3 . For as long as I can remember, I want to be a performer. But when it was time to go to college and decide what I wanted to be for the rest of my life, it didn’t occur to me to choose drama as my major. Making a living as a performer seems impractical to me. So instead of starting drama I started pre-law, and then went to law school like my two sisters did before me. They seemed happy enough, I thought; they worked about 80 hours a week, but they made good money and could afford expensive cars and fancy apartments in the city.

After law school I got a new job and worked as a lawyer for a big company. I had great benefits, including four weeks of vacation a year, but I never got to use any of my vacation time because there was always too much work to do. I worked from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, and when I was finished, all I could do was collapse into my bed until I woke up to do it all over again the next day.

After five years of this lifestyle, I thought I was going to go crazy. I was unhappy and exhausted, I never saw my friends or my family, and I realized I hadn’t been in a play or musical since I started law school. I thought that acting in a small community play might make me feel better, but rehearsals and performances all took place during my work hours. So I made a drastic decision and quit my job.

I got a small part in a local play and then the lead role. Now I make my living from acting, and once in a while, I do some legal consulting for a little extra money. I don’t get paid a lot for my acting jobs, but it’s enough. I had to give up my big apartment and expensive car, but I’m so much happier now. I see my friends and family, I have free time,and I get to do something I love every day.

1. The writer went to law school because 　　　.

A．his two sisters went to law school

B．he was interested in the practice of law

C．a lawyer’s job would bring him a decent and leisure life

D．acting jobs were not well-paid enough to earn a living

2. How did the writer feel about the work of a lawyer after five years practicing law?

A．Rewarding.

B．Exhausting.

C．Enjoyable.

D．Endless.

3. Why did the writer quit his job as a lawyer?

A．Work consumed almost all his time and energy.

B．He didn’t have great benefits.

C．He hated working and wanted a break.

D．Some rehearsals and performances took place during his work hours.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To inform us that the writer quit his job.

B．To show us how boring it is to be a lawyer.

C．To tell the writer’s story of making a living as an actor.

D．To share with us the change of the writer’s lifestyle and the reason.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dr Yuan Longping is a agricultural pioneer in China.He graduates from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.Since then he has devoted himself to find ways to grow more rice.The rice farmers are now producing twice as larger harvests as before by using the kind of rice he bred.But he is not satisfied with his work.Although now he leads a rich life,but he still insists on his work to develop his rice.I think his work is real important to the world.Because of he hard work,the production of food been improved.Thanks for Yuan Longping’s research,we have more tools in the battle to rid the world of hungry.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How many hours will the man work every day?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Six.

2. What does the woman advise the man to do in the end?

A．Talk to his father.

B．Borrow some money.

C．Finish his homework at school.

6 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a workshop.

B．In a stadium.

C．On a motorbike.

8 . 听下面一段长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What might surprise the woman?

A．Her train was late.

B．The meeting started earlier.

C．Mary is leaving with the man.

2. How will the man go to London?

A．By train.

B．By car.

C．By air.

9 . Volunteers needed

HSE is an organization aimed at creating a free online English learning platform for all English learners. It will help you learn and practice English skills by connecting you with native English speakers around the globe and strengthening intercultural ties. The following are positions available for now.

Tutor

Working language: Chinese and English

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Tutors’ primary job is to give students one-on-one classes. Each class is taught on WeChat and lasts for 30 minutes. In class, tutors will discuss topics with the students according to our internal materials.

Application Process

Interview (in English, 10-15 minutes)

(If accepted) Read internal materials

Editor

Working language: Chinese and English

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Editors will write and polish (润色) text as requested in either Chinese or English. Such text usually includes class materials and text contents about to be published on our WeChat Official Account.

Application: show past works (original/edited)

Translator

Working language: Chinese and English

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Translators will translate our internal documents. These documents usually include volunteer profiles (简介), interviews with college students, and promotion information. You are free to use translation devices or software to make sure the documents are free of significant errors.

Administrative assistant

Working language: English

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Manage student information by organizing the information and updating processed information in the HSE Volunteers Group Chat.

Manage volunteers’ information by updating their status (状态) (active/inactive).

Contact us

When contacting us, please tell us the position you are interested in.

Location: No. 5 Zhujiang W Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, CN

1. What’s the aim of HSE?

A．Building a free English learning platform.

B．Creating a link between English learners.

C．Helping English learners find jobs easily.

D．Encouraging English learners to practice online.

2. What do the four positions have in common?

A．They all provide a good pay.

B．They all need to deal with students.

C．They all have the same working hours.

D．They all require excellent writing skills.

3. Which of the following positions will you choose if you only master English?

A．Tutor.	B．Editor.
C．Translator.	D．Administrative assistant.

10 . 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.