单选题 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. 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.

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] 逻辑推理题。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。

单选题 The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies 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] 细节题。第二段提到：The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution．可见，大学生之所以在找工作时有很多误区，原因主要在于学校未能提供就业方面的培训和指导。

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 talent.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第三段的首句说：In choosing a career you should first consider thetype of work which will suit your interest．其中的first与题干中的the most important为同义改写。

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。本文讲的是如何选择一份好工作，故应选D。

单选题 The word "pathetic" in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.
A. splendid B. miserable C. disgusted D. touching

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 词汇题。根据Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest，我们可以判断pathetic应该表示贬义，因此答案就只能从B和C中选择；其次，根据后面的两个动词discourage和ruin，我们就可以确定答案为B。pathetic此处意为“糟糕的，差劲的”。