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Changing careers is becoming more popular. Not just because there are more career options available, but also out of necessity. As new industries arise, others die. It's up to you to figure out if your career is still going to be around in the next 5-10 years. Some studies say we could have as many as nine careers in our professional lifetime. Which begs the question: do you know what it takes to successfully change career lanes repeatedly?

Switching careers is like changing highway lanes: you must signal!

If you want to move in a new career direction, you need to signal to the professional world you intend to make a change. You need to do it with purpose and specificity. It must look well-thought out and intentional. Otherwise, people will A) not know you are looking to make the change, and B) assume you are doing it because you failed in your current career in some way.

1. Give the logic and passion behind your career change.

When signaling to your network you want to switch careers you must explain why both your head and heart are ready to change. Perhaps there are financial or geographic reasons (i.e., you need to relocate or make more money). But, you must also convey the excitement and sincere desire you have for this new career (i.e., you want to make a difference or work on a particular type of problem that needs to be solved).

2. Build a marketing campaign for your business-of-one.

Most employers prefer to hire people with previous experience. Thus, you're going to need a way to convey to them your transferable skills from your former career path will be equally valuable. The best way to do this is to create a targeted list of employers you want to work for and then strategically network with their employees. The more conversations and connections you can have within your new career path, the easier it will be to convince someone to hire you in spite of your lack of experience.

To sum it up, once you commit to a career change, the secret to success is to make sure everyone knows about it. Otherwise, you will struggle to change career lanes efficiently and effectively.

11. Why is changing career becoming a necessity?

A. Because one could have as many as nine careers in our professional lifetime

B. Because changing careers is becoming more popular.

C. Nowadays people don't know what they really want to do.

D. As new industries arise, the popularity of different careers also change.

12. What does the sentence "You must signal!" mean in Paragraph 2?

A. You need to make sure everyone knows about it.

B. You need to give the logic and passion behind your career change.

C. You need to build a marketing campaign for your business-of-one.

D. You need to have more conversation and connections within your career path

13. Which of the following could NOT be a logical reason for career change?

A. You need to relocate.

B. You need to make more money to buy a house.

C. You want to make a difference and prove yourself.

D. You want to try something new.

14. What's the best way to convince someone to hire you in spite of your lack of experience?

A. To have more conversations and connections within your new career path.

B. To make sure everyone knows about your intention of changing career.

C. To give the logic and passion behind your career change.

D. To build a marketing campaign by creating a better resume.

15. What does the last sentence (underlined) of the passage mean?

A. You will change career lanes easily.

B. It will be hard for you to change career lanes efficiently and effectively.

C. Changing career lanes efficiently and effectively needs more efforts.

D. You need to be consistent in your career.

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11.【答案】D。解析：细节题。根据题干关键词necessity可将信息定位在文章第一段，该段第三、四句 As new industries arise, others die. It's up to you to figure out if your career is still going to be around in the next 5-10 years.随着新行业的涌现，另外一些行业也会没落，这就需要你审视5-10后，你的职业生涯是否依然继续，这和D项的描述一致，故正确答案为D。

12.【答案】A。解析：语义题。根据题干中"you must signal!"定位到文章第二段。后文是对这句话的具体分析，该句话后面一段（第三段）第一句If you want to move in a new career direction, you need to signal to the professional world you intend to make a change.及文章最后一段中Once you commit to a career change, the secret to success is to make sure everyone knows about it，都表达了你如果想换工作，你需要发出讯号，让其他人知道你要改变的想法，这和A项的描述一致，故正确答案为A。

13.【答案】D。解析：细节题。根据题干中"a logical reason"定位到1. Give the logic and passion behind your career change.处的内容，这条下面段落中的...i.e., you need to relocate or make more money...可以体现出A,B项。...i.e., you want to make a difference or work on a particular type of problem that needs to be solved...可以体现出C项。只有D项原文中没有提到，故选D。

14.【答案】A。解析：细节题。根据题干中的"in spite of your lack of experience"定位到文章倒数第二段，根据该段第五、六句话The best way to do this ... The more conversations and connections you can have within your new career path, the easier it will be to convince someone to hire you in spite of your lack of experience.可知选项A与之同义。故选A。

15.【答案】B。 解析：语义题。文章第二段... you must signal!的意思即为You need to make sure everyone knows about it.，第三段解释了原因，根据第三段中的 Otherwise后面的内容可知，如果不让人们知道自己的意图，就会遭受一定的后果，而本题所问句子所在的最后一段Once you commit to a career change, the secret to success is to make sure everyone knows about it. Otherwise, you will struggle to change career lanes efficiently and effectively.（……否则，你就会很难有效率且有效果地改变职业道路）更是明了地说明了原因。故划线句句意与B选项符合。