英语四级考试阅读理解练习

　　Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.

　　This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you and your "wares" and abilities must be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

　　When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.

　　21. What do the elders mean when they say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get?" „

　　A. You'll certainly get what you want.

　　B. It's no use dreaming.

　　C. You should be dissatisfied with what you have.

　　D. It's essential to set a goal for yourself.

　　22. A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as_______.

　　A. an illustration of how to write an application for a job

　　B. an indication of how to secure a good job

　　C. a guideline for job description

　　D. a principle for job evaluation

　　23. According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because_______.

　　A. that is the first step to please the employer

　　B. that is the requirement of the employer

　　C. it enables him to know when to sell his services

　　D. it forces him to become clearly aware of himself

　　24. When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something_______.

　　A. definite to offer B. imaginary to provide

　　C. practical to supply D. desirable to present

　　25. The word "tangible" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.

　　A. imaginary B. real

　　C. valuable D. expensive

　　21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B

　　When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind are those of men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, i. e. great artists, inventors and scientists—a select and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius. The tendency to regard creativity and imaginative thinking as the exclusive province of a lucky few disregards the creative and imaginative aspects in the solution of many of the tasks we regularly have to face—the discovery and development of new methods and techniques, the improvement of old methods, existing inventions and products.

　　Everyone has creative ability to some extent. Creative thinking involves posing oneself a problem and then originating or inventing a solution along new and unconventional lines. It involves drawing new analogies, discovering new combination, and/or new applications of things that are already known. It follows, then, that a creative person will exhibit great intellectual curiosity and imagination. He will be alert and observant with a great store of information which he will be able to sort out and combine in the solution of problems. He will be emotionally receptive to new and unconventional ideas and will be less interested in facts than in their implications. Most important of all he will be able to communicate uninhibitedly (无顾忌地 ) and will not be too concerned about other people's reaction to his apparently "crazy" notions. People called the Wright brothers mad but it did not stop them from becoming the first men to construct and fly a heavier-than-air craft.

　　26. The author believes that creative thinking_______.

　　A. is only possessed by great artists

　　B. requires rare talent and genius

　　C. is needed in the solution of many problems

　　D. belongs to a lucky few

　　27. In order to solve scientific problems, people_______.

　　A. should not be afraid of what others think

　　B. should be mad

　　C. must possess crazy notions

　　D. should have inhibitions

　　28. Creative thinking involves_______.

　　A. drawing new pictures of old things

　　B. observing the actions of great people

　　C. finding the problem and originating a solution

　　D. discovering new emotions

　　29. A creative person must look at facts _______.

　　A. for their face-value B. for what they imply

　　C. and remember them D. which are less interesting

　　30. In the second paragraph, the word "unconventional" means_______.

　　A. not ordinary B. not political

　　C. unacceptable D. not creative

　　26. C 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A