要问学生创业时所面对的难题,很多人都会提到缺乏经验、资金以及办公场所。而如今有了可以提供租金补贴、经济支持和创业培训的“创业孵化器”(start-up business incubator),这些问题统统迎刃而解了。很多孵化器是由国家及地方人力资源和社会保障部门(social security bureaus)创建的。青岛大学生创业孵化中心就是其中之一,它由青岛市人力资源和社会保障局建立,这样一来创业学生便可以取得当地政府的帮助了。
Part 1
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Write the correct LETTER (填写单词的字母序号) for each blank. You may NOT use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The message that society's top performers are not the most skilled and shouldn't be emulated appears to be counter-intuitive. Yet this report says that those who appear to have achieved the most in their particular field of expertise, are often the beneficiaries of luck, an
(1), random force.
The authors of this study point to the example of Bill Gates, the co-founder of the computing giant Microsoft, and one of the world's richest men. They say that
(2) he is undoubtedly talented, he achieved his initial success because his affluent family was able to send him to a school where programming was on the curriculum - at a time when most Americans didn't have
(3)to computers. Family connections also helped, according to Professor Chengwei Liu from Warwick University Business School.
That kind of luck is often at work in the lives of the most
(4) , argues Mr. Liu, which means their achievements aren't completely attributable to their own skill.
(5) , he advocates looking at those whom he calls “the second best”. They aren't
(6)on lucky chances, so their performances offer an opportunity to measure real success. The study also argues that there are dangers if colleagues try to emulate the achievements of those who've been
(7) fortunate. This could explain the global Banking crisis says Professor Liu, who also believes that studying the lives of people such as Bill Gates for tips on reaching the top is
(8) . Of course, some academics argue that individuals can in
(9) create their own, lucky circumstances, through using personal contacts, and pursuing all available opportunities. This research though, says that, because those with the
(10) salaries haven't completely earned them through skill, they should be taxed more heavily - which would be very bad luck.
A. instead B.although C. overly D. access E.fruitless F. external
G.success H. fact I. also J.successful K.however L.highest M. internal
N. over O. relying
Part 2
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.
参考答案:
part1. 1-5: FBDJA 6-10: OCEHL
part2.
What entrepreneurial students mention the most when talking about challenges is their lack of experience, funding and a business location. But there is a solution for these problems: a start-up business incubator that offers rent subsidies, financial support and start-up training. Many incubators are established by national and local human resources and social security bureaus. Qingdao Business Incubator Center for University Students is one of them. It was created by the human resources and social security bureau of Qingdao, so students who set up a business there can get help from the local government.

