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

A．Reading in French.

B．Writing in Spanish.

C．Speaking in Spanish.

2. Why does the woman talk to the man?

A．To ask for a job.

B．To discuss her studies.

C．To choose a language course.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Jack have to do at 10:00 am?

A．Attend a lecture.

B．Catch a bus.

C．Repair his bike.

2. How does the boy usually go to school?

A．By bus.

B．By bike.

C．By car.

3 . Should Schoolchildren Have Jobs?

When you were in school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sports to play and fun to have. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round. I then progressed to a Saturday job in a supermarket.

Today in the UK children are allowed to take part-time jobs from the age of 13. It’s one of those things that is seen almost as a rite of passage（成人仪式）. It’s a taste of independence. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing your money.

Some research has shown that not taking on a Saturday or holiday jab could be harmful to a person later on. According to a 2017 study in the UK, employers’ organizations believed that not participating in part-time work at school age caused young adults to be ill-prepared for full-time employment. But despite this, recent numbers have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.

So, does this mean that British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts think that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam results—and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that “Properly controlled part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives.” In reality, it’s all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.

Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. One 13-year-old girl, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that “I enjoy my job because I’m earning money and it helps my confidence speaking to people and socializing with people.” Did you do a part-time job when you were at school?

1. Employers believe if young adults don’t participate in part-time work at school age, ________.

A．they can’t work on their own

B．they can’t manage their money wisely

C．they won’t be well-prepared for the job

D．they won’t know how to work with others

2. According to some experts, ________ has caused fewer schoolchildren to do a par-time job in the past years.

A．more time to rest	B．having enough money
C．being afraid of hard work	D．more pressure from school

3. According to the passage, taking on a part-time job can help young people ________.

A．have a chance to see the world and meet more friends

B．understand their parents and grow up more quickly

C．learn skills and be confident to talk to people

D．get better grades and perform well in school

4 . Perhaps at one point in time, it was acceptable to start any letter or e-mail with “To Whom It May Concern.”     1     Starting your cover letter or e-mail for a job this way might give off the impression that you didn’t do your research on who you’re writing to.     2     After all, people who address other people by their names when writing and speaking to them tend to be more pleasant.

    3     It can be used in letters of recommendation or reference, formal complaints（抱怨）made to a company, letters of introduction, and letters of interest.

Grammarly uses the example of needing to write a letter of recommendation, for a colleague who will have to make several copies to distribute to interviewers,     4     “In most cases, though, try to narrow your focus rather than cast a broad net,” notes Grammarly.”Ask yourself. Who does this e-mail concern? If you can honestly answer ‘Anyone, ‘then feel free to use “To Whom It May Concern.” （These are the things you should never say in your cover letter.）

If you do happen to find that using “To Whom It May Concern” is appropriate, don’t make grammar mistakes, for example, letters or punctuation.     5    

A．However, it maybe interesting.

B．Those times have changed, though.

C．Making mistakes in writing will surely get you low scores.

D．It’s also very impersonal, which some employers might not appreciate.

E．In that circumstance, sending and receiving letters is more of a formal greeting.

F．You might want to take note of other common errors you might be committing, too.

G．But according to Grammarly, there are four times when it’s OK to use this greeting.

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1. What is the most attractive about the company?

A．Charged training	B．Desirable welfare
C．Working time	D．Free travelling

2. Who can be admitted as a skilled welder?

A．An experienced operator	B．A person without a Red Seal．
C．A registered journeyman in Alberta	D．A clerk from Black Cat Blades

3. How many kinds of work does the company offer?

A．Three．	B．Four
C．Five	D．Six

6 . Many people think only professionals—engineers, accountants, teachers, etc.—have careers.    1     Even if you’ve never had a paid job, you still have a career. Your career is the sum of your life and work. It includes all your activities and experiences. Your schooling, your volunteer work, and even your relationships with your family are all big parts of your career.     2    

During your career, you will have a variety of jobs, occupations and roles. People used to think of a job as full-time, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid.     3     Even someone who is self-employed has a job.

An occupation is a group of jobs with similar responsibilities that require a common set of skills.     4     Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs working for specific employers, be self-employed, work full-time or part-time, be paid for their work or volunteer their services. They may change jobs or hold several jobs at one time but, until they change the type of duties or tasks they perform, they are still computer programmers.

    5     We all play a number of roles in our lives and our roles often change over time. For example, Kris works four days a week as a receptionist in a clinic and takes evening courses in social work. She also sews gymnastic wear for her neighbor who sells it at summer markets. Now Kris has at least three roles.

A．A role is a part you play.

B．Actually everyone has a career.

C．In other words, your career is your life story.

D．For example, computer programmer is an occupation.

E．As a matter of fact, a job is different from a role in some way.

F．It can be completed at a work site, at home, or somewhere else.

G．The following is about your work, your family, and your life story.

7 . My program is a course in automotive repair. We teach people from the age of 16 through adults. We’re     1     (locate)on a high school campus. It’s vocational,     2     means that we train people specific skills that they could use in a job.

I like classes like this     3     it’s     4    (much)of the real world than it is sitting there reading a textbook, not     5     (know)what you are going to be using it for.

Today’s a work day, so     6     I go back into the shop, I have all of my students     7    (work)on a project. First, Jack is going to get the air tools out and jack up a car, he’s going to take a tyre off that car, with the air impact. Every student that comes onto my program is an individual. All of them think that they’re going to be able to fix their own car. They all have     8     as a goal that they are going to get out of the program.     9     then, as part of my introduction to the class I’ll let them know some of the other things that they’ll all get,     10     include：consumer understanding of how the car works.

8 . What’s the man most probably?

A．A policeman

B．A tour guide.

C．. A taxi driver.

9 . If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech "Information Age" demands people who are flexible (灵活) and who have good communication skills.

There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature (特点) of the kind of high-speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.

Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.

Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don't regret their choice of study.

1. By saying that "you may have had the last laugh" in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have ________.

A．shared the jokes with computer majors

B．earned as much as computer majors

C．found jobs more easily than computer majors

D．stopped joking about computer majors

2. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates ________.

A．are ready to change when situations change

B．are better able to deal with difficulties

C．are equally good at computer skills

D．are likely to give others pressure

3. The underlined word "land" in the last paragraph probably means “________”.

A．keep for some time

B．successfully get

C．immediately start

D．lose regretfully

4. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?

A．Willingness to take low-paid jobs.

B．Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.

C．Skills in expressing themselves.

D．Part-time work experience.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What occupation is mentioned in the talk?

A．A manager.

B．A teacher.

C．A salesman.

2. How can we show our interest in the company?

A．Asking proper questions about the company.

B．Letting the interviewer know more about you.

C．Giving as much advice as possible to the interviewer.

3. How can we succeed in an interview according to the speaker?

A．Being friendly as much as possible.

B．Being confident and preparing well.

C．Giving as much information as possible.

4. How many tips does the speaker give us?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.