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【題目】

When you're in school, the last thing you want to do is to work on weekends. There's homework to do, sports to play, fun to have. But our parents may persuade(勸說) us to find a job to earn money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager, I had to deliver the newspapers to people's homes. Then I got a Saturday job at a supermarket: putting everything in order on the shelves and working as a shopkeeper.

Today in the UK you can work from the age of 13 and many children have part-time jobs. It is almost seen as an adult ceremony. It's an independent experience. Teenagers agreed that it taught them valuable lessons about working and managing money with adults. So that's not a bad thing!

Some research suggests that not working on Saturdays or holidays may be harmful to one's later life. But recent statistics（數據統計）show 20％of the students have given up having part-time jobs in the past three years.

So does this mean British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts believe young people feel that going out to work hinders（阻礙） their performance in school, they are now under more pressure(壓力) to study hard, get good grades and have a good job in the long run. However, proper part-time jobs are a great way to help young people learn the skills they need in the workplace. In fact, the key is to keep a balance between taking a part-time job and having enough time to study and rest.

Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. A 13-year-old girl named Rachel works in a shop on Saturday. She told the BBC: I like my job because I'm making money and it helps me to talk to people confidently and work with others closely. It seems like a valuable thing to do on a Saturday morning.

【1】When I was a teenager, I ___________at first.

A.had too much homework to doB.played sports with my good friends

C.delivered newspapers to people’s homesD.had a part-time job on Saturday

【2】Who can have a part-time job in the UK?

A.Gavin a 14-year-old boyB.Aron an 11-year-old boy

C.Loretta a 12-year-old girlD.Victoria an 8-year-old girl

【3】What makes some students give up part-time jobs ?

A.They are now more afraid of hard work.

B.Taking part-time jobs may be harmful to their later life.

C.Going out to work hinders their performance in school.

D.Taking part-time jobs isn’t a great way to help them learn skills.

【4】Rachel likes her part-time job because ___________

① She can make some money.

② She can get good grades.

③ It helps her talk with people confidently.

④ It helps her get away from pressure.

A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④

【5】The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is___________

A.To introduce his own part-time job experience.

B.To encourage students to take a part-time job.

C.To tell students how to keep a balance between study and jobs.

D.To make a survey on part-time jobs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文講述了學生兼職對學習的影響。由于擔心兼職會影響他們的學業(yè)成績，很多學生選擇不兼職。但兼職是可以增加學生的社會閱歷，有利于學生增長見識。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據When I was a teenager, I had to deliver the newspapers to people's homes. Then I got a Saturday job at a supermarket，可知，當作者十幾歲的時候，他的第一份周六的兼職工作，先是把報紙送到人們的家里，然后在超市做兼職。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據Today in the UK you can work from the age of 13 and many children have part-time jobs，可知，在英國13歲起就可以做兼職。四個選項中只有A選項是超過13歲。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據Some experts believe young people feel that going out to work hinders their performance in school，可知，一些學生放棄兼職的原因是因為他們感覺出去工作會影響他們的學習成績。故選C.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據I like my job because I'm making money and it helps me to talk to people confidently and work with others closely，可知，雷切爾喜歡兼職是因為既可以賺到錢，又可以幫助她更有自信地跟別人交流。故選C。

【5】觀點態(tài)度題。根據However, proper part-time jobs are a great way to help young people learn the skills they need in the workplace“然后，適當的兼職是可以有效的幫助年輕人學習他們在工作中需要的技能”，可知，作者是鼓勵學生做兼職工作。故選B。

本文是一篇議論文。講述了學生兼職對學習的影響。由于擔心兼職會影響他們的學業(yè)成績，很多學生選擇不兼職。但作者認為兼職是可以增加學生的社會閱歷，有利于學生增長見識。題型有細節(jié)理解題和觀點態(tài)度題。細節(jié)理解題是要結合原文和題干有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析。例如第2題，根據文章第二段的第一句話得知，在英國13歲以上的孩子可以做兼職工作，結合每個選項進而得出正確的答案。觀點態(tài)度題是把握作者寫這篇文章的目的，根據作者對文章所論述的觀點和中心所持的態(tài)度而得出正確的答案。例如第5題，結合作者十幾歲的兼職經歷，和文章第四段的后半部分的話語，可得知作者是贊成青少年做兼職工作的，進而選出正確的答案。