高二英語(yǔ)Unit8冀教版

【本講教育信息】

一.教學(xué)內(nèi)容：

Unit8PlanningYourCareer

［學(xué)習(xí)過程］

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1.planmyfuturecareer設(shè)計(jì)我的未來(lái)事業(yè)

2.startout開始

3.benamedafter以??,命名

4.addsth.tosth.在…里加入…

5.pullsb.'sleg開某人玩笑

6.requirethatsb.(should)dosth.要求某人應(yīng)該做某事

7.narrowdown縮小

8.havenoskillatdoing不具備什么的技能

9.beinsb/sshoes站在某人的角度，處于某人的境地

10.fillout/in填寫

11.combinesth.withsth.把…跟…相結(jié)合

12.alldaylong一整天

13.next-doorneighbour隔壁鄰居

14.beinahurry匆匆忙忙

15.leavesb.alone不理會(huì)某人

16.as(so)longas只要

17.setagoal確立一個(gè)目標(biāo)

18.listentoyourheart聽你的心聲

19.themajorityof大多數(shù)

20.beoptimisticabout對(duì)…樂觀

21.havefaithin…對(duì)…有信心

22.leadershipcollective領(lǐng)導(dǎo)集體

23.actonone'sbehalf為某人的利益著想

24.remainconfidentin確信

25.makealotofsense非常有意義

26.aswith正如…那樣

27.believein信賴

28.mapout預(yù)先計(jì)劃，詳細(xì)安排

29.attendschool上學(xué)

30.payattentionto注意

31.respectablemarks相當(dāng)好的成績(jī)

32.indesperation無(wú)可奈何地

33.havenosenseof沒感覺

34.getby繼續(xù)存在，勉強(qiáng)湊合

35.besatisfiedwith對(duì)…滿意

36.taketimetodo...花時(shí)間做某事

37.beofinterest有趣

38.specializein專攻?一

39.ongraduation...一畢業(yè)

40.prosandcons贊成與反對(duì)

41.takesteps采取措施

42.makesomeadjustmentto...做些調(diào)整

43.asatisfyingcareer一份令人滿意的事業(yè)

44.getsickfrom因?yàn)椤＞?/p>

45.becriticalto-對(duì)…苛刻，是…的關(guān)鍵

46.havesth.incommon有共同點(diǎn)

47.lookinto調(diào)查

48.goodluckwilh…?！眠\(yùn)

二、

1.narrown.狹窄部分；海峽；隘路adj.狹窄的；精密的，嚴(yán)密的；有限的，氣量小的；

勉強(qiáng)的；眼光短淺的；指變窄vt.使變狹窄，使縮小

Thestreetsarestraightandnarrow.街道直而狹窄。

Therivernarrowsatthispoint.

這條河流在此處變得狹窄。

Thesecretisknowntoanarrowgroupofpeople.

這個(gè)秘密只有少數(shù)人知道。

Theyhatedthenarrownationalismofthesepeople.

他們不喜歡這些人狹隘的民族主義觀。

Inthebrightsunlightshehadtonarrowhereyes.

在強(qiáng)光下，她不得不瞇起眼睛。

2.personalityn.個(gè)性，人格；人物；名人；（用復(fù)數(shù)）誹謗、人身攻擊

personn.人；身體；容貌；［語(yǔ)法］人稱

personaladj.私人的，個(gè)人的；親自的；容貌的；身體的，人身的；針對(duì)個(gè)人的

personallyadv.親自，就個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)

Hereallywasamostattractiveperson.

他確實(shí)是個(gè)非常有魅力的人。

Hewasamysteriousperson.他是個(gè)神秘人物。

So,"I,We"arepronounsoftheFirstPerson;"he,she,they“arepronounsoftheThird

Person.

因此“我，我們”是第一人稱的代詞；“他，她，他們”是第三人稱的代詞.

Iinsistuponmypersonalopinion.我堅(jiān)持自己的看法。

It'sallthematterofpersonaltaste.這只是個(gè)人興趣問題。

Theownerofthehotelwelcomeduspersonally.

旅館的主人親自歡迎我們。

Personally,Iaminfavorofthisnewpolicy.

就我個(gè)人而言，我擁護(hù)這項(xiàng)新政策。

Herpersonality,notherbeauty,madeherpopular.

她的人格，而不是她的美貌，使得她很受歡迎。

3.poetryn.詩(shī)，詩(shī)意，詩(shī)情

辨析poetry,poem,verse,prose,poesy,longsandshorts

poetry是詩(shī)的集合名詞，是詩(shī)的總稱，不指具體的一首詩(shī)，為不可數(shù)名詞；poemn.詩(shī)，

像詩(shī)一樣美麗的東西。它的意義較確切，指一首詩(shī)或韻文、詩(shī)體文；versen.韻文，詩(shī)，

詩(shī)句，詩(shī)篇，；詞義較為廣泛，，它與prose（散文）相對(duì);poesyn.作詩(shī)法，詩(shī)歌；longsand

shorts詩(shī)，如：

Withsuchaids,thepoetryofCarlSandburgcameintobeing.Hisfirstpoems,publishedin

1904,wereignored.

這些幫助促成了卡爾?桑德伯格詩(shī)的誕生。他最初的一些詩(shī)，發(fā)表在1904年，當(dāng)時(shí)沒

有受到人們的注意。

Hewasveryfondofrecitingpoetry.他喜歡背誦詩(shī)。

Anepicpoem史詩(shī)；anarrativepoem敘事詩(shī)；alyricalpoem抒情詩(shī)；alovepoem情詩(shī);

asatiricalpoem諷刺詩(shī)；arubbishpoem打油詩(shī)

4.concernvt.涉及，關(guān)系到（利害）關(guān)系，關(guān)心，關(guān)注，所關(guān)心的事常用concern的

過去分詞作表語(yǔ)表示“和...有關(guān)；牽扯另外用于成語(yǔ)so/asfaras...concerned,表示

“就……來(lái)說(shuō)，就……而論:如：

Thenewsconcernsyoursister.這條消息與你妹妹有關(guān)。

Iamnotconcernedwiththatmatteranylonger.

我與這事再也沒關(guān)系了。

Itisimpossiblesofarasweareconcerned.

我們覺得這是不可能的。

Thiswastheirforemostconcerno

這是他們最關(guān)心的事。

5.employmentn.雇用；使用，利用；：工作，職業(yè)employvt.雇傭；雇用；employeen.雇

用人員；就業(yè)人員;employern.雇主

Thereisemploymenttherefortenmen.

那里要雇用10個(gè)人。

YoumustbepreparedtotakewhatemploymentIcangetforyou.

你要有準(zhǔn)備接受我為你提供的工作。

Sheemployedacook.她雇了個(gè)廚師。

Thefirmhas200employees.

這家公司有200名雇員。

Thesecretaryhasworkedforthesameemployerfbr20years.

這位秘書已經(jīng)為同一個(gè)雇主工作了20年。

6.majorityn.多數(shù)，過半數(shù)，大多數(shù)

ThemajoritywereonBen'sside.大多數(shù)人都支持Ben。

Themajorityofboyslikefootballandbasketball.

大部分男孩喜歡足球和籃球。

7.youthn.青春，青年時(shí)期；初期；少年，青年們

名詞數(shù)之間的相互轉(zhuǎn)化：

物質(zhì)名詞轉(zhuǎn)化為個(gè)體名詞抽象名詞轉(zhuǎn)化為個(gè)體名詞

glass玻璃----aglass玻璃杯youth青春-ayouth青年人

paper紙--apaper報(bào)紙；relation關(guān)系----arelation親戚

文件；考卷

iron鐵---aniron熨斗beauty美----abeauty美人

coffee咖啡----acoffee一杯咖啡

power權(quán)利；電力----apower大國(guó)

8.acceptvt.接受，認(rèn)可；承擔(dān)，承兌，同意，承認(rèn)

receivevt.收至

Hereceivedagiftfromhisstudentbuthedidn'twanttoacceptit.

他收到了學(xué)生送的禮物，但是他不想接受。

Heaskedhertomarryhimandsheaccepted.

他請(qǐng)求她嫁給他，她答應(yīng)了。

9.casen.事；病例；案例；情形，場(chǎng)合；訟案；容器；（語(yǔ)法）格

表示“某某的情況時(shí)”，常與with連用：表示“在……的情況下”時(shí)，常用介詞in。如:

Hishealthisingoodcase.他的健康狀況很好。

Isitthecasethatthecompany'ssaleshavedropped?

公司的銷售情況下降了嗎？

Thecasewithhimisquitedifferent.

他的情況完全不同。

Whatwillyoudointhatcase?

要是那樣的話，你該怎么辦？

10.importancen.重要（性）；重大，價(jià)值；傲慢

beofhelp=behelpful有幫助

beofuse=beuseful有用

beofimportance=beimportant重要

beofeffect=beeffective有效

beofvalue=bevaluable有價(jià)值

beofinterest=beinteresting有意思

11.salaryn.薪水vt.給..加薪

辨析：salary,pay,wages,fee,income,pension

salary指非體力勞動(dòng)雇員所得的薪金、薪水，一般按月計(jì)算：payn.薪水，工資，軍

餉。凡是勞動(dòng)所得的工資都可用pay表示；另外，pay特指軍人所得報(bào)酬。wages多指體力

勞動(dòng)或服務(wù)業(yè)人員所得的工資，一般以小時(shí)、日或星期計(jì)算。fee一般指律師、醫(yī)生或?qū)W校

所收的費(fèi)用。Income一般指正常工作或投資的收入。pension指公司或政府所付的紅利。如：

Havealltheteachers9salariesbeenpaid?

這些老師都拿到薪水了嗎？

Shoulddoctors'salariesbehigher?

醫(yī)生的工資應(yīng)該更高些嗎？

Hehasasalaryof100,000dollarsayear.

他的年薪是10萬(wàn)美元。

Hepaidhischild'sschoolfees.

他付了孩子的學(xué)費(fèi)。

Didthedoctorchargeyouafee?

大夫收你的費(fèi)用了？

Hehasaverylowincome.

他的收入不高。

HegetshispayonFridays.

他每周五領(lǐng)薪水。

Whatareyourweeklywages?

你每周的收入是多少？

12.satisfactionn.滿意，滿足；令人滿意的事物

satisfyvt.使?jié)M意，使高興；使?jié)M足；滿足(需要，欲望等)；符合，達(dá)到(要求，標(biāo)

準(zhǔn)等)

satisfactoryadj.令人滿意的；符合要求的；良好的

Theyplaymusictosatisfytheirinnerdesire.

他們演奏音樂滿足自己的心理需求。

Thatanswerwon'tsatisfyher.

那樣的回答不會(huì)使她滿意。

Theresultoftheexperimentwassatisfactory.

實(shí)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果是令人滿意的。

Shecanlookbackonhercareerwithgreatsatisfaction.

她可以滿意地回顧自己的職業(yè)生涯。

13.dowith與dealwith

dowith與疑問詞what連用，且不用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，表“容忍”時(shí)，與情態(tài)動(dòng)詞連用。deal

with表示“對(duì)待；處理”與dowith互換。是dealwith與疑問詞how連用。

14.haveadifficulttimegettingthere類似結(jié)構(gòu)

haveadifficulttimedoingsomething干某事困難，費(fèi)力類似的短語(yǔ)有：

haveahard(good)time(in)doingsomethinghavetrouble(in)doing

something

havedifficulty(in)doingsomethinghaveproblems(in)doingsomething

等等。此類短語(yǔ)中的in都可以省略。

15.occur>takeplace和happen的區(qū)另ij

happenoccur指偶然發(fā)生的或未經(jīng)籌劃的事件；occur比happen要更為正式。如：

Theaccidenthappened/occurredatabout9:30.這次事故發(fā)生在大約九點(diǎn)半鐘。

happen也可以指某件事是由另一件事引起的。如：

Whathappenedwhenyoutoldhimthenews?你告訴他這個(gè)消息時(shí)怎么了？

takeplace指事情是有計(jì)劃的，“舉行，發(fā)生”如：

Thecontesttookplaceon24,April.這個(gè)競(jìng)賽是4月24號(hào)舉行的。

GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina.中國(guó)已經(jīng)發(fā)生了極大的變化。

短語(yǔ)occurtosomebody想到；想起。如：

Anideahasoccurredtome.我有主意了。

【單元熱點(diǎn)詞匯】

【詞條1】benamedafter,動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)

【課文原句］ApeakintheHimalayaswasnamedafterme.(P.92)

【名師點(diǎn)撥】“name...after/for”的意思是“給...取名;以....來(lái)命名如：

WenamedthedogafteroursonGeorge.

name作動(dòng)詞還可以有以下用法：

1)name+n.如：Whoisgoingtonameyourbaby?誰(shuí)將給你們的寶寶取名？

2)name+n.+n.如：WenamedthebabyJeseph.我們給這個(gè)嬰兒取名為約瑟夫。

3)列舉；說(shuō)出...的名字如：Howmanycountriescanyouname?你能說(shuō)出幾個(gè)國(guó)家

的名字？

4)提名；任命如：Hewasnamedascaptainoftheteam.他被任命為球隊(duì)的隊(duì)長(zhǎng)。

［點(diǎn)擊名題】About2300yearsago,therelivedinGreeceagreatthinkerAristotle.

A.callsB.namedC.namelyD.naming

【解析】答案選B。本句話的意思是：大約2300年前，在希臘有一位偉大的思想家，名叫

亞里斯多德。namedAristotle是一個(gè)過去分詞短語(yǔ)，做定語(yǔ)修飾中心詞agreatthinker

【短語(yǔ)拓展】bythenameof(prep.)/underthenameof(prep.)名叫...的；以....之

名byname(adv.)名叫inthenameof(prep.)憑...之名；對(duì)....發(fā)誓；以....的

名義

【練習(xí)】練一練：用和name有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)填空

1)AgirlMaryisatthegate.

2)We'reverygladtogreetyoutheChinesepeople.

3)Hemetaman,John.

Keys:1)by/underthenameof2)inthenameof3)byname

【詞條2】add...to,動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)

【課文原句JitarrivedjustasIwasaddingsaltandpeppertoastir-frydishthatwillbeintroduced

onmynewTVprogram.(P.92)

【名師點(diǎn)撥】和add有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)中，常用的有以下幾個(gè)：

1)add........to增添，附加

如：Willyouaddmoresalttoyoursoup?你要在湯里面多加點(diǎn)鹽嗎？

2)addto...增加....

如：Thenewsaddedtohisanxiety.這個(gè)消息增加了他的焦慮。

3)addupto

①總計(jì)表達(dá)(用主動(dòng))

如:Thesefourfiguresadduptofifty.這四個(gè)數(shù)字加起來(lái)是50。

②總之就是……，意味著

如：Hisremarksaddeduptoacondemnationofmyplan.他的意見意味著對(duì)我的計(jì)劃的否

定。

【點(diǎn)擊名題】AbrahamLincoln'swholeschooleducationnomorethanoneyear.

A.addedtoB.addeduptoC.wasaddeduptoD.raisedto

【解析】答案選B。這句話的意思是：亞伯拉罕?林肯所受的全部學(xué)校教育加起來(lái)只有一年。

addupto總共有;共計(jì)達(dá)。

【詞匯拓展】additionn.添力口物additionaladj.附力口的

【練習(xí)】Theselotusflowersthebeautyofthelake.

A.adduptoB.addstoC.addtoD.addsupto

Key:C

【詞條3】requirev.

【課文原句1AllofthesedecisionsrequiresthatIhaveaplannow,buthowcanIdecide?

【名師點(diǎn)撥】require一詞的用法可以綜合歸納如下：

1)requiresth.2)requiresth.(ofsb.)

3)requiresb.todosth.4)requirethat

如：1)Werequiremorehelp.我們需要更多的幫助。

2)Whatdoyourequireofme?你對(duì)我有什么要求？

3)Studentsarerequirednottocheatintheexam.學(xué)生們被要求不準(zhǔn)在考試中作弊。

4)Itisrequiredthatyou(should)arriveat8a.m.

按要求你應(yīng)該在上午8：00到。

注意：當(dāng)使用句型Itisrequiredthat…以及sb.requiresthat…時(shí)，從句中應(yīng)該用虛擬語(yǔ)

氣，即should+動(dòng)詞原型,should可省略。

類似的還有：order,suggest,insist,demand,request

【點(diǎn)擊名題】Thelibrarianthatallthestudentsshouldreturnthebooksbeforethelast

dayoftheterm.

A.requestsB.needsC.wantsD.requires

【解析】答案選D。request意思是要求，指證實(shí)，有禮貌的請(qǐng)求而require則有要求履行

的意思。根據(jù)句意，圖書管理員要求所有的學(xué)生在學(xué)期的最后一天前歸還書籍，可選擇D

為最佳答案。

【詞匯拓展】requiredadj.(課程)必修的

requirementn.必需品；必要條件；資格

【鞏固練習(xí)】Itisrequiredthathehomeworktomorrowmorning.

A.shouldhandinB.wouldhandinC.handsinD.istohandin

Key:A

【詞條4】entertainv.

【課文原句】ItookonetestanditsaidIshouldcombinemywishtoentertainwithmyloveof

animalstobecomealiontamer.(p.93)

【名師點(diǎn)撥】entertain是本課的一個(gè)重點(diǎn)詞匯，意思是：“招待；款待；使娛樂”。請(qǐng)通過以

下例句觀察entertain一詞的用法。

Heentertainedustodinneryesterday.他昨天招待了我們吃飯。

Theyentertainedthechildrenbydancingandsinging.

他們唱歌、跳舞把孩子們逗樂了。

Generallyspeaking,Iliketoentertain.

一般來(lái)說(shuō)，我是十分好客的。

【點(diǎn)擊名題】Theclown(小丑)thechildrenwithavarietyofjokes.

A.offeredB.treatedC.entertainedD.cheated

【解析】答案選Co那個(gè)小丑以各種各樣的笑話逗樂這些孩子們。entertain作為及物動(dòng)詞

用，意思是“使娛樂”。

【詞義拓展】entertainmentn.娛樂entertainer演藝者藝人entertainingadj.使人愉快的，

快樂的entertaininglyadv.愉快地快樂地

【鞏固練習(xí)】請(qǐng)將下列的句子翻譯成英語(yǔ)。1）他用小提琴來(lái)自?shī)首詷贰?）他以新鮮的水

果來(lái)招待客人。

Keys:1）Heentertainedhimselfwithhisviolin.2）Heentertainedtheguestswithfresh

fruit.

【模擬試題】

第一部分：聽力（略）

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21.Themedicinesoon.Iwascuredmyheadache.

A.cured;ofB.worked;withC.helped;forD.treated;with

22.Ididn'tknowsomebirdsonthegrounduntilIfoundabird'snestonthegroundthe

otherday.

A.buildB.constructC.nestD.set

23.therivertolessthan20meters,wecanbuildabridgeoverit.

A.Asfaras;narrowsB.Aslongas;narrows

C.Unless;changesD.Solongas;changes

24.thatitisnottherightwaytothestation,whatshallwedo?

A.IfB.ProvideC.SupposingD.Supposed

25.Don'tquarrelanymore,hisstatementisright.

A.supposedB.supposingC.letussupposeD.if

26.LuXunwastoadoctor,buthebecameagreatwriter.

A.guessedB.thoughtC.oughtD.supposed

27.Sometimesheisnotright.Don'thaveblindfaithwhateverhesays.

A.toB.withC.inD.for

28.,themajorityofthestudentsinourclasshonest.

A.Inallhonesty;hasB.Inhonesty;have

C.Totelltruth;isD.Totellthetruth;are

29.Wehavemadegreatprogresstheleadershipofourdirectorandthehelpof

yourfirm.

A.with;underB.under;withC.in;withD.to;under

30.isnoneedtotellhimthenewsatall.

A.ItB.ThatC.WhatD.There

31.Tomlikesfood,sohehadtolearntomanythings.

A.fry;friedB.fried;fryC.frying;fryingD.fried;fried

32.MysisterdreamsofbecomingapopsingerwhileIamambitiousasportsstar.

A.forB.toC.inD.at

33.Itissurprisingthattheywitheachother.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A.cameintoconflictB.conflicted

C.wereconflictD.madeaconflict

34.HeisinterestedinEnglish.Heoftenworksatitintothenight.

A.deep;deeplyB.deep;deepC.deeply;deepD.deeply;deeply

35.ItwasseveralminutesbeforeIwasofwhatwashappening.

A.knowB.realizeC.wearD.aware

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Onceyou'vedecidedonacareerpathanddecidedtogettherequiredtrainingandeducation,

you'llneedtobeginsearchingfora36___thatsuitsyou.Jobsearching_37_includeknowing

howtowritearesume_38—coverletter,howtonetworktofindjob_39—,fillingout

applications（應(yīng)聘），andinterviewing_40_ajob.You,lllearnabouttheseskills.

CareerPlanningisanon-going_41_.Fortheyoungandolderadultpopulation,itis

_42_foryoutojudgewhereyouareifyouareto_43_yourneedsandturnyourdreamsinto

44—.Theunemployedandunskilledworkerintransition（轉(zhuǎn)換）withlittle_45—inthe

workforcehasdifferentneedsfromtheyoungadultstudentwhostartsafirsttimeprofessionalor

technical_46_.Theolderadult,whohasbeenrecently_47_byanemployer'sreorganization

（重名且）,facesa_48_setofproblems.Allpopulationscan_49_fromthecareerplanning

process（過程）ofself-assessment,exploringcareer_50_intheworldofworkandlearningjob

searchstrategies（策略）thatproduce_51—.

Thisiswhereyourcareer_52_begins—learningaboutyourself,—53—career,and

beginningyourjobsearch.Remember,—54—canbealife-longprocess.Fewpeoplestayinone

joborononecareerpaththroughouttheirlives,andyoumayfindyourselfcompletingthecircle

—55—oncealongtheway.Takeamomenttofollowtheprocessandseewhereittakesyou.

36.A.workB.jobC.schoolD.place

37.A.skillsB.methodsC.meansD.ways

38.A.orB.butC.andD.aswell

39.A.openingsB.timeC.placeD.conditions

40.A.inB.toC.onD.for

41.A.incidentB.accidentC.processD.event

42.A.unimportantB.importantC.worthD.value

43.A.finishB.makeC.meetD.reach

44.A.realB.reallyC.realityD.truth

45.A.experiencesB.timeC.experienceD.training

46.A.workB.careerC.planningD.search

47.A.firedB.unemployedC.effectedD.affected

48.A.kindB.formC.differentD.another

49.A.benefitB.beinfluencedC.beaffectedD.bebenefited

50.A.opportunitiesB.chanceC.plansD.suggestion

51.A.changesB.usagesC.resultsD.rules

52.A.roadB.pathC.directionD.trip

53.A.exploringB.lookingintoC.findingD.learning

54.A.self-assessmentB.exploringcareer

C.careerplanningD.learningaboutyourself

55.A.lessthanB.morethanC.onlyD.nomorethan

第三部分：閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)

(A)

Afterschoolonewinterday,Jackstartedwithaverysmallballofsnowinhisfrontyard.He

gotonhiskneesandrolledthesnowintoabigball.Atanotherwindow,someoneelsewas

watchingJackplay.ItwashisnewneighbourNaoko.Afterawhile,NaokoranoutsidetoJack's

yardandaskedifshecouldhelphimfinishhissnowman."Yes,pleasehelpme,“Jacksaid."I

builtmysnowman'sbodywithtwosnowballs.Ineedtorollonemorefbrmysnowman'shead.^^

“Butsnowmenonlyhavetwosnowballs.Oneisfbrthebodyandoneisfbrthehead,“Naoko

said.”"No,snowmenalwayshavethreesnowballs,Jacksaid."Idon'tthinkIneedyoutohelp

meafterall.”

Naokowalkedintoherownyardandbegantobuildherownsnowman.Naokorolledtwo

bigballsofsnowandputthemontopofeachother.Lastly,shefoundsomesticksandpinecones

andmadehersnowman'seyesandmouthandarms.AfterJackfinished,headdedacarrotforthe

snowman'snose,whichhelikemost.

Suddenlyaterriblethinghappened.TheheadfelloffJack'ssnowmanandcrashedtotheground!

“Ohno!Mysnowmanfellapart/Jackcried.NaokoheardJack'scryandranovertohisyardto

seewhattheproblemwas."I'llhelpyourollanothersnowballJNaokosaid."Ifwedoittogether

wecanfinishitsoon.Together,JackandNaokorolledanewsnowball,andlifteditupontothe

snowman'sbodyandmakeitlookmorebeautifulthanbefore.Jacksaid."Thankyoufbryour

help.""You'rewelcome.Ilikeyoursnowmanbetter,vNaokosaid."Minedoesn'thaveanose.”

JackwalkedovertolookatNaoko'ssnowman.SuddenlyJackranbacktohissnowmanand

pulledthecarrotout.HebrokeitintotwopiecesandgavehalftoNaoko.^^Thankyou,^^Naoko

said."You'rewelcome,“Jacksaid."Ithinkoursnowmenmakegoodneighbours.^^

56.Naokoranbackandmadehisownsnowmanbecause.

A.Jackwantedtobuildhersnowmanbyhimself.

B.shedidn'twanttohelpJack

C.theydidn'tagreewitheachotheronbuildingthesnowman.

D.theirmotherdidn'tallowthemtoplaywitheachother.

57.ThehighlightofJack'ssnowmanis.

A.themouthB.thenoseC.thearmsD.theeyes

58.Whichsnowmandoyouthinkisthemostbeautiful?

A.Jack'ssnowman

B.Naoko'ssnowman

C.thesnowmanmadebythetwochildren

D.thesame

59.Thepassageisprobablyfor.

A.children'sbookB.magazine

C.newspaperD.oldperson'sbook

(B)

WhatamIlookingforinacareer?

Answeringthisquestionwillbeeasierifyoucanidentifythefollowing:

Howyouwouldliketobehave;howyouwouldliketointeractwithothers;andtheproblems

youwouldliketoworkon.Thethingsyouconsiderworthwhileinajobandthatwillcontributeto

yourjobsatisfaction.Thethingsyouaregoodatandhowyouwouldliketomakeuseoftheseina

job.

Agoodstartingpointmightbrainstormthemainfactorsundertheheadingsgivenaboveand

thenputthemintoorderofimportancetoyou.Rememberwhenlistingyourinterests,motivations

andskills,considerallyourexperienceincludingacademicstudy,previousemployment,student

activities,voluntaryworkandinterests.Allofthesemighthavesomeparttoplayininfluencing

yourcareerdirection.

Trytofocusonthepositiveaspectstobeginwith;thatis,whatyouaregoodat,whatyou

enjoyandwhatsatisfiesyou.Itisverytemptingtostartwithnegatives,forexample"Idon'twant

toworkinanoffice”,butthiscaneasilyleadtoasetoffactorsyouwishtoavoidratherthanany

positiveideas.Beginningwiththepositiveallowsyoutoconsideralargerrangeofpossible

careers;youcannarrowdowntheseoptionslater.

Rememberalsothatyouroutlookmaychangeovertimedependingonyourparticular

circumstancesandwhatelsemaybehappeninginotherpartsofyourlife.Careerdecisionsthat

youmakenowwillnotlastforeverandwillneedrevisitingfromtimetotime.

60.Youmakesurethefollowingaspectsexceptifyouwanttotakeacertainjob.

A.yourinterestsB.yourcareerdirection

C.yourskillsD.yourmotivations

61.Whyshouldweconsideralltheexperienceincludingacademicstudy?

A.Allofthesemightinfluenceourcareerdirection.

B.Itallowsyoutoconsideralargerrangeofpossiblecareers.

C.Youcannarrowdowntheseoptionslater.

D.Thiscaneasilyleadtoasetoffactorsyouwishtoavoid.

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Careerdecisionisnecessaryonlywhenyoubeginyourjob.

B.Youroutlookwon'tchangeeventhecircumstanceischanged.

C.Itisabetterwaytostartwithnegatives.

D.Careerdecisionsneedrevisitingfromtimetotime.

(C)

Asacollegestudentpreparingforacareerinbusiness,andformanyundergraduates

clarifyingtheirchoiceofmajor,aninternship(實(shí)習(xí)期)experienceiscrucial.Experiencesinthe

businessworldnotonlymaysolidifyyourcareeroracademicchoices,theymayalsoindicateto

youwhatyoudonotwanttodo!

Thebesttimetobeginresearchingopportunitiesisasalatesophomorewiththesummer

betweenyourJuniorandSenioryearbeingoneofthemaintargettimestointern.Timespent

assessingyourstrengths,skillsandvalues,aswellaswhatindustriesandfirmsfitthose

preferenceswouldbegreatpreparationaheadofyouractualinternfirmsearch.Infact,timespent

withtheinternsearchprocessmakesfbrmanythejobsearchattheendofyourcollegecareer

mucheasierasyouhavepracticedandusedtheskillsnecessarytosecureemployment.Asmore

andmoreinternshipprogramshavebecomesuccessfulforbusinessesinqualifyingtalent,more

organizationsareopentoyear-roundassignments,whichwouldthenallowforinternship

assignmentsFallandSpringsemesters.

Ifyourinternshipexperienceisgoingtobeforacademic