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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___1.____.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___2.___. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place. __3.__.

_4.__. If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差). When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. __5.___ And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A.This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

B.People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

C.it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

D.Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

E.But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.

F.He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

G.It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

1.B

2.D

3.F

4.A

5.E

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述选择适当的工作是我们人生中所做的最重要的决定也是最难的决定。寻找工作的方法也很多种,重要的是知道抓住机会。遵循常规的做法有助于找到工作,但有时打破常规同样有助于你找到美差。

1. There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all.有人通过当地报纸上的广告来找工作,也有人向各地写信,这些都是找工作的方法,可知该空应是表述找工作的方法有很多种,故选B

2. used to spend a lot of his free time….他过去常常花费很多时间….可知这是举了一个例子,故该空应是表述以想要成为士兵的年轻男人为例,故选D

3. stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place.少年想都没想,主动要求代替他的位置,可知该空是讲该少年登船之后会如何的,应是他余生都乘着他爱的船愉快地航行,故选F

4. the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance如果这个少年回家考虑一周,他也许就错过他的机会了,可知该空仍是在讲这个故事,应是这个故事阐述了抓住机遇的重要性,故选A

5.5】E分析推理题。根据前文When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying.当你面试或填申请表的时候,你应当说一些你申请的公司的好话,该空也应承接前文,描述面试或者填申请的事,应是也有人通过告诉面试官公司的错误而获得美差,故选E

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The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”

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A. to study

B. to work

C. to see his relative

D. to spend his holiday

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A. he hated him

B. he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him

C. he wanted to get pleasure

D. he liked to show off himself

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C. he was afraid to be fired

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A. He stole something from the house.

B. He gave a smile to the young man.

C. He had a fight with him.

D. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.

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