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smostdesirablelist.Theyareoftenphysicallychallenging,somewhatmonotonous,andprovidelowwages.Theymayhavelimited__10__foradvancement,andtheyexistinindustriesthatareprofitablebutnotsexy.

 Oneofmymanufacturingclientsperfectly__11__thisdescription,anddespitethedifficultenvironment,peopleshow__12__anddoagreatjobeveryday.Theyaren´

tparticularlycrazyabouttheirjobs,buttheyaredrivenbyanimmenseprideintheirperformance.

 Apositive__13__ofprideisgroundedinhumility.Itestablishesandmaintainsareputationforexcellence.Pridedoesn´

t__14__shortcuts,andmostimportant,itmaintainshighstandardswhenpassionforthejobhasdiminished.Atthe__15__oftheday,youcan´

tignoretheimpactofpassion.Virtually__16__raisestheirhandswhenIaskseminarparticipantsiftheywoulddotheiridealjobsforlessthanonepercentofwhattheymaketoday.Weshould,however,paymoreattention__17__pride.Pridespeakstocharacter,andcharacterisanexcellentindicatorofthequalityandcommitmentofthework.Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.said:

"

Ifamaniscalledtobeastreetsweeper,heshouldsweepstreets__18__asMichelangelopainted,orBeethovencomposedmusic,orShakespearewrotepoetry.Heshouldsweepstreetssowellthatallthehostsofheavenandearthwill__19__tosay,herelivedagreatstreetsweeperwhodidhisjobwell."

MostassumethatDr.Kingwastalkingabouttheimportanceofpassion__20__ofthestatusofyourposition.Perhaps,however,wemissedtherealmessageabouthavingpersonalprideinyourperformance.

第1题

A.in

B.about

C.from

D.on

第2题

A.Motivated

B.Motivational

C.Motivating

D.Motivate

第3题

A.to

B.down

C.in

D.from

第4题

A.rise

B.arise

C.raise

D.arisen

第5题

A.how

B.where

C.that

D.why

第6题

B.from

C.to

第7题

A.regard

B.think

C.consider

D.believe

第8题

A.are

B.were

C.aren´

t

D.weren´

第9题

A.Likely

B.Likeless

C.Likeable

D.Likewise

第10题

A.chance

B.choice

C.time

D.room

第11题

A.gives

B.fits

C.defies

D.beggars

第12题

A.off

B.out

C.over

D.up

第13题

A.matter

B.sense

C.source

D.swelling

第14题

A.cross

B.go

C.travel

D.take

第15题

A.beginning

B.end

C.front

D.middle

第16题

A.all

B.everyone

C.none

D.someone

第17题

A.for

B.of

C.on

D.to

第18题

A.even

B.so

C.such

D.like

第19题

A.happy

B.hate

C.must

D.pause

第20题

A.despite

B.dismiss

C.regardless

D.regarding

下一题

（21~25/共20题）SectionⅡReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts. Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ThereisawidespreadbeliefthathumanitiesPh.D.shavelimitedjobprospects.Thestorygoesthatsincetenure-trackprofessorshipsareincreasinglybeingreplacedbycontingentfaculty,thevastmajorityofEnglishandhistoryPh.D.snowroamtheearthaspoorly-paidadjunctsor,iftheyleaveacademia,asbaristasandbookstorecashiers.AsEnglishprofessorWilliamPannapackerputitinSlateafewyearsback,"

ahumanitiesPh.D.willplaceyouatadisadvantagecompetingagainst22-year-oldsforentry-leveljobsthatbarelyrequireahigh-schooldiploma."

Hisadvicetowould-begraduatestudentswassimple:

RecognizethatahumanitiesPh.D.isnowaworthlessdegreeandavoidgettingoneatallcost.

 Itistruethattheplatetectonicsofacademiahasbeenshiftingsincethe1970s,reducingthenumberofgoodjobsavailableinthefield.Inthewakeofthesechanges,thereisnoquestionthathumanitiesdoctorateshavestruggledwiththeiremploymentprospects,butwhatislesswidelyknownisbetweenafifthandaquarterofthemgoontoworkinwell-payingjobsinmedia,corporateAmerica,non-profits,andgovernment.HumanitiesPh.D.sareallaroundus—andtheyarenotservingcoffee.

 TheAmericanHistoricalAssociation（AHA）andtheModernLanguageAssociation（MLA）havestakedoutthepositionthatthelackofreliabledataaboutemploymentoutcomesishinderinganyproductivediscussionaboutthefutureofacademia.Preliminaryreportsreleasedinthepastfewmonthsshowthat24.1percentofhistoryPh.D.sand21percentofEnglishandforeignlanguagePh.D.soverthelastdecadetookjobsinbusiness,museums,andpublishinghouses,amongotherindustries.

 HumanitiesPh.D.stypicallysecurenon-academicjobsthroughtheirownnetworks,withoutthesupportoftheirdepartments.ForthosePh.D.swhoultimatelyfindworkoutsideacademia,thejob-huntingprocessisoftenlongerandharderthanitneedstobe.Fewuniversitiesofferhumanitiesdoctoralcandidatescareercounselingfornon-academicjobs,whichwouldhelpthemmarketthemselvesandleveragealumninetworks.

 Asasolutiontotheshrinkingacademicjobmarket,severaltopPh.D.programshaveoptedtoreducethenumberofincomingdoctoralcandidatestolimittheiroversupply.However,somearguethatthisapproachdoesnotrecognizethatmanyhumanitiesPh.D.swillgoontopositivelyimpactotherindustries,asmanyalreadyhave."

Academicinstitutionsholdaresponsibilitytoadvanceknowledge,"

VictoriaBlodgett,directorofGraduateCareerServicesatYaleUniversity,argues."

WeshouldbeinthebusinessofputtingPh.D.singovernment,non-profits,themediaandlotsofindustrieswherewewillbebetteroffifwehavepeoplewhoaretrainedtothinkasdeeplyastheyare."

第21题

ManypeoplethinksomePh.D.shavetroublefindingjobsprobablybecause______.

A.theyarenolongerseenasindispensablefuturestaff

B.theyaretoyingwiththeideaofleavingacademia

C.theycannotmaintaintheircompetitiveedgeoverMAs

D.theydemandmonthlywagesthatareburdensomeforall

第22题

Theunderlinedsentence"

theplatetectonicsofacademiahasbeenshifting"

mostprobablymeansthat______.

A.thestudyoftheplanetstructurehasyieldeddifferentresults

B.thevariouspartsformingtheEarth´

scrusthavebeenmoving

C.theuniversity´

sorganizationalstructurehasbeenundercloseexamination

D.theappointmentsoffacultywithinuniversitieshaveundergoneamarkedshift

第23题

WhatcanbeinferredfromPara.3?

A.AHAandMLAdon´

tthinkitismeaningfultoassesscareerprospectsofhumanitiesPh.D.s

B.AHAandMLAwelcomeanydiscussionaboutemploymentoutcomes.

C.EmploymentstatisticsonhumanitiesPh.Dshavebeenaccuratesofar.

D.FewerhumanitiesPh.Dsenteredindustriesexceptbusinessandproduction.

第24题

HowdohumanitiesPh.D.susuallyfindjobs?

A.Theyuseconnectionstolandteachingjobsatuniversity.

B.Theyreceivecounselingonsecuringnon-academicjobs.

C.Theygetsubstantialhelpwhenlookingforwhite-collarjobs.

D.Theyturntotheirfriends,relatives,andschoolmatesforhelp.

第25题

AccordingtoVictoriaBlodgett,Ph.D.s______.

A.areverymuchneededinadiversearrayofcareerfields

B.areresponsibleforcausingthissupply-demandimbalance

C.aretrainedtothinktoodeeplyfornon-academicjobs

D.arebetteroffbyholdingdownnon-academicjobs

上一题下一题

（26~30/共20题）SectionⅡReadingComprehension

TropicalrainpoundsontheroofofacavernouswarehousenearJakarta,Indonesia´

scapital.Inside,youngstersinorangeT-shirtshaularoundclothes,luggageandelectricalgoodsforLazada,ane-commercefirm,whichhasjustmovedin.The12,000squaremetrespaceisthreetimesthesizeoftheoldone,butitalreadylooksfull.ThreeyearsagoLazada´

sentirestockfilledastoreroomthesizeofastudioflat,recallsMagnusEkbom,itstwenty-somethingbossinIndonesia.

 Internetshoppingaccountsforlessthan1%ofallpurchasesinSouth-EastAsia—aregiontwiceaspopulousasAmerica,wheretheproportionisnearly10%.Butsurgingsmartphoneuseandabroadeningmiddleclassmeanthemarketissettomultiply;

perhapsfivefoldby2018,reckonsFrost&

Sullivan,aconsultingfirm.Sinceitlaunchedin2012LazadahaslaidclaimtosixSouth-EastAsiancountries,largelyunchallengedbye-commercegiantssuchasAmazonoftheUnitedStates,AlibabaofChinaandRakutenofJapan.Itmaysoonhavetofightthemforitsterritory.

 LazadawascreatedbyRocketInternet,aBerlin