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HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview
ParttwoListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)GetsomechangeformJane.
B)Usethewoman’sphone.
C)Golookforapayphone.
D)Payforthephonecall.
2.A)Atabookstore.
B)Inaworkshop.
C)Atanartgallery.
D)Inadepartmentstore.
3.A)She’sboughtthemanapairofglassestoday.
B)Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.
C)Sheisworriedabouttheman’shealth.
D)Shehasboughtthemananup-to-datemap.
4.A)Heisgoingtogiveatalkonfishing.
B)Hethinksfishingisagoodwaytokilltime.
C)HehasthesamehobbyasSusan’sfather.
D)HeiseagertomeetSusan’sparents.
5.A)Hefindsthepresentationhardtofollow.
B)Heconsidersthepresentationverydull.
C)HethinksProfessorWhitehaschosenaninterestingtopic.
D)Hespeakshighlyofthepresentation.
6.A)Highqualitypaper.
B)Atypewriter.
C)Abookshelf.
D)Somestocks.
7.A)Theygototheseaside.
B)Theysetoffearly.
C)Theygosightseeing.
D)Theywaitforafineday.
8.A)Hewaslateforschoolonthefirstday.
B)Hehadafunnyface.
C)Hewasthefirstpersonshemetatschool.
D)Helikedtoshowoffinclass.
9.A)Hercarcanstandanycrash.
B)Hercarisnotasgoodashis.
C)Hercarismaintainedaswellashis.
D)Hercariskeptingoodcondition.
10.A)Sheistoobusytogo.
B)Shedoesn’twanttowaitlong.
C)She’swillingtogoswimming.
D)Sheenjoysthewonderfulweather.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Hewasonceafriendoftheruler.
B)Hewasataxcollector.
C)Hewasagovernmentofficial.
D)HewasonceaschoolteacherinIndia.
12.A)Todeclarenewwaysofcollectingtax.
B)Toentertainthosewhohadmadegreatcontributionstothegovernment.
C)Tocollectmoneyfromthepersonsinvited.
D)Torewardoutstandingtaxcollectors.
13.A)Theytriedtocollectmoremoneythantheruleraskedfor.
B)Theyweregivensomesilverandgoldcoinsbytheruler.
C)Theywereexcusedfrompayingincometax.
D)Theyenjoyedbeinginvitedtodinnerattheruler’spalace.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Theylikedtraveling.
B)Theywantedtofindabetterplacetolivein.
C)Theyweredrivenoutoftheirhomes.
D)Thereasonsareunknown.
15.A)TheytrytoputupwithGypsies.
B)TheyareenviousofGypsies.
C)TheyareunfriendlytoGypsies.
D)TheyadmirethemusicaltalentoftheGypsies.
16.A)Specialschoolshavebeensetupforthem.
B)Permanenthomeshavebeenbuiltforthem.
C)Theyarenowtaughtintheirownlanguage.
D)Theyarenowallowedtoattendlocalschools.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Thecausesareobvious.
B)Thecausesareverycomplicated.
C)Thecausesarefamiliar.
D)Thecausesarenotwellunderstood.
18.A)Regulardrivertraining.
B)Improvedhighwaydesign.
C)Strictertrafficregulations.
D)Betterpublictransportation.
19.A)Highwaycrime.
B)Poortrafficcontrol.
C)Confusingroadsigns.
D)Drivers’errors.
20.A)Designingbettercars.
B)Buildingmorehighways.
C)Increasingpeople’sawarenessoftrafficproblems.
D)Enhancingdrivers’senseofresponsibility.
PartthreeReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsislearningtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.
Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrainit.Obediencetrainingdoesn’tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingpensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.
Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof“comehere,sit,”itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthepack(群)byusingextrememeasure.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate(从属的)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.
Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.
21.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelieveto_______.
A)bejustpartoftheirnature
B)worseninmodernsociety
C)occurwhentheygowild
D)presentathreattothecommunity
22.Theprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingisto_______.
A)teachthedogtoperformclevertricks
B)makethedogawareofitsowner’sauthority
C)providethedogwithoutletsforitswildbehavior
D)enablethedogtoregainitsnormalbehavior
23.Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris_______.
A)essentialtosolvingthedog’sbehaviorproblems
B)thefoundationfordogstoperformtasks
C)agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricks
D)anextrememeasureinobediencetraining
24.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters
A)Toavoidbeingpunished.
B)Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.
C)Towinleadershipofthedogpack.
D)Toshowtheirwillingnesstoobey.
25.Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,itsowner_______.
A)cangivethedogmorerewards
B)willenjoyabetterfamilylife
C)cangivethedogmorefreedom
D)willhavemoreconfidenceinhimself
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.
Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.
IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)allinone.
NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(协调)engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.
Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’t’mixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.
26.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe_______.
A)wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationality
B)intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanist
C)wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege
D)intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals.
27.Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan_______.
A)balanceengineeringandtheliberalarts
B)receiveguidanceintheircareers
C)becomenobleidealists
D)broadentheirhorizons
28.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected_______
A)tohaveanexcellentacademicrecord
B)tobewiseandmature
C)tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehim
D)tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision
29.Theauthor’sexperienceshowsthathewas_______.
A)creative
B)ambitious
C)unrealistic
D)irrational
30.Theword“they”in“…togethertheythreatentoconfuse.”(Line3,Para.5)refersto_______
A)engineeringandtheliberalarts.
B)realityandnobleideals
C)flexibilityandavaluesystem
D)practicalityandrationality
Passagefour
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
PriscillaOuchida’s“energy-efficient”houseturnedouttobeahorribledream.Whensheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldouble-paned(双层玻璃的)windowsandseveralotherenergy-savingfeatures.Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla’seyesburned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.Shesufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlysleep.Itwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.
Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillness.Thelevelofformaldehyde(甲醛)gasinherkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.ThesourceofthegasHernewkitchencabinetsandwall-to-wallcarpeting.
TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation’sdrivetosaveenergy.Theproblemitselfisn’tnew.“Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong,”saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland.“Energyconservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases.”
Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn’tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasreplacedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuilduptodangerouslevels.
31.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas’house_______.
A)iswellworththemoneyspentonitsconstruction
B)isalmostfaultlessfromthepointofenergyconservation
C)failedtomeetenergyconservationstandards
D)wasdesignedandconstructedinascientificway
32.WhatmadetheOuchidas’newhouseahorribledream
A)Lackoffreshair.
B)Poorqualityofbuildingmaterials.
C)Gasleakageinthekitchen.
D)Thenewlypaintedwalls
33.Theword“accentuate”(Line4,Para.3)mostprobablymeans“_______”.
A)relieve
B)accelerate
C)worsen
D)improve
34.Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern
A)Becauseindoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasized.
B)Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.
C)Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.
D)Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.
35.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled“_______”.
A)EnergyConservation
B)HousesBuildingCrisis
C)AirPollutionIndoors
D)TrapsinBuildingConstruction
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
In1993.NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts.Butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.
Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled(回收利用)intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.
Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.
36.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers
A)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.
B)Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.
C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.
D)Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem.
37.ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto_______.
A)endupsomewhereunderground
B)beturnedintorawmaterials
C)haveasecond-lifevalue
D)beseparatedfromotherrubbish
38.Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis_______.
A)tosellthemataprofitableprice
B)howtoturnthemintousefulthings
C)howtoreducetheirrecyclingcosts
D)tolowerthepricesforusedmaterials
39.Recyclingahsbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause_______.
A)localgovernmentsfinditeasytomanage
B)recyclingahsgreatappealforthejobless
C)recyclingcauseslittlepollution
D)othermethodsaremoreexpensive
40.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______
A)rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterials
B)localgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecycling
C)recyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentally
D)landfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastedisposal
PartfiveVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
41Itisimportantthatthehotelreceptionist_______thatguestsareregisteredcorrectly.
A)hasmadesureB)madesure
C)mustmakesureD)makesure
42Isuggestedheshould_______himselftohisnewconditions.
A)adaptB)adopt
C)regulateD)suit
43I’llneverforget_______youforthefirsttime.
A)tomeetB)meeting
C)tohavemetD)havingtobemeeting
44Cancellationoftheflight_______manypassengerstospendthenightattheairport.
A)resultedB)obliged
C)demandedD)recommended
45Thatyoungmanstilldenies_______thefirebehindthestore.
A)startB)tostart
C)havingstartedD)tohavestarted
46_______inarecentsciencecompetition,thethreestudentswereawardedscholarshipstotaling$21,000.
A)JudgedthebestB)Judgingthebest
C)TobejudgedthebestD)Havingjudgedthebest
47Withoutproperlessons,youcould_______alotofbadhabitswhenplayingthepiano.
A)keepupB)pickup
C)drawupD)catchup
48Everythingweeatanddrinkcontainssomesalt;wecanmeetthebody’sneedforitfromnaturalsourceswithoutturning_______thesaltbottle.
A)upB)to
C)onD)over
49Healwaysdidwellatschool_______havingtodopart-timejobseverynowandthen.
A)inspiteofB)regardlessof
C)onaccountofD)tocaseof
50_______receivingfinancialsupportfromfamily,communityorthegovernmentisallowed,itisneveradmired.
A)AsB)Once
C)AlthoughD)Lest
51Allthekeywordsinthearticleareprintedin_______typesoastoattractreaders’attention.
A)darkB)dense
C)blackD)bold
52Thebasicfeaturesofthecommunicationprocessareidentifiedinonequestion:Whosays_______throughwhatchanneltowhom
A)howB)when
C)whatD)such
53Ididn’t_______totakeataxibutIhadtoasIwaslate.
A)assumeB)suppose
C)meanD)hope
54Thehours_______thechildrenspendintheirone-wayrelationshipwithtelevisionpeopleundoubtedlyaffecttheirrelationshipswithreal-lifepeople.
A)inwhichB)onwhich
C)whenD)that
55I’dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,than_______aroomwithsomeoneelse.
A)shareB)toshare
C)sharingD)tohaveshared
56InDisneylandeveryyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedto_______signsaskinghis“guests”nottosteponthem.
A)putdownB)putout
C)putupD)putoff
57_______difficultieswemaycomeacross,we’llhelponeanothertoovercomethem.
A)WhereverB)Whatever
C)HoweverD)Whenever
58Somanydirectors_______,theboardmeetinghadtobeputoff.
A)wereabsentB)beenabsent
C)hadbeenabsentD)beingabsent
59OnNewYear’sEve,NewYorkCityholdsanoutdoor_______whichattractsacrowdofamillionormorepeople.
A)incidentB)event
C)caseD)affair
60AmericanfootballandbaseballarebecomingknowntotheBritishpublicthroughtelevised_______fromtheUnitedStates.
A)transferB)deliveries
C)transportationD)transmissions
61Hewillsurelyfinishedthejobontime_______he’slefttodoitinhisownway.
A)inthatB)solongas
C)incaseD)asfaras
62Ifthiskindoffishbecomes_______,futuregenerationsmaynevertasteitatall.
A)minimumB)short
C)seldomD)scarce
63Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.
A)beingrobbedB)havingbeenrobbed
C)tohavebeenrobbedD)robbed
64Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogress_______whichsubsequentlytherewasnotanythingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.
A)inB)for
C)toD)from
65Thesamefactorspushwagesandpricesutogether,theone_______theother.
A)emphasizingB)reinforcing
C)multiplyingD)increasing
66NoonehadtoldSmithabout_______alecturethefollowingday.
A)therebeingB)therebe
C)therewouldbeD)therewas
67Operationswhichleftpatients_______andinneedoflongperiodsofrecoverytimenowleavethemfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.
A)exhaustedB)abandoned
C)injuredD)deserted
68Iwashalfwaybacktothecottagewheremymotherlived___Susancaughtupwithme.
A)whenB)while
C)untilD)though
69_______thetemperaturefallingsorapidly,wecouldn’tgoonwiththeexperiment.
A)SinceB)For
C)AsD)With
70Thebedhasbeen_______inthefamily.Itwasmygreat-grandmother’soriginally.
A)handedoutB)handedover
C)handeddownD)handedround
PartIVCloze(15minutes)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Forthepasttwoyears,Ihavebeenworkingonstudents’evaluationofclassroomteaching.Ihavekeptarecordofinformalconversations__71__some300studentsfromat__72__twenty-onecollegesanduniversities.Thestudentsweregenerally__73__anddirectintheircomments__74__howcourseworkcouldbebetter__75__.Mostoftheirremarkswerekindly___76___—withtoleranceratherthanbitterness—andfrequentlyweresoftenedbythe__77__thatthestudentswerespeaking__78__some,notall,instructors.Nevertheless,__79__thefollowingsuggestionsandcommentsindicate,studentsfeel__80__withthings-as-they-areintheclassroom.
Professorsshouldbe__81__fromreadinglecturenotes.“Itmakestheir__82__monotonous(单调的).”
Iftheyaregoingtoread,whynot__83__outcopiesofthelectureThenwe__84__needtogotoclass.Professorsshould__85__repeatinginlecturesmaterialthatisinthetext-book.“__86__we’vereadthematerial,wewantto__87__itorhearitelaboratedon,__88__repeated.”“Alotofstudentshatetobuya__89__textthattheprofessorhaswritten__90__tohavehislecturesrepeatit.”
71.A)involvingB)countingC)coveringD)figuring
72.A)bestB)leastC)lengthD)large
73.A)reservedB)hard-workingC)politeD)frank
74.A)overB)atC)onD)of
75.A)presentedB)submittedC)describedD)written
76.A)receivedB)addressedC)madeD)taken
77.A)occasionB)truthC)caseD)fact
78.A)onB)aboutC)atD)with
79.A)thoughB)whetherC)asD)if
80.A)dissatisfiedB)unsatisfactoryC)satisfiedD)satisfactory