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1、阅读理解专题阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。AFor a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera g
2、oers also had a certain appearance in peoples mind: rich, well-dressed and 01d.But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.Opera producers have found that to att
3、ract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. Because young people dont or wont come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schoo lsThe Houston Grand Operas choice is the public library
4、, where it performs “mobile operas “ shortened versions) of child-friendly operas. This summers production is Hansel & Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San FranciscoOpera, which wi
5、ll be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists Training Program 1. Which is the main idea of this passageA. Opera is famous for its long historyB. Opera is only performed for rich people.C. Opera
6、 companies are trying to keep opera aliveD. Young people are not interested in opera2. The underlined phrase in the second paragraph meansA. breaking up the old rulesB. changing the dressesC. making the audience at easeD. advertising themselves3. Opera companies prefer to perform short versions beca
7、use.A. they can be performed in public librariesB. short versions are easy to performC. it is hard to find long versionsD. they can make more people come to operaBHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When
8、 you select your career, theres a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position . If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the jobs pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider
9、 to help you find a good job . Here are a few of those main areas;1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?There are isolating (使孤立)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction
10、but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.2) How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more th
11、an others . If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes dont happen so often . Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.3) Do you enjoy working with computers?I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic . There are people who are happy to spend mor
12、e than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day . Again, these are extremes and youll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.4) What type of work environment do you enjoy?This can range from being in a large
13、building with a lot of people you wont know immediately to a smaller setting where youll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.5) How do you like to get paid?Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs
14、 in the sales industry is a typical example for this.Anyway, these are a great starting point for you Ive seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for
15、 can change the course of your life for the better 4. What is unnecessary in your job hunting?A. Assessing your skillsB. Going to different areasC. Matching your skills with a positionD. taking your personality into consideration5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Isolating
16、 jobs usually drive people madB. Interactive jobs make people shy easilyC. Extreme people tend to work with others .D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs6. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?A. Design.B. ChangesC. Cooperation.D. Hobbies.7. What is the best title for this passage?B. Jobs and EnvironmentD. Personalities and JobsA. Lifestyles and Job Pay
