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  Whether you are just getting ready to start college or are considering a career change, you will want to choose a field that is showing long-term stability.If you know which careers are showing stable growth potential, you will choose a right job in your future.

  Nursing is a field which will grow extremely fast over the next several years.At present there are about 2.5 million nurses working in the field and a half million more are expected to be added soon.Nursing salaries average about $66,000 per year, but they can go up to over $140,000 with higher education and specialized field training.Nursing also provides the benefit of flexible(灵活的)time, allowing you to choose when you want to work.

  Engineering is one of the hottest and most stably growing careers in the country.There is plenty of opportunity for advancement and income growth in this field.Starting salaries for engineers is higher than most other jobs because a college degree is required.There are also many different fields of specialization to choose from as an engineer.Average salaries are around $72,000, but can quickly be more than $120,000 with experience and position.

  Online marketing is a field that is fairly new to the career market and there is exciting growth potential.It offers a lot of flexibility with many different specialized areas.The average salary for online marketers is $53,000 per year, but some who work in specialized areas make over $200,000.

  Although the job as financial advisor is an extremely competitive career field, the projected growth for this field leaves plenty of room for new job seekers.The salary potential for this career increases with experience and education level but on average financial advisors make $67,000 a year.

(1)

The similarity of the four careers is that all of them _________.

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A.

especially emphasize work experience

B.

must be in great need in the future

C.

have stable growth potential

D.

provide flexible working hours

(2)

In most of the four career fields, the workers’ salary is based on _________.

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A.

their attitude toward work

B.

their relationship with the boss

C.

their past work experience

D.

their education level

(3)

The job as financial advisor is different from other three careers because _________.

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A.

it is a very competitive career field

B.

it provides much room for advancement

C.

it lacks different fields of specialization

D.

it provides the largest number of positions

(4)

The text is probably from _________.

[  ]

A.

an advertisement

B.

a job guide

C.

a social report

D.

a book review

答案:1.C;2.D;3.C;4.B;
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

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A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

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A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

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A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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