As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets newsisn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth hasfallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may beespecially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping tochange careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly asmuch as you think.

That’sbecause job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnoverdata. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions,resignations, terminations, and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even inthis economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings thaneconomic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still hummingalong, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!

And as itturns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job huntersare being hired every month.

I don’t meanto imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability toland a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean morejobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that thereare currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardlessof whether it’s a new one or not.

But whatoften distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their abilityto stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying theirvaluable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to presentthemselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeatedrejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million peoplewho wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeksand were no longer even classified as unemployed.

So don’t letthe headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired everymonth in the U.S. You can be one of them.

1.The author tends to believe that high unemploymentrate ______?

A.deprives many people of job opportunities.

B.prevents many people from changing careers.

C.should not stop people from looking for a job.

D.does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening.

2.Where do most job openings come from?

A.Job growth

B.Job turnover

C.Improved economy

D.Business expansion

3.What does the author say about overall job growth?

A.It doesn’t have much effect on individual jobseekers.

B.It increases people’s confidence in the economy.

C.It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.

D.It doesn’t mean greater job security for theemployed.

4.What is the key to landing a job according to theauthor?

A.Education

B.Intelligence

C.Persistence

D.Experience

5.What do we learn from the passage about theunemployment figures in the US?

A.They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.

B.They provide the public with the latest information.

C.They warn of the structural problems in the economy.

D.They exclude those who have stopped looking for ajob.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

文章大意：通过分析原因和统计数据的区别，得出结论：不要被新增工作岗位数据误导了，新增工作岗位数据和实际可得到工作的机会并不是一致的。只有那些停止，放弃找工作的人才真正没有工作可做。

1.C 主旨大意题。根据That’s because jobgrowth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data.那是因为新增工作岗位数字对于找工作的人来说，并不像流通数据那样重要。和 And as it turns out, even today — with jobgrowth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month. 正像证明的那样，即便是现在—新增工作接近0—但是每月有400万找工作的人找到工作，表明：失业率的多少应该不会阻碍人们找到新工作。

2.B 细节理解题。In both good timesand bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. 在经济好和坏的时期，流通量比经济增长创造的工作机会更多。

3.A 推理判断题。But it actuallyshouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think. 但是，它并不像你认为的对你那么重要。And as it turns out, even today — with jobgrowth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month. 正像证明的那样，即便是现在—新增工作接近0—但是每月有400万找工作的人找到工作表明：失业率的多少跟人们找工作没有多大影响。

4.C 推理判断题。and keep going, evenafter repeated rejections. 即使在再三被 拒绝之后，还不断努力的人。对应persistence: 坚持。 Education：教育；Intelligence：智力；Experience：经历；经验。

5. D 细节理解题。The Bureau of LaborStatistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available forwork hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer evenclassified as unemployed.劳动统计局的数据表明，想找工作的270万人在过去的四周内都没有找过工作，甚至已经不被分类为事业了。

考点：考查社会类阅读。