大学英语进阶：Jobs and Careers

一、填空题

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.

Changetheformwherenecessary.注意：请在答题处填入单词！需

要时变换词形！

clickannualidentifyconfirmrefugee

recruitfinancialcompetitivespotreflect

1、OnlybykeepingdowncostswillAmericamaintainits

advantageoverothercountries.

正确答案：competitive

2、Thechurchhasvolunteerstohelp.

正确答案：recruited

3、MarathebookshewouldbuyforTom，sbirthday

whileshoppinglastSunday.

正确答案：spotted

4、Thesunoffthesnow-coveredmountains.

正确答案：reflected

5、Pleasebringsomethingwithyouthatyour

identity.

正确答案：confirms

6、Initsreport,UNICEFsaysatleast40,000

childrendieeveryday.

正确答案：annual

7、Youcanorderanythingwithasingleonthe

mouse.

正确答案：dick

8、Thousandsofhaveenteredthecampsalongthe

bordersinrecent

days.

正确答案：refugees

9、Twoofthesuspectshavebeenbywitnessestwo

daysafterthemurder.

正确答案：identified

10^TokyoandNewYorkarethemajorcentresin

today，sworld.

正确答案：financial

二、选词填空

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagewithten

blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom

alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.注意：请

在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！

Inits1surveyofU.S.collegestudents,the

researchfirmUniversumUSAaskeditsmorethan60,000

respondentsto2thecharacteristicsthey

associatewithdreamemployers,and3downthe

resultsintosevenpersonalitytypes.Careeristsarelooking

fora4brandnameandemployerswho5

onlythebestandbrightest;entrepreneurswanttoworkfor

fast-growingcompanieswitha6workenvironment;

explorersarelookingforchallengingworkanda7

ofassignments;harmonizersareseekingwork/lifebalanceand

8employment;huntersareattractedbycompetitive

basesalariesandgood9forfutureearnings;

idealistsare10tofriendlyworkenvironmentsand

highethicalstandards;andleaderswantleadership

opportunitiesandmentors.

A.secure

E.recruit

I.mood

M.prospects

B.consequently

F.broke

J.annual

N.prestigious

C.identify

G.creative

K.variety

0.tended

D.depressing

H.classified

L.drawn

1.

正确答案：J

2、

正确答案：C

3、

正确答案：F

4、_

正确答案：N

5、____________

正确答案：E

6、____________

正确答案：G

7、一

正确答案：K

8、

正确答案：A

9、____________

正确答案：M

10、___________

正确答案：L

三、选择题

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagefollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choice.

Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasingly

worklongerthantheless-skilled.Some65%ofAmericanmenaged

62-74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce,compared

with32%ofmenwithonlyahigh-schoolcertificate.Thisgap

ispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educated

well-offandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvance

hasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezing

thoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualsand

society,areprofound.Theworldisfacinganastonishingrise

inthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthanever

before.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopulationofthose

aged65ormorewillalmostdouble,from600millionto1.1

billion.Theexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreater

longevity（长寿）translatedintomoreyearsinretirement

ratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobservers

thatthisshiftwillleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whilethe

swellingranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudget

problems.Butthenotionofasharpdivisionbetweentheworking

youngandtheidleoldmissesanewtrend,thegrowinggap

betweentheskilledardtheunskilledpeople,whereasolder

skilledfolkareworkinglonger.Thedivideismostextremein

America,wherewell-educatedbaby-boomers（二战后生育高峰期

出生的美国人）areputtingoffretirementwhilemany

less-skilledyoungerpeoplehavedroppedoutofthe

workforce.Policyispartlyresponsible.ManyEuropean

governmentshaveabandonedpoliciesthatusedtoencourage

peopletoretireearly.Risinglifeexpectancy（预期寿命），

combinedwiththereplacementofgenerousdefined-benefit

pensionplanswithlessgenerousdefined-contributionones,

meansthateventhebetter-offmustworklongertohavea

comfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalso

playsabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyeducated,

andthosepeoplecontinuetoreaprichrewardsintooldage

becausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductive

thantheprecedinggeneration.Technologicalchangemaywell

reinforcethatshift:theskillsthatcomplen.entcomputers,

frommanagementknowhowtocreativity,donotnecessarily

declinewithage.

1.Whatishappeningintheworkforceinrichcountries?()

A.Youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly.

B.Well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger.

C.Unemploymentratesarerisingyearafteryear.

D.Peoplewithnocollegedegreedonoteasilyfindwork.

正确答案：B

2、Whathashelpeddeepenthedividebetweenthewell-offand

thepoor?()

A.Longerlifeexpectancies.

B.Profoundchangesintheworkforce.

C.Arapidtechnologicaladvance.

D.Agrowingnumberofthewell-educated.

正确答案：B

3、Whatdomanyobserverspredictinviewoftheexperienceof

the20thcentury?()

A.Economicgrowthwillslowdown.

B.Governmentbudgetswillincrease.

C.Morepeoplewill