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1、 It's AOL Jobs Week. We'll have many job listings, so settle in and get your resume ready. And be sure to check out the rest of our Jobs Week content: from resume writing and networking to day jobs and time management to getting a new restaurant off the ground. Lastly, don't forget to enter our sweepstakes (抽奖) for a chance to win a personal session with one of our career experts! ·Customer Service Workers Median salary: US$31,547
Top cities for hiring: Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia
We've all dealt with customer service representatives, those disembodied voices (不见其人的说话声) helping you over the phone with various company or purchase-related matters. Love them or hate them, the customer service field is currently blowing up in the United States—big time. ·Warehouse Workers Median salary: US$29,357
Top cities for hiring: Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio
Without warehouse workers, everything we've ever purchased would still be sitting in a building somewhere. The rise of online shopping sites like Amazon has made warehouses a hot spot for hiring. ·Accountants
Median salary: US$63,550
Top cities for hiring: Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; New York
Death and taxes may be two reasons for the popularity of accounting jobs, which are frequently in high demand. You'll need to become a CPA (Certified Public Accountant注册会计师) to get started. But while some jobs are at the mercy of the economy, the economy itself isn't going away. Neither are accountants. ·Human Resources Managers Median salary: US$99,720
Top cities for hiring: Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; New York
Speaking of job security, workers in company's human resources department are always needed to find and assess new hires, along with countless other tasks essential to keeping a company well-peopled. CareerCast named it one of the ten best jobs of 2016, because it has high income and low stress.
1.If you are lucky you can have access to ________ through the Jobs Week sweepstakes. A.a good job
B.a career expert C.a well-written resume D.some money
2.If an employee wants to work in Columbus, he can choose to work as a(n) ________. A.customer service worker B.warehouse worker C.accountant
D.human resources manager
3.The job of a human resources manager is considered to be ________. A.demanding B.secure C.stressful D.well-paid
4.What is the best title for the passage? A.Start a Good Career Path in Jobs Week B.Fashionable Jobs in the United States C.Jobs Week: Find Your Next Job Here! D.Introduction to Jobs Week
2、More than great drinks, great rewards
Enjoy all the benefits and more with your membership to our Loyalty Program! Whenever you pay with your membership account, you’ll earn a Star. Collect more Stars, earn more rewards. Three ways to join us
Buy a Starbucks Card handy to create an account
Track your Stars online or through the mobile app, and we’ll send an email when you’ve earned a reward. You can also join from your phone. Download the Starbucks ?App.
One of the most exciting benefits of being a member is using our mobile app to:pay for purchases; view your Stars and rewards; access iTune ? Pick of the Week; see current offers. Or you can join with specially marked coffee purchased at the grocery store.
Enter your Star code (limit 2 per day).
Look for the Star code symbol on specially marked Starbucks ? products where you buy groceries. Three levels with increasingly greater rewards
To reach each level in our Loyalty Program, you need to collect more Stars. (Remember, to earn a Star you must pay with a registered Starbucks Card.) Welcome level
To earn your first rewards, just register a Starbucks Card.
Birthday drink or treat on us; birthday coupon (优惠券) for 15% off a purchase at StarbucksStore.com. Green level
Collect 5 Stars within 12 months and you’ll be in the Green level. What is included in the Welcome level plus?
Free in-store refills (续杯) on hot or iced brewed coffee or tea Gold level
Collect 30 Stars within 12 months and you’re at the Gold level. What is included in the Green level plus?
A free food or drink item after another 12 Stars earned Personalized Gold Card
1.Which of the following is a way you can apply for membership? A.To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks? products. B.To buy a Starbucks Card over the phone.
C.To update the Starbucks? App from the official website. D.To buy a drink at a Starbucks on weekends. 2.With the Starbucks? App, you can _______. A.change the prices B.earn a Star C.pay for rewards D.view current offers
3.With a Starbucks Card of Green level, you will get _______. A.a free cake
B.personalized Green Card
C.free in-store refills D.all purchases 15% off
3、 FLORENCE, Italy — Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and the elderly, but in order to stay she’s had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad.
Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing immigrant(移民)population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship.
Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard financial times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration(融合).Others say it’s only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society. Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures. Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy’s then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants’ children accounting for an ever larger percentage of births in Italy.
Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent residence (居住权) would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.
Italians always \speak the local language fluently, she said. 1.Why does Cojochru have to take a language test? A.To continue to stay in Italy. B.To teach her children Italian. C.To find a better job in Italy. D.To better mix with the Italians.
2.Some people worry that the new language requirement may _____. A.reduce Italy's population quickly B.cause conflicts among people C.lead to financial difficulties
D.put pressure on schools
3.What do we know about Cojochru? A.She lives with her sister now in Italy. B.She enjoys learning the Italian language. C.She speaks Italian well enough for her job. D.She wishes to go back to her home country.
4、If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to . A.provide some key facts about Confucius B.attract the readers’ interest in the subject C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2024届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型：(7)阅读理解（七）含答案解析
