单选题 Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an (1) should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, (2) , most people make several job choices during their working lives, (3) because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve (4) position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should (5) enter into a broad flexible training program that will (6) them for a field of work rather than for a single (7) .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans (8) benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing (9) about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss (10) .Some drift from job to job. Others (11) to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for (12) real or imagined prestige. Too many high school students-or their parents for them-choose the professional field, (13) both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal (14) . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white collar" job is (15) good reason for choosing it as life's work. (16) , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the (17) of young people should give serious (18) to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants (19) life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security, others are willing to take (20) for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。上文的career有提示作用。occupation指“职业”,符合句意,故为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词义辨析与上下文的逻辑关系。上一句与该句之间存在一种转折关系。因此,选项A为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词的用法。后半句的partly起到提示作用,此处也应该是partly(部分地)。可见,选项C为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查代词的用法。指代most people应该用their
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文的逻辑关系。根据句意,因为不存在“完美的工作”,所以“年轻人需要参加广泛灵活的培训课程”。此处是因果关系。因此,选项B为正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。fit表示“使适合,使配合”,符合句意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。job指“工作”,放人句中与rather than前面的work呼应。故选项A为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查介词的用法。根据句首的unfortunately(不幸地)推断此处应该是“没有……的好处”,故without为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。根据句意,“年轻人对职业世界知之甚少”,little为最佳答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配。on a...basis表示“基于……基础之上”。可见,选项B为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查短语意思辨析。apply to意为“引用,适用”;appeal to意为“呼吁,要求”; stick to意为“坚持”;turn to意为“求助于”。此处选项C最符合句意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查代词的用法。指代occupation应该用its。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文的逻辑关系。上下文提到年轻人盲目择业,不顾其他实际问题。此处disregarding“不考虑”符合句意。因此,选项D为正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。根据句意,此处应为“单位提出的极高的个人要求”。故requirement.“要求”符合题意,为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文的逻辑关系。根据句意,对“因这些白领工作想象的或真实的名声而去选择工作”这一观点文章持否定态度。因此,no为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查上下文的逻辑关系。上句说“白领工作”未必就好,本句进一步说明“报酬也不一定总是很高”。两句是递进关系,故选择moreover。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇知识。根据句意,“大多数的年轻人”,此处应为majority。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查词汇的搭配知识。give consideration to表示“考虑”,选项C为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查介词的用法。根据句意,“一个人想从生活中得到他想要的东西……”,故此处应为out of。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析与上下文的逻辑关系。some…others…前后对应,故此处的词应与上句的security相对。因此,risk“风险,冒险”为正确答案。