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　　So you have been called for an interview well done? Your effort has paid off? You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the nature of the organization.

　　Ask someone who already does it, or check it out with one of the advisers.

　　Ask a member of family or a friend to act as the employer and to give you an unreal interview. Be as realistic as possible, answer the questions seriously. Afterwards discuss how it went.

　　Think about how the employer would prefer to see you look. Remember the majority of employers are over 30.

　　It is not wise to rush out and buy new clothes which will be worn for the first time at the interview. You'll feel more at ease in a familiar dress.

　　Carelessness in any of these could cost you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes before time. This will give you a chance to have a look around, read the notice board and get the feel of the place. Being late at interview produces a bad impression. The first impression that interviewer gets of you is formed as you walk through the door, so take a couple of deep breaths.

　　Be ready to shake hands if the interviewer offers.

　　Don't take a seat until asked. Then sit comfortably.

　　Make eye contact when you are greeted and again if you shake hands, and during questioning. Eye contact is a form of non-verbal (非语言的) greeting.

　　Remember the interviewer's name and use it from time to time.

　　Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a chance to get information but as a means to improve your prospects (前途) in the employer's estimation (判断). Asking can show knowledge but avoid asking about holidays, pension (养老金) and so on. It looks as if you are tired even before you begin. You can check on these later, when the hope-for job is offered.

　　And if you fail…, look upon the interview as an experience in itself. Learn from it. We wish you good luck and good job hunting.

1．Before you go to see the employer, it is better for you to ________.

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A．put on your newly-bought clothes

B．have your hair cut

C．buy some modern and beautiful ties, shoes, etc.

D．find a dress which you've got used to

2．The underlined phrase “eye contact” means ________.

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A．looking at each other for a long time

B．a kind of greeting without any words

C．shaking hands with the employer again and again

D．a way of getting a wonderful job

3．People usually do the following things before a job interview. Which is the right order for doing them?

a．Asking a friend to give you an unreal interview.

b．Understanding the nature of the organization.

c．Paying attention to your clothes.

d．Arriving at the place of the interview ahead of time.

e．Getting some information from the advisers.

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　　“What we want is rest,” said Harris.

　　“Rest and a complete change,” said George.

　　“Change of scene, and no need to think about anything.”

　　I agreed with George, and suggested we should look for some quiet place from crowds and the noisy world.

　　Harris said he thought it would be terrible. He said he knew the kind of place I meant, where everybody went to bed at eight o'clock, and you couldn't get an Evening News for love or money, and had to walk ten miles to the nearest cinema. “No,” he said, “If you want rest and a change, you had better take a sea trip.”

　　I was strongly against a sea trip. A sea trip does you good when you are going to have a couple of months of it, but for a week, it is pointless.

　　George said, “Let's go up to the river.” He said we should have fresh air and rest, the constant change of scene would broaden our minds, and the hard work would give us a good appetite (食欲) and make us sleep well.

　　Harris said he didn't think George ought to do anything that might make him sleepier than he already was but all the same he agreed the river would suit him, Harris, perfectly. It suited me too and we therefore decided to go up the river.

1．George's idea of rest and a complete change is ________.

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A．having nothing on his mind

B．not having any worries in life

C．relaxing (休息) in new places

D．not thinking about new scenes

2．When Harris said, “You couldn't get an Evening News for love or money”, he meant “You couldn't get a paper ________.”

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A．by any means

B．for its selling price

C．simply to read about love or money

D．as a kindness

3．When Harris also said, “One had to walk ten miles to the nearest cinema”. He meant ________.

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A．there was no cinema ten miles round

B．the nearest cinema was about ten miles away

C．the nearest cinema was too far away for him

D．there wasn't a cinema, even ten miles away

4．The hard work would give them a good appetite because ________.

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A．they would eat a lot 

B．they would drink a lot

C．it would make them sleep well

D．it would make them hungry

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　　A Greenhouse is a building made of glass which is used for keeping plants warm when the outside temperature is low. In a similar way there are several gases in the atmosphere (天气) which trap the heat produced by the sun and prevent it from escaping. These gases are known as “greenhouse gases”, and the way in which they trap heat in the atmosphere is called the “greenhouse effect”. This is not simply air pollution. Most of the main greenhouse gases exist naturally in small amounts in our atmosphere, and without them the earth would be 30 degrees colder and human life would not exist. In other words, the greenhouse effect is a natural course which is to some degree helpful to us.

　　The problem is that in the last century and a half, we have been putting too many of these gases into the earth's atmosphere by burning large quantities of coal and oil and by cutting down forests. The rapid increase in greenhouse gases is making the world warmer. The world's temperature has already gone up by half a degree this century, and the sea level has risen by 10 centimeters. If the amount of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the atmosphere doubles, there will probably be a rise in the earth's temperature of between 1 and 4. This may seem a small increase, but it would be enough to cause major changes in geography and agriculture. Large areas of the world would be flooded, and some areas would become dry and unable to produce crops. It is important, too, to consider that there may be a delay of about 30 years in the greenhouse effect. This means that we are probably experiencing only now the effect of the gases put into the atmosphere before the 1960s. Since then our use of these gases has greatly increased.

1．“Greenhouse effect” is actually ________.

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A．the way in which gases are used for keeping plants warm

B．a natural course which is to some degree helpful to us

C．the way “greenhouse gases” trap heat on the earth

D．the whole course in which greenhouse gases prevent heat

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Burning too much coal and oil produces lots of greenhouse gases.

B．It has become warmer on the earth now than in the past.

C．Gases put into the atmosphere now will effect the earth years later.

D．The temperature in a greenhouse is as high as that in the atmosphere.

3．Suppose the earth's temperature rose by 3 degrees, ________.

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A．great harm would be done to mankind

B．the sea level would go up by 10 centimeters

C．all the land in the world would be flooded

D．crops would be unable to grow on the earth

4．This passage mainly deals with ________.

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A．the concept (概念) and harm of greenhouse effect

B．the relation between greenhouse gases and man

C．the concept and change of greenhouse effect

D．the effect of the rise of the earth's temperature

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　　After more discussion, Paul and John come to an agreement. Paul knows that the deal will fall through if he doesn't get his act together quickly with the Chinese building suppliers. He tells John that if John's company keeps away from the South Korean market for the time being, he'll get things worked out in about three weeks by lending the Chinese company some of the money, without charging the usual interest, for materials and labour costs to get them started on building the hotels almost immediately.

　　John thinks that is a good idea but he's a hard businessman and drives a hard bargain. He wants two guarantees (保证) that the deal won't fall through at the last minute.

　　The first is that, if Paul can't come up with his side of the contract (合同), then Paul's company will have to pay 400000 pounds, but with an agreement to discuss the project again in six month time. Paul knows that his bosses won't want to part with that sort of money and agrees.

　　However, the second guarantee is that, even if Paul's company does start up on time but falls behind schedule (进度表), it will cost his company 200000 pounds for every month lost. Paul thinks that is very hard and over the top, and he will have to look into it. But John says that is his “bottom line”, meaning that is the only deal he is going to make and Paul's company can either take it or leave it-either they give both guarantees or the deal falls through now. The business world can be a tough one.

1．The writer writes this article mainly ________.

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A．to show businessmen are hard to get along with

B．to suggest the business world is a rather difficult one

C．to tell people how to come to a business agreement

D．to show John is even tougher than Paul

2．When you drive a hard bargain, you ________.

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A．argue about the price

B．get everything cheaper

C．make sure that an agreement suits you best

D．do everything you can to make a deal

3．What does Paul think about the second guarantee that John asks for?

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A．He considers it is completely unacceptable.

B．He thinks it is something fair.

C．He believes it is unfair and decides to refuse it.

D．He thinks it is unfair and wants to change it.

4．The underlined word “them” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ________.

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A．the things to be worked out

B．the hotels to be built

C．materials and labour costs

D．the Chinese building suppliers

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　　The House Committee on Pollution (HCP) held a special meeting last night to discuss the Albanian case. A difficult situation occurred last week after the Albanians had refused to allow an international environmental organization to test cans of industrial waste that they were throwing into the Sea of Japan. It was thought that the cans may have contained nuclear waste, even though the Albanians have strongly refused to admit this.

　　Six crew members from the Green-peace ship “Tiger 2”, which is still closely watching over the Albanian ship, secretly went aboard at night and took away one of the waste cans. The first test results of the waste in the can suggest nuclear waste rather than other industrial waste according to a report from the Japanese laboratory where the tests are being carried out. Further tests are necessary to make sure of the exact level of nuclear content.

　　The Green-peace action has made the Albanians angry but the Foreign Secretary here has insisted that the Albanian ship leave the Sea of Japan and return home immediately. The Albanians, not surprisingly, have refused to do so, and demanded that “Tiger 2” be called off from watching them.

　　The international community is suggesting that the Albanian ship be properly searched and are saying that it is very important and necessary that no more cans are castled until the truth of this matter is made clear. Obviously, the Japanese government is particularly anxious to discover exactly what is being thrown so close to their northern islands, possibly polluting their fishing industry and putting people's lives in danger. The international community is to meet with the Albanian government tomorrow for the third time in a week.

1．Choose the best title for this article. ________

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A．An Albanian Ship Gets into Trouble

B．Albanians Cause Headache for the HCP

C．Northern Japanese Islands Are in Danger

D．The International Community Is Busy Mediating (调停)

2．When the article was written, the difficult situation ________.

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3．What's the Albanians' attitude to the matter?

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A．They took an intransigent (不妥协) attitude.

B．They felt they had the right to throw the cans.

C．They were ready to accept all the suggestions.

D．They hoped to make the matter clear as soon as possible.

4．The underlined phrase “call off” means ________.

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　　Imagine going to your doctor with frequent headaches. Your doctor takes a prescription pad (药方) and writes a word on it. The word isn't ‘aspirin’, it's ‘Mozart’.

　　The idea isn't so far-fetched. Many kinds of music can stir (激发) the imagination and produce strong feeling. Scientists have found Mozart's music to be remarkable in its ability to calm its listeners.

　　Many amazing cases have been known using Mozart as a healing aid. For example, a tiny newly-born baby named Krissy, who weighed just 1.5 pounds at birth, was on total life support. Doctors thought she had little chance of survival. Her mother insisted on playing Mozart for Krissy, and thinks it saved her daughter's life. Krissy lived, but she was very small for her age and slower than the average child. At the age of four, she showed an interest in music and her parents gave her violin lessons. To their astonishment, Krissy was able to play musical pieces from memory that were far beyond the ability of an average four-year-old. Playing music helped her improve in all areas of her life.

　　And there are other stories. Officials in Washington State report that new arrivals from Asia learn English more quickly when they listen to Mozart. Even animals respond to Mozart. In France, cows listening to Mozart give more milk.

　　Why Mozart, rather than Bach or the Beatles? Any kind of music can have an effect on some people. But Mozart has more balance. It isn't too fast or too show; it's just right. Don Campbell, who wrote a book called The Mozart Effect, says, “It's like food. A hot spicy meal will affect you differently than a sweet dessert. And while you might love these foods, they aren't good for you to eat every day. You need simple, nutritious (营养的) food on a steady basis. That's the way Mozart is. It's like a nutritionally balanced meal that does good to your body.”

1．Scientists find Mozart's music has a special effect on ________.

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A．stirring people's imagination

B．curing certain illnesses

C．increasing the growth of a newly-born baby

D．calming down its listeners

2．From the third paragraph, we can conclude that Krissy ________ if she had not listened to Mozart.

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A．would have died

B．would not have been so gifted in music

C．would have stayed in hospital longer

D．would have stopped growth

3．Which of the following is not true about the effect of Mozart's music?

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A．It can help people learn foreign languages more easily.

B．It can help people sleep more peacefully.

C．It can make cows give more milk.

D．It can be used as medicine.

4．The author mentioned Don Campell and his book ________.

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A．as a good support to his own idea

B．to show the relationship between food and music

C．to give some new explanations about Mozart's music

D．to ask people to listen to Mozart more

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　　Who are the most beautiful women in the world? Looking at the records, people might think Venezuelan women are. They win the Miss Latin America, Miss Universe, and Miss World contests more frequently than women from any other country. In Venezuela, the term “Miss” as in “Miss Universe” is an honored title.

　　These days, people in some cultures consider beauty contests to be silly. They have tried to stop these contests, saying the contests treat women as objects and place too much importance on women's looks. But in Latin America, beauty contests are a source of pride.

　　Are Venezuelan women really more beautiful than other women? “They are not really more beautiful here,” says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. “It's just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else.”

　　The preparation takes many hours a day. The contestants stretch their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as, “Whom do you admire most in the world?” They starve to stay slim. They take classes to learn how to style their hair and apply make-up.

　　It isn't easy. One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest. She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat. The cost is high as well. Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the costs.

　　Yet most of the contestants say it's worth the effort. A former Miss Universe is now mayor of a district in a large city. Although she had no political experience before that, she has been asked to run for higher political office. Another winner has her own television show. Winners have an advantage they could not get anywhere else. “It's the only chance you have to make it.” says one contestant. “You can't get these opportunities any other way.”

1．The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．beauty contests around the world

B．different opinions on beauty contests

C．why Venezuelan women are more successful in beauty contests

D．the training of beauty contestants

2．According to Selena, the reason why Venezuelan women win more beauty contests is that ________.

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3．When the Venezuelan contestants say “it's worth the effort”, they really mean ________.

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A．they gain more fame from beauty contests

B．the money spent in beauty contests is worth while

C．they gain an advantage over anyone else in politics

D．beauty contests lead to a better career

4．We can infer from the passage that ________.

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A．women are greatly respected and honored in Venezuela

B．beauty contests put more importance on women's looks than anything else

C．Venezuelan people are proud of their beauty contests winners

D．people in different cultures have different opinions about beauty

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　　LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year old might have made young people yawn (打哈欠) and roll their eyes.

　　But when former South African president Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

　　The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. “Education is one of the most important weapons you have,” Mandela advised. “It will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community.”

　　“The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams,” explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheila Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

　　Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

　　“There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly,” Mandela said. “I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world.”

　　Twenty-two-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of enthusiasm (热情). “He's a person who set the tone for an entire nation,” said Trice.

　　“You come away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done,” Trice said.

1．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth ________.

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A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

B．usually think that advice from old people are not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

2．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should ________.

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A．improve their own lives

B．go to college for better education

C．put more importance on education

D．become interested in foreign affairs

3．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that ________.

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A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

B．was especially troublesome when young

C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

D．American youth should be no more rebellious

4．From what Trice said, we can know that ________.

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A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

C．he must be a superman in order to change society

D．he'll be more interested in international development

阅读理解

　　There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for (负责) their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

　　But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school.

　　You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open

education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure (结构) in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

1．Open education allows the students to ______.

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2．Some students will do little in an open classroom because ______.

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A．there are too few rules

B．they hate activities

C．open education is similar to traditional education

D．they worry about the rules

3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

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A．Some traditional teachers do not like open education.

B．Many teachers do not believe in open education.

C．Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.

D．The teachers' feelings and attitudes are important to the students.

4．Which of the following can best summarize (总结) the passage?

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A．Open education is a really complicated (复杂)idea.

B．Open education is better than traditional education.

C．Teachers dislike open education.

D．Open education is a good idea in practice.

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　　Paris is the capital of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

　　Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion (时装) center. What modern women are wearing in Paris will soon be worn by many women in other parts of the world. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For instance, the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris.

　　The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century The Sorbonne, a famous university, is located (位于) on the Left Bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Scare Coeur lies on top of the hill called Montmartre on the Right Bank (north bank) of the Seine.

　　There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous land-mark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.

　　Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island, called the lle de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.

1．A good title for this passage is ______.

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A．The French Language

B．The City of Paris

C．Education and Culture in France

D．The Eiffel Tower, the Symbol of Paris

2．The underlined word “headquarters” means ______.

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3．According to the passage we can infer that Notre Dame is located ______.

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4．The Pont Neuf was built ______.

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