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 1970．

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.By logging on the Craigslist Web site，you can ．

A. sell your old things

B. do some shopping online

C. create your own announcement board

D. get useful information about 450 cities

3.“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

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

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了可以通过五种途径来找工作。

1.可知这篇文章主要讲了找工作的问题，故选A。

2.可知通过登录Craigslist网站，你可以网上购物。故答案应为B。

3. 根据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 since it was published in nineteen seventy.可知“你的降落伞是什么颜色的”是一本书，这本书给那些需要找工作的人一些建议， 故选D。

4. can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at the announcement board；Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper；Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet；Another useful way to find a job is through a college or a university；Some experts also help people find jobs，可知一共有五种找工作的方法，故选C。

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