Question

【題目】The worst time to look for a job is when you must have a new one immediately. 【1】If you are not in need of an immediate career change, here are ways you can improve your long-term career prospects （前景）today:

【2】You do not have to be qualified for these positions today, nor do they have to exist in your company. However, these roles should be related to your current skill set. They are career options that look interesting. Once you have a couple of targets, think about why and what interests you. Pay close attention to what appeals to you, and write it down.

Subscribe to a career specific magazine. All businesses must stay relevant to their customers in order to win the competitions and increase revenue（收益）.【3】 This information allows you to see which companies and professionals are leading the peck.

Be professionally curious. Talk to people about their careers. Learn more about how success is measured in other roles, departments and companies. 【4】You never know what connections may be relevant when you start your next job search, so develop a habit of making good connections no matter where you go.

As in all things in life, getting in front of a difficult task early is always less stressful than reacting to a career surprise. 【5】No matter how secure you feel today, the time will come when either you or your employer decide it is time to change.

A.Challenge yourself to expand your business knowledge through interactions with people at regular time.

B.Follow examples in your own workplace.

C.Changing jobs is to be expected.

D.Identify at least two different roles.

E.Reading about industry trends, advancements and success stories keeps you in touch with market conditions.

F.Choose jobs according to your strong points.

G.Job Searching under pressure often results in nervous interviewing and decision-making from relatively few options.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】本文為介紹說明文。文章給我們介紹了幾種為長期職業(yè)前景提前作準(zhǔn)備的方法。

【1】根據(jù)空前句子The worst time to look for a job is when you must have a new one immediately.（找工作最糟糕的時候就是你必須馬上找一份新工作。）可推知，在極大的壓力下找工作時，通常會導(dǎo)致從相對較少的選擇中進行緊張的面試和決策。故選G。

【2】根據(jù)空后的You do not have to be qualified for these positions today, nor do they have to exist in your company. However, these roles should be related to your current skill set.（今天你不必勝任這些職位，它們也不必在你的公司里。但是，這些角色應(yīng)該與你當(dāng)前的技能體系有關(guān)聯(lián)。）可知，“確定至少兩個不同的角色”符合此處語境。故選D。

【3】根據(jù)空前的Subscribe to a career specific magazine.（訂閱一本職業(yè)�？�）及空后的This information allows you to see which companies and professionals are leading the peck.（這些信息可以讓你看到哪些公司和專業(yè)人士在領(lǐng)先）可知，此處應(yīng)指“閱讀行業(yè)趨勢、進步和成功故事可以讓你了解市場情況”。故選E。

【4】根據(jù)空前的Be professionally curious. Talk to people about their careers. Learn more about how success is measured in other roles, departments and companies.（在職業(yè)上保持好奇。與人們談?wù)撍麄兊穆殬I(yè)。了解更多在其他角色、部門和公司中成功是如何被衡量的。）可知，“挑戰(zhàn)自己，通過定期與人交流來拓展你的商業(yè)知識�！狈�合此處語境。故選A。

【5】根據(jù)空后的No matter how secure you feel today, the time will come when either you or your employer decide it is time to change.（不管你今天感覺多么地安全，當(dāng)你或你的老板決定該改變的時候，時間就到了）可推知，此處指“換工作是可以預(yù)料到的”。故選C。