2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the woman start work?

A．At 6:00 a.m.

B．At 7:00 a.m.

C．At 8:00 a.m.

2. Why is the woman tired?

A．She didn’t sleep.

B．She had a long day.

C．She did boring work.

3. What is the woman?

A．A patient.

B．A nurse.

C．A doctor.

3 . When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般) appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊) . Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer to __________.

A．show his magical power	B．pay for the delivery
C．satisfy his curiosity	D．please his mother

2. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

A．He wanted to have tea there.	B．He was a respectable person.
C．He was treated as a family member.	D．He was fully trusted by the family.

3. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.	B．It has been driven out of the market.
C．Its service is getting poor.	D．It is not allowed by law.

4. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

A．He missed the good old days.	B．He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C．He needed it for his milk bottles.	D．He planted flowers in it.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is wrong with the woman?

A．She has a headache.

B．She got a bad cold.

C．She can’t fall asleep.

2. When is the deadline for the report?

A．Wednesday.

B．Thursday.

C．Friday.

3. How does the man suggest the woman deal with the report?

A．Improve it.

B．Leave it with him.

C．Submit it later.

5 . Regardless of how far we’d like to believe gender (性别) equality in the workplace has come, there’s still a yawning gap between male and female leaders in the professional world. A 2018 statistic shows that women nowadays hold just 5.8 percent of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst.

While it’s not a huge shock that women are somewhat underrepresented in leadership positions, what is surprising though, is the fact that females may actually be better suited to lead in almost every area, at least according to new findings from the BI Norwegian Business School.

In their research, Professor Martinsen and Professor Lars Glas surveyed 2,900 managers with a special focus on personality types. The results were clear: Women scored higher than men in four of the five major leadership-centric categories.

While some people believe that men inherently make better leaders—probably because they picture a leader with a commanding voice, which is more typical of men than women—this piece of research suggests that women are better at methodical management and goal-setting, openness, sociability and supportiveness, as well as ability to communicate clearly.

There was one area in which men scored higher than women, though, and that was on emotional stability and ability to face job-related pressure and stress. The results suggest that women are more sensitive to the effects of high-pressure or highly emotional situations.

Obviously, its important to consider individual differences.Anyone, regardless of gender may be an inspiring leader and a competent boss. But next time you're hiring for a management position, you just might want to give the resumes(简历)from female candidates a harder look.

1. What makes us shocked much at leadership positions?

A．Women are worse than men.

B．Men take almost all high positions.

C．There is a huge gap between genders.

D．Women might behave better in nearly every field.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “inherently” in Paragraph 4?

A．properly.

B．potentially.

C．naturally.

D．normally.

3. Which of the following may be the best title of this text?

A．Why Women Make Better Leaders

B．Why Women Are Better Than Men

C．How We Can Figure Out The Boss

D．How We Can Tell Gender Difference

4. Who might have special interest in this article?

A．Job hunters.

B．Employers.

C．Employees.

D．Male bosses.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who does the woman want to see?

A．Mrs. Jones.

B．Mr. Smith.

C．Mrs. Johnson.

2. Why is the woman there?

A．To visit a friend.

B．To buy a computer.

C．To interview for a job.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In an office.

B．In a hospital.

C．In a computer store.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man call the woman?

A．To ask for help.

B．To offer a job.

C．To suggest a shop.

2. How much is the woman paid by the hour?

A．￡4.

B．￡4.50.

C．￡5.

3. Where does the woman usually eat her lunch?

A．In the shop.

B．At home.

C．In a park.

8 . Which department does the man work in?

A．The sales department.

B．The finance department.

C．The marketing department.

9 . I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was __________.

A．excited	B．interested
C．ashamed	D．disappointed

2. What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A．She forced him to continue.	B．She punished him.
C．She gave him some money.	D．She changed her plan.

3. What is the text mainly about?

A．The early life of a journalist.

B．The early success of a journalist.

C．The happy childhood of the writer.

D．The important role of the writer in his family.

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A．To introduce a language school in Japan.

B．To hire language teachers to work in Japan.

C．To describe working conditions in Japan.

D．To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.

2. We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will _______.

A．teach English only in Osaka

B．receive a degree from a university

C．have free accommodation

D．get trained for the job

3. Before going to Japan, you need _______.

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