When you need a job very much, you may end up taking one for which you are over qualified. Although you were initially grateful just to have the work, you now feel bored and depressed. Is there any way to change that?
Start by changing your opinion, says Caitlin Kelly, the author of Malled, a book based on her experience as a sales clerk after losing her job in journalism. “Don’t focus on what you’re not getting but what you are getting,” she says. “Be patient and work attentively with a wide range of people. It doesn’t matter what the job is –there are always things you can learn and skills you can develop.”
Hilary Pearl, the founder of a coaching firm, says, “Tell yourself the current situation isn’t the end of your career. Don’t overdramatize（過(guò)分夸大）the negative aspects but try to view the situation more philosophically: life has a series of stages, and this is one of them. Don’t forget to study even in the worst stage.”
Consider that because you’re overqualified, you may be able to learn or do things on the job that might not have been possible in a more demanding position, says Sarah Hathorn, the chief executive of Illustra Consulting. “You could spend your extra time in learning different aspects of the business and teaching others in the organization,” she says.
Is it possible to make your work more challenging, even if your job responsibilities aren’t likely to change?
Of course, you may seek tasks and responsibilities that force you to learn something new or to work harder. “You may be operating on autopilot（習(xí)慣性地）right now, but chances are that people above you are stressed,” Sarah Hathorn says. “Take things off your boss’s plate and let him know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about.”
Always express your request positively, saying that you love new challenges, rather than complaining that you’re bored and underused, says Ethun, the president of the Park Avenue Group. In your down time, educate yourself about the company and its industry. “Read corporate information, analyst reports and related news articles,” she says. “If your boss accepts your suggestions, it will make you a more valuable employee.”
小題1:According to Caitlin Kelly, ______.
A．one should be willing to do some small things
B．being a salesman is not as important as being a journalist
C．performing your regular duties well is important
D．doing a simple job well will bring you a sense of success
小題2:What Hilary Pearl intends to express is that ______.
A．work is just a stage of our whole life
B．the present job doesn’t matter to us in a long run
C．one should be satisfied with his present situation
D．one should look forward instead of complaining about the present situation
小題3:The underlined words “take things off your boss’s plate” mean______.
A．draw your boss’s attentionB．share your boss’s burdens
C．give your boss useful adviceD．a(chǎn)sk your boss for a better position
小題4: What is the common view about careers of the people mentioned in this passage?
A．One should start his career from doing a simple job.
B．One should improve himself and help others as well.
C．One should keep learning new things to improve himself.
D．One should pay much attention to the relationship with the boss.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：本文敘述了當(dāng)你想換一項(xiàng)工作時(shí)，短文給出了一些專(zhuān)家的建議，首先應(yīng)該關(guān)注你已有的工作，不要只注意沒(méi)有得到的工作，把自己本質(zhì)的工作做好是最重要的；不要過(guò)分?jǐn)U大的它的負(fù)面的作用，而要用哲學(xué)明智地去看待它；尋找工作機(jī)會(huì)時(shí)要迫使你去學(xué)習(xí)新東西，可以做別人做不了的事情，為老板減輕壓力；要積極表達(dá)自己的請(qǐng)求,說(shuō)你喜歡新的挑戰(zhàn),而不是抱怨說(shuō)自己是心煩的和沒(méi)有充分發(fā)揮自己的才能,在自己業(yè)余的時(shí)間要好好地學(xué)習(xí)提高自己的業(yè)務(wù)水平。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Don’t focus on what you’re not getting but what you are getting,把你的本質(zhì)工作做好是最重要的，故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)life has a series of stages, and this is one of them. 故選D。
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)let him know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about 你能與老板分擔(dān)憂(yōu)愁，故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Don’t forget to study even in the worst stage 和In your down time, educate yourself about the company and its industry.可知一個(gè)人應(yīng)該不斷地學(xué)習(xí)來(lái)充實(shí)提高自己的業(yè)務(wù)技能，故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：句意猜測(cè)題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測(cè)詞義和語(yǔ)義的能力，突出考查根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境的分析和把握能力�？疾閮�(nèi)容主要有猜測(cè)某個(gè)生詞、熟詞生義、短語(yǔ)或句子的意思以及猜測(cè)代詞的指代等。
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That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.
After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤兒院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".
小題1:The main idea of the passage is _______________.
A．why the writer should be a hero B．that everyone is a hero
C．whether the writer is a hero D．what a hero exactly is
小題2:Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?
A．Because he asked her son not to kill himself.
B．Because he saved a family from a burning car.
C．Because his story saved her son’s life.
D．Because he was cute and kind to everybody.
小題3:What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．The fact that the sender helped the writer.
B．The action of sending the card.
C．The wonderful card the writer received.
D．The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.
小題4:According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?
A．A person who is brave.
B．A person who helps someone in trouble.
C．A person who can hold a door for others.
D．A person who writes wonderful stories.

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