《新時代職業(yè)英語 英語2》 期末試卷A End-term-test-1、Transcript and Keys

End-termtest1

NewEraEnglishBook2

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

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

1.A.Artist B.Dentist

C. Pilot D.Secretary

2.A.She’snotallowedtoeatatherdesk. B.Shelookshungry.

C.Sheworkslonghours. D.Shehasajobinterview.

3.A.Hethinkshe’stooold. B.Hedoesn’tlikejobinterviews.

C.Hedoesn’thaveenoughexperience. D.Hegetsonwellwithhiscolleagues.

4.A.Sheshouldimproveanddevelopherskillswithsocialmedia.

B.Sheshouldfindajobwhereshecanworkwithsocialmedia.

C.Sheshouldusesocialmediainherjobsearch.

D.Sheshouldn’tusesocialmediainherjobsearch.

5.A.Theyarerealistic.

B.Theyareunrealistic.

C.Theyaren’tambitiousenough.

D.Theyarelong-term.

SectionB

Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.WhydoesJofeelanxiousaboutherinterview?

A.Shedoesn’tknowwhattowear.

B.Sheworriesshewillsaythewrongthing.

C.Shehasabadfeelingaboutthecompany.

D.Shehasn’tpreparedforit.

2.WhatdoesthemansuggestthatJoshoulddo?

A.Sheshouldgohomeandrelax.

B.Sheshoulddomorepreparation.

C.Sheshouldpractisesomeanswerswithhim.

D.Sheshouldgooutwithherfriends.

Conversation2

3.WhatjobhasAlexGrantappliedfor?

A.Reporter

B.Socialmediamanager

C.Photographer

D.Secretary

4.WhathasRacheljustdiscoveredaboutAlex?

A.Hedoesn’thaveanysocialmediapages.

B.Hedoesn’thavemanyfollowersonsocialmedia.

C.Hehasbehavedunprofessionallyonsocialmedia.

D.Hehasaverypositivesocialmediapresence.

5.HowdoesJeffreact?

A.HewantstohavealookatAlex’ssocialmediapages.

B.HewantsAlextogetthejob.

C.HeaskstoseeAlex’srésuméagain.

D.Hedoesn’twantAlextocomeforinterview.

SectionC

Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Internshipscanbeagreatwayofgettingvaluable1._______sothatyoucancatchtheeyeofemployersinyourchosencareer.However,whatifyoucan’ttakeaninternship?Noteveryonecanaffordto2._______andnoteveryonewantstorelyontheirparentsformoney.It’simportanttorememberthatthereare3._______andgainingexperience.Volunteerworkisperfectforthis,asitissoflexible.Youcanchoosetoworkjustonedayaweek,givingyouplentyoftimetodo4._______topaythebills.Joiningasportsteamisanotherwayofgainingleadershipskillsanddevelopingyourabilitytoworkasateam.Bothoftheseoptionswill5._______,andneitherwillbreakthebank.

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1.Agoodmanagerissomeonewho_______theirstafftodotheirbestwork.

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

2.Duringworkdays,mylunchconsists_______asandwichandsomefruit.

A.out B.of C.over D.at

3._______heartfromthefactthatallinterviewsareusefullearningexperiences.

A.Make B.Get C.Take D.Feel

4._______waryofjobsthatlooktoogoodtobetrue-theyprobablyare!

A.Get B.Do C.Make D.Be

5.Ifyouwantyourphototo_______theeyeofarecruiter,makesureitlooksprofessional.

A.take B.keep C.get D.catch

6.I’mnotangrywithyou.Ijustneededto_______offsteam.

A.get B.let C.take D.put

7.Ifyouplaceanorderwithus,weaim_______haveitwithyouthenextworkingday.

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

8.I’mafraidwe’renot_______towearjeanstowork.Thedresscodeissmart.

A.allow B.allows C.allowing D.allowed

9.Ineedsomeonetocomment_______myrésumé.Wouldyoubeabletotakealookatit?

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

10.Ournewcolleagueisso_______!Ithinkshewantsthemanager’sjob,don’tyou?

A.realistic B.fedup C.organized D.ambitious

SectionB

Completethesentencesusingthecorrectverbtenses.

1.Ifyou_______(work)onaSunday,youearndoublethemoney.

2.IfBen_______(wear)thatt-shirttowork,he’llgetfired.

3.He’dgetajobifhe_______(spend)moretimelookingforone.

4.IfIinviteherforcoffeeafterwork,doyouthinkshe_______(say)yes?

5.Shewouldgiveupherjobtomorrowifshe_______(have)moremoney.

SectionC

Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords.

WhenIwasyounger,IalwaysknewthatIwanteda/an1._______unusual/professional/definitejob:somethingthatallowedmetotravelandseetheworld.IwassurethatIdidn’twanttobeinanoffice,workingfrom9to5everyday.ImaginehowIfeltwhenIwas2._______offered/vacancy/cooperatedajobdressingupasMickeyMouseatDisneyland!Everyday,Imeetlotsofchildren,andmyonlyaimistomakethemhappy.Iloveit!My3._______attitudes/colleagues/slogans/aregreatfun,andIgetalongwellwiththem.The4._______salary/professional/benefitisn’tgreat,butit’senoughtoliveon,andIdon’thavetopayforaccommodation.EverydayIgotowork,IfeellikeI’mon5._______vacation/benefit/access-isn’tthathowlifeshouldbe?

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandointhedaysbeforeajobinterviewistoworkondevelopingapositiveattitude.It’snaturaltofeelnervous,butapositivemind-setwillhelpyoutoperformwellandtoconvincetheinterviewerthatyouaretherightpersonforthejob.

Inordertofeelpositive,youneedtoexaminethewayyouthink.Ifyouthinkthingslike“Ican’t...”or“That’simpossible”youneedtochangethewayyouspeaktoyourself.Insteadofthinking“Ican’tdopublicspeaking”,tellyourself“Ifindpublicspeakingdifficult,butI’mgoingtoworkonitandgetbetter”.

Itiswell-knownthatpreparationwillhelpyoutosuccessfullyanswerinterviewquestions.Butdidyouknowthatpreparingwellforaninterviewcanalsohelpyoutofeelmuchmoreconfident?

Onthemorningofyourinterview,doeverythingyoucantomakeyourselffeelrelaxed.Doyouhaveafavouritesongwhichmakesyoufeelgood?Putitonattopvolumeandlistentothewords.Treatyourselftoahealthybreakfastandremindyourselfofallyouhaveachievedsofar.Finally,tellyourselfyouarelookingforwardto,andnotfearing,theinterview.

Finally,seetheinterviewasanopportunitytolearn.Trynottothinkofitintermsofgettingthejobornotgettingthejob.Seeitasawayofgettingvaluableinterviewexperienceandmakingimportantconnectionsinyourindustry.

1.Choosethebesttitleforthearticle.

A.Howtoresearchacompanybeforeaninterview

B.Howtogetintoapositiveframeofmindbeforeaninterview

C.Howtolookyourbestonthedayofaninterview

D.Howtofollowupafteraninterview

2.Accordingtothearticle,whyisitimportanttohaveapositivemind-set?

A.Itwillimproveyourinterviewperformance.

B.Itwillhelpyoutofeellessworried.

C.Itwillmakeyoulookbetter.

D.Itwillhelpyoutothinkmoreclearly.

3.Whatdoesthewritersuggestyoudowithyourlanguagebeforeaninterview?

A.Speaktoyourselfinamoreformalway.

B.Replaceanynegativethoughtsyouhavewithpositiveones.

C.Learnlanguagerelatedtothejobyouareapplyingfor.

D.Makesureyoudon’tsoundover-confident.

4.Whatdoesthewritersuggestyoudowithyourfavouritesong?

A.Playiteverydaybeforeyourinterview.

B.Playitafteryourinterview,ifthingshavegonewell.

C.Playitthenightbeforeyourinterview.

D.Playitonthemorningofyourinterview.

5.Accordingtothearticle,what’sthebestwaytothinkabouttheinterview?

A.Asanopportunitytolearnandgetexperience

B.Asakindoftesttoseewhatyouareworth

C.Asachancetogetsomethingyoureallywant

D.Asyourchancetogettheinterviewertolikeyou

Task2

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

<Howtostartstrongatwork>

You’vehadasuccessfuljobinterview.Congratulations!Whatcomesnextisequallyimportanttoyourchancesofcareersuccess-yourfirstdayonthejob.Howdoyoumakeapositiveimpactonyournewcolleaguesandboss?

Rememberthepreparationyoudidbeforeyourinterview?You’llneedtobejustaswell-preparedforyourfirstdayofanewjob.Thismeansthinkingaboutthequestionsyouwillneedtoaskinordertobesuccessfulinyourrole.

Onyourfirstday,makesureyouarriveforworkatleast15minutesearly.Ifyouhaven’tdonethecommutebefore,practiseitonceortwiceduringrushhour.Thiswillhelptopreventyoubeingsurprisedbyheavytraffic.

Makesureyouintroduceyourselftoyournewcolleagues.Prepareashortintroduction,sayingwhoyouare,whereyouworkedbeforeandwhatyournewroleis.Whateveryoudo,don’tspendthedayalone,asthiscanbecomeahabitwhichishardtobreak.

Remembertoputyourcell-phoneonsilent.Youneedtobe100percentpresentatwork,especiallyonyourfirstday.You’llfindithardertoconnectwithyourcolleaguesifyouarebusycheckingyourphoneformessages.

Finally,makesuretolearntheunwrittenrulesofyouroffice.Findingoutaboutwheretowashyourcoffeecupswillshowthatyouarethekindofpersonwhocaresabouttheworkspaceyousharewithothers.

6.Whichsentencebestdescribesthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Toadvisereadershowbesttofindanewjob

B.Toadvisereadershowtodowellontheirfirstdayofanewjob

C.Toadvisereadershowtodowellinajobinterview

D.Toadvisereadershowtobuildteam-spiritatwork

7.Whatadvicedoesthewritergiveaboutpreparingforthefirstdayofanewjob?

A.Don’tbeover-preparedorasktoomanyquestions.

B.Prepareanswerstoanyquestionsyoumightbeasked.

C.Thinkofthequestionsyouwillneedtoaskaboutyourjob.

D.Findoutinformationaboutyournewcolleaguesthroughsocialmedia.

8.Accordingtothewriter,whyshouldyoupractisethejourneytoworkbeforeyoustart?

A.Soyoucanbesureyouwillfindyourworkplace

B.Soyouknowhowlongthejourneytakesduringrushhour

C.Soyoucanfindoutthecheapestwayofgettingtowork

D.Soyoucanhavethechancetomeetyourcolleaguesonthetrain

9.Howshouldyoubehavearoundyourcolleagues?

A.Preparetospendthefirstdaymostlyonyourown.

B.Tellthemsomefunnystoriesaboutyourlastjob.

C.Prepareashortintroductionaboutyourselftosharewiththem.

D.Offertodosomeoftheirworkforthem.

10.Whyshouldyoutakecaretofindoutthe“unwrittenrules”ofyouroffice?

A.Thiswillshowyourcolleaguesthatyoucareaboutthem.

B.Thiswillimpresstheboss,andyoumaybeofferedabetterjob.

C.Ifyouknowtheserules,yourcolleagueswillmakeyoucoffee.

D.Youmaybeaskedtoleaveyourjobifyoudon’tfindthemout.

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

Areyoulookingforaninternship?

Doyouhaveaqualificationinhotelmanagement?

Wouldyouliketospend6monthsinaCaribbeanparadise?

WearelookingforaninterntohelpmanageourresortinthebeautifulVirginIsland,VirgaGorda.Ourresortisinanareaofoutstandingnaturalbeautyandoffersawiderangeofsportandleisureactivitiesaswellasopportunitiesforrelaxation.

Asahotelmanagementintern,youwillhaveanumberofresponsibilitiesincluding:

Creatingawelcomingatmosphereforguests

Ensuringthatallaspectsofguestsenjoyanoptimalexperience

Makingtravelarrangementsforgueststravellingtoandfromthehotel

Planningavariedandinterestingprogramofeventsforguests

YouwillstartinAprilandworkuntilOctober.Thepositionisfull-time(40hoursaweek,with2daysoffperweek).Benefitsincludeaccommodation(privateroominsidethehotel)andthreemealsaday.Yourplanetickettotheislandwillalsobeprovided.

Requirements:

You’llbe:

FluentinEnglish

HavestrongITskills

PossessadegreeinHotelManagement,HospitalityorTourism

Hard-workingandenthusiastic

Ifyou’dliketofindoutmore,email

DanSmith@VirgaGordaR

withyourrésuméandcoveringletter.Short-listedapplicantswillbeinterviewedinMarch.

Theposterisanadvertisementforaninternshipinhotelmanagementinthebeautifulislandof11._______.

Theinternwillhavearangeofresponsibilities,includingcreatinga12._______forguestsandmakingsuretheyhaveagreatexperienceontheirholiday.

Thepostlastssixmonthsandisfull-time.13._______food,accommodationandtravel.

Candidatesshouldhavearelevantdegree,goodITskillsand14.______English.

Ifyouwouldliketoapply,sendyourrésumé15._______toDanSmith.

Task4

Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

HiSylvia,

Howareyou?Itwasreallynicetohearfromyouandveryexcitingtohearthatyouareapplyingforyourdreamjob.I’vehadalookatyourrésumé,andI’mhappytocommentonit,ifyouthinkthiswillhelpyou.

Ithoughtyourrésumélookedprettygood,onthewhole.It’sclearandwell-presented.However,Ithinkthreepagesismaybealittlelong.Doyouthinkyouwouldbeabletomakeitshorter?Onepageisusuallylongenoughforarésumé,asrecruitersareverybusyanddon’thavemuchtimetospendonreading.

Ithinkyoucouldbeginbyremovingsomethingsfromyour“experience”section.Forexample,you’vewrittenthatyouwereamemberoftheeco-clubinelementaryschool,butthiswasovertenyearsagoandsoisprobablynolongerrelevantnow.

It’sgoodthatyou’veincludedtworeferees,butIseethatoneofthemisyourmother.Couldyoufindsomeoneelsewhocouldcommentonyourwork?Perhapsyoucouldaskacollegelectureroryourbossfromyourlastjob.

Finally,don’tforgettoincludeyouremailaddressinwithyourpersonalinformation.Thiswillmakeiteasierfortheemployertocontactyouandarrangeaninterview.

Goodluck!Don’tforgettoletmeknowhowyougeton!

Allthebest,

Edward

16.WhyisEdwardwritingtoSylvia?

Shehasaskedhim_______herrésumé.

17.HowlongdoesEdwardthinkarésuméshouldbe?

Hethinksitshould_______.

18.WhydoesEdwardthinkthatSylviashouldremovetheinformationaboutbelongingtotheeco-club?

BecauseSylviawasamemberofthisclub_______ago.

19.WhatdoesEdwardsayaboutSylvia’schoiceofreferees?

Sheshouldremovehermother’sdetailsandadd_______oranex-boss.

20.AccordingtoEdward,whyshouldSylviaincludeheremailaddress?

Thiswillmakeiteasier_______tocontacther.

Part4Writing(15points)

Afriendofyourshasappliedforanewjobandhasaskedyoutorecommendthem.Writeyourfriendaletterofrecommendationusingthepromptsbelow.Remembertomentionthefollowing:

whereyourfriendcurrentlyworks

thepositionyourfriendisapplyingfor

adjectiveswhichdescribeyourfriend

aspecificachievementofyourfriend’s

Dear__________,

Iamwritinginsupportof__________________________forthepositionof_____________________.Ihaveknown_____________formanyyears,and__________________________________________________________________________.

________________hasworkedas________________________for_____________.Heisa_____________________________________andhis________________skillshave__________________________________________.

Healso__________________________________________________.

I______________________________________________________________.

Pleasedonothesitateto_________________________________.

___________________________,

EliseYang

Unit1Test

ForNewEraEnglishBook2

ListeningScriptsandAnswers

ListeningScripts

SectionA

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

1.

M:Richardgothispilotlicenseyesterday.Nowhe’sreadytofly!

W:Whatawonderfulcareerhehastolookforwardto.No9to5forhim!

Q:WhatkindofjobisRichardgoingtodo?

2.

W:I’mnothungrythismorning.I’lljusthaveaglassofwater.

M:Ifyoudon’thavebreakfast,youwon’tgiveagoodperformanceatinterview!

Q:Whydoesthemanthinkthewomanshouldeatsomething?

3.

M:I’dliketodosomethingdifferent,butperhapsI’mtoooldtochangejobs.

W:You’renevertooold!Andyou’vegotsomuchexperienceindifferentfields.

Q:Whyisthemannotsureaboutchangingjobs?

4.

W:I’mnothavingmuchluckfindingajob.WhatshouldIdo?

M:Haveyoutriedlookingonline?Socialmediaisagreatwayoffindingwork.

Q:Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?

5.

W:Iwanttogetmarriedandstartafamilynextyear.

M:Isthatrealistic?Youhaven’tgotaboyfriendyet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthewoman’splans?

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

W:HeySteven,I’vegotajobinterviewtomorrow.

M:That’sgreat,Jo!I’msureyou’lldowell.

W:Idon’tknow.Idon’twanttoseemnegative,butIdon’tenjoyinterviews.

M:Whynot?

W:I’malwaysworriedI’llsaythewrongthing.

M:Don’tbe!Justrelax.

W:That’seasytosay,butnotsoeasytodo!HowcanIrelax?

M:Well,I’drecommendrestingthenightbefore.Haveabath,readabookandhaveanearlynight.

W:Shouldn’tIbedoinginterviewpreparationthenightbefore?

M:No,youshould’vedoneallyourpreparationbeforethen.Thenightbeforeshouldbeallaboutrestandrelaxationsoyoucangiveagreatperformance.

W:Isee!I’dbettergohomeandstartrelaxingthen!

Conversation2

W:Goodmorning,Jeff.CanIspeaktoyouforamoment,please?

M:Ofcourse,Rachel.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:Well,it’saboutoneofthecandidateswe’reinterviewingtomorrowmorning.

M:Oh,yes.Whichone?

W:It’sMr.AlexGrant.He’sappliedfortheroleofsocialmediamanageratourcompany.

M:Yes,Irememberreadinghisrésumé.Well,whatabouthim?

W:I’mafraidI’vebeenlookingathissocialmediaposts.There’ssomeratherworryingcontentonthere.

M:Ohdear.Whatkindofthing?

W:Well,he’swrittensomenegativecommentsabouthiscurrentworkmates.Also,heregularlypostsphotosofhimandhisfriendsonwildnightsout.

M:Thatdoesn’tsoundgoodatall.Letmehavealookandthenwe’lldecidewhattodonext.

W:Ithinkthatnexttime,weshouldcheckcandidates’socialmediapagesbeforeweinvitethemforinterview.

M:You’reright.

SectionC

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

Internshipscanbeagreatwayofgettingvaluableworkexperiencesothatyoucancatchtheeyeofemployersinyourchosencareer.Howeve