新时代职业英语 英语2 单元测试卷 Unit 4 测试卷

UnitTest4

NewEraEnglishBook2

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialogsinthissection.Aftereachdialog,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearthequestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.A.Thebestcompaniestoworkfor. B.Howtosucceedatinterview.

C.Ajobfairtheyaregoingto. D.Howtowriteagoodrésumé.

2.A.Shehasajobinterview. B.Sheisstartinganewjob.

C.She’sgoingtobelateforwork. D.Hercolleaguesaren’tfriendly.

3.A.Itpayswell. B.It’snotveryinteresting.

C.It’sveryrewarding. D.Itdoesn’tpaywell.

4.A.Thinkabouttheprosandconsofeachjob.

B.Choosethejobwhichwouldbemostrewarding.

C.Choosethejobwhichpaysthemost.

D.Choosethemostinterestingjob.

5.A.Workingatasecondjob. B.Workingovertime.

C.Takingavacation. D.Takingtimeoffworksick.

SectionB

Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutherfriend’snewjob?

A.Shethinkshe’sbeenluckytogetwhereheis.

B.She’sknowsit’snothisdreamjob.

C.Shethinkshe’sworkedhardtogetwhereheis.

D.Shethinksthejobsoundslikeveryhardwork.

2.HowlonghasBenbeeninterestedincookery?

A.Sincelastweek. B.Forfiveyears.

C.Fortenyears. D.Sincehewasfive.

Conversation2

3.WhatdoesAmywantPaultohelpherwith?

A.Herrésumé. B.Hercoverletter.

C.Herinterviewtechniques. D.Herpresentationskills.

4.HowlonghasAmybeenworkinginthejobshehasnow?

A.Threeweeks. B.Threemonths.

C.Fiveweeks. D.Fivemonths.

5.WhatadvicedoesPaulgiveAmy?

A.Sheshouldapplyforthejoborshewillmissherchance.

B.Sheshouldfollowherdreams,nomatterwhat.

C.Hercoverlettershouldbeclearlywritten.

D.Sheshouldn’tchangejobstoooften.

SectionC

Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Ifyoufeelboredwithyourjob,don’tworry.1)_______________thefactthateveryonewillfeelthiswayatsomepointintheircareer.Youarenotalone!Thereareafewoptionsopentoyou.Firstly,youcouldconsider2)_______________.Nowadays,nooneexpectstohaveajobforlife,soifyouhavebeeninthesamejobfor10years,perhapsit’stimeforachange.Startnetworkingandlookonline—3)_______________athowmanyexcitingopportunitiesthereare!Ifchangingyourjobdoesn’tseemlikeagoodoption,thenmaybeyouneedto4)_______________towardsit.Learningnewskillscouldhelpyoutodoyourjobbetter,andmakeyourwork5)_______________.Therearelotsofgreatcoursesavailableonline,soyouhavenothingtolose!

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1.Sallyhassuchapositiveattitude.Ifindher_______.

A.inspire B.inspirational C.inspires D.inspired

2.Atypicalworkdayformeusuallyconsists_______lotsofmeetings.

A.by B.of C.in D.at

3.Youshould_______heartfromthefactthattherewereover100candidatesforthejob.

A.make B.get C.take D.feel

4.I'mfed_______withmyjob.IthinkIneedtodosomethingdifferent.

A.then B.down C.through D.up

5.Ifyou'refeelingstressed_______,aholidaysomewherequietmighthelp.

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

6.Be_______.Itcantakeyearstoachieveyourcareergoals.

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

7.Ifinditmucheasiertoconcentratewhenthereis_______.

A.silence B.silent C.silencer D.silences

8.Iwrotethestoryforfun.Iwasn'texpectinganyoneto_______it.

A.publish B.publisher C.publication D.publishes

9.Somepeoplemightbehappywithworkingnine_______five,butit'snotforme.

A.over B.to C.in D.at

10.Iwas_______tobeofferedthejob,asIdidn'tthinktheinterviewhadgonewell.

A.amazing B.amazed C.amazement D.amaze

SectionB

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectphrasalverbparticle.

1.Pleaselistencarefullyandwrite_______(down/up/in)whatIsay.

2.Mycolleaguesarereallyfriendly,andIget_______(over/along/up)withallofthem.

3.I'msorryyoudon'tlikeyourjob,butyoushouldputup_______(by/around/with)itfornow.

4.Iamreallylookingforward_______(to/at/in)meetingthenewboss,aren’tyou?

5.Whenyoufinishwritingthereport,pleasehandit_______(on/at/in)tomyoffice.

SectionC

Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords.

Igraduatedfiveyearsagowithadegreeinactingandtheatrestudies.Allmylife,actinghadbeenmy1.__________(ambitious/ambition/antique);itwasallIeverwantedtodo.However,whenIfinishedcollege,itbecame2.__________(obvious/overtime/balance)thatmanyotherpeoplehadthesamedream,anditwasnotgoingtobeeasytofindthekindofworkIwantedtodo.I3.__________(appliedfor/consistedof/tookheartfrom)ajobinarestaurantandworkedhardservingcustomers.SometimesIfelt4.__________(fedup/patient/overtime),butIneverlostheartandalwayskeptbelievinginmyself.WhenIhadfreetime,IwenttoauditionsfortelevisionshowsandfinallyIgotanauditionforapartIreallywanted.Iwas5.__________(fedup/rewarding/amazed)anddelightedwhenIgotthepart.NowI'manactor,doingwhatIalwayswantedtodo.

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

DoyouoftenfeelstressedoutonaSundaynight?Doyoudreamofhowmuchbetteryourlifewouldbeifyouhadadifferentjob?Andareyoujealousofyourfriends’careers,whichalwayssoundmuchbetterthanyours?

Ifyourecogniseanyoftheabove,youprobablyneedacareerchange.Thequestionis,howareyougoingtogoaboutgettingone?

Firstofall,thinkaboutwhatyou’dratherdo.Decidingwhatyoulikeanddislikeinyourcurrentjobisagoodstartingpoint.

Onceyouhaveagoodideaofwhatyouwanttodo,it'stimetoupgradeyourskillset.Thinkaboutwhatyouareabletodoandhowthismatchesthecareeryouareinterestedin.Forexample,youmaybeinterestedinacareerasatourguide.Whichskillsdoesatourguideneed?Whichofthesedoyouhave,andwhichdoyouneedtoworkondeveloping?

Finally,setyourselfsomegoals,bothlongandshortterm.Writealistinwhichyouincludeyourgoalsfortheyear,thenextsixmonthsandthenthenextsixweeks.Itcanbeagoodideatosharethegoalsyouhavemadewithafriend,asthiscanhelpyoutostaymotivated.

Changingyourcareerisnotalwayseasy,butlifeistooshorttostayinajobwhichdoesnotmakeushappyandwhichdoesnotfullyutiliseourskills.

Choosethebesttitleforthearticle.

A.Howtoknowifyouneedacareerchangeandwhattodoaboutit.

B.Thebestwaytolookforanewjob.

C.Howtomakeagoodimpressionatacareerfair.

D.Howtoimproveajobwhichisn’tgoingwell.

Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisasignyouneedacareerchange?

A.Feelingthatyoudon’tearnenoughmoney.

B.Feelinganxiousattheendoftheweekend.

C.Spendinglotsoftimereadingjobadvertisements.

D.Notgettingonwellwithyourcolleagues.

Whatdoesthewritersuggestdoingfirst?

A.Developingyourskillsetbytakingsomecourses.

B.Askingyourfriendsifthereareanyvacancieswheretheywork.

C.Makinganappointmenttoseeacareersadvisor.

D.Thinkingaboutwhatyoulikeanddon’tlikedoing.

Whatadvicedoesthewriterhaveaboutskills?

A.Developasmanynewskillsinasshortatimeaspossible.

B.Thinkabouttheskillsyourchosencareerrequiresanddeveloptheonesyoudon’thave.

C.Trytodevelopskillswhichveryfewjobseekerswillhave,togiveyouanadvantage.

D.Makesureyoulistallofyourskillsonyourrésumé.

Whyshouldyoushareanygoalsyoumakewithafriend?

A.Yourfriendcantellherboss,anditmighthelpyoufindajob.

B.Yourfriendmighthavethesamegoalsasyou.

C.Thiswillhelpyoutostaymotivated.

D.Yourfriendmaybeabletohelpyoufindbettergoals.

Task2

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

Haveyoueverdreamedaboutturningyourhobbyintoyourfull-timejob?Thismaysoundtoogoodtobetrue,butforfashionwriterandmodelAnnaKing,thedreamisnowareality.

Annahadalwaysfounditdifficulttofindclothestofither.Shesays,“Iamaplus-sizewoman,andsowhenIwentshoppingwithmyfriends,Icouldneverfindanythingbigenoughtofitme.So,Iwentonlineandfoundlotsofgreatshopswhichsoldfashionableclothesinbiggersizes.Itookphotosofmyselfwearingtheclothesandsharedmyshoppingexperiencesonline,onaweeklyfashionblog.”

Theblogcalled“LargeLooks”becamepopular.Annasays,“SoonIhadfollowersfromallovertheworld!Itturnsoutthatmanybiggerwomenwerehavingsimilarproblemsfindingniceclothes.”

Aftertwoyearsofblogging,apublisheraskedmetowriteabookaboutmyexperiences.Justoneweeklater,amodelagencyaskedmetomodelsomeplus-sizeclothesforthem.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit!

Annasays,“Iwasabletogiveupmyjobasasecretaryforalawfirmandconcentrateonmyhobby.NowIneverfeelsadaboutgoingbacktoworkonaMonday!”Sheadds,“LotsofpeopletellmehowluckyIam.Itellthemthatyes,Iwaslucky,butIalsoworkedveryhard.IwrotehundredsofblogpostsbeforeIwasnoticed!”

WhatproblemdidAnnahave?

A.Clothesinshopsweretooexpensiveforher.

B.Clothesinshopsweretoobigforher.

C.Clothesinshopsweretoosmallforher.

D.Noneoftheshopsinthetownwhereshelivedsoldniceclothes.

WhatdidAnnablogabout?

A.Shewrotefunnypostsabouthershoppingtrips.

B.Shesharedinformationaboutonlineshops.

C.Shewrotepostsaboutthemodellingworkshedid.

D.Shetookphotographsoftheclothesherfriendsbought.

HowlongdidittakebeforeapublishernoticedAnna?

A.Oneweek

B.Twoweeks

C.Oneyear

D.Twoyears

WhatjobdidAnnadobeforeshestartedblogging?

A.Shewasalawyer.

B.Shewasasecretary.

C.Sheworkedinaclothesshop.

D.Shewasamodel.

WhatdoesAnnathinkabouthersuccess?

A.Shefeelsthatitallcamedowntoluck.

B.Shefeelsitallcamedowntoherhardwork.

C.Shethinksshewaslucky,butshealsoworkedhard.

D.Shefeelsshedoesn’tdeserveit.

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

Althoughmanyofuswouldadmittofeelingfedupwithourjob,veryfewofusseekthehelpofaqualifiedcareercoach.Perhapswefeelweshouldbeabletofixthingsforourselves.However,it'snotalwaysthissimple.

Careercoachesspecialiseinfindingworkforotherpeople.Theyhelppeopletorealisetheirstrengthsandweaknesses,whichcanbeahardthingtodo.

Throughaskingquestions,acareercoachwillhelpyoutounderstandexactlywhyyouareunhappyinyourcurrentrole,andthiswillstopyoumakingthesamemistakeswhenyouapplyforanotherjob.Agoodcareercoachwillalsohelpyoutodecidewhatyourgoalsareandhowyoucanachievethem.

Jobhuntingcanbestressful,butacareercoachwillbeabletohelpyoufeellessanxiousandmoreconfidentaboutthejourneyyouaretaking.However,theywillalsobehonestandgiveyougoodfeedback,soyouknowwhatareasyouneedtoimproveoninordertoachieveyourgoals.

Itisimportanttorealizethatacareercoachwillnotbeabletochangeyourlifeovernight.Theycanhelpyouwiththeprocessoffindingajob,buthowquicklythishappensdependsonalotofdifferentthings:thejobmarket,thekindofjobyouarelookingforandyourownskills,experienceandqualifications.

Ifyouarefeeling11.____________________yourjob,youmayneedtospeaktoacareercoach.

Itcanbedifficulttorealizewhatyour12.____________________are,butacareercoachwillbeabletohelpyouwiththis.

Acareercoachwill13.____________________sotheycanfindoutaboutyourlikes,dislikesandyourgoals.

Althoughacareercoachwillhelpyoufeellessanxious,theywillalso14.______________

______withyouandgiveyouthefeedbackyouneed.

Althoughcareercoachescanbeveryhelpful,it’simportanttorealizethattheycannotchange15.____________________.

Task4

Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

Sophie,

Hello!

Thanksforyouremail—itwasreallynicetohearfromyou,althoughIwassorrytohearyouwerefeelingfedupwithyourjob.It'ssuchapity,especiallyasyouhaveonlybeenworkingthereforamonth.Istillrememberhowexcitedandhappyyouwerewhenyoufirstgotthejob,soit’ssadtohearthatthishaschanged.

Youaskedmeformyadvice,andIthinkIwouldsuggestwaitingafewmonthsbeforeyouleaveyourcurrentjob.Idon'tthinkthatjob-hoppingeverlooksgoodonarésumé.Youshouldtrytoimprovethingsinyourcurrentworkplace,ifatallpossible.

Yousayyourbossismakingyoufeelstressedout,buthaveyoutriedtalkingtoher?Perhapsshedoesn’trealizehowmuchworkshehasgivenyoutodo.Youmightfindoutsheisquitereasonablewhenshehearswhatyouhavetosay!

I'msorrytohearthatyourcolleaguesarenotveryfriendly.Perhapstheyarealsofeelingtiredandoverworked.Whydon'tyoutryarranginganightout?Sometimespeoplearetotallydifferentwhenyoumeetthemoutsidetheoffice.Thiscouldbeanopportunityforyoutodosometeambuildingandmakeyourworkingrelationshipsalotstrongertoo.

Ihopethishelpsyou,Sophie.Letmeknowhowyougeton!

Takecareandseeyousoon,

Robert

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