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 （终止） 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（剥夺）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 （坚持）．B．Intelligence．
C．Education．D．Experience．
分析 本文是一篇议论文．主要论述了找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，就业增长等数据，原因在于这些并不能说明现实情况，比如：人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺，因此，即便是经济增速缓慢，就业增长为零，依然还是有很多的职位空缺存在．
解答 41．A 细节理解题．根据第一段"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，作者认为找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺．故选A．
42．B 细节理解题．根据第二段"turnover creates more openings than economic growth does"可知，人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺．故选B．
43．D 词义猜测题．根据第二段中"…than economic growth 及job growth was …"可知，此处为"经济增长"，故选D．
44．C 细节理解题．根据第四段"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，作者认为总体就业增长不一定对一个人的就业能力有影响．
45．A 推理判断题．根据第五段"…is their ability to stay motivated以及…and keep going，even after repeated rejections"可知，找工作的关键是坚持，不放弃．故选A．
点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．
