Question

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there two more sentences than you need.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

When I was a kid, I felt anxious about the question, because I never had a good answer. Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t dreaming of becoming something grand or heroic, like a filmmaker or an astronaut.

In college, I finally realized that I didn’t want to be one thing. I wanted to do many things. So I found a workaround: I became an organizational psychologist. My job is to fix other people’s jobs. I get to experience them indirectly—I’ve gotten to explore how filmmakers blaze new trails(开创先河)and how astronauts build trust.  1.

My first complaint with the question is that it forces kids to define themselves in terms work. When you’re asked what you want to be when you grow up, it’s not socially acceptable say, “A father,” or, “A mother,” let alone, “A person of integrity(诚实正直)”. This might be of the reasons many parents say their most important value for their children is to car about others, yet their kids believe that top value is success. 2.

The second problem is the implication that there is one calling(使命感) out the everyone. Although having a calling can be a source of joy, research shows that search one leaves students felling lost and confused. And even if you’re lucky enough to stum a calling, it might not be a viable(切实可行的) career. My colleagues and I have form callings often go unanswered: 3.

If you manage to overcome those obstacles, there is a third hurdle: Careers rarely your childhood dreams. In one study, looking for the ideal job left college seniors feeling more anxious, stressed, overwhelmed and depressed throughout the process satisfied with the outcome.  4. Sure, you might be a little less excited to take it, but on average you end up more productive and less likely to quit.

I’m all for encouraging youngsters to aim high and dream big. But take it who studies work for a living: those aspirations should be bigger than work . As they want to be leads them to claim a career identity they might never want invite them to think about what kind of person they want to be -- and about things they might want to do.

A.Many career passions don’t pay the bills, and many of us just don’t have the talent.

B.Extensive evidence shows that instead of painting a rosy picture of a job, you’re better off having a realistic preview of what it’s really like.

C.People who graduate from college during a recession(经济衰退) are more satisfied with their work three decades later.

D.I have become convinced that asking youngsters what they want to be does them harm.

E.When we define ourselves by our jobs, our worth depends on what we achieve.

F.Your job is not always going to fulfill you.

Answer

1.D

2.E

3.A

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章认为人们不应该再孩子“你长大后想做什么?”，因此这对他们有害。文章中作者说明了“你长大后想做什么?”这句话存在的三个问题，最后作者指出：志向应当不局限于工作。问孩子他们想当什么会使他们去追求一个他们也许永远都不想争取的职业身份。相反，请他们思考一下他们想成为什么样的人——并想想他们可能想做的各种不同的事情。

1.根据上文In college, I finally realized that I didn’t want to be one thing. I wanted to do many things. So I found a workaround: I became an organizational psychologist. My job is to fix other people’s jobs. I get to experience them indirectly—I’ve gotten to explore how filmmakers blaze new trails and how astronauts build trust.可知在大学里，我终于意识到我不想成为一个什么样的人。我想做很多事情。所以我找到了一个变通的办法:我成为了一名组织心理学家。我的工作是解决别人的工作。我可以间接地体验它们——我可以探索电影制作人是如何开拓创新的，以及宇航员是如何建立信任的。以及第四段第一句My first complaint with the question is that it forces kids to define themselves in terms work.可知我对这个问题的第一个抱怨是，它迫使孩子们用工作来定义自己。由此可知，作者通过自己的亲身经历，发现自己并不只想做某一种职业，因此可推知作者并不支持问年轻人将来想做什么职业。故D选项“我相信问年轻人想做什么对他们有害”符合上下文语境，故选D。

2.根据上文My first complaint with the question is that it forces kids to define themselves in terms work. When you’re asked what you want to be when you grow up, it’s not socially acceptable say, “A father,” or, “A mother,” let alone, “A person of integrity.” This might be of the reasons many parents say their most important value for their children is to car a others, yet their kids believe that top value is success.可知我对这个问题的第一个抱怨是，它迫使孩子们用工作来定义自己。当你被问到长大后想做什么的时候，社会上不接受说“父亲”或“母亲”，更不用说 “一个正直的人”了。这可能是许多父母说他们对孩子最重要的价值是关心他人，但他们的孩子却认为最高价值是成功的原因之一。由此可知，本段是在说明工作和最重要价值之间的关系，作者觉得问年轻人以后想做什么工作迫使了孩子用工作来定义自己，从而将自己的价值建立在自己的成就之上。故E选项“当我们用工作来定义自己时，我们的价值就取决于我们取得的成就”符合上下文语境，故选E。

3.根据上文And even if you’re lucky enough to stum a calling, it might not be a viable career. My colleagues and I have form callings often go unanswered:可知而且即便你足够幸运碰上了一样天职，它也可能不是个可行的职业。我和同事已经发现，天职的召唤常常得不到回应：由此可知，本句应当承接上文说明作者和同事发现关于“切实可行的职业”所存在的问题——许多职业梦想无法支付账单，我们中的许多人就是没有这个天赋。故A选项“许多职业梦想无法支付账单，我们中的许多人就是没有这个天赋”符合上下文语境，故选A。

4.根据后文Sure, you might be a little less excited to take it but, on average you end up more productive and less likely to quit.可知当然，你在接手时可能会少些激动，但平均而言，你最后的收获会更大，也不容易退出。由此可知，本句旨在说明，在接手一份工作时，贴合实际地预想一下它真实的样子，最后的收获会更大，也不容易退出。故B选项“大量证据表明，与其把一份工作想象得很美好，还不如在入职时贴合实际地预想一下它真实的样子，并且毫无保留”符合上下文语境，故选B。