A. At Art Central 2023, an annual international art fair in Hong Kong, the factory’s collection of Guangcai porcelain (瓷器) drew much attention. Joseph Tso, the third-generation successor of the factory, takes great pride in the skills of Guangcai.
B. Yuet Tung China Works, located in Hong Kong, has been making porcelain pieces for nearly a century.
C. The factory’s collection ranges from designs featuring the Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions to modern Hong Kong landmarks, each of which is a proof of these workers’ outstanding skill.
D. This traditional craft (工艺), born more than 300 years ago, involves painting and firing various colored paints on white porcelain vessels (器皿). After being fired at a temperature of 800 ℃, the pigment (颜料) can stay on the vessels forever, showing people an outstanding porcelain masterpiece.
E. As visitors step inside the factory, skilful workers can be seen painting or coloring on porcelain items, their hands steady and eyes focused.
A. During the first couple of months, I had to face many deadlines when working on my articles. Every day that your work is late, the letter grade for the work goes down. This can make working stressful and I was always worried about my grade. Besides, interviewing people was my biggest headache.
B. Now that the school year is almost over, I believe that it is safe to say that journalism is a great class if you don’t slack off (松懈) and know what you’re doing.
C. When I started taking journalism, I had to face many challenges. As a freshman journalist, I felt stressed and depressed.
D. In order to overcome my fears and challenges, I had to ask for a lot of help from my teachers. I also sought advice from experienced journalists.
E. As time went by, however, the difficulty of the class started to decrease. Interviewing became easier because I started learning where things were located and shortcuts to get to a specific place faster. I also got used to the process of making a proper article for our newspaper.
There isn’t just one skill or quality that makes someone a good yourself. But I can think of two things that most journalists have in common, they are curious, and they love language. Journalists look around and always ask who, what, why, where and when. Then they try to tell others what they find out.
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A. In addition, they usually ask candidates to take a literacy test after the interview.
B. If you are lucky enough to get an interview with them, you should come to the interview well-prepared.
C. Due to the large number of applications the company receives, they only ask a small number of applicants to come in for an interview.
D. Since the company pays well and offers secure jobs, the candidates that do pass the interview process always say “yes” to the job that is offered.
E. As the company is determined to find the right candidates, they will ask a lot of detailed questions to find out what you know about the company.
5 . For nearly a decade now, Merebeth has been a self-employed pet transport specialist. Her pet transport job was born of the financial crisis(危机)in the late 2000s. The downturn hit the real estate(房地产)firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager.The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. One day,while driving near her home, she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home, and her sister in Denver agreed to take it. This was a loving home for sure, but 1,600 miles away. It didn’t take long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job.
Merebeth’s pet delivery service satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana,Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming , heavy flooding and storms in Alabama and total whiteout conditions in Kansas.
This wanderlust is inherited from her father, she says.He moved their family from Canada to California when she was one year old, because he wanted them to explore a new place together. As soon as she graduated from high school, she left home to live on Catalina Island off the Californian coast, away from her parents,where she enjoyed a life of sailing and off-road biking.
It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30,000 per year before tax. She doesn’t work in summer, as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air conditioning. As autumn comes, she gets restless the same old wanderlust returning. It’s a call she must handle alone, though.Merebeth says, “When I'm on the road, I’m just in my own world. I’ve always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I must help animals.”
The word “wanderlust”in paragraph 2 means a desire to___?
A.make money. | B.try various jobs. |
C.be close to nature. | D.travel to different places. |
6 . My father drove a bus in San Antonio for 34 years. It’s the only
For a few months, his
A.job | B.test | C.lesson | D.number |
A.fit | B.shine | C.change | D.disappear |
A.sell | B.wear | C.wash | D.mend |
A.if | B.so | C.or | D.but |
A.team | B.show | C.route | D.project |
A.difficult | B.reasonable | C.horrible | D.excellent |
A.friends | B.parents | C.kids | D.pets |
A.warm up | B.ride by | C.pull out | D.break down |
A.in turn | B.on guard | C.with envy | D.at random |
7 . I loved everything, but I found my
A.trust | B.patience | C.curiosity | D.gift |
A.likely | B.unable | C.willing | D.passive |
A.steps | B.versions | C.levels | D.parts |
A.improve | B.inspect | C.check | D.control |
A.turn | B.distribute | C.add | D.owe |
8 . “Your password has expired,” a message said on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one number. Oh, the whole password can’t be fewer than eight characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the past three months.
What does the word “expired” underlined in the 1st paragraph refer to?
A.been renewed | B.changed | C.been mistaken | D.become due |
9 . Although many companies offer tuition reimbursement (偿付), most companies reimburse employees only for classes that are relevant to their positions.
One good reason for giving employees unconditional tuition reimbursement is that it shows the company’s dedication to its employees and it is important for a company to demonstrate to its employees that it cares. The best way to do this is to make investments in them.
Although companies do indeed run the risk of losing money on employees, who go on to another job in a different company as soon as they get their degree, more often than not, the employees will stay with the company.
Though unconditional tuition reimbursement requires a significant investment on the employer’s part, it is perhaps one of the wisest investments a company can make.
A.In this way, companies will have more productive employees. |
B.In today’s economy, job security is a thing of the past and employees feel more and more expendable. |
C.In return, this dedication to the betterment of employees will create greater loyalty. |
D.This is indeed a very limiting policy. |
E.Even if employees do leave, it generally takes several years to complete any degree program. |
10 . “When you leave work you’re usually an expert in whatever you did. Then you start something new and everyone is younger than you, they know more than you do, they’re probably better at risk-taking, I think they’re better educated. It’s easy to feel intimidated (胆怯的). But remember you have skills that you’ll be able to build on.” Allison says, “Art gives me a different place in the world. When I’m making staff, and I’m hard at it, I feel very joyful.”
Which word can best describe Allison Barnes according to the last paragraph?
A.Positive. | B.Sympathetic. | C.Helpful. | D.Considerate. |