单选题
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training Ideally, therefore, the choice of an (21) should be made even before the 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 (24) position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should (25) enter into a broad flexible training program that will (26) them for a field of work rather than for a single (27) Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans (28) benefit of help from a (29) vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing (30) about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a Mt-or-miss (31) . Some drift from job to job. Others (32) to work in which they are unhappy and (33) which they are not fitted. One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige. Too many high-school students—or their parents for them—choose the professional field, (34) both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal (35) . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "white-collar" job is (36) good reason for choosing it as life's work. (37) , these occupations are not always well paid. (38) a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the (39) of young people should give serious (40) to these fields.
单选题
A. identification B. entertainment C. accommodation D. occupation
单选题
A. since B. therefore C. furthermore D. forever
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查上下文逻辑衔接。上一句说“一份完美的工作”并不存在,从one,broad,flexible这几个很好的提示词可知本句的意思是:所以年轻人就应该开始接受一种广泛而灵活的训练计划。所以选项 [B]正确。since可以用作副词、介词、连词:作副词用时,意思是:“从那时以来”,如:“I saw him on Wednesday,but I haven't spoken to him since”(我星期三见过他,但从那以后我就没有跟他说过话)。作介词时,意思是:“从…以来”;作连词时,意思是:1)“自从…以来”,2)“因为”。furthermore意思是:“此外,再者”。forever的意思是“永远”。
单选题
A. make B. fit C. take D. leave
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查固定搭配。fit…for的意思为“使…合适,使…配合”,如:“fit the shelves for large books.”(使书架能放大部头的书)。 make sb for sth和leave sb for sth都不存在这样的搭配。take sb for sth意思是“把某人当作”。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查上下文语义逻辑衔接。little在这里意思是“很少,比总数少很多的某物”,用来表示不可数概念,如:I know little of their history.(他们的历史我知道的很少)。本题所在这句话的意思是:因为对职业界或者他们自身对职业这件事知之甚少,所以在选择自己的毕生事业时非常随意。所以,本小题正确选项应当为[A]few,也指“少量的”,但是用来表示可数概念,而这里是一个抽象的不可数的概念。much和a lot 都是表示“多”的概念,这与上下文语义逻辑不符合。
单选题
A. chance B. basis C. purpose D. opportunity
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词组的用法。on a…basis/on the basis of意思是“在…的基础上,根据…,依…原则”,因而本题的正确选项为[D]。 chance意思是“机会”,一般不和on连用;purpose意思是“目的”; opportunity意思是“时机,机会”。
单选题
A. apply B. appeal C. stick D. turn
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词短语辨析。本句和上一句的意思是:有些人工作换来换去;而另一些人则始终坚守着他们干得并不快乐而且也不适应的工作。stick to sth的意思是“坚持,坚守,不放弃”,根据句意,显然选项[C]是正确的答案。apply to sth的意思是“适用于”,如:The questions in the second half of the form apply only to married men.(表格下半部分的问题只适用于已婚男士)。apply后接反身代词作宾语,与to连用构成短语apply oneself to sth时,意思是“致力于,专心于”, appeal to意思是“呼吁,恳求”,turn to意思是“求助于”,它们在意义上都讲不通。
单选题
A. with B. for C. to D. in
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词短语固定搭配。本句中定语从句的先行词“work”在从句中作介词宾语,而此介词要与fit搭配,只有for合适, fit sb for sth的意思是“使某人或自己适应或胜任…”,如:Military training fits men for long marches.(军事训练能使人适应长途行军)。因而本小题的正确选项为[B]。
单选题
A. concerning B. following C. considering D. disregarding
单选题
A. preferences B. requirements C. tendencies D. ambitions
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。参见上题解析,本选项所在的短语意思是:极高的教育和自身素质的要求。选项中requirement意思是“要求”,如:Candidates who fail to meet these requirements will not be admitted to the University.(不符合这些要求的应考生不能上这所大学)。而preference意思是“偏爱,较喜欢的东西”,如:I don't know your preferences,so please help yourself.(=choose the things you prefer)(我不知道你喜欢吃什么,请你自便吧)。这个选项干扰较大,但我们同时考虑到它的两个定语educational和personal便很容易排除了。Tendency意思是“倾向,趋势”,ambition意思是“野心,雄心,抱负”,都与上下文意思不符。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查语义逻辑衔接。本句意思是:因为大部分的工作都在机械和手工行业,所以大多数年轻人应该仔细考虑一下这些领域。两个分句之间显然是因果关系,所以选B。for引导原因状语从句时,一般不位于句首;though意思是“尽管”,as if 意思是“好像,似乎”,都不合题意。
单选题
A. majority B. mass C. minority D. multitude
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。本句意思参见上一题,majority的意思是“多数”,强调在一个整体中占比重较大的量,是一个相对概念,在这句中所要表达的是“所以年轻人中的多数”,所以符合题意。mass意思是“主体部分”,一般不用于指人;minority意思是“少数”,在本句中意思不通;multitude意思是“多数”,但是只是单纯的强调量“很多,很大”,是一个绝对概念,如:There is are multitude of reasons against it.(有大量反对它的理由)。
单选题
A. proposal B. suggestion C. consideration D. appraisal
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词短语固定搭配。give consideration to sth意思是“考虑某事”,选项[C]符合题意。proposal和suggestion的对象是人而不是物,即give proposal/suggestion to sb,意思是“给某人提建议”; appraisal意思是“评价,评估”,虽然在结构上没有错误,但是语义不通。