“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
When I was a kid, I felt anxious about the question, because I never had a good answer. Adults always seemed terribly disappointed that I wasn’t dreaming of becoming something grand or heroic, like a filmmaker or an astronaut.
In college, I finally realized that I didn’t want to be one thing. I wanted to do many things. So I found a workaround: I became an organizational psychologist. My job is to fix other people’s jobs. I get to experience them indirectly—I’ve gotten to explore how filmmakers blaze new trails(开创先河)and how astronauts build trust.
My first complaint with the question is that it forces kids to define themselves in terms work. When you’re asked what you want to be when you grow up, it’s not socially acceptable say, “A father,” or, “A mother,” let alone, “A person of integrity(诚实正直)”. This might be of the reasons many parents say their most important value for their children is to car about others, yet their kids believe that top value is success.
The second problem is the implication that there is one calling(使命感) out the everyone. Although having a calling can be a source of joy, research shows that search one leaves students felling lost and confused. And even if you’re lucky enough to stum a calling, it might not be a viable(切实可行的) career. My colleagues and I have form callings often go unanswered:
If you manage to overcome those obstacles, there is a third hurdle: Careers rarely your childhood dreams. In one study, looking for the ideal job left college seniors feeling more anxious, stressed, overwhelmed and depressed throughout the process satisfied with the outcome.
I’m all for encouraging youngsters to aim high and dream big. But take it who studies work for a living: those aspirations should be bigger than work . As they want to be leads them to claim a career identity they might never want invite them to think about what kind of person they want to be -- and about things they might want to do.
| A．Many career passions don’t pay the bills, and many of us just don’t have the talent. |
| B．Extensive evidence shows that instead of painting a rosy picture of a job, you’re better off having a realistic preview of what it’s really like. |
| C．People who graduate from college during a recession(经济衰退) are more satisfied with their work three decades later. |
| D．I have become convinced that asking youngsters what they want to be does them harm. |
| E．When we define ourselves by our jobs, our worth depends on what we achieve. |
| F．Your job is not always going to fulfill you. |
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【推荐1】I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is． I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days． But it doesn't make any difference what they call it； it's still what makes a man a good citizen． This is my code， and I try to live by．
I've been in the taxi business for thirty﹣five years， and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good． Taxi drivers have to be rough fellows． You've got to be tough to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day， these days． Because taxi drivers are tough， people get the wrong impression that they are bad． Taxi drivers are just like other people． Most of them will shake down as honest fellows． You read in the Papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds， stuff like that people leave in their cabs． If they weren't honest， you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．
One time in Brooklyn， I found a diamond ring in my cab． I remembered helping a lady with a lot of stuff that day， so I went back to where I had dropped her off． It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her． I didn't get as much as "thank you．" Still， I felt good because I had done what was right． I think I felt better than she did．
I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old． I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before being a soldier in World War I． After the war， I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since． It hasn't been too easy at times， but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away for a rainy day．
People ask me about tips． As far as I know， practically everyone will give you something． Come to think of it， most Americans are pretty generous． I always try to be nice to everyone， whether they tip or not． I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish （教区）． I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act． I have been trying this for a long time， and the longer I try， the easier it gets．
1. What does the writer really want to express in the first paragraph？| A．Honesty is called a lot of fancy names． |
| B．Honesty is more important than anything else． |
| C．Honesty brings him whatever he wants in life． |
| D．All people think he is honest whatever he does． |
| A．pretend to be |
| B．try to learn from |
| C．prove to be |
| D．have to be |
| A．show most drivers are honest |
| B．show most passengers are forgetful |
| C．show the lady was too impolite |
| D．show taxi drivers live a hard life |
| A．Honesty and its fancy names |
| B．How to be an honest driver |
| C．Honesty， a must for a taxi driver |
| D．Honesty makes me happy |
【推荐2】How to Turn Your Hobby into Your Career （职业）
It's said that if you choose a job you love, you'll never work a day in your life.
•Choose your favorite hobby. If you have more than one hobby, you will have a choice of which one you turn into a career.
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• Start small.
everything you've got. Starting small gives you the opportunity to discover your strengths and weaknesses.
• Don't fear failure. There is no shame in admitting your career switch didn’t work out. Even if you head into your new career confidently, it might not be as great as it first seems. You might struggle for years to get your new operation off the ground.
Start again.
| A．Consider your advantages |
| B．Develop positive work habits |
| C．While this might sound a bit impractical |
| D．If your career doesn't work out as planned |
| E．Your dream job is something you want to do forever |
| F．Remember to always start small before starting anything |
| G．First, think about which one really inspires and excites you |
【推荐3】Since I became a teenager, I have thought a lot about my own future job and set goal for it. It’s very necessary and important for me now to decide what I want to become.In the past, I used to want to be an engineer because I’m good at drawing and building stuff, but my thought has changed through time. I end up all of my choices as a manager who manages the whole system in the service hotel.I have planned that I will study hard in high school, then finish IGCSE and IB with a high score. After that, I will move to a good school in USA to learn about business and the economy in my country.
During my life in university, I properly will apply to work for some small stores and hotels to have the feeling of how things work in the real life. Firstly, the reason I like to be a hotel manager is I find it interesting to use techniques to persuade more people to stay at the hotel. Secondly, I see that the development in business is the fastest growing in sectors of industry besides the primary and the secondary, so I can make a lot of money. Thirdly, it’s the range of community; it has a very high range to meet different people with different nationalities.
Fourthly, I want to have more confidence and become a good leader with skill, for example, I still can’t control and persuade people to listen to me sometimes when I’m in charge of PE’s lesson. The last reason why I strongly chose to be a hotel manager is because of my pressure from my family. They are the second generation of successful 3 stars hotels’ managers. They like me to become what I’m going to do when I become a manager.
1. Why did the author want to be an engineer at first?| A．Because he wanted to follow his parents’ expectation. |
| B．Because he was good at silence subjects at school. |
| C．Because he thought being an engineer was respected. |
| D．Because he did very well in drawing and building staff. |
| A．earning a lot of money |
| B．coming across different people |
| C．learning the special culture in the USA |
| D．using techniques to persuade more people to stay |
| A．His family experienced a lot of success. |
| B．The family never consider the author’s interest. |
| C．The family can support him to be a hotel manager. |
| D．His family have operated the hotels for many generations. |
| A．My future job. | B．My college life |
| C．My family business. | D．My experience in a hotel. |
