广东省高州市某中学
2024-2025
学年高二上学期
开学考试英语试题
考试时间：
120
分钟
满分：
120
分
第一部分
阅读
(
共两节，满分
42.5
分
)
第一节
(
共
12
小题，每小题
2.5
分，满分
30
分
)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
“When I grow up, I want to be...”
Almost all of us have thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations(
志向，抱负
) may have changed from when you were in primary school.
However, it seems career options aren’t only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by Teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the UK in May 2011 by a job website, in which medicine was the top choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17.
Medicine and law are two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige (
威望
) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are much-respected members of society, and they make good money. What’s more, these professions are often seen as a sign of upper social class.
It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking to see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators(
标志
) of a successful career. .
However, not every child has the makings of a doctor, a lawyer, or a banker. They are those who see achievements and happiness in other areas. As the Teens’ survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs--a coffee shop owner, a gourmet(
美食家
), a waiter at a fast food restaurant--are among teenagers’ career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs.
With every choice come responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, so you have to learn to balance optimism(
乐观主义
)and confidence with being realisti
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