第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题２分，满分50分）
第一节： 阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them. The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all attempts in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest. 
In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck and bitter person.
41. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that ____________.
   A. much competition has to be faced
   B. many employees have no working experience
  C. the young people only care about how much they can earn
  D. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance
42. The word “pathetic” in Para. 2 most probably means _____________.
   A. splendid      B. sorrowful      C. comfortable       D. touching
43. Why are some people unlikely to succeed in life? It is because they ___________.
   A. have ruined their talents
   B. have taken on an unsuitable job
   C. think of nothing but their salary
   D. are not aware of their own potential
44. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?
   A. Your job must suit your interest.
   B. Your job must set a pattern of life.
   C. Your job must offer you a high salary.
   D. Your job must not ruin your talents.
45. What can be the best title for this passage?
   A. What Can a Good Job Offer
   B. Earning a Living
   C. Correct Attitude on Job-hunting
   D. How to Choose a Job

B
As a leading Chinese language school and a cultural exchange institute in China, Global Exchange Education Center has been providing Mandarin (or Putonghua) language courses and cultural exchange programs for over a decade.
How to apply for our programs?
■ In order to apply for all of our programs, you must be:
1. at least 18 years old;
2. in good health;
3. a senior high school graduate. 
■ Application Procedure for Chinese Language Programs
Step 1: Send us a completed application form by email or fax. 
Step 2: Send us $ 60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation. 
Step 3: Arrange the payment transfer. 
Step 4: Plan the trip to Beijing. 
■ Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (实习）Program 
Step 1: Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.
Step 2: Send us $ 310, including $60 application fee and $ 250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program. 
Step 3: Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation. 
Step 4: Plan the trip to Beijing. 
■ Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program
You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. 
How you will make use of this program in your future career.
■ Application deadlines
The applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.
■ Confirmation
Having received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.
46. The text is probably written for ______.
A. junior high graduates           B. international students   
C. job seekers                   D. language trainers
47. If you apply for both of the programs, the total application fees will be ______.
A. $310.     B. $ 120.      C. $250.    D. $ 370.
48. If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ______.
A. send the application form by post   B. send personal statement and CV only
C. have to get confirmed at least twice       D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing
49. Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants’ personal statement? 
A. Their purposes of taking the program.   B. Their expectations of the program. 
C. Their future practice of the program.       D. Their feedbacks on the program.
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