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(2023·ÌÆɽģÄâ)Three years into my postdoctoral (²©Ê¿ºóµÄ) position, I decided I needed a new career plan£®After applying for more than two dozen teaching jobs, I hadn't landed a single interview£®I was disappointed but not surprised£®I was applying in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis, when many universities carried out hiring freezes, and my publication record didn't stand out£®

One day after my failed job search, my office mate was amazed by what a journal's scientific illustrator had done to the sketches (²Ýͼ) in her review article with artistic techniques£®I thought to myself, “That would be such a fun job£®”A long dormant (ÕÝ·üµÄ) dream of becoming an artist began to stir£®

My family was bursting with mathematicians and engineers who pursued music and literature in their spare time, so it felt natural to have my daily life revolve around science, with art as my dreamy lunar companion£®I had once considered going to art school but had put that idea aside when I decided to pursue chemistry as an undergraduate£®In the years that followed, I kept up my interest in art by taking drawing and painting classes at night£®

I decided to test out a new career direction by creating similar illustrations for my institute's newsletters£®I spent nights and weekends reading scientific papers and thinking about how to illustrate the results£®It was a fun task — something that engaged my artistic, creative side and made use of my scientific training£®I felt I was on the right path£®

It was exciting to find a career that drew on my diverse skill set£®I did feel a sense of loss for not becoming an academic educator, and I worried I'd be letting down the people and institutions who'd invested time and resources in me£®But it helped to remind me that my new career path wasn't removed from science£®I now work as a visual designer at a biomedical research institute, not far from my husband's company, and my business is flying£®

1£®Why did the author fail to land a job at first?

A£®She lacked interview skills£®

B£®It was a very difficult period£®

C£®Her publications were of much value£®

D£®Universities adopted rigid hiring requirements£®

2£®What mainly influenced the author's choice of science?

A£®Her family culture£®

B£®Her childhood dream£®

C£®Her talent for science£®

D£®Her colleague's encouragement£®

3£®Which of the following best describes the author?

A£®Romantic and curious£®

B£®Creative and generous£®

C£®Humorous and hard­working£®

D£®Science­pursuing and considerate£®

4£®What can be the best title of the passage?

A£®Power from Science

B£®Challenge of Job Hunting

C£®Shift from Traditional Belief

D£®Take­off with Artistic Wings