单选题
There is no denying the fact that many young people
finally get the jobs 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. 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
quite 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 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. Noting 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 and a bitter person.
单选题
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
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。第二段中“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. ”可知：有些人事业不成功的原因是选择了不合适的工作。故答案为B。
单选题
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
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。第一段中“the reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been proper vocational guidance in our educational institution.”造成这种状况的原因是：“我们的教育机构没有给学生们进行适当的职业指导”。故答案为D。
单选题
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.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。第二段中“In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest.”可知：选择职业的时候首先要考虑的是这个工作你是否有兴趣。故答案为A。
单选题
The best title for this passage would be ______.
A. What Can a Good Job Offer
B. Earning a Living
C. Correct Attitude on Job-hunting
D. How to Choose a Job
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。文章的第一段谈到“Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident”；第二段谈到：“Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest”，因此文章的标题应当是：“如何选择工作”。故答案为D。
单选题
The word "pathetic" in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.