英语1试题答案.docx

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英语1试题答案

1、写作题

Liming,

HowareyourecentlyIt’sbeenalongtimesincewegraduatedfromschool.Imissyouverymuchandallofourclassmates.

Iannowworkingasaclerkinabigcompanyinmyhometown.Althoughtheworkisbusyandheavy,andmysalaryisratherlowatthebeginning,Istilllikethisjob,asitoffersmemuchexperienceandmanyopportunities.I’msurethroughmyhardwork,Iwillfinallysucceed.

Ifyouhavetime,youcandropinonmewhenyouareconvenient.I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouagain.

Yours,

Songhua

二、ReadingComprehension（10分）

SeveralmonthsagoIdecideditwouldbewisetoinvestigatethepossibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy,iffornootherreasonthanbecauseIunderstooditmightbeagoodinvestment.Igotthenameofaninsuranceagentfromafriendandcalledtheagenttogetsomeinformation.FromthekindsofquestionsIputtohim,theagentcouldtellthatIknewnothingaboutinsurance,sohekindlyofferedtoexplorethematterwithmeinmoredetail—tohelpmedeterminethekindofpolicyIoughttobeconsidering.

Thateveningheappearedatmydoorpromptlyat7:

30;withoutwastingtimeonamenities,hespreadhispapersoutonthekitchentableandlaunchedintoalengthyexplanation.Ilistenedattentivelyashetalkedaboutthedifferencebetweenvarioustypesofpolicies,andheexplainedthekindofcoveragehefeltIoughttohavebecauseofmyagebracketandfinancialobjectives.Towardtheendoftheevening（afterthreeorfourhoursoftalking）,hekindlyhelpedmefilloutanapplicationfora$50,000policy,andthenheaskedifIcouldgotoaDr.Luther'sofficeonFridayforaphysicalexamination.

Idon'tknowwhy,butitwasnotuntilthementionofthedoctorsappointmentthatIrealizedfullywhatwashappening.Iwasabouttosignlifetimecontract,yetIhadnotrealtymadeadecisionaboutwhetherIwantedtobuythepolicyornot.Asamatteroffact,thequestionofaneedToradecisionfrommeonewayortheotherhadnotevencomeup.SuddenlyIfeltsurethatIdefinitelydidnotwanttobuythepolicy.However,sincehehadspentsomuchtimewithme,1didn'twanttomakehimfeelthathehadwastedhistime.SoIinventedanexcuseaboutthingsIhadtodoonFriday,andiassuredhimIwouldcallhiminafewdays.Actually,1hadnointentionofgoingtoseeDr.Lutherorofcallingtheagentagain.Iwantedtoforgetthewholething.

It'sbeenoverthreemonthsnowsinceourmeeting,andmyfriendlyinsuranceagentstillcallsatmyofficefaithfullytwoorthreetimesaweek.MysecretaryknowsthatIdon’twanttotalktohim,sowhenhecallsshetellshimthatI'minameetingorthatTmoutoftheofficeorthatTmawayonabusinesstrip.IrealizenowthatitwasamistakenottotellhimthatfirstnightthatIdidn'twantthepolicy.SinceIstillcan*tbringmyselftotellhimoutrightthatTmnotinterested,andpleasenottobothermeanymore,allIcandoisavoidhiscallsandhopeIdon’trunintohimsomeplace.

2、Thewriterphonedtheinsuranceagentbecause_________.

A、hewantedtotilloutanapplicationforalifeinsurancepolicy

B、hehaddecidedtobuyalifeinsurancepolicy

C、hetookgreatinterestintheinsurancecompany

D、hewaseagertoexplorethepossibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy

正确答案：

D

3、Afterseveralhoursoftalking,thewriter_________.

A、decidedtobuythepolicy

B、decidedtopostponemakingadecision

C、madeanappointmentwithDr.Luther

D、decidednottobuythepolicy

正确答案：

D

4、Thewriterdidn'ttelltheagentthetruthbecause_________.

A、hewasafraidofhim

B、hefeltembarrassedtodoso

C、hethoughtitnoneoftheagent'sbusiness

D、hedidnotwishtolosetheagent'sfriendship

正确答室：

B

5、Whichofthefollowingistrue

A、Thewriterhastriedmanywaystogetridoftheagent.

B、Theagentiseasilyputoff.

C、Theagentphoneseveryday.

D、Thewriterintendstocalltheagentinafewdays.

正确答案：

A

6、Thesecretary_________.

A、understandsthewriterwell

B、helpsthewriter

C、iscleverandexperienced

D、alloftheabove

正确答案：

D

三、ReadingComprehension（10分）

ThesecondyearinCornellformewasverydemanding.Thiswasnotbecauseofthestudy.Thepressuremainlycamefromjob-hunting.

Insuchtop-rankingbusinessschoolsasCornell,permanentjot）recruitingstartsassoonasthesecondyearstarts.Thereisaspecialoffice,theCareerServiceOffice（CSO）,whichisinchargeofpostingon-campusinterviewschedules,collectingstudents’resumesandcoordinatingthecompanyandstudentsinregardtotheinterview.Usually,duringthesummertime,companiesstarttobookwiththeCSOwhentomakepresentationsoncampus,whentocollectresumesandwhentoconductinterviews.Bymid-September,theCSOwillstartthefirstroundofresumedrop.Throughoutthewholesemester,thereareabout12ormoreroundsofresumedropandeachroundiscomposedofabout20companies.Overthepasttwoyears,thejobmarkethasbeenunprecedentedlygood,andlotsofcompanieshavecometocampustorecruit.

However,forinternationalstudents,theopportunitiesareverylimitedAlmosttwo-thirdsoftheAmericancompanieswillstateattheendoftheirjobdescriptionsthattheyarenotrecruitingstudentswithoutUSworkauthorization.IntheStates,internationalstudentsareonF-1visastatus.Oncetheyareemployedbythecompaniesupongraduation,theyneedtochangetoH-1status,togettheworkauthorization,whichhastobesponsoredbytheiremployers.Thelegalprocessistroublesomeandtime-consuming.Therefore,toavoidthetroubles,manycompaniesdonotwanttorecruitinternationalstudentswithoutworkauthorization,whichmeansthattheinternationalstudentscanapplyonlywhentheyhaveagreencard.Giventhefactthatonlyaboutone-thirdofthecompaniescomingtocampustorecruitarewillingtoemployinternationalstudentsandsponsorthemtogetthenecessaryworkauthorization,Itisnotdifficulttoimaginehowfiercethecompetitionsareamonginternationalstudentsoncampus.Fortunately,beyondtheconfinesofthecampus,therearestillmorecompaniesouttherewhichhaveagreatneedforMBAstudentsandarewillingtosponsortheinternationalstudentshavingnogreencardstogettheH-1workvisa.Withthesecompanies,whatyouneedtodoistonetwork.Icannotstressenoughhowimportantnetworkingisinjob-hunting.Butnetworkinghereisquitedifferentfromwhatweunderstandby“connections”inChineseculture.Youdonothavetosendanypresentstothepersonwithwhomyouwanttoestablishanetwork,andneitherdoyouhavetoknowhimbeforehand.Ourschoolhasagreatnetworkofalumsworkingindifferentfieldsandthosealums’contactinformationisprovidedbytheCSO.

So,whatdoyoudowiththeinformationColdcalls.Atthebeginning,Ifoundtheideaofcontactinganalumquiteridiculous.Thinkaboutityou'venevermetthispersonandyouareaskinghimtohelpyougetajobonthephone.However,withoutanyothermoresolidandeffectiveconnectioninhand,coldcallsmayturnouttobethebeginningofsomethingmorethanamerestrawinthewater.Thesuccessofotherpeoplemademebelievethatitwasaverypracticalwaytolandajobaslongasyoupersistedandknewwhatyouwerealter.Ofcourse,noteveryalumisenthusiasticinhelpingastranger.Butmostofthealumsareveryhelpful,passingonyourresumetohumanresources,arranginginterviews,andreferringyoutoothercompaniestheymayhavecontactswith.Ofcourse,whetheryoucanfinallygetthejobornotisuptoyourinterviewskills,overallabilityandfate.Still,networkingcanhelpyougetintothedoor,whichisalreadyablessingtotheinternationalstudentswhoseon-campusinterviewchancesarelimited.

7、Thespecialoffice,CSO,isinchargeof_________.

A、postingon-campusinterviewschedules

B、collectingstudents’resumes

C、coordinatingthecompanyandstudentsinregardtotheInterview

D、alltheabove

正确答案：

D

8、Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthe"connections"inUSA

A、ItisdifferentfromwhatweunderstandinChineseculture.

B、Youhavetosendanypresentstotheperson.

C、Youhavetoknowhimbeforehand.

D、Youmustestablishanetwork.

正确答案:

A

9、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichstatementisNOTtrue

A、Itisn'taverypracticalwaytogiveaphonecall.

B、Noteveryalumisenthusiasticinhelpingastranger.

C、Mostofthealumsareveryhelpful.

D、Mostofthealumswillpassonyourresumetohumanresources.

正确答案：

A

10、Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue

A、Bymid-September,theCSOwillstartthefirstroundofresumedrop.

B、Throughoutthewholesemester,thereareabout12ormoreroundsofresumedrop.

C、Forinternationalstudents,theopportunitiesareveryunlimited.

D、Icannotstressenoughhowimportantnetworkingisinjob-hunting.

正确答室：

C

11、Throughoutthepassage,theauthorwantstodepictthat_________.

A、greencardsarethemostimportantthinginfindingajob

B、networkingisnecessarytofindajobintheStates

C、greencardsandnetworkingareveryimportantforaninternationalstudenttofindajobintheStates

D、theactionoftheinternationalstudents'alumsisveryimportantforonetofindagoodjob正确答案：

B

四、完形填空（1盼）

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