单选题 Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an (21) should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school.
Actually, (22) , most people make several job choices during their working lives, (23) because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should (24) enter into a broad flexible training program that will fit them for a (25) of work rather than for a single job.
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans (26) benefits of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing (27) about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss (28) . Some drift from job to job. Others (29) to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or (30) prestige. Too many high school students or their parents for them choose the professional field, (31) both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal (32) The prestige that people tend to (33) to a profession or a white-collar job is no good reason for choosing it as life's work.
(34) , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large (35) of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the majority of young people should give serious (36) to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants (37) life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual (38) . Some want security; others are willing to take (39) for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its (40) .

单选题 A. identification B. entertainment C. accommodation D. occupation

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题考查名词辨析。identification“识别，鉴定”；entertainment“款待，娱乐”；accommodation“住处，膳宿”；occupation“职业”。根据第一段第一句话“Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training.”可知文章要讨论有关“职业”的话题，四个选项中只有D项与主题相符，故为正确选项。

单选题 A. however B. therefore C. though D. thereby

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题考查连词辨析。结合上下文来看，第一段的最后一句说最理想的状态是“在高中选课前就应选择好职业”，而空格后的句意是“实际上大多数人在职业生涯中要换几次工作”，很明显该句和上一句之间是转折关系，因此正确答案为A“however”。

单选题 A. entirely B. mainly C. partly D. his

单选题 A. since B. therefore C. furthermore D. forever

单选题 A. place B. chance C. field D. opening

单选题 A. to B. for C. without D. with

单选题 A. little B. few C. much D. a lot

单选题 A. chance B. basis C. purpose D. opportunity

单选题 A. apply B. appeal C. stick D. turn

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题考查动词辨析。apply“申请，应用”；appeal“求助；吸引”；stick“固守，坚持”；turn“转动”。由前一句的some和此句的others可知这两句话是对应的关系，由此可知这两句的谓语动词也应是对应的。drift“漂泊，游荡”对应的词应该是stick“固守，坚持”。故正确答案为C“stick”。

单选题 A. imagined B. substantial C. acquired D. demanded

单选题 A. concerning B. following C. considering D. disregarding

单选题 A. preferences B. requirements C. tendencies D. ambitions

单选题 A. contribute B. attach C. attribute D. allot

单选题 A. Therefore B. However C. Nevertheless D. Moreover

单选题 A. proportion B. part C. quantity D. batch

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题考查名词辨析。proportion“部分”，作量词时一般修饰可数名词；part“部分”，后面一般跟不可数名词；quantity“数量”，后面常接不可数名词；batch“(一)批”，一般作货物的量词。根据句中of后面的可数名词jobs可知，正确答案为A“proportion”。