Question

If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech "Information Age" demands people who are flexi??ble （灵活的） and who have good communication skills.

There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature （特点） of the kind of high??speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.

Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.

Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.

72. By saying that "you may have had the last laugh" in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have _______.

       A. shared the jokes with computer majors

       B. earned as much as computer majors

       C. found jobs more easily than computer majors

       D. stopped joking about computer majors

73. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates ______.

       A. are ready to change when situations change

       B. are better able to deal with difficulties

       C. are equally good at computer skills

       D. are likely to give others pressure

74. The underlined word "land" in the last paragraph probably means _______.

       A. keep for some time          B. successfully get

       C. immediately start             D. lose regretfully

75. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?

       A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs.

       B. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.

       C. Skills in expressing themselves.

       D. Part-time work experience.

Answer 1

72--   75CABC  

解析:

72. 细节理解题。从文章第一自然段中的“There’re many advantages who have good communication skills”，可知社会科学在交流方面比起其他科学在求职上有许多优势，C为正确答案。

73.  细节理解题。文章第二自然段中的“Studies show that...for change...”，说明社会科学的学生善于应变，A为正确选项。

74.  联系上下文，把“land”一词放到所在句子中，可知其为“得到”的意思，因此B为正确选项。

75.  细节理解题。从文章第三自然段中的“The study also showed...was communication skills...”，可知社会科学学生在表达方面的能力比其他学生要更胜一筹，C为正确答案。