Question

【题目】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 （考虑） 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】

这是一篇说明文。文章说明各了找到心仪的工作几种方法。

【1】根据上文“How do I get a good job?”人们是怎么找工作的；再根据下一段中的描述：有的人通过报纸，有的人发邮件，有的人面对面地方式找工作，此处应为过渡句，承接上文，引起下文，B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways. 人们通过各种各样的方式找工作。符合语境。故填B。

【2】根据下文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，他过去常常把许多空闲时间花在海上观看高大的船只上，但从来没有想过有一天他会驾驶其中的一艘。所以选项承接下文。D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor. 举一个想要当水手的年轻男人的例子。符合语境。故选D。

【3】根据上文Without stopping to think the lad （少年） offered to take his place.，少年好不犹豫的接替了他的位置。承接上文，故F选项驾驶着他热爱的船只，高兴地渡过余生。符合语境。故选F。

【4】根据上文Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）有的人打破常规也能得到美差。选项与上一句为转折关系。E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults. 但是有一个人通过告诉面试官公司所有的缺点而得到了一份很好的工作。符合语境。故选E。

此类阅读题要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系，上下句之间的连贯性、一致性等语段特征都是解题的关键。如此篇文章的四个选项均为承上启下的功能句，结合文章上下文内容，即可选出正确答案。