Question

What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.

A. learning better at school shows power in your job

B. the better you are at school subjects, the more helpful they are in your career.

C. learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs.

D. we should think about how to find our career

2. From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he will _____.

A. have no hope in his future work

B. be hopeful to find a suitable job

C. regret not having worked harder at school

D. have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work

3.All the subjects may have direct value for job hunting except _________.

A. mathematics B. English

C. history D. technical drawing

4.The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “_________”.

A. heavy- handed B. the best

C. important D. skilled

5.The passage mainly discusses ___________.

A. The relationship between school performance and career

B. how to get a job

C. How to show strengths in your work

D. working experience and knowledge at school

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題解析：作者認(rèn)為，當(dāng)找工作的時(shí)候，我們在學(xué)校里學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容都有幫助。對某一方面的專長能直接地應(yīng)用在某一項(xiàng)工作上，若是沒有專長但有全面發(fā)展的話，也能在很多方面間接體現(xiàn)價(jià)值。即是是歷史知識，也能幫助人了解事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)，在很多工作中都會(huì)有用處。通過實(shí)習(xí)能很好地提升學(xué)習(xí)的理論知識。而直面自己的弱點(diǎn)也是培養(yǎng)新技能的開始。

1. 考查主旨大意題。第一段中主要講學(xué)校里學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容對工作的幫助，選項(xiàng)B即是主旨句“You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work.”的變型,意為：在學(xué)校里你在某些科目上可能更好，這些可能表現(xiàn)出你在工作中可以利用的優(yōu)勢。故選B.

2. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段中作者談到直面自己的弱點(diǎn)，并且最后一句“You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.”表達(dá)了作者對弱點(diǎn)的看法是一個(gè)新的機(jī)會(huì)，故選D。

3. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在第一段中作者列舉了幾種有直接應(yīng)用價(jià)值的課程，而倒數(shù)第二句“ A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs”意為：大多數(shù)工作并不需要?dú)v史的知識，表明歷史沒有直接的價(jià)值，故選C。

4. 考查詞義辨析題。A笨拙的，B最好的，C重要的，D熟練的。最后一段討論直面弱項(xiàng)，并且根據(jù)后一句“ perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. ”說明每個(gè)人（即使某一方面的專家）也會(huì)有弱項(xiàng)。所以推斷前一句的意思是：當(dāng)你使用工具的時(shí)候可能很笨拙。故選A

5. 考查主旨大意題。全文主要篇幅是在論述學(xué)校里各科目的學(xué)習(xí)表現(xiàn)對于職業(yè)的影響，以及對學(xué)校教學(xué)與實(shí)習(xí)，還有直面弱點(diǎn)的討論。故不是在說如何找工作，如何在工作中展示能力（選項(xiàng)B、C），更與工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)無關(guān)（選項(xiàng)D），故選A。

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