PartOne：Listening

PartTwo：SpeakingPartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar

倒裝句PartFive：PracticalWritingJobAdvertisement(招聘廣告)PartSix：TranslationSkills定語從句的翻譯ReadingforPleasure

Proverbs&SayingsUnitTen

CareerPlanning

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:Mr.Smithisnotin.Couldyoupleasegivehimamessage?

Youwillread: A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C“Yes,certainly.”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheet.

[A][B]?[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A.No,Ididn’t.

B.Yes,Idid.

C.Itlaststwohours.

D.Itwasawasteoftime.Hi,Mike.Howdidyoulikethefilmyousawlastnight?D.Itwasawasteoftime.2．A.It’s9:30.

B.It’soverthere.

C.Itsoundsgood.

D.Itistoolate.A.It’s9:30.WhattimeisthenexttraintoBoston?3．A.Yes,itis.

B.No,that’snotgood.

C.SodoI.

D.Itdoesn’tmatter.C.SodoI.Ireallyenjoylightmusic.Howaboutyou?4．A.I’vegotaheadache.

B.Yes,Ilookpale.

C.Don’tmentionit.

D.NoramI.A.I’vegotaheadache.Youlooksopale.Areyouallright?5．A.Youcandoitrightnow.

B.I’mlookingforagiftformywife.

C.Thankyouverymuch.

D.I’drathernot.B.I’mlookingforagiftformywife.Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6．A.Sheforgotherclass.

B.Thebuswaslate.

C.Shedidn’tknowthetime.

D.Shedidn’tcatchthebus.D．Shedidn’tcatchthebus.M:Nancy,whywereyoulateforclassthismorning?W:Imissedthebus.Q:WhywasNancylate?7．A.9:50.

B.8:15.

C.9:00.

D.8:45.B．8:15.M:Whattimedoesthemeetingstart?W:At8:30.Wehave15minutestogetthere.Q:Whattimeisitnow?8．A.Onaplane.

B.Atthetheatre.

C.Inastore.

D.Inthehospital.A.Onaplane.W:Goodmorning.Welcomeabroad.M:I’vegotseatA6.Ihopeit’sbywindowssothatIcanseetheview.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?9．A.Clothes.

B.Books.

C.Vegetables.

D.Fruit.C.Vegetables.M:What’sinthatbagoverthere?W:Iboughtsomepotatoes,tomatoesandcabbages.Q:Whatdidthewomanbuy?10．A.JasonDanieldoesn’twanttoanswerthephone.

B.Themangotthewrongnumber.

C.JasonDanielisn’tathomerightnow.

D.Themancancallbacklater.B.Themangotthewrongnumber.M:MayIspeaktoJasonDaniel,please?W:Sorry.Nobodybythenameworkshere.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromthewoman’swords?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.SinceWorldWarII,especiallyinthelastfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,largegroupsofforeignershavecomeandsettledintheUnitedStates.The

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isthatmanyAmericansspeakaforeignlanguageathome.TodayoneinsevenAmericansspeakalanguage

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English.Spanishistheleadingforeignlanguagespokenby17millionAmericans.Alltogether,31.8millionAmericansresultotherthanspeak329foreignlanguagesinthe

13.Thatmeansthereisanincreaseof34percentinforeignlanguageusagesince1980.Asianlanguagesareusedby14percentofforeignlanguagespeakers.That

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thenewwaveofimmigrantsfromAsiancountries

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India,Japan,KoreaandthePhilippines.However,fewerEuropeanlanguagesareheardinAmericanfamiliesthanbefore.reflectshouseholdssuchas

Part

Two：Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A:Attentionplease:TrainK45fromXi’anwillbeindirectly.Pleasegetreadytotakeoff.

B:Thanks,mayIknowwhichplatformwillthetrainbein?

A:No.4,beforeyouleave,mayItaketheberthtagbacknow?

B:Ofcourse.Hereyouare.

A:Thanks,hereisyourticket.Keepitwell.You’llhavetoshowitattheexit.

B：Iwill.Bytheway,couldyourecommendmeanyhotelaroundthestation?

A:Certainly.I’dloveto.ThereisonenamedHolidayInnjustoppositethestation.Itisafourstarhotelbutnotveryexpensive.

B:Thankyou.It’sverykindofyou.

A:Don’tmentionit.Iamwonderingifyoucangiveussomesuggestionaboutourserviceonthistrain.Here’sourvisitor’sbook.

B:Iamfullysatisfiedwithyourservice.Ireallyappreciateit.Itisquitegood.

A:Thanksalot.Hopeyouwillchooseourtrainnexttrip.Haveagoodtime.

B:Thanks.Bye-bye.參考譯文

Task1

Supposeyouareapassenger.Youhavejustgotofffromatrainintherailwaystation.Youdon’tknowwheretheexitis.Youareaskingoneoftherailwayworkersforhelp.Usefulexpressionsare:

Couldyoutellmehowtogetto…?

HowdoIfind…?

Pardonme,I’mlost,howdoIgettothe…?

Whichisthebestrouteto…?

Couldyoudirectmeto…?

WhichwaydoIgoto/getto…?

Takethispassageway.

goup/downthesteps

onyourright/left

turnright/left

Taketheelevator.It’sonthethirdfloor.

Followthispath.

Turnright/leftatthecorridor.

Sample2

A:Iprefertakingatraintotravel,forcomparedwithtakingoff,atrainisrelativelysafer,howaboutyou?

B:Iliketotakeanairplanebecausemytimeisalwaystight,andasyouknow,Icanhaveagoodrestintheplanefortheserviceandquietnessarebothveryidealtome.

A:Haveyouoncethoughtaboutthedangeroftakingaplane?

B:Yes,Ihave.Butitisreallyhardtoimaginehowdangerousitwillbe.

A:Howevertakingaplaneisveryexpensive.Doyougetsickwhenitistakingofforlanding?Ialwaysgetsickbytakingaplane.Therearemanyadvantagesoftakingatrain.First,thepriceismuchcheaper;second,Icanenjoymyselfbyappreciatingthelandscapealongtherailwayandgettingtoknowalotofnewpeople.

B:Howdoyoustartyourconversationwithastrangerinthetrain?

A:Therearemanyways,Icanaskmyneighbortoletmehavealookathisnewspaper,orwecancomplainthepoorserviceonthetraintogether,sometimesIcanaskhimtohelpmecarrymyluggageupanddown,thenwecanstartaconversation.

B:ButIthinkatraincouldbeanightmaretome,thenoisecouldmakemeverytired,andtheserviceIgetishorrible.Theyonlyprovidehotwater,nooneknowsifithasbeenboiledandifyouareunfortunate,yourluggagewouldbestolen.參考譯文

Task2

Thetrainisarrivingbutstoppedjustbeyondtherailwaystation.Supposeyouareapassengeronthetrain.Youareaskingthetrainattendantwhatthesituationis.

Task3

WorkingroupsorpairstotalkabouthowtorideMetrorail.Herearesomeusefulexpressions.

1.YouneedafarecardorpasstorideMetrorail.Farecardsandonedaypassescanbepurchasedatthestations.Passescanbeboughtatselectedlocationsaroundthearea.

2.Farecardscanbepurchasedpriortoboardinganytrain.Usethefaremapstocalculatetheamountofyourtrip.FarecardscanbepurchasedforcashorcreditcardatMetrostationfaremachines.

3.Apassorfarecardcannotbesharedwithanotherperson.

4.Followthesignstoyourplatform.Flashinglightsattheplatform’sedgeletyouknowatrainiscoming.

5.Thetrain’sdestinationisdisplayedoverthetrain’sfrontandsidewindows.Thelinecolorisdisplayedonthefrontandbackofthetrains.

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ.Askthestudentstotelltheiridealjobsthattheymaydointhefuture,andwhytheywanttodoso.Letthestudentslistoutsomeimportantfactorsthathavetobeconsideredwhenchoosingajob.

Ⅱ.Lookatthefollowingpictures.Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutthem:Whatcanyouseefromthepictures?Whatdothepicturesimply?

Text

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AvoidCareerConfusions

Asakid,youaspiredtobeadoctor,astronautorprincess.Butasyougetolder,theinnocent“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”reallystartstohithome.“I’m20yearsold,”youmaywanttosay.“HowamIsupposedtoknow?”

Whetheryou’rejustenteringcollegeorpreparingforgraduation,nowit’sthetimetostartthinkingaboutyourcareer.Whilenosinglearticlecantellyouhowtochooseyouroccupationaldestiny,DonaldAsheroutlinessomecommoncareerplanningmistakestoavoidinhisbookHowtoGetAnyJobwithAnyMajor.

Confusingwhatyou’regoodatwithwhatyouliketodo

Youdon’thavetospendyourlifesingingatweddingsjustbecauseyouhaveasilkyvoice.Nordoyouhavetobecomeachefbecauseyouhaveanuncannygiftwithspices.Tojump-startyourcareersearch,jotdowntwolists:onelistingwhatyou’regoodat,andoneofthingsyoulovetodo.

Thoughitmightrequiremoresoulsearching,thelistofwhatyouenjoyisthemostimportant.Why?Becauseifyouenjoydoingsomething,you’lldoitformorethanjustaregularpaycheck.You’lldoitmoreoften,you’llinvestintraining,you’lldoitwhenit’sdifficult－you’lldoituntilyou’regoodatit,andthensome!

Confusingavocationswithvocations

Soyou’vemadeyourlistsanddiscoveredyouloverunning,law,readingandbasketweaving.Nowyou’vescratchingyourhead,puzzlingoverhowtocombinealloftheseaspectsintoonejob.Don’tworry－youdon’thaveto.

Thatbelievingyourjobhastosatisfythewholeyouisacommonsourceofcareererror.Mindyou,thisdoesnotmeanyoucan’tloveyourjob－youcanjusthaveawholeheapofactivitiesandhobbies(avocations)ontopofit.

Forexample,youmaylovetodancebutyouknowyoucan’tearnenoughdancingasacareer.Dance,then,isagreatavocationforyou.Youcancontinuetodanceforfun,butseparatelyfromyourdayjob.

Confusingoneaspectofajobwiththewholejob

Whatyouliketododoesn’thavetobetheprimarythingyoudo.Oftenpeopleover-identifywiththethingtheyliketodo－believingtheymustbecomeitinsteadofdoingit.

Acommonexampleissomeonewholikestowrite.Insteadoflookingforopportunitiestodowriting,hethinkshehastobecomeawriter.Heonlypursueswriting－onlycareerslikenovelist,journalistorcopyrighter,wheninstead,hecouldhavelookedintobeingaminister,publicrelationsassistant,editororgovernmentlobbyist.

Afinalnote:thinkcreativelywhenconsideringwhichjobstopursueaftergraduation.Youroptionsaremorevariedthanyoumightthink.參考譯文

NewWords

aspire/?'spai?/

vi.渴望；立志；追求

innocent/'in?s?nt/adj.無辜的；無罪的；無知的

n.天真的人；笨蛋

occupational/??kju'pei??n?l

/adj.職業的；占領的

outline/'autlain/n.輪廓；大綱；概要；略圖

vt.概述，略述；描畫……輪廓

spice/spais/n.香料，調味品；趣味；少許

vt.加香料于……；使……增添趣味

jump-start/'d??mpst

:t/n.助動；啟動

vt.啟動；發動

paycheck/'pei't?ek/n.付薪水的支票，薪水

avocation/??v?u'kei??n/n.業余愛好

vocation/v?u'kei??n/n.職業，行業

scratch/skr?t?/n.擦傷；抓痕；刮擦聲；亂寫

adj.打草稿用的；湊合的；碰巧的

vt.抓；刮；挖出；亂涂

vi.抓；搔；發刮擦聲；勉強糊口；退出比賽

heap/hi:p/ n.堆；許多；累積

vt.堆；堆積

vi.堆起來

pursue/p?'sju:/ vt.繼續；從事；追趕；糾纏

vi.追趕；繼續進行

minister/'minist?/n.部長；大臣；牧師

vi.執行牧師職務；輔助或伺候某人

lobbyist/'l?biist/n.活動議案通過者；說客

Phrases&Expressions

awholeheapof 一堆

jotdown 草草記下

basketweaving 編籃子

pursueafter 追趕

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ．Discussthefollowingquestionsafterreadingthepassage.

1.Whatarethecommoncareerplanningmistakes?

－Confusingwhatyou’regoodatwithwhatyouliketodo.

－Confusingavocationswithvocations.

－Confusingoneaspectofajobwiththewholejob.

2.Whatkindofjobwillyouchoose,theoneyouaregoodatortheoneyouliketodo?

－Firstweshouldknowthereisdifferencebetweenthejobyouaregoodatandtheoneyouliketodo.

－Ifyouaregoodatajob,youcandoitverywell.Butyoumayhavenointerestinit,norcanyougetanypleasurefromit.Inonewordyoumaynotrealizewhatyouwantandcannotenjoyyourworkinglife.

－Atthesametime,youmayliketodoacertainjob,thoughyouarenotgoodatit.Butyoumayputallyourheartandsoulinit,foritisyourfavoriteoneanditisinspiringanddelightful.

3.Whatisthedifferencebetweenavocationsandvocations?

－Avocationsmeanthatyouareinterestedindoingsomethinginyoursparetimelikedancingorcookingetc.Theyarejustauxiliaryactivitiesapartfromyourjob.

－Vocationsrefertotheparticularoccupationsforwhichyouareparticularlytrainedandonwhichyouwilldependtomakealivingthroughoutyourlife.

Ⅱ.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

1.Whichoneisthebettertimeforyoutoconsideryourcareer?

.

A.Asakid B.Attheageof20

C.Incollege D.Aftergraduation

C.Incollege

2.Accordingtothepassage,thelistofwhatyouenjoyisthemostimportant.Why?

A.Becauseifyouenjoydoingsomething,you’lldoitforjustaregularpaycheck.

B.BecauseYou’lldoitmoreoften,you’llinvestintraining,you’lldoituntilyou’regoodatit,andthensome!

C.Becauseyouhavenootherchoices.

D.Becauseyoucangetmorefromwhatyouenjoy.

B.BecauseYou’lldoitmoreoften,you’llinvestintraining,you’lldoituntilyou’regoodatit,andthensome!

3.Whenyouregarddancingasoneavocation,you________.

A.cancontinuetodanceforfun,butseparatelyfromyourdayjob

B.shouldearnenoughmoneyfromit

C.havetoknowthatdancingisyourvocation

D.mustspendmostofyourtimeonit

A.cancontinuetodanceforfun,butseparatelyfromyourdayjob

4.Ifonelikestowrite,he___________.

A.hastobecomeawriter,journalistorcopyrighter

B.cannotbecomeaminister,publicrelationsassistant,editororgovernmentlobbyist

C.hastomakealivingbywriting

D.mayfindanyjobinwhichwritingcanbeapart

D.mayfindanyjobinwhichwritingcanbeapart5.Themainideaofthearticleisto__________.

A.tellushowtochooseouroccupationaldestiny

B.tellushowtoavoidsomecommonmistakesincareerplanning

C.helpusdifferwhatyou’regoodatfromwhatyouliketodo

D.letusknowtherelationbetweenavocationandvocationB.tellushowtoavoidsomecommonmistakesincareerplanning

Ⅲ.Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Thencheckyouranswersagainsttheoriginal.Afterthat,readthepassagealouduntilyoucansayitfrommemory.

Whateveryouwanttodointhefutureandwheneveryouthinkofyour

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planning,maybesomecareer

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arefacingyou.Youmightbeconfusingwhatyou’regoodatwithwhatyou

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todo,confusing

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withvocationsorcareerconfusionslikeavocationsconfusingone

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ofajobwiththewholejob.HerefromthebookHowtoGetAnyJobwithAnyMajorbyDonaldAsher,youwillgetsomeinformationandadviceon

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suchcareerconfusions.Thenyoucanmakeyourcareerplanningclearlyandsufficiently.aspectavoiding

VocabularyandStructure

Ⅰ.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

aspire innocentoutline

spiceavocation

scratchjotdownpursuelobbyist

1.Thedogis

atthedoor.

2.Doyou

toknowtheheights,anddepths,andlengths,andbreadths?

scratchingaspire

3.Everyonehasthefreedomto

theirdreams.

4.The

haspullwiththesenator.

5.The

oflifeistobefriend.

6.Hewrotedownthe

ofhislecture.

7.Letme

yourtelephonenumbersothatIcancallyoulater.

8.Learningforeignlanguagesisjustan

withme.

avocationpursuelobbyistspicejotdownoutline

Ⅱ.FindtherightdefinitioninColumnBthatmatchesthewordsandphrasesinColumnA.

ColumnA ColumnB

1.innocenta.chancestostart/improveyourcareer

2.pursueb.avocation,one’sparticularfavorite pastime

3.aspect c.tofollowwiththeaimofovertaking

4.careeropportunitiesd.aphase,view,particularpart

5.hobbye.freefromevilorsin

ColumnA ColumnB

6.

jotdown f.periodoftimeawayfromyourjob

7.careerbreakg.seriesoflevelsthatleadtobetterand betterjobs

8.vocationh.towritebrieflyorhurriedly;towrite ashortnoteof

9.careerplani.person’stradeorprofession

10.careerladderj.ideasyouhaveforyourfuturecareer

Ⅲ.Fillintheblankswiththewordsintheirproperformstocompletethepassage.

position careerimportant

discoverchoice

explainconsiderleaveknowledgeable honest

TheUnspokenRulesofCareerSuccess

Ihadbeentobusinessschool,butanythingIhadlearnttheredidn’tprovidewhatIneededinmyfirstworkingyear:Id

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thatthepersonbeingdiscoveredpromotedaboveothersinmyorganizationwasnotalwaysthemostk

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orthemosthardworkingone.Newrules-unspokenrules-seemedtoe

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thedifferencesbetween,say,anemployee’sperformancereviewandthewayhisorherc

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actuallydeveloped.IrealizedthatIneededtolearntheserulesfastorriskbeingl5behind.

knowledgeableexplaincareerleftHerearefiveofthemost

6:

Understandwhatyouare

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tobebyothers.

Askforandgive

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anddirectfeedback.

Obeytherulesuntilyouareina

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tochangethem.

Workinaccordancewith,notagainstthestyleofthepeopleyoudealwith.

Don’tbeavictimofyourcareer,takechargeandmakeyourown

10.consideredimportanthonestpositionchoices

Translation

Ⅰ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishwiththegivenwordsorexpressions.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1．有人已經把他的名字從名單上劃去了。(scratch)Somebodyhasscratchedhisnameoffthelist.

2．有新證據證明他無辜,因而他獲得赦免。(innocent)

3．對于足球運動員來說，受傷是職業本身帶來的危險。(occupational)

Hewasgrantedapardonafternewevidencehadprovedhisinnocence.Forfootballers,injuryisanoccupationalhazard.

4．你最好記下號碼，以后好打電話給他。(jotdown)

5．他屋里有一堆亂七八糟的衣服。(aheapof)

You’dbetterhavethetelephonenumberjotteddownsothatyoucancallhimlater.

Thereisadisorderlyheapofclothesinhisroom.

Ⅱ.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1.Tooursurprise,shewastryingherbesttomakeitclearthatshehadnoresponsibility.

2.Thepoorertheyare,themorechildrentheyhave.

讓我們吃驚的是，她在設法證明自己沒有責任。他們越窮，小孩越多。3.Thewagesoftheworkmenvarywiththeirskillsandexperience.

4.SolongasIsticktodoingwiderangeofreading,I’llsurelyimprovemyEnglish.

5.Thatbelievingyourjobhastosatisfythewholeyouisacommonsourceofcareererror.工人的工資視他們的技能和經驗而不同。只要我堅持廣泛閱讀，我的英語水平肯定會提高的。

想找到一份讓自己完全滿意的工作是職業規劃錯誤的根本原因。

TextB

WhenIwas14,Iwashiredforanafter-schooljobsellingsubscriptionstomyhometownpaper,theHoustonPost.Iwassenttosomeofthecity’sworstneighborhoodstosolicitdoor-to-door.EventhoughIwasoftenscramblingaroundafterdarkinbadareassearchingforgarageapartments,Iwasgratefulforthework.

TheNewspaperSolicitor

Itwasachallengebecausepeopledidn’tlikeastrangerknockingontheirdoor,especiallyakidtryingtogetthemtobuysomething.Onetime,amanslammedhisdoorinmyfaceandscreamed,“Idon’twantanypaper.”Iforcedmyselftoknockagaintotellhimhowgreatthepaperwas.Iendedupsellinghimasubscription.Iwassoonamongthetopsubscriptionsellersand,likeothersuccessfulsalesmen,wasgivenresponsibilityfortrainingnewcomers.

AroundthistimeIstartedplayingtheharmonicaandguitar.BeforelongIwasplayinginabandatchilicook-offsandotherevents.WhenIturned18,Ifocusedmyattentiononbecomingaprofessionalmusician.Ineverlostsightofthisdream.I’msuremyperseverancecamefromwhatIlearnedknockingonstrangers’doors.

Thatexperiencehelpedmeinmanyways.EarlyinmymusiccareerIwaslockedinalegaldisputewithaformermanager.Hepressuredmetobackoff,butIrefused.Havingallthosedoorsslammedinmyfaceasakidgavemethestrengthtostanduptothisintimidatingfigure.Exceptthistimetherewasonedifference:Iwastheonesayingno.AndIwon.參考譯文

subscription/s?b'skrip??n/n.捐獻；訂閱；訂金；簽署

garage/'ɡ?r

:?/n.車庫；汽車修理廠；飛機庫

vt.把……送入車庫

neighborhood/'neib?hud/ n.附近；街坊；接近

scramble/'skr?mbl/vt.攀登；使混雜，倉促湊成；擾亂

n.搶奪，爭奪；混亂；爬行，攀登

vi.爬行，攀登；不規則地生長；倉促行動

NewWordsnewcomer/'nju:'k?m?/ n.新來者

scream/skri:m/vi.尖叫；呼嘯；發出尖銳刺耳的聲音

vt.尖聲喊叫；大叫大嚷著要求

n.尖叫聲；尖銳刺耳的聲音；極其滑稽可笑的人

solicitor/s?'lisit?

/n.律師；法務官；募捐者；掮客

harmonica/h

:'m?nik?/ n.口琴，玻璃琴

perseverance/p?:si'vi?r(?)ns/ n.堅持不懈；不屈不撓

slam/sl?m/ vt.vi.砰地關上；猛力抨擊

n.猛擊；砰然聲

dispute/dis'pju:t/ vt.辯論；懷疑；阻止；抗拒

vi.爭論

n.辯論；爭吵

intimidate/in'timideit/

vt.恐嚇，威脅；脅迫

cook-off/'kuk?:f/ n.烹飪競賽

Phrases

&

Expressions

begratefulfor 感激

getsomebodytodosth. 讓某人做某事

endup 結束，告終

beforelong 不久，很快

longbefore 在……很久以前

lockin 關起來，禁閉

standupto 勇敢地抵抗

Proper

Names

Houston

Post

休斯頓郵報

TheHoustonPostwasanewspaper

thathaditsheadquartersinHouston,

Texas,UnitedStates.The

newspaperwasestablishedon

February19,1880,byGailBorden

Johnson.Thoughthatoriginal

publicationceasedinOctober1884,the

HoustonPostwasre-establishedwiththe

mergeroftheHoustonMorningChronicle

andtheHoustonEveningJournalonApril

5,1885.J.L.Watsonwasthebusiness

managerandRienziM.Johnstonwasthe

editor.

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.

(1)Whatdoessolicitormean?

Asolicitorreferstoapetitionerwhosolicitscontributionsortradeorvotesorotherthings.(2)What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthejob?

Hewasgratefulforthework.Theauthorcouldgetsomemoneyfromit,whichwasonesupportforhisfamily.Andhealsocouldearnedcourageandperseverancefromthepart-timejob.(3)Whydidtheauthorsayitisachallenge?