9．What would you like to be when you grow up？A teacher？A doctor？An astronaut？What do you need to do to achieve your dream job？Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you successful career you want．We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off．
But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you to move up the ladder．Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know when it comes to social activity．So are the connections that you have more important than your education？
76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in influencing your chances of success．They believe that if you are privileged from birth，you are more likely to have a successful career，especially if your family is wealthy．
Even if you don't have a privileged background，the people you know can still make a difference to your career．Networking is a skill which is encouraged by many career advisers．Some companies run networking workshops to try and encourage staff to meet other people，to communicate and build relationships．It's a valuable skill．
But the survey also showed something quite interesting．Although most people believed that networks are more important than education，many people put their own career success down to talent，rather than background.41% of the people said that their parents'income had influenced their life，but at the same time，another 41% believed that they had achieved their own success．
So which is more important，what you know or who you know？It seems that by working hard and making lots of connections，the answer may be that both are very important．
21．According to the government survey，the most important factor to help people move up the ladder isB．
A．hard work B．social relationship C．education D．social activity
22．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A.76% of the people think social relationship is most important．
B.41% of the people believe parents'income is most important．
C.76% of the people think family background ranks first．
D.41% of the people believe they gained their own success．
23．From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article toC．
A．stress the importance of education
B．make lots of social connections
C．challenge the traditional belief
D．encourage people to work hard．
24．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？D
A．A Survey on People's Dreams B．Keep Your Dream in Mind
C．A Wealthy and Smooth Career D．The Way to Success．
分析 影響人們成功的根本因素是什么？根據(jù)政府的一項調(diào)查顯示，對于這個問題人們持不同的觀點，文章的結(jié)論是，要想獲得成功，自身努力和良好的社會關(guān)系都很重要．
解答 21．B 考查細節(jié)理解．第三段談到政府的一項調(diào)查76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in influencing your chances of success，該調(diào)查表明，要想在職場獲得成功，"你認識誰"比"你學到什么"更重要，因此選B，社會關(guān)系是最重要的．
22．A 考查細節(jié)理解．第六段說41%的人認為父母的收入影響他們的生活（B項），還有41%的人說他們是靠自己獲得成功的（D項），第四段開頭說，76%的人認為家庭背景重要（C項），A項與文中的表述不符．
23．C 考查寫作意圖．本文通過一項政府調(diào)查告訴我們，家庭背景和人際關(guān)系對一個人的成功與否影響更大，這顛覆了傳統(tǒng)的"萬般皆下品，惟有讀書高"的觀念，因此選C，"挑戰(zhàn)傳統(tǒng)觀念"．
24．D 考查主旨大意．本文通過一項調(diào)查提出作者的觀點：在職場上只有學識是不夠的，還必須有好的關(guān)系網(wǎng)以及一定的家庭背景．如果把這一切都結(jié)合起來就可以輕松地走向成功，因此本文的主題是D．
點評 解答任務型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
