寻找春天作文-人生座右铭

Harvey Mackay, who runs his own company, often interviews applicants for jobs. Here he lets us
into the secret of what qualities an employer is looking for, and gives four tips on what can help
you to stand out from the crowd.
【译文】自己经营公司的哈维·麦凯经常对求职者进行面试。文中他告诉我们关于雇主看重
什么 样品质的秘密，并提出4点建议，帮助你显得比众人突出。
【1】 I run a manufacturing company with about 350 employees, and I often do the
interviewing and hiring myself. I like talking to potential salespeople, because they're our link to
customers.我经营着一家有3 50名左右员工的制造公司，我本人常常要对求职者进行面试，
决定是否聘用。我喜欢与可能成为营业员 的人交谈，因为他们会是我们与顾客联系的纽带。
【2】When a recent college graduate came into my office not too long ago looking for a sales
job, I asked him what he had done to prepare for the interview. He said he'd read something
about us somewhere.】不久前一个新 近毕业的大学生到我办公室谋求一份销售工作。我问他
为这次面试做过哪些准备。他说他在什么地方看到 过有关本公司的一些情况。
【3】Had he called anyone at Mackay Envelope Corporation to find out more about us? No.
Had he called our suppliers? Our customers? No.他有没有给麦凯信封公司的人打过电话，好了
解更多有关我们的情况？没 打过。他有没有给我们的供应厂商打过电话？还有我们的客户？
都没有。
【4】Had he checked with his university to see if there were any graduates working at Mackay
whom he could interview? Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go
to the library to find newspaper clippings on us?他可曾在就读的大学里查问过有没有 校友在
本公司就职，以便向他们了解一些情况?他可曾请朋友向他提问，对他进行模拟面试？可曾
去图书馆查找过有关本公司的剪报？
【5】Did he write a letter beforehand to tell us about himself, what he was doing to prepare
for the interview and why he'd be right for the job? Was he planning to follow up the interview
with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us? Would the letter be in our hands
within 24 hours of the meeting, possibly even hand-delivered? 他事先有没有写封信来介绍自己，告诉我们自己为这次面试在做哪些准备，自己何以能胜任此项工作？面试之
后他是否 打算再写一封信，表明自己加盟本公司的诚意？这封信会不会在面试后的24小时
之内送到我们手上，也 许甚至是亲自送来？
【6】The answer to every question was the same: no. That left me with only one other
question: How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective customer
for us? I already knew the answer. 他对 上述每一个问题的回答全都一样：没有。这样我就只
剩一个问题要问了：如果此人代表本公司去见可能成 为我们客户的人，他准备工作会做得怎
样？答案不言自明。
【7】 As I see it, there are four keys to getting hired:在笔者看来，如欲被聘用，应注意四个
要诀：
【8】1. Prepare to win.
goes among musicians.

miss three days of practice, the audience notices the difference.1. 准备去赢。“一日不练，自
己知道，”音乐家中有这样的说法。两日不练 ，音乐评论家知道。三日不练，观众知道。
【9】When we watch a world- class musician or a top athlete, we don't see the years of
preparation that enabled him or her to become great. The Michael Jordans of the world have
talent, yes, but they're also the first ones on and the last ones off the basketball court. The same
preparation applies in every form of human endeavor. If you want the job, you have to prepare
to win it.我们在观看世界级音乐家或顶尖运动员的表演 时，看到的并不是使他们变成出类拔
萃人物的长年苦练。世界上诸如迈克尔·乔丹这样的顶尖人物无疑具 有非凡才能，但他们在
篮球场上也是第一个到，最后一个走。同样的苦练适用于人类的各项活动。若想被 聘用，就
要准备去赢。
【10】When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for
the rest of my life. And that's how it worked out. But getting hired is no longer a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. Employment experts believe that today's graduates could face as
many as ten job changes during their career s.我大学毕业时，我极有可能终身从事同一个工作。
当时情况也的确如此。但如今已不再是一生被聘去 做一个工作了。指导就业的专家认为，今
天的大学毕业生在他们的生涯中可能会经历多达10次的职业变 动。
【11】 That may sound like a lot of pressure. But if you're prepared, the pressure is on the
other folks -- the ones who haven't done their homework.听上去似乎压力不小。然而，如果你
做了准备，压力就是别人的—那些没做准备的人
【12】You won't get every job you go after. The best salespeople don't close every sale.
Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field- goal attempts. But it takes no longer to prepare well
for one interview than to wander in half- prepared for five. And your prospects for success will be
many times better.你不可能得到你想要的每份工作。最好的售货 人员也不可能每次都成交。
迈克尔·乔丹投篮命中率勉强过半。但认真准备一次面试的时间不会多于马马 虎虎准备五次
面试的时间，而你成功的可能性要多得多。
【13】2. Never stop learning. Recently I played a doubles tennis match paired with a
90-year-old. I wondered how things would work out; I shouldn't have. We hammered our
opponents 6-1, 6-1! 永不中断学习。最近我和 一位90高龄的老者搭档打双人网球。我琢
磨着那会是什么结局；可我的担心是多余的。我们以两个6: 1击败对手。
【14】As we were switching sides to play a third set, he said to me,
backhand court? I always like to work on my weaknesses.
who has never stopped learning. Incidentally, we won the third set 6-1.我们交换场地打第三局
时，他对我说：“我打反手击球你不介意吧？我向 来喜欢多练练自己的弱点。”好一个永不
中断学习的精彩实例。顺便说一下，我们6:1赢了第三局。
【15】As we walked off the court, my 90-year-old partner chuckled and said,
like to know about my number-one ranking in doubles in the United States in my age bracket, 85
and up!走出赛
场，我 那90高龄的搭档笑着说：“你也许想知道我在85岁以上年龄段的美国网球双打排名
第一！”他想的不 是年届90，想的甚至也不是85岁高龄。他想的是第一。

【16】You can do the same if you work on your weaknesses and develop your strengths. To
be able to compete, you've got to keep learning all your life.如果你努力克服自 己的弱点，发挥
自己的优势，你同样可以做得那么好。要有能力竞争，就得终生学习。
【17】3. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Do you remember the four-minute
mile? Athletes had been trying to do it for hundreds of years and finally decided it was physically
impossible for humans. Our bone structure was all wrong, our lung power inadequate .相信自
己，哪怕没人相信你。还记得那4分钟跑一英里的往事吗？几百年来，运动员们一直试图实现这一目标，最终人类的身体无法做到。我们的骨结构不适应，我们的肺活量跟不上。
【18】Then one human proved the experts wrong. And, miracle of miracles, six weeks after
Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, John Landy beat Bannister's time by nearly two full
seconds. Since then, close to eight hundred runners have broken the four-minute mile!可 是，有
一个人证明那些专家错了。奇迹中的奇迹是，在罗杰·班尼斯特打破4分钟一英里的纪录6
个星期之后，约翰·兰迪又以几乎快出整整2秒的成绩打破了班尼斯特的纪录。此后，有大
约800多 名运动员打破了4分钟一英里的记录。
【19】Several years ago my daughter Mimi and I took a crack at running the New York
Marathon. At the gun, 23,000 runners started -- and 21,244 finished. First place went to a
Kenyan who completed the race in two hours, 11 minutes and one second. The 21,244th runner
to finish was a Vietnam veteran. He did it in three days, nine hours and 37 minutes. With no legs,
he covered 26.2 miles. After my daughter and I passed him in the first few minutes, we easily
found more courage to finish ourselves.几年前，我和女儿米米参加了纽约马拉松比赛。发令
枪一响，23 ,000名运动员冲出起跑线—最后有21,244名运动员到达终点。第一名是一位以
2小时11分钟 零1秒跑完全程的肯尼亚人。第21,244名运动员是一位越战老兵。他用了3
天9小时37分钟跑完 全程。没有双腿的他坚持跑完了26.2英里。我和女儿在比赛的最初几
分钟内超过了他，当时顿觉勇气 倍增，一定要跑完全程。
【20】Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't accomplish your goals. Who says you're
not tougher, harder working and more able than your competition? You see, a goal is a dream
with a deadline: in writing, measurable, identifiable, attainable.别听旁人说你不能实现自己的
目标。谁说你不比 你的竞争对手更坚强、更努力、更能干？要知道，所谓目标就是有最后限
期的梦想：写成文字，可测量， 可确认，可实现。
【21】4. Find a way to make a difference. In my opinion, the majority of New York cabdrivers are
unfriendly, if not downright rude. Most of the cabs are filthy, and almost all of them sport an
impenetrable, bulletproof partition. But recently I jumped into a cab at LaGuardia Airport and
guess what? It was clean. There was beautiful music playing and no partition. 想方设法显得与
众不同。在我看来，纽约大多数的出租车司机即使不算无 礼透顶，至少也是不友好的。车辆
大都十分肮脏，几乎所有的车都触目地装有难以穿透的防弹隔离装置。 可近日我在拉瓜迪亚
机场跳上了一辆出租车，你猜怎么样？车子竟然干干净净。放着优美的音乐，而且没 有隔离
装置
【22】
is Wally,
there safely, courteously and on time. “请到帕克街酒店，”我对司机说。他笑容满面地说：
“你好，我叫沃利，”他说着递给我一份保证书。一份保证书！上面写着他将安全、礼貌、
准时 地将我送到目的地。

【23】As we drove off, he held up a choice of newspapers and said,
help myself to the fruit in the basket on the back seat. He held up a cellular phone and said,
a dollar a minute if you'd like to make a call.车开后，他 拿出几份报纸说：“请随意翻阅。”
他还让我随意品尝后座篮子里的水果。接着他又拿出手机说：“您要 是想打电话，每分钟1
美元。”
【24】Shocked, I blurted,
years.我大吃一惊，脱口问道：“你这么做有多久了？”他回答说：“有三、四年了。”
【25】 “我知道
不该问，”我说，“可是，你能多挣多少小费？”
【26】“一年12,000到14,000
美元左右，”他得意地回答说。
【27】He doesn't know it, but he's my hero. He's living proof that you can always shift the odds in
your favor.他不知道他成了我心目中的英雄。他就是一个生动的例证，说明你总是可以争取
到成功的机会。
【28】My mentor, Curt Carlson, is the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owner of a hotel and travel
company with sales in the neighborhood of $$9 billion. I had to get to a meeting in New York one
day, and Curt generously offered me a ride in his jet. It happened to be a day Minnesota was hit
with one of the worst snowstorms in years. Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport was closed
for the first time in decades.我的良师益友柯特·卡尔森是明尼苏达州的首富，拥有 一家酒店
和旅行社，营业收入约达90亿美元。一次我要去纽约赴会，柯特慷慨地请我乘坐他的私人飞机。碰巧那天明尼苏达州遭受多年不遇的暴风雪袭击。明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场几
十年来第 一次关闭。
【29】Then, though the storm continued to pound us, the airport opened a runway for small
craft only. As we were taxiing down it to take off, Curt turned to me and said gleefully,
Harvey, no tracks in the snow!虽然暴风雪仍在肆虐，机场还是特地 为小型飞机清出了一条跑
道。我们正在跑道上滑行准备起飞时，柯特转过头来兴奋地说：“看哪，哈维， 雪地上没有
痕迹啊！”
【30】Curt Carlson, 70 years old at the time, rich beyond anyone's dreams, could still sparkle with
excitement about being first.柯特·卡尔森，当时年届70，富甲一方，竟然还会因为自己是第
一个而如此兴奋
【31】From my standpoint, that's what it's all about. Prepare to win. Never stop learning. Believe
in yourself, even when no one else does. Find a way to make a difference. Then go out and make
your own tracks in the snow. 在我看来，这些正 是关键之所在。准备去赢。永不中断学习。相
信自己，哪怕没人相信你。想方设法显得与众不同。然后就 出发，在雪地上留下你自己的足
迹。2、思考下面的问题
1) What is the writer according to what he says at the biginning of the text?
2) What conclusions did the writer draw from the young applicant's answers?
3) What are the four suggestions the witer gives to job applicants?
4) What changes have taken palces with employees since the writer's college days?
5) What example does the witer use in support of his second suggestion?

6) Why does the writer talk about the cabs in New York when he give his fourth suggestion?
7) Why was Curt Carlson so happy when they were taxiing down the runway?
8) What point does the writer want to make by talking about his mentor, Curt Carlson?
选词填空词汇
1The Smiths have always wanted their children to become warm-hearted human beings who
reach out -N:generously-- to those in need.句子意思是史密斯一家总是希望他们的孩子成为热
心肠的人，慷慨地帮助那些需要帮助的人。
2Racing takes everything you've got -- intellectually, emotionally, —A physically—。句子意思是
比赛需要你的一切——智力、情感和身体。
3Although the —G:structure— of the building hasn't suffered, the surface is badly damaged.句
子意思应该选择G。句子意思是建筑物的结构没有受损，但表面却严重受损。
4Each suite on this floor has a removable —J:partition— that divides the room into a separate
bedroom and living room句子意思是剩下的这一层的每个套房都有一个可移动的隔断，将房
间分为了独立的卧室和客厅。
5She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she —B:blurted
（out）—that she had fallen in love with me.句子意思是一天晚上，她显得非常紧张。我问她
怎么了，她脱口而出说她爱上了我。
6I looked at Tom's pictures and found some of them so amusing and funny that I couldn't help
M:chuckling —句子意思是 我看了汤姆的照片，发现其中有一些非常有趣，我禁不住低声笑
了起来。
7He —D: pried — into his daughter's personal life so ruthlessly that she stopped telling him
anything.句子意思是他粗暴地干涉女儿的个人生活，以至于她不再告诉他任何事情。
8Salespeople often try to learn about the needs of the __I:prospective_ buyer to make
themselves more persuasive句子意思是销售人员经常试图了解潜在买家的需求，使自己更有
说服力。
9The Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun. If you took a—O:jet—that flies 625 miles per hour to
the Sun, it would take 17 years to get ther e句子意思：地球距离太阳9300万英里。如果你乘
坐一架以每小时625英里的速度飞向太阳的飞机 ，你将需要17年才能到达那里。
10Prof. Lee's eyes —C:sparkled— with enthusiasm as she talked about how her new teaching
method worked in her College English class句子意思是当李教授谈到她在大学英语课上采用
的新教学 方法时，她的眼睛里闪烁着热情的光芒。
11In my senior year I —F:took a crack at — writing a novel, but without much success.句子意
思是：大四时，我尝试写一部小说，但没有多大成功。
12To reduce weight, I am now learning to play golf with my business—L:partner — who is a golf
semi-professional.句子意思是：为了减肥，我现在正在学习打高尔夫，跟着我的商 业伙伴，
他是一个高尔夫半专业人士。
13She received an increase in pay and it has —H:made a difference— big —— in her attitude
towards work.句子空格应该填的是短语。从E:beyond his wildest dreams 句子意思是：她的
工资增加了，这使她对工作的态度大为改观。
14His goal is to get into the semi finals and it would be—E:beyond his wildest dreams— if he
could go further than that.句子意思是：他的目标是进入半决赛，如果他能更进一步，那是他
想都不敢想的。

15The quantity of money in a country affects the level of prices, the rate of economic growth,
and the —employment— situation on the job market句子意思是：一个国家的货币数量影响
物价水平、经济增长率和就业市场上的就业情况。

C. was handed down D. bring about

E. follow up F. go after

G. look back at on H. count on

A. broke into B. be put up
1) You have to know what is right for you and then __
F. go after
___ it regardless of what others may
say.

2) May you __
G. look back at on
__ the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

3) Most of the old buildings were pulled down in this area so that blocks of new apartments
could _____
B. be put up
_____.

4) Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can
always ___
H. count on
____ him.

5) Mary used to have some jewelry which ___
C. was handed down
__ to her from her grandmother.

6) To my mind, it is very important to _____
E. follow up
_____ your letter and résumé with a phone
call when you apply for any job.

7) Listening to both sides does not necessarily _____
D. bring about
_____ a correct judgment.

8) Around 4:00 this morning, someone ______
A. broke into
______ my house while I was sleeping
and took away two purses and a cell phone.
词汇语法
1. With nothing to guide their way, people attempting to walk a straight course through
unfamiliar territory really do end up walking in circles.
A) nothing to guide B) anything to guide C) nothing on D) anything on
在没有任何指引的情况下，人们试图在不熟悉的地方走直线，结果却只能绕着圈子走。
2. Back in the years when he worked as the CEO, the company was in a good condition.
A) like B)as C) above D) below
在他担任首席执行官的那些年里，公司状况很好
3. Not wishing to be recognized by anybody, she attended party from the back door.
A) Wishing B) Not to wish C) Not wishing D) No wishing
.她不想被任何人认出，所以从后门参加了聚会。
4. What you are going to do is give him a lesson. Why not do it?
A) to given, do B) give, do C) given, to do D) giving, do
你要做的是给他一个教训。为什么不去做呢?

needn't have washed all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of
thing.
A) needn't have washed B) shouldn't have washed
C) mustn't have washed D) can't have washed
你本不必把那些衣服都洗了!我们有一台洗衣机来做那种事情
admired him for the way in which he faces his difficulties.
A) to which B) in which C) D) that
我们钦佩他面对困难的方式。
7. The ancient Egyptians are supposed to have sent rockets to the moon.
A) to send B) to be sending C) to have sent D) to have been sending
古埃及人被认为向月球发射了火箭
8. When compared with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at
all.
A) When compared B) While comparing C) Compare D) Comparing
与整个地球的大小相比，最高的山似乎一点也不高。
9. It was Philip who drove Miss Sophia yesterday, wasn't it ?
A) he B)she C) it D)him
昨天是菲利普开车送索菲亚小姐的，是吗?
10. Now that you mentioned it, I do remember the incident.
A) Now B)Presently C) Currently D) The moment
.既然你提到了这件事，我确实记得那件事。
11. Being asked to give a performance, she couldn't very well refuse.
A) Asking B)To ask C) Being to ask D) Being asked
被邀请去表演，她不能很好地拒绝。
12. The office was in darkness except for the solitary light above his desk.
A) in addition B) except for C) except D) besides
除了他办公桌上方的那盏孤灯外，办公室里一片漆黑。
13. She longed for him to ask her out.
A) longed to B) longed for C) counted on D) cared for
她渴望他约她出去。
14. His comments, although unpleasant, were well-meant .

A) well- meaning B) good-meaning C) well-meant D) good-meant
他的评论虽然令人不快，但却是善意的。
15. Although Einstein had early speech difficulties, he was a top student in elementary school.
A) In spite of B) Be it C) Although D) Despite
尽管爱因斯坦早期有语言障碍，但他在小学时是优等生。
难句理解
When we watch a world-class musician or a top athlete, we don't see the years of preparation
that enabled him or her to become great.A、我们在观 看世界级音乐家或顶尖运动员的表演时，
看到的并不是使他们变成出类拔萃人物的长年苦练。
The government has made every ___________ to curb the spread of Novel Coronavirus all over
the country .A、endeavor
But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for
five. B、但是,认真准备一次面试比马马虎虎准备五次面试更节省时间。
They exerted themselves day and night to meet the ____ .A、deadline
An individual bird can____the call of its own species . C、identify
He's living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor. ”
means : B、be more likely to succeed
翻译
III. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below:
applicant interview prospective endeavor employment
(as)the saying goes do one's homework make a difference
in the neighborhood of from one'sthe standpoint (of)
常言道，好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时，求职者事先做好 充分的准备是非常重要的。我
认为，事先作不作准备常常会影响求职者的成功机会。
Well begun is half done, as the saying is extremely important for a
job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my
standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a
differences in his chance of success.
我的一位朋友在一家计算机软件公司供职，年薪十万美元左 右。他根据自己的经历告诉我说，
那些对未来的雇员具有录用决定权的人喜欢有充分准备的人。那些没有 在了解未来的雇主方
面尽全力的人很难有成功的希望。
I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000
dollars a years in a large computer software company. He told me that
from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective
employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no
endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don't
have much of a chance of success.
1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot
managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while.尽管在这次紧急迫降中，飞机跑
道的长度不够，但这位经验丰 富的飞行员仅滑行了一小段时间就成功地使飞机停了下来。

2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone two
plastic surgeries.在记者的追问下，这位电影明星终于脱口而出，说她做过两次整形手术。
3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working toget her, we’ll have the
future in our hands.我们有技术，我们的合作伙伴有资金。努力得到她，未来就掌握在我们
手中。
4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made
better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.如果我事先知道
你会带这 么多朋友回家，我就会做更好的准备。你看，我几乎没有足够的食物和饮料做点心。
5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to
be built in the earthquake-stricken area.当人们得知要在地震灾区建造结构更坚固的新校舍
时，他们慷慨解囊。


选词填空
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Reading Comprehension

Section A Blank-filling


You don't love me !
How many times have your kids laid that one on you?
And how many times have you, as a 1J) parent , resisted the urge to tell them how much?
Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I'II
tell them.
I loved you 2A) enough to bug you about where you are going, with whom, and what time you
would get home.
I loved you enough to 3 F) insist you buy a bike with your own money that we could afford and
you couldn't.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you 4C) discover your hand- picked friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to let you see anger, 5 L) disappointment , disgust and tears in my eyes.
I loved you enough not to make excuses for your lack of respect or your bad manners.
I loved you enough to admit that I was wrong and ask your _ 6 N) forgiveness .
I loved you enough to ignore 7M) said .
I loved you enough to let you 8E) stumble , fall, hurt and fail.
I loved you enough to let you assume the 9 D) responsibility for your own actions, at six, ten,
or sixteen.
I loved you enough to accept you for what you are, not what I wanted you to be.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say no when you hated me for it. That was the 10
G) hardest part of all.
A) enough B) much C) discover D) responsibility E) stumble F) insist
G) hardest H) win I) teacher J) parent K) force L) disappointment
H)
M) said N) forgiveness O) easiest

Harvey Mackay, who runs his own company, often interviews applicants for jobs. Here he lets us
into the secret of what qualities an employer is looking for, and gives four tips on what can help
you to stand out from the crowd.
【译文】自己经营公司的哈维·麦凯经常对求职者进行面试 。文中他告诉我们关于雇主看重
什么样品质的秘密，并提出4点建议，帮助你显得比众人突出。
【1】 I run a manufacturing company with about 350 employees, and I often do the
interviewing and hiring myself. I like talking to potential salespeople, because they're our link to
custo mers.我经营着一家有350名左右员工的制造公司，我本人常常要对求职者进行面试，
决定是否聘 用。我喜欢与可能成为营业员的人交谈，因为他们会是我们与顾客联系的纽带。
【2】When a recent college graduate came into my office not too long ago looking for a sales
job, I asked him what he had done to prepare for the interview. He said he'd read something
about us somewhere .】不久前一个新近毕业的大学生到我办公室谋求一份销售工作。我问他
为这次面试做过哪些准备。他说 他在什么地方看到过有关本公司的一些情况。
【3】Had he called anyone at Mackay Envelope Corporation to find out more about us? No.
Had he called our suppliers? Our customers? No.他有没有给麦凯信封公司的人打过电话，好了
解更多有关我们的情况？没 打过。他有没有给我们的供应厂商打过电话？还有我们的客户？
都没有。
【4】Had he checked with his university to see if there were any graduates working at Mackay
whom he could interview? Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go
to the library to find newspaper clippings on us?他可曾在就读的大学里查问过有没有 校友在
本公司就职，以便向他们了解一些情况?他可曾请朋友向他提问，对他进行模拟面试？可曾
去图书馆查找过有关本公司的剪报？
【5】Did he write a letter beforehand to tell us about himself, what he was doing to prepare
for the interview and why he'd be right for the job? Was he planning to follow up the interview
with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us? Would the letter be in our hands
within 24 hours of the meeting, possibly even hand-delivered? 他事先有没有写封信来介绍自己，告诉我们自己为这次面试在做哪些准备，自己何以能胜任此项工作？面试之
后他是否 打算再写一封信，表明自己加盟本公司的诚意？这封信会不会在面试后的24小时
之内送到我们手上，也 许甚至是亲自送来？
【6】The answer to every question was the same: no. That left me with only one other
question: How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective customer
for us? I already knew the answer. 他对 上述每一个问题的回答全都一样：没有。这样我就只
剩一个问题要问了：如果此人代表本公司去见可能成 为我们客户的人，他准备工作会做得怎
样？答案不言自明。
【7】 As I see it, there are four keys to getting hired:在笔者看来，如欲被聘用，应注意四个
要诀：
【8】1. Prepare to win.
goes among musicians.

miss three days of practice, the audience notices the difference.1. 准备去赢。“一日不练，自
己知道，”音乐家中有这样的说法。两日不练 ，音乐评论家知道。三日不练，观众知道。
【9】When we watch a world- class musician or a top athlete, we don't see the years of
preparation that enabled him or her to become great. The Michael Jordans of the world have
talent, yes, but they're also the first ones on and the last ones off the basketball court. The same
preparation applies in every form of human endeavor. If you want the job, you have to prepare
to win it.我们在观看世界级音乐家或顶尖运动员的表演 时，看到的并不是使他们变成出类拔
萃人物的长年苦练。世界上诸如迈克尔·乔丹这样的顶尖人物无疑具 有非凡才能，但他们在
篮球场上也是第一个到，最后一个走。同样的苦练适用于人类的各项活动。若想被 聘用，就
要准备去赢。
【10】When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for
the rest of my life. And that's how it worked out. But getting hired is no longer a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. Employment experts believe that today's graduates could face as
many as ten job changes during their career s.我大学毕业时，我极有可能终身从事同一个工作。
当时情况也的确如此。但如今已不再是一生被聘去 做一个工作了。指导就业的专家认为，今
天的大学毕业生在他们的生涯中可能会经历多达10次的职业变 动。
【11】 That may sound like a lot of pressure. But if you're prepared, the pressure is on the
other folks -- the ones who haven't done their homework.听上去似乎压力不小。然而，如果你
做了准备，压力就是别人的—那些没做准备的人
【12】You won't get every job you go after. The best salespeople don't close every sale.
Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field- goal attempts. But it takes no longer to prepare well
for one interview than to wander in half- prepared for five. And your prospects for success will be
many times better.你不可能得到你想要的每份工作。最好的售货 人员也不可能每次都成交。
迈克尔·乔丹投篮命中率勉强过半。但认真准备一次面试的时间不会多于马马 虎虎准备五次
面试的时间，而你成功的可能性要多得多。
【13】2. Never stop learning. Recently I played a doubles tennis match paired with a
90-year-old. I wondered how things would work out; I shouldn't have. We hammered our
opponents 6-1, 6-1! 永不中断学习。最近我和 一位90高龄的老者搭档打双人网球。我琢
磨着那会是什么结局；可我的担心是多余的。我们以两个6: 1击败对手。
【14】As we were switching sides to play a third set, he said to me,
backhand court? I always like to work on my weaknesses.
who has never stopped learning. Incidentally, we won the third set 6-1.我们交换场地打第三局
时，他对我说：“我打反手击球你不介意吧？我向 来喜欢多练练自己的弱点。”好一个永不
中断学习的精彩实例。顺便说一下，我们6:1赢了第三局。
【15】As we walked off the court, my 90-year-old partner chuckled and said,
like to know about my number-one ranking in doubles in the United States in my age bracket, 85
and up!走出赛
场，我 那90高龄的搭档笑着说：“你也许想知道我在85岁以上年龄段的美国网球双打排名
第一！”他想的不 是年届90，想的甚至也不是85岁高龄。他想的是第一。

【16】You can do the same if you work on your weaknesses and develop your strengths. To
be able to compete, you've got to keep learning all your life.如果你努力克服自 己的弱点，发挥
自己的优势，你同样可以做得那么好。要有能力竞争，就得终生学习。
【17】3. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Do you remember the four-minute
mile? Athletes had been trying to do it for hundreds of years and finally decided it was physically
impossible for humans. Our bone structure was all wrong, our lung power inadequate .相信自
己，哪怕没人相信你。还记得那4分钟跑一英里的往事吗？几百年来，运动员们一直试图实现这一目标，最终人类的身体无法做到。我们的骨结构不适应，我们的肺活量跟不上。
【18】Then one human proved the experts wrong. And, miracle of miracles, six weeks after
Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, John Landy beat Bannister's time by nearly two full
seconds. Since then, close to eight hundred runners have broken the four-minute mile!可 是，有
一个人证明那些专家错了。奇迹中的奇迹是，在罗杰·班尼斯特打破4分钟一英里的纪录6
个星期之后，约翰·兰迪又以几乎快出整整2秒的成绩打破了班尼斯特的纪录。此后，有大
约800多 名运动员打破了4分钟一英里的记录。
【19】Several years ago my daughter Mimi and I took a crack at running the New York
Marathon. At the gun, 23,000 runners started -- and 21,244 finished. First place went to a
Kenyan who completed the race in two hours, 11 minutes and one second. The 21,244th runner
to finish was a Vietnam veteran. He did it in three days, nine hours and 37 minutes. With no legs,
he covered 26.2 miles. After my daughter and I passed him in the first few minutes, we easily
found more courage to finish ourselves.几年前，我和女儿米米参加了纽约马拉松比赛。发令
枪一响，23 ,000名运动员冲出起跑线—最后有21,244名运动员到达终点。第一名是一位以
2小时11分钟 零1秒跑完全程的肯尼亚人。第21,244名运动员是一位越战老兵。他用了3
天9小时37分钟跑完 全程。没有双腿的他坚持跑完了26.2英里。我和女儿在比赛的最初几
分钟内超过了他，当时顿觉勇气 倍增，一定要跑完全程。
【20】Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't accomplish your goals. Who says you're
not tougher, harder working and more able than your competition? You see, a goal is a dream
with a deadline: in writing, measurable, identifiable, attainable.别听旁人说你不能实现自己的
目标。谁说你不比 你的竞争对手更坚强、更努力、更能干？要知道，所谓目标就是有最后限
期的梦想：写成文字，可测量， 可确认，可实现。
【21】4. Find a way to make a difference. In my opinion, the majority of New York cabdrivers are
unfriendly, if not downright rude. Most of the cabs are filthy, and almost all of them sport an
impenetrable, bulletproof partition. But recently I jumped into a cab at LaGuardia Airport and
guess what? It was clean. There was beautiful music playing and no partition. 想方设法显得与
众不同。在我看来，纽约大多数的出租车司机即使不算无 礼透顶，至少也是不友好的。车辆
大都十分肮脏，几乎所有的车都触目地装有难以穿透的防弹隔离装置。 可近日我在拉瓜迪亚
机场跳上了一辆出租车，你猜怎么样？车子竟然干干净净。放着优美的音乐，而且没 有隔离
装置
【22】
is Wally,
there safely, courteously and on time. “请到帕克街酒店，”我对司机说。他笑容满面地说：
“你好，我叫沃利，”他说着递给我一份保证书。一份保证书！上面写着他将安全、礼貌、
准时 地将我送到目的地。

【23】As we drove off, he held up a choice of newspapers and said,
help myself to the fruit in the basket on the back seat. He held up a cellular phone and said,
a dollar a minute if you'd like to make a call.车开后，他 拿出几份报纸说：“请随意翻阅。”
他还让我随意品尝后座篮子里的水果。接着他又拿出手机说：“您要 是想打电话，每分钟1
美元。”
【24】Shocked, I blurted,
years.我大吃一惊，脱口问道：“你这么做有多久了？”他回答说：“有三、四年了。”
【25】 “我知道
不该问，”我说，“可是，你能多挣多少小费？”
【26】“一年12,000到14,000
美元左右，”他得意地回答说。
【27】He doesn't know it, but he's my hero. He's living proof that you can always shift the odds in
your favor.他不知道他成了我心目中的英雄。他就是一个生动的例证，说明你总是可以争取
到成功的机会。
【28】My mentor, Curt Carlson, is the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owner of a hotel and travel
company with sales in the neighborhood of $$9 billion. I had to get to a meeting in New York one
day, and Curt generously offered me a ride in his jet. It happened to be a day Minnesota was hit
with one of the worst snowstorms in years. Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport was closed
for the first time in decades.我的良师益友柯特·卡尔森是明尼苏达州的首富，拥有 一家酒店
和旅行社，营业收入约达90亿美元。一次我要去纽约赴会，柯特慷慨地请我乘坐他的私人飞机。碰巧那天明尼苏达州遭受多年不遇的暴风雪袭击。明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场几
十年来第 一次关闭。
【29】Then, though the storm continued to pound us, the airport opened a runway for small
craft only. As we were taxiing down it to take off, Curt turned to me and said gleefully,
Harvey, no tracks in the snow!虽然暴风雪仍在肆虐，机场还是特地 为小型飞机清出了一条跑
道。我们正在跑道上滑行准备起飞时，柯特转过头来兴奋地说：“看哪，哈维， 雪地上没有
痕迹啊！”
【30】Curt Carlson, 70 years old at the time, rich beyond anyone's dreams, could still sparkle with
excitement about being first.柯特·卡尔森，当时年届70，富甲一方，竟然还会因为自己是第
一个而如此兴奋
【31】From my standpoint, that's what it's all about. Prepare to win. Never stop learning. Believe
in yourself, even when no one else does. Find a way to make a difference. Then go out and make
your own tracks in the snow. 在我看来，这些正 是关键之所在。准备去赢。永不中断学习。相
信自己，哪怕没人相信你。想方设法显得与众不同。然后就 出发，在雪地上留下你自己的足
迹。2、思考下面的问题
1) What is the writer according to what he says at the biginning of the text?
2) What conclusions did the writer draw from the young applicant's answers?
3) What are the four suggestions the witer gives to job applicants?
4) What changes have taken palces with employees since the writer's college days?
5) What example does the witer use in support of his second suggestion?

6) Why does the writer talk about the cabs in New York when he give his fourth suggestion?
7) Why was Curt Carlson so happy when they were taxiing down the runway?
8) What point does the writer want to make by talking about his mentor, Curt Carlson?
选词填空词汇
1The Smiths have always wanted their children to become warm-hearted human beings who
reach out -N:generously-- to those in need.句子意思是史密斯一家总是希望他们的孩子成为热
心肠的人，慷慨地帮助那些需要帮助的人。
2Racing takes everything you've got -- intellectually, emotionally, —A physically—。句子意思是
比赛需要你的一切——智力、情感和身体。
3Although the —G:structure— of the building hasn't suffered, the surface is badly damaged.句
子意思应该选择G。句子意思是建筑物的结构没有受损，但表面却严重受损。
4Each suite on this floor has a removable —J:partition— that divides the room into a separate
bedroom and living room句子意思是剩下的这一层的每个套房都有一个可移动的隔断，将房
间分为了独立的卧室和客厅。
5She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she —B:blurted
（out）—that she had fallen in love with me.句子意思是一天晚上，她显得非常紧张。我问她
怎么了，她脱口而出说她爱上了我。
6I looked at Tom's pictures and found some of them so amusing and funny that I couldn't help
M:chuckling —句子意思是 我看了汤姆的照片，发现其中有一些非常有趣，我禁不住低声笑
了起来。
7He —D: pried — into his daughter's personal life so ruthlessly that she stopped telling him
anything.句子意思是他粗暴地干涉女儿的个人生活，以至于她不再告诉他任何事情。
8Salespeople often try to learn about the needs of the __I:prospective_ buyer to make
themselves more persuasive句子意思是销售人员经常试图了解潜在买家的需求，使自己更有
说服力。
9The Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun. If you took a—O:jet—that flies 625 miles per hour to
the Sun, it would take 17 years to get ther e句子意思：地球距离太阳9300万英里。如果你乘
坐一架以每小时625英里的速度飞向太阳的飞机 ，你将需要17年才能到达那里。
10Prof. Lee's eyes —C:sparkled— with enthusiasm as she talked about how her new teaching
method worked in her College English class句子意思是当李教授谈到她在大学英语课上采用
的新教学 方法时，她的眼睛里闪烁着热情的光芒。
11In my senior year I —F:took a crack at — writing a novel, but without much success.句子意
思是：大四时，我尝试写一部小说，但没有多大成功。
12To reduce weight, I am now learning to play golf with my business—L:partner — who is a golf
semi-professional.句子意思是：为了减肥，我现在正在学习打高尔夫，跟着我的商 业伙伴，
他是一个高尔夫半专业人士。
13She received an increase in pay and it has —H:made a difference— big —— in her attitude
towards work.句子空格应该填的是短语。从E:beyond his wildest dreams 句子意思是：她的
工资增加了，这使她对工作的态度大为改观。
14His goal is to get into the semi finals and it would be—E:beyond his wildest dreams— if he
could go further than that.句子意思是：他的目标是进入半决赛，如果他能更进一步，那是他
想都不敢想的。

15The quantity of money in a country affects the level of prices, the rate of economic growth,
and the —employment— situation on the job market句子意思是：一个国家的货币数量影响
物价水平、经济增长率和就业市场上的就业情况。

C. was handed down D. bring about

E. follow up F. go after

G. look back at on H. count on

A. broke into B. be put up
1) You have to know what is right for you and then __
F. go after
___ it regardless of what others may
say.

2) May you __
G. look back at on
__ the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.

3) Most of the old buildings were pulled down in this area so that blocks of new apartments
could _____
B. be put up
_____.

4) Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can
always ___
H. count on
____ him.

5) Mary used to have some jewelry which ___
C. was handed down
__ to her from her grandmother.

6) To my mind, it is very important to _____
E. follow up
_____ your letter and résumé with a phone
call when you apply for any job.

7) Listening to both sides does not necessarily _____
D. bring about
_____ a correct judgment.

8) Around 4:00 this morning, someone ______
A. broke into
______ my house while I was sleeping
and took away two purses and a cell phone.
词汇语法
1. With nothing to guide their way, people attempting to walk a straight course through
unfamiliar territory really do end up walking in circles.
A) nothing to guide B) anything to guide C) nothing on D) anything on
在没有任何指引的情况下，人们试图在不熟悉的地方走直线，结果却只能绕着圈子走。
2. Back in the years when he worked as the CEO, the company was in a good condition.
A) like B)as C) above D) below
在他担任首席执行官的那些年里，公司状况很好
3. Not wishing to be recognized by anybody, she attended party from the back door.
A) Wishing B) Not to wish C) Not wishing D) No wishing
.她不想被任何人认出，所以从后门参加了聚会。
4. What you are going to do is give him a lesson. Why not do it?
A) to given, do B) give, do C) given, to do D) giving, do
你要做的是给他一个教训。为什么不去做呢?

needn't have washed all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of
thing.
A) needn't have washed B) shouldn't have washed
C) mustn't have washed D) can't have washed
你本不必把那些衣服都洗了!我们有一台洗衣机来做那种事情
admired him for the way in which he faces his difficulties.
A) to which B) in which C) D) that
我们钦佩他面对困难的方式。
7. The ancient Egyptians are supposed to have sent rockets to the moon.
A) to send B) to be sending C) to have sent D) to have been sending
古埃及人被认为向月球发射了火箭
8. When compared with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at
all.
A) When compared B) While comparing C) Compare D) Comparing
与整个地球的大小相比，最高的山似乎一点也不高。
9. It was Philip who drove Miss Sophia yesterday, wasn't it ?
A) he B)she C) it D)him
昨天是菲利普开车送索菲亚小姐的，是吗?
10. Now that you mentioned it, I do remember the incident.
A) Now B)Presently C) Currently D) The moment
.既然你提到了这件事，我确实记得那件事。
11. Being asked to give a performance, she couldn't very well refuse.
A) Asking B)To ask C) Being to ask D) Being asked
被邀请去表演，她不能很好地拒绝。
12. The office was in darkness except for the solitary light above his desk.
A) in addition B) except for C) except D) besides
除了他办公桌上方的那盏孤灯外，办公室里一片漆黑。
13. She longed for him to ask her out.
A) longed to B) longed for C) counted on D) cared for
她渴望他约她出去。
14. His comments, although unpleasant, were well-meant .

A) well- meaning B) good-meaning C) well-meant D) good-meant
他的评论虽然令人不快，但却是善意的。
15. Although Einstein had early speech difficulties, he was a top student in elementary school.
A) In spite of B) Be it C) Although D) Despite
尽管爱因斯坦早期有语言障碍，但他在小学时是优等生。
难句理解
When we watch a world-class musician or a top athlete, we don't see the years of preparation
that enabled him or her to become great.A、我们在观 看世界级音乐家或顶尖运动员的表演时，
看到的并不是使他们变成出类拔萃人物的长年苦练。
The government has made every ___________ to curb the spread of Novel Coronavirus all over
the country .A、endeavor
But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for
five. B、但是,认真准备一次面试比马马虎虎准备五次面试更节省时间。
They exerted themselves day and night to meet the ____ .A、deadline
An individual bird can____the call of its own species . C、identify
He's living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor. ”
means : B、be more likely to succeed
翻译
III. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below:
applicant interview prospective endeavor employment
(as)the saying goes do one's homework make a difference
in the neighborhood of from one'sthe standpoint (of)
常言道，好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时，求职者事先做好 充分的准备是非常重要的。我
认为，事先作不作准备常常会影响求职者的成功机会。
Well begun is half done, as the saying is extremely important for a
job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my
standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a
differences in his chance of success.
我的一位朋友在一家计算机软件公司供职，年薪十万美元左 右。他根据自己的经历告诉我说，
那些对未来的雇员具有录用决定权的人喜欢有充分准备的人。那些没有 在了解未来的雇主方
面尽全力的人很难有成功的希望。
I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000
dollars a years in a large computer software company. He told me that
from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective
employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no
endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don't
have much of a chance of success.
1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot
managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while.尽管在这次紧急迫降中，飞机跑
道的长度不够，但这位经验丰 富的飞行员仅滑行了一小段时间就成功地使飞机停了下来。

2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone two
plastic surgeries.在记者的追问下，这位电影明星终于脱口而出，说她做过两次整形手术。
3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working toget her, we’ll have the
future in our hands.我们有技术，我们的合作伙伴有资金。努力得到她，未来就掌握在我们
手中。
4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made
better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.如果我事先知道
你会带这 么多朋友回家，我就会做更好的准备。你看，我几乎没有足够的食物和饮料做点心。
5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to
be built in the earthquake-stricken area.当人们得知要在地震灾区建造结构更坚固的新校舍
时，他们慷慨解囊。


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Reading Comprehension

Section A Blank-filling


You don't love me !
How many times have your kids laid that one on you?
And how many times have you, as a 1J) parent , resisted the urge to tell them how much?
Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I'II
tell them.
I loved you 2A) enough to bug you about where you are going, with whom, and what time you
would get home.
I loved you enough to 3 F) insist you buy a bike with your own money that we could afford and
you couldn't.
I loved you enough to be silent and let you 4C) discover your hand- picked friend was a creep.
I loved you enough to let you see anger, 5 L) disappointment , disgust and tears in my eyes.
I loved you enough not to make excuses for your lack of respect or your bad manners.
I loved you enough to admit that I was wrong and ask your _ 6 N) forgiveness .
I loved you enough to ignore 7M) said .
I loved you enough to let you 8E) stumble , fall, hurt and fail.
I loved you enough to let you assume the 9 D) responsibility for your own actions, at six, ten,
or sixteen.
I loved you enough to accept you for what you are, not what I wanted you to be.
But most of all, I loved you enough to say no when you hated me for it. That was the 10
G) hardest part of all.
A) enough B) much C) discover D) responsibility E) stumble F) insist
G) hardest H) win I) teacher J) parent K) force L) disappointment
H)
M) said N) forgiveness O) easiest