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2024-2025学年上学期上海高一英语期末培优卷3

一．完形填空（共1小题）

1．（2023秋?嘉定区校级期末）Shewantstobeasinger；youthinksheshouldgoforalong﹣termcareerwithjobsecurityandeventuallyretirewithagoodpension.Butanewreportsuggeststhatinfactshesthepracticalone.Whydoparentsmaketerriblecareers（1）？

Todays14and15﹣year﹣oldsare（2）.Theyareoptimisticabouttheirprospects，buttheircareerideasarerather（3）.Although80%ofthemhavenointentionoffollowingintheirparentsfootsteps，69%still（4）theirparentsforadvice.Theylookattheirworkingfutureinadifferentwaytotheirparents.Ajobforlifeisnotintheirvocabulary；neitherisadead﹣endbutsecurejobthatis（5）butpaysthebills.

Inthepast，thismighthavecountedasbadnews.CertainlywhenIwas15，myguidancecounselorswerehorrifiedatmyplanstobecomeawriter.ImgladIdidntchangemyplanstosuitthem.Buttheworldhaschanged.Theglobaleconomyisnot（6）toyesterdaysdiligentanddependableworker.Thefuturebelongstoquick﹣thinkingpeoplewhoareresourceful，ambitiousandcantaketheinitiative.Thismeansitisnot（7）beingunrealisticthata14﹣year﹣oldseesherworkingfutureasakindof（8）tobemadeupasshegoesalong.

（9），shehastohavethetrainingandguidancetohelpherdeveloptherightskillsfortodaysmarket.Manyyoungpeople（10）thatredundancy（冗余），downsizing（裁员）andfreelancing（自由职业）areallpartofmodernworkinglife，butnooneistellingthemhowtheymightbeabletoturnthenewrulesofthe（11）gametotheiradvantage.Thisiswhattheyneedtoknowiftheyaretomakealifeforthemselves.

Sowhatistobedone？Agoodfirststepwouldbeto（12）thewayinwhichschoolsprepareyoungpeopleoradultlife.Theeducationsystemisbecominglessflexibleandsticksmoretotraditionalskillsatjustthetimethatthejobmarketisgoinginthe（13）direction.

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