第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从下-优题课

Interviewing someone for a job is not as easy as it looks. First, as the interviewer, you’re tasked with finding the person who will not only do the job well but also fit in well with the other employees.
You have to make an evaluation of abstract qualities that can’t be found on a résumé. Because you have to repeat the process for every potential employee, you end up asking question after question, applicant after applicant.
Still, interviewers need to be told something: “What is your biggest weakness?” is not a good question. It just isn’t.
Now, job seekers have to understand that interviewers want to find some way to know what makes an applicant different from others. Asking questions that are seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see who can think creatively. Then what may be a proper way to respond to such a question?
Honesty, with a twist(新手法)
“‘What are your three strengths and three weaknesses?’ is a classic, but not too many people know how to answer this,” says Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, an online marketing company.
“As an interviewer, we want to hear strengths that describe initiative(主动性), motivation and dedication. The best way to respond is to include these qualities into specific ‘personal statements.’”
“Similarly, weaknesses should be positioned as a strength that can benefit the employer.”
“I like to hear applicants state an exaggerated strength, and put an interesting twist on it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong, that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’”
This answer leads with a strength that employers want —initiative —and still acknowledges that you’re not perfect.
Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you’re being honest.
Honesty, with progress
When you consider what your weaknesses are, think about how you have attempted to overcome them. No one is perfect, so pretending that you are a perfectionist will come across as insincere.
Debra Davenport, author of “Career Shuffle,” believes citing(引用) examples are the best approach.
“My preferred response for this question is to tell the truth without damaging the applicant’s image.” Davenport explains.
“A better response might be, ‘I’ve had some challenges with work-life balance in the past and I realize that a life out of balance isn’t good for me, my family or my employer. I’ve taken the time to learn better time and project management, and I’m also committed to my overall wellness.’”
The answer adds some dimension to the question, and proves you’ve thought beyond the answer. You’ve actually changed your behavior to address the situation, even if you haven’t completely overcome the weakness.
Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes
However you decide to answer, Debra Yergen, author of “Creating Job Security Resource Guide,” recommends job seekers imagine themselves sitting on the other side of the desk.
“If you were doing the hiring, what would you be looking for? What would be your motivation for asking certain questions? Who would you be trying to weed out? If you can empathize (共鸣) with the interviewer, you can better understand what they want and need, and then frame your qualifications to meet their needs for the position you seek.”
Once you consider what the goal of the question is and figure out what your honest answer is, you’ll be able to give the best possible answer to a tricky question.

Job Interviews
Tasks for a job interviewer	☆ Find the person both doing the job well and () ▲along well with other employees. ☆ () ▲abstract qualities of applicants by asking one question after another.
() ▲to interviewees for replying to a tricky question	☆ Understand that the interviewers want to () ▲between applicants and that asking a question seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see an applicant’s () ▲. ☆ Be () ▲and inventive when asked about your weaknesses, and respond properly. ☆ Never () ▲you are perfect, which may be believed to be insincere. ☆Try to show that you’ve changed a lot () ▲you haven’t completely get rid of your weaknesses. ☆ Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and have a better () ▲ of their needs for the job.
Conclusion	☆ With the goal of the question () ▲into account and the honest answer in your mind, you will be able to give the best possible answer.

It's easy to take your hearing for granted until it's too late.
With the wide 1 _(popular) of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music 2 running in the park or using public transport. And the volume is often so loud that people around 3 can hear the music as well.
However, doctors warn that such behavior can 4 _(potential) damage their hearing. "In noisy places, people tend 5 _(turn) the volume up to get the same clarity of sound. Unfortunately, that can damage the hearing 6 people being aware of it," said Feng Yongfeng, chief ENT physician at Beijing Tian'an Hospital.
After Spring Festival, the hospital witnessed 7 slight increase in the number of teenagers coming in with hearing problems, 8 Feng attributed to them wearing headphones at home for long periods during the holiday. Feng said both in-ear and overhead headphones can harm the ears and 9 (advise) against using them for long periods. He said if you do use headphones it is worth 10 (invest) in the highest quality you can afford.

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Everyone has their own way of learning a foreign language.
When I was ten years old, I _______(开始)to chat with foreigners. But I	________
was very shy. G________, I became more and more confident with their	________
help. The f______ year, I went to Yangzhou with two foreigners. I became	________
their g____. First, we came into the Shouxi River, which they wanted to	________
look around ______ boat. After that, they wanted to buy some souvenirs .	_______
The sellers couldn’t speak English, _____I tried my best to put	_______
_______ they said into English. Next, we went to a small zoo,	________
where we took some _______.This was an unforgettable	_______
_____(挑战). I hope I can catch many opportunities in the	________
in the future, then I can speak English, because I think practice makes ______.	________

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”
“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.
Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. “Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behaviour,” says family psychologist John Taylor. “Children,” he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness and a desire to feel safe. It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.”
When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.
“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”
So for the sake of the children, parents should be strict with them in a suitable way and get more knowledge to be good parents.
Title: 1

Kinds	◊ 2.______ bossy children with an inheritable trait; ◊ developed bossy children.
Behaviors	◊ having a strong need to make decisions; ◊ 3.______; ◊ leading rather than following; ◊ not 4.______ at home.
5.______	Children	Parents
◊ fear(the basic cause) ◊ 6.______ ◊ a desire to feel safe	◊ weakness, hesitation and disagreement with each other; ◊ less power over the children; ◊ 7.______ about parenting skills.
Influences	◊ having trouble dealing with others or keeping friends; ◊ feeling 8.______.
9. ______ for parents	◊ being strict with children in a suitable way; ◊ providing protection; ◊ learning to be 10.______.

In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India, the need for such protection was realized centuries ago. About 300 B.C, 1 Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully supervised（监管）. Some animals were fully protected. 2 the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber, burn wood for charcoal, 3 catch animals for their furs. Animals 4 became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.
The need for wildlife protection is 5 now than ever before. About a thousand species of animals are 6 danger of dying out, and the rate at which 7 are being destroyed has increased. 8 we took no measures to protect wildlife, some day our children would see no living creatures except man himself.