《新時代職業(yè)英語 英語2》 期末試卷B End-term test 2

End-termtest2

NewEraEnglishBook2

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialoguesinthissection.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearaquestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.A.Sheissittingatthewrongdesk. B.Shehasgonetothewrongoffice.

C. Sheishalfanhourlate. D.Shehasdresseddownforwork.

2.A.Hedoesn’tfeelitwasuseful. B.Hefeelsithasmadehimmoreconfident.

C.Hefounditverychallenging. D.Itwasn’tchallengingenough.

3.A.Togetmarried B.Acar

C.Anapartment D.Totravelaroundtheworld

4.A.Shehasn’tgotenoughspace.

B.Itisn’trelevanttothejob.

C.Ithappenedalongtimeago.

D.Shedidn’treallywinit;shecamesecond.

5.A.Areceptionist.

B.Amanager.

C.Adentist.

D.Anartist.

SectionB

Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.Whydoesn’tDalewanttogotothecareerfair?

A.Hewantstostudy;he’llworryaboutfindingworklater.

B.Healreadyhasajob,sohedoesn’tneedtogo.

C.Hewantstogotravellingafterhegraduates,insteadoffindingajob.

D.Hedoesn’twanttomakeshort-termplans,onlylong-termones.

2.WhydoesTracythinkheshouldgo?

A.He’llbeabletofindoutaboutdifferentjobs.

B.He’llbeabletomeetpeoplefromdifferentindustries.

C.Hecantakeabreakfromstudying.

D.Alloftheabove.

Conversation2

3.WhatdoesDavidplantodoimmediatelyafterhegraduates?

A.He’sgettingmarriedtohisgirlfriend.

B.He’sdoinganinternshipwithanonlineretailer.

C.He’smovingintoanapartmentwithsomefriends.

D.He’sgettingapermanentpositionabroad.

4.WhatdoesLolaplantodoaftershegraduates?

A.HavealongholidayinThailand.

B.Doconservationworkabroad.

C.Spendtimeconcentratingonhercareer.

D.Findapermanentjobassoonasshecan.

5.WhatdoesDavidthinkaboutLola’splans?

A.Helikeshowshelivesinthemoment.

B.Hethinkssheshouldhavelong-termgoals.

C.Hethinksherplansaretooambitious.

D.Hethinksherplansareunrealistic.

SectionC

Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Areyoulookingforwork?Itmaysoundobvious,butfirstofallyouneedtodecide1._______.Thinkaboutyourinterestsandskillsandlookathowtheymatchuptodifferentjobs.Thiswillgiveyou2._______.Next,you’llneedtowriteyourrésumé.Makesuretheinformationyouincludeisrelevantandthatyoudon’twritetoomuch:3._______.Youcanuploadyourrésumétosocialmedia,oryoucansendittopotentialemployersalongwithanenthusiastic4._______,whichshouldhighlightallofyourmainachievements.Makesureyoudon’tsendthesamerésuméandcoveringlettereachtimeyouapplyforapositionthough.Thismaysaveyoutime,butitwon’thelpyoutoprovewhyyou’reagoodfitforthat5._______.

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1.Ifyou’refeelingfed_______atwork,maybeyouneedavacation.

A.around B.over C.through D.up

2.Mymanagerhasgivenmesomuchworktodo!I’mreallystressed_______.

A.in B.out C.up D.of

3.IthinkI’llaskSallytolookafterthenewmemberofstaff.She’sso_______.

A.impatient B.patience C.patient D.patience

4.Don’t_______againsthimbecausehe’saman.I’msurehe’dbeagreatnurse.

A.discriminate B.wary C.hinder D.tempt

5.Ifyougoouttoworklookinglikethat,youdon’t______acrossasbeingveryserious.

A.come B.go C.let D.keep

6.Afterbeingfiredfromherlastjob,Anna_______thecompanytoeveryoneshemet.

A.connected B.recruited C.bad-mouthed D.vented

7.Instead_______sendingoffyourrésumé,youcouldtrynetworkingonline.

A.of B.on C.from D.by

8.Thereisaclear_______betweengoodcommunicationskillsandsuccessatinterview.

A.connect B.connecting C.connection D.connector

9.Retailexperienceisessentialforthisjob,foreignlanguageskillsarea_______.

A.plus B.gender C.bug D.addition

10.Areyougoingtoajobinterview?Youlookso_______!

A.impression B.impact C.plus D.professional

SectionB

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectphrasalverbparticles.

1.I’mnotenjoyingthisjob.IthinkI’llgiveit_______andfindanewone.

2.Samstartedanonlinebusiness,butitdidn’treallywork_______.

3.I’vecompletedtheapplicationform,andnowI’mgoingtohandit_______.

4.Didyousayyouwantedtospeaktothemanager?Hold_______,I’llputyouthrough.

5.We’rereallylookingforward_______welcomingyoutoourteam!

SectionC

Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords.

Job1._______interviews/résumés/performancescanbechallenging,butthereissomuchyoucandotoprepareyourselfforthem.Lookonline,andyouwillfindlistsofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestions,forexample:“Tellmeaboutyourself”,“Whatareyourstrengthsand2._______weaknesses/responsibilities/colleagues”and“Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears’time?”Thekeyistoprepareanswerstothesequestionsbeforeyourinterview,soyousound3_______candidate/professional/responsibilityandorganized.Practiceansweringthequestionsinfrontofthemirror,orgetafriendtolistentoyouandcomment4over/in/onwhattheyhear.Thinkofyourinterviewasa5_______brilliant/perk/performance:youonlygetonechancetoshowtherecruiterthatyouaretherightpersonforthejob,soyouhavetotakeitwithbothhands.

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

<Whatmakesajobrewarding>

Noteveryonewantsthesamethingsinajob.Forsomepeople,agoodsalaryandbenefitsisthemostimportantthing,whileothersarelookingforsomeflexibilityandthefreedomtomakedecisions.Whatmakesajobrewardingisverypersonal,buttherearesomecommonfactors.Wanttofindoutwhatthesefactorsare?Thenreadon.

Forajobtoberewarding,itshouldnotbetoostressful.Ifyou’reworkinglonghoursnon-stop,youareunlikelytofeelhappyaboutyourchosencareer.However,alittlestressatworkcanbeapositivething,aspeoplefeelgoodwhentheysuccessfullymeetchallengesatwork.

Mostpeoplefindcaringforothersrewarding.Nursesanddoctorsareobviousexamplesofcaringjobs,buttherearemanyotherjobswhichinvolvecaringforotherpeople’swell-being,forexampleteachingorevenlookingaftercustomersinahotel.Therearejobsineveryindustrythatinvolvecaringforothersinsomeway.

Peoplewhofindtheirjobsrewardingusuallyhavepositiverelationshipswiththeirbosses,colleaguesandcustomers.Thisdoesn’tmeanyouhavetobebestfriendswithyourcolleagues.Itdoesmeanthatyoucanturntoyourcolleaguesforhelpwhenyouneedit.

Finally,ifyoufindyourjobdifficultandcan’tgetanybetteratit,nomatterhowhardyoutry,youwillprobablynotfindyourjobrewarding.Forajobtoberewarding,youneedtofeelasifyoucandoitwell.

1.Accordingtothewriter,whatonethingmakesajobrewarding?

A.Agoodsalary

B.Flexiblehours

C.Thefreedomtomakedecisions

D.Itdependsontheperson

2.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutworkplacestress?

A.Themostrewardingjobsareverystressfulones.

B.Ifyousometimesfeelabitstressed,thiscanbepositive.

C.Feelingstressedatworkisneveragoodthing.

D.Workerstakestressbackhometotheirfamilies.

3.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutcaringcareers?

A.Anyjobwhichinvolvescaringforothersisrewarding

B.Beinganurseismuchmorerewardingthanbeingateacher

C.Caringjobsareusuallytheworstpaid.

D.Caringjobsaregoodbecausetheyareflexible.

4.Inarewardingjob,whatrelationshipdoestheworkerhavewiththeircolleagues?

A.Averyclose,veryfriendlyone

B.Theycanaskcolleaguesforhelpwhentheyneedit.

C.Theyspendlotsoftimewithcolleaguesoutsidetheoffice.

D.Theyarecarefulnottoasktheircolleaguesquestions.

5.Whatdoesitmeanifyoufindyourjobverydifficult,andcan’tgetbetteratit?

A.It’sprobablynotaveryrewardingjob.

B.Youneedtotryharder.

C.Youaren’tambitious.

D.Youaren’trealisticenough.

Task2

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

<Thebenefitsofflexibleworking>

Manyjobapplicantscitepaidvacation,healthinsuranceandagoodsalaryasbeingmostimportanttotheminajob.However,anincreasingnumberofemployersnowofferflexibleworking.So,whatcouldflexibleworkingmeanforyou?

Putsimply,flexibleworkingmeansthatyou,theemployee,havesomesayoverwhenyouwork.Thiscouldmeanworkingfromhomeforsomeofthetime,job-sharing,orworkingflexitime(adaptingyourworkinghourstosuityourownlife,forexample,startinglaterandfinishinglater).

Flexibleworkingcanhavemanybenefits.Forexample,itcanreducethetimeyouspendtravellingtowork.Ifyouwork9to5everyday,youwillbetravellingtoandfromworkwhentheroadsarebusy.Youmightbesurprisedathowmuchshorteryourjourneyisifyoutraveltoworkat10aminsteadof8am.

Aflexibleworkingschedulecanreduceemployees’stressandimprovetheirwork-lifebalance.ArecentsurveyinTheBusinessTimesshowedthat20percentofworkingpeoplearestressedbyfamilyrelationshipsandthedifficultyofmanagingtheirpersonalandprivatelives.Workingflexiblycanallowemployeestoswitchofffromtheirworkwhentheyneedto,andtospendmorequalitytimewiththeirfamilies.

Improvedwork-lifebalancecangiveyoumoreenergy,andthiswillmakeyoumoreproductivewhenyouareatwork,leadingtoincreasedjobsatisfaction.So,nexttimeyouarejobhunting,consideraddingflexibleworkingtoyourwishlist.

6.Whichsentencebestdescribesthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Toweighuptheprosandconsofflexibleworking

B.Todescribetheadvantagesofflexibleworking

C.Toshowthatflexibleworkingisgoodforemployers

D.Toshowthatflexibleworkingcostsbusinessesmoney

7.Whichisthebestdescriptionofflexibleworking?

A.Employeesareabletocreateaworkschedulewhichsuitstheirlifestyle.

B.Employeescanwearwhattheyliketowork.

C.Employeescandoyogaintheirlunchbreak.

D.Employeescanmaketheirownofficerules.

8.Accordingtothearticle,howcanflexibleworkingmaketravellingtoworkeasier?

A.Employerswillbemorerelaxedifyouarelate.

B.Employeescantravelatlessbusytimes.

C.Youwillworkfromhomeeveryday.

D.Youcansharetransportwithcolleagues.

9.Howcanflexibleworkinghelpfamilylife?

A.Youwillbeabletotakeavacationwheneveryouwantone.

B.Youwillhavemoretimetodothehousework.

C.Youwillhavemoremoneytospendonyourfamily.

D.Whenyouarewithyourfamily,youwillbemorerelaxed.

10.Howmightflexibleworkingmakesomeonemoreproductive?

A.Theywillhavemoreenergy.

B.Theywillspendmoretimeatwork.

C.Theywillfeelmorestressedatwork.

D.Theywillworkonthecommute.

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

<VirtualCareerFairs>

Avirtualcareerfairgivesyoutheopportunitytomeetlotsofdifferentemployerswithoutleavingyourhome.Thisarticlewillgiveyousometipsonhowtobestprepareyourselfforthisgreatopportunity.

Beforeavirtualjobfair,youshouldtakethetimetoprepare,justasyouwouldforarealcareerfairorajobinterview.Researchthecompanieswhichwillbethere,prepareyourrésumé,practiseyourinterviewtechniquesandcheckyourtechnology.

Duringavirtualcareersfair,youshouldtaketimetogetusedtowherethedifferentemployersare,andyoushouldalsofindoutwhatotherservicesarebeingoffered.Somefairs,forexample,offerarésumécheckingservice,withacareersexpertwhowillreadandcommentonyourrésumé.

Makesureyouarepoliteandformalwhenspeakingtoemployers.Ifyou’remessagingemployers,makesureyourspellingandgrammararecorrect.Youwillprobablymeetwithalotofdifferentpeople,somakesureyounotedownanyimportantinformationorcontactdetailsasyougoalong.

Afterthevirtualcareersfair,thinkaboutwhatyouhavelearnedfromtheexperience.Forexample,youmaydecidethatyouwillneedtodomorepreparationnexttime.Ifyouhavefoundapotentialrole,andbeenencouragedtoreply,makesureyoufollowupwiththeemployerandthankthemfortheirtime.

Atavirtualcareerfairyoucanmeetemployersfromarangeofindustrieswithout11._______

It’simportanttopreparebeforeyougotoavirtualcareerfair,byresearchingthecompanieswhichwillbethereandby12._______techniques.

It’salsoimportanttofindoutifthecareerfairisoffering13._______.

Ifyouaremessagingemployers,makesureyouwritecorrectly.Youshouldalsonotedown14._______orcontactdetailsyouaregiven.

Afteravirtualcareerfair,it’simportanttothinkaboutwhat15._______andwhatyoumightdodifferentlynexttime.

Task4

Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

HiBob,

Thanksforyouremail.Itwasnicetohearfromyou,althoughI’mreallysorrythatyouarehavingahardtimeatwork.Iknowhowharditcanbewhenworkisstressful.

Ifyoufeelyouhavetoomuchworktodo,maybeyoushouldspeaktoyourboss.Explaintothemwhattasksyouhavetodo,howlongeachtasktakesyouandwhyyoufindyourworkloadchallenging.Ifyoustaycalmandprofessional,I’msureyourbosswilldoyourbesttohelp.

Areyoutakingenoughbreaksatwork?It’sreallyimportantyoutaketimeoutforlunchandtorelaxyoureyesawayfromthescreen.Takingmorebreakscanactuallyhelpyoutogetmoredoneatwork,sodon’tfeelwo