70. The passage mainly discusses ______.

　　　 A. the relationship between school performance and career　 B. how to get a job

　　　 C. how to show strengths in your work 　　 D. working experience and knowledge at school

PART FOUR WRITING

SECTION A(10分，每小题1分)

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties. The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(给人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of the independent will.

　　 But as we examine this quality in the context of effective self-management, we realize it’s usually not the dramatic, the visible, the once-in-a-lifetime, up-by-the-bootstraps(自立自强的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day.

The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty. Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It’s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to “walk our talk.”

　 　Effective management is putting first things first. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them first, day-by-day, moment-by-moment. Management is discipline (training to be self-controlled), carrying it out.

　 　Discipline obtains from belief-belief in a set of values, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a long-term or short term goal that must be carried out.

　　 In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source. And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done.

SECTION B　 (10分，81、82每题2分；83、84每题3分)

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

New findings are against some of the sillier things that policymakers say about the possible influence of migrants(移民)on a country’s overall achievements. “When we started to do the PISA(Program for International Student Assessment)ranking in 2008, many countries were shocked at how badly they did,” says Mr Schleicher, “and excuses we often heard were: we get too many migrants, or we get the wrong sort of migrants.”

Although immigrant children typically do worse at school than locals, there is no country-wide effect. The OECD’s(the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)analyses show an insignificant correlation of the number of immigrant children a country has and the average pupil’s achievement - and it is countries with more immigrant children that do slightly better.

As well as testing children on what they know, PISA also asks them how motivated they are: whether they think they will need the subject in question( most recently, science)for their future, and whether they like to study it for its own sake. In most countries, first-generation immigrant students are more motivated than the second-generation immigrant ones, who are in turn more motivated than the children of the native-born. Germany is a striking exception: new immigrants turn up with the usual ambitions and dreams, but at the age of 15 their children have already given up hope.

That suggests that any country that figures out how to let incomers shine will receive big benefits. Immigrants, however poor, are a self-selected bunch of ambitious and hard-working people, and their children usually know that, lacking the informal networks that let locals get ahead, they must study hard to succeed. Their varying fates show that although what happens outside the school gate is important, what happens in classroom is too.

69. The underlined words "all thumbs" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean______.

　　　 A. heavy-handed　 　　　　 B. the best 　　　　　 C. important　 　　 D. skilled

68. All the subjects may have direct value for job hunting except______.

　　　 A. mathematics　 　　　　 B. English　 　　　　 C. history　 　　　　 D. technical drawing

67. According to the passage, if a student’s school record is not good, he will _____.

　　　 A. have no hope in his future work　　　　 　　 B. be hopeful to find a suitable job

　　　 C. regret not having worked harder at school

　　　 D. have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work

66. We can infer from the first paragraph that______.

　　　 A. learning better at school shows power in your job

　　　 B. the better you are at school subjects, the more helpful they are in your career

　　　 C. learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs

　　　 D. we should think about how to find our career

65. What can we infer from the passage? A. People’s moods can change a little bit under the influence of certain drugs. B. Researchers showed participants of the research two kinds of images. C. A person may possess one long and one short variant of 5-HTTLPR at the same time. D. The author firmly believes that "happiness workshops" will not change people’s moods.

C

　　　 What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. Knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

　　　 Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills.　

　　　 If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.　

　　　 Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools. Perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

64. If a person had the long variant of 5-HTTLPR, he or she would probably ______. A. like the images of spiders　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. prefer the images of crocodiles C. enjoy an image of green trees　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. suffer from depression very often

63. What does “It” in the sentence "It has been closely linked to mood." in the 3rd paragraph refer to? 　A. Serotonin　　　　　 B. A nerve cell　　　　 C. 5-HTTLPR　　　　 D. The brain

62. From the third paragraph, we know that ______. A. affected by 5-HTTLPR, the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the blood B. there are 5 variants of 5-HTTLPR genes which control people’s moods C. how the neurotransmitter serotonin works is greatly determined by 5-HTTLPR D. 5-HTTLPR receives chemical messages from nerve cells

60. We can infer from the passage____.

　　　 A. A new information revolution will be coming.

　　　 B. People won't share copyrighted material on the net

　　　 C. People can share the free encyclopedia

　　　 D. The future of the Internet will rely on the government

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B

Happiness is genetic

HAPPINESS and sadness are states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny disposition (性格). Now scientists may have discovered why.

Some people may be hard-wired (天生的) for happiness, while others are genetically negative, scientists have suggested in a study published late February, in British journal 　Proceedings of the Royal Society B (《皇家学会学报B》).

Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in determining how the neurotransmitter (神经传递素) serotonin (含于血液中的复合胺) works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone (荷尔蒙), passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant (抗抑郁) drugs regulate serotonin levels.

Scientists had also identified three variants (变体) of the gene. Two so-called "short" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide (自杀) attempts. Unlike the two "short" variants, the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images (图像), such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers.

Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a series of images.

The images were divided into three kinds: negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral (中性的) ones.

The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene "showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material," the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction.

In January, the Australian government organized "happiness workshops", teaching government staff how to be happy. The department that held the "happiness workshops" said unhappy staff weren't productive staff.

Australian political opposition parties have argued that the "happiness workshops" are probably a waste of money and couldn't increase productivity as intended. However, whether the workshop will have a happy or disappointing result, we will have to wait and see. 61. What is the main idea of the passage? 　 A. The Australian government wants its government staff to be happy. 　 B. The reason why certain people have a sunny disposition has been discovered. 　 C. Scientists have discovered several anti-depressant drugs to control moods. 　 D. Scientists have found different variants of 5-HTTLPR exist in the same person.