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    High school students need “cool” jobs in summer holidays. Working at popular retail chains(零售连锁店) and ice-cream shops are good choices. The U.S. Department of Labor(美国劳工部) says that about two-thirds of the teenager workers are in fast food business. 1/5 of cooks and food workers are between 16 and 19 years old and 2/5 of food workers are part-time workers.
    If you think taking a part-time job is easier, you are wrong. For young people, whatever you do, do your jobs well. Because a good work record will be useful for higher-paid jobs in the future. Let’s share my story.
    Unless with my family members, I would go to eat fast food. That doesn’t mean I don’t like working in a fast food restaurant. My first part-time job, at age 16, was at the McDonald’s in Bloomington, Indiana. It was very hard work. Especially on Indiana University football weekends, we had no time to rest, but we still had a lot of fun. Finally I got a higher-paid job.
    A future manager believes that difficult work encourages success. The growing U.S. population will bring more restaurants. While many people can’t deal with the pressure(压力) to fill orders quickly, the people who really do a great job will get plenty of rewards in the workplace.
    小题1:According to the U.S. Department of Labor, ______.
    A．more than half of teenager workers are in fast food business
    B．teenagers in America like to work in a fast food restaurant
    C．teenagers like to take a part-time job in summer holidays
    D．almost all teenagers are interested in fast food
    小题2:The author uses his own story mainly to tell us that ______.
    A．he never liked fast food and would never eat it
    B．he didn’t like working in a fast food restaurant at all
    C．he did a great job, which enabled him to find a better one
    D．he never went to the fast food restaurant with his family
    小题3:The underlined phrase “A future manager” in Paragraph 4 means the person who ______.
    A．will become a manager in the futureB．wants to be a manager in the future
    C．doesn’t like his job at presentD．worries about his future
    小题4:From the last paragraph, we can learn that ______.
    A．a manager will do less work and get more money
    B．not all the people are suitable for the job in fast food business
    C．a hardworking waiter has few chances to be a manager
    D．the growing U.S. population can bring higher-paid jobs

    小题1:A
    小题2:C
    小题3:A
    小题4:B

    试题分析：本文讲述的是美国很多年轻人都做兼职工作，这些兼职工作对于这些年轻人未来的职业有很大的帮助。
    小题1:A 细节题。根据第一段2,3行The U.S. Department of Labor(美国劳工部) says that about two-thirds of the teenager workers are in fast food business.可知有三分之二的年轻人都在快餐店里工作。故A正确。
    小题2:C 推理题。根据文章第二段If you think taking a part-time job is easier, you are wrong. For young people, whatever you do, do your jobs well. Because a good work record will be useful for higher-paid jobs in the future.可知如果你想在未来得到一份好工作，那么你就要做好你现在的工作，因为你的工作记录对于你未来的高收入的工作是非常重要的。故C正确。
    小题3:A 推理题。根据本句A future manager believes that difficult work encourages success.可知这里的manager是为了能够成为经理的人。故A正确。
    小题4:B 细节题。根据文章最后2行While many people can’t deal with the pressure(压力) to fill orders quickly, the people who really do a great job will get plenty of rewards in the workplace.可知很多人都无法承受快餐店里的工作压力。故B正确。
    点评：本文讲述的是美国很多年轻人都做兼职工作，这些兼职工作对于这些年轻人未来的职业有很大的帮助。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。
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