Question

【題目】Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?” 【1】.

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time 【2】. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad （少年） offered to take his place. 【3】.

This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. If the lad had gone home to ponder （考慮） his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well. Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）.When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. 【4】. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

C. it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers.

D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.

F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】F

【4】E

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章說明各了找到心儀的工作幾種方法。

【1】根據(jù)上文“How do I get a good job?”人們是怎么找工作的；再根據(jù)下一段中的描述：有的人通過報紙，有的人發(fā)郵件，有的人面對面地方式找工作，此處應為過渡句，承接上文，引起下文，B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways. 人們通過各種各樣的方式找工作。符合語境。故填B。

【2】根據(jù)下文He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them.可知，他過去常常把許多空閑時間花在海上觀看高大的船只上，但從來沒有想過有一天他會駕駛其中的一艘。所以選項承接下文。D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor. 舉一個想要當水手的年輕男人的例子。符合語境。故選D。

【3】根據(jù)上文Without stopping to think the lad （少年） offered to take his place.，少年好不猶豫的接替了他的位置。承接上文，故F選項駕駛著他熱愛的船只，高興地渡過余生。符合語境。故選F。

【4】根據(jù)上文Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）有的人打破常規(guī)也能得到美差。選項與上一句為轉折關系。E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults. 但是有一個人通過告訴面試官公司所有的缺點而得到了一份很好的工作。符合語境。故選E。

此類閱讀題要求考生從整體上把握文章的邏輯結構和內容上的聯(lián)系，上下句之間的連貫性、一致性等語段特征都是解題的關鍵。如此篇文章的四個選項均為承上啟下的功能句，結合文章上下文內容，即可選出正確答案。