Question

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应的题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

When is it time to start thinking about a new job？Is it acceptable to switch jobs to work with a close friend？Can you leave an employer after the two-week training period is up？Should you stick with the same employer for over a year, even though you aren’t learning anything new?

As with so many things in life, these are questions only you can answer. However, there are several considerations to take before you terminate your employment.

The hiring process is costly and time-intensive, and your employer has decided that you are worth the effort. This is a big responsibility and privilege. While it doesn’t mean that you have to remain at a job for the rest of your life, you should be fair enough to give the employer at least a few months of your time. Get through the training, settle into a routine, and then decide. If you still don’t like it or something better comes up, you’ll at least know you tried.

Perhaps your best friend just started at the counter of the local gym, and it sounds like fun. Maybe you found an opening for a job you’ve been wanting for years. It could just be that you’re bored and looking for something new. No matter what it is, however, make sure you take the time to weigh the pros and cons. Working with a friend might be fun for a while—until you both want the same Saturday off to go to the lake. The job of your dreams might pay less or offer fewer hours. If you’re bored, there’s a chance that another job might provide a temporary solution but not give you whatever it is you are seeking.

You’re young, and the possibilities for your future are endless. While the teen job you have now isn’t necessarily going to map out your entire life, there’s nothing wrong with making decisions that will provide you with more opportunities later on in life. If you want to be a doctor, working at the hospital gift shop might be a better choice than flipping burgers. If you want to be a chef, the reverse is true. If your current job isn’t necessarily aligned with your future, you might want to consider switching jobs.

No matter what you decide, remember that the longer you are at a job, the better it looks on your resume. An employer who sees that you switch jobs every few months might not prefer you over a candidate who was with his or her former employer for a year. For working teens, dedication and commitment always look good.

【1】_________

【2】_________

【3】_________

【4】_________

【5】_________

【6】_________

【7】_________

【8】_________

【9】_________

【10】_________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】hiring/employing/training

【2】final

【3】Weigh/Consider

【4】bores/upsets/ discourages/disappoints/fails

【5】dream/ideal

【6】long/permanent/lasting

【7】future

【8】consideration/account

【9】prefer/favor

【10】dedicated/devoted

【解析】

本文是说明文, 作者关于青少年换工作提出了一些建议。

【1】考查同义转换的能力。 根据第三段中“The hiring process is costly and time-intensive”可知,在招聘过程中雇主花了时间和金钱。“in the process of hiring”是句中“the hiring process”同义的转换，意思为“招聘的过程”。故填hiring/employing/training。

【2】考查提取信息的能力。第三段中提到“you should be fair enough to give the employer at least a few months of your time. Get through the training, settle into a routine, and then decide. If you still don’t like it or something better comes up, you’ll at least know you tried”，作者建议在你作最后决定前，最好这份工作做一段时间，经过培训，习惯了常规之后再决定。这样至少你尝试过。 故填final。

【3】考查同义转换的能力。第四段中提到“No matter what it is, however, make sure you take the time to weigh the pros and cons”，作者建议不管是什么，一定要权衡利弊。“weigh the pros and cons”和“weigh the advantages and disadvantages”语义相同。故填Weigh/Consider。

【4】考查同义转换的能力。根据第四段中“It could just be that you’re bored and looking for something new”可知，你想换工作可能只是你感到这份工作很无聊，想寻找新的东西。“your current job ____”是对句中“you’re bored”进行语义转换，所填词应该是动词bore。 故填bores/upsets/ discourages/disappoints/fails。

【5】考查提取信息的能力。根据第四段中“The job of your dreams might pay less or offer fewer hours”可知，你梦想的工作可能报酬低、提供的空闲时间少。因此作者认为你理想的工作可能并不是让你满意的工作。故填dream/ideal。

【6】考查同义转换能力。根据第四段中“there’s a chance that another job might provide a temporary solution but not give you whatever it is you are seeking”可知，如果你感到现在的工作无聊，另一份工作可能会让你临时解决问题，但不会给你任何你要的东西。“temporary”意思为“临时的，不长久的”，意即not long , not permanent , not lasting。故填long/permanent/lasting。

【7】考查归纳概括能力。第五段谈论的是换工作要考虑到对未来的影响。文中提到“While the teen job you have now isn’t necessarily going to map out your entire life, there’s nothing wrong with making decisions that will provide you with more opportunities later on in life”，虽然你现在工作并不一定能规划出你的整个生活，但你做出的决定应该会给你以后的生活提供更多的机会的。作者认为，换工作要考虑到将来，要着眼未来。故填future。

【8】考查同义转换能力。 根据第五段中“If your current job isn’t necessarily aligned with your future, you might want to consider switching jobs”可知，作者认为如果你目前的工作与你的未来不一定相符，你可能要考虑换工作了。consider和 take … into consideration / account 同义，意思为“考虑”。故填consideration/account。

【9】考查语义转换能力。根据第六段中“An employer who sees that you switch jobs every few months might not prefer you over a candidate who was with his or her former employer for a year”可知，雇主会更喜欢或偏爱一个与前雇主在一起工作时间长的候选人。句中“prefer … over”与“prefer… to”语义相同。故填prefer/favor。

【10】考查同义转换能力。第六段中提到“For working teens, dedication and commitment always look good”，作者认为青少年在工作中，应该要奉献和投入。committed 是commitment的形容词形式，意思为“奉献的， 投入的”，此处填dedication的形容词形式dedicated，或者devoted，与committed同义。故填dedicated/devoted。

任务型阅读的解题方法之一根据问题查找定位信息，加工分析并转换成另一种表达方式。常见的转换方式有(1)词性转换；（2)句子结构转换；(3)同义词和反义词转换；(4)前缀和后缀转换；(5)另选其它词来释义。

如第6小题中，temporary意思为not long , not permanent , not lasting，此处是将temporary进行反义词转换；

如第8小题中，consider和 take … into consideration / account 是同义词转换；

如第10小题中，committed是commitment的词性转换，因此可以判断，将dedication进行词性转换，用形容词形式dedicated，或同义词devoted。