A narrowing of your work interests is implied in almost any transition from a study environment to managerial or professional work. In the humanities and social sciences you will at best reuse only a fraction of the material (1) in three or four years’ study. In most career paths academic knowledge only (2) a background to much more applied decision-making. Even with a " training " form of degree, (3) a few of the procedures or methods (4) in your studies are likely to be continuously relevant in your work. Partly this (5) the greater specialization of most work tasks compared (6) studying. Many graduates are not (7) with the variety involved in (8) from degree study in at least four or five subjects a year to very standardized job (9) . Academic work values (10) inventiveness, originality, and the cultivation of self-realization and self-development. Emphasis is placed (11) generating new ideas and knowledge, assembling (12) information to make a " rational " decision, appreciating basic (13) and theories, and getting involved in fundamental controversies and debates. The humanistic values of higher (14) encourages the feeling of being (15) in a process with a self-developmental rhythm. (16) , even if your employers pursue enlightened personnel development (17) and invest heavily in " human capital " —for example, by rotating graduate trainees to (18) their work experiences—you are still likely to notice and feel (19) about some major restrictions of your (20) and activities compared with a study environment.
(20)()
A.hobbies
B.interests
C.subjects
D.concerns
参考答案:B
解析:
语篇理解题。文章的第一句话指出,从学习环境转换到工作环境意味着兴趣会受到限制。此处所表达的意思与其呼应:即使公司人事政策开明,你仍然会对自己的兴趣、活动受限而感到遗憾,故选项[B]正确。选项[A]hobby意为“业余爱好”;选项[C]subject意为“科目”;选项[D]concein意为“关注的事”。全句可译为:相比之下,即使你的老板追求开明的人事发展政策,并且在人力资源方面投入巨资——例如,让刚毕业的员工轮换工作以便使其获得多种工作经历——但你仍然有可能注意到:与在学校相比,你的兴趣和活动都受到了极大的限制,这会使你感到遗憾。