Many people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling:
Do some self-analysis. Ask yourself -- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.
Use your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair（才能）for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.
Make a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don’t wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life.
小題1:Which is the best title of the passage?
A．Suggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful Career
B．Steps on How to Live Happily and Comfortably
C．Do not Hate Your Job Any Longer.
D．Find Out Your Natural Talents and Make a Success.
小題2:According to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can      .
A．know the true meaning of our life
B．understand better about the career we want
C．find out our own unique genius and talents
D．improve relations with our family and friends
小題3:According to the passage, it’s easier to make success in the work which we      .
A．have much experience at
B．have professional knowledge about
C．have been performing for a long time
D．have a natural talent for
小題4:The purpose in writing this passage is to _____.
A．persuade people to work hard to make a happier life
B．reveal some wrong-doings at work
C．direct people to choose their career
D．give some solutions to deal with troubles at work

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling: 說明A正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.可以幫助我們對自己想從事的事業(yè)有更好的了解，故B正確。
小題3:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段2,3行Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair（才能）for them.說明D正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling: 說明本文是作者給出的一些關(guān)于人們在選擇職業(yè)方面的建議，故C正確。
點評：本文是作者給出的一些關(guān)于人們在選擇職業(yè)方面的建議要求考生抓住文章主題句和中心思想。集中考查細(xì)節(jié)題，在解答這類問題時要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，因為這類題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。?
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