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(一)
Havingajobisgreat,Ihavelearned.ItmeansIcanaffordthingssuchasaplacetolive
anddailymeals.Andwithanabove-averagejob,Icanaffordacarandoccasionaloverseas
vacations.However,Ialsounderstandhowdifficultitistohaveabelow-averagejob,having
hadmanyofthembefore.It
'sfranklyprettyawful.OwningacarwasoutofthequesItion
couldbarelyaffordtoridethesubway.So,Idecidedtogotouniversityandgetadegree.
Later,Iemailedmydetailstoeverycompanyandgovernmentinstitutionwithanonline
careerspage.Ievenprintedmyresumeandhandeditoutinwhatseemedlikehundredsof
officebuildings.Onesummerduringuniversity,mycousinandIhelpedoutatmyuncle's
business,fixingroofs,althoughtheonlythingIgotoutofthatwasbackproblems.
Thatsameyear,Igotajobataplumbing(管道工程)company,whichIwasterribleat.Itwasno
surprisewhenIwasaskedtoleavethatjobafteronlyfourdays.
Alotofpeopletodaybelievetheproblemofunemploymentinmygenerationisourfault.
Someaccuseusofbeinglazyorfeelingtooentitled(有资格的).Atthesametime,somepeople
accusemembersofmygenerationofhavingasenseof
specialness”thathasledustobelieve
wecanallbeastronauts,moviestarsorsingersifweputourmindstoit.Also,afewofthem
thinkthatwewouldallbehappilyemployedifwewouldonlylearntradesorbecomesoftware
engineers,becausethosepeoplemakethemostmoney.
Irealizethatnoteveryonecangointospace,starinHollywoodmoviesorfillstadiums
withfans,however.Ialsothinknoteveryonecanmakeagoodelectricianordesignadvanced
computersoftware-IknowIcan't.Everyoneisgoodatsomething,butnooneisgoodat
everything.IttookmehundredsofrejectionemailstorealizethatIhadtofocusonfindingajob
whereIcouldactuallybesuccessful.
Andnow,Ifinallyhavethatjob.Allittookwasseveralyearsofdesperation,failureand
anhonestassessment评估)ofmypersonalvalueinthejobmarket.It
'snotthebeststart,but
it'snotbadforastarttoo.
1.
Whatwastheauthor'slifelikebeforehewenttouniversity?
A.
Hehadalwaysbeenlookingforwardtoowningacar.
B.
Hefoundithardtomakeendsmeet.
C.
Hehadtakenabove-averageandbelow-averagejobs.
D.
Hewentonoverseasvacationssometimes.
2.
Whathappenedwhentheauthortriedtofindagoodjob?
A.
Itdidn'ttakelongforhimtolandagreatjob.
B.
Hegainedalotofskillswhenworkingathisuncle'sbusiness.
C.
Hegotthroughalotofdifficultiesintheprocess.
D.
Hequittheplumbingcompanybecausehedislikedthejob.
3.
Whatdidtheauthorthinkwasthemainreasonforhisunemployment?
A.
Hislazinessandarrogance.
B.
Hissenseof“specialness”
C.
Hishighexpectationofhimself.
D.
Hisfailuretorecognizehisownstrengths.
4.
Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhiscurrentjob?
A.
It'shighlypaid.
B.
It'salittlebitboring.
C.
It'schallengingforhim.
D.
It'ssatisfyingforhim.
5.
Theauthorwrotethisarticlemainlyto
A.
sharehisreflectionsonfindingajob
B.
complainaboutthehighunemploymentrate
C.
stresstheimportanceofanabove-averagejob
D.
encouragereaderstotrytogetabetterdegree
(二)
ForyearsIhavehadnoideawhatIhavebeendoingwithmylife.Iwasa30-year-old
lawyerinNewYork.Butbeingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife.Ihonestlywanted
tobeawriter.Ihaveagreatimaginationandwouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead.ButI
alwaysknewthatbeingawriterwasneverpossibleformebecauseitwasabetterfinancial
decisiontostayalawyer.
Recently,Icouldn'tfallasleepatmyusualtimeof10p.m.andwhenIdidfallasleepI
hadthesamedreamoverandoveragain.Thedreamstartswithmeintheoceantryingtogofor
aswimandI'msearchingforsomething,butIstarttodrownandhavenocontrolovermybody.
ThenalightshinesthroughthewatersandwhenIlookupallIcanseeismyselfinabright
whiteroomwritinganovel.ThenIhearavoicesayrepeatedly,“Nowisthetimetotry
somethingnew!
”Itwasn‘tjustadream;itwasmyopportunitytomakesomethinggoodoutof
mylife.Thatafternoon,IquitmyjobatthelawfirmandIcouldn‘thavebeenanyhappier.
lifestartedat30,andeverydaysincethatpointIhaven
'tstoppedenjoyinglife.Istartedtowrit
andhavebeenonthebest-sellerslistforthelasttwomonths.Thingshavedefinitelyturned
around.Changeisagoodthing;itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachanee.Somytwofavorite
wordsIlivebyandsoshouldyouare
“changeandchanee”
Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat
A.
theauthorisnow30yearsold
B.
Itisimpossiblefortheauthortobecomeawriter
C.
alawyercanbelikelytoearnmorethanawriter
D.
theauthorpreferstobealawyerratherthanawriter
Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabouttheauthor
A.
difficultyinsleepingatnight.
B.strongdesiretobecomeawriter
C.
wishtohaveaswiminthewatersD.terribleswimmingexperieneeintheocean
Theunderlinedpartinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeanstheauthor
A.
regrettedhavingquittedhisjobasalawyer
B.
wasunhappyaftergivinguphisjobasalawyer
C.
wasupsetbecausehehadtogiveuphisjobasalawyer
D.
wasprettyhappywhenhequittedhisjobasalawyer
Thebesttitleofthetextmightbe
A.
LawyerorWriter
B.
ChangeandChance
C.
ChangeandRegret
D.
RiskorOpportunity
Youmayhearabout
some
peoplewhohavewalkedonthemoon.Oftheoutstanding
astronautslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostinfluentialinhuman'shistory?
PeteConrad(Apolio12)
Becauseofhisdyslexia(阅读障碍),Petealwaysfailedinhisstudyandhadtoleaveschool.ThenhisfathersenthimtoDarrowSchool,whereheperformedsowellthathewona
NavalReserveOfficersTrainingCorps(NROTC)scholarship.HetooktheNASA'stest,buthisdyslexiaruinedtheopportunity.
ItwasbecauseofAlanShepard'spersuasionthatPetedecidedtoapplyagainforNASA.He
waschosenasthecommanderofApollo12.HelandedonthemoononNov19,1969andspent
31hoursthere.
NeilArmstrong(Apollo11)
Armstrong'sbiggestmomentcamein1969,whenhewaschosenforNASA'sfirstmanned
lunarmission(登月任务),alongwithEdwinAldrinandMichaelCollins.OnJuly21,1969,he
setfootonthesurfaceofthemoon.whichmadehimthefirsthumantodoso.Hestayedonthe
moonfor21hours.Afterreturning,Armstrongbecameaninternationalstarandwashonored
worldwide.
JohnYoung(Apollo16)
YoungwasmadethecommanderofApollo16,whichlandedonthemoononApril16,
1972.Hespenttwodaysand23hoursonthemoon.YoungretiredfromNASAafterservingfor
around42years,whichmadehimthemanevertoworkforNASAforthelongesttime.
EdgarMitchell(Apollo14)
EdgarwasselectedbyNASAin1966,andwaslatermadethelunarpilotofApollo14.He
followedhiscommanderAlanShepardontothemoon,stayingtherefor1dayand9hours.
EdgarhasexpressedhisfirmbeliefthatUFOSbelongtootherplanets.Healsofirmlybelieves
thatAmericangovernmentisinpossessionofsome
I■I■I?
?
alien“broedcioevse.red”
10.
WhatdoweknowaboutPeteConrad?
A.
Hedidn'tshowanyinterestinhisstudy.
B.
HisfirstattempttoentertheNASAfailed.
C.
Hisdyslexiadidharmtohismentalandphysicalhealth.
D.
Hebecameanastronautduetohisfather
sencouragement.
11.
Whostayedonthemoonforthelongesttime?
A.
PeteConradB.NeilArmstrong
C.
JohnYoungD.EdgarMitchell
12.
Whatdothefourastronautshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?
A.
Theywerehonoredallovertheworld.
B.
Theyworkedforthesamespaceprogram.
C.
Theywenttothemoontoachievetheirdreams.
D.
Theyencourageyoungpeopletoexploreouterspace.
Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedif
perhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?
Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentand
watchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?
Maybesherespondedwith
apolite"Why,thankyou,"butyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimes
gowrong?
Andwhatdoyourchoices(goodandbad)reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?
Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsforempathy—theabilitytoputyourselfinto
someoneelse'sheadandheart.We'reallabletodothis;infact,we'rebornwithakindofnatural
empathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhood,however,itneedstobereinforced(加强)—by
ourparents,teachers,friends.Whenitisn't,we'renotabletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelings
assharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselect,andsocanmanyotheremotional(情感的)
qualities.
Thinkbacktothepresentsyou'vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffortyouputinto
yourselection,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwereshopping,andyourfeelings
whenthereceiveropenedthepackage.Keepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinner
world.Ofcourse,youmayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriends,relatives,and
otherpeopleyouknow.
Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.
Ignoringthetraditionwon'tmakeitgoaway.Ifyoureallydislikesuchatradition,tellyour
friendsaheadoftime.
13.
Theunderlinedexpression"youhadmissedthemark"means"youhadfailedto
A.
gettheexpectedeffectB.keepyourfriendship
C.
receiveapresentinreturnD.makeherfeelbetter
14.
Whi
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