1 . Do you want a job in the holidays? Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is suitable (合适的) for your age and interests.
If you’re 13-15
It seems that you can work almost anywhere, but you’re probably not allowed to clean neighbours’ cars or walk dogs.
There is no lowest wage (工资) for children under 16.
By law, you can’t work more than 35 hours each week in the school holidays.
And you can’t work before 7 am or after 7 pm
If you are 16-17
The lowest wage for 16-17 year old children should not be less than three dollars each hour.
You can’t work in a pub or bar, but you can work anywhere else.
By law, you can’t work more than 40 hours each week.
What jobs are out there?
Obviously, your choices are limited by the fact that you can only work in the school days, but the following situations are fine.
At Christmas most shops are short of hands, so you may find something to do there.
In summer there’s always fruit picking. It can be very hand work, but it pays really well.
If you’re mad about football, you could work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club. No matter how much you are paid, you are doing what you like.
1. In the school holidays, 14-year-old kids _________A.cannot go to work at night |
B.can work anywhere they want |
C.are not allowed to work alone |
D.can work as long as 14 hours a day |
A.a pub | B.a supermarket | C.a farm | D.a store |
A.is better than other jobs |
B.is more attractive to girls |
C.is not right for children |
D.is tiring but pays well |
A.a news report | B.a travel diary |
C.a job guide | D.a storybook |
2 . At age 10, McCullough got a glimpse of her dream job. It sparkled in the eyes of the Packard Children’s nurses who cared for her brother Matthew, who had brain cancer. As a child, McCullough spent hours at her brother’s bedside. “I looked up to the nurses. I found their unconditional commitment to my brother’s care remarkable,” McCullough says.
As a young girl, McCullough practiced nursing by caring for her brother, a desire born out of her intense love for him. She would rub his back, bring him drinks, and even help adjust his lines. She was a natural. Her parents said that she was very caring and always put people first from a young age.
When Matthew passed away, McCullough became even more committed to becoming a nurse. She took steps through the years to make her dream come true. In high school, she volunteered at cancer centers and hospitals. “My becoming a nurse is 100% in honor of Matt. I felt the need to channel my grief and turn that tragic moment into something positive,” McCullough says.
Over time, McCullough realized that she didn’t just want to be a nurse. She wanted to be a pediatric oncology (儿科肿瘤) nurse at Packard Children’s. McCullough wanted to give back to the hospital that had done so much for her brother.
Despite feeling like school never came easy, McCullough persisted (坚持) and got into a respected nursing school. She feels like she worked 10 times harder than other nursing students at the university. She traded going out and spending time with friends for the library.
In college, each step brought McCullough closer to her dream. She worked as a nursing assistant at Stanford Health Care for adults with cancer. Then, she transferred to Packard Children’s and worked as a nursing assistant in the Pediatric Transplant Center.
Today, She’s a nurse on the same unit that cared for her brother years ago. She is one of those nurses she admired so much as a child. She finds the time, even on very busy days, to truly be there for patients and families to make them feel loved and welcomed.
1. What makes McCullough want to be a nurse?A.Her love for her brother. |
B.The pain of cancer patients. |
C.Her natural ability of nursing. |
D.The desire to give back to society. |
A.She began to work for her dream. |
B.She volunteered at cancer centers. |
C.She became a nursing assistant for children. |
D.She spent much time with friends in the library. |
A.Changeable and respectable. |
B.Hardworking and demanding. |
C.Professional and adventurous. |
D.Considerate and persistent. |
A.God helps those who help themselves. |
B.Where there is a will there is a way. |
C.Behind bad luck comes good luck. |
D.He who laughs last laughs best. |
3 . For high schoolers, a career goal can help them choose a major and college. They may find a career that fits for the first try. Therefore, do encourage the career exploration below. It describes a few new ones that will be available when your teen reaches adulthood.
Next-generation psychological helpUnfortunately, psychological health issues are unlikely to decrease soon. The existing research is far from a cure-all. Psychological help will likely be an ever more interesting and in-demand profession.
Intermediate health care providerThe U. S. is facing an overburdened health care system. So, an ever-higher percentage of health care will be provided by intermediate-care providers such as physician assistant, dental assistant, etc. The good news for career-seekers is that the training is much shorter.
Software developers and engineersExperts in database architecture, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will stay in demand. New applications may include AI-assisted diagnosis (诊断) and treatment recommendations, individualized education, and advanced embryo (胚胎) selection to ensure absence of genetically influenced diseases and so on.
Precision medicineIn your teen’s lifetime, major diseases will likely be prevented and/or treated with molecules custom-matched (定制) to the very specific disease. Your math-centric teen who can picture getting a PhD could help make that happen.
TipsIt’s great when teens are able to explore careers on their own. You might want to sit alongside, but let your teen sit in the driver’s seat. Only help as much as needed.
1. Which career focuses on mental issues?A.Next-generation psychological help. | B.Software developers and engineers. |
C.Intermediate health care provider. | D.Precision medicine. |
A.Database architecture. | B.Medical health. |
C.Math knowledge. | D.AI education. |
A.Teens. | B.Employers. | C.Teachers. | D.Parents. |
4 . With a name like The Daily Orange in America, you will think the Syracuse University student-run newspaper prints a new issue every day. The newspaper began operating at the Syracuse, New York-based school in 1903. But it only prints a new issue three times a week.
Editor in chief Haley Robertson worries about where she will find companies willing to pay for advertising space. She also worries about having to fire friends. And, she searches out former students willing to donate money so the newspaper can send reporters on the road to cover the university’s sports teams. Media executives many years older than Robertson are facing similar problems. The news industry’s financial difficulties have spread to colleges and universities across the US, which brought challenges to these young journalists. Student reporters train for the future in two main ways. They receive a traditional classroom education from professors. They also put what they learn to use in student-run newsrooms.
Chris Evans is president of the College Media Association, or the CMA. He notes that few college newspapers have shut down the way local newspapers in towns and cities across the country have, considering the central role they are playing. But some have had to cut the number of times they publish each week. Some would find a former student for donation or sell enough advertising to cover it.
The University of North Carolina reports that newspaper newsroom jobs across the country dropped from 52,000 in 2008 to 24,000 today. There are other kinds of jobs in the field, of course, but not a very high number of them. Many journalism educators have wondered whether their students can deal with that. Journalism schools should do more than just equip students for possible media jobs, said Marie Hardin, head of Penn State’s Donald Bellisario College of Communications. She said journalism educators need to teach students communication, critical thinking and writing. Such skills are highly sought in many different fields.
1. It can be learnt that The Daily Orange ________.A.is a national newspaper | B.is seeking sponsorships |
C.lacks enough reporters | D.will go fully Internet-based |
A.Because they can get donations from the outside. |
B.Because they are popular among towns and cities. |
C.Because the CMA provides much support for them. |
D.Because journalism students need training chances. |
A.Creating new jobs in the news industry. |
B.Improving professional skills of educators. |
C.Preparing students for more job options. |
D.Encouraging students to turn to other fields. |
A.Journalism Schools Apply New Teaching Methods |
B.US College Student Reporters Face Difficult Future |
C.How to Run Traditional University Newspapers Well? |
D.Is Transformation of College Newspapers Necessary? |
5 . From unexpected colour to making clever environmental choices, Joanna Plant, an interiors specialist and tastemaker, shares her design intentions for the year ahead.
·What is your New Year design resolution?
I’d like to get out and look at things. The aim is to visit lots of houses and gardens for inspiration and see more exhibitions abroad. I love a house tour and try to find somewhere to go and look about whenever I travel outside London or abroad. I really appreciate seeing things first-hand these days.
·What was a highlight of 2023?
Selling my house of 22 years and having the improvement of a new property — very exciting to be doing a project for myself! What’s fantastic is to work with suppliers who have amazing collections to discover and those who allow us to change the colours or make changes to existing designs.
·What design ideas do you have that you hope to bring to fruition?
Happily, clients seem to be more responsive to having bolder paint plans and using more colours. We have been asking them to see how layering pattern can make a room more quiet and relaxing. I think that we are making our rooms look very nice by using a lot of decorative trims and accessories.
1. Where will Joanna prefer to go to get design ideas?A.Houses in America. | B.Gardens in London. |
C.Tastemakers’ houses. | D.Gardening exhibitions. |
A.That improving her old house is exciting. | B.That working with suppliers is very fantastic. |
C.That clients are willing to paint more colours. | D.That layering pattern can make a room detailed. |
A.New Property. | B.Home Decoration. |
C.New Year Resolution. | D.Environmental Choices. |
6 . Tight-lipped elders used to say, “It’s not what you want in this world, but what you get.”
Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.
Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.
This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, you could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications, will pay him to employ you and your “wares” and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.
When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.
1. What do the elders mean when they say, “It’s not what you want in this world, but what you get.”?A.It’s no use dreaming. |
B.It’s essential to set a goal. |
C.You’ll probably get what you want. |
D.You should be dissatisfied with what you have. |
A.a principle for job evaluation |
B.a guideline for job description |
C.an indication of how to secure a good job |
D.an illustration of how to write an application for a job |
A.that is the requirement of the employer |
B.that is the first step to please the employer |
C.it forces him to become clearly aware of himself |
D.it enables him to know when to sell his services |
A.practical to supply | B.definite to offer |
C.imaginary to provide | D.desirable to present |
7 . Throughout my 41 years at General Electric, I’ve experienced a lot. In the media, I’ve gone from prince to pig and back again. And I’ve been called many things.
In the early days, some called me a crazy, wild man. When I became CEO two decades ago, Wall Street asked, “Jack who?”
When I tried to make GE more competitive by cutting back our workforce in the early 1980s, the media called me “Neutron Jack.” When they learned we were focused on values and culture at GE, people asked if “Jack has gone soft. ” I’ve been No. 1 or No. 2 Jack, Services Jack, Global Jack, and, in more recent years. Six Sigma Jack and e-Business Jack.
When we made an effort to acquire Honeywell in October 2000, and I agreed to stay on through the transition (过渡期), some thought of me as the Long-in-the-Tooth Jack hanging on by his fingertips to his CEO job.
Those characterizations said less about me and a lot more about the stage our company went through. Truth is, down deep, I’ve never really changed much from the boy my mother raised in Salem, Massachusetts.
When I started on this journey in 1981, standing before Wall Street analysts for the first time at New York’s Pierre Hotel, I said I wanted GE to become “the most competitive enterprise on earth.” My objective was to put a small-company spirit in a big-company body, to build an organization out of an old-line industrial company that would be more high-spirited, more adaptable, and more flexible than companies that are one-fiftieth our size. I said then that I wanted to create a company “where people dare to try new things, where people know that only the limits of their creativity and drive, their own standards of personal excellence, will be the ceiling on how far and how fast they move. ”
I’ve put my mind, my heart, and my courage into that journey every day of the 40-plus years I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of GE.
1. According to the first two paragraphs, the author ______.A.had many ups and downs | B.had a poor image in public |
C.became CEO of GE 41 years ago | D.suffered from some mental illnesses |
A.his company’s different stages of development | B.the various opinions of different journalists |
C.the change of his character with the time | D.his popularity among his friends and relatives |
A.was a big company with a small-company’s spirit | B.was the most competitive company in the world |
C.differed from many old-line industrial companies | D.should seek broader space for development |
A.Seeking a higher position in GE | B.Travelling from home to office |
C.Taking GE to a new height | D.Growing from a baby into an adult |
8 . The World Health Organization’s Internship (实习) Program offers a wide range of opportunities for graduates to gain insight (洞察力) in the technical and administrative programs of WHO while enriching their knowledge and experience in the health field.
Who are we looking for?
— You are at least twenty years of age on the date of application.
— You have completed three years of full-time studies at a university. Applicants who have already graduated may also qualify for consideration if they apply to the internship within six months after completion of their formal qualification.
— You possess a first degree in a public health, medical or social field related to the technical work of WHO or a degree in a management-related field.
— You are not related to a WHO staff member (e.g., son/daughter, brother/sister, or mother/father).
— You are fluent at least in one of the working languages of the office of assignment.
— You have not previously participated in WHO’s Internship Program.
— You hold a valid passport from a WHO Member State.
How to apply?
All applications should be made for the vacancies posted on the WHO Careers site using the WHO corporate recruitment system (Stellis). Don’t miss the application deadlines.
September 1 — October 15 2020 for an internship starting January 1 — June 30 2021
January 10 — February 25 2021 for an internship starting July 1 — December 31 2021
By December 1, WHO will inform all selected candidates who applied in September and October. If you have not received any message from WHO by December 1 2020, it means that you have not been selected. For candidates who applied in January and February 2021, no information by April 15 2021 means that you have not been selected. You may apply again if you are still interested.
1. Which of the following students can be a candidate?A.A student whose mother works at a regional branch of WHO. |
B.An 18-year-old senior student at Harvard University. |
C.A student who graduated from university four months ago. |
D.A former participant of WHO’s Internship Program. |
A.By emailing a resume to the WHO. |
B.By using Stellis on the WHO Careers site. |
C.By participating in a campus recruitment event. |
D.By visiting a local career information website. |
A.Applicants. | B.Employees. | C.Students. | D.Judges. |
9 . The US 2020 presidential election has captured people’s hearts around the world. In order to allow voters to vote in person, poll (投票站) workers need to work at different vote centers. In past elections, most poll workers were elderly, but now that they are more at risk of severe symptoms from COVID-19, there was a growing need for young people to serve as poll workers.
I first became aware of the opportunity to become a poll worker from a story from an Instagram account called “Poll Hero”. It mentioned a large-scale recruitment effort for young poll workers, and I immediately became interested in participating. I signed up to be a poll worker from the website.
After registering, there were two steps I had to take in order to become qualified to serve in this election. The first was an online training course. The course takes around three hours but can be completed in multiple sittings. It covers the different roles workers have, different procedures workers must follow and provides information on how to use tools such as the electronic pollbook. After taking the online course, I had to pass an exam with an 80 percent score or higher to complete that part of my certification. On my first attempt, I passed with a score of exactly 80 percent.
After passing the online course, I attended a two-hour in-person training course where I worked with a real electronic poll book to practice what I would do on Election Day. The instructor took us through many different scenarios (场景) where we practiced assisting different types of voters. I was pleased to see many fellow young people attend the session!
In total, I spent 37 hours helping voters vote during this election. With my mask on the entire time, I checked in voters and helped them use the ballot (投票) marking devices where they could cast their vote. I also loved meeting fellow workers who are passionate about being civically (谦恭地) engaged and helping our community. Taking part in this historic election is something I will never forget.
1. Why did the author decide to serve as a poll worker?A.He was inspired by a Poll Hero volunteer. |
B.Young poll workers were in huge demand. |
C.He considered it his duty to help his community. |
D.It was one of his school’s volunteering programs. |
A.It must be completed all at once. |
B.It uses a lecture-style teaching method. |
C.It offers those who pass the exam a service certification. |
D.It requires participants to score at least 80 percent to pass. |
A.What great difficulties the author ran into. |
B.How the author cooperated with other young poll workers. |
C.What the author had to perform in the in-person training class. |
D.How the author assisted different types of voters on Election Day. |
A.Exhausted. | B.Desperate. | C.Bored. | D.Proud. |
10 . When Jenny Streete began caring for older people more than 50 years ago, prejudice was part of her everyday working life. Streete, who grew up in Jamaica and came to England in 1967, had a way of dealing with it: “Just put a smile on your face,” she says. “If you let bad words into your brain, it will only cause you more harm.”
The 81-year-old remembers one instance of abuse.
Streete says: “The sister who was managing the ward (病房) tried to calm a woman down. But I told the sister to let her say what she has to say. I don’t mind.”
The next night, Streete noticed the woman’s blanket had fallen off. She replaced it, telling the patient in a low voice exactly what she was doing and why. The same thing happened the next night, and the next. “But then, the night that I was off duty, that same woman asked the sister: ‘Where is that black lady? I don’t want anyone else to look after me while she is on duty. She was so kind.’”
Brought up by her grandparents, Streete found her vocation after a mystery illness that nearly killed her, and left her with permanently damaged vision. She got better, she says, because of “loving care and tenderness”. When she came to England, she was determined to give that care to others.
And Streete hopes to carry on caring for older people as long as possible — although, she says, her children are urging her to retire. She currently works two nights a week in an end-of-life ward which provides specialist nursing. Many of the people she looks after are now a similar age to her.
Her preference for night shifts hasn’t changed, either. She frequently stays on after her shift is finished, to spend time with residents.
She urges those considering a career in care to think hard about why they’re choosing it. “Sometimes, people are not happy because they don’t want to do the job — they have to do it, because there is no other way. Wanting to do it is very different from having to do it.”
But the key quality a care worker needs, she says, is patience, “Some people like to do everything quick-quick-quick, but you have to take your time with residents. I just try to treat everybody the way I would like to be treated.”
1. What do we know about Jenny Streete?A.She never accepts others’ words. |
B.She minded so much when abused. |
C.She fell ill when she left Jamaica. |
D.She has her own opinions about nursing. |
A.Her love for England. | B.The tender care she got. |
C.Older people’s prejudice. | D.Her grandparents’ encouragement. |
A.Serious and wise. | B.Positive but stubborn. |
C.Responsible and patient. | D.Honest but indifferent. |
A.Jenny Streete’s care for others in her whole life. |
B.Jenny Streete’s advice on how to find a good job. |
C.Jenny Streete’s experiences of fighting disease. |
D.Jenny streete’s determination to remove prejudice. |