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阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后面的字数要求）。
[1] If you are a recent social science graduate who has to listen to jokes about unemployment from your
computer major classmates, you may have the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science
major because this hightech "Information Age" demands people who are flexible (灵活的) and who have good
[2]There are many social science majors in large companies who take up important positions. For example,
a number of research studies found that social science majors have achieved greater man agerial success than
those who had technical training or preprofes sional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most
sui ted to change, which is the leading feature of the high speed, high pressure, hightech world we now live in.
[3] Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are
also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large per centage of their
entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after (广受欢
迎的) quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as"very important" by 92
percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they
are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
[4] Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained
classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don't regret their choice of study.
1. What's the main idea of the passage? ( Please answer within 10 words. )
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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? For instance, a study showed
that social science majors had held more important positions, compared to those technically trained students.
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3. Fillin the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( Please answer within 5 words. )
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4. What have you learned about the social science majors in find ing a job in this hightech "Information Age"?
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
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