2．As you are probably aware，the latest job markets news isn't good：Unemployment is still more than 9percent，and new job growth has fallen close to zero．That's bad for the economy，of course．And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now．But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think．
That's because job growth numbers don't matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data．After all，existing jobs open up every day due to promotions，resignations，terminations （終止） and retirements．In both good times and bad，turnover creates more openings than economic growth does．Even in June of 2007，when the economy was still humming along，job growth was only 132，000，while turnover was 4.7million!
And as it turns out，even today-with job growth near zero-over 4million job hunters are being hired every month．
I don't mean to imply that overall job growth doesn't have an impact on one's ability to land a job．It's true that if total employment were higher，it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from （and compete for）．
But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don't is their ability to stay motivated．They're willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills； be creative about where and how to look； learn how to present themselves to potential employers； and keep going，even after repeated rejections．
So don't let the headlines fool you into giving up．Four million people get hired every month in the U．S．You can be one of them．
41．The author tends to believe that high unemployment rateA．
A．should not stop people from looking for a job
B．prevents many people from changing careers
C．deprives（剝奪）many people of job opportunities
D．does not mean the U．S．economy is worsening
42．Most job openings come fromB．
A．job growth
B．job turnover
C．improved economy
D．business expansion
43．The underlined word"humming"in Paragraph 2probably meansD．
A．falling B．satisfying C．disappointing D．growing
44．What does the author say about overall job growthC？
A．It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed．
B．It increases people's confidence in the economy．
C．It doesn't have much effect on individual job seekers．
D．It doesn't mean greater job security for the employed．
45．What is the key to landing a job according to the authorA？
A．Persistence （堅持）．B．Intelligence．
C．Education．D．Experience．
分析 本文是一篇議論文．主要論述了找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失業(yè)率，就業(yè)增長等數(shù)據(jù)，原因在于這些并不能說明現(xiàn)實情況，比如：人員更替帶來了更多的職位空缺，因此，即便是經(jīng)濟(jì)增速緩慢，就業(yè)增長為零，依然還是有很多的職位空缺存在．
解答 41．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段"And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now．But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think"可知，作者認(rèn)為找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失業(yè)率，人員更替帶來了更多的職位空缺．故選A．
42．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段"turnover creates more openings than economic growth does"可知，人員更替帶來了更多的職位空缺．故選B．
43．D 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第二段中"…than economic growth 及job growth was …"可知，此處為"經(jīng)濟(jì)增長"，故選D．
44．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段"I don't mean to imply that overall job growth doesn't have an impact on one's ability to land a job．"可知，作者認(rèn)為總體就業(yè)增長不一定對一個人的就業(yè)能力有影響．
45．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段"…is their ability to stay motivated以及…and keep going，even after repeated rejections"可知，找工作的關(guān)鍵是堅持，不放棄．故選A．
點評 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時，一個常用的方法就是運用定位法，即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子，與選項進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思，又要求學(xué)生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點．
