The new two-child policy is making job hunting more difficult for women when about 40 percent of them said they were asked whether they planned to have a second child during job interviews, according to a report in Chongqing.

China dropped its decades-long one-child policy in October and allowed each family to have two children. The country now has about 270 million married women of childbearing age.

This change has put millions of career women in a dilemma between family and career. Employers also face big challenges as more female workers will have two childbearing leaves, seven to eight months altogether.

A human resources website www.job.cq.qq.com conducted a survey among 500 employers and 5,000 job seekers about how the two-child policy affects the job market.

Though two thirds of employers said the policy would make no difference to their recruitment(招聘), the survey showed that more than 70 percent of job seekers believe that bearing a second child will make women less popular in the job market. Forty percent of employers said they will give priority to married women with two children, according to the survey.

Lin Xia, 29, quit her job after giving birth to her first child. She is now preparing to return to work. After several inquiries at a job fair, she found that the employers are concerned about future birth plans. "I thought it would be easier to find a job after giving birth," she was quoted as saying by the website. "I had to answer whether I will have a second child before I could get a chance for a job interview."

Liang Siqi, 23, a college graduate, said although employers did not ask her the child question yet, she will not plan to have two children. "It (having two children) will definitely affect my career and personal life, so I will have only one," she said.

Zhou Jiansong, who is in charge of human resources at a large private high-tech group in Chongqing, said the company will discuss birth issues with interviewees in order to make a better work plans. "We fully respect a women's right to bear a child or two," he said. "But you don't want them to go on a childbearing leave soon after they join your company." The experts expect more labor dispute cases concerning childbearing leave rights when bearing a second child in future.

1.As for the influence of the new policy on working women, which of the following is TRUE?

A. They will find it more difficult to ask for a leave in a company.

B. Most of them will be forced to choose to have two children.

C. Many of them will stay at home instead of working outside.

D. Those who have two children may find it easier to get a job.

2.In the opinion of Zhou Jiansong, what will employers probably do when interviewing women interviewees?

A. They will pay no attention to women’s right to have a child or two.

B. They will let women interviewees make a future plan.

C. They may hope to know more about women interviewees’ childbearing plan.

D. They may expect more labor debate cases about interviewees’ second-child plan.

3.What can we infer from the report in the passage?

A. All the women surveyed in the passage are married.

B. The women bearing a second child get the same chance as before to get a job.

C. About 70 percent of the women were asked whether they planned to have a second child.

D. Bearing a second child affects the women’s career to some degree.

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the new two-child policy?

A. Positive.B. Neutral.C. Indifferent.D. Critical.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How To Study English In China

English is obviously not the native language in China. Although many Chinese want to improve their English level to the amount needed in daily work, it’s very hard when only a few people speak English around them. 1. Here are a few tips that might help.

Join a school with native teachers to guide you.

2.The more exposure you can get to these foreign teachers, the faster and better you’re going to learn English. If a school doesn’t give students maximum exposure to native English speakers’ classes, find one that does.

Read English daily.

This means using websites that are permitted in China, accessing English texts, newspapers and books. Read short stories in English. When you come across words you don’t know write them down immediately. 3.

Find some English speakers.

Spend time with them and share conversations. There is nothing better for learning any language than finding native speakers of the language to practice with. When you speak, you are practicing every aspect of the language(except writing) in the most efficient way possible.

Memorize vocabulary.

Write new words in a notebook every week, with English definitions and a sample sentence, not a Chinese translation. 4. Carry it with you everywhere you go. Even if you have a question about something that you see and you don’t know the English word, write it down in your own language with the plan to look it up later and learn that word in English.

5.English is not well controlled by grammar rules. For every rule, there is an exception to that rule. Your time will be better spent in watching movies and learning from them than studying grammar for long hours. Find someone to write emails in English to or write a dairy every day.

There are many other ways to improve your English. Come on!

A. Learn to write.

B. Watch an English film once a month.

C. What can you do to study more English?

D. There are many English speakers in China.

E. You can do this by writing in your notebook.

F. Follow a soap opera, comedy or radio program or TV drama.

G. You should be carrying a notebook with you everywhere you go just to write down something important.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the saying goes, rose given, fragrance in hand. I am always in the ________ of giving money to every beggar or homeless person I pass by. My friends say it is not good to ________. We may come across beggars or homeless people begging every day and all beggars have their ability to survive. It ________ them that I never listen.

On a ________ day, my friend and I were walking to the ________ when I passed a beggar lady. I had seen her several times before and had always given her a few ________. That day, I gave her 2 Euros. I was waiting for the bus and reading a book when I ________ to see that lady standing in front of me. She ________ me a piece of paper covered in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting ________. She stood there, looking at me ________. Putting away my book, I took the paper, which ________ she and her family had to ________ their country because of floods, and she was ________ to support them. She had got a bit of money, but she needed 5 ________ Euros to get home. I ________ in my pockets and found 20 cents. My friend ________ a 5 Euro note. I asked her to give it to the lady, and said that I would ________ the next day. When she got the money, the lady hugged us and said thanks again and again, and went on her way. Later on the bus, I wondered where her home was and ________ she had gotten to this country. In her story, I felt that my friend and I would always remain part of it as the ________, who helped her get home on a rainy day. But for me, helping a stranger did bring me happiness, giving me a pleasant ________.

1.A. timeB. wayC. trendD. habit

2.A. encourageB. exposeC. evaluateD. envy

3.A. delightsB. annoysC. interestsD. attracts

4.A. rainyB. dryC. sunnyD. cloudy

5.A. airportB. bus stopC. railway stationD. downtown

6.A. booksB. suggestionsC. centsD. roses

7.A. turned aroundB. looked downC. looked upD. stood up

8.A. askedB. beggedC. bargainedD. handed

9.A. wetB. burntC. lostD. dirty

10.A. cheerfullyB. clumsilyC. eagerlyD. silly

11.A. wroteB. spokeC. saidD. told

12.A. missB. leaveC. supportD. blame

13.A. strugglingB. exploringC. hesitatingD. searching

14.A. manyB. moreC. anotherD. much

15.A. touchedB. lookedC. watchedD. fished

16.A. gave outB. took outC. handed inD. made out

17.A. pay backB. take backC. come backD. get back

18.A. whyB. whereC. howD. whether

19.A. lookers-onB. strangersC. foreignersD. passers-by

20.A. situationB. moodC. spiritD. position

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library is now as simple as shopping online: click, pay 1. wait for delivery.

The city’s public library recently launched a program on WeChat, 2. popular Chinese messaging software, enabling its readers to check out books online and get them 3. (deliver) to their homes at low prices.

To enjoy the “Hangzhou enjoyable reading” service, one first needs to follow the library’s official WeChat account, 4. provides a list of books. After picking books, borrowers are required 5. (present)the information such as their library membership cards, cell phone numbers and so on. The selected items will be delivered by express within three days after payments. Each reader can borrow up to 5 books once and 20 books at most 6. total. The books can be borrowed for up to 40 days. Reading now can borrow the library’s most popular books in this way. The online books will be renewed and enriched 7. (gradual) according to readers’ borrowing habits and 8. (prefer). At the end of December, the library’s old and classic books 9. (put) online too, making the total number of books available and bringing borrowers a lot of 10. (convenient)

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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

During the National Day holiday, I paid a visit my grandma in the countryside. It has been almost two years since I last saw her. In my memory, my grandma was a hardworking but strong woman full of energy. Whenever she saw me, she always hugged me deep. But when I gave her a hug this time, I found that she was much short and thinner than before. Her back was become bent and her hairs turned white. But luckily, she was still health. She could laugh like a child. To my happy, she could cook some delicious food for me. I love my grandma. I know he will always be there, helping me and loving me.

假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mike发来电子邮件，询问最近你市举办的“最美家乡”英语演讲比赛活动的情况。请给他回一封电子邮件，介绍以下该活动。要点如下：

1. 来自全市15所36名学生参加了此次英语演讲比赛；

2. 比赛分为三个环节：英语演讲、回答评委提出的问题和才艺表演；

3. 活动的意义。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

On December 9, an English speech contest was held in our city. _______________

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Yours,

Li Hua

Frank ________ stamps in his spare time. It’s his hobby.

A. is collectingB. collects

C. collectedD. was collecting

You have to explain ________ you were absent from school yesterday.

A. whatB. whichC. whereD. why

As soon as I got to the airport, I realized I ________ my ID card at home.

A. had leftB. has left

C. would leaveD. will leave

Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit ________ in a day.

A. oneB. eitherC. bothD. all