1 . 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.

2 . Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them？What sort of life are models leading？Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They^’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. An agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell him or her in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at the airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world. It comes no surprise to find that some models prefer to put “Secretary” or “Businessman” as their jobs in their passports.

1. For models, their good looks and tight figures are _________,compared with their intelligence and qualifications.

A．more important	B．less needed
C．less essential	D．more looked down upon

2. Which of the following can lead you to believe according to the passage？

A．A model’s traveling expenses are usually paid by his employer.

B．To be a model, good looks are the most important qualification.

C．Most models have a fairly easy way of life with high pay.

D．A model can hardly be successful without a good agent.

3. Models often put “Secretary” or “Businessman” instead of “Model” in their passports because _______.

A．They want to avoid being stopped to sign their names by fans

B．A person with the occupation of a model is easily attacked by black societies

C．Models are sometimes looked down upon

D．Secretaries and businessmen are free of custom duty

4. What may be the author’s attitude towards modeling?

A．It’s a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man.

B．He is in favor of young people to try modeling.

C．Before being crazy about a model job, young people should be aware of the difficulties.

D．It is a field in which everyone has a great chance to succeed.

5. The underlined word “suspiciously” can most probably be replaced by _____________.

A．doubtfully	B．excitedly
C．proudly	D．sadly

3 . The following card includes a brief summary and a short assessment of a research paper. It can provide a guide for further reading on the topic.

Trevor, C. O., Lansford, B. and Black, J. W., 2004, “Employee turnover (人事变更) and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion”, Journal of Armchair Psychology, vol. 113, no.1, pp. 56-64.

In this article Trevor et al. review the influences of pay and job opportunities in respect of job performance, turnover rates and employees’ job attitude. The authors use data gained through organizational surveys of blue-chip companies in Vancouver, Canada to try to identify the main cause of employee turnover and whether it is linked to salary growth. Their research focuses on assessing a range of pay structures such as pay for performance and organizational reward plans. The article is useful as Trevor et al. suggest that there are numerous reasons for employee turnover and a variety of differences in employees’ job attitude and performance. The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted to mid-level management, thus the authors indicate that further, more extensive research needs to be undertaken to develop a more in-depth understanding of employee turnover and job performance. As this article was published in a professional journal, the findings can be considered reliable. It will be useful additional information for the research on pay structures.

1. The research paper published is primarily concerned with .

A．the way of preventing employee turnover

B．methods of improving employee performance

C．factors affecting employee turnover and performance

D．pay structures based on employee performance

2. As is mentioned in the card, the limitation of the research paper mainly lies in that      .

A．the data analysis is hardly reliable	B．the research sample is not wide enough
C．the findings are of no practical value	D．the research method is out-of-date

3. Who might be most interested in this piece of information?

A．Job hunters.	B．Employees in blue-chip companies.
C．Mid-level managers.	D．Researchers on employee turnover.