题文
As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover(人员更替) data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations(解雇), and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still moving ahead, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!
And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.
I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.
But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.
So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.
小题1:The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______.A．discourages many people from landing jobsB．prevents many people from changing careersC．should not stop people from looking for a jobD．does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening小题2:Where do most job openings come from?A．Job growth.B．Job turnover.C．Improved economy.D．Business expansion.小题3:What does the author say about overall job growth?A．It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.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 the employed.小题4:What is the key to landing a job according to the author?A．Education.B．Intelligence.C．Persistence.D．Experience.小题5:What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment 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 don’t include those who have stopped looking for a job. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
本文论述了找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，就业增长等数据，原因在于这些并不等说明现实情况，比如：人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺，因此，即便是经济增速缓慢，就业增长为零，依然还是有很多的职位空缺存在。
小题1:从第一段 And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think可以得知作者认为找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺。故选C
小题2:从第二段 turnover creates more openings than economic growth does可以得知人员更替带来了更多的职位空缺。故选B
小题3:从第四段I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job.可以得知作者认为总体就业增长不一定对一个人的就业能力有影响。
小题4: 从第五段...is their ability to stay motivated以及... and keep going, even after repeated rejections可以得知找工作的关键是坚持，不放弃。故选C
小题5:从第五段... 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed可知美国的失业人数的数字不包括那些已经停止找工作的人。故选D
点评：本文论述了找工作的人不必太在意官方提供的高失业率，就业增长等数据，即便是经济增速缓慢，就业增长为零，依然还是有很多的职位空缺存在。所以，如作者最后点睛所言，不灰心不放弃。从整体语言难度来说，文章难度不是很大，并没有出现过高难度的长难句以及词汇，整体理解起来也相对容易。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“As you are probably .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
