Question

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Finding a job.	B．College students’ part-time jobs.
C．Craigslist Web site.	D．The relation between study and work.

2.“What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

A．work on the airplane	B．buy a parachute
C．publish a book	D．find a suitable job

3.It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A．companies often put job information in local shops

B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA

C．Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers

D．California Career Services mainly serves university students

4.How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】文章介绍了寻找工作的多种方法。

1.A 主旨大意题。文章是关于找工作的多种方法，每一段都提出了一种方法。故A正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第四段最后两行This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.说明这本书是标准别人去选择自己的职业的，故是帮助那些想找到合适工作的人。

3.C 推理题。根据最后一段前三行Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests.说明Susan W. Miller的公司是在帮助人们选择职业，故C正确。

4.C 细节题。文章共五段，每一段都提出了一种找工作的方法，第一段是到商家直接寻找。第二段通过报纸；第三段通过网络；第四段通过大学；第五段通过专家及专门的公司的帮助。

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