广东学位英语阅读理解(二)

Passage B

Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in

the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed

doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. (80) Our school leavers face so much

competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long

at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them.

The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their

expectation.

Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own

abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational

guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope （摸索） in the dark and their chief

concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether

they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them. Having a job is

more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for

leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in

life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.

In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest.

Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only

discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an

emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人) and a bitter person.

1. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they

A. have ruined their talents   B. have taken on an unsuitable job

C. think of nothing but their salary   D. are not aware of their own potential

【答案】 B。 第一段的主题句很清楚地告诉我们。 有些年轻人是很偶然才找到工作的，

因此他们在工作中很少或基本不能够获得满足感。 由此可知， 他们不太可能成功的原因是他

们没有找到合适的工作。

2. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____.

A. much competition has to be faced

B. many employees have no working experience

C. the young people only care about how much they can earn

D. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance

【答案】 D。 第二段中“The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a

proper vocational guidance in our educational institution.” 告诉我们， 大学毕业之所以在找工作

时有很多误区， 原因主要在于学校未能够提供就业方面的指导和培训。

3. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?

A. Your job must suit your interest.

B. Your job must set a pattern of life.

C. Your job must offer you a high salary.

D. Your job must not ruin your talents.

【答案】 A。 第三段的首句“In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work

which will suit your interest” 中的“first” 与题干中的“the most important” 相吻合