Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatkindofjobyouwouldliketohavewhenyougrowup?Manypeoplethinkthatwecanhaveonlyonejobinourlifetime.Weallknowthatthisisnottruebutquiteafewpeopleactuallythinkthisway.Forexamplewhenpeoplechooseamajor(专业)incollegetheythinkthatthedecisionstheymakenowwilldecidetheirjobsfortherestoftheirlives.Howevertherearemanyexampleswherepeoplebecamesuccessfulafterchangingtheircareers(职业)laterinlife.
J.K.RowlingwriterofthefamousnovelHarryPotterwasactuallyaschoolteacherbeforeshebeganwritingbooks.InfactshewasoutofworkbeforethefirstHarryPotterbookcameout.
FormerUSPresidentRonaldReaganbeganasanactorwhenhewasayoungman.Helaterdecidedthathewantedtodopoliticalwork.Thiskindofpassion(激情)finallyledhimtobecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Thefamous19thcenturyartistVincentVanGoghwasnotapainterfromthebeginning.Heonceworkedasanartsalesmanandlaterbecameapreacher.Itwasonly10yearsbeforehediedthathedecidedtobecomeanartist.
Careersarealwaysopentochange.Theimportantthingistofindwhatyouarereallygoodatorwhatyoureallywanttodo.Onceyoufindthatpassionit’sallamatterofhowhardyoutry.
1.______wasateacherbeforehe(she)becamefamous.
A.VincentVanGoghB.RonaldReagan
C.J.K.RowlingD.HarryPotter
2.Theunderlinedword“political”inParagraph3means______inChinese.
A.政治的B.艺术的C.文学的D.经济的
3.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthingtothinkofwhenchoosingacareeris______.
A.whatmajoryouchooseincollege
B.howmuchmoneyyoucanmake
C.changingjobsasoftenaspossible
D.findingwhatyoureallywanttodo
4.Howisthepassageorganized?(Par=Paragraph)
A.Par1→Pars2~4→Par5
B.Pars1~2→Par3→Pars4~5
C.Par1→Pars2~3→Pars4~5
D.Pars1~2→Pars3~4→Par5