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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 　　If you are a recent solial 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 flexible（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,hightech 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． (1) 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 (2) 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 (3) The underlined word “land”in the last paragraph probably means ________ [　　] A． keep for some time B． successfully get C． immediately start D． lose regretfully (4) 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

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	解析：本篇主要谈（在大学主修社会科学的毕业生的一些优势及原因。第一小段引起话题，谈社科专业毕业生有许多优势。第二小段论述许多大公司都有很多身居要职的社科类毕业生，他们适应变化。第三段论述社科类毕业生长期工作易成功，找工作也易，因为善于交流。第四段说即使有些社科类毕业生找工作不易，他们也不后悔学业的选择。全文谈社科类毕业生的优势。开头一句说：你若是一个社科类毕业生，你曾不得不听着来自计算机专业的同学讲关于失业的笑话（他们嘲笑你可能找不到工作），（You may have the last laugh．暗含你是最后的胜利者，你找工作应该比他们容易。）有句谚语：Who laugh last,laugh best。（笑在最后，笑的最响）。综合分析推断，应选C．
(2)	解析：从第一段第二句的“flexible”及第二段的“social science majors are most suited for change”可知，社科类毕业生灵活性好，适应变化的能力强。
(3)	解析：最后一段的“although”和“regret”是关键词。句意大体是：尽管某些社科类毕业生可能依然会发现：在“□□□□”第一份工作时比某些技术类的同学困难些，但是他们也不后悔学业的选择。此处填“成功获得”（successfully get）为最佳。另外，“land”作动词，可解为“（使）……登陆或着陆”，故“land the first job”可转释为“使第一份工作成功着陆”（即成功的得到第一份工作）。
(4)	解析：第三段主要说明的便是社科类毕业生找工作容易些，长期干工作也易成功，因为大多数公司很重视communication skills（交际技能），而社科类毕业生具有这种技能，所以这是他们存在的优势条件。