（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）
Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay。Supposeyouaretwooptionsupongraduation：oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool。Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo。Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice。Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words。
PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejusttheheard。
1。A）Itwasgoingtoberenovated。C）Itwasdangeroustolivein。
B）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent。D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily。
2。A）Astorm。C）Aforestfire。
B）Astrike。D）ATerroristattack。
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard。
3。A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment。
B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks。
C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio。
D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator。
4。A）Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater。
B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm。
C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident。
D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident。
Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard。
5。A）Raisepostagerates。C）Closesomeofitspostoffices。
B）Improveitsservices。D）Redesigndeliveryroutes。
6。A）Closingofficesonholidays。C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses。
B）Shorteningbusinesshours。D）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays。
7。A）Alotofcontroversywillarise
B）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased
C）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain
D）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs
SectionB
Directions：Inthissection，youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation，youwillhearfourquestions。Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre。
Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。
8。A）Hewilllosepartofhispay。C）Hewillbegivenawarning。
B）Hewillgothroughretraining。D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates。
9。A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator。C）Heisalwaysontime。
B）Heistrustworthyguy。D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates。
10。A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative。C）Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters。
B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop。D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation。
11。A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble。
B）Heisskilledandexperienced。
C）Heisveryclosetothemanager。
D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages。
Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。
12。A）Open。C）Selfish。
B）Reserved。D）Friendly。
13。A）Theyreadabook。C）Theystayquiet。
B）TheytalkabouttheweatherD）Theychatwithfellowpassengers。
14。A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates。
B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome。
C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle。
D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner。
15.A）Housearemuchmorequiet。C）Theywantagardenoftheirown。
B）Theywanttohavemorespace。D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy。
SectionC
Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
16.A）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority。
B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews。
C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay。
D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs。
17.A）Visittheschoolcareersservices。C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards。
B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp。D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers。
18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary。
B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians。
C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere。
D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed。
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
19.A）Ittastesbetter。C）Itiseasiertogrow。
B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice。D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers。
20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil。C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday。
B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases。D）Itishealthierthangreentea。
21.A）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket。
B）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier。
C）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits。
D）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers。
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
22。A）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment。
B）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves。
C）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality。
D）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus。
23。A）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety。
B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight。
C）Theywereproudoftheircreations。
D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts。
24。A）Identifyfakecrafts。C）Designhandicraftsthemselves。
B）Makewisechoices。D）Learntheimportanceofcreation。
25。A）Toattractforeigninvestments。C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts。
B）Topreservethetraditionalculture。D）Toboostthelocaleconomy。
PARTⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）
Directions：Inthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks。Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices。Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter。PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce。
Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male”and“female”brains，believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy26thatbelief，questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender。
Inthestudy，TelAvivUniversityresearchers27forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain
Andwhatdidtheyfind？Notmuch。Ratherthanofferevidencefor28brainsas“male”or“female”，researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange，withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle。
DaphnaJoel，wholedthestudy，saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender‐based29，manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender。
Whilethe“average”maleand“average”femalebrainswere30different，youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans。Onlyasmall31ofpeoplehad“all-male”or“all-female”characteristics。
LarryCahill，anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家），saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning32beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction。Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame，33ofgender。
“There’samountainofevidence34theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction，”hetoldTheSeattleTimes。
Ifanything，hesaid，thestudy35thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow。”
A）abnormalI）regardless
B）appliedJ）searched
C）brieflyK）similarities
D）categorizingL）slightly
E）challengesM）suggests
F）figureN）tastes
G）percentageO）traditional
、H）proving
Directions：Inthissection，youaregongingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit。Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs。Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived。Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter。AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2。
CanBurglarsJamYourwirelessSecuritySystem？
[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination。Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems。
[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary（入室盗窃）byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity，usuallyinvolvingabrokenorsomeforcedentry。AccordingtotheFBI，crimesliketheseaccountedforroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2003。Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal，unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen。TheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics。
[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether。Withwiredsetups，thefearisthataburglar（入室盗窃）mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable。Withawirelesssetup，youstickbattery-poweredsensoruparoundyourhomethatkeepsaneyeonwindows，doors，motion，andmore。Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed，they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoaabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm。Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns-butwhatabouttheirwirelessequivalent，jamming？Withtherightdevicetunedtotherightfrequency，what’stostopathieffromjammingyoursetupandblockingthatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebasestation？
[D]Jammingconcernsarenothingnew，andthey’renotuniquetosecuritysystems。AnydeviceThat’sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificcanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthesamefrequency。Forcomparison，let’ssayyouwantedto“jam”aconversationbetweentwopeople-allyou’dneedtodoisyellinthelistener’sear。
[E]Securitydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcaston-thatmeansthatapotentialthiefcanfindwhattheyneedtoknowwithminimalGoogling。Theywill，however，needtoknowwhatsystemthey’arelookingfor。Ifyouhaveasigninyouryarddeclaringwhatsetupyouuse，that’dpointthemintherightdirection，thoughtatthatpoint，we’aretalkingaboutahighlytargeted，semi-sophisticatedattack，andnotthesortofforced-entryattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries。It’seasiertofindandacquirejammingequipmentforsomefrequenciesthanitisforothers。
[F]Wirelesssecurityproviderswilloftentakestepstohelpcombatthethreatofjammingattacks。SimpliSafe，winnerofourEditors’Choicedistinction，utilizesaspecialsystemthat’scapableofseparatingincidentalRFinterferenceformtargetedjammingattacks。Whenthesystemthinksit’sbeingjammed，it’llnotifyyouviapushalert（推送警报）。Fromthere，it’suptoyoutosoundthealarmmanually。
[G]SimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjamming，completewithavideoshowingtheentiresystembeingeffectivelybypassedwithhandheldjammingequipment。AftertakingappropriatemeasuretocontaintheRFinterferencetoourtestlab，wetestedtheattackoutforourselves，andwereabletoverifythatit’ispossiblewiththerightequipment。However，wealsoverifiedthatSimpliSafe’santi-jammingsystemwords。Itcaughtusintheact，sentanalerttomysmartphone，andalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem’seventlog。Theteambehindthearticleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthesystem，orwhetherornotitdetectedthem。
[H]Weliketheuniquenatureofthatsoftware。Itmeansthatathieflikelywouldn’tbeabletoGooglehowthesystemwords，thenfigureoutawayaroundit。Eveniftheycould，SimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalwaysevolving，andthatitvariesslightlyformsystemtosystem，whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeauniversalmagicformulaforcrackingit。Othersystemsalsoseemconfidentonthesubjectofjamming。TheteamatFrontpointaddressestheissueinablogonitssite，citingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearen’tanydocumentedcasesofasuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganofferingwirelesssecuritysensorsinthe1980s。
[I]Jammingattacksareabsolutelypossible。Assaidbefore，withtherightequipmentandtherightknow-how，it’spossibletojamanywirelesstransmission。Buthowprobableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheirwayintoyourhomeandstealyourstuff？
[J]Let’simaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawirelesssecuritysetupthatoffersafunctionalanti-jammingsystem。First，athiefisgoingtoneedtotargetyourhome，specifically.Then，he’sgoingtoneedtoknowthetechnicaldetailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryforjammingyourspecificsetup。Presumably，youkeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhileyou’reaway，sothethiefwillstillneedtobreakin。Thatmeansdefeatingthelocksomehow，orbreakingawindow。He’llneedtobejammingyouatthispoint，asabrokenwindoworopeneddoorwouldnormallyreleasethealarm。So，too，wouldthemotiondetectorsinyourhome，sothethiefwillneedtocontinuejammingoncehe’sinsideandsearchingforthingstosteal。However，he’llneedtodosowithouttrippingtheanti-jammingsystem，thedetailsofwhichhealmostcertainlydoesnothaveaccessto。
[K]Attheendoftheday，thesekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedtoprotectagainstthesortofopportunisticsmash-and-grabattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries。They’realsoonlyasinglelayerinwhatshouldideallybeamany-sidedapproachtosecuringyourhome，onethatincludescommonsensethingslikesoundlocksandproperexploitlightingatnight。Nosystemisimpenetrable，andnonecanpromisetoeliminatetheworstcasecompletely。Everyoneofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeablethiefcouldtheoreticallyexploit。Agoodsystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-casesettingasimprobableaspossiblewhilealsoofferingstrongprotectionintheeventofaless-extraordinaryattack。
36。Itispossibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththenecessaryequipmentandskill。
37。Interferingwithawirelesssecuritysystemissimilartointerferingwithaconversation。
38。Aburglarhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesssecuritydevicetoavoidtriggeringthealarm，bothinsideandoutsidethehouse。
39。SimpliSafeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguishincidentalradiointerferencefromtargetedjammingattacks。
40。Onlyaverysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnicalmeans。
41。ItisdifficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging。
42。Wirelessdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethealarmoncesomethingwrongisdetected。
43。Differentmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectone’shomefromburglaryinadditiontothewirelesssecuritysystem。
44。SimpliSafe’sdevicecansendawarningtothehouseowner’scellphone。
45.Burglarscaneasilygetasecuritydevice’sfrequencybyInternetsearch。
Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection。Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements。ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmakedA），B），C）andD）。YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage。
Asapersonwhowritersaboutfoodanddrinkforaliving，Icouldn’ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat。ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy。That’sbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage。
Ihatetipping。
Ihateitbecauseit’sanobligationdisguisedasanoption。Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme。Butmostly，IhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleftuptotheiremployers，asisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry。
Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetipping，too。Researchsuggestotherwise。Youactuallylovetipping！Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoneyyouservermakes。Nomatterhowthemathworksout，youpersistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingalettervalue，whichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem。
Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdseemslogicalenough：theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontips，presumablybecausetheyseeabenefittosuccessfullyveilingtheircontemptforyou。Well，ifthisweretruewewouldallbeslippingafew100dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheirdoors，too。Butasitturnsout，waitersseeonlyatinybumpintipswhentheydoanexceptionaljobcomparedtoapassableone。Waiters，keenobserversofhumanitythattheyare，arecatchingontothis；inonepoll，afull30%saidtheydidn’tbelievethejobtheydidanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived。
Socomeon，folks：getonboardwithditchingtheoutdatedtipsystem。Payalittlemoreup–frontforyourbeerorburger。SupportBillPerry’spub，andanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesn’taskyoutododrunkenmath。
46。WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassage？
A）Herunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer。
B）Heintendstogetridofthetippingpractice。
C）Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips。
D）Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips。
47。Whatisthemainreasonwhytheauthorhatestipping？
A）Itsetsabadexampleforotherindustries。
B）Itaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers。
C）Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter。
D）Itposesagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath。
48。Whydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthor？
A）Theyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein。
B）Theybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice。
C）Theywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry。
D）Theycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn。
49。Whathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurvey？
A）Servicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize。
B）Itisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips。
C）Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers。
D）Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees。
50。Whatdoestheauthorargueforinthepassage？
A）Restaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers。
B）Customersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice。
C）Waitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving。
D）Waitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers。
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage。
Inthepast，fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy，butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown，evenasoilpricessinklowerandlower。Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened？
Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy。Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey’repayinglessatthepump。Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthings，whichstimulatestheeconomy。
ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina，Japan，andIndia.Butdoesn’ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthosecountries’consumersmeananequallossinoil-producingcountries，cancellingoutthegains？Notnecessarily，sayseconomicresearcherSaraJohnson。“Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh，sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirreservestosupportspendandsubsidies（补贴）fortheirconsumers。”
Butnotalloilproducershavebigreserves。InVenezuela，collapsingoilpriceshavesentitseconomyintofree-fall。
EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil。Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade，whichhasplungedpartlybecauseoil-producingnationscant’saffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto。
SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast。Onereasonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnow，sothenationssufferingfromthepricesdropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy。
Consumers，intheU.S。atleast，actingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey’regettingatthegaspump，asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfreshintheirmind。Andanumberofoil-producingcountriesaretrimmingtheirgasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxes，sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoilpriceplungemightsuggest。
51。Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage？
A）Thereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices。
B）Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy。
C）Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth。
D）Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending。
52。Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy？
A）Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost。
B）Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy。
C）Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange。
D）Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonothercommodities。
53。Whathappensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodown？
A）Theysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoverseas。
B）Theyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices。
C）Theyusetheirmoneyreservestobackupconsumption。
D）Theytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall。
54。HowdoesCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplunge？
A）Itisonethathasseennoparallelineconomichistory。
B）Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects。
C）Itstillhasachancetogiverisetoaboomintheglobaleconomy。
D）Itseffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws。
55。Whyhaven’tfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydidbefore？
A）Peoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas。
B）Theglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession。
C）Oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy。
D）Peopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices。
PartIVTranslation（30minutes）
Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish。YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2。
在中国文化中，红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福。在春节和其他喜庆场合，红色到处可见。人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋友时，通常放在红色信封里。红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把它与中国革命和共产党相联系。然而，红色并不总是代表好运和快乐。因为从死前者名字通常用红色书写，用红墨水书写中国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为。
参考答案
Muchcontroversyhasbeenarousedaboutwhetherthestudentsshouldfindajoborstarttheirownbusinessaftergraduation。Takingalookaround，wecanfindthatsomegraduatesbustlearoundjobmarkets，whileotherschoosetorunashoponTMall。However，Iprefertheformerchoice。
Frommyperspective，therearegoodreasonstofindajobinthefirstseveralyearsaftertheirgraduation。Firstandforemost，ifagraduateintendstoaccumulateworkingexperienceandlearnfromtheseniors，itisadvisableforhimtofindajob。Itisanundeniablefactthatthetheoreticalknowledgewillprovidethegraduateswiththeabilitytoconsiderthingscomprehensively，however，onlyundertheintegrationwithpracticecantherigidknowledgebeusefulfortheirfuturedevelopment。Inevitably，doingsomethingsmallisthepremiseofundertakingsomethinggreat。TakeJackMa，thefounderofAlibabaandtaobao，forexample。Healsofindssomejobsbeforeestablishinghisowncareer，layingasolidfoundationforhislatersuccess。
Consequently，itisofgreatnecessitytofindajobaftergraduation。Ifirmlybelievethatitwillcontinuetobringaboutmorereturnstoourlifeandfuture。
（太原新东方郑丽）
1。WhydidJohnmoveoutofthecastle？
C。Itwasdangeroustolivein。
2。WhathappenedinScotlandlastWednesday？
A。Astorm。
3。Whatdoesthenewsreportersayabouttheminers？
D。Theywerestrappedinanundergroundelevator。
4。Whatdidtherescueteamdo？
B。Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm。
5。WhatistheUSpostalserviceplanningtodo？
C。Closesomeofitspostoffice。
6。Whatmeasurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts？
D。StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays。
7。Whatwillhappenwhentheproposedmeasurecomesintoeffect？
D。Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs。
8。Whatwillhappentothepressoperatorwhoislateforworkaccordingtothewoman？
A。Hewilllosepartofhispay。
9。WhatdoesthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetimeclock？
B。Heisatrustworthyguy。
10。Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanseetheworkerwhowaslate？
C。Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters。
11。WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJackGreen？
A。Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble。
12。WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishPeopleaccordingtothewoman？
B。Reserved。
13。WhatmayBritishpeopletypicallydoonatrainaccordingtotheman？
C。Theystayquiet。
14。WhatdoesthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworkinginManchester？
B。Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome。
15。WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats？
D。Housesprovidemoreprivacy。
16。Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegestudentsapplyingforacampusjob？
A。Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority。
17。Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccordingtothespeaker？
A。Visittheschoolcareersservice。
18。Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitorresponsibility？
C。Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere。
19。WhyhavetheteafarmersinKenyadecidedtogrowpurpletea？
B。Itmaybesoldatahigherprice。
20。Whatdoresearcherssayaboutthepurpletea？
D。Itishealthierthangreentea。
21。WhatisMr。Combarafoundaboutthepurpletea？
A。Itdoesnothaveastablemarket。
22。Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttoday’sconsumers？
C。Theypreferuniqueobjectofhighquality。
23。Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgoodcraftsmeninthepast？
B。Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight。
24。Whatdocraftsmenhelpconsumersdo？
B。Makewisechoices。
25。Whydostateartcouncilshelpsponsorlocalartsandcraftsfestival？
D。Toboostthelocaleconomy。
26。E）challenges
27。J）Searched
28。D）categorizing
29。K）similarities
30。L）slightly
31G）percentage
32O）traditional
33。I）regardless
34。H）proving
35。M）suggests
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B）Heintendstogetridoftippingpractice。
C）Itforcestheconsumerstocompensatethewaiter。
51。Whatdoestheauthor，mainlydiscussinthepassage？
C）Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth
D）Consumerswillspendtheirsavingsfromcheapoilonothercommodities
B）Itsnegativeeffectsmorethancancelcutitspositiveeffects
C）oilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy
Asasymbolofgoodluck，longevityandhappinessinChineseculture，thecolourofredcanbeseeneverywhereonfestiveoccasionssuchasChineseNewYear。Cashisusuallyputinredenvelopesasgiftstorelativesandclosefriends。Also，redismuch-welcomedinChinabecauseofitsassociationwithChineserevolutionsandtheCommunistParty。However，reddoesnotalwaysrepresentgoodluckandhappiness。RedwaspreviouslyusedtowritethenamesofthedeceasedsoitisseenasanoffencetowriteChinesepeople’snamesinredink。（北京新东方罗宇）