高考英语二轮复习天津高考英语阅读理解训练

阅读理解Whileyoumaybedoingeverythingright,ignoringjustoneortwostepsintheprocessmaykeepyoufromgettingajob,especiallyinthisfiercemarket.Hereisachecklistthatcoverssomeofthemajorlinksinthejob-searchchain.THERESUME—Makesureitisup-to-dateandtailoredtothetypesofjobsyouareseekingfor.Havesomeoneelselookatyourresume.Ifyoucannotaffordacareercoach,giveyourresumetofriendsorfamilymemberstoscrutinize.Havecopiesofyourresumeprintedsothatyouarereadytohandthemoutatinterviews.COVERINGLETTERS—Maybeyou’vesetupafewbasicstylesinadvance,butthat’snotenough.Eachcoveringlettershouldbedesignedtosuitthejobforwhichyouareapplying.THEWARDROBE(衣橱)—Checkyourwardrobetoensurethatyouhavetheappropriateprofessionaldress,includingshoes,readyforinterview.NETWORKING—Don’tisolateyourselffromothers.Networkthroughe-mailmessages,phonecalls,appointmentsandmeetingskeepyouintouchwiththeoutsideworldandpreventyoufrombecomingdepressed.APPLICATION—Aglanceathugeonlinejobsitesisn’tusuallythebestwaytofindajob.Youaremorelikelytosucceedthroughthepeopleyouknowvianetworking.INTERVIEWS—Ifyou’vegotplentyofinterviewsbutnoreturncallsorjoboffers,takealookatyourinterviewingskills.Thisisoneareawhereinvestinginacareercoachmaypayoff.Butifyoucan’taffordone,trytofindajobgrouporservicethatconductsfreemock(模拟)interviews.SUPPORTSYSTEMS—Finally,recognizethatlookingforjobisratherdifficult.Evenatthebestoftimes,ajobhuntisoftenaboutrejection,andthatcanbehardtoendure.Stayingintouchwithfamily,friends,professionalnetworksandfellowjobseekerscanhelpyoutomaintainapositiveattitudeandasenseofperspective.1．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthistextisto________.A．suggestgraduatesshouldfindsuitablejobsB．givepeoplesometipsonsearchingforjobsC．tellpeoplehowtoimprovetheirinterviewskillsD．teachpeoplehowtogetreadyforaninterview2．WhichofthefollowingmethodsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A．Youshouldhaveyourresumereadbyyourfriendsafterfinishingit.B．Youshouldcreatedifferentcoveringlettersforthedifferentjobsyouapplyfor.C．Searchingonlineisthemosteffectivewaytolookforajob.D．Youshouldwearappropriateprofessionalclothesandshoesfortheinterview.3．Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon’treceiveanycallsafterlotsofinterviews?A．Carefullyreviewyourinterviewingskills.B．Askafellowjobseekertohelpyou.C．Rewriteyourresumeassoonaspossible.D．Gotothemanagers’officestofindoutwhy.4．Itisimpliedinthetextthat________.A．peopleoftenpaynoattentiontowritingtheirresumeB．theinterviewisthemostdifficultstepforintervieweesC．acareercoachoftenoffersfreemockinterviewstointervieweesD．yoursocialnetworkmayhelpyoualotinyourjobhuntOneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostina“seaoftechnology”ratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworld.Fear-producingTVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectbetweenkidsandthegreatoutdoors,whichwillchangethewildplacesoftheworld,itscreaturesandhumanhealthfortheworse,unlessadultsgetworkingonchild’splay.Eachofushasaplaceinnaturewegosometimes,evenifitwastorndown.Wecannotbethelastgenerationtohavethatplace.Atthisrate,kidswhomissthesenseofwonderoutdoorswillnotgrowuptobeprotectorsofnaturallandscapes.“IfthedeclineinparksusecontinuesacrossNorthAmerica,whowilldefendparksagainstencroachment(蚕食)?”asksRichardLouv,authorofLastChildintheWoods.Withouthavinganatureexperience,kids,canturnoutjustfine,buttheyaremissingoutahugeenrichmentoftheirlives.Thatappliestoeverythingfromtheirphysicalhealthandmentalhealth,tostresslevels,creativityandcognitive(认知的)skills.Expertspredictmodernkidswillhavepoorerhealththantheirparents—andtheysayalackofoutsideplayissurelypartofit;researchsuggeststhatkidsdobetteracademicallyinschoolswithanaturecomponentandthatplayinnaturefosters(培养)leadershipbythesmartest,notbythetoughest.Evenatinyoutdoorexperiencecancreatewonderinachild.Thethree-year-oldturningoverhisfirstrockrealizesheisnotaloneintheworld.Aclumpoftreesontheroadsidecanbethewholeuniverseinhiseyes.Wereallyneedtovaluethatmore.Kidsarenotresponsible.Theyareover-protectedandfrightened.Itisdangerousouttherefromtimetotime,butrepetitivestressfromcomputersisreplacingbreakinganarmasachildhoodrite(仪式)ofpassage.Everyone,fromdevelopers,toschoolsandoutdoorcitizens,shouldhelpregainforourkidssomeofthefreedomandjoyofexploring,takingfriendshipinfieldsandwoodsthatcementlove,respectandneedforlandscape.Asparents,weshoulddevotesomeofourenergiestotakingourkidsintonature.Thiscouldyetbeourgreatestcause.5．ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat________.A．kidsmissthesenseofwonderoutdoorsB．parksareindangerofbeinggraduallyencroachedC．RichardLouvistheauthorofLastChildintheWoodsD．childrenareexpectedtodevelopintoprotectorsofnature6．Accordingtothepassage,childrenwithoutexperiencingnaturewill________.A．keepahighsenseofwonderB．beover-protectedbytheirparentsC．belesshealthybothphysicallyandmentallyD．changewildplacesandcreaturesforthebetter7．Accordingtotheauthor,children’sbreakinganarmis________.A．thefaultonthepartoftheirparentsB．thenaturalexperienceintheirgrowingupC．theresultoftheirowncarelessnessinplayD．theeffectoftheirrepetitivestressfromcomputers8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cement”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Strengthen. B．Enrich. C．Spread. D．Present.9．Inwritingthispassage,theauthormainlyintendsto________.A．blamechildrenforgettinglostincomputergamesB．encouragechildrentoprotectparksfromencroachmentC．showhisconcernaboutchildren’slackofexperienceinnatureD．inspirechildrentokeepthesenseofwonderaboutthingsaroundTasteissuchasubjectivematterthatwedon’tusuallyconductpreferencetestsforfood.Themostyoucansayaboutanyone’spreferenceisthatit’soneperson’sopinion.Butbecausethetwobigcolacompanies-Coca-ColaandPepsiCola-aremarketedsoaggressively,we’vewonderedhowbigaroletastepreferenceactuallyplaysinbrandloyalty.WesetupatastetestthatchallengedpeoplewhoidentifiedthemselvesaseitherCoca-colaorPepsifans:Findyourbrandinablindtasting.WeinvitedstaffvolunteerswhohadastronglikingforeitherCoca-ColaClassicorPepsi,DietCoke,orDietPepsi.Thesewerepeoplewhothoughtthey’dhavenotroubletellingtheirbrandfromtheotherbrand.Weeventuallylocated19regularcoladrinkersand27dietcoladrinkers.Thenwefedthemwithfourunidentifiedsamplesofcolaoneatatime,regularcolasfortheonegroup,dietversionsfortheother.WeaskedthemtotelluswhethereachsamplewasCokeorPepsi;thenweanalyzedtherecordsstatisticallytocomparetheparticipants’choiceswithwhatmereguessworkcouldhaveaccomplished.Gettingallfoursamplesrightwasatoughtest,butnottootough,wethought,forpeoplewhobelievedtheycouldrecognizetheirbrand.Intheend,only7outof19regularcoladrinkerscorrectlyidentifiedtheirbrandofchoiceinallfourtrials.Thediet-coladrinkersdidalittleworse-only7outof27identifiedallfoursamplescorrectly.Bothgroupsdidbetterthanchancewouldpredict,butnearlyhalftheparticipantsineachgroupmadethewrongchoicetwoormoretimes.Twopeoplegotallfoursampleswrong.Overall,halftheparticipantsdidaboutaswellonthelastroundoftastingasonthefirst,sotiredness,ortasteburnout,wasnotafactor.OurpreferencetestresultssuggestthatonlyafewPepsiparticipantsandCokefansmayreallybeabletotelltheirfavoritebrandbytasteandprice.10．Accordingtothepassagethepreferencetestwasconductedinorderto______.A．revealwhichcolaismoretothelikingofthedrinkersB．showthataperson’sopinionabouttasteismereguessworkC．findouttheroletastepreferenceplaysinaperson’sdrinkingD．comparetheabilityoftheparticipantsinchoosingtheirdrinks11．Thestatisticsrecordedinthepreferencetestsshowthat______.A．people’stastesdifferfromoneanotherB．fewpeoplehadtroubletellingCoca-ColafromPepsiC．Coca-ColaandPepsiarepeople’stwomostfavoritedrinksD．thereisnotmuchdifferenceintastebetweenCoca-ColaandPepsi12．Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat______.A．blindtastingisnecessaryforidentifyingfansB．thecompetitionbetweenthetwocolasisverystrongC．thepurposeoftastetestistopromotethesaleofcolasD．theimprovementofqualityisthechiefconcernofthetwocolacompanies13．Theunderlinedword“burnout”herereferstothestateof______.A．beingbadlydamagedbyfireB．beingseriouslyburntintheskinC．beingunabletoburnforlackoffuelD．beingunabletofunctionbecauseoftoomuchuse14．Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.A．showthattastepreferenceishighlysubjectiveB．arguethattastetestingisanimportantmarketingstrategyC．emphasizethattasteandpricearecloselyrelatedtoeachotherD．recommendthatblindtastingbeintroducedinthequalitycontrolofcolas“Idon’twanttowriteastoryaboutgirls!Idon’tknowanythingaboutgirls,”LouisaMayAlcotttoldherpublisher,Mr.Niles.Butshewasdesperateformoney.Sheseemedtobetheonlyoneinherfamilywhocouldmakeanymoney.Nileshadaskedhertowriteaboutsomethingsheknew,insteadoftheromanticadventurestoriesshehadbeenwriting.“SoIplodaway,”Alcottwrote,“thoughIdon’tenjoythissortofthing.”Itwas1867,andthehorribleCivilWarwasover.NowAlcottcouldturnherenergytomakingmoney.Alcottwroteasimplestoryoflifeinherfamily,theirpillowfightsonSaturdaynightsandtheamateur(业余的)playstheyperformed.“Ourexperiencesmayproveinteresting,thoughIdoubtit.”(“Goodjoke,”shewroteyearslater.)Herbookdescribedherdaysgrowingupwithfoursistersinafamilythathadnomoney.Shesketched(勾画)alovingmotherwhotooktimetobeinterestedineachchild,andshetoldofthedeathofabelovedsister.SheportrayedherfamilyandfriendsinherbookLittleWomen.Finally,inJulyof1868,shefinishedwriting.Withasighandaheadache,shesentoffall102handwrittenpagesofherbook.Nilesthoughtthebookwasdull,andsodidAlcott.Butwhenshereceivedhercopiesofthebook,Alcottthoughtitseemedbetterthanexpected.“Notabitsensational,”shewrote,“butsimpleandtrue.Wereallylivedmostofit.”NilesaskedsomegirlstoreadLittleWomen,andtheylovedit.Inthreemonths,allthecopiesofLittleWomenhadsold.Itwasalreadytimetoprintmorebooks!Nilesthoughthecouldsellthreeorfourhundredmorecopies.“Anhonestpublisherandaluckyauthormadeadullbookintoagoldeneggforanuglyduckling,”Alcottwrotein1885.Later,withagreatsighofrelief,shewasabletowrite,“Paidoffallthedebts!NowIfeelthatIcoulddieinpeace.Ifmyheadholdsout,I’lldoallIoncehopedtodo.”15．WhichofthefollowingwouldbeusedtodescribeAlcott’sbook?A．Magic. B．Funny. C．Boring. D．Skillful.16．Inwhichorderdidthefollowinghappen?a.AlcottbeganwritingLittleWomenb.NilesaskedAlcotttowriteaboutgirlsc.Alcottwroteromanticadventurestoriesd.Alcottperformedplayswithhersisterse.NileswasnotpleasedwithAlcott’swork.A．a,b,e,d,c B．d,c,a,b,e C．c,b,e,d,a D．d,c,e,b,a17．Whenshehandedherfirstwritingin,Nileswas______.A．sureofhersuccess B．happyaboutherworkC．unsatisfiedwiththework D．unpleasedwiththepublisher18．Alcotttookupwritingasajobduelargelyto______.A．love B．interest C．poverty D．encouragement19．Welearnfromthestorythat,afterLittleWomensoldout,______.A．AlcottpaidoffallherbillsB．AlcottwroteanotherbookC．somegirlsstartedtoreadthebookD．NilespublishedhundredsofbooksgirlslikedIfabusinesswantstosellitsproductsinternationally,ithadbetterdosomemarketresearchfirst.ThisisalessonthatsomelargeAmericancorporationshavelearnedinthehardway.What’sinthename?Sometimestheproblemisthename.WhenGeneralMotorsintroduceditsChevyNovaintoLatinAmerica,itoverlookedthefactthatNovainSpanishmeans“Itdoesn’tgo”.Sureenough,theChevyNovaneverwentanywhereinLatinAmerica.TranslationproblemsSometimesitisthesloganthatdoesn’twork.NocompanyknowsthisbetterthanPepsi-Cola,withits“ComealivewithPepsi!”campaign.ThecampaignwassosuccessfulintheUnitedStatesthatPepsitranslateditssloganliterally(按字面意思的)foritsinternationalcampaign.Asitturnedout,thetranslationswerenotquiteright.PepsiwasbeggingGermansto“Comeoutofthegrave”andtellingtheChinesethat“Pepsibringsyourancestorsbackfromthegrave.”ApictureisworthathousandwordsOthertimes,theprobleminvolvespackaging.ApictureofasmilingbabyhashelpedsellcountlessjarsofGerberbabyfood.WhenGerberstartedsellingbabyfoodinAfrica,theyusedthesamepackagingasintheUS,withthesmilingbabyonthelabel.LatertheylearnedthatinAfricancountries,thepictureonthejarshowswhatthejarhasinit,formanypeopletherecan’tread.TwistoffateEvencultureandreligiousfactorsandpurecoincidencecanbeinvolved.ThornMcAnshoeshaveaThornMcAn“signature”inside.TopeopleinBangladesh,whichisaMuslimcountry,thissignaturelookedlikeArabicscriptforthewordAllah.Inthatcountry,feetareconsideredunclean,andMuslimsfeltthecompanywasoffendingGod’snamebyhavingpeoplewalkonit.20．Fromthetextwelearnthat______.A．ChevyNovawasbroughtinLatinAmericaB．GeneralMotorsdidthebestmarketresearchofallcompaniesC．the“ComealivewithPepsi”campaignworkedwellintheUSD．PepsistillsoldwellinChinaowingtothetranslationproblems21．WhatwasGerber’sproblem?A．Thepictureonthejar. B．Culturalfactor.C．Religiousfactor. D．Atranslationproblem.22．ForwhatreasonwereThornMcAnshoesturneddowninBangladesh?A．Theyarenotdesignedattractively.B．Theiradvertisementsarenotpersuasive.C．ProblemforThornMcAnwasthecompany’sname.D．AsignaturelookinglikethewordAllahwasintheshoes.23．Theintendedreadersofthepassageare______.A．productadvertisers B．marketresearchersC．managersofSalesDepartment D．businessestopromoteproductsabroad24．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Theimportanceofpackaging B．Theimportanceofmarketresearch.C．Howtomakeuseofadvertisements. D．Lessonsfromsomelargecorporations.Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsympathetic,andsharingmyloveofmusic,disapprovedofitasaprofession.Thiswasunderstandableinviewofthefamilybackground.Mygrandfatherhadtaughtmusicfornearlyfortyyears.Thoughmuchbelovedandrespectedinthecommunity,heearnedbarelyenoughtoprovideforhislargefamily.Asaconsequenceofthisexampleinthefamily,theverymentionofmusicasaprofessioncarriedwithitapictureofariskyexistencewithuncertainfinancialrewards.Myparentsinsistedoncollegeinsteadofamusicschool,andtocollegeIwent-quitehappily,asIremember,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyotherinterests.Beforemygraduationfromcollege,thefamilymetwithseverefinancialreversesandIfeltitmydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.ThuswasIlauncheduponabusinesscareer—whichIalwaysthinkofasthewastedyears.NowIdonotforamomentmeantodisparage(贬低)business.Mywholepointisthatitwasnotforme.Iwentintoitformoney,andasidefromthesatisfactionofbeingabletohelpthefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Itwasnotenough.Ifeltthatlifewaspassingmeby.Icontinuedtomakemoney,andfinally,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemetogoabroadtostudymusic.Iresignedfrommypositionand,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedforEurope.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeandenjoyedeveryminuteofit.“Enjoyed”istoomildaword.Iwalkedonair.Ireallylived.IwasafreemanandIwasdoingwhatIlovedtodoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeacomparativelywealthymantoday,butIdonotbelieveIwouldhavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhavegivenupallthoseinnersatisfactionsthatmoneycanneverbuy.25．Thewriter’sparentsdidn’twanthimtotakeamusiccareermainlybecause.A．thewriterdidn’tshowmuchtalentinplayingmusicB．collegewasamuchbetteroptionthanamusicschoolC．itseemedanunstableandfinancially-challengedprofessionD．thelivingconditionsofthewriter’sparentsweren’tgoodenough26．Whatcanbelearnedaboutthewriter’sexperienceofcollege?A．ThewriterenjoyedthefruitfulcollegelifeB．Thewriterdroppedoutbeforegraduation.C．Thewriterkeptplayingtheviolineveryday.D．Thewriterwenttocollegeunwillingly.27．Whatwasthemostimportantthingthewriterachievedfromhisbusinesscareer?A．AsenseofbelongingB．AconsiderablefortuneC．ThesatisfactionofhelpingothersD．Theprideofbeingawealthyman.28．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceIwalkedonair.inParagraph3mean?A．Iwasinterviewedbyabroadcaster. B．Mymusicwasaliveonbroadcast.C．Ifeltveryrelaxedindeed D．Iwasextremelyexcited29．Whatmessagedoesthepassagemainlyconvey?A．Beingabletodowhatonelovesisthebestkindoflife.B．Asuccessoflivingdependsonone’sadaptiontolife.C．Oneshouldthinktwicebeforehe/shemakesadecision.D．Upsanddownsmakeoneevenstronger.Monarchbutterfliesmigrate(迁徙)bythemillionseachyear,makingthetripfromnorthernareasoftheContinenttoCaliforniaandMexicoandback.Becausemostbutterfliesonlyliveforafewweekstoafewmonths,ittakesseveralgenerationsofbutterfliestocompletethemigrationAsmonarchbutterfliesareathreatenedspecieswiththeirpopulationnumbersindecline,PatrickGuerra,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati,andhiscolleagueswantedtoseewhattypesofenvironmentalstressmightbelinkedtotheirdecline.“Weusemonarchbutterfliesasamodelsystemtounderstandlong-distanceanimalmigration.Ourgoalwastounderstandhowenvironmentalstress,suchasdifferenttypesofstresscausedbyurbanization,impactsanimalmigratoryphenomena,”Guerrasays.Fortheirstudy,researchersconductedlabstudieswheretheyreproducedtheeffectsofartificiallightpollutionwithbutterfliesusingaflightsimulator(模拟器).“Theflightsimulatorislikeabutterflytreadmill(跑步机),inwhichwecanstudytheflightbehaviorofinsectsincontrolled,experimentalconditions.Wefirsttestedifmonarchstreatedasingle,artificiallightsourceasifitweretheactualsunduringtheday,”Guerrasays.“Onceweestablishedthattheydid,wethentestedhowthemonarchswouldbehavewhenexposedtothissameartificiallightsourceduringtheirnight.”Butterfliesstayedquietandunmovingwhentheywerefirstplacedintheflightsimulatorinthedark.Butassoonasscientiststurnedonthelight,theystartedflying.Thelightmadethembelievethatnightwasdayandthiscancausethemtoflylongeratnightorstartflyingtooearly.Thestudyhasfoundthattheinternalcircadian(昼夜)clockofbutterfliesfunctionsnormallywhentheyareexposedtonaturaldaynightlightingcycles,butartificiallight,suchasastreetlight,atnightcanthrowoffamonarchbutterfly’sinternalcompass.Itcanaffecttheircircadianrhythms,whichcanmakethemonarchbutterfliesgetlostwhentheytrytoflythenextday.Thisshowswithoutdarkness,thecircadianclockofbutterfliescannotfunctionproperly.“Whenexposedtoartificiallight,thelightcanperturbthenormalfunctioningoftheanimal’scircadianclock,”Guerrasays.“Lightpollution,particularlynighttimelightpollution,causesanimalstoexperiencelightatatimewhentheyarenotsupposedto,e.g.,atnightwhentheyarenormallyinthedark,andareatrest.Exposuretosuchlightcanpreventthebehaviorandbiologicalprocessofanimalswhichtheyrelyonorthatareregulatedbythecircadianclock.”30．Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?A．Tolookforthereasonforbutterflies’migrationB．Totestwhatactionshouldbetakentoprotectbutterflies.C．Toknowaboutthecircadianrhythmsofmigratoryanimals.D．Tofindouthowtheenvironmentalstressaffectsanimalmigration.31．Whatcanwelearnfromthelabstudies?A．Themonarchsmistookasingle,artificiallightastheactualsunduringtheday.B．TheButterfliesmovedquietlywhenfirstplacedintheflightsimulatorinthedarkC．Themonarchsgotlostindirectionwhenthelightintheflightsimulatorwason.D．TheButterflieswereneveratrestwhentheyareexposedtothelight.32．Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexperiment?A．NaturallightcontributesmuchtopollutionB．Migratoryanimalsoftenlosetheirway,C．LightpollutionisincreasinglyseriousD．Darknessisvitaltomigratoryanimals.33．Whatdocstheunderlinedword“perturb”inParagraph9probablymean?A．Stop B．Disturb. C．Reflect D．Enhance.34．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LightpollutioncaninterferewithbutterflymigrationB．Effortsaremadetosavetheendangeredmonarchbutterflies.C．Butterflies’circadiancycleisrevealedinresearch.D．Humanactivityimpactstherestofnaturenegatively.Choosingamajorisoneofthebiggestdecisionsyou’llmakewhileyou’reincollege.It’simportantthatyoumakeyourchoiceconfidentlyandaftersomeconsiderationThere’sNothingWrongWithBeing“Undecided”.Between20%and50%ofcollegefreshmenenterschoolwithoutadeclaredmajor.Keepinmindthatthere’snothingwrongwithremaining“undecided”or“undeclared”forthefirstfewyearsofyourcollegecareer.Youcanusethistimetodecidewhatyou’reinterestedin.Also,keepinmindthatevenifyoudodeclareamajoryourfreshmanyear,youcanalwayschangeyourmind.Aboutone-thirdoffirst-timecollegestudentschangetheirmajorwithinthreeyears.Evenmore,over60%ofcollegegraduatessaytheywouldgobackandchangetheirmajoriftheycould,primarilytopursuetheirpassionareasandexpandtheirjobopportunities.ExploreYourPassionsandAbilities.Setasidesometimetoreallyexploreyourpassionsandtakestockofyouruniqueabilities.Withanundeclaredmajortostart,youcantaketimetoreallydelvedeepintowhatinterestsyou.Joinclubsaroundcampustoconnectwithfellowstudentswhoshareyourinterests.Takeelectivesinareasthatyoumightnototherwisehaveanopportunitytoexperience.Forexample,whenelsemightyoubeabletotakeapoetrycourseoranarthistoryseminar?Collegeistheperfecttimetostepoutofyourboxandexpandyourhorizons.Asastudentwithanundeclaredmajor,you’reuniquelypositionedtodojustthat.ConsiderEmploymentOpportunities.Whileit’simportanttochooseamajorthatinterestsyou,it’salsocriticaltochooseacollegemajorthatwillprovideyouwithfutureemploymentopportunities.Statistically,thecollegemajorsthattendtohavethemostearningpowerareinSTEM.Thesemajorsmightincludehealthsciencesorcomputerengineering.Businessmajorscanalsoexpectahigherthanaverageearningpotential.Thatbeingsaid,employersfrequentlyrecognizethatgraduateswhomajoredintheliberalartshavevaluablesoftskills,too,includingstrongcommunication,writtenandverbalskills,andleadershipabilities.Thekeyistopickamajorthatwillbemarketableforthecareeryou’reinterestedinpursuing.TalktoanAcademicAdvisor.Ifyouneedalittleguidance,setupanappointmentwithanacademicadvisororcareercounselors.Careerdevelopmentcounselorsandacademicadvisorscanhelpyounarrowdownyouroptions.Ifyouhaveanideaofwhatclassesyou’vemostenjoyedandwhatcareerpathsaremostappealingtoyou,workingwithoneoftheseprofessionalsmightbethefinalpushyouneedtopickamajor.Stillhavesomedoubtsnow?YoucansubmityourquestionsHere.35．Whatcanwelearnfromthe2ndparagraph?A．Mostgraduateswentbacktocollegeandchangedtheirmajorsforabrighterfuture.B．SomestudentsfrequentlychangetheirmajorsthroughouttheircollegeyearsC．Itisallrighttoremainundecidedonmajorsforonlythefreshmanyear.D．Youdon’tnecessarilyneedtodeclareyourmajorsuponenteringcollege.36．Youareadvisedtotakeelectivesasdescribedinthe3rdparagraphbecause.A．thecoursesandseminarsarepopularwithcollegestudentsB．ithelpsyoufullyexplorewhereyourinterestliesC．youcanshareyourcommoninterestwithyourfellowstudentsD．yourmajorliesintheareas,youcan’tmissthem37．Anexampleofhavinggoodsoftskillsisthat.A．youexpressyourselfwellinacontroversialbusinessdiscussionB．youfixthetechnicalproblemsofcomputersinyourofficeeasilyC．youquicklyfigureoutwhythecommunicationequipmentdoesn’tworkD．youneverdelegatebutshouldermoreoftheworkloadatwork38．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFalse?A．Yourmajorshouldbeareflectionofyourinterestsandcareergoals.B．Chooseamajorthatwillgiveyoufutureemploymentopportunities.C．Anacademicadvisororcareercounselorswilldecidethemajorforyou.D．Youshouldchooseyourmajorcarefullyandconfidently.39．Whichofthefollowingisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Ahighschoolnewspaper. B．AwebsitepageC．Auniversityguide D．Apopularmagazine.Whenyoufeelthankfulforthingsyou’vereceivedorsomethingthat’shappened,that’sgratitude.It’simpossibletofeelitinavacuum;othersarealwaysresponsible,whetherthey’relovedones,strangersorahigherpower.“Gratitudeishowyourelatetoothers,whenyouseeyourselfinconnectionwiththingslargerthanyourself”saysWillibaldRuch,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofZurich.Nowadays,toomanypeopledon’tstoptoappreciatewhattheyhave,andmuchlessexpressgratitude.Ourinstant-satisfactionlifestylemaybetoblame.“Withcommercialandso