任务型阅读

One of the most common questions I am asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is necessary. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you compete (竞争) with other top candidates (候选人), following up can sometimes help you when the other candidate doesn’t. Here’s how to follow up well:

Send a thank-you note at once. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated (欣赏). And if there are many interviews, send a thank-you note each time.

Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didn’t, follow up within a week to strengthen (强化) your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.

Be patient. Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result. It doesn’t look worried to express your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline.

Don’t be nervous if you don’t hear from them at once. The hiring process (招聘过程) often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town. If you’re past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isn’t necessarily cause for nervousness. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain you’re very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have the latest timeline.

根据上面文章，完成下面的表格，每空一词。

Title: How to follow up after a job interview (就职面试)

Importance of following up	Following up is very 1. in some way.
2. of following up	Send a thank-you note 3..	E-mail can arrive faster than handwritten notes. ﹡The employer still appreciate handwritten notes.
Find out the timeline.	Follow up to strengthen your interest. Politely ask what they expect the timeline to be.
Be patient.	It is 4. that job seekers are too worried.
Don’t be nervous	The hiring often takes a longer time. The decision makers are not 5. town. If the indicated time is past, follow up politely and explain you are interested in the job.

1.necessary 2.Ways/Ideas 3.immediately 4.common 5.in 【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述的是在参加了工作的面试之后，继续跟进是很重要也很有必要的。那么如何更好的跟进，短文中作者提出了一些好的建议。 1.根据短文的第一段中Following up in some way is necessary.可知，作者认为在面试后，...

缺词填空

One day Harvey’s wife was cleaning a cupboard, “Look at all these umbrellas,” Harvey’s wife said to him. “There are eight and they are all b1..”

“I’ll take them all to the umbrella shop and have them repaired,” Harvey said. “They are too good to t2. away.”

Harvey took the eight umbrellas to the shop and l3. them there. The shopkeeper said. “They’ll be r4. tomorrow.”

That evening Harvey went home from the office by bus as u5.. He sat next to an old woman She had an umbrella on the floor between the s6.. When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up.

“Hey!” the woman said, “That umbrella belongs to me.” “I’m so sorry.” Harvey said, giving it to her. “Please excuse me for taking your umbrella by m7..”

The next day he collected the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus. As he sat down, a v8. behind said. “You have certainly had a s9. day!” He turned a10. and saw the woman whose umbrella he had almost taken the day before.

1.broken 2.throw 3.left 4.ready 5.usual 6.seats 7.mistake 8.voice 9.successful 10.around 【解析】这篇短文讲述的是Harvey先生在公交车上差点错拿了一位女士的雨伞，第二天当他拿着自己在商店修好的八把雨伞，坐公交车又碰到了那位女士的时候，被那个女士更加...

书面表达

学生会要选新一任主席。假设你叫Kitty,请根据以下提示和要求给校长写一封推荐信(信的开头和结尾已给出)。

提示:1. 推荐Daniel担任学生会主席; 2. 推荐他的原因(包括能力、性格特征等,内容自拟); 3. 列举Daniel的一些事例。

要求:1. 有真情实感,语义连贯,中心突出,详略得当; 2. 词数100~120左右。

Dear Principal,

I am writing to recommend Daniel as the new chairperson of the Students' Union. I think he will be an excellent chairperson because he has many good personal qualities.

I hope that you agree with me.

Yours sincerely,

Kitty

Dear Principal, I am writing to recommend Daniel as the new chairperson of the Students' Union. I think he will be an excellent chairperson because he has many good personal qualities. Daniel is...

The more exercise you take, ____you will be.

A. healthier B. happier C. the healthier D. the weaker

C 【解析】句意：你做的运动越多，你将会越健康。happier 更快乐，healthier 更健康，weaker 更虚弱，"the+比较级...,the+比较级..."句型常表示"越……，就越……",这里是说做的运动越多，就会变得越健康，the不能省略，这是固定句式，故选C。

—Are you going to Tibet for vacation?

—Yes, I want you to ____me with some information about it.

A. drop B. show C. give D. provide

D 【解析】句意：- 你去西藏度假吗？- 是的，我希望你给我提供一些有关它的信息。A.掉下B.展示C.给D.提供，本题考查固定搭配provide sb with…，意为“给某人提供…...”，故选D。

——What a heavy rain！ Will it last long?

—— ________ . We are getting into the rainy season now.

A. Of course not B. I′m afraid so

C. That′s impossible D. I′m afraid not

B 【解析】 试题Of course not当然不了；I′m afraid so恐怕如此；That′s impossible那是不可能的；I′m afraid not恐怕不。句意：多大的雨啊！要持续很久吗？根据下文，我们现在进入雨季了。可知选B。

（题文）It’s time for class now, please stop __________.

A. talking B. to talk C. to speak D. spoke

A 【解析】句意：现在是上课的时间，请停止讲话。stop doing sth.是停止做某事，指停止做原来的事情，本句就是说停止原来进行的“讲话、交谈”，stop to do是停下（手头的事情）去做另外一件事，不合题意，排除B/C，stop后不能接动词过去时，D错误，故选A。

---Hi, Jack! Why do you look so sad?

---Well, I don’t know how to speak English well. Can you give me ____?

A. some advice B. an advice C. some advices D. some suggestion

A 【解析】句意：---嗨，杰克！为什么你看起来很伤心？---好吧，我不知道怎么说好英语，你能不能给我一些建议？advice意为“建议”，是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词修饰，排除B、C，suggestion意为“建议”，是可数名词，some后用可数名词复数，故D错误，some后也可用不可数名词，A正确，故选A。

We all enjoy _____ on Sunday.

A. go fishing B. going boat C. go swimming D. going hiking

D 【解析】句意：我们都在周日喜欢去远足。A.去钓鱼B.错误选项C.去游泳D.去远足，enjoy+doing表示“喜欢做…”，故A应改为going fishing, B应改为going boating，C应改为going swimming，D正确，故选D。

The boy is ______ than I.

A. very short B. more shorter C. much shorter D. the shortest

C 【解析】句意：这个男孩比我矮得多。出现了than说明要用到比较级，排除A，两者之间进行比较用不到最高级，排除D，much能够用来修饰比较级，more不可以，排除B，short的比较级是shorter，much shorter意为“矮得多”，故选C。