Question

    I have been studying literature all the time, so someone asked me if l made the wrong choice by devoting myself to studying literature. I was deep in thought.

A good friend of mine took every single literature class she could while in college and decided early on that she wasn't cut out to be a teacher. Her parents were concerned because she wasn't really focused on becoming something that would pay the bills. In order to mollify their concerns, she took a library science course and told them she would regard library science as a career path. But she ended up taking a job as a communications assistant at a mid-size company and eventually became the director of communications. She put her literature studies to work in making company materials and has benefited a lot from that.

Another friend turned his love of Hemingway’s writings into inspiration for his artworks. Most people don’t stay at one job for their entire career. I can’t tell you how many teachers I worked with over the years give up teaching to paint houses, work in an advertising company, start a company, and so on. A degree is important for many places to get your foot in the door. But I think you should choose your job based on what you're really interested in,and no one says you have to do something for the rest of your work life.

Colleges generally don’t clue you in on the possible career paths available to you with your particular studies, but some are getting far better with guiding students toward the possibilities.Your reading, writing and analytical skills would be great advantages to many companies, so don’t think that your love of literature is going to leave you with few choices. So I didn’t feel sad to devote myself to studying literature.

1.What does the underlined word “mollify” mean?

A.Express. B.Relieve.

C.Deepen. D.Realize.

2.What does the author want to say by mentioning his friends?

A.Learning literature is good for one’s later careers.

B.Most people have a negative attitude towards literature.

C.His friends both disliked the career connected with literature.

D.College majors(主修课） have nothing to do with career choices.

3.Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A.Change your jobs frequently. B.Stay at one job for all your life.

C.Love whatever job you take up. D.Choose your job by your interest.

4.From the passage, we can learn that the author _______________.

A.didn’t regret studying literature all the time

B.had a negative attitude towards literature learning

C.thought that love for literature held the key to career paths

D.thought that colleges should design career paths for students

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述朋友的亲身经历，告诉人们学习文学并不会让你在职业中别无选择，你的文学素养会让你在未来职业中受益的。

1.

词句猜测题。划线词前一句提到“Her parents were concerned because she wasn't really focused on becoming something that would pay the bills..”我的那位朋友学文学，她的父母很担心她将来的职业不能挣钱；后面提到“she took a library science course and told them she would regard library science as a career path.”后来她选修了一门图书馆学课程，并告诉父母她将把图书馆学作为一种职业道路。朋友这样做的目的是为了减轻父母的担忧。因此可以推测，mollify意思为“减轻”。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。文章第二段中提到“She put her literature studies to work in making company materials and has benefited a lot from that.”作者的朋友将自己所学的文学知识运用到公司材料的制作中，从中获益匪浅。由此可以推断，作者提到朋友的例子，是想说明文学对一个人以后的职业生涯有好处。故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第三段中“But I think you should choose your job based on what you're really interested in”可知，作者认为应该根据你真正感兴趣的事情来选择你的工作。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“So I didn’t feel sad to devote myself to studying literature.”作者并没有为自己投身文学研究而感到悲哀。由此可以推断，作者并不后悔一直在研究文学。故选A项。