Question

What do you want to be when you grow up?

“When I grow up, I want to be...”

Almost all of us have thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations(志向) may have changed from when you were in primary school.

However, it seems career options aren’t only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by Teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of the most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the UK in May 2011 by job website monster. Co.uk, in which medicine was the top choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17.

Medicine and law are two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige (威望) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high-profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility.

It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking and see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career. British young men list the UK tycoon Alan Sugar, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as their top role models “for their wealth”. Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to “wealth”.

However, not every child has the makings of doctor, lawyer, or banker. They are those who see fulfillment and happiness in other areas, and many teenagers dare to ink more individuality into their career options. As the Teens’ survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs---coffee shop owner, gourmet(美食家)，waiter at a fast food restaurant---are among teenagers’ career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs.

With every choice comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Choosing a good job is very important.

B. The choice of career needs challenge.

C. Teenagers in the UK like doctors.

D. Careers in teenagers’ mind.

2.What is the top career choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17 according to the article?

A. Medicine                B. Law        C. Bank                D. Education

3.According to the article, all of the following are the benefits of being a doctor except_______.

A. respect from others   B. the oldest profession     C. high pay    D. upward social mobility.

4.What do youngsters think is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career?

A. Prestige           B. Fulfillment                C. Happiness         D. Wealth

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. According to your particular talents and skills, you can choose your favorite career.

B. Specific education and training can help get a good job.

C. Whatever career you choose, you should balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.

D. Responsibility is the most important when you choose a goodjob.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是我們每個(gè)人都思考過(guò)我們將來(lái)喜歡的職業(yè)，或者曾經(jīng)被問(wèn)到過(guò)我們想做的職業(yè)。律師，醫(yī)生，銀行家是大多數(shù)青少年所喜歡的行業(yè)，因?yàn)樗麄兪苋俗鹬�，收入頗高，能夠進(jìn)入上流社會(huì)。但是也并非所有的小孩兒都喜歡這些職業(yè)，現(xiàn)在很多人也開(kāi)始關(guān)注其它領(lǐng)域的成就和快樂(lè)，把個(gè)人的個(gè)性和事業(yè)結(jié)合起來(lái)，比如美食家等等。

1. D綜合理解題。文章的前兩句話即設(shè)問(wèn)了你長(zhǎng)大要做什么，我們很多人也都思考過(guò)或曾經(jīng)被問(wèn)到過(guò)這個(gè)問(wèn)題，下文介紹青少年比較喜歡的職業(yè)和原因，以及倒數(shù)第二自然段說(shuō)明職業(yè)的選擇有了變化等等，答案應(yīng)為D。

2. A細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。in which medicine was the top choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17. 句意為（在這些職業(yè)中）醫(yī)學(xué)是英國(guó)十三到十七歲的青少年中選擇最多的。故答案為A。

3. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Their prestige (威望) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high-profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility. 句意為：他們的威望也許是來(lái)自于醫(yī)生和律師都是社會(huì)最受人尊敬的成員，他們掙錢很多，加入這些知名度高的行業(yè)經(jīng)常被看作是進(jìn)入上流社會(huì)的標(biāo)志。故答案應(yīng)為B。

4.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career.句意為：財(cái)富逐漸的成為事業(yè)成功的最重要的指標(biāo)。所以答案應(yīng)為Ｄ。

5.C With every choice comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.句意為：伴隨每一個(gè)選擇的是責(zé)任和挑戰(zhàn)，所有的事業(yè)都要求特殊的教育和培訓(xùn)，對(duì)于你特別的天賦和技能你不得不學(xué)會(huì)平衡樂(lè)觀自信和現(xiàn)實(shí)之間（的關(guān)系）故答案應(yīng)為C。

【考點(diǎn)】考查日常生活類文章的閱讀理解。