contain not only my ideas, but also those of other department directors and the 20 members of my team. Through waves of differing opinions over the years, I’ve learned much about negotiation, leadership, and compromise.
Applying these lessons still produces a sense of accomplishment: the feeling of joy as repostsof our video projects fill everyone’s news feeds; the satisfaction as fellow designers come up with ideas of inspiration; the excitement whenever others offer the magazine praise. These moments make the long nights of frozen computer screens and staying up late completely worth it.
By the September/October 2017 issue, the magazine had achieved all that I’d hoped for. Through authentic and catching photo spreads, illustrations (插画) and articles, we’ve done everything from communicating ideas on shifting pop culture identity to building a greater appreciation for Chinese culture in our school community.
1. What does the author do now?| A．A director. | B．An editor. | C．A photographer. | D．A designer. |
| A．He couldn’t use some software well. |
| B．He couldn’t stand others changing his design. |
| C．He didn’t do many experiments and practice. |
| D．He didn’t get the key factors of his position. |
| A．negotiate with other department directors |
| B．combine his ideas with other directors |
| C．compromise on the ideas |
| D．widely cooperate with others |
| A．Annoyed. | B．Confused. | C．Satisfied. | D．Inspired. |
4 . Growing up, Danielle Belleny was always outdoors, picking up insects and investigating the animal world on her own. She hadn’t yet heard of wildlife biology, but that’s what she was learning about. She wanted to be a vet, a person who can treat sick or injured animals, at first. She said, “I always knew I wanted to work with animals, and as a kid，that was the only job I knew where I could do that.” But when Belleny was in college, her dad advised her to learn wildlife biology instead of veterinary.
Later, Belleny started working on research projects. One project involved placing trackers on a bird called the northern bobwhite. For another, she spent time herding goats, as a way to protect a grass habitat for endangered box turtles (龟) without hurting them.
Belleny’s working at Plateau Land &. Wildlife Management. “In the mornings, I’m usually out the door before sunrise,” she says. She surveys birds, keeping track of different species. And she searches for signs of what other animals in the area are doing. Around lunchtime, she’ll return home and write up a report. In the afternoon, she leaves for another site visit. Landowners can request her services. She advises people on how to protect the wildlife that lives on their farm. Her work takes her all around Texas.
Outside of work, young Belleny has been bird-watching for seven years. Her first book This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds was published in May, 2022. Now she’s working on a children’s book about birding, which is scheduled to come out in fall 2023. Belleny has some advice for young people thinking about careers. “Try everything you’re interested in through books and libraries. If you’re into wildlife biology, go to a library and find some field guides. After learning much information, you can do research work more easily.
1. What did Belleny want to do at the very beginning?| A．Working as a vet. | B．Protecting wildlife. |
| C．Watching birds daily. | D．Looking after goats. |
| A．Her field work. | B．Her link with animals. |
| C．Her research reports. | D．Her services to farmers. |
| A．Love nature and animals. | B．Make good use of libraries. |
| C．Write more animal books. | D．Go into biological research. |
| A．Curious minds never feel satisfied. | B．It pays off to put theory into practice. |
| C．Interest is the best teacher in your life. | D．Career choices should be made earlier. |
5 . My students frequently ask me how I planned out my career to become president of Fidelity Investments. I always tell them, “There was no grand plan; I backed into my career one step at a time.” In this tough economy and ever-changing world, it is more important than ever to smartly evaluate each step in your career. To prepare for whatever surprises lie ahead, try to make choices today that will maximize your options in the future.
Gaining transferable (可转移的) knowledge begins with the choices you make at school. You want your education to provide you with the necessary skills and expertise to succeed in a wide variety of jobs.
Once you have finished your formal education, search for jobs that will allow you to further expand your transferable knowledge—to help you find your next job. Let’s say you take a job putting together airplane leases. Within a few years, you could become the world’s expert on the subject.
Remember gaining transferable knowledge is only one piece of the puzzle.
Of course, you can build your network to some degree without changing jobs.
| A．You can make yourself more attractive. |
| B．Gain transferable expertise and form close bonds with your colleagues. |
| C．Your next step should help you expand your web of personal relationships. |
| D．This later helped me evaluate and start business units throughout the world. |
| E．You can attend conferences or participate in committees at trade associations. |
| F．This means that you need to make smart choices about the courses you will follow. |
| G．However, this narrow expertise probably won’t help you in any other line of work. |
6 . The livestreaming and fast delivery industry have attracted so many young people that the industrial sector is short of manpower. “My advice is to encourage more young people to work in the factories and less in the express delivery sector,” Zhang Xinghai, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, said during the ongoing NPC annual session.
Zhang wants more young people to work in the factories so that China’s manufacturing (制造业) sector continues to flourish.
Whatever job young people do is a matter of choice, but the manufacturing sector is facing a labor crunch (短缺) for too many people prefer jobs in other sectors.
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in the third quarter of 2021 found that of 100 jobs that were facing a manpower crunch, 58 were in the manufacturing sector. By 2025, the shortage in 10 key manufacturing industries could be as high as 30 million.
It is time some strong measures were taken to attract people back to the factories. This can be done by raising the salaries of factory workers.
According to a survey in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, the annual income of express delivery workers in the city is more than 100,000 yuan ($15,831). In contrast, the average monthly salary of those doing blue-collar jobs in Guangdong in 2020 was just 7,108 yuan, or about 84,000 yuan a year. That gap surely needs to be reduced.
Besides, the legal rights and interests of those doing blue-collar jobs need to be better protected. Express delivery workers can decide when they want to work, but factory workers have to work whenever the factory demands.
Therefore, the authorities should protect factory workers’ rights to weekends, 8-hour working schedules and paid leave.
Also, the promotion and salary growth structure of factory workers must be clearly defined. In a nutshell, to lure young people back to the factories, it is necessary to make blue-collar jobs more attractive.
1. What can we infer from Zhang Xinghai’s words?| A．The future of the express delivery sector is hopeless. |
| B．Working in factories in China are attractive to young people. |
| C．Most young people are unwilling to work in the manufacturing sector. |
| D．Working as a delivery man is quite easy for young people. |
| A．A lot of jobs in China are facing a labor crunch. |
| B．Employment rate in China will be dramatically increased by 2025. |
| C．There are 10 manufacturing industries facing manpower shortage in total. |
| D．The industrial sector is facing a severe labor shortage. |
| A．Flexible working hours. | B．Lower incomes. |
| C．Undefined promotion structure. | D．Unprotected legal rights. |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Concerned. | C．Unclear. | D．Neutral. |
7 . Many of us spent our childhoods dreaming of becoming astronauts. However, the hard reality is that only a select few will make it.
In fact, some of the space jobs are not only for astronauts and they all sound just as cool. One of the most interesting space jobs that you may have never heard of is “chief sniffer（嗅探员）”. NASA has already hired a chief sniffer named George Aldrich, whose job is to smell materials before they are used in spacecrafts.
Another job, the “space tour guide” , may seem a little ahead of its time - after all,what's the point of hiring a tour guide when there aren't any tourists there? But now, many private companies are starting to provide space trips, and wealthy space enthusiasts such as Justin Bieber and Sarah Brightman have already signed up for tours.
Being a space tour guide requires rich knowledge of astronomy, astrophysics, geography and history to help passengers get the most out of their journey.
Astronauts often spend weeks or even months in a small capsule with the same group of people,which is why a “space psychologist” is also needed to help astronauts overcome mental challenges, like feeling bored and lonely.
Rohit Talwar, chief executive of US company Fast Future Research, said, “
| A．But does that mean you'll never get the chance to work in space? |
| B．Modern astronauts feel less helpless when working as a group. |
| C．It is impossible that normal people will be able to be a space travel. |
| D．It may not be long before space becomes a top travel destination. |
| E．Tour guides also need to be good storytellers to help space travel. |
| F．We're crossing the boundaries between science fiction and reality. |
| G．Using your nose at work sounds a little strange, but the job is very important. |
8 . Listening has been critical to the career of Richard Mullender, who was a British police officer for 30 years. Eventually he became a hostage (人质) negotiator, dealing with everything from crisis interventions (调停) to international kidnaps. When he left the force in 2007, he realised that his skills might be applicable in the business world. So he set up a firm called the Listening Institute.
Many people think that good listening is about nodding your head or keeping eye contact. But that is not really listening, Mr Mullender argues. A good listener is always looking for facts, emotions and indications of the speaker’s values. And when it comes to a negotiation, people are looking for an outcome. The aim of listening is to find out what the other side is trying to achieve.
The mistake many people make is to ask too many questions, rather than letting the other person talk. The listener’s focus should be on analysis. If you are trying to persuade someone to do something, you need to know what their beliefs are. If someone is upset, you need to assess their emotional state. Of course, a listener needs to speak occasionally. One approach is to make an assessment of what the other person is telling you and then check it with them. That gives the other party a sense that they are being understood. The fundamental aim is to build up a relationship so the other person likes you and trusts you, Mr Mullender says.
The pandemic (瘟疫) has meant that most business conversations now take place on the phone or online. Some might think this makes listening more difficult; it is harder to pick up the cues that people reveal in their facial expressions and body language. But Mr Mullender says that too much is made of body language. It is much easier to understand someone if you can hear them but not see them, than if you can see but not hear them.
1. What do we know about Mr. Mullender in paragraph 1?| A．He protected kids internationally. |
| B．He helped prevent potential dangers. |
| C．He ensured security of the British police . |
| D．He founded a company before leaving the army. |
| A．To look for facts and emotions. | B．To show approval by nodding head. |
| C．To indicate the speaker’s values. | D．To find out what the speaker wants. |
| A．Comment frequently. | B．Put himself in the speaker’s shoes. |
| C．Speak as little as possible. | D．Question the speaker’s content. |
| A．Expressions. | B．Differences. |
| C．Clues. | D．Secrets. |
9 . High school freshmen always have a lot of questions on their minds. “What can I do when I grow up?” is one of them. It's definitely not too early to start thinking about this tough question. The following tips may help equip you for your future career.
Think beyond grades
Getting good grades in high school is important, but focusing only on straight A's could go wrong. Spending too much time on your schoolwork will leave you little time to explore opportunities outside of the classroom. Extracurricular (课外的) activities are necessary because they serve as form of career exploration. They can help you figure out your work preferences, like whether you are a “people person (擅长交际的人)”or prefer to work alone. Nowadays, most well-known colleges care about candidates' experiences as much as their grades.
Seek advice from grown-ups
Talk to your parents, teachers and school counselors (顾问) about how they started their careers. Even though you're not interested in the careers they are in, it would be useful to learn about the process which got them where they are now. If you find your friend's' mother doing worthwhile job by chance, ask her if job shadowing (体验工作) is possible in her company during vacation After all, seeing a typical day in the position you have an interest in can be an invaluable experience.
Start your search online
If you really have no idea what you can do when you grow up, take online career quizzes to get ideas about what professions naturally match your skills, interests and personality traits (特点). For the time being, you just need to focus on finding a field or two that interests you, rather than a specific career. Chances are you'll change your mind several times before finding a career that you want to stick to. Starting to explore career options now can at least help you decide what your potential major might be.
1. Spending some time taking part in after-school activities can help high school students .| A．get A's in all subjects |
| B．explore their work preferences |
| C．have access to well-known universities |
| D．get along with their classmates |
| A．possible professions |
| B．main disadvantages |
| C．specific occupations |
| D．ideal majors |
| A．college professor |
| B．school counselor |
| C．advertising manager |
| D．computer programmer |
10 . Finding a winter job is often a proof that you’re growing up, and it’s also a method for earning money to pay for what you dream of. It’s never too early to start considering the future. Now, here are some good choices for you!
Retail (零售) Sales
Retail offers plenty of opportunities for teens that are looking for a job. This type of work can pay from $10 to $15 an hour depending upon the duty you are expected to take on. It can also be great for teens who are friendly and enjoy talking to other people. For more information, call us at 4005075.
Food Service
A job in the food service industry is a natural fit for sociable teens who enjoy communicating with the public. It allows employees to work as part of a team while learning about following instructions. It also comes with the opportunity to earn between $8 and $10 per hour. Just dial 4005077 for more information.
Babysitting
This job requires someone who is highly responsible. Though it pays generally between $6 and $8 hourly, it also requires a lot of patience. This is a great choice for teens who wish to make a career in teaching, child care, social work or any other field that makes use of social skills or requires interaction with kids. Got a question? Just dial 4005076.
Housekeeping
This type of work can bring in about $5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more housekeeping staff, and parks often need more people to assist with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone: 4005079
1. How much can you earn at least in two hours as a retailer?| A．$20 | B．$12 |
| C．$16 | D．$10 |
| A．4005075 | B．4005079 |
| C．4005076 | D．4005077 |
| A．Retail Sales | B．Babysitting |
| C．Food Service. | D．Housekeeping. |
| A．are faced with communication problems |
| B．dream of becoming a housekeeper |
| C．want a part-time job in the winter |
| D．plan to start their own business |
