《新时代职业英语 英语2》 期中测试卷 1、听力文本及答案

Mid-termtest1

NewEraEnglishBook2

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

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

1.A.Itisn’twell-paidenough. B.Sheistooyoungtoapplyforit.

C. Shecan’ttypefastenough. D.Itdoesn’tsoundinteresting.

2.A.Hisbosshasgivenhimtoomuchwork.B.He’sbeenworkingovertime.

C.Heworkedlatelastnight. D.Hehasn’thadavacationformonths.

3.A.He’swell-qualified. B.Therecruiterishisuncle.

C.He’sexperienced. D.Heisinterestedinshoes.

4.A.Inacafé. B.Atthedentist.

C.Atajobinterview. D.Atacareersfair.

5.A.Shedoesn’tlikedesigningclothes.

B.Hercolleaguesaren’tfriendly.

C.Herworkistoodifficult.

D.Herworkisn’tchallengingenough.

SectionB

Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.WhydoesRachelhaveaheadache?

A.Hercolleagueswon’tletheropenthewindow.

B.Themanwhositsnexttoherplaysloudmusic.

C.Herbosshasbeenshoutingather.

D.Hercolleaguespeakstooloudly.

2.WhatdoesthemansuggestthatRachelshoulddo?

A.Sheshouldspeaktohercolleague.

B.Sheshouldspeaktoherboss.

C.Sheshouldmakeawrittencomplaint.

D.Sheshouldfindanotherjob.

Conversation2

3.WhatisFangdoingnextweek?

A.Goingtoajobinterview.

B.Attendinghergraduation.

C.Sittingherfinalexams.

D.Goingtoacareersfair.

4.What’smostimportanttoFanginajob?

A.Flexibleworkinghours.

B.Workingonherown.

C.Workingaspartofateam.

D.Beingoutsideinthefreshair.

5.WhatjobdoesTonysuggestforher?

A.Aparkranger

B.Apilot

C.Ateacher

D.Agardener

SectionC

Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Whendecidingonwhetherornottoacceptajoboffer,somepeoplespendalltheirtimethinkingaboutonething:1._______.However,whenitcomestotakinganewjobyoushouldalsoconsider2._______.Forexample,doesthejobofferhealthinsuranceordentalinsurance?Thiscouldsaveyoualotofmoneyindoctors’anddentists’bills.Secondly,findouthowmanyweeks3._______:timeoffisreallyimportantforyourmentalandphysicalhealth.Thirdly,findoutaboutflexibleworkingopportunities.Thiscanbeespeciallyimportantfor4._______orforemployeeswhowanttoavoidcommutingtoworkeveryday.Agoodbenefitspackagecanbeworthalotforyourbankbalanceand5._______,soitisworthfindingoutaboutwhatyourpotentialemployerhastoofferyou.

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1.Itlookslikeagreatjob,buttheofficeisquitefar_______frommyapartment.

A.on B.over C.at D.away

2.Couldyoupick_______thephone,please?I’monanothercall.

A.in B.at C.up D.down

3.Hurryup,Sam!Get_______theelevatorbeforethedoorcloses.

A.over B.on C.into D.around

4.Therearelotsof_______forthemanagerjob.It’saverywell-paidposition.

A.excess B.positions C.salary D.candidates

5.Richardhasareallyhigh_______,sohecanaffordtogoontripsabroad.

A.salary B.candidate C.money D.benefit

6.Ifyouremployerasksyouaboutyourcareergoals,be_______.

A.real B.realistic C.reality D.realize

7.Thereisa_______ofjobsinmytown.Lotsofpeopleareoutofwork.

A.few B.less C.shortage D.excess

8.Youaregoodatlotsofthings!Youshouldfeelmoreconfident_______yourabilities.

A.over B.by C.around D.about

9.Harrywaslateonhisfirstday.Hedidn’t_______offtoagoodstartwithhisboss.

A.get B.do C.make D.meet

10.Theproblemis,wehavean_______ofstaff,andnotenoughwork.

A.excess B.extra C.excessive D.extreme

SectionB

Completethesentencesusingthepastcontinuousandthepastsimpletenses.

1.What_______you_______(do)whentheycameintotheoffice?

2.Timwasbusyallafternoon.He_______(write)areportfortheboss.

3.Sally_______(talk)tohercolleaguewhenthemanageraskedtoseeher.

4.Robertwasoutshoppingwhenthewomanfromthemodelagency_______(notice)him.

5.I_______(have)aninterviewyesterdayandIthinkitwentreallywell.

SectionC

Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords.

MyAuntLucyhashadabig1._______impact/document/ambitiononmylifeandI’vealwayswantedtodothesamejobasshedoes.She’sanurse,andsheworksinabighospital,2._______cooperating/taking/caringforpeoplewhoareill.Sheoftenspeakstomeaboutherjob,andIthinkitsoundsreallyinteresting.Theworkishard,andthe3._______benefits/vacation/salaryisn’tgreat,butifyoulikehelpingpeoplethenit’sprobablyagoodjobforyou!Ifyouwanttobeanurse,thefirstthingyouneedtodoistogeta4._______diploma/experience/studiedinnursing.Oneadvantageofqualifyingtobeanurseisthatthereisa5._______excess/shortage/internshipofnurses.Thismeansthatonceyouhaveyourqualification,youwon’tfindithardtofindajob.

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

Haveyoubeeninvitedtoanonlineinterview?Ifso,it’sveryimportanttolookprofessionalandmakeagoodimpression.Ifyouwanttofindouthowyoucandothis,readon!

Firstofall,eventhoughyouarenotmeetingtheinterviewerfacetoface,youstillneedtolooksmart.Makesureyourhairisbrushedandyourfaceisclean.Youmightneedtowalkawayfromthecameratogetsomething,somakesureyouarewearingnicepantsandshoestoo.

Yourbackgroundshouldbeclearandprofessional.Youdon’twanttheinterviewertoseeyourdirtywashingortheremainsofyourlunchonthekitchentable.Haveaquickvideocallwithafriendbeforeyourinterviewandaskthemtocommentonwhattheysee.Thatwillgiveyoutimetomakechangesbeforeyourinterviewstarts.

Bodylanguageisimportant,sodon’tforgettosmilewhentheinterviewerspeaks.Itcanbedifficulttomakeeyecontactduringanonlineinterview:inordertodoso,youwillneedtolookatthewebcam.Thiswillshowtheinterviewerthatyouarelisteningandpayingattention.

Finally,haveaplanBincasethetechnologygoeswrong,forexample,movingyouronlineinterviewtoatelephonecall.Ifyouhaveasoftwareproblemwhichyoucan’tdoanythingabout,trynottoworry:theinterviewerwillbeusedtodealingwithproblemslikethisandwillunderstand.

Choosethebesttitleforthearticle.

A.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofonlineinterviews.

B.Howtoperformwellinanonlineinterview.

C.Whatnottodoinanonlineinterview.

D.Whyonlineinterviewsshouldbeavoided.

Whyshouldyouwearnicepantsandshoestoyouronlineinterview?

A.Ifyoufeelsmart,you’llperformwell.

B.Incaseyouneedtostandupandgetsomething.

C.Incasesomeonecomesintotheroom.

D.Incasetheinterviewerasksyoutoattendaface-to-facemeeting.

Whyshouldyouvideocallyourfriendbeforetheinterviewstarts?

A.Sotheycanhelpyoutofeelmorerelaxed.

B.Sotheycangiveyousomeinformationaboutthecompany.

C.Sotheycancommentonyourbackgroundandlighting.

D.Sotheycanhelpyoutochangeanyanswersyou’renotsureabout.

Accordingtothearticle,howcanyoushowtheintervieweryouarelistening?

A.Bynoddingandsmiling

B.Bylookingatthewebcam

C.Byrepeatingthequestionstheyaskyou

D.Bysittingslightlyforwardinyourseat

5.Whatshouldyoudoifthetechnologygoeswrong?

A.Youshouldplantodosomethingdifferent(e.g.:atelephonecall).

B.Writetheintervieweralettertoapologize.

C.Don’tworryaboutit,it’snotyourfault.

D.Askforaface-to-faceinterviewinstead.

Task2

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

<Mylifeasapetfoodtester>

WhenItellpeoplethatIworkasapetfoodtester,Igetalotofdifferentresponses.Somepeoplelaugh,somelookdisgusted,andothersaskmewhatthefoodtasteslikeandhowmuchofitIhavetoeat.

Itcertainlyisaninterestingjob.However,it’salsoajobwhichneedsahighlevelofskillandqualifications.Ihaveadegreeinnutrition,soIknowaboutthekindoffoodthatpetsneedtostayhealthy.AnimportantpartofmyjobiswritingreportsaboutthefoodItasteandmakingsuggestionsabouthowitcanbeimproved.TastingthefoodisjustonepartofwhatIdo.

HowdoIgoabouttastingthepetfood?Firstofall,Ismellitcarefully.Thefoodhastosmellnice,otherwisetheanimalswon’twanttoeatit.Also,petownersdon’twantbad-smellingfoodintheirhomes!

Aftersmellingthefood,Itasteit.Ikeepitinmymouthforafewminutes,takingnotesonhowittastesandhowitfeelsinmymouth.It’sreallyimportantthefoodtastesgood.IfIdon’tlikeit,thenprobablytheanimalswon’tlikeiteither.

Thefoodisn’tthebestpartofmyjob,butthereareotherperks—likethesalary.Iearn$50,000ayear.Nowthatleavesagoodtasteinmymouth!

6.Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenthewritertellsthemabouthis/herjob?

A.Theyreactindifferentways.

B.Theyfinditfunny.

C.Theylookdisgusted.

D.Theyasklotsofquestions.

7.Whatkindofpersonwouldbeagoodpetfoodtesteraccordingtothearticle?

A.Someonewhoenjoysallkindsoffood

B.Someonewholikesanimals

C.Someonewhoworkswellinateam

D.Askilledpersonwitharelevantqualification

8.Whendoinghis/herjob,whatdoesthewriterdofirst?

A.He/Shewritesnotesaboutthefood.

B.He/Shetastesthefood.

C.He/Shestudiesthefoodpackaging.

D.He/Shesmellsthefood.

9.Whyisitimportantthefoodtastesgood?

A.Ifthefooddoesn’ttastegood,itprobablywon’tlookgood.

B.Ifthefooddoesn’ttastegood,itprobablywon’tsmellgoodeither.

C.Ifthetasterdoesn’tlikeit,theanimalswon’tlikeiteither.

D.Ifthefoodtastesbad,thetasterwon’tenjoytheirjob.

10.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthemainperkofthejob?

A.Theygettomakeadifferencetoanimals’lives.

B.Theyearnagoodsalary.

C.Theygetfreepetfoodtotakehome.

D.Theyenjoythetasteofthepetfood.

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

<Themostannoyinghabitsofofficeworkers>

Oursurveyresultsareout!Whenitcomestobadhabitsintheworkplace,itturnsouteveryoneagreesaboutwhatthemostannoyingbehaviorsare!Hereareofficeworkers’worsthabits,listedinorderofhowannoyingcolleaguesfindthem.

5:Eatingsmellyfood

Whatdoeggsandwiches,fishrisottoandonionpotatochipshaveincommon?AccordingtooursurveytheyshouldNOTbeeateninasharedoffice.Nexttimeyoudecidetoeatlunchatyourdesk,thinkaboutyourcolleagues.Areyousurethey’llenjoyyourtunasandwichasmuchasyoudo?

4:Talkingloudlyonthephone

Inopen-planoffices,loudphoneconversationscanbeanextralayerofnoisepollution.Beawarethatyourcolleaguesaretryingtoconcentrateontheirwork,notyours.Keepthevolumedown.

3:Ignoringemails.

Wouldyouignoresomeoneiftheyaskedyouaquestioninreallife?Ofcourseyouwouldn’t!Itshouldbethesamewithemails.

2:Messydesks

Doyouthinkyouruntidydeskmakesyouseemcreative?Perhapsthisishowyouseeit,buttoyourcolleaguesitmakesyoulooklazyanddisorganized.Keepyourworkspacetidy,andcreatetherightimpression.

1:Smellingbad

Inacrowdedoffice,noonewantstositnexttosomeonewhosmellslikeoldcheese.Makesureyouwearcleanclothesanddeodorant.Thatway,you’llbehelpingtomakeamorepleasantworkingenvironmentforeveryone.

11._______showwhatthemostannoyingworkplacehabitsare.

12.Mostpeoplethinkthatsmellyfood_______eateninasharedoffice.

Officerworkersfindithardtoconcentratewhen13._______loudlyonthephone.

Ignoringemailsisanotherannoyinghabit.Also,mostofficeworkersthinkthatmessydesksmaketheircolleagueslook14._______.

Thethingthatofficeworkersdislikemostiswhenacolleaguedoesn’t15._______.

Task4

Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

HelloKim,

Thanksforyouremail.Itwaslovelytohearfromyou,althoughIamreallysorrytohearthatyou’vebeenunhappyatwork.Actually,IhadasimilarexperiencetoyourswhenIdidmyinternshipatanonlinemagazineafewyearsago,soperhapsIcangiveyousomeadvice.

Iknowyouwereexcitedwhenyourbossaskedyoutowritethatbigstoryabouttrafficproblemsinyourcity,andIamreallysorrythatitwasn’tpublishedinthemagazine.ThesamethinghappenedtomewhenIwasanintern,andIknowhowannoyedyoumustfeel!

It’simportantnottoloseconfidenceinyourself.Justbecauseyourbossdecidednottopublishitdoesn’tmeanthatwritingitwasawasteoftime!Ithinkyoushouldaskyourbosstocommentonthearticleyouwrote.Shedidn’tpublishit,butthatdoesn’tmeanitwasbad!Shemayjusthavedecideditwasn’trightforthatissue.Whynotaskherifyoucouldpublishitonlineinstead?Youcouldaddittoyourblog,andthatwaysomeofyourfollowerswillgettoreadit.

Justrememberthattheworkyoudoduringyourinternshipyearisneverwasted.Keepanoteofeverythingyoudoandalltheskillsyoulearn.Thiswillbesohelpfulwhenyoustartyourjobhuntafewmonthsfromnow.

Takecareandspeaksoon,

Simon

16.WhatkindofinternshipdidSimondo?

Heworkedat____________.

17.WhyisKimfeelingannoyedandunhappy?

Shewroteanewstorybutherboss____________.

18.WhatdoesSimonsayKimshouldaskherboss?

Hethinkssheshouldaskherboss____________thearticle.

19.WhydoesSimonthinkKimshouldpublishthestoryonherblog?

Sosome____________couldreadit.

20.AccordingtoSimon,whatshouldKimstarttokeepanoteof?

Sheshouldkeepanoteof____________andalltheskillshelearns.

Part4Writing(15points)

Imagineyouwanttoapplyforapart-timejobasawaiterorwaitressinarestaurant.

Writealetterofapplication,followingthepromptsbelow.

DearMrs.Davis,

Iamwriting____________________whichIsawadvertised________________________.Iwouldliketoapplyforthispositionas___________________________________________________________________________.

Iam___________________________________________________________________________.Thisjobwouldgiveme_______________________________________________________________.

LastsummerI___________________________________.Thisexperience______________________________________________________________________________.

Ihave____________skillsand_________________________________.

Ilookforward________________________.

Yours_________,

Mid-termtest1

ForNewEraEnglishBook2

ListeningScriptsandAnswers

ListeningScripts

SectionA

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

1.

M:Iseeourlawfirmislookingforasecretary.Whydon’tyouapply?

W:I’mnotsureifI’mafastenoughtypist.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthesecretaryjob?

2.

W:Areyouokay,Richard?Youlookalittletired.

MI’mokay.Wehaveastaffshortageatwork,soIhaven’thadavacationforfourmonths.

QWhyisRichardtired?

3.

M:DoyouthinkIshouldapplyforthesalesclerkpositionatthenewshoestore?

W:Whynot?Youworkedinyouruncle’sstorelastsummer,didn’tyou?

Q:Whydoesthewomanthinkthemanshouldapplyforthejob?

4.

W:Nicetomeetyou,Michelle.I’mAlexSmith,theCEO,andthisisAdamSmith,myassistant.

M:Pleasesitdown,Michelle.Helpyourselftoaglassofwater.

Q:WhereisMichelle?

5.

M:What’sthematter,Stacey?Youlookfed-up.

W:It’smyinternship.IthoughtI’dbedesigningclothes,butI’mjustdoingtrivialthings.

Q:WhyisStaceyunhappy?

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

M:What’swrong,Rachel?

W:I’vegotaterribleheadache.

M:Again?That’sthethirddayinarow!

W:Iknow!It’sthisnewcolleagueatworkwhositsbesidemenow.

M:Andhowdoeshegiveyouaheadache?

W:Hetalksonhisphonenearlyallday.Andhespeakssoloudly,youwouldn’tbelieveit!

M:Oh!Haveyoutriedtalkingtohimaboutit?

W:No.ItoldhimIhadaheadache.Ithoughtthatmightmakehimspeakmorequietly.ButI’mafraidithasn’tworkedout.

M:Youmightneedtobemoredirect,Rachel.Makingloudphonecallsisn’tgoodworkplacebehaviorandIthinkyourcolleagueneedstobetoldaboutthis.Hasanyoneelsecomplainedaboutthenoise?

W:Well,I’veseenafewpeoplelookingathimstrangely,buttheydon’tsitnexttohim,sothey’reprobablynotfindingitsohardtofocusontheirwork!

Conversation2

M:HiFang.Areyoulookingforwardtograduatingnextweek?

W:Sure,Tony.I’mnotsurehowIfeelaboutlookingforajob,though.

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Well,Ijustdon’tknowwheretostart.Totellyouthetruth,I’mnotevensureIknowwhatIwanttodo!

M:What’smostimportanttoyouinajob?

W:Well,Ilovebeingoutinnature.I’dhatetothinkofbeinginsideallday,everyday.

M:Anddoyouwanttoworkwithateam,ordoyoupreferworkingalone?

W:I’dbequitehappytoworkalone.Infact,IthinkI’dpreferit,asthatwayI’dprobablyhavemorefreedomtomakemyowndecisions.

M:Haveyouthoughtaboutfindingworkasaparkranger?

W:I’mnotsure.Whatdoesaparkrangerdo?

M:Aparkrangerlooksafterparksandleadshikesaroundthem.It’stheperfectjobifyoulikebeingoutdoors.

W:Actually,itsoundsgreat.I’lllookintoit!

SectionC

Directions:Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Whendecidingonwhetherornottoacceptajoboffer,somepeoplespendalltheirtimethinkingaboutonething:thesalary.However,whenitcomestotakinganewjobyoushouldalsoconsiderthebenefitspackage.Forexample,doesthejobofferhealthinsuranceordentalinsurance?Thiscould