The purpose of a letter of application(求职信)is to help you to“sell”yourself. It should state the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in that the things a possible employer is most to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. the first few sentences fail to the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your in today’s newspaper”, you might say“I have made a careful of your advertising during the past six months”or“I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives your product and why they like it. ”
Try to generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“What can I in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no has. ”The answer is that everything you have ever done is .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
| 小题1: | | A．easily | B．carefully | | C．obviously | D．clearly |
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| 小题2: | | A．done | B．found | | C．known | D．heard |
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| 小题3: | | A．sending | B．leaving | | C．taking | D．picking |
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| 小题4: | | A．brain | B．sight | | C．mind | D．order |
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| 小题5: | | A．probable | B．possible | | C．able | D．likely |
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| 小题6: | | A．While | B．Although | | C．If | D．As |
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| 小题8: | | A．kept | B．read | | C．written | D．continued |
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| 小题10: | | A．article | B．report | | C．advertisement | D．introduction |
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| 小题11: | | A．watch | B．study | | C．search | D．discussion |
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| 小题12: | | A．use | B．make | | C．sell | D．change |
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| 小题13: | | A．gain | B．remember | C．protect | D．avoid |
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| 小题14: | | A．applying | B．losing | | C．preparing | D．fitting |
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| 小题15: | | A．offer | B．supply | | C．provide | D．mean |
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| 小题16: | | A．worker | B．manager | | C．owner | D．beginner |
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| 小题17: | | A．success | B．experience | | C．practice | D．development |
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| 小题19: | | A．result | B．idea | | C．promise | D．decision |
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| 小题20: | | A．easier | B．happier | | C．cheaper | D．safer |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
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本文主要讲如何写求职信。
小题1:选D。考查常识。根据常识可知写求职信应该清楚地表明你要找的工作。clearly清楚地; easily容易地; carefully仔细地; obviously明显地。
小题2:选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据what your abilities are可知是说你已经做过什么工作。
小题3:选B。考查固定搭配。根据any necessary facts判断, 不要遗漏任何必要的事实。leave out遗漏; send out分发, 散发; take out拿出; pick out挑出。
小题4:选C。考查固定搭配。keep in mind为固定短语, 意为“记住”。brain大脑; sight视力; order秩序。
小题5:选D。考查固定搭配。be likely to do sth. 很可能做某事, 其主语可以是人也可以是物; probable和possible尽管也有“可能”的意思, 但其主语不能是人; able有能力的。
小题6:选C。考查语法结构。根据后面的主句可知前面的部分应该是条件状语从句, 故用if。
小题7:选A。考查词义辨析。pay attention to注意; fix one’s attention on集中注意力于, 它们的主语应该是人; win one’s attention的主语是被注意的对象。
小题8:选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。如果起初几句不能引起读者注意的话, 其余部分就可能不会被读了。
小题9:选D。考查前后照应。根据Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer中的to the needs or interests of the employer可知。
小题10:选C。考查常识。因为是应聘者, 所以在报纸上看到的是广告。advertisement广告; article文章; report报道; introduction介绍。
小题11:选B。考查固定搭配。根据上下文, 应聘者是看到招聘广告, 经过“研究”之后才来应聘的。study研究; watch值班(人); search搜寻; discussion讨论。
小题12:选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据your product可知是家庭主妇使用你们的产品。
小题13:选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now . 可知应避免笼统性。avoid避免; gain获得; remember记得; protect保护。
小题14:选A。考查固定搭配。既然是求职信, 理所当然应该是申请工作。apply申请, 与for连用; lose失去; prepare准备; fit适合。
小题15:选C。考查词义辨析。寻找第一份工作的大学毕业生经常问“在信中我能提供什么呢? ”provide提供; offer后需要接双宾语; supply供应; mean打算。
小题16:选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“What can I in a letter? 中的first可知是beginner。
小题17:选B。考查词语复现。根据Employers want experience—which, naturally, no has. 可知。
小题18:选C。考查固定搭配。为了应聘, 做一些特殊的要求。make a request要求, 为固定搭配。
小题19:选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。这是对写求职信的建议, 因此用idea。result结果; promise诺言; decision决定。
小题20:选A。考查常识。随信内附上贴有邮票和写有自己的地址的信封当然更容易使雇主与你联系。 |
核心考点
试题【The purpose of a letter of application(求职信)is to help you to“sell”yourself. It s】；主要考察你对
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Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺骗). When someone tells you something that is , but leaves out important information that should be , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big !
He didn’t say anything that was , but he deliberately left out some important . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically , but they are just as not .
Untrustworthy candidates in campaigns often use this tactic(手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and three million jobs. Then she another term. One of her opponents runs an ad , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of million jobs. ”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
| 小题1: | | A．false | B．true | | C．interesting | D．boring |
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| 小题2: | | A．included | B．contained | | C．ignored | D．referred |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．found | | C．donated | D．won |
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| 小题4: | | A．changed | B．took | | C．turned | D．made |
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| 小题5: | | A．right | B．well | C．really | D．though |
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| 小题6: | | A．books | B．papers | | C．tickets | D．balls |
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| 小题7: | | A．winner | B．loser | | C．fighter | D．thinker |
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| 小题8: | | A．true | B．real | | C．doubtful | D．false |
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| 小题9: | | A．details | B．information | | C．mistakes | D．errors |
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| 小题10: | | A．stories | B．truth | | C．messages | D．lies |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleasant | B．exciting | | C．honest | D．clever |
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| 小题12: | | A．political | B．commercial | | C．personal | D．public |
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| 小题13: | | A．stopped | B．found | | C．avoided | D．gained |
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| 小题14: | | A．seeks | B．gets | | C．achieves | D．searches |
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| 小题15: | | A．writing | B．telling | | C．saying | D．speaking |
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| 小题16: | | A．Otherwise | B．However | | C．Meanwhile | D．Because |
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| 小题19: | | A．words | B．facts | | C．data | D．truth |
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| 小题20: | | A．fails | B．tries | | C．manages | D．plans |
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What makes humans smarter than other animals? We’ve got a bigger brain, of course. But when it comes to brains, is bigger always better?
Traditionally, scientists have thought that humans’ superior intelligence derived(源于)mostly from the fact that our brains are three times bigger than those of our nearest living relatives, chimpanzees. People even used to believe that because men have slightly larger brains than women that men are smarter.
This, however, is not the truth. Scientists at University College London in the UK have found that brain organization, and not brain size, is the key to the superiority of human intelligence, reported Live Science.
Through millions of years of evolution, our ancestors were constantly pushed to get smarter so that they could meet the demands of new environments. However, holding this growing intelligence in increasingly large brains was not the best choice because bigger brains require more energy to power. “This is when reorganization may come into play, ”said Christophe Soligo, a member of the London research team.
In the study, scientists looked at the brains of 17 species of primates(灵长目动物), including monkeys, apes and humans. They found that in the process of evolution, brains didn’t keep growing as a whole. Certain regions of the brain grew prior to others in response to species’ needs, and in this way they could make the best use of their limited brain space.
For example, when early humans were struggling to survive, the brain region in charge of using tools and finding food grew in size more than other regions. But in modern times, the prefrontal cortex(前额皮质)—the region in charge of social cognition(认知), moral judgments and goal-directed planning—grew more than the rest of the brain.
Think of the brain as a room. If a big room is poorly organized, it doesn’t necessarily store more stuff than a smaller one.
Paul Manger, professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, explains this principle using the example of whales. He told Scientific American: “Whales have big brains, absolutely. But if you look at the actual structure of the brain, it’s not very complex. Brain size only matters if the rest of the brain is organized properly. ”
小题1:It has recently been found that humans are smarter than the other animals mainly because .| A．they are a species of primates | | B．they have much larger brains | | C．their brain structure is more complex | | D．they were constantly pushed to get smarter |
小题2:According to the article, in recent human evolution, .| A．the brain kept growing in size to adapt to new environments | | B．most regions of the brain didn’t change | | C．the prefrontal cortex grew more than the rest of the brain | | D．humans’ brains became increasingly simple so that humans could survive |
小题3:What can we conclude from the article?| A．Gender makes a difference in intelligence. | | B．The size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence. | | C．Species whose brain is organized properly tend to be smarter. | | D．Larger brains are usually organized better than smaller ones. |
小题4:The method the writer uses to develop the last paragraph is .| A．by presenting research data | | B．by giving examples | | C．by making a comparison | | D．by analyzing cause and effect |
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Move Earth—It’s Not Science Fiction
LONDON—Scientists have found an unusual way to prevent our planet from overheating: move it to a cooler spot. All you have to do is send a few comets(彗星)in the direction of Earth, and its orbit will be changed. Our world will then be sent spinning into a safer, colder part of the solar system.
This idea for improving our climate comes from a group of US National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)engineers and American astronomers. They say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet—effectively doubling its working life.
The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, needs carefully directing a comet or asteroid so that it passes close by our planet and sends some of its gravitational energy to Earth.
“Earth’s orbital speed would increase as a result and we would move to a higher orbit away from the Sun, ”Laughlin said.
Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter or Saturn. The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth, and the process would be repeated.
In the short term, the plan provides an ideal way to global warming, although the team was actually concerned with a much greater danger. The Sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so“seriously compromise” our biosphere(生物圈)—by cooking us.
That’s why the group decided to try to save Earth.
The plan has one or two worrying aspects, however. For a start, space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their asteroid or comet towards Earth. The smallest miscalculation(误算)in orbit could fire it straight at Earth—with deadly consequences.
There is also the question of the Moon. As the current issue of Scientific American magazine points out, if Earth was pushed out of its current position, it is“most likely the Moon would be stripped away from Earth”. This would greatly change our planet’s climate.
小题1:What makes the scientists plan to move Earth?| A．A few comets are moving to the direction of Earth. | | B．Earth’s working life is coming to an end soon. | | C．Earth will become too hot for mankind to keep alive. | | D．The moon is moving farther and farther away from Earth. |
小题2:If the plan is successful, Earth will have a working life of years.| A．12 billion | B．6 billion | | C．18 billion | D．24 billion |
小题3:What serious problems might the plan cause according to the passage?| A．The comet might hit Earth and man might lose the Moon. | | B．Earth might be moved too far away and man might be frozen to death. | | C．The comet might hit Jupiter or Saturn and never return to Earth. | | D．Earth’s working life might be greatly shortened. |
小题4:What does the underlined word“compromise”mean?| A．Provide. | B．Benefit. | | C．Share. | D．Endanger. |
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Recently we told you about a finding that more years of school could help students get higherscores on intelligence tests．That was the finding of a study of teenage males in Norway．Now，other research shows that physical activity may help students do better in their classes .
The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education．They are using the time instead for academic subjects like maths and reading．The studies appeared between 2007 and 2013．They included more than 55，000 children，aged 6 to 18．
Amika Singh：“Based on the results of our study，we can conclude that being physically active is beneficial for academic performance. There are，first，Physiological explanations，like more blood flow, and so more oxygen to the brain．Being physically active means there are more hormones(荷尔蒙)produced like endorphins(内啡肽)．And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you also perform better.”
Also，students involved in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them．This could improve their classroom behavior and help them keep their mind on their work．
The study leaves some questions unanswered，however．Ms．Stash says it is not possible to say whether the amount or kind of activity affected the level of academic improvement．This is because of differences among the studies .
Also．they were mostly observational studies．An observational study is where researchers do not do controlled comparisons．They only describe what they observe．So they might observe a link that students who are more active often have better grades．But that does not necessarily mean being active was the cause of those higher grades．
The researchers said they found only two high - quality studies．They called for more high-
quality studies to confirm their findings．They also pointed out that “outcomes for other parts of the world may be quite different. ”
Still，the general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school．Ms．Singh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physical education programs．Her paper on “Physical Activity and Performance at School”is published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine．
小题1:The passage mainly tells us that ＿＿＿＿| A．a research on physical education has been done by the researchers | | B．there exists a possibility that physical activity leads to higher grades | | C．the amount or kind of activity directly affects academic level | | D．the research shows that the children aged 6 to 1 8 don"t do sports |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Being mentally active is good for academic subjects． | | B．The more hormones you have，the more stressed you will get． | | C．They have found many high-quality studies to prove the research． | | D．The educators in the research think studies，not exercise，mean much to students． |
小题3:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 probably means ＿＿＿＿.| A．good marks result from high-quality study | | B．findings probably vary in different areas | | C．physical activity will spread all over the world | | D．academic performance depends on the surroundings |
小题4:What"s the purpose of writing the passage?| A．To call our attention to the sports at school． | | B．To introduce all types of physical activities． | | C．To represent the academic performance． | | D．To improve students" health ． |
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Around the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are facing threats(威胁) brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damaged to corals exposed to heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive(破坏性的) in the long run.
Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extreme cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced on of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.
During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growth stoppage, which leads to death.
The coral’s ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the study’s results show the complexities(复杂性) of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors(因素).
“Global warming is associated with increases but also decreases of temperatures,” said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrease on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of coral reefs in the field of climate change.”
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Corals are unable to adjust to temperature changes. | | B．Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals. | | C．Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly. | | D．Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways. |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that .| A．scientists used to pay no attention to the effect of cold events on corals | | B．2010 witnessed one of the greatest temperature differences on record | | C．corals prefer warmer conditions to cold temperatures in the long run | | D．global warming has nothing to do with the decrease of temperature |
小题3:According to the research, .| A．corals may continue to grow in cold events after a few days | | B．cold events help corals grow more quickly in a short time | | C．corals show no response to hot temperatures in the first days | | D．corals are whitened mainly because of warm temperatures |
小题4:Scientists reached the conclusion through .| A．news report | B．scientific study | C．great imagination | D．natural conditions |
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