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 know the subjects you do well in 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.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 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. 【小题1】Which of the following best sums up the first paragraph? A．The importance of doing well at school. B．Using school performance to help to choose a career. C．The importance of being good at all subjects. D．The indirect value of school work. 【小题2】The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably . A．a waste of time that could have been spent on study B．useful for his future work C．a good way to earn extra money D．a good way to find out his weak points 【小题3】According to the passage, if a students school record is not good, he ____. A．will be a complete failure in his future work B．will not be able to find a suitable job C．will regret not having worked harder at school D．may do well in his future work 【小题4】Which subject is supposed to have no direct value for job hunting?? A．Mathematics. B．English. C．Technical Drawing. D．History. 【小题5】The whole passage centers on ____.? A．choosing a career according to what one is skilled in B．acquiring knowledge by working hard at school C．developing ones personalities for the future. D．finding ones strong and weak points

（外研社沸腾英语）I don't know whether you happen _____, but I'm going to study in th USA this September.A. to be heardB. to be hearingC. to hearD. to have heard

公司简行-|||-联系方式-|||-超瞎职位 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 know the subjects you do well in 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(烹饪术) 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 better 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. 59. Which of the following best sums up the first paragraph? A. The importance of doing well at school. B. Using school performance to help to choose a career. C. The importance of being good at all subjects. D. The indirect value of school work. 60. The writer thinks that for a student to have a part-time job is probably _______ . A. a waste of time that could have been spent on study B. useful for his future work C. a good way to master what are learned in books D. a good way to find out his weak points 61. According to the passage, if a student’s school record is not good, he _______ . A. will be a complete failure in his future work B. will not be able to find a suitable job C. will regret not having worked harder at school D. may still do well in his future work 62. The whole passage centers on _______ . A. choosing a career according to what one is skilled in B. acquiring knowledge by working hard at school C. finding one’s strong and weak points D. developing one’s abilities useful in school work

How Important Is Knowledge Knowledge Makes the Difference between Poverty and Wealth Forty years ago, Ghana and the Republic of Korea had about the same income per capita. By 1990, Korea’’s income was six times higher than Ghana’’s. While part of the difference is due to more investment and more workers, half of the difference is attributed to Korea’’s greater success in organizing and using knowledge.’’Knowledge Makes the Difference between Sickness and Health Knowledge doesn’’t only mean higher economic growth and higher incomes. It can also mean a better quality of life, such as a cleaner environment and better health. In recent decades, infant mortality rates have declined sharply for people in all income groups. Even very poor families suffer fewer infant deaths today than equally poor families suffered ten years ago. Reason: the advance of knowledge has made possible new drugs and vaccines, better sanitation practices, and more effective public health campaigns.What Kind of Knowledge Our report focuses on two types of knowledge that are especially important to development. First, technical knowledge or simply know-how. Examples are nutrition and birth control, engineering and accounting. Poor countries and poor people have less know-how than others, and these knowledge gaps make it harder for people to escape poverty. Second, knowledge about attributes or characteristics, such as the purity of milk, the diligence of a worker, the solvency (偿付能力) of a firm, and the security of a bank. When this information is lacking, markets function badly ―or fail. We call the difficulties arising from lack of this type of knowledge information problems. Information problems are often worse in developing countries and they especially hurt the poor.Knowledge Gaps and Information Problems in the Green Revolution The Green Revolution illustrates how dealing with both types of problems can improve people’’s lives. The first steps in the Green Revolution involved narrowing knowledge gaps ― research to develop new seed and techniques, and teach the new techniques to farmers. But the potential of the Green Revolution could not be dug up unless poor farmers obtained loans to buy new seeds and fertilizer. As we will see, credit for the poor is a classic information problem. Lack of credit and other information problems turned out to be as important and difficult as the original agricultural research. One study in India found that for a typical family with a small parcel of land, the loss of potential income over five years from slow adoption and inefficient use of high-yielding varieties was nearly four times its annual income before the introduction of the new seeds. As these problems were solved, through research, agricultural extension services and later through micro credit, the Green Revolution indeed helped the poor. Incomes of small farmers almost doubled and the incomes of landless laborers ― the poorest of the poor ― more than doubled. The two types of problem often overlap and interact, as in the case of the Green Revolution. To narrow knowledge gaps ― both between and within countries ― it is necessary to know how knowledge can be acquired, how it can be absorbed, and how it can be communicated.Acquiring Knowledge Most new knowledge is being created in richer countries, where spending on research and development is the highest. Fortunately, developing countries don’’t need to re-invent the light bulb, or the computer, or the vaccine for measles. In many cases, tapping global knowledge will be quickest and easiest way to narrow knowledge gaps. How Foreign direct investment, trade, and ― in an era of strengthened intellectual property rights ― licensing are all important mechanisms for acquiring knowledge from abroad. And countries should not neglect the knowledge in their own backyard, such as traditional knowledge about ecosystems and medicinal plants. China, Brazil, India and Korea are building their own research capacity, to complement the acquisition of knowledge from abrade.Absorbing Knowledge Education is more important than ever before. In the past 20 years, the share of medium and high-technology goods in world trade has more than doubled, to half of world trade. Basic education remains crucial, but it is no longer enough. To compete globally, a country’’s workforce must include people with advanced technical training and higher education. At the household level, too, education is crucial. It is well known that educated women have healthier children and that farmers with more schooling are quicker to adopt new techniques. Despite great changes, too many poor people ― especially women ― remain illiterate. In low-income countries, four out of ten women do not know how to read.Communicating Knowledge Falling communication costs offer new opportunities to cope with these old problems. Computing power and telephone lines cost only one ten-thousandth of what they cost two decades ago. Yet millions of people remain isolated. In the U.S. there are more than 600 telephone lines for every 1,000 people. But in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, there are only 20 telephone lines for every 1,000 people. The problem isn’’t lack of demand. Worldwide about 28 million households and businesses in developing countries are on waiting lists for a telephone line. Many more would gladly pay if only service were available. Breaking up monopolies and introducing more competition can help to increase the supply of phones. In Ghana the number of phone lines increased by 25 percent in the first year after the market was opened to competition. Chile used an innovative scheme to award subsidies to companies that install pay phones in remote villages. By the end of this year almost everybody in Chile will have access to a phone. Even if knowledge gaps were closed entirely, with everyone in the world having the same access to know-how as well-educated people in rich countries, people in poorer countries would still face more serious information problems. Knowledge about attributes ― the quality of a product or the solvency of a firm ― cannot be stored for long. It must be generated on the spot and constantly refreshed. Many of the institutions needed to collect and spread this information are weak or lacking in developing countries. Information problems are especially important in three areas: poverty as is discussed above, finance, and environment.Finance The financial crisis in East Asia is clear reminder of the severity of information problems and the need to develop institutions to deal with them. By now the story is familiar. A build-up of short-term debt inevitably exposes a country to risk. But why was the withdrawal of funds so great Part of the answer lies with inadequate information: depositors, unable to distinguish good banks from bad ones, withdrew their money from all banks; investors, unable to distinguish good firms from bankrupt ones, dumped the shares of all companies. The importance of good accounting standards and the disclosure of information has now been revealed in the worst way possible. Part of the solution then lies in standardized balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, loan loss provisions, realistic valuation of collateral (抵押品) and so on. Argentina has greatly strengthened its financial sector by adopting a "multiple eyes" approach that involves as many agents as possible in monitoring bank behavior. Capital adequacy ratios are a stiff 11.5 percent; foreign banks hold 45 percent of banking assets, the central bank provides on-line information about companies’’ balance sheets and income statements, and overall supervision of the banks has been greatly strengthened.Environment Information problems underlie many environmental problems, because information about environmental concerns is often unavailable. Some governments have discovered that by gathering and disclosing this information, they can make unexpected progress on tough issues. In Indonesia, the government created incentives for firms to reduce pollution by rating factories’’ environmental performance, from black for the worst water polluters to gold for the very cleanest. In barely a year, one-third of the firms found to be in violation of environmental laws―some of which had been polluting for years ― cleaned up enough to earn the blue rating of firms that comply with the law. Why Partly because investors care about the environment. A recent World Bank study of stock markets in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the Philippines found that bad environmental news about a company depressed the price of its shares by about 15 percent, while good news raised its share prices about 20 percent.Basic education is crucial, so poor countries do not have to develop higher education. A．YB．NC．NG

填空题（共50题，100.0分）16. (2.0分) Spell the words according to the Chinese meanings and parts of speech, the first letter of the words has been given.c_ adj.注意到的，意识到的

The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______.A. not toB. not to doC. not doD. do not to

问题描述： A Transition point in my life 课文复述 120词左右 College-A Transition Point in My Life When I first entered college as a freshman,I was afraid that I was not able to do well in my studies .I was afraid of being off by myself,away from my family for the first time.Here I was surrounded by people I did not know and who did not know me.I would have to make friends with them and perhaps also compete with them for grades in courses I would take.Were they smarter than I was?Could I keep up with them?Would they accept me?I soon learned that my life was now up to me.I had to set a study program if I wanted to succeed in my course.I had to regulate the time I spent studying and the time I spent socializing.I had to decide when to go to bed,when and what to eat,when and what to drink,and with whom to be friendly.These questions I had to answer for myself.At first,life was a bit difficult.I made mistakes in how I used my time .I spent too much time making friends.I also made some mistakes in how I chose my first friends in college.Shortly,however,I had my life under control.I managed to go to class on time,do my first assignments and hand them in,and pass my first exams with fairly good grades.In addition,I made a few friends with whom I felt comfortable and with whom I could share my fears.I set up a routine that was really my own – a routine that met my needs.As a result,I began to look upon myself from a different perspective.I began to see myself as a person responsible for myself and responsible for my friends and family.It felt good to make my own decisions and see those decisions turn out to be wise ones.I guess that this is all part of what people call “growing up.“What did life have in store for me?At that stage in my life,I really was not certain where I would ultimately go in life and what I would do with the years ahead of me.But I knew that I would be able to handle what was ahead because I had successfully jumped this important hurdle in my life; I had made the transition from a person dependent on my family for emotional support to a person who was responsible for myself.

How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person.” Tiffany admits. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American raised in a family where respect for those in authority was shown by turning away your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact, not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar experiences with behaviors we describe as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions (假设) . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can have no personal biases (偏见) from the process have an obvious advantage. My company, Mindsets LLC, helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots. A real estate (房产) agent we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make . “During my Mindsets coaching period, I was taught how to own a diversified workforce. I employed people from different cultures and skill sets. The agents were able to make use of their full potential and experiences to build up the company. When the real estate market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to stay in the real estate market much longer than others in the same profession.” Blinded by Gender Dale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops in charge of a diverse workforce. “Through some of the lessons, I discovered my personal bias.” he recalls. “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a whole person, and being open to differences.” In his case, the blindness was not about culture but rather gender. “I had a management position open in my department; and the two finalists were a man and a woman. Had I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel. My assumption would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position, I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel.” Dale’s assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organization’s ability to promote the full potential of a diverse workforce. “I learned from the class that instead of forcing my gender biases into the situation, I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision.” Dale sings high praise for the workshop, “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness.” A better Bottom Line An open mind about diversity not only improves organizations from inside, it is profitable as well. These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales.” Most of my customers speak English as a second language. One of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone. It wasn’t until my boss received Mindsets’ training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service. As a result, our customer base has increased.” Once we start to see people as individuals, we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone. Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities and about building better communities and organizations. When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past , from the media, peers, family, friends, etc, we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are imperfect or contrary to our fundamental values. We need to train ourselves to think differently, shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us, creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone. 1．In Tiffany’s view, the first candidate was passed over because he ________. A.was an Asian-American B.didn’t perform as perfectly as the second one C.was untrustworthy D.showed no respect for authority 2．Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate originated from ________. A.racial discrimination B.cultural differences C.gender discrimination D.emphasis on physical appearance 3．What kind of organization is Mindsets LLC? A. real estate agency. B.A hi-tech company. C.A company dealing with financial affairs. D.A company training workforce. 4．Which of the following statements will Dale not agree with about Mindsets LLC’s workshop? A.It helped him make fair decisions. B.It helped him discover his personal bias about gender. C.It helped him look at a person as a whole one. D.It helped him find successful candidates. 5．The last paragraph is intended to tell us the importance of ________. A.viewing people as individuals B.challenging our past C.training ourselves in Mindsets’ workshops D.building better communications

三、 阅读理解（共 4 题）17. Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’slife?If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, and then you’ll make it.Position:Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place:ManchesterHours:Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live activelives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You willhelp them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. Butyour primary(首要的;主要的) concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. Youwill have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken Englishsince you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.(1) The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities________ .A. to get some financial support B. to realize their own importanceC. to properly protect themselves D. to learn some new living skills(2) Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who has done similar work before.B. The one who can drive a car.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.18. “WHAT do you mean I didn’t get the part?” I wanted to scream. Instead, I calmly thanked thetheater department secretary and hung up the phone. Then I sat on the edge of my bed and cried,and wondered how I was going to get through the rest of the semester (学期).It was the first time I hadn’t been cast in a show since the summer course I had recently takenin London. It had been my first trip abroad and, for a small-town girl, it was eye-opening. All Iwanted to do after getting home was get back on stage and act and act and act some more.I waited until my emotions (情绪) were under control, then I picked up the phone again andcalled Doug. Doug was the technical director of the theater. He was surprised to hear from me.“Doug, I’d like to be a part of the show,” I said. “I can’t really do anything constructive, so Ithought maybe I could stage manage?”He waited a long time before he finally agreed to let me be the assistant stage manager.I was a terrible assistant stage manager.Thankfully, Doug and I got along well and he hired me as his student secretary the followingsemester. I worked in his office for two years until I became a senior. That year he suggested Itake a marketing internship (市场实习生) with a local theater company. In that role, I wasable to add to the people management and organizational skills I learned from Doug with thereal-world public relations basics of press release writing, donor management and eventcoordination (协调). These skills landed me my first job out of college and prepared me forevery work experience I’ve had since.Before that first call, I thought I knew where my future would be: on the stage, all the time,getting by however I could. Naturally, to my disappointment at the time, the future changed.With that second phone call, I learned my first, most basic lesson about change: When whatyou’re doing doesn’t work, find something better to do.(1) According to the first paragraph, which of the following caused the author to be upset?A. She didn’t get the lead role in the play.B. She didn’t get the role that she wanted.C. She failed to pass and get to the next semester.D. She didn’t get the chance to travel abroad for the role.(2) Which position did Doug help her to get in the production?A. Technical director. B. Student secretary. C. Construction worker. D. Assistant stage manager.(3) Which skills did the author pick up as a student secretary?A. People management and donor management.B. Donor management and event coordination.C. People management and organizational skills.D. The basics of press release writing and organizational skills.(4) What lesson did the author learn from all of this?A. She learned that change is not always the best option.B. She learned that change could lead to better, more suitable things.C. She learned that she couldn’t change the fact that she belonged on stage.D. She learned that if what you do doesn’t work, you should keep trying.19. DAD was always full of advice, but one of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer wasabout having a strong work ethic (道德). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (修剪) yards during the summer to earn pocket money. Dad was our salesman. He told our neighborsabout our service and offered a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got10 (64 yuan)per yard. I later found out that our friends were making20 or morefor the same amount of work.Every time we headed out to mow lawns, Dad was there to watch. I used to wonder why hecame with us. He stood supervising (监督) our work in the heat when he could have beeninside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drink.One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard. He always waited until the grass wasknee-high to call us over. To make matters worse, we had an old lawn mower. This particularafternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty.I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. Heyelled: “You missed a piece.”I frowned, hoping he would let it slide and let me go home. He kept pointing. So, tired anddisappointed, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself: “That one piece isn’thurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?”But when I reached adulthood, I understood his message: When you’re running a business, thework you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as an entrepreneur ( 企业家)with integrity (诚实), you must deliver a quality product. That single blade of grass meant thejob was not done.Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business. Westarted out with one client (客户), but by the end of the summer we had five.(1) What lesson did the author learn from his dad?A. Being an honest person. B. Being strict with oneself.C. How to earn pocket money. D. How to provide a quality product.(2) When the author worked on the neighbor’s yard, ______.A. he was too tired to finish the task B. he complained loudly about the tall grassC. his father insisted on him finishing his job completelyD. his father only appeared at the end to check his work(3) When the author became an adult, he recognized that ______.A. he should go to his father more often for adviceB. his father didn’t believe he could do his bestC. the product you deliver shows the face of your businessD. low prices and quality service are key to successful businesses(4) From the text, we can infer that ______.A. the author always followed his father’s adviceB. the author decided to be a salesman just like his fatherC. the author is thankful for the lesson his father taught himD. the author believes that working for your neighbors is a good start for a business20. Learn about luckI WAS eating breakfast when – “YOUCH!” I screamed. “Why’d you pinch (掐) me?”“You’re not wearing green,” said my little brother, Tex. “Everyone knows you get pinched ifyou don’t wear green on Saint Patrick’s Day (圣帕特里克节)!”I was mad, but also a little glad about being reminded that it was Saint Patrick’s Day.I panicked. “What am I going to do? I don’t have time to change. I’ll get pinched all daylong!”“Well,” Tex said, taking the old green baseball cap off his head, “You could borrow my luckyhat. Just promise to give it back after school.”I was racing to catch the school bus when I saw a dollar on the sidewalk. I looked around tosee if anyone was looking for it, but people just kept stepping on it, so I rescued it. Then thebus was even later than me – which never happens!My luck didn’t stop there. Carlos and Jackson were sitting behind me, quizzing ( 提问) eachother on spelling words. I turned around and said: “You guys know that test isn’t tilltomorrow, right?”“It got changed to this morning,” said Jackson. “Remember?”“That’s right. I totally forgot!” I said. “I’m so lucky that I sat in front of you. If I hadn’t, Iwouldn’t have found out till it was too late!” I studied my spelling words all the way toschool. And ended up passing the test!The minute I got home, I gave Tex a big hug.“This is the luckiest hat in the world,” I said. “I’m never taking it off!”“But you promised to give it back!” said Tex.“Please let me borrow your lucky hat for one more day!” I begged. “Tomorrow I’mauditioning (试演) for the school play, and I need all the help I can get.”“One more day,” said Tex.The next day turned out to be super lucky. My audition couldn’t have gone better. But I hadleft that hat in my locker (柜子) that day.“So it wasn’t the hat,” said my friend. “Maybe it was all those hours you spent practicing overthe past month.”“Hmm,” I said. “It’s possible.”So you could say that luck is a combination of being prepared, believing in yourself … andmaybe just a tiny bit of magic! In other words, luck may come your way, but you have to beready when it does!(1) Which of the following things made the author mad in the morning?A. Her brother was wearing all green.B. She got pinched all day for not wearing green.C. She was politely reminded that it was Saint Patrick’s Day.D. Her brother pinched her during breakfast for not wearing green.(2) What was the second lucky thing to happen to the author that day?A. She found a dollar on the street.B. She got her friends to quiz her for the spelling test.C. She caught the bus on time rather than being late as she usually was.D. She managed to catch the bus because it came later than usual.(3) Why did the author not want to give back the hat?A. She thought she needed the extra luck to get a part in the school performance.B. She wanted the string of (一连串的) good luck to continue.C. She wanted to be able to audition for the theater.D. She needed all the help she could get at school(4) How does the author describe luck?A. A mixture of timing, self-belief and magic.B. A mixture of preparedness, timing and self-belief.C. A mixture of preparedness, self-belief and magic.D. A mixture of preparedness, awareness and magic.(5) What does the author mean by saying, “My audition couldn’t have gone better”?A. He passed it successfullyB. He couldn’t pass it without luckC. He passed it but with regretD. He tried his best but still failed

From then on the coming of the New Year was a symbol of a new hfe with new hope for the future. This custom and this meaning have lasted to-|||-this day.We celebrate the New Year hoping it will bring us a good life.-|||-46. What do you think the author `s nationality is?-|||-A.Chinese B.German.-|||-C.Roman D.None of the above-|||-47. Who are NOT said to have started the celebration of the New Year?-|||-A.Chinese. B.Americans.-|||-C.Germans D.Romans.-|||-48. Why do people celebrate the New Year festival nowadays?-|||-A.It means a period of rest from work.-|||-B.It brings us a good life.-|||-C.It symbohines a new life with new hope.-|||-D.It means a happy occasion.-|||-49. After the Romans conquered Europe,when did the Germans celebrate their New Year festival?-|||-A.November. B.December.-|||-C.January D.February.-|||-50. What`s the passage mainly about?-|||-A.How to celebrate the New Year.-|||-B.The origin of the New Year festival.-|||-C.The difference between the Western New Year and the Chinese New Year.-|||-D.The significance of the New Year festival.-|||-Passage 1-|||-One of the oldest customs of mankind is the celebration of the New Year.Some people say the Chinese were the first to start it, others believe it-|||-was the ancient Germans, and still others claim it was the Romans.-|||-We know that the Chinese have always had a great festival at the time of their New Year,which comes later than ours. The Chinese New Year-|||-festival lasts several days.The ancient Germans established a Now Year festival because of the changing seasons, The German winter began at the-|||-middle of November.This was the time when they gathered the harvest,because everybody came together at this time for the happy occasion, and-|||-because it meant they would have a period of rest from work afterwards. They woud make merry and have a great holiday. Even though it was-|||-November, they considered it the beginning of the New Year! When the Romans conquered (入侵) Europe,they changed this time of celebration to the-|||-first of January.