13.If you're looking for any sort of career advice,it's likely you've heard a certain suggestion before:Pursue your passion!In this economy,you'll barely make any money no matter what you do,so why not do something you're passionate about?
However,that's not exactly how the world works.Passion is rarely enough to get you through on its own.Finding a project you love is all well and good on a sunny day when you're feeling okay.But on those gray days when you're suffering from the flu or you're otherwise down,passion is rarely enough to get it done.
I know that feeling.At the most basic level,I spend every day writing.I'm passionate about writing and the topics I cover.But today,it's too cold outside.I didn't get enough sleep and all I can think about is crawling into a nice warm bed.Yet,I'm sitting here,typing up a post just for you.How do I keep it up?
There's another route you could go.You could take on anything that pays the bills,then find fun projects you're passionate about on the side.This is exactly the route I took when I was a freelancer (自由職業(yè)者) fresh out of college.That approach,as it happens,leads straight to passion burnout.
The reason I'm still planted firmly at my keyboard on a day when I don't have an immediate deadline is not just because I'm passionate about writing.I also have a sense of purpose.Besides following your passion,you also need to define your purpose.I write to help businesses with their content because I know my writing makes a difference for them.
My purpose keeps my passion.My work is something I'll stick to whether or not I feel passionate about writing anything today.
You can find your purpose as well as your passion-and then find a place where both intersect (交叉).It may be easier to find a day job you can tolerate.But the only way to find something that works for you is to get involved with different groups and to explore different purposes you care about.You don't need an all-consuming cause,but you do need something you care enough about to give up sleeping in on the weekends.Only then will you really be capable of pursuing your passion,and your purpose along with it.
68.Who do you think the passage is written for?B
A.Writers.B.Job hunters.C.Managers.D.Career planners.
69.Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with?D
A.People can work with passion if they earn a lot of money.
B.People work well only on sunny days or when they are well.
C.People need to find as many jobs as possible to discover their interest.
D.People work hard even though they are not passionate about something.
70.What's the author's attitude toward his job?C
A.Doubtful.B.Unconcerned.C.Determined.D.Challenged.
71.What's the main idea of the passage?A
A.The difference between passion and purpose and how it affects your job search.
B.The importance of passion and how it gets you through when facing problems.
C.The relationship between passion and purpose and how it improves your life.
D.The importance of purpose and how it helps you keep a job.
分析 短文中作者主要向那些求職者指明了求職的方向,其中重要的兩點(diǎn)是:熱情和目標(biāo),這兩者在求職中的重要性.
解答 68.B,推理判斷題,根據(jù)文章第一句If you're looking for any sort of career advice,it's likely you've heard a certain suggestion before可知這篇短文是為尋找工作的人寫的,故答案為B.
69.D,根據(jù)句子In this economy,you'll barely make any money no matter what you do可排除A選項(xiàng),根據(jù)句子But on those gray days when you're suffering from the flu or you're otherwise down,passion is rarely enough to get it done可排除B選項(xiàng),"并不只是晴朗天人們才會(huì)工作得好",根據(jù)句子then find fun projects you're passionate about on the side可知"人們要找自己有熱情的工作",因此C錯(cuò)誤,而D選項(xiàng)"即使人們對(duì)于沒熱情的工作也會(huì)努力做好",跟句子My purpose keeps my passion可知"目標(biāo)和熱情是同等重要的",故答案為D.
70.C,細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)句子The reason I'm still planted firmly at my keyboard 和My work is something I'll stick to 可知作者對(duì)于自己的工作是"意志堅(jiān)定的",故答案為C.
71.A,主旨大意題,短文主要介紹了在求職中熱情和目標(biāo)的重要性,其兩者的不同之處并且是如何影響你找工作的,故答案為A.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對(duì)原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因?yàn)殚喿x理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個(gè)擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時(shí),要有較強(qiáng)的針對(duì)性.對(duì)于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對(duì)題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).