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【題目】請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：請將答案寫在答題紙上相應的題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。

When is it time to start thinking about a new job？Is it acceptable to switch jobs to work with a close friend？Can you leave an employer after the two-week training period is up？Should you stick with the same employer for over a year, even though you aren’t learning anything new?

As with so many things in life, these are questions only you can answer. However, there are several considerations to take before you terminate your employment.

The hiring process is costly and time-intensive, and your employer has decided that you are worth the effort. This is a big responsibility and privilege. While it doesn’t mean that you have to remain at a job for the rest of your life, you should be fair enough to give the employer at least a few months of your time. Get through the training, settle into a routine, and then decide. If you still don’t like it or something better comes up, you’ll at least know you tried.

Perhaps your best friend just started at the counter of the local gym, and it sounds like fun. Maybe you found an opening for a job you’ve been wanting for years. It could just be that you’re bored and looking for something new. No matter what it is, however, make sure you take the time to weigh the pros and cons. Working with a friend might be fun for a while—until you both want the same Saturday off to go to the lake. The job of your dreams might pay less or offer fewer hours. If you’re bored, there’s a chance that another job might provide a temporary solution but not give you whatever it is you are seeking.

You’re young, and the possibilities for your future are endless. While the teen job you have now isn’t necessarily going to map out your entire life, there’s nothing wrong with making decisions that will provide you with more opportunities later on in life. If you want to be a doctor, working at the hospital gift shop might be a better choice than flipping burgers. If you want to be a chef, the reverse is true. If your current job isn’t necessarily aligned with your future, you might want to consider switching jobs.

No matter what you decide, remember that the longer you are at a job, the better it looks on your resume. An employer who sees that you switch jobs every few months might not prefer you over a candidate who was with his or her former employer for a year. For working teens, dedication and commitment always look good.

【1】_________

【2】_________

【3】_________

【4】_________

【5】_________

【6】_________

【7】_________

【8】_________

【9】_________

【10】_________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】hiring/employing/training

【2】final

【3】Weigh/Consider

【4】bores/upsets/ discourages/disappoints/fails

【5】dream/ideal

【6】long/permanent/lasting

【7】future

【8】consideration/account

【9】prefer/favor

【10】dedicated/devoted

【解析】

本文是說明文, 作者關于青少年換工作提出了一些建議。

【1】考查同義轉換的能力。 根據第三段中“The hiring process is costly and time-intensive”可知,在招聘過程中雇主花了時間和金錢。“in the process of hiring”是句中“the hiring process”同義的轉換，意思為“招聘的過程”。故填hiring/employing/training。

【2】考查提取信息的能力。第三段中提到“you should be fair enough to give the employer at least a few months of your time. Get through the training, settle into a routine, and then decide. If you still don’t like it or something better comes up, you’ll at least know you tried”，作者建議在你作最后決定前，最好這份工作做一段時間，經過培訓，習慣了常規之后再決定。這樣至少你嘗試過。 故填final。

【3】考查同義轉換的能力。第四段中提到“No matter what it is, however, make sure you take the time to weigh the pros and cons”，作者建議不管是什么，一定要權衡利弊。“weigh the pros and cons”和“weigh the advantages and disadvantages”語義相同。故填Weigh/Consider。

【4】考查同義轉換的能力。根據第四段中“It could just be that you’re bored and looking for something new”可知，你想換工作可能只是你感到這份工作很無聊，想尋找新的東西。“your current job ____”是對句中“you’re bored”進行語義轉換，所填詞應該是動詞bore。 故填bores/upsets/ discourages/disappoints/fails。

【5】考查提取信息的能力。根據第四段中“The job of your dreams might pay less or offer fewer hours”可知，你夢想的工作可能報酬低、提供的空閑時間少。因此作者認為你理想的工作可能并不是讓你滿意的工作。故填dream/ideal。

【6】考查同義轉換能力。根據第四段中“there’s a chance that another job might provide a temporary solution but not give you whatever it is you are seeking”可知，如果你感到現在的工作無聊，另一份工作可能會讓你臨時解決問題，但不會給你任何你要的東西。“temporary”意思為“臨時的，不長久的”，意即not long , not permanent , not lasting。故填long/permanent/lasting。

【7】考查歸納概括能力。第五段談論的是換工作要考慮到對未來的影響。文中提到“While the teen job you have now isn’t necessarily going to map out your entire life, there’s nothing wrong with making decisions that will provide you with more opportunities later on in life”，雖然你現在工作并不一定能規劃出你的整個生活，但你做出的決定應該會給你以后的生活提供更多的機會的。作者認為，換工作要考慮到將來，要著眼未來。故填future。

【8】考查同義轉換能力。 根據第五段中“If your current job isn’t necessarily aligned with your future, you might want to consider switching jobs”可知，作者認為如果你目前的工作與你的未來不一定相符，你可能要考慮換工作了。consider和 take … into consideration / account 同義，意思為“考慮”。故填consideration/account。

【9】考查語義轉換能力。根據第六段中“An employer who sees that you switch jobs every few months might not prefer you over a candidate who was with his or her former employer for a year”可知，雇主會更喜歡或偏愛一個與前雇主在一起工作時間長的候選人。句中“prefer … over”與“prefer… to”語義相同。故填prefer/favor。

【10】考查同義轉換能力。第六段中提到“For working teens, dedication and commitment always look good”，作者認為青少年在工作中，應該要奉獻和投入。committed 是commitment的形容詞形式，意思為“奉獻的， 投入的”，此處填dedication的形容詞形式dedicated，或者devoted，與committed同義。故填dedicated/devoted。

任務型閱讀的解題方法之一根據問題查找定位信息，加工分析并轉換成另一種表達方式。常見的轉換方式有(1)詞性轉換；（2)句子結構轉換；(3)同義詞和反義詞轉換；(4)前綴和后綴轉換；(5)另選其它詞來釋義。

如第6小題中，temporary意思為not long , not permanent , not lasting，此處是將temporary進行反義詞轉換；

如第8小題中，consider和 take … into consideration / account 是同義詞轉換；

如第10小題中，committed是commitment的詞性轉換，因此可以判斷，將dedication進行詞性轉換，用形容詞形式dedicated，或同義詞devoted。