Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.当听到这个不幸的消息时，我不禁为那位可怜的老人感到难过。
2.约翰被邀请在毕业典礼上发表演讲， 这让他的全家都很感动。（deliver, which ）
3.这只是一个私人聚会，所以我认为没有必要邀请他的老板来参加。（ it ）
4.我作为公共关系主管， 需要花很多时间与别人打交道，因此不能有很多时间陪伴家人。（involve, therefore）
Many young people are excited by their first weeks on a new job. For others, this early period is disappointing. Some difficulties may be caused by the individual’s lack of information and preparation. Often, unpleasant surprises result from the unreal expectations aroused during the recruiting(招聘) process. Recruiters and interviewers overstate the attractiveness of a job to gain a large number of candidates. Applicants overstate their abilities and understate their needs to improve their chances of getting the job. At the same time, they may fail to study the company to which they are applying. Thus, each side offers a mixed bag of truth-all likely to cause problems when those hired begin to work.
The problem of over expectations can exist for anyone, but it may be especially severe for those young graduates who have done particularly well in their studies and/or have graduated from famous business school. They have been used to fast, regular feedback on their performance and to the atmosphere of the university. They expect to find the same conditions on their new job. But once on the job, they think their skills and abilities unused.
An individual whose expectations are inconsistent(不一致) with the realities of a new job is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company. Edgar Schein found that almost 75% of the interviewed graduates changed jobs at least once over a five-year period. He also found that within five years, most companies lose over half of the college graduates they hire. Schein thinks that this is caused by the difference between the graduates’ expectations and the realities of the company. Similarly, in his study of a small group of American business school graduates working in South America, Schein found that job continuation and satisfaction were related to how closely the graduates’ original expectations matched the realities of their jobs.
1.That some young people are disappointed during their first weeks on a new job may be caused by________.
A.their over excitement
B.new working conditions
C.their lack of abilities and unreal expectations
D.the individual’s lack of information and preparation
2.College graduates overstate their abilities because they want to________.
A.get the job
B.attract more companies
C.get a higher payment
D.obtain a large number of candidates
3.According to the passage, ________.
A.an individual’s expectations are inconsistent
B.over half of the college graduates lost their jobs within five years
C.more than 75% interviewed graduates changed jobs over a 5-year period
D.one man is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company
4.After reading the passage, you may conclude that________ .
A.companies like to hire old people
B.young people like to change their jobs
C.young people are more likely to change their jobs
D.young people’s skills and abilities are not needed in companies
Stamp collection was once considered a harmless and educational pastime for small boys. It still is — but with a difference. Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys, along with shoe clerks, waitresses, truck drivers, college professors , businessmen, presidents and kings. Stamp collecting has today grown into big business.
All the really rare old stamps are already owned by collectors who refuse to part with them. But even if these owners were willing to sell, few people could afford to buy.
A stamp becomes valuable because it is “ rare”. Modern collectors with little money to spend have to create their own “ rarities”. One rarity that stamp collectors look for is an error in the stamp. The error may be so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. If it is there, however, it makes the stamp more valuable.
Stamp collectors have another way of making their collections rare or unusual. They bring together as many examples as they they can of a certain kind of stamp. What makes such a collection unusual is the time and the idea that went inot making it. One may collect only stamps of some color. Another may collect only stamps from a certain foreign country, or stamps connected with some person, place or event. Still other collectors are interested in the tiny holes along the edge of a stamp. They may be long or short, round or oval. Some stamps may not have them at all. Another thing that makes a stamp “ rare” is its postmark or its cancellation. Collectors go through a lot of trouble to have letters mailed to them from unusual places.
1.Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys in collecting stamps because ________.
A.even kings and presidents are also collecting stamps.
B.they want to be with their garandsons
C.it is no longer a pastime for little boys
D.people can make a lot of money by buying and selling stamps.
2.All the really rare old stamps are sometimes owned by collectors who ________..
A.have a lot of rare stamps B.do not understand their real value
C.want to keep them D.are anxious to sell them for a good price.
3.Errors in the stamps _______.
A.may be too small for eyes to see
B.are usually wiped out by the stamp collectors
C.will keep the value of the stamps low
D.can not be seen at all
4.One of the ways that stamps collectors make their stamps unusual is to __________.
A.collect a large number of stamps according to a certain pattern
B.sell out stamps and buy new ones
C.keep the valuable stamps only
D.spend time studying them
In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents __________ five or more children were common. Over the years, the__________ of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the __________ of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them ____________ dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better __________ and have more money to spend on _________ . The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers _________ away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents ________ . A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling _________ as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological __________ while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and __________ very little time for the parent’s own personal_________ . Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are _________ to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs ___________ that things are getting better. The divorce rate is__________ . The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.
1.A.breeding B.raising C.feeding D.bringing
2.A.amount B.number C.size D.scale
3.A.level B.standard C.wage D.cost
4.A.finally B.financially C.fashionably D.faintly
5.A.worn B.wearing C.dressing D.dressed
6.A.luxury B.activity C.playing D.entertainnment
7.A.are B.run C.work D.separate
8.A.devoice B.apart C.divide D.scatter
9.A.uncomfortable B.uneasy C.noisy D.unsettled
10.A.needs B.notions C.motions D.blows
11.A.gives B.pays C.shows D.leaves
12.A.interest B.interests C.property D.possession
13.A.oppressed B.asked C.forced D.shown
14.A.oppressed B.refer C.explain D.indicate
15.A.declining B.lower C.weaker D.smaller
Directions : After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
One of the first questions young children ask is “Why?” It is human nature to want 1.(find) out why things are the way they are. You can find out “Why” by turning the question into a hypothesis (假设) for 2. experiment.
3. example, suppose you have been trying to grow tomato plants, but insects keep destroying 4.. Someone tells you that 5. (put) large strips of colored cloth around the plants will keep insects away. Your question might be “Do certain colours of cloth keep insects away?” Then you’d begin your experiment. The first step would be to place different-colored strips of cloth around all of the plants except one. Then, as regular intervals, you would observe and record and note6.the plant had any insect damage or not.
This experiment may prove that the answer to your question is “No, it is not different-colored strips of cloth 7. keep away insects.” Or you may find that answer is “Yes, certain insects are kept away by blue cloth, but not yellow cloth.” ...... 8. you have found, you are well on your way to understanding how you can use scientific thinking to solve a problem in you own life.
假定你是李华，请你给在美国孔子学院任教的英语老师刘老师写封邮件，内容包括：
1.询问他在美国的生活和工作情况；
2.告诉他你的学校情况；
3.希望他来信介绍美国学生的生活。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：孔子学院 the Confucius Institute
Dear Liu ,
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Yours,
Li Hua
