单选题 Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get." Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things. You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served. Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services. This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you and your "wares" and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner. When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job, make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgement. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.
单选题 What do the elders mean when they say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get" ?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题中，A项“你肯定会得到你想要的东西”之意与文章第2段的意思不符；在文中没有提到C项的“你应该不满足于你所拥有的东西”之意；D项不正确，“为你自己确定一个目标很有必要”之意是本文作者提倡的观点，不是年长者说这句话的意思。从文章第1段的内容可知，出言谨慎的年长者过去常说：在这个世界上，重要的不是你想要什么，而是你能得到什么；从第2段的内容可知，心理学教育人们，如果你知道你想要什么，并且你想要的东西又合乎情理，那么你肯定会得到它。据此可知，年长者们说这句话的意思应该是：要面对现实，不要想那些不合乎情理的东西。B项中说“梦想没有用”与文章的意思相符，因此B项为正确答案。
单选题 A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题中，B项“如何获得一份好工作的暗示”不是作者使用该例子的目的。本文作者提倡的是“要现实，不要想那些不合乎情理的东西”。C项“描述工作的方针”不是作者使用该例子的目的，文中没有描述过工作。D项“评估工作的原则”之意不是作者使用该例子的目的，文中并没有评估过工作。从文章第3段的内容可知，如果我们想请朋友吃饭，我们就要定菜谱，列购物清单，并决定先做哪道菜；对于要招待的任何一种饭局来说，这样的计划都是必要的；从第4段的内容可知，同样，如果你想找到一份工作，你就应该取一张纸，写下你的自我简介。据此可知，作者列举请朋友吃饭前所制订的计划这个例子，是为了说明找工作时应该怎样制订计划这个问题。A项的“如何写求职申请的例证”与文章的意思相符，因此A项为正确答案。
单选题 According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：本题中，A项“那是取悦雇主的第一步”和B项“那是雇主的要求"两项之意明显与文章的意思不符；C项的“自我简介能够使他知道何时推销自己的服务”之意不对，文中是说“你才能明智地计划到哪儿去求职”，不是说何时去求职。从文章第4段的内容可知：同样，如果你想找到一份工作，你就应该取一张纸，写下你的自我简介；为寻找工作制订计划时，应该以自己的实际情况为出发点，因为，只有当你确切地知道你可以提供什么时，你才能明智地计划到哪儿去求职。据此可知，找工作前之所以要写自我简介，是因为自我简介可以让你清楚地了解你自己。D项的“自我简介促使他清楚地了解他自己”与文中的“when you know exactly what you have to offer，you can intelligently plan where to sell your services(只有当你确切地知道你可以提供什么时，你才能明智地计划到哪儿去求职)”的意思相符，因此D项为正确答案。
单选题 When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something_____.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题中，B、C、D三项都与文意不符。从文章最后一段的内容可知，精心制订好了你的才干和愿望计划后，你就有了具体的东西可推销了；这样，你就可以寻找工作了。据此可知，制订好了自己的才干和愿望计划后，你就可以向可能的雇主提供确切的东西了。A项的“确切的东西可以提供”与文中的“you have something tangible to sell(有了具体的东西可推销了)”的意思相符，因此A项为正确答案。