Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 10 points)
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an 66 should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, 67 , most people make several job choices during their working lives, 68 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 69 position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should 70 enter into a broad flexible training program that will 71 them for a field of work rather than for a single 72.
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 73 benefit of help from a
competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing 74 about the occupational world, or
themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss 75 . Some drift from job to job. Others 76 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 77 real or imagined prestige. Too many high-school students--or their parents for them--choose the professional field, 78 both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 79 . The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "White-collar" job is 80 good reason for choosing it as life's work. 81 , these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 82 of young people should give serious 83 to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 84 life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security, others are willing to take 85 for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
66. A. identification B. entertainment C. accommodation D. occupation
67. A. however B. therefore C. though D. thereby
68. A. entirely B. mainly C. partly D. his
69. A. its B. his C. our D. their
70. A. since B. therefore C. furthermore D. forever ~
71. A. make B. fit C. take D. leave
72. A. job B. way C. means D. company
73. A. to B. for C. without D. with
74. A. little B. few C. much D. a lot
75. A. chance B. basis C. purpose D. opportunity
76. A. apply B. appeal C. stick D. turn
77. A. our B. its C. your D. their
78. A. concerning B. following C. considering D. disregarding
79. A. preferences B. requirements C. tendencies D. ambitions
80. A. a B. any C. no D. the
81. A. Therefore B. However C. Nevertheless D. Moreover
82. A. majority B. mass C. minority D. multitude
83. A. proposal B. suggestion C. consideration D. appraisal
84. A. towards B. against C. out of D. without
85. A. turns B. parts C. choices D. risks
###StudyGet_Info_Pagination_SIGN###
2000年同等学历英语完型填空真题及答案解析
试题讲析:本文讨论职业选择和择业咨询。
66.C 本句可根据上文的同义词线索解题。从本文的主题句即第一句中说的careers require some kind of specialized training(职业要求某种专门的训练)可推出这一答案。occupation是"职业"意思。
67.B 本题根据上下文的逻辑关系线索解题。选however的原因是这里表达的是转折关系。因为上面讲的是"要求某种专门的训练,"本句则讲"大多数人一生需要进行好几次职业选择。"
68.D 本题要根据下文线索。partly的意思是"部分地"。之所以选partly可从与该句中后面and partly之间应有的平衡关系推断出。
69.C 选their是因为要用这一代词指代前面所说的most people。
70.A 根据逻辑关系,上一句说到:"一个完美的工作是不存在的",这句话接着说到"________,年轻人应该参加一个广泛的、灵活的培训课程",这里选therefore是因为与上文相接表示因果关系。
71.A 根据上文training program(培训课程),而这里是一个定语从句修饰培训课程,fit在这里作及物动词用,表示"使……适合,使……适应",符合培训课程的目的。
72.B 本题可根据同义词线索解题。待选项一定是与rather than前面的work对应, job指工作,符合要求。
73.D 本题可根据段首的unfortunately(不幸的是)推断,既然是不幸的,肯定是无法得到益处(benefit),故使用without benefit表示"无法得到……好处"这一意义。本段第一句话意思是:不幸的是,很多青年人现在制定择业计划时无法从有能力的职业咨询专家或心理学家的帮助中得到好处。
74.B 根据上文的意思,年轻人对择业了解很少。little用以表示数量,与much相反。这里作代词用,且具有否定意义。
75.A on a hit-or-miss basis作为一个词组其含义是:在要么撞上、要么错过的基础上。亦即"基本上是盲目的"。chance和opportunity均表示"机遇";purpose表示"目的",都与上下文不符。
76.D stick(to work)的意思是"(忍着性子)坚持(干下去)"。选项A与B均不能和不定式to work搭配。turn to work的意思是"转而去做某种工作",与上下文不符。
77. A its用以代替与其相离最近的名词occupation。
78.C 根据下文,"both the relatively proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely
high educational and personal______"的意思"既不在这些职业领域中需要的人员较少,也不考虑其中对从业者的教育水平和个人都极高等问题",再联系上文中提到的年轻人择业的盲目性,四个选项中只有disregarding(不考虑)符合逻辑。其他选项所表达的意思都与之相反。
79.A requirements指用人单位必须对从业者提出的能力要求,而不是preferences"偏爱";tendencies"趋势"等暂时的或主观的因素。
80.D 根据下文线索,"these occupations are not always well paid",可知作者不支持盲目地选择,no表示绝对否定,是上下文的要求。
81.C moreover表示"进而,况且"。上文说了选"白领工作"不一定就好。本句则补充说明"白领工作收入也不一定高",故用moreover。
82.B 本题可根据前半句中同义词线索a large proportion of jobs进行选择。majority和其他三个选项均表示择业人的数量,但只有majority大多数人与a large proportion对应。
83.D 因为该句谓语为主动语态,只有consideration讲得通,符合句意:大多数青年人都应当对这些方面给予认真考虑。而其他三个选项proposal,suggestion和appraisal都应当是被给予的内容。
84.D out of 的意思是"由… …之中"。符合句意:一个人想从生活中得到他想得到的东西。
85.C 本题根据反义线索解题。本句的前半句讲"有人想要贪图安全",后半句则与之对应,讲"另一些人则愿意冒险。"因此应选C。