Question

Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major (专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers (职业) later in life.

J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.

Former（前任） US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion (激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.

The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman and later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.

Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.

1.______ was a teacher before he (she) became famous.

A. Vincent Van Gogh B. Ronald Reagan

C. J. K. RowlingD. Harry Potter

2.The underlined word “political” in Paragraph 3 means ______ in Chinese.

A. 政治的 B. 艺术的 C. 文学的 D. 经济的

3.According to the passage, the most important thing to think of when choosing a career is ______.

A. what major you choose in college

B. how much money you can make

C. changing jobs as often as possible

D. finding what you really want to do

4. How is the passage organized? (Par = Paragraph)

A. Par 1→Pars 2~4→Par 5B. Pars 1~2→Par 3→Pars 4~5

C. Par 1→Pars 2~3→Pars 4~5 D. Pars 1~2→Pars 3~4→Par 5

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了有人认为一生之中可能只有一份工作这是不可能的，许多名人在成名之前他们并不是从事他成功的职业，职业总是开放的转变。重要的是要找到你所擅长或做你真正想做的事情。一旦你找到激情，这就是你如何努力。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books.可知哈利·波特在写作这前她是一名老师，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据句意后来他决定他想做政治工作，可知划线单词的意思是政治的。可知应选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中最后一段The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do。故选D。

4.细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知这篇文章的组织是第一段概括归纳，2-4分别介绍名人，5段是总结归纳。故选A。

考点：人物类短文阅读。