题文
Do you want to love what you do for a living? Follow your passion. This piece of advice provides the foundation for modern thinking on career satisfaction. But this can be a problem.I've spent the past several years researching and writing about the different strategies we use to seek happiness in our work. It became clear early in the process that the suggestion to “follow your passion” was flawed (有缺陷), for it lacks scientific evidence. However, it doesn't mean you should abandon the goal of feeling passionate about your work. The reality emphasizes that things are quite complicated.
Passion is earned. Different people are looking for different things in their work, but generally, people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features: autonomy，respect, competence, creativity, and a sense of impact. In other words，if you want to feel passionate about your livelihood，don't seek the perfect job，but seek to get more of these features in the job you already have.
Passion is elusive (难捉摸的). Many people develop the rare and valuable skills leading to passion, but still end up unhappy in their work. The problem is that the features leading you to love your work are more likely to be useful to you than your organization. As you become increasingly “valuable”，for example, your boss might push you toward traditional promotions that come with more pay and more responsibility, as this is what is most useful to your company. However, you might find more passion by applying your value to gain autonomy in your schedule or project selection.
Passion is dangerous. I've watched too many of my peers fall into anxiety and chronic(慢性的) job-hopping (跳槽) due to the “follow your passion” advice. The issue is expectations. If you believe we all have a pre-existing passion, and that matching it to a job will lead to instant workplace happiness, reality will always pale in comparison.
Work is hard. Not every day is fun. If you're seeking a dream job, you'll end up frustrated, again and again. Don't set out to discover passion. Instead, set out to develop it. This path might be longer and more complicated than what most cheerful career guides might advocate, but it's a path much more likely to lead you somewhere worth going.
小题1:People satisfied with their careers are _______.A．autonomous and passionateB．creative and passionateC．respectable and sensitiveD．creative and competent小题2:What is the author's advice on achieving career satisfaction?A．Figuring out early what one will do in the future.B．Matching the pre-existing passion to one's work.C．Developing passion for what one is doing.D．Discovering skills that lead to interesting careers.小题3: The underlined sentence in Para. 5 probably means that _______.A．it is not easy to match our passion with our jobsB．we shouldn't think everyone has a pre-existing passionC．workplace happiness does not require a pre-existing passionD．high expectations of passion in jobs bring disappointment小题4:What's the author's attitude towards the advice of “following your passion”?A．Disapproving.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Unclear. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
文章主要分析了工作中常听到的Follow your passion这句话的不合理之处，强调当代社会有众多的变化，光有兴趣是不够的，但也不能没有热情。
小题1:细节题。根据第三段people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features: autonomy，respect, competence, creativity，可知对工作有激情的人符合的特征，所以选D
小题2:主旨大意题。根据文章大意，作者的观点是，不要选择自己喜欢的工作，而是要在工作中找出乐趣Don't set out to discover passion. Instead, set out to develop it，所以C正确
小题3:推断题。划线句的意思是，如果你认为每个人在工作前都有兴趣，而寻找适合的工作会带来直接的乐趣，那么事实会显得苍白。暗指对于完美工作的期待只会让人失望，所以选D
小题4:推断题。根据文章大意，作者认为follow your passion这句话是不科学的，他不建议人们用这种态度去寻找和对待日后的工作，所以选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Do you want to love .....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
