1 . Airport Duty Manager Wanted

Salary：$61，016.28－$103，727.52 Annually

Location：TX 78216，TX

Job Type：Full­Time

Department：Aviation

Closing：9/30/2018 11：59 PM Central

Job Requirements：

• Bachelor's Degree from an officially approved college or university.

• Five years of professional experience in the operations of commercial service airports，airport security，or related experience，including three years of supervisory experience.

• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver's License.

• Must maintain federally required security clearance to work at an airport at all times.

Applicant Information：

• If selected for this position，official transcripts，diplomas，certifications and licenses must be submitted at the time of processing.

• If selected for this position，information concerning employment history related to the qualifications of the position will be needed for employment confirmation.

• Unless otherwise stated，applicants are permitted to replace one year of higher education with two years of related full­time experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job.

• Applicants selected for this position must receive satisfactory results from pre­employment drug testing and background checks.

Benefits：

The City of San Antonio(CoSA)aims to provide a competitive compensation and benefit package to attract and keep a highly skilled workforce.To accomplish this，CoSA offers free health care benefits for active and retired employees，paid disability benefits，paid life insurance，as well as automatic participation in a pension program.

For more detailed information，please contact us.

Address：Human Resources Department，San Antonio，Texas，78205

Phone：210­207­8705

Website：http：∥www.sanantonio.gov/HR/CareerCenter.aspx

1. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the applicants?

A．Bachelor's Degree.

B．Commercial talent.

C．Driver's License.

D．Security clearance.

2. Which requirement for the selected applicants is flexible?

A．Official documents confirming one's personal information.

B．Employment history related to required qualifications.

C．Education level that is required for the position.

D．Pre­employment drug testing and background checks.

3. What can we know about CoSA's employee benefits policy?

A．Only highly skilled employees are provided with benefits.

B．Disability benefits and life insurance are offered for free.

C．Retired workers still enjoy free health care benefits.

D．Employees get benefits based on their working experience.

2 . British historian Jacob Bronowski once wrote, “Man masters nature not by force, but by understanding.” This is especially for extreme climber Alex Honnold, who climbed California's El Capitan by himself, without any safety ropes(绳子), in 2017. The New York Times called it“one of the greatest athletic feats（功绩）of any kind, ever.”

Now you can watch him do it. The documentary Free Solo, which hit Chinese mainland cinemas on Sept 6, shows Honnold’s brave journey up the 914-meter high mountain. The film won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in February. In it, Honnold gives us some useful advice:“You’ll always feel fear, but over time you’ll realize the only way to truly manage your fear is to broaden your comfort zone. It means that challenging yourself is important.”

In fact, free climbing requires perseverance, control, and concentration. “I’m not thinking about anything when I’m climbing,” Honnold said, “I’m focused on doing what’s in front of me.” This strong focus on the present is a sort of meditation (冥想) that we can use in our daily routines.

While the documentary seemingly praises extreme athletes for pushing the limits of human potential, some are concerned about Honnold risking his own life. “His deed puts great stress on his loved ones, even when he succeeds,” Climbing Magazine noted.

Free Solo seems to say that with enough courage and dedication, one can achieve any goal. However, the movie may also be viewed as the disturbing story of a climber who went against all better judgment and got away with it.

1. What do we know about Free Solo?

A．It won an Academy Award in 2017.

B．It was adapted from a book about mountain climbing.

C．It introduces famous extreme climbers around the world.

D．It shows how Honnold climbed El Capitan without any protection.

2. How does Honnold deal with his fear?

A．He practices meditation regularly.

B．He does different exercises to help him relax.

C．He keeps taking on new challenges.

D．He asks experienced climbers for advice.

3. What do Honnold’s loved ones think of him, according to Climbing Magazine?

A．They believe he should value his own life.

B．They think he will reach even greater achievements.

C．They think he should have done more training.

D．They see him as an idol.

3 . Just ask any new parent: Adding a baby to a household can also add stress to a career. Now，a new study backs that up with some astonishing numbers: After science，technology，engineering，and mathematics（STEM）professionals become parents，43%of women and 23% of men switch fields，transition（转变）to part-time work，or leave the workforce entirely.

Many researchers and parents already knew that STEM can be unwelcoming to parents，particularly mothers. But“the considerable departure was astonishing，”says Erin Cech，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and lead author of the study，published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For both genders，“the proportions were higher than we expected. ”

The surprisingly high reduction rate for men also highlights that“parenthood in STEM is not just a mothers'issue；it's a worker issue，”Cech says. She hopes that the findings“might motivate changes，"such as more paid parental leave from both government and employers and policies that better support flexible work time without a tight routine. “We are not suggesting that people who want families should avoid STEM；that's not the solution，”she emphasizes.

By 2018，78% of new fathers were still working in STEM，the vast majority full time. For new mothers，68% were still in STEM，but only 57% worked full time. For professionals without children，on the other hand，84% of men and 76% of women were predicted to still be working in STEM full time in 2018. For the new parents across all fields，16% of women were working part-time and 15% had left the workforce，as compared with just 2% and 3%，respectively，for men. These sharp differences make clear that，even though the reduction rate for fathers is higher than expected，mothers still face particular career challenges.

1. What makes many STEM employees change their jobs?

A．Worrying about their family.	B．The attraction of part-time jobs.
C．Being tired of the former jobs.	D．The heavy burden at home and work.

2. Which statement may Erin Cech agree with?

A．Working at home may be a popular choice.

B．Increasing welfare may keep STEM parents.

C．People with families should leave STEM.

D．STEM professionals should obey the rules.

3. How many new mothers among the labor force worked full time in 2018?

A．69%.	B．76%
C．57%.	D．31%.

4. What does the author want to stress by listing the sharp differences?

A．Too many fathers leave STEM.	B．It's hard for mothers to make a balance.
C．STEM jobs are no longer popular.	D．It's impossible to have a successful career.

4 . How To Know You’re At The Right Job

For more than 40 hours a week, you show up to the same building and interact with the same people. We call this work even if it does not always feel like it.

We spend so much time at work that it is quite important to enjoy the time we have there.     1     .

Sometimes you just can’t tell if it is for you or not. Here are some signs that what you are doing is working and is a positive situation.

No Coffee Necessary

    2    . If you feel like you don’t need coffee to get you going in the morning, it signifies that you rely on natural energy and office excitement to get you through the day.

Time Passes By

It feels like you have only been there for an hour, but you look at the clock and see it’s almost time to go home.

That’s not to say you feel the day slipping away from you, but that your productivity has topped your desire to go home.     3     .

    4    

It’s cliche (陈词烂调) to “step out of your comfort zone,” but does not mean that you should stay conservative.

If you feel like you can push yourself to test your abilities, you are likely in a great environment for yourself.

Everyone Hates You On Mondays

Nobody likes Mondays…. except for you.     5    . They may hate you for it, but it only means that you love coming to work.

A．Not everyone is lucky enough to love their job

B．Getting clear about what you expect from work

C．While everyone is deep in their fourth cup of coffee, you have all the energy in the world

D．Most people begin their workday with a fresh cup of Joe

E．The longer we work, the more we love it

F．Taking Risks And Challenging Yourself

G．As they say, “time flies when you’re having fun”

5 . In my very first job with some archaeologists, I wasn’t digging objects out of the ground, instead I was employed as an artist, drawing what they found. However, I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them and that’s how my career in archaeology started. I still draw what I find in my work as a specialist on the Silk Road, the old trade route running from Egypt to Mongolia, and I also work on some underwater projects too.

In archaeology, my all-time hero is an American called Raphael Pumpelly. I first heard about him when I was a student on a trip to Turkmenistan, a country right in the heart of Asia. To get around the country, I had to learn Russian so that I could speak to the local people. When I got there I thought, “Wow! I’m one of the first Americans here!” Then an old man told me about an American archaeologist, Raphael Pumpelly, who was there doing the same thing over 100 years ago.

Archaeology’s in my family. My wife’s in the same profession, and, although our two boys aren’t interested in the future in archaeology themselves, we’ve been on some great digs together and they love what we do because they get to travel with us. Last summer, we took them to Lake Titicaca in South America, in the high areas of the Andes mountain range. My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast. There’s very little rain and it’s so dry that everything is kept as it was. In an old house, where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in, I picked up a 700-year-old mat in front of the house and there, under it, after all that time, was the house key with the owner’s name carved on it. It felt like he could be on his way home any minute! And I thought, “Hey, I do just that. This man’s not much different to me!”

1. While working in Egypt, what did the writer find so interesting?

A．That people from different centuries can be so similar.

B．The fact that the doormat was in such good condition.

C．The way the people managed to live in such a dry place.

D．That there had been so much trade in that area.

2. Which entry will the writer probably make in his diary?

A．Turkmenistan is interesting. I’m the first American to come here but I’m glad this is my last trip away.

B．I have been diving today and found some objects for an exhibition. I’ve just finished drawing them for my records.

C．I wish my children weren’t more interested in archaeology and would not work hard in the open like their parents.

D．It’s nearly dark but Raphael’s still busy digging in that old house. He can be very annoying. He thinks he’s the most important person here.

3. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?

A．To describe the life of an archaeologist he admires.

B．To persuade people to take up archaeology as a career.

C．To explain what he enjoys about being an archaeologist.

D．To show how archaeologists work.

6 . When you’re siting at your computer, do you work attentively all day? Or do you allow yourself to become distracted now and again…to open a few extra tabs, check social media, read a spot of news, maybe catch up on some celebrity gossip, and look at some…

Stop! You’re “cyberloafing”. The word is a combination of “cyber”, which means “related to computers”, and “loafing”，which means “relaxing in a lazy way”.We do it, and we do it a lot. A study from the University of Texas suggests we are guilty of this form of delay for 14% of our working day. On a Friday afternoon, I expect it’s more than that.

I’ll admit to it. In fact I’ve already done it in the course of writing this story. OK, more than once.

But it’s a slippery slope. It can damage your productivity and even your career. Because according to the University of Texas research, each time a worker gets distracted by the Internet it takes an average of 23 minutes to get back to work.

More than that, cyberloafing has a dark side, according to a report published in The Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. It argues that cyberloafing is connected to several negative personalities. People who cyberloaf are more likely to be self-interested and self-admired. Furthermore, people with these personalities are less likely to feel sorry about avoiding work, and less concerned about getting caught.

Why do we do it? For some, it’s undoubtedly an escape from the continuous boredom of what they’re supposed to be doing. Or a way of avoiding handling that ever growing tasks. Some might get a feeling of satisfaction finding a great deal online. But overall, it’s something that takes you away from what you’re actually being paid to do, or paying to do: if you’re a student.

When you have the whole world of the Internet at your fingertips, it’s hard to resist.

1. The first paragraph is meant to ________.

A．introduce the topic	B．summarize the main idea
C．describe the phenomenon	D．arouse the readers’ interest

2. What attitude does the writer hold towards cyberloafing?

A．Indifferent.	B．Incurable.
C．Concerned.	D．Supportive.

3. What is the writer likely to continue to talk about?

A．The best way to stop cyberloafing.

B．How to improve your efficiency.

C．How to get rid of online addiction.

D．How to avoid being caught by your boss when cyberloafing.

7 . Too much work and too much wine go together like biscuits and cheese, a new international studies finds. Employees who work more than 48 hours a week are 11 percent more likely to over-consume (过渡消费) alcohol than those who work standard time, Finnish researchers say. The study looked at more than 300,000 people in Australia, Europe and North America. No differences were seen between men and women, says the study, published in the British Medical Journal.

Risky alcohol consumption is considered as more than 14 drinks a week for women and more than 21 drinks a week for men. About 20 percent of Australians drink at levels that put them at risk of lifetime harm from injury or disease. Drinking alcohol can affect the liver or cause brain damage, heart disease, high blood pressure and increase the risk of many cancers.

Study author Marianna Virtanen said while alcohol might help ease the stress of working long periods of time, risky consumption could lead to difficulties in the workplace, such as poor performance. The European Union Working Time Directive ensures that workers in EU countries have the right to work no more than 48 hours a week, including overtime. “ But many people , for example well-educated managers and professionals, work much longer hours to achieve faster promotions (晋升), salary increases, and more control over work and employment,” said Prof. Virtanen from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.

1. Which place of the following is NOT referred to about the study?

A．Australia

B．Europe.

C．North America.

D．South America.

2. How many drinks is regarded as risky alcohol consumption for women?

A．No more than 14 drinks a week.

B．More than 14 drinks a week.

C．More than 21 drinks a week.

D．Between 14 and 21 drinks a week.

3. Some people work overtime in order to _______.

A．get promotions earlier.

B．get more retirement pay.

C．change more jobs.

D．Make themselves famous among colleagues.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Too much work can lead to alcoholism.

B．The bad effect of drinking alcohol.

C．The different standard on alcoholism.

D．Too much wine can lead to hard work.

8 . It is important that you make a good impression at work. If you make a good impression on your boss, he or she is more likely to give you more responsibilities which can lead to promotions (晋级) and raises. Here are some ways to make a good impression at work.
Use Proper Office Etiquette (礼仪)
Using proper manners will help you make a good impression on your boss and also your co-workers. Office etiquette includes everything from the proper way to e-mails to knowing when, where, and how to use your cell phone at work.
Face up to Your Mistakes
When you make a mistake at work, which everyone inevitably (不可避免地) does at some points, face up to it. Don’t ignore your error or place the blame on others. Take responsibility and come up with a solution to fix your mistake. Your boss may not be too happy about it, but she will at least be impressed with your response.
Know to Call in Sick
Do you think coming to work when you are sick instead of staying at home will impress your boss? Reasonable bosses know that a sick employee not only is unproductive but also he or she can spread an illness around the office. Call in sick(打电话请病假) when you are ill.
Come Through in a Crisis
When the unexpected happens at work, who will make a better impression on the boss? Of course it’s the employee who deals with the crisis quickly and effectively.
1. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Use Good Etiquette

B．How to Deal with Mistakes at Work

C．How to Be a Good Worker in the Future

D．How to Make a Good Impression at Work

2. What should you do if you make a mistake at work?

A．Try to ignore the mistake.

B．Put the blame on others.

C．Think out a solution to your mistake.

D．Leave the company as soon as possible.

3. According to the writer, when you are ill you’d better _________.

A．go to work on time as usual

B．stay at home without telling others

C．go on working but stay away from others

D．stop working and ask for a leave

4. Who will make good impressions on the boss?

A．Employees who deal with the crisis quickly and effectively.

B．Employees who often make mistakes.

C．Employees who go to work though they are ill.

D．Employees who often use their cell phones at work.

9 . WE NEED FOREIGN TEACHERS ALL OVER CHINA

Ad No. 90374

Posted: Mar 12, 2016 13:27 by Amanda             

Expire Date: Apr 12, 2016

Tag: Beijing Language Teaching Part Time

We are looking for teachers, whose native language is English, willing to teach in China.

Most schools are in South of China.

The benefit package for foreign teachers includes:

One-year Contract: 1st September 2016 to 31st August 2017

Salary: 4,000RMB to 5,000RMB/Month

Teaching load & schedule: 20 teaching hours per week

A rent-free apartment with a living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom with full furniture.

Kitchen facilities provided, other electric appliances will be supplied, water, heater, microwave, etc.

If you are interested, please read the information above and kindly send your application to attach the following documents (in .doc or JPEG format). The subject to be mentioned, as “teach in China”.

1. CV/Resume (简历)

2. A copy of academic degree/diploma/certificate/or college transcript

3. A photocopy of the data page of valid passport

4. A recent color photo

5. A letter of recommendation or release letter from your previous Chinese school (Only if you worked in China previously)

6. Any other related information that you think might help your application

1. This advertisement is about     .

A．introducing a school	B．taking on foreign students
C．looking for English teachers	D．seeking a teaching position

2. What is NOT needed to apply for the job if you come to work in China for the first time?

A．Your resume.	B．Your personal passport data.
C．Your photo.	D．A recommendation letter.

3. If you are employed, you will     .

A．work full time	B．not have to prepare the furniture
C．pay for apartment rent	D．work four months for two years

10 . Is there clear boundary between science and the liberal arts as a major for college students? The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education is not an either/ or proposition(命题)，although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.

The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also stresses that the study of the humanities and social sciences must remain central elements of American’s educational system at all levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.

Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects(前景) as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under this circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem. “Major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.

Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their fourth and fifth jobs, as there is little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight-picked up from science, arts, and technology- to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.

1. What does the latest congressional report suggest?

A．Higher education should be adjusted to the practical needs of society.

B．The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students’ spiritual life.

C．STEM-related subjects help students find jobs in the information society.

D．The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.

2. What does the author say about the so called soft subjects?

A．They are essential to students’ healthy growth.

B．They improve students’ communication skills.

C．They broaden students range of interests.

D．They benefit students in their future life.

3. What is the main concern of students when they choose a major?

A．The academic value of the courses.

B．Their interest in relevant subjects.

C．Their chances of getting a good job.

D．the quality of education to receive.

4. What advice does the author give to college students?

A．Try to take a variety of practical courses.

B．Prepare themselves for different job options.

C．Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems.

D．Seize opportunities to tap their potential.