Question

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.
　　That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations, and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!
　　And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.
　　I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.
　　But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.
　　So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them

1. 1.
   The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?
   1. A.
      deprives many people of job opportunities
   2. B.
      prevents many people from changing careers
   3. C.
      should not stop people from looking for a job
   4. D.
      does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening
2. 2.
   Where do most job openings come from?
   1. A.
      Job growth
   2. B.
      Job turnover
   3. C.
      Improved economy
   4. D.
      Business expansion
3. 3.
   What does the author say about overall job growth?
   1. A.
      It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers
   2. B.
      It increases people’s confidence in the economy
   3. C.
      It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed
   4. D.
      It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed
4. 4.
   What is the key to landing a job according to the author?
   1. A.
      Education
   2. B.
      Intelligence
   3. C.
      Persistence
   4. D.
      Experience
5. 5.
   What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the US?
   1. A.
      They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is
   2. B.
      They provide the public with the latest information
   3. C.
      They warn of the structural problems in the economy
   4. D.
      They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job

Answer 1

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文章大意：通過分析原因和統計數據的區別，得出結論：不要被新增工作崗位數據誤導了，新增工作崗位數據和實際可得到工作的機會并不是一致的。只有那些停止，放棄找工作的人才真正沒有工作可做。
1.C 主旨大意題。根據That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data.那是因為新增工作崗位數字對于找工作的人來說，并不像流通數據那樣重要。和 And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month. 正像證明的那樣，即便是現在—新增工作接近0—但是每月有400萬找工作的人找到工作，表明：失業率的多少應該不會阻礙人們找到新工作。
2.B 細節理解題。In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. 在經濟好和壞的時期，流通量比經濟增長創造的工作機會更多。
3.A 推理判斷題。But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think. 但是，它并不像你認為的對你那么重要。And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month. 正像證明的那樣，即便是現在—新增工作接近0—但是每月有400萬找工作的人找到工作表明：失業率的多少跟人們找工作沒有多大影響。
4.C 推理判斷題。and keep going, even after repeated rejections. 即使在再三被拒絕之后，還不斷努力的人。對應persistence: 堅持。 Education：教育；Intelligence：智力；Experience：經歷；經驗。
5. D 細節理解題。The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.勞動統計局的數據表明，想找工作的270萬人在過去的四周內都沒有找過工作，甚至已經不被分類為事業了。
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