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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
They say if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life. We say if
you travel for work, you’ll never have a boring commute(上下班往返) a day in your life. If the typical 9-to-5 isn’t working for you, here are some options that will pay you to travel. No matter your current skill set, you can probably do it somewhere else.
Represent abroad
The State Department is actively hiring Foreign Service Officers, and it’s
probably easier than you think to become one. You’ll have to a lot of tests, but if you pass, you’ll spend the next years of your life working around the world. A Junior Foreign Service Officer starts at $71,000 a year.
Teaching English as a Second Language abroad is one of the best ways to deepen
understanding of another culture. There’s no need to be a certified English teacher in order to go abroad. In this program in China, soon-to-be teachers go abroad to obtain their Teaching English as a Foreign Language(TEFL) certifications. A beginning teacher in China will earn $2,500 for working six months, plus room and board.
A cruise ship is a floating village. Therefore, any job that you could have in
a village you could have onboard a ship-even auctioneering(做拍卖师). Carnival is hiring an art auctioneer to work aboard a luxury cruise ship. The only qualifications necessary are a college degree and public speaking skills. Going?going?sold. Write the rails
Writers can reimagine themselves as rail-surfing Jack Kerouacs, crossing the
country and writing from coast to coast on the Amtrak Writer’s Residency. The application process consists of two questions, as well as the opportunity to provide up to a 20-page writing sample. Amtrak will select 24 writers to participate in the program with the help from a panel of judges. Although the project won’t replace a full-time job, it’s really a fun opportunity. The application period for 2016 has
closed, but applications will reopen in the fall. 21.Which job requires a college degree?
A. Representing abroad
B. Teaching English in
China
C. Selling art on the seas
D. Writing the rails
22.The advertisement is intended for .
A. Those who are tired of their present jobs B. Those who want to have a job with traveling C. Those who just graduate from university D. Those who want to go on vacation abroad
23.What may Jack Kerouacs be?
A. Director of the Amtrak Writer’s Residency B. A sportsman devoted to rail-surfing C. An applicant of the program D. A famous writer
B
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps.
As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated
at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son ,with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The lost was $25 instead of $800.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine. 24. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone B. To resemble him in appearance
C. To reach the author’s unachieved goals D. To develop in a different direction
25. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that .
A. His son had the ability to fix it B. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss C. it would save him much time D. other motorheads would come to help 26. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are .
A. cheerful and smart C. lazy but bright
B. tidy and hardworking D. relaxed but rude
27. What did the author realize in the end?
A. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers B. It is important for one to make the honor roll C. Architects play a more important role than builders D. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path
C
Millions of people along the US mid-Atlantic region should be preparing for severe
snow, the National Weather Service has said. Forecasters say two feet of snow could fall over the weekend in some areas. A light dusting of snow on Wednesday night caused a traffic jam in Washington, but it is what lies ahead that is occupying the thoughts of millions of people living on the US east coast.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted an apology to her constituents(选民),
saying that the city government had “failed to use the necessary resources effectively in response to the snow-for that I am sorry.” Among those affected was President Barack Obama, whose motorcade spent an hour and 12 minutes trying to get him from an airport back to the White House-a trip that typically takes about a half hour.
Routine commutes lasted up to three hours and some people abandoned their cars,
after an inch fell-a small amount compared to what is expected on Friday and Saturday. Long queues have formed at supermarkets, as people expect shop closures over the weekend. “Heavy snow and blowing snow will cause dangerous conditions and will be threat to life and property,” the National Weather Service warned.
Across the US east coast at a glance:
? Classes were cancelled at schools in Kentucky and Tennessee, the first states
being affected by the storm.
? Washington has requested Humvees from the National Guard so that emergency
responders can reach isolated(孤立的) people and places. Besides, its underground train system will close throughout the weekend.
? West Virginia Govemor Earl Ray Tomblin has activated the National Guard to
assist.
? In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania officials are calling on people to keep large
salt stockpiles and plough vehicles in good repair.
28.What do people living on the US east coast most worry about?
A. The traffic jam caused by snow on Wednesday noght B. The government’s dealing with the situation improperly C. The situation’s getting worse
D. Their own lack of preparation for the on-coming bigger snow
29.Many aspects of people’s daily life are affected by snow. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. transportation D. schooling
B. entertainment
C. business
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