For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A
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For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That 50 in large measure on who you are.
If you’ve enjoyed your studies in English and history, 50 , you’ll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for 52 critical thinking and problem-solving skills．If you thought college was for acquiring specific work skills, only 37 percent of the CEOs in the survey agree with you.
If you plan to start your career as a secretary, be aware that this job is undergoing tremendous 53 ．In offices where secretaries have not already been eliminated, the
54 role of a clerk is now unrecognizable．Most bosses 55 their own mails and meetings and travel plans, thanks to e-mail and the Internet, so secretaries are 56 taking on higher-level tasks such as drafting contracts and handling customer service problems．Those willing to expand their 57 should do well.
If you are a woman interested in law enforcement (执法), note that some states and cities are working hard to reach 58 standards for female applicants．Although most small suburban police departments are deeply traditional, and some are 59 even to employ woman, among the nation’s largest forces about 15 percent of the officers are female, five times as many as a generation ago.
Degrees in sports management are also 60 ．Two hundred U.S colleges and universities, 10 times as many in 1985, now 61 undergraduate courses in sports management, and some have advanced degree programs．At some school you can also combine an MBA in sports management with a law degree.
62 , if you’ve set your sights on a traditional MBA, take heart．MBA recruitment (招聘) is way up, and salaries are 63 ．But money isn’t all today’s MBAs are looking for．A recent study of nearly 1,800 MBA students in the United States and Canada found that 68 percent 64 the statement, “My family will always be more important than my career.”
| 小题1: | | A．concentrates | B．depends | C．takes | D．passes |
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| 小题2: | | A．by comparison | B．as a result | C．for instance | D．in return |
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| 小题3: | | A．developing | B．discouraging | C．confirming | D．appreciating |
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| 小题4: | | A．troubles | B．pains | C．tests | D．changes |
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| 小题5: | | A．active | B．small | C．useful | D．traditional |
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| 小题6: | | A．await | B．handle | C．transfer | D．classify |
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| 小题7: | | A．increasingly | B．unwillingly | C．diligently | D．intentionally |
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| 小题8: | | A．horizons | B．activities | C．organizations | D．operations |
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| 小题9: | | A．medium | B．high | C．fair | D．legal |
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| 小题10: | | A．keen | B．resolved | C．reluctant | D．qualified |
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| 小题11: | | A．on display | B．at an end | C．at rest | D．on the rise |
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| 小题12: | | A．cancel | B．offer | C．register | D．drop |
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| 小题13: | | A．Contrarily | B．Consequently | C．Finally | D．Strictly |
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| 小题14: | | A．competitive | B．moderate | C．fixed | D．regular |
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| 小题15: | | A．give out | B．agree with | C．wonder about | D．focus on |
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
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解析
大学毕业后，找什么工作呢？找何种类型的工作呢？你将来的工作将会如何呢？你该如何选择呢？文章告诉我们，这主要取决于你自己。
小题1:B 这里考查固定词组depend on，表示“依赖，取决于”，根据语境选B项。concentrate on表示“聚精会神于”；take on表示“呈现”；pass on表示“传递”；都与语境不符。
小题1:C 根据语意“比如说，你喜欢学习英语和历史……”，此处是在举例说明，故用for instance。by comparison表示“相比之下”；as a result表示“结果”；in return表示“作为回报，作为回应”。
小题1:A 从上下文可知，文科在培养(develop)批判性思维和解决问题的能力方面很重要。discourage表示“使……气馁”；confirm表示“确认，确信”；appreciate表示“欣赏，感激”。
小题1:D 从句意可知，秘书的角色正在经历重大的变革(change)。
小题1:D 在办公室中，秘书的职位还没有消失，但传统的(traditional)秘书角色已经找不到了。从下一句中的“email”和“the Internet”可知此处讲的是传统的秘书角色。
小题1:B 从上下文可知，很多老板现在都自己处理(handle)一些邮件、会议、旅行安排。await表示“等待”，transfer表示“转换”，classify表示“分类”都与语境不符。
小题1:A 所以现在的秘书正越来越多地从事更高要求的工作和任务，比如起草合同，处理客服问题。此处increasingly表示“不断地，越来越多地”。unwillingly表示“不愿意地”；diligently表示“勤奋地”；intentionally表示“故意地，有意地”。
小题1:A 从上下文可知，句意表示“那些乐意扩大视野(horizons)的人能够做得很好”。
小题1:C 很多州和市正在努力争取在雇用女性方面达到公平的(fair)标准。
小题1:C 虽然有些郊区的警察部门传统观念浓厚，有些甚至不乐意(reluctant)雇用女性，但就全国而言，女性在这些部门占有的比例已经达到15%了。
小题1:D 从下文可知，此处表示“体育管理方面的学位量也在增加”。on display表示“在展出中”；at an end表示“结束”；at rest表示“休息”。
小题1:B 此处表示“现在美国有200所大学能提供(offer)体育管理类课程”。
小题1:C 最后(Finally)，如果你把视线转向传统MBA课程的话，要小心了。
小题1:A MBA薪水的增加确实有竞争力(competitive)，但钱并不是所有MBA所关心的东西了。
小题1:B 最近对将近1, 800位MBA学生的调查发现，有68%的人认同(agree with)“家庭远比事业重要”。give out表示“分发，耗尽”；wonder about表示“琢磨”；focus on表示“关注”。 |
举一反三
Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets．But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr．Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives．The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain．Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another．“We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says．“But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer．The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom with for hours．But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up．“What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics．Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
小题1:What can the “conversations” be best described as?| A．Deep and one-on-one. | B．Sensitive and mad. | | C．Instant and inspiring. | D．Ordinary and encouraging. |
小题2:In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.| A．pair freely with anyone they like | | B．have a guided talk for a set of period of time | | C．ask questions they themselves would not answer | | D．wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features． |
小题3:In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.| A．they would have physical contact | B．they would have in-depth talk | | C．they would be close friends | D．they would exchange basic information |
小题4:From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.| A．an attempt to promote thinking interaction | | B．one of the maddest activities ever conducted | | C．a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas | | D．an effort to give people a chance of talking freely |
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Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Most people look forward to retirement as a time when they can finally take up activities that they never had the time or energy to pursue before．But some recent studies on people in their golden years are disturbing: they suggest that retirees are more likely to suffer from depression and possibly higher rates of other diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure．That’s why a new study of French workers is welcome news.
Led by Hugo Westland, a professor of psychology at Stockholm University, the study of more than 14,000 workers found lower rates of depression and fatigue (疲劳) in people after they got tired while they were still employed.
The scientists followed the employees of the French national gas and electric company for 14 years．They found in the year immediately after retirement, the volunteers reported 40% fewer depressive symptoms than they had in the year before their retirement．The researchers also found an 81% drop in reports of both mental and physical fatigue over the same time period.
Clearly, said Westerlund, much of these decrease in physical and mental fatigue can be traced back to relief from the stresses of work．The decline in depressive symptoms suggests that retirement may be having a positive mental effect, too, which may have a lot to do with the generous pensions (养老金) that French workers enjoy．Most retirees in that country still benefit from about 80% of their yearly salaries.
“The economic or financial situation in retirement is very important,” Westerlund says．“We don’t know if the decrease in fatigue and depressive symptoms is because of the removal of something bad while in work or the addition of something good while in retirement．But no matter the reason, if life in retirement is not comfortable, then we won’t see the improvements we did.”
However, in European nations like France, governments are considering changes to pension plans, which may affect retirees’ health after they leave their jobs－with less of a financial safety net, workers may no longer seem so mentally and physically happy to be out of work．
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)
小题1:According to some recent studies, retired people may have depression and higher rates of other diseases like __________.
小题2:Westerlund’s group found that in the year just after the retirement most retired French workers felt much less tired both __________.
小题3:What does the word “improvements” in paragraph 5 refer to?
小题4:Retirement may make people happier with __________. |
It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, 36 for the train to take me to my 37 in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 38 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the 39 was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 40 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt 41 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be 42 there.
“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.
“Oh, nothing…. Well, I 43 my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to 44 my match class, and the train is leaving.”
“Here, use this.”
The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up, 45 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 46 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.
“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 47 it – go!” The man pushed me 48 the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 49 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 50 .
For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through 51 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple 52 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20 53 I saw the man. And there he was.
“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 54 the money into his hand.
Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.
The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 55 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.
| 小题1: | | A．watching | B．looking | C．reaching | D．arranging |
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| 小题2: | | A．home | B．class | C．office | D．factory |
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| 小题3: | | A．serving | B．carrying | C．minding | D．making |
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| 小题4: | | A．chance | B．crowd | C．driver | D．train |
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| 小题5: | | A．deep | B．empty | C．messy | D．tight |
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| 小题6: | | A．hopeless | B．useless | C．relieved | D．dissatisfied |
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| 小题7: | | A．blocked | B．drawn | C．stuck | D．tied |
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| 小题8: | | A．wasted | B．counted | C．spent | D．lost |
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| 小题10: | | A．frightened | B．disturbed | C．surprised | D．concerned |
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| 小题11: | | A．problems | B．complaints | C．positions | D．challenges |
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| 小题12: | | A．Seize | B．Get | C．Catch | D．Take |
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| 小题14: | | A．offered | B．managed | C．happened | D．attempted |
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| 小题15: | | A．unconsciously | B．silently | C．seriously | D．uncomfortably |
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| 小题16: | | A．curious | B．changed | C．bright | D．widened |
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| 小题17: | | A．task | B．act | C．example | D．performance |
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| 小题18: | | A．so that | B．even if | C．now that | D．in case |
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| 小题19: | | A．dropped | B．pushed | C．pressed | D．placed |
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| 小题20: | | A．giving | B．encouraging | C．promising | D．respecting |
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Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.
Take the kitchen sink for example.
Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.
“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.
“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”
But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”
A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.
Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”
“It looks absurd.”
“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”
“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.
But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.
She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.
“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”
Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.
小题1:The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her .| A．laziness | B．carelessness | C．unhappiness | D．poor-quality glasses |
小题2:From the passage we know the daughter .| A．didn’t want to help with the sink | | B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils | | C．had an accident when she went to her first party | | D．shouted at her mum because she came home late |
小题3:How does the mother feel after all these have happened?| A．Shocked. | B．Proud. | C．Envious. | D．Confused. |
小题4:The author writes the stories to prove that .| A．their relationship became stronger | | B．their roles changed as time passed | | C．her daughter very much cared about her | | D．her daughter got upset as she grew up |
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I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?
He小题1:that, in his opinion, it all came from an小题2:from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying to小题3:a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 小题4:on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it 小题5:, making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of小题6:at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)小题7:and wonderful mess you have made! I have小题8:seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to小题9:down and play in the milk for a few小题10:before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,小题11:you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper小题12:. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you小题13:?” He chose the sponge and together they小题14:up the milk.
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a小题15:experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s小题16:out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can小题17:a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy小题18:that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then小题19:that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make小题20:.
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
| 小题21: | | A．added | B．advised | C．responded | D．commented |
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| 小题22: | | A．experience | B．accident | C．experiment | D．inspiration |
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| 小题23: | | A．send | B．heat | C．bring | D．remove |
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| 小题24: | | A．hold | B．control | C．balance | D．way |
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| 小题25: | | A．fell | B．rolled | C．turned | D．burst |
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| 小题26: | | A．crying | B．staring | C．shouting | D．laughing |
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| 小题27: | | A．terrible | B．great | C．unbelievable | D．alarming |
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| 小题28: | | A．shortly | B．always | C．already | D．rarely |
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| 小题30: | | A．hours | B．quarters | C．minutes | D．seconds |
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| 小题31: | | A．however | B．whatever | C．wherever | D．whenever |
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| 小题32: | | A．place | B．order | C．style | D．state |
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| 小题33: | | A．like | B．prefer | C．take | D．decide |
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| 小题34: | | A．cleaned | B．drank | C．picked | D．packed |
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| 小题35: | | A．finished | B．shared | C．failed | D．valued |
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| 小题37: | | A．invent | B．discover | C．imagine | D．make |
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| 小题38: | | A．knew | B．thought | C．convinced | D．learned |
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| 小题39: | | A．concluded | B．sensed | C．remarked | D．experienced |
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| 小题40: | | A．mistakes | B．assumptions | C．decisions | D．differences |
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