Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

    There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers？

    I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？

    This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

    Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

    Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

1.What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

A. Assessing your skills                    　B. Going to different areas

C. Matching your skills with a position     　D. taking your personality into consideration

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.     B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

  C. Extreme people tend to work with others.    D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

3.What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A. Design.         B. Changes.          C. Cooperation.         D. Hobbies.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay                   B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities                 D. Personalities and Jobs

It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The __1____is based on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by___2___situations that has designed for the ____3___children.

There can be little doubt that___4____classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these____5____ out of the regular classes was created serious problems.

I observed a number of___6___students who were taken out of a special class and placed in___7____class. In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying__8___on their teachers’ directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect___9___on many problems. Some of which were not on the school program.

Many are concerned that gifted children become___10____ and lose interest in learning. However, this___11____is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these___12___simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are ___13___. Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they___14_____so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an___15____ child.

1. A. principle　 B. theory　 C. arguments　 D. classification

2. A. designing　 B. grouping　 C. learning　 D. living

3. A. smart　 B. curious　 C. mature　 D. average

4. A. regular　 B. special　 C. small　 D. creative

5. A. children　 B. programs　 C. graduates D. designs

6. A. intelligent　 B. competent　 C. ordinary　 D. independent

7. A. separate　 B. regular　 C. new　 D. boring

8. A. specially　 B. slightly　 C. wrongly　 D. heavily

9. A. directly B. clearly　 C. voluntarily D. quickly

10. A. doubted　 B. bored C. worried　 D. tired

11. A. concern　 B. conclusion C. reflection D. interest

12. A. students B. adults　 C. scholars D. teachers

13. A. talented B. worried　 C. learned D. interested

14. A. believe　 B. think　 C. say　 D. feel

15. A. outstanding　 B. intelligent　 C. anxious D. ordinary

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that I struggled with for most of my middle school years and a part of my high school years.

At Riverview, 　36 was usually a nightmare (噩梦) for me. As I 　37 the dining hall, all the eyes would be fixed upon my bony figure. I would take my place at a table full of friends and 　38 to enjoy a “normal” lunch. The 　39 was that I would not always eat lunch, and that greatly 　40 my friends. They would watch to make sure that I was eating properly, almost 　41 food into my mouth.

And then, I transferred to Madison High School. I decided not to tell anyone at that school about my eating disorder since I had almost 　42 by that time. Strangely, I stopped fearing lunch when I started at Madison. No one knew that I had an eating disorder, 　43 they did not care what I ate. This 　44 a huge amount of stress from my life. It was still hard for me to eat in front of others, which is 　45 for an anorexic, but I was able to put some of my 46　 aside.

I was thankful for the students at Riverview, but they knew me only as an anorexic. My friends cared about my health, but they 　47 to care about me as a person. Truthfully, all I wanted was for them to 　48 me and not to fix on my eating disorder.

The students at Madison took the time to know who I 　49 was. They had no idea that I had been an anorexic, so that a particular label (标签) did not 　50 their opinions of me. I was finally 　51 for my talents and achievements, not my failures. I was honored as a good student. I was no longer afraid to show my true 　52 .

My days as an anorexic taught me many lessons that I would never 　53 . They taught me about life and how to be a better friend. I learned about the joy of 　54 tasks such as eating lunch. I appreciated the people who helped me to see that there is more 　55 life than having an eating disorder.

36. A. learning　　　　　　　　 B. exercise　　　　　　　 C. lunchtime　 　　　 D. homework

37. A. left 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cleaned 　　　　　　 C. crossed　　 　　 D. entered

38. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　 　　　　　 C. remember　　 　 D. stop

39. A. purpose　 　　　　　 B. attempt　 　　　　　 C. problem　　　 　 D. excuse

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　　 D. bored

41. A. allowing 　　　　　　　 B. forcing　　 　　　　 C. providing　　　　　　 D. dropping

42. A. succeeded　　　　　　 B. lost　 　　　　　　　　 C. recovered　　　　　　 D. quit

43. A. but 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　 　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　　 D. though　

44. A. lifted　　　　　　　　　　 B. created　 　　　　　 C. caused　　　　　　　　 D. developed

45. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　 C. relevant　 　　　　 D. common

46. A. fears 　　　　　　　　　 B. desires 　　　　　　 C. beliefs　　　　　　　　 D. doubts

47. A. refused　　　　　　　　　 B. failed　　 　　　　　 C. pretended　 　　　 D. promised

48. A. select　　　　　　　　　　 B. forgive　 　　　　　 C. love　　 　　　　　 D. affect

49. A. really　　　　　　　　　　 B. probably　 　　　 C. eventually　 　　　 D. merely

50. A. express　　　　　　　　 B. color　 　　　　　　 C. share　 　　　　　　 D. confirm

51. A. determined 　　　　 B. identified　　　　　　　 C. envied 　　　　　　　 D. recognized

52. A. responsibility　　　　　 B. personality　 　　　 C. appreciation　　 D. ambition

53. A. forget 　　　　　　　　　 B. review　　　　　　　　 C. skip　　 　　　　　　 D. draw

54. A. tough　　　　　　　　　　 B. complex　 　　　　 C. specific 　　　　　　　 D. routine

55. A. during　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re __21__ ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of __22__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. __23__ doing this one day, I __24__ a young homeless man. He was often __25__ the magazine at the train station.

He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his birthday was __26__ mine. It meant that we were born in the same __27__.

I met him last year __28__ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without __29__, I asked if he had had a good day. He __30__ and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so __31__.

I just couldn’t bear the thought of this nice, young man being __32__ on his 25^th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn （纱线） basket. Luckily for me, I had enough yarn __33__. I set to work and knitted （编织） a __34__ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty __35__ I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be __36__ when he got it.

I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had __37__ to meet him so I had __38__ the scarf and a piece of my own birthday cake around with me. He was very __39__ with these gifts and so was I. The __40__ in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

21. A. correct　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. cheap

22. A. work　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　　 D. experience

23. A. In　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　 D. By

24. A. happened to meet B. got on with C. got to know D. would like to introduce

25. A. selling　　　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　 C. releasing　　　　　 D. buying

26. A. close to　　　　　　　 B. similar to　　　　　 C. near to　　　　　　　　　　 D. equal to

27. A. hospital　　　　　　　 B. city　　　　　　　　　 C. day　　　　　　　　　 D. month

28. A. long　　　　　　　　　 B. shortly　　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. only

29. A. preparing　　　　　 B. permitting　　　　 C. greeting　　　　　　 D. thinking

30. A. looked up　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　 C. looked down　　 D. got down

31. A. foolish　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　　 D. bored

32. A. calm　　　　　　　　　 B. unbelievable　　　 C. alone　　　　　　　　 D. hungry

33. A. used　　　　　　　　　 B. done　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　 D. produced

34. A. scarf　　　　　　　　 B. cap　　　　　　　　　 C. sock　　　　　　　　 D. glove

35. A. though　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

36. A. different　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　　 D. clean

37. A. expected　　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　　　 C. promised　　　　　 D. agreed

38. A. made　　　　　　　　 B. thrown　　　　　　 C. received　　　　　 D. carried

39. A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. frightened

40. A. light　　　　　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　 D. tears

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 20, has made a perfect season this year. She 36 the final and has become the fourth one at Wimbledon.

Ana became 37 in tennis when she was five after watching it on television. She 38 her parents to take her to a local tennis school. She was then 39 a racket（球拍）for her fifth birthday and immediately fell in love with the 40 .

But Serbia is a nation with very little tennis tradition. Young Ana experienced a hard time: she had to 41 in a swimming pool. The club where she trained could not 42 to heat its swimming pool in the winter. Club officials decided to let water out, make the 43 dry and lay down carpet, and that’s where Ana got her first 44 of indoor tennis.

Ana was lucky. The key moment in her life was when she 45 a Swiss businessman — Holzmann. He was told about Ana’s 46 . Surprisingly, it took him just two hours to 47 to be her manager after seeing her game. Within two years, Ana had paid him back， 48 in a series of matches.

Moreover, Holzmann wisely ended Ana’s early 49 with Nike, where Maria Sharapova, the world popular Russian tennis player, is the first. Ana now has a 50 to become the Sharapova of Adidas.

Ana is a 51 girl with a pleasing smile, 52 saying anything that could hurt someone. But don’t be fooled by her innocent manner. Her 53 is to become number one. In fact, she is doing so well at the moment.

On the other hand, 54 travels prevent her seeing her family much. “That’s what I miss the most, but I know that’s the price I must pay to 55 my dream of becoming number one.”

36.A. trusted　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　　　　　 C. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 D. covered

37.A. skilled　　　　　　　　 B. embarrassed　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

38.A. begged　　　　　　　　 B. forced　　　　　　　　　　 C. predicted　　　　　　　　 D. invited

39.A. lent　　　　　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　　　　 C. given　　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

40.A. game　　　　　　　　　 B. racket　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

41.A. swim　　　　　　　　　 B. compete　　　　　　　　　 C. practise　　　　　　　　　 D. perform

42.A. refuse　　　　　　　　 B. afford　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　 D. wait

43.A. tennis　　　　　　　　　 B. carpet　　　　　　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pool

44.A. prize　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　　　　 D. visit

45.A. met　　　　　　　　　　 B. married　　　　　　　　　　 C. excused　　　　　　　　　 D. found

46.A. study　　　　　　　　　 B. beauty　　　　　　　　　　 C. history　　　　　　　　　　 D. talent

47.A. decide　　　　　　　　 B. mention　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　 D. apply

48.A. loosing　　　　　　　　 B. winning　　　　　　　　　 C. missing　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

49.A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 B. struggle　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. relationship

50.A. post　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　　 D. reputation

51.A. good-looking　　　 B. hard-working　　　　　 C. well-known　　　　　　　 D. kind-hearted

52.A. never　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　　　 C. occasionally　　　　　　 D. politely

53.A. circle　　　　　　　　　 B. attack　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ambition　　　　　　　　　 D. feeling

54.A. long　　　　　　　　　　 B. frequent　　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　　 D. stressful

55.A. hide　　　　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　　　　 D. dream