1 . An interview is a process in which a potential employee or a candidate applying for a job is evaluated by an employer for potential employment in their company, office or organization.
Many people try to apply for the job after seeing simply a short job advertisement that gives only the general title and basic requirements for the job.
During the interview process, the employer may ask a variety of questions about the applicant’s motive, ambition, experience, education and personality.
| A．The information is generally kept private |
| B．It’s not always quick and easy to get hired |
| C．Therefore, they may take longer than phone interviews |
| D．The questions you ask can make a difference to an interview |
| E．Employers may conduct an interview in different ways |
| F．The interview is a method an employer uses to help make hiring decisions |
| G．It is considered by many experts to be the most important aspect of the selection process |
2 . In 2016, I lost my long-term job. The company simply went through serious changes, and my position was no longer needed. They were great to me when I worked there, and they gave me a small severance package (辞退补偿). I was 55 at the time. I was more than a bit anxiety-ridden, as I wasn’t in a position to retire, and I was concerned about the prospects of being rehired at this age. The good news is that I was a saver, had no debt (债务) and always lived simply. My husband’s job carried the benefits.
I woke up every morning at 4 am to consider how best to use my resources, and ended up starting a small business. Once I started, I made mistakes and messed things up, but kept educating myself more and more. There were tough times that were not easy to get through, but I managed to keep going.
After about 18 months, it was working! Everything fell into place, and the train finally started going down the track! Now, I wake up each day and think, “I own a small business!” My husband even took early retirement to partner with me.
While we are not making $1 million, we have crossed over into six digits (数位) over the past few years. We run our business out of a home office. And I offer a service based on my knowledge from my previous job that I lost.
Now several times a month, friends and former workmates reach out to us to ask how they can also get started like what we do. Though we’re busy, we take the time to talk with them sometimes. I know they really need help.
Nowadays it’s easy to lose our jobs. Luckily, we’ve gained work experience, which can be really helpful if we want to start our own business. So don’t be too frustrated if you lose your job. It might be a new opportunity for you.
1. What can we learn about the author when she lost her job?| A．She regretted not having worked hard. |
| B．She was quite anxious about the future. |
| C．She was dissatisfied with the severance package. |
| D．She failed to get along well with her workmates. |
| A．It was full of ups and downs. | B．It used up the author’s resources. |
| C．It lasted for one and a half years. | D．It forced her husband to retire earlier. |
| A．Brave and calm. | B．Creative and honest. |
| C．Independent and strict. | D．Determined and considerate. |
| A．We should keep educating ourselves. | B．When one door closes, another opens. |
| C．People should start their own business. | D．When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. |
3 . What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer holiday, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be sorry about it but instead recognise that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
1. We can infer from the first paragraph that _________.| A．learning better at school shows power in your job |
| B．the better you are at school subjects, the more helpful it is in your career |
| C．learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs |
| D．we should think about how to find our career |
| A．mathematics | B．English | C．history | D．technical drawing |
| A．have no hope in his future work |
| B．be hopeful to find a suitable job |
| C．regret not having worked harder at school |
| D．have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work |
| A．the relationship between school performance and career |
| B．how to get a job |
| C．how to show strengths in your work |
| D．working experience and knowledge at school |
4 . Many dogs are very hard-working animals. They have been helping people for thousands of years. Dogs protect our homes.
And now, dogs can add another job to their resumes — finding endangered animals! Experts in Australia are training dogs to use their sense of smell.
Luke Edwards is a dog owner and trainer. He says that dogs are good for this kind of work because they have a great sense of smell.
Recently, the dogs have started their most difficult job — finding the Baw Baw frogs. This kind of frog is one of Australia’s most endangered animals.
A kind of deadly fungus (真菌) has killed nearly all of Australia’s Baw Baw frogs. Experts there claim that since 1980 the deadly enemy has killed off 98 percent of the Baw Baw frogs.
Deon Gilbert is a frog expert at Zoos Victoria. He says that detecting the frogs in the wild can be very difficult because they mainly live underground.
| A．They help people with disabilities. |
| B．The females are even more difficult to find. |
| C．The work is difficult mainly because of the search area. |
| D．The aim of the job is to find some endangered creatures. |
| E．The dogs are able to find the exact site with the help of hearing. |
| F．Finding endangered animals may be the perfect job for the trained dogs. |
| G．In fact, scientists say these creatures could disappear in the next five to ten years. |
5 . The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the daytoday editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget (预算). He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing news room staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be involved in story, photo and graphics (图形) selection, assignments, laying out pages, and editing copy and writing headlines.
The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.
The copy editor edits wire and local stories and writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.
The city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition.The city editor supervises (监督) the local general assignment, beat and speciality reporters.
The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.
The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most newspapers rely on the wire services for national news, but some have correspondents who work in other cities and report to the national editor.
1. If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper news room, you are likely to be interviewed by ________.| A．the news editor | B．the national editor |
| C．the city editor | D．the managing editor |
| A．the managing editor is mainly responsible for laying out pages of the paper |
| B．the news editor determines which stories are used |
| C．the copy editor is often the first person to see the story |
| D．the national editor supervises the local general assignment, beat and speciality reporters |
| A．reporters | B．postmen |
| C．writers | D．messengers |
| A．How newspapers are made. | B．People in a newspaper news room. |
| C．How news is collected and edited. | D．People in charge of the newspaper industry. |
6 . I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed drawing, but I also liked making things out of clay (粘土). I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery (制陶). I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. I'm happy working by myself and being near my home. I don't like mass-produced (集体生产) things, because they are made by machines. I think crafts (手工艺) are very important and crafts-people make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time crafts-woman. This work-place is small, but I wish to move to a larger one next year.
1. From the passage we are sure that the writer is a _______.| A．student | B．teacher | C．man | D．woman |
| A．liking to make things |
| B．enjoying working near her home |
| C．a prize won when the writer was young |
| D．a wish to be a potter |
| A．14 | B．16 | C．18 | D．21 |
| A．unhappily | B．hopefully | C．seriously | D．angrily |
