“When I grow up, I want to be...”

Almost all of us have thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations may have changed from when you were in primary school.

However, it seems career options aren’t only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by Teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the UK in May 2011 by job website monster. Co.uk, in which medicine was the top choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17.

Medicine and law are two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige (威望) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high-profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility.

It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking and see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career. British young men list the UK tycoon Alan Sugar, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as their top role models “for their wealth”. Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to “wealth”.

However, not every child has the makings of doctor, lawyer, or banker. They are those who see fulfillment and happiness in other areas, and many teenagers dare to ink more individuality into their career options. As the Teens’ survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs---coffee shop owner, gourmet(美食家)，waiter at a fast food restaurant---are among teenagers’ career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs.

With every choice comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Choosing a good job is very important.??

B. Careers in teenagers’ mind.

C. Teenagers in the UK like doctors.???????

D. The choice of career needs challenge.

2.What is the top career choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17 according to

the article?

A. Bank??????? ????????????? B. Law??????? ????????????? C. Medicine????? ????????????? D. Education

3.According to the article, all of the following are the benefits of being a doctor except_____.

A. respect from others????????? ? B. upward social mobility

C. high pay????????????????? ????????????? D. the oldest profession?

4.What do youngsters think is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of

a successful career?

A. Prestige?????? ????????????? B. Fulfillment?????? ????????????? C. Happiness????? ????????????? D. Wealth

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. According to your particular talents and skills, you can choose your favorite career.

B. Specific education and training can help get a good job.

C. Whatever career you choose, you should balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.

D. Responsibility is the most important when you choose a good job.

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you’ve visited，Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.

In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girl friend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen --- the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.

Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it's important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times.But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.

The key question is: Does that matter?

For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no.”

When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”

But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acauisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠卷).

But privacy does matter - at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.

1.What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Para. 2)?

A. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.

B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.

C. People's personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.

D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.

2.What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B. There should be a distance even between friends.

C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

D. There should be fewer disputes between friends.

3.Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” ( para. 3)?

A. People leave traces around when using modern technology.

B. Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.

C. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

D.Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

4.What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B. They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

C. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

D. They rely most and more on electronic devices.

5.According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ??????? .

A. people will make every effort to keep it

B. its importance is rarely understood

C. it is something that can easily be lost

D. people don’t cherish it until they lose it

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[1]There is a sign in the subway that explains New York completely. “NYC: tolerant of your beliefs, judgmental of your shoes.” We are open to many walks of life, but your shoes … well, that’s another story. Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 30 percent of a stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.

[2]The study involved volunteers filling out a personality questionnaire and providing photos of ????????? ______that they most frequently wear. Then 63 students looked at the photos and were able to accurately guess the volunteers’ gender, age, social status, and even whether the owner was extrovert or introvert, liberal or conservative, and their degree of emotional stability and openness.

[3]Here are some interesting findings from the study. Practical and functional shoes generally belong to agreeable people. Ankle boots belong to those with more aggressive personalities. Uncomfortable looking shoes are usually worn by those with calm personalities. Those who are most worried about their relationships wear brand new or well-kept shoes. This is because they are worried about what others think of their appearance. Liberals wear less expensive shoes. The more boring the shoes are, the harder it is for the owner to form relationships. This is because he doesn’t care about what others think of his appearance.

[4] “Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the researchers of the study said. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as non-verbal cues with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.”

[5] The researchers noted that some people would choose shoe styles to hide their actual personality traits, but they also noted that volunteers were likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.

1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 9 words)

2.What type of shoes do agreeable people favor according to this text? (no more than 5 words)

3.What can you know about a person if he often wears brand new or well-kept shoes according to this text? (no more than 10 words)

4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

5.What does the word “they” (Line2, Paragraph 5) probably refer to? (no more than 6 words)

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3.可适当增加内容。

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Yours truly，

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—You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.?

— _________.

A. Sorry, but don’t blame me, dear.

B. You’ve had a gift for music, haven’t you?

C. I’m glad that you like it so much.

D. Oh, I’d choose a better one for you next time.

As a lecturer, she doesn’t dare to speak in _____ public; she is thought of as _____ failure.

A. the, a?? ????????????? ????????????? ???? B. a, the????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. /, / ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D./, a

As a candidate, you must make a good _______ on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.

A. decision? ????????????? ???? B. situation????????????? C. impression? ????????????? ????? D. position

—Will you give me some suggestions on my job interview?

—Smiling is a great way to make yourself _______.

A. stand out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. turn out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. work out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. pick out

The parcel _____ so much that I dropped it on the stair.?????????????

A. weighs? ????????????? ????????????? B. is weighed? ????????????? ????????????? 　　C. was weighed? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. weighed

The newly-built house is ??????? the old one.

A. twice the size of?? B. as twice big as???????? C.the twice size of?????? D. bigger twice than