If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your puter major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible(灵活的) and who have good munication skills.
There are many social science majors in large panies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature(特点) of the kind of high-speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term pany jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many panies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was munication skills, noted as “very important”, by 92 percent of the panies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.
【小题1】By saying that “you may have had the last laugh” in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have .A．shared the jokes with puter majorsB．earned as much as puter majorsC．found jobs more easily than puter majorsD．stopped joking about puter majors【小题2】 Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates .A．are ready to change when situations changeB．are better able to deal with difficultiesC．are equally good at puter skillsD．are likely to give others pressure【小题3】The underlined word “land” in the last paragraph probably means .A．keep for some time B．successfully get C．immediately startD．lose regretfully【小题4】According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?A．Willingness to take low-paid jobs.B．Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.C．Skills in expressing themselves.D．Part-time work experience.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】本题考查考生对文中语句内涵的理解力。联系下文可知，当理科毕业生为失业而自嘲时，文科毕业生找工作却容易得多。
【小题2】本题考查考生对文中语句的理解程度。第二段中提到“studies show that social science majors are most suited for change,”可见文科生应变能力较强。
【小题3】本题考查多义词在特定语境中的含义。第四段中提到文科生相比之下很难成功获取第一份工作，但由于其具有较强的应变能力，能在今后大展拳脚，因此并不后悔自己选择的专业。
【小题4】本题考查考生对文中细节的理解程度。第三段中提到“It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.”由此可见，交际能力是其制胜的法宝之一。