1.阅读理解- (共4题)
All of my friends had jobs but I didn’t. That’s because they had a “hook up”. At times, I wished I had a hook up! If I did, I wouldn’t have to go through all those nervous interviews, or waste my ink on those applications that probably got thrown.
One day I asked my grandmother, “Why does no one want to hire me?” She said it was because I didn’t have any experience. How was I supposed to have experience when I’d never had a job before? Even McDonald’s wouldn’t hire me. I applied there so many times. It was a shame.
The Gap was one of the hardest places to apply. Once you filled out an application, the managers would interview you right on the spot. It made me so nervous that I couldn’t talk right. The first question they asked was, “Why do you want to work for the Gap?” Your mind was telling you to say, “For the money.” But you didn’t want to say that because you didn’t want to make yourself sound greedy, even if it’s the truth. So I said, “Because I’m familiar with what the company does, which is selling clothes.”
However, not for long there was another question that always seemed to get me every time, “What can you bring to this company?” I didn’t know, maybe more customers? By the time I got ready to pick it up, I heard them say, “If we don’t contact you in 24 hours, you don’t get the job.”
But if I was asked that question now, I would say, “I’m a hard worker and a very reliable person, and with these kinds of abilities I cannot only do a good job, but I can influence other employees to do so too.”
Despite all the bad luck I seemed to have, I didn’t give up. Eventually, I finally found a summer job.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “hook up” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “________”.A.comparison | B.experience |
C.application | D.connection |
A.I was too young to work there | B.I had no working experience |
C.I applied there so many times | D.my grandmother stopped me |
A.The managers paid attention to the interview. |
B.I was not nervous at all during the interview. |
C.The managers were satisfied with my answers. |
D.I influenced other employees to do a good job. |
A.My tips on job interviews. | B.My good luck in job-hunting. |
C.The story about my summer job. | D.The process of more job interviews. |
There have been many times in my life when I have felt very confident about myself and the outcomes of events, even when there was no reason why I should be.
For example, when I was in my internship (实习期) in my ex-company, I was fully confident that I would perform well and secure the internship — even though it was my first internship, first time working in an actual corporate role and I knew absolutely nothing about what I was going to get.
Another time was while I was still studying in university as a first year student. The people around me constantly discussed the monthly starting pay for graduates, which was around two grand. At that time I simply brushed that aside and was confident I would get a starting pay of at least three grand. The funny thing was that this was simply an arbitrary (任意的) number I picked out of the air which I felt I was comfortable with. There was absolutely no basis or research I did which made me point out that figure.
A more recent example would be when I left my job to pursue my passion. While I had a broad vision of what I wanted to do, I had not developed my plan to the level of specificity, and I was not worried about it at all either. I wasn’t worried about money, about how it would work out, or about the challenges I would face. All I knew was I was going to reach my end goal and I would do everything it took to reach that goal.
In all of the cases, there was totally nothing present that proved my self-confidence. Yet, in the end, everything turned out as well as I wanted, if not better. In my internship, I was one of the few interns to secure a preplacement job offer with my ex-company. For my starting pay, I received a figure which was higher than what I targeted. And for my personal development work, it is currently moving along well toward my vision. Honestly, the self-confidence I had was probably one of the reasons why I achieved those outcomes eventually.
【小题1】What made the author do well in his internship?A.Passion. | B.Specificity. |
C.Experience. | D.Confidence. |
A.ignored | B.understood |
C.considered | D.deserved |
A.The causes of the author’s three experiences. |
B.The effects of the author’s three experiences. |
C.The processes of the author’s three experiences. |
D.One of the reasons for the success of the author’s three experiences. |
A.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. |
B.Where there’s a will, there’s a way. |
C.Good is rewarded with good. |
D.Two heads are better than one. |
I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20-year-old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79-year-old mother suffered a stroke (中风). Being strong and independent, she continued to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn’t look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organization offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told them I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening charitable organization. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organization I had been looking for — Easy Care Gardening (ECG)!
There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others.
Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney’s North Shore that I might not have had the opportunity to visit otherwise.
Finally, there are all those wonderful people we call “clients (客户)”, but they are more like friends when we visit them often and tend their gardens. What great people I have met, and the stories they have to tell — the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia. I find it a privilege to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the multicultural and historical background of Sydney.
【小题1】Why did the author move to Sydney?A.She planned to volunteer there. | B.Her husband would work there. |
C.She was very keen on adventures. | D.She had to look after her sick mother. |
A.Her own experience. | B.The tips from her friends. | |
C.The popularity of EC | D. | E.Her gardening skills. |
A.They make friends with their clients. |
B.They like to explore Sydney’s North Shore. |
C.They are of similar ages and backgrounds. |
D.They are kind-hearted with the same interest. |
A.Client. | B.Reason. |
C.Garden. | D.Volunteer. |
54-year- old Abdul has a special job. He has been working as a living statue (活雕像) for over three decades, standing perfectly still for six hours a day and resisting people’s attempts to make him move or smile, anything that proves he is a living person.
Abdul, known as “India’s Statue Man”, has been performing his daily routine ever since 1985, soon after getting a job as a security guard. His boss had ever traveled to the UK, where he was so impressed by the statue-like members of the Royal Guard outside Buckingham Palace that he wanted to do something similar back home. So he had his guards receive three months of training, where they would sit perfectly still for around four hours. They weren’t allowed to talk, smile, eat, drink, or even shoo away a fly if it sat on their faces. In the end, Abdul proved the best of the group, so he got the strange job.
Abdul isn’t the only person in the world acting as a living statue, but what makes him special is the fact that he can do it for as long as six hours without even blinking his eyes. Once, a $155 prize was put up for anyone who can make him move a muscle. But try as they might, no one had ever succeeded. Actually, Abdul tries to move about as much as he can in his spare time, and only eats healthy home-cooked food to keep his body in shape. But he claims yoga has been the biggest help. In the 12 years, Abdul has become a celebrity in India and other Asian countries. Many Bollywood celebrities have come to witness this living statue and try to make him move, but none have succeeded finally.
Abdul earns about 10,000 rupees ($156) a month, which is enough to support his family, but definitely not enough to encourage his children to follow in his footsteps. It’s just too stressful and taxing (费力的) on the body. “Despite all the hardship and health problems, I love my job and I am thankful to people for the love and respect they have showered on me,” he says. “When the time comes, I want to die playing a statue.”
【小题1】What is Abdul’s daily routine?A.Performing as a living statue. | B.Proving to be a living person. |
C.Smiling at his customers. | D.Keeping his body in shape. |
A.He had his special ambition. | B.He was quite familiar with the job. |
C.He stood out among the guards. | D.He knew the boss more than others. |
A.He eats a lot of snacks. | B.He gives some performances. |
C.He cooks for his family. | D.He always moves a lot. |
A.It’s overpaid. | B.It’s satisfying. |
C.It’s boring. | D.It’s instructive. |
2.完形填空- (共1题)
I was a paperboy — well actually, the first papergirl in Seattle. When I was 12, I took my way into a job delivering (投递) The Seattle Times. I remember the boss looking this _______ girl over and telling me I had a week to _______ I could do it.
So after school, I would _______ over to the hut down the street, pick up my bundles, lift them onto the back of my _______ and ride my route. Sunday morning papers were too _______ for me to carry. I tried, and it took me three hours to _______ them as I had to keep coming back to reload. So, my mother volunteered to get up at 5:30 am and drive me around. She _______ herself to my employment.
What I learned as a _______ was to find out where each of my customers wanted their papers. I didn’t just throw them on their lawn (草评)._______ they wanted papers on their porch, or mailbox or inside the gate, that was where they got them. When a ________ went out of town, he would tell me and I would make sure that the papers didn’t ________ up to attract thieves. In return, I got big ________.
Somewhere the paperboys are ________ by modern services. We put our orders into online forms that then tell a service that ________ a guy in a truck to throw the papers onto the lawn.
The people that run and own newspapers have the ________ to deliver news to us in a large number of forms, and we should be able to get it any way we want. We should be able to ________ for the form we want it ________, including how it is distributed. I would ________ pay to have a papergirl or paperboy deliver the ________ on the right day in the right way, and I would tip for that privilege.
Let’s bring back the paperboy and with it ________ employment for our children.
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3.语法填空- (共1题)
There are basically two ways to get work 【小题1】 (finish). One is to work individually. In this way, people can decide for 【小题2】 (them) when to start work and how to do it. What’s more, they will be able to learn how 【小题3】 (solve) problems on their own.
People may also choose to work in a team, 【小题4】 they can learn from each other 【小题5】 help each other. Besides, they may work 【小题6】 better ways to get work done by 【小题7】 (discuss).
Personally, I prefer to work in a team rather than work individually, which 【小题8】 (offer) me a chance to learn how to get along with others and to share my experience with them. As the work can 【小题9】 (divide) among several people, it can be done 【小题10】 (efficient). As the old saying goes, unity is strength.
4.短文改错- (共1题)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m very glad to be invited to an English summer camp.
I prefer to going in July because I’ll have to prepare ourselves for the new school term in August. It seemed that all the activities you offer are attracted and meaningful. But after have a discussion with my parents, I’ve decided to attend the English lectures, from them I can get more information on British and American culture. With a large group international people working, living or traveling in our country, communication become very important. I hope to teach foreigner Chinese and spread Chinese culture.
Thank you very much.
Yours,
Li Hua
5.七选五- (共1题)
Helen Keller once wrote, “The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.” 【小题1】 The UN has set December 5 as International Volunteer Day to give recognition to these people.
Nineteen-year-old Andrew Makhoul was a communications major at the University of Pennsylvania. It was coming up to the spring break, but unlike his classmates, Makhoul wasn’t planning on spending the break relaxing.【小题2】
He traveled to Guatemala. He went to an orphanage (孤儿院) in one of the most violent and poor parts of Guatemala city. 【小题3】 Although he didn’t speak much Spanish, he found communication wasn’t a problem: “You communicated with love.” And what he gave out, he got back: “You could see love when you looked in their eyes.”
Makhoul’s first time as a volunteer only lasted a week, but by the end of that week, he knew he’d be back in the future.
【小题4】 The UN highlighted the case of Palestinian women who are survivors of breast cancer. As part of the UN’s Aid and Hope Programme for Patient Care, the women have been volunteering their time to create low-cost breast prostheses (假体) to be distributed to women for free, among whom Shahd El-Swerki is a brilliant example.【小题5】 By the end of her time there, she admired these women who are “not only survivors but also volunteers”.
About 2,400 years ago, Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “The essence (本质) of life is to serve others and do good.” Volunteers all around the world are making these words come true, each and every day.
A.It depends upon volunteers to stay open. |
B.She worked with the women as part of the programme. |
C.Here, we tell two volunteering stories from around the globe. |
D.Sometimes, volunteers themselves live with huge challengers. |
E.He decided to spend his time doing something useful for people. |
F.These words certainly prove true for the millions of volunteers all over the world. |
G.Volunteers want to do their best to make the world warmer and more beautiful. |
6.提纲类作文- (共1题)
个人情况 | 17岁,男,高二学生 |
健康状况 | 身体健康 |
爱好 | 热爱体育运动,曾得过学校男子一万米长跑的冠军 |
个性 | 工作认真负责,乐于奉献,具有团队合作精神,容易与他人相处 |
态度 | …… |
其他 | …… |
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.必须包含所有要点,但不要逐字翻译;
3.文章的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。
参考词汇:火炬手torch bearer 冬奥会the Winter Olympic Games
Dear Mr. Zhang,
My name is Li Hua. I’m writing this letter ______________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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阅读理解:(4道)
完形填空:(1道)
语法填空:(1道)
短文改错:(1道)
七选五:(1道)
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