1 . How to Be a Reporter
Being a reporter encompasses (包含) so many things. You could be the face of a news station, a regular contributor to a magazine or newspaper, or you could be tweeting and blogging as your own brand of news sourcing. If any and all of this sounds good to you, with a little hard work it could be your future.
Work on your campus newspaper, radio, or with other news outlets. One of the greatest things about college is that there are so many opportunities. If you’re not engaged in your campus newspaper, there’re half a dozen other resources you can be a part of.
Work your way up. The more and more experience you get, the wider and wider your reputation, and the bigger and more impressive your portfolio (作品集) , the more and more doors will open for you. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is your career.
Find a training period.
Keep up your digital presence.
This is you making yourself a well-rounded development in the journalism community.
| A．But with time, it will bloom. |
| B．Get on your high school’s newspaper. |
| C．You got to walk before you can run. |
| D．Do something in line with your interests. |
| E．Get comfortable with all aspects of reporting. |
| F．Being a reporter does not mean just writing. |
| G．There are hundreds of websites out there for good material. |
2 . Child care workers help care for children when their parents are working or are busy with other tasks.
As for the personality, child care workers need to be very patient when talking to children and guiding them.
Child care providers are helpful; they can give reports to the parents on how their child is doing. Since some workers help with homework, they know well how a child is dealing with the work. They know how the child communicates with other children. And they know how they deal with certain key situations.
In many cases, child care workers play the part of a teacher, playmate, etc. They should have a high level of responsibility. Their job plays an important role in the lives of many families.
| A．And they should study with kids. |
| B．They must take their job seriously. |
| C．Child care workers need to be healthy. |
| D．Child care workers have several key tasks. |
| E．Besides, child care workers should be friendly. |
| F．They watch the children before or after school. |
| G．These are very useful information to the parents. |
3 . Characteristics of an excellent scientist
The dictionary not only defines a scientist as a person having professional knowledge on ode of more sciences, especially natural science or physical science
Curiosity
An excellent scientist must be very curious about things. Scientists such as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse discovered things mainly because they wanted to know how things work.
Patience
Becoming a scientist takes, a long time,
Ethical (道德的) qualities
In order to truly discover and use knowledge for the greater good, a scientist must have a desire to improve people’s life as well as the environment, since they are linked and they can affect one another in the long run.
Working habits
| A．To make observations, you have to think differently. |
| B．There are very few jobs that take more time than this one. |
| C．It also defines a scientist as someone who uses scientific methods. |
| D．A scientist must report findings honestly regardless of personal interests or public opinion. |
| E．One of the main places that many scientists work in is the research laboratory. |
| F．An excellent scientist even takes notes of the smallest observation in discoveries and keeps it in mind. |
| G．Without a drive to ask questions or even wonder, a scientist will never get to the first stage of the scientific process. |
4 . There is something to be said for being a generalist, even if you are a specialist. Knowing a little about a lot of things that interest you can add to the richness of a whole, well-lived life.
Society pushes us to specialize, to became experts. This requires commitment to a particular occupation, branch of study or research. The drawback to being specialists is we often come to know more and more about less and less. There is a great deal of pressure to master one’s field. You may pursue training, degrees, or increasing levels of responsibility at work. Then you discover the pressure of having to keep up.
Some people seem willing to work around the clock in their narrow specialty. But such commitment can also weaken a sense of freedom. These specialists could work at the office until ten each night, then look back and realize they would have loved to have gone home and enjoyed the sweetness of their family and friends, or traveled to exciting places, meeting interesting people. Mastering one thing to the exclusion (排除) of others can hold back your true spirit.
‘Generalists, on the other hand, know a lot about a wide range of subjects and view the whole with all its connections. They are people of ability, talent, and enthusiasm who can bring their broad perspective into specific fields of expertise (专长). The doctor who is also a poet and philosopher is a superior doctor, one who can give so much more to his patients than just good medical skills.
Things are connected. Let your expertise in one field fuel your passions in all related areas. Some of your interests may not appear to be connected but, once you explore their depths, you discover that they are. My editor Toni, who is also a writer, has edited several history books. She has decided to study Chinese history. Fascinated by the structural beauty of the Forbidden City as a painter, she is equally interested to learn more about Chinese philosophy. “I don’t know where it will lead, but I’m excited I’m on this pursuit.”
These expansions into `new worlds help us by giving us new perspectives. We begin to see the interconnectedness of one thing to another in all aspects of our life, of ourselves and the universe. Develop broad, general knowledge and experience. The universe is all yours to explore and enjoy.
1. What is good about being a generalist?| A．You can enjoy your life to the fullest. |
| B．You know more about your occupation. |
| C．You don’t need to be pushed by society. |
| D．You will need to know a little about many things. |
| A．choices | B．regrets | C．perspectives | D．expectations |
| A．should love poetry and philosophy |
| B．is fully aware of his talent and ability |
| C．is a committed specialist in medicine |
| D．brings knowledge of other fields to work |
| A．Seemingly unrelated interests are in a way connected. |
| B．In-depth exploration will make our discoveries possible. |
| C．Everyone has a chance to succeed as long as they pursue. |
| D．Passion alone does not actually ensure a person’s success. |
5 . How to be a good listener?
In the workplace, people don’t always say what they mean. Learning to become a better listener can greatly improve workplace communication. In addition, many people aren’t born with good listening skills. Even great listeners sometimes focus on something that makes them distracted (分心).
Don’t interrupt (打断) the speaker until he has finished. Interrupting a conversation wastes time.
Pay attention while listening.
The workplace houses many different persons and no matter how kind you are, the possibility exists that someone would cause an unwanted reaction within you.
| A．Provide feedback. |
| B．Stand in the other person’s shoes. |
| C．Listen to each word that the speaker is saying. |
| D．Therefore, learning how to be a good listener is important. |
| E．It would annoy the speaker and stop what he plans to express. |
| F．The best way to avoid it is to remind yourself your job is only to listen. |
| G．In that case, try your best to become a focus of attention in your workplace. |
6 . Keeping the spirits up
NASA has a new job listing, and it’s no joke. The US space agency (机构) is looking for a “joker” to join their planned mission (任务) to Mars.
A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. On average, the red planet is 140 million miles (225 million kilometers) away from Earth. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spacecraft. And Mars has a communications delay (延迟) of 20 minutes. This means that astronauts will have to wait 20 minutes for a reply, when an emergency happens.
“When you’re living with others in a confined space for a long period of time, such as on a mission to Mars, problems are likely to occur,” Jeffrey Johnson, a scientist at the University of Florida, told The Guardian.
This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. “These are people that have the ability to pull everyone together,” Johnson said.
In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren’t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying.
There are other examples of team “clowns”. One example is the journey to the South Pole (南极) led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. It was a difficult journey, full of danger. Adolf Lindstrom, a cook at Amundsen’s team, was a “clown”. He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundsen later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team.
But if you’re hoping that your favorite TV comedian (喜剧演员) will fly to Mars, that probably won’t happen.
“Being funny won’t be enough to land somebody the job,” Johnson said. “They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer.” Besides, they must be in top physical condition.
1. What is NASA’s new job listing?| A．A funny engineer. | B．A talented clown |
| C．A good cook. | D．A popular comedian. |
| A．a crowded space | B．an empty space | C．an open space | D．a small space |
| A．It can stop them from feeling worried. | B．It can encourage teamwork on a mission. |
| C．It can help them feel less homesick. | D．It can help them know themselves better. |
| A．What explorers eat on their journey is very important. |
| B．An amateur can play a more important role than a professional. |
| C．Humorous people can cheer people up in difficult situations. |
| D．A mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole. |
7 . Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney’s entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they’re treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests”, as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.
All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions Ⅰ”. Here, they learn the company’s history, how it is managed, and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how important their part is in making the park a success.
After passing “Traditions Ⅰ”, the employees go on to do more specialized training for their specific (具体的) jobs. No detail (细节) is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take to get back to the campground?...We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.”
Even Disney’s managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail, and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week helps them to see the company’s goals more clearly.
All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As a long-time business observer once said, “How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them, is in my view the very reason for its fifty years of success...I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis successfully. They are what Disney does best.”
1. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees .| A．begin by receiving on-the-job training | B．must learn several jobs |
| C．begin as ticket takers | D．have already attended Disney University |
| A．learn all parts of the business | B．see that their guests enjoy themselves |
| C．be able to answer all kinds of questions | D．keep their important guests happy |
| A．Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks. |
| B．Disney attracts people almost from all over the world. |
| C．Parades are regularly held in Disney’s entertainment parks. |
| D．Disney’s managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks. |
| A．how Disney employees are trained |
| B．the history and traditions of Disney |
| C．why Disney is successful |
| D．the importance Disney places on serving people well |
8 . Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens to people living with genetic, physical and behavioral differences.
He says what changed his perception of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino (患白化病的) girl. “I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don’t see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So that was my original intention—that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.”
Guidotti has created Positive Exposure, a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public perceptions and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called “On Beauty”.
One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day he took my picture and I felt so good like l felt there’s somebody who, like, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.”
Guidotti is traveling from city to city to promote “On Beauty”. He says his tour is not about money; it’s about the message. “As I travel from community to community, I’m taking photographs band I’m empowering individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They’re seeing beauty in their reflection but I’m also empowering their families and they in turn are empowering their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change—how you see, how you change.”
1. Why did Guidotti change his career?| A．Because he wanted to create his own company. |
| B．Because the beauty on covers of magazines is not beautiful. |
| C．Because he couldn’t earn enough money from his former career. |
| D．Because his comprehension of beauty changed owing to an albino girl. |
| A．It makes the public more beautiful. | B．It brings a lot of money for Guidotti. |
| C．It welcomes differences in the world. | D．It makes photography more popular. |
| A．Jayne was beautiful Indeed. |
| B．Jayne’s picture was more beautiful than herself. |
| C．It was unfair that nobody discovered Jayne’s beauty. |
| D．Photographs gave Jayne a positive sense of who she was. |
| A．We should travel frequently. |
| B．Communities have a great influence on everyone. |
| C．We should make contributions to our community. |
| D．The way we view the world matters. |
9 . China’s first group of e-sport major graduates emerged in the summer of 2021, with data showing that even though this major had been underestimated by the public, the future appeared promising as there were hundreds of thousands of related jobs available.
After the Ministry of Education decided that “electronic sport and management” should be listed in colleges’ major departments in September 2016, around 30 Chinese universities kicked off their e-sports major courses in the same year, to meet the needs of the rise of e-sport related industries in the Chinese market.
“The major is designed to meet the demand,”said Zheng Duo, co-founder of Tianjin Hero Sports Management and a visiting professor from the Communication University of China (CUC).
Chinese passion for e-sport is not in doubt, with more than 18,000 e-sport companies registered as of 2021, according to corporate database Qichacha. The number of e-sport users in China reached 500 million in 2021, and the market had a value of more than 145 billion yuan as of 2020, according to Chinese consulting group iResearch. Meanwhile, the industry chain is becoming more complete.
Jobs in areas such as supervision and content production require talent and training. The number of available jobs is estimated at 500,000, and could reach 3.5 million in the next five years, according to China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Well-known universities such as CUC and the Shanghai Theatre Academy have responded to the country’s call and are preparing graduates for the e-port market. Yet not every major graduate is qualified for the positions available, as the jobs normally require practical experience, which is something a lot of graduates lack.
Industry insiders have indicated that e-sport is an industry with rapid iteration, and some companies prefer to hire people with experience instead of spending time training recruits.
Roughly half of the graduates will enter the gaming industry, said Xiao Pi, an -sport major graduate from CUC. “Some of the rest will pursue further studies for their master’s degree.”
“Even though e-sport majors have advantages in finding jobs, students need practical experience to better suit the different positions,”said Gu Liming, president of Perfect World Games.
1. What do the public think of the e-sport major according to data?| A．It attracts many companies. |
| B．It deserves a promising future. |
| C．It doesn’t make much difference. |
| D．It can replace many other majors. |
| A．The Chinese had the potential for e-sport. |
| B．The Chinese had great passion for e-sport. |
| C．They wanted to respond to the country’s call. |
| D．Industries of e-sport were developing quickly. |
| A．They haven’t got a master’s degree. |
| B．They are short of practical experience. |
| C．They are unfamiliar with the e-sport market. |
| D．They have lost out in the fierce competition. |
| A．E-sport appears to be more of a blessing. |
| B．E-sport presents a new lifestyle for teenagers. |
| C．The training for E-sport can’t be overestimated. |
| D．Changes in sports bring about job opportunities. |
10 . There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist website to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, booking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in 1970.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job
1. By logging on the Craigslist website, you can ________.| A．sell your old things | B．do some shopping online |
| C．create your own announcement board | D．get useful information about 450 cities |
| A．work on the airplane | B．buy a parachute |
| C．publish a book | D．find a suitable job |
| A．companies often put job information in local shops |
| B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the US |
| C．Susan W. Miller's company is helping people choose careers |
| D．Califomia Career Services mainly serves university students |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
