单选题
There are a great many careers in which the increasing
emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in
production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing
demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who
perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a
demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of
making general judgments. We can call these people "generalists". And they are
particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to
see that other people do their work, where they have to plan for other people,
to organize other people's work, to begin it and judge it. The
specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is
a "trained" man; and his educational background is properly technical or
professional. The generalists and especially the administrators deal with
people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction
giving. He is an "educated" man; and the humanities are his strongest
foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And
very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field.
Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need
them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training
period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career
accordingly. Your first job may turn out to be the right job
for you but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs
constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At
the same time, you must not look upon the first job as the final job. It is
primarily a training job, a chance to understand yourself and your fitness for
being an employee.
单选题
There is an increasing demand for ______.
A. all round people in their own fields
B. generalists who are capable of making general judgments
C. people whose educational background is either technical or
professional
D. specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to
others
B. a man who has been trained in more than one field
C. a man who can see the forest rather than the trees
D. a man whose concern is mainly with technique and tools
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】细节题。答案信息对应于第二段第一句中的后一分句：his concern is with technique and tools (他关注的是技术和工具)，与[D]一致。
单选题
The administrator is______.
A. a "trained" man who is more a specialist than a generalist
B. a man who sees the trees as well as the forest
C. a man who is very strong in the humanities
D. a man who is an "educated" specialist
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】细节题。文章第二段对比了这两种人才的不同之处，在谈到管理人才时，该段第四句后一分句说：and the humanities are his strongest foundation(人文学科是其最强大的基础)，与[C]的意思一致。
单选题
During your training period, it is important ______.
A. to try to be a generalist
B. to choose a profitable job
C. to find an organization which fits you
D. to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a
generalist
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】细节题。答案信息对应于第二段最后一句：It is your task to find out，during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly(在培训期间，你的任务就是找出自己适合这两种工作中的哪一种，并且做出相应的职业规划)，它与[D]的意思一致。
单选题
A man's first job ______.
A. is never the right job for him
B. should not be regarded as his final job
C. should not be changed or people will become suspicious of his ability to
hold any job
D. is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final job