2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：个人情况（含答案）

第第页2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：个人情况（含答案）2023年高二暑假话题阅读快乐练：个人情况

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一、阅读理解题（共4题）

Here'syourweeklyroundupofwho'shiringintownandinnearbySt.CharlesCountyandMarylandHeights.

Who'sHiring:Petco

Location:St.Charles

Job:Cashier

Description:Thecashierwillhelpachievestoresalesgoalswhilehelpingtoprovidecustomerswiththeproductstheyneedforhappyandhealthypets.Petcoislookingtoyoutoprovideexceptionalcustomerserviceasyouperformallaspectsofpointofsaleservice-cash,creditandchecksales,returnsandexchanges:Thismeansofferingquickandpoliteresponsetothosecustomerswhochoosetoshopwithus.

Requirements:Whileahighschooldiplomaispreferred,youmustbeabletodemonstratebasicmathskillandstrongcommunicationskills.Youmustbecustomerservicefocusedandabletointeractprofessionallyandeffectivelythroughbothverbalandwrittencommunicationwitheveryonewithwhomyoucomeintocontact.

ToApply:Applyonline.

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Who'sHiring:CityofSt.Peters

Location:St.Peters

Job:TemporaryParksWorker

Description:Performsgenerallabortorepairandmaintainparks,playgrounds,athleticfields,andtrails.Operatesandperformsminormaintenancetolightandheavyequipment,powertools,motorizedequipment,andvehicles.

Requirements:MustbeaU.S.Citizen.HighSchoolgraduatecertificate.Oneyearofapplicableexperience.Abilitytofrequentlyliftand/ormoveupto50poundsandcarryitareasonabledistance,andoccasionallyliftand/ormovemorethan75pounds.

Pay:$15.27perhour

ToApply:Applyinperson,faxto636-477-1044,ormailto:#1205-HumanResources,CityofSt.Peters,P.O.Box9,St.PetersMO63376.

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Who'sHiring:CommerceBank

Location:MarylandHeights

Job:Teller

Description:Responsibleforhandlingdeposits,checkcashing,moneyorders,officialchecks,traveler'schecks,andsavingbonds.Knowcustomers'needsandsuggestappropriatebankservices.Makereferrals(移交)tosalesstafftoassistthebranchinmeetingitssalesmerceBankreservestherighttofillallPartTimeTellerpositionsassoonasqualifiedcandidatesareidentified.

ToApply:Applyonline.

(1)Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage

A．St.CharlesCountywitnesseslessjobchances.

B．Therearemorepeopleseekingforjobs.

C．MarylandHeightswillacceptprofessions.

D．Therearesomejobopportunitiesmentioned.

(2)Ifyouwanttobeacashier_____.

A．youshouldprovidecustomerswhattheyneedforfree

B．youshouldmakethecustomerssatisfiedallthetime

C．youshouldexchangeideaswithcustomersfreely

D．youshouldselectgoodsinsteadofhelpingthecustomers

(3)IfyouapplyfortheTemporaryParksworker_____.

A．youmustbeanexcellentathlete

B．youshouldfinishthecollegecourse

C．youmustbeanAmericancitizen

D．youshouldhaveyourownvehicle

(4)Whichofthemdoesn'trefertoeducationrequirements

A．CommerceBank.B．CityofSt.Peters.

C．Petco.D．Allofthem.

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A．Atellershouldmakeadviceforcustomerswisely.

B．Aparksworkershouldweighlessthan75pounds.

C．YoumustgetintouchwithCommerceBankbyphone.

D．YoucanearnthemostifyouchooseCityofSt.Peters.

LastMayIwashiredbyalargegovernmentagency.Ihadsevencoworkersandaboss,Mrs.King.Ourjobwastosorthugeamountsofmailintofourhundredslots(位置).Wedeliveredthemailoutofgrocerycartswewheeledfromofficetooffice,pickingupoutgoingmailaswewentalong.Eachmaildeliverytookanentirehalf-daytosortanddeliver.

MytroublesbeganalmostassoonasIarrived.Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednotwithpeople'snamesbutwiththeirinitials.Withoutthinking,Iaskedwhythiswasagoodidea,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefromMrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.ThistimeMrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn'tunderstand.Itwasthefirstofmanysuchexchanges,andIhadn'tbeenonthejobahalf-hour.ThelongerIworkedatthejob,themoreIsawhowinefficientalltheprocedureswere,fromdeliveryroutestotimesforcoffeebreaks.

WhenIaskedMrs.Kingabouttheprocedures,however,shealwaysreactedthesameway.Icontinuedwithitoverthenextsevenweeks,butmyeffortswerefruitless,evencounterproductive.Twomonthslater,Iwasfired.Iobjected,ofcourse.ThepersonnelmanageraskedmeifIhadeverheardofthebarnyardpeckingorder:thetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,thesecondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken,whoselifeisaconstantmisery.Mrs.King,themanagersaid,Iwasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomofthepeckingorderintheagency'smanagement.Nooneshoulddoubtforamomentthatsheruledherrooster.

Ireflecteduponmyadventureintheagency.EventuallyIsawhowarrogant,andhowunsympatheticmybehaviourhadbeen.Inmynextjob,I'lllearnthepeckingorderbeforeIbecomeareformer,ifIdo.

(1)Whattroubledidtheauthormeetwhenhestartedhisjob

A．Hehadtoomanycoworkersandabosstoworkwith.

B．Hefoundtheslotswerelabelednotwithfullnamesbutinitials.

C．Hehadtospendtoomuchtimeinsortinganddelivering.

D．HisbossMrs.Kingglancedathimsharplyandansweredhimquickly.

(2)Whywastheauthorfiredtwomonthslater

A．HequestionedhisbossMrs.Kingendlessly.

B．Hedidnotworkaccordingtoworkprocedures.

C．Heworkedinefficiently.

D．Hedidnotmakehiseffortstowork.

(3)Whatdoesthe"barnyardpeckingorder"inParagraph3referto

A．Workprocedure.B．Jobmorality.

C．Productionline.D．Rankingsystem.

(4)Whathavetheauthorlearnedfromhisjobadventure

A．Honesty.B．Self-confidence.

C．Respect.D．Perseverance.

WhenIwasinschool,theclassIdreadedmostwasmyeighthgradeartclass.Theteacherputdownmyeveryattemptatcompletinganassignment.Isimplycouldn'tproduceartthewayshewantedit.Luckily,I'dalreadyprovenmyselfinothercreativeareas.Yet,thatartteacherwassuccessfulinconvincingmethatIhadnotalentforpainting,drawing,oranythingrelatedtothem.ImaginemysurprisewhenIpublishedmynaturephotographyandbecameavolunteerartteacher!

Unfortunately,mystoryisalltoofamiliartomanypeoplewhocomethroughmyworkshopsandpractice.Evenmoreunfortunately,thevastmajorityofpeopleweresodiscouragedinchildhoodthattheycutoffthecreativeimpulse(冲动)inmostareasoftheirlives.Theirteachers,parents,orclassmatesconvincedthemtheyhadnotalent,sotheygaveup.Thepainoffailurewassimplytoogreat.

Whyhaveweforgottencreativityisanexperience,notaresultLet'sconsiderwhyweexpresscreativityinfirstplace.Tobecreativeistobehuman.Everythingwe'veatourdisposal(处理)istheresultofsomeone'screativeexpressionandwillingnesstotakearisk.Evenso,forcreativitytoflowerandfeelfreeofencumbrance(累赘),itneedstobeaboutthejoyfulmomentsspentcreating,notjustaboutwhatwe'vetoshowforthosemoments.Whateverpatternyouneedtobreak,trytomakeitaboutthepleasureandnotabouttheoutcome.

Therefore,I'durgeyoutocurbyourperfectionismnotenthusiasm!Perfectionismistheleadingkillerofartisticexpression.Relaxalittleandbringbackyourchildlikenaturewhenyoucreate.Childreninstinctively(本能地)knowhowtogiveovertothejoy—untilsomeoneteachesthemotherwise!Letyourcreationbewhateveritwantstobe.Seeifitcanleadyouratherthantheotherwayaround.Letyourunconsciousnesscomethrough,andlettheexpressionofyourselfbebeautifulregardlessofhowitcomparestoanythingelse.Afterall,it'syours,andnoonebutyoucouldcreateit!

(1)Whatmadetheauthorgiveuphisdreamofart(nomorethan15words)

(2)Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus(nomorethan10words)

(3)Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedword"curb"inEnglish.(nomorethan5words)

(4)Accordingtothepassage,whatisnecessaryforacreativeperson(nomorethan10words)

(5)DoyouthinkyouaremorecreativeasastudentPleasegiveanexample.(nomorethan25words)

Goingtocollegewasnotoptional.Inmyfamily,itwasjustanothersteptowardtheAmericandream.AssoonasIgraduated,Ienrolled(入学)intheEnglishDepartmentofColoradoStateUniversity.Iwentontoearntwoscholarships,andmembershipintheNationalHonourSociety.Itrulybelievedthehardworkwasworthit.

Itwasn'tuntilafewmonthsagothatIrealizedhowcluelessIwas.Ihadbeencombingthroughtheclassifiedswhenmyeyesfelluponmydreamjob:NationalCollegeMagazinelookingforwriters.

Thrilled,Ispenttheweekendcomposingaresume.Needlesstosay,Iwasstunnedwhentheinterviewerbarelytookoneglancebeforethrowingitaside.

"Noexperience,"hesaidflatly.

Ifeltlikescreaming,"Whatdoyoumean,noexperienceLookatthesegrades."

Iwaslefttoabsorbtheshockofrejection,thinkingthatnobodyevertoldmethata4.0studentwouldbeturneddownforajob.

Didn'tallofmyhardworkcountforanything

Iseeplentyofdemandsfortwoyearsofexperienceataprintpublication,butnonerequiringextensiveknowledgeofhowtowriteacademicpapers.Yet95%ofmyenergyinschoolwenttowardthelatter,leavingmelittletimetodevotetoanythingelse.Ifcareerpreparationissupposedtobethepointofcollege,thenwhyisn'titthefocus

Hasacollegedegreejustbecomeanothersocietalstatussymbollikefancycarsordesignerclothes

Givenmyexperience,Ifeelthatacollegedegreewouldbealotmorevaluableifstudentswererequiredtogetsomeoutsideexperiencetosupplementtheirin-classknowledge.Insteadofrequiringfourscienceclasses,whynotthreescienceclassesandaninternshipInmycollegecareer,Itookoneclassthattaughtmehowtowriteandsubmitessaysforpublication.Thisever-so-brieftasteoftherealworldwaslikeholdinganicecreamsundaeinfrontofachildandonlygivingherasmallbite.

(1)Whydidtheauthorstudysohardatcollege

A．Tomaintainafamilytradition.

B．Tofindanidealjob.

C．Tofulfillparents'expectations.

D．Towinscholarshipsforthetuition.

(2)Whataccountedfortheauthor'sfailureinjobhunting

A．Hisdullresume.

B．Hismisjudgmentinhighscores.

C．Hislackofexperience.

D．Hispoorperformanceintheinterview.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimply

A．Academicwritingisasmallpartofcollegelife.

B．Collegeeducationalwayscoversunimportantthings.

C．Competitionincollegeisnotasfierceasthatintherealworld.

D．Theauthorfeelsheldbackbyhislackofreal-worldexperience.

(4)Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbywritingthisarticle

A．Getacollegedegreeandyouwillgofar.

B．Collegestudentsshouldmakethebestoftheirtime.

C．Careerpreparationisanecessityforcollegeeducation.

D．Landingasuccessfulcareerisbetterthanacollegedegree.

答案

一、阅读理解题（共4题）

1.【答案】

(1)D

(2)B

(3)C

(4)A

(5)A

2.【答案】

(1)B

(2)A

(3)D

(4)C

【解析】

(1)本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了因在工作中多次质疑自己的老板和工作流程而被解雇，后来反思自己在工作中的傲慢，吸取到了经验教训。

细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednotwithpeople'snamesbutwiththeirinitials.”可知，震惊地发现这些插上的标签不是人名而是姓名的首字母。

(2)细节理解题。根据第二段中的“SoIrepeatedthequestion.”和第三段可知，我不断地质疑。

(3)词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“thetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,thesecondpecksonthethird,