
一、七选五
Mind Your"Q's”
Both IQ and EQ are considered important to our career success. 36 Enter adaptability quotient(AQ),a subjective set of qualities loosely defined as the ability to thrive(提高) in an environment of fast and frequent change.
Every profession will require adaptability and flexibility.Say you are an accountant.Your IQ gets you through the examinations to become qualified.Your EQ helps your connect with an interviewer,land a job,and develop relationships with clients and colleagues. 37
All three quotients are somewhat complementary,since they all help you solve problems and therefore adapt.An ideal candidate possesses all three,but not everyone does. 38 While there is no definite method of measuring adaptability like an IQ test,companies are changing their recruitment(招聘)processes to help identify people who may be high in it.
Natalie Fratto,a vice-president at Goldman Sachs,suggests three ways AQ might show in potential candidates:if they can picture possible versions of the future by asking"what if questions;
if they can unlearn information to challenge presumptions;and if they enjoy exploration or seeking out new experiences.
39 First,limit distractions and learn to focus so that you can determine what adaptations to make.Second,ask uncomfortable questions to develop courage and normalize fear. Third,be curious about things that fascinate you by having more conversations rather than Googling the answer,something that reduces your ability to solve difficult challenges.
Over the next three years,120 million people in the world's largest economies may need to be reskilled because of automation,according to a 2019 IBM study.
40 The ability to learn, change,grow,experiment will become far more important than subject expertise.
A. AQ is now increasingly being sought at the hiring level.
B. One good thing about AQ is that experts say you can work to develop it.
C. We may not all be comfortable with the pace of change-but we can prepare.
D. This is because an algorithm(算法)can do these tasks faster and more accurately than a human.
E. But today,as technology redefines how we work,the skills we need to thrive in the job market
are developing too.
F. Having IQ but no EQ would leave you struggling to embrace new ways of working using your
existing skills.
G. Then,when systems change or aspects of work are automated,you will need AQ to accommodate this innovation and adapt to new ways of performing your role.
二、完形填空
The networked computer is an amazing device. It is the first media machine that serves as the mode of production (you can make stuff), means of distribution (you can upload stuff to the network), site of ____41____ (you can download stuff and interact with it), and place of praise and criticism (you can comment on the stuff you have downloaded or uploaded). ____42____, the computer is the 21st century’s culture machine.
But for all the reasons there are to ____43____ the computer, we must also act with caution. This is because the networked computer has started a secret war between downloading and uploading—between passive consumption and active ____44____ —whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.
All animals download, but only a few upload anything besides faces and their own bodies. Humans are ____45____ in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous(过剩的) material goods (paintings, sculpture and architecture) and superfluous experiences (music, literature, religion and philosophy). ____46____, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills, but ____47____ to move beyond downloading is to rob oneself of a defining ingredient of humanity.
Despite the possibilities of our new culture machines, most people are still ____48____ download mode, brought about by television watching. Even after the ____49____ of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining satisfied to just ____50____.
The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to ____51____ the flow caused by TV viewing, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading. The computer offers the opportunity to bring about a complete ____52____ from the culture of television and a shift from a consumption model to a production model. This is a historic opportunity. Fifty years of television dominance has given birth to an unhealthy culture. The ____53____ is now in our collective grasp. It involves controlling our intake, or downloading, and ____54____ our levels of activity—uploading.
Of course people will still download. Nobody uploads more than a tiny percentage of the culture they consume. But using the networked computer as a download-only device, or even a download-mainly device, is a ____55____ opportunity that history affords us. Therefore, the goal must be to establish a balance between consumption and production.
41. A. celebration B. conversations C. reception D. ceremonies
42. A. Without doubt B. In return C. In particular D. By contrast
43. A. liberate B. celebrate C. concern D. reject
44. A. request B. support C. defense D. creation
45. A. unique B. familiar C. efficient D. loyal
46. A. In addition B. In fact C. For instance D. By the way
47. A. striving B. comparing C. failing D. attempting
48. A. optimistic about B. unfamiliar with C. stuck in D. ashamed of
49. A. transformation B. emergence C. encounter D. maintenance
50. A. consume B. neglect C. combine D. innovate
51. A. enhance B. quicken C. reverse D. extend
52. A. outcome B. exposure C. break D. evolution
53. A. puzzle B. cure C. regret D. favor
54. A. analysing B. maintaining C. featuring D. increasing
55. A. wasted B. treasured C. multiplied D. revised
三、语法填空
My name is Mary, 33, and I am from Brooklyn, New York. I (41) __________(raise) in a small town in Utah and wasn’t exposed (42) _______ a wide variety of people. When I moved to New York City and worked as an events planner, I was (43) ____________ (complete) swallowed up by urban life. But I knew something was missing, especially when I talked to a friend who taught at a public school in inner-city Chicago.
Her face lit up when she told me about her job, and I realized that I wanted what she had. Because I had no experience (44) _________ (plan) events for non-profit organizations, I looked for various volunteer (45) _____________ (opportunity) online and went for an interview at the World Organization of non-governmental Organizations (NGO). It helps NGOs share ideas (46) _______ (advance) global well-being. As a result. I ended up working there with (47) ___ _wonderful sense of pride and fulfillment. I quickly signed on for another project, and soon, my volunteer work seemed more important than my daily job. The following year, I (48) _________ (obtain) a position at an international NGO, the Touch Foundation, which focuses on global public health. I had to accept a $ 10,000 pay cut. (49) _______ it was well worth it. Now I feel fully (50) _____________ (satisfy) with my new career.
答案
七选五 EGABC
完形填空 41-55 CABDA BCCBA CCBDA
语法填空
41, was raised 42, to 43, completely 44, planning 45, opportunities 46, to advance 47, a 48, obtained 49, but
50, satisfied
