专题12 阅读理解6 2020年中考英语试题研究（四川版）解析版

专题12阅读理解62020年中考英语试题研究（四川版） 1.

31-year-oldRobfromCaliforniaUSAwasbornwithoutarmsorlegs.Butlikeeachofus,hehasadreamandwiththesupportofhisparentsandtwosisters,Robhasmadehisdreamcometrue.Hisinterestinfootballbeganwhenhewas13andahighschoolfootballcoachgavehimasportsshirt.“Toa13-year-oldkid,itjustmademeexcited.Ifelttheneedtoknowmoreaboutthesport,”Robsaid.Afterafullunderstandingofit,Robdreamedofbecomingafootballcoach.Andhemadeit.Todohisjob,Robhastouseaspecialchairhecontrolswithhisheadandneck,andwritebyusinghismouthtoholdaspecialtool.Lastautumn,RobworkedasheadcoachoftheProspectHighSchoolJuniorteam.Underhim,theteamwon8andlost2.ItgaveRobconfidence(信心)andcourage.Clearly,footballisn’tjustasport;itishislifenow.【小题1】HowmanypeoplearethereinRob’sfamily?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.【小题2】WhatstartedRob’sinterestinthesportoffootball?A．Ashirt. B．Afootball. C．Adream.【小题3】WhatpartofbodydoesRobuseinwriting?A．Hisneck. B．Hishead. C．Hismouth.【小题4】WhatisRobnow?A．Acoach. B．Awriter. C．Aschoolteacher.【小题5】Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthetextmean?A．SportmakesRobhappy.B．Roblivesbyplayingfootball.C．FootballisveryimportanttoRob.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】A【小题5】C【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要讲天生失去四肢的Rob有自己的足球梦，在家人的支持下他的梦想成真，成为了一名足球教练。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第1段中“Butlikeeachofus,hehasadreamandwiththesupportofhisparentsandtwosisters,Robhasmadehisdreamcometrue.”可知Rob家里有父母、两个姐姐和Rob五个人。故选C。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第2段中“Hisinterestinfootballbeganwhenhewas13andahighschoolfootballcoachgavehimasportsshirt.”可知Rob对足球的兴趣起始于一名高中足球教练送给他的一件运动衫。故选A。【小题3】细节理解题。根据第3段中“...andwritebyusinghismouthtoholdaspecialtool.”可知Rob用嘴含着一种特殊工具来书写。故选C。【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Lastautumn,RobworkedasheadcoachoftheProspectHighSchoolJuniorteam.”可知Rob现在是一个教练。故选A。【小题5】句意猜测题。根据最后一段中“Underhim,theteamwon8andlost2.ItgaveRobconfidenceandcourage.Clearly,footballisn’tjustasport;itishislifenow.”讲足球赛的结果给了Rob信心和勇气，足球现在就是他的生命，结合全文内容可推出“Clearly,footballisn’tjustasport;itishislifenow.”这句话的意思是说足球对Rob来说非常重要。故选C。2.

OnaweekendduringSpringFestival,myparentsandIweresittinginarestaurant.Thedrinksandfoodweregood,sowhenwefinished,myfatherleftatip(小费).Aswewereabouttoopenthedoor,thewaitercaughtupwithus.Hegavethetipbacktous.MydadforgotthathereisChina,andtippingisnotcommon.However,insomecountries,tippingisthenorm.That’sthewayitisintheUS.It’ssaidtobegoodmannerstotipyourwaiter,taxidriver,hairdresser,doormanandsoon.Andhowmuchyoutipdependsontheservice,whichcanreallyputyourmathskillstothetest!Butweusuallygiveatipthatis15-20%ofthebill.Sowhyisthereastrongcustomoftipping?IntheUS,waitershaveaverylowincome(收入).Theydependontipstopaytheirbills.AsaUSwriteroncewroteaboutherexperienceasawaitress,“ItwasdifficultandIlivedanddiedbymytips."【小题1】Whatdidthefamilythinkofthefoodattherestaurant?A．Delicious. B．Cheap. C．Cold.【小题2】Whereweretheparentswhenthewaiterstoppedthem?A．Atthetable. B．Atthedoor. C．Outsidetherestaurant.【小题3】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“norm”meaninParagraph2?A．Idea. B．Custom. C．Bill.【小题4】Whatcanbethetipfora$100billaccordingtothewriter?A．$8. B．$10. C．$18.【小题5】Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus__________.A．whoneedtipsfortheirlifeB．howtheUSwritermadeherlifeC．whytippingispopularintheUS【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】B【小题3】B【小题4】C【小题5】C【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文通过作者春节期间的一个经历引出了不同国家给小费的这一现象，在中国给小费并不常见，但在一些国家，给小费是一种常态。【小题1】细节理解题。delicious美味的；cheap便宜的；cold冷的。根据第1段中“Thedrinksandfoodweregood,sowhenwefinished,myfatherleftatip.”可知作者一家觉得餐馆的食物很好，所以才给了小费。故选A。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第1段中“Aswewereabouttoopenthedoor,thewaitercaughtupwithus.”可知服务员追上去的时候作者一家正要开门，应该是在门旁边。故选B。【小题3】词义猜测题。idea主意；custom风俗，惯例；bill账单。根据画线词所在语境“That’sthewayitisintheUS.It’ssaidtobegoodmannerstotipyourwaiter,taxidriver,hairdresser,doormanandsoon.”可知在美国给服务员、出租车司机、理发师、门卫等人小费是有礼貌的，结合下文“Sowhyisthereastrongcustomoftipping?”可知给小费是一种习俗，结合选项可知“norm”与“custom”意思相近。故选B。【小题4】计算题。根据第2段中“Butweusuallygiveatipthatis15-20%ofthebill.”可知给的小费是账单的15%到20%之间，账单是一百元的时候，C项小费占账单的18%，而其他两项均不足15%。故选C。【小题5】段落大意题。根据最后一段“Sowhyisthereastrongcustomoftipping?”询问为什么给小费的风俗如此盛行，及后文对问题的回答，可知最后一段主要告诉我们为什么给小费在美国盛行。故选C。3.阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。Haveyoueverheard“Younevergetasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression(印象)?”Itmaysoundlikeanunusualpieceofadvice,butitistrue—thefirstimpressionsomeonehasofyouwhenmeetingyouforthefirsttimewillprobablyinfluencehowthatpersonreactstoyouinthefuture.Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatthebraintakesinalltheinformationtocreatethatfirstimpressioninaboutthreeseconds.Whenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,bythetimeyouhavesaidyournameorshakenhands,theotherpersonhasalreadyformed(形成)anopinionaboutthekindofpersonyouare.Sohowdoyoumakeagoodfirstimpression?Beingpoliteandbeingwelldressedisveryimportant.However,themostimportantwayofmakingagoodfirstimpressionisyourface.Smilingalmostalwaysleavesapositive(积极的)impressiononpeople,especiallythosewhodonotknowyou.Mostpeople,generallyspeaking,arereadytosmilebackwhentheyaresmiledat.What’smore,smilingandbeingpositivehelpsyoutoknowandgetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.Thismeansthatyoucanpossiblybefriendliertopeopleyoudonotknowandbemorecreativeandabletosolveproblemsmorequickly.Soifyoueverneedareasontobehappy,thinkaboutthewonderfulpeopleyoumightmeet—andimpress—withacheerfulsmile.【小题1】Whatdotheunderlinedwords“reactsto”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Treats. B．Changes. C．Describes.【小题2】WhatcanwelearnaboutthefirstimpressionfromParagraph2?A．Itcomesveryquickly. B．Itisverystrange. C．Itisveryinteresting.【小题3】Whatisthemostimportanttomakeagoodfirstimpression?A．Shakinghands. B．Dressingnicely. C．Smiling.【小题4】Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A．Informationhelpsyousolveproblems.B．Therearemanyreasonstobehappy.C．Beingpositivehelpsyoufindawayout.【小题5】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheimportanceofthefirstimpressionB．ThewaysofleavingdeepimpressionsC．Thereasonsforleavingimpressions【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】C【小题5】A【解析】【分析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述第一印象的重要性，怎样给他人留下好的第一印象以及微笑和积极的心态给人们带来的好处。【小题1】词义猜测题。treats对待；changes改变；describes描述。根据画线词所在语境“thefirstimpressionsomeonehasofyouwhenmeetingyouforthefirsttimewillprobablyinfluencehowthatpersonreactstoyouinthefuture”讲“第一次和你见面时，别人对你的第一印象可能会影响他以后对你的____”，结合选项可知此处是说会影响以后如何对你，reactsto与treats意思相近。故选A。【小题2】推理判断题。根据第2段中“Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatthebraintakesinalltheinformationtocreatethatfirstimpressioninaboutthreeseconds.”可知大脑会在大约三秒钟内吸收所有的信息来创造第一印象。由此可知第一印象来的很快。（C选项属于干扰项，文中说的是第一印象来的很快这个现象是有趣的，并非说第一印象是有趣的，由此可排除C。）故选A。【小题3】细节理解题。根据第3段中“However,themostimportantwayofmakingagoodfirstimpressionisyourface.Smilingalmostalwaysleavesapositiveimpressiononpeople,especiallythosewhodonotknowyou.”可知给人留下良好第一印象最重要的是脸，微笑能够给人留下积极印象，而握手、穿着得体与脸无关，排除AB。故选C。【小题4】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“What’smore,smilingandbeingpositivehelpsyoutoknowandgetabetterunderstandingofnewthings.”可知微笑和保持积极的情绪有助于你了解和更好地理解新事物，所以积极的态度能帮助我们。故选C。【小题5】标题归纳题。根据第1段中“thefirstimpressionsomeonehasofyouwhenmeetingyouforthefirsttimewillprobablyinfluencehowthatpersonreactstoyouinthefuture”可知，短文先点明了第一印象的重要性，然后介绍了如何留下一个好的第一印象。故A选项“第一印象的重要性”做标题最合适。故选A。4.

Followingtheruleof"socialdistancing"isprobablywell-knowntousallnow.ItreferstostayingawayfromcrowdedplacestopreventthespreadofCOVID-19.Somecompaniesaretakingadvantagesofthisbychangingtheirlogos.Coca-Cola,forexample,placedthelettersofitsfamousbrandfurtherawayfromeachothertoshowsocialdistancing.Theencouragingsentence"Today,beingapartisthebestwayofbeingtogether."isprintedbelowthelogo.McDonald'sBrazilhasseparateditsfamousarches(拱门)inapicturepostedonitsFacebookpage.Otherglobalcompanies,includingAudiandNike,havealsopostedsimilarlogochangesonline.Althoughmanypeoplethinkthisideaiscreative,somebelieveitmakes"socialdistancing"seemlessserious.Whatdoyouthinkofit?【小题1】SomecompaniesthinkchanginglogoscanpreventthespreadofCOVID-19.【小题2】ThefollowinglogochangeofCoca-Colaistoshowsocialdistancing.

【小题3】Sofar,morethanthreeglobalcompanieshavepostedtheirlogochangesonline.

【小题4】Insomepeople'seyes,we'resupposedtotake"socialdistancing"seriously.

【小题5】ThelogoofMcDonald'shasbeenchangedworldwidelikethispicturetoshowsocialdistancing.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】A【小题4】A【小题5】B【解析】【分析】本文主要向我们介绍疫情期间，一些公司为了响应“社交距离”而改变公司标志的例子。【小题1】推理判断题。根据第一段中“ItreferstostayingawayfromcrowdedplacestopreventthespreadofCOVID-19.”可知，远离人群，可以防止COVID-19传播，而不是公司认为改变商标可以防止COVID-19的传播。该项表述错误，故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Coca-Cola,forexample,placedthelettersofitsfamousbrandfurtherawayfromeachothertoshowsocialdistancing.Theencouragingsentence"Today,beingapartisthebestwayofbeingtogether."isprintedbelowthelogo.”可知，可口可乐的标志变化是为了显示社交距离。该项表述正确，故选A。【小题3】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Coca-Cola,forexample…McDonald'sBrazilhasseparateditsfamousarches…Otherglobalcompanies,includingAudiandNike,havealsopostedsimilarlogochangesonline.”可知，目前已经有超过三家跨国公司在网上发布了他们更换的标识。该项表述正确，故选A。【小题4】细节理解题。根据第三段中“Althoughmanypeoplethinkthisideaiscreative,somebelieveitmakes"socialdistancing"seemlessserious.”可知，尽管很多人认为这个想法很有创意，但也有一些人认为它让“社交距离”看起来不那么严肃。该项表述正确，故选A。【小题5】推理判断题。根据“McDonald'sBrazilhasseparateditsfamousarches(拱门)inapicturepostedonitsFacebookpage.”可知只是巴西的麦当劳把字母m给分开了，而不是全世界的麦当劳都如此。该项表述错误，故选B。5.阅读下面短文,根据短文内容判断文后句子的正误。正确的句子涂A,错误的涂B.Iboughtanewcar.Myoldcarwasstillingoodconditionandworth$1,500atleastattheused-carmarket.Ihaveaco-worker,Tom.Heisagreatworker.Hehasnoenoughmoneyforanewcarandhasbeenlookingatusedcars.SoIaskedhimhowmuchhewaslookingtospendonacar.Hethoughtabout$300to$500.SoItoldhimI’dsellhimmyoldonefor$300.Mymom,whoIworkwith,askedifIhadanylucksellingmyoldcar.ItoldherIplannedtosellittoourco-workerTomfor$300.Shestartedcrying.Shetoldmehowgladshewasthatshehadbroughtupaselfless（无私的）kidwhowouldhelpsomeoneoutsomuch.Shetoldmetogiveittohimforfreeandthatshewouldpayme$1,500.Ididn’texpecthertosaysoatallandofcourseIdidn’ttakehermoneyeither.Iwanttohelpmorepeoplelikemymotherdoes.【小题1】Thewritergotanewcarbecausehisoldcarwasbroken.【小题2】Tomisn’tabletospendtoomuchonacar.【小题3】Themotherfelthappywhensheknewhersonwasgoingtosellhisoldcar.【小题4】Themotherisverykind.【小题5】Thewritergotsomemoneyfromhismother.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】B【小题4】A【小题5】B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者有一辆估价至少1500美元的二手车待售，在得知自己的同事以有限的预算在寻找二手车时，决定将自己的车低价卖给他。作者的妈妈得知后，为自己孩子的善良而感动，她告诉作者应该把车免费送给那位困难的同事，妈妈会给作者1500美元，善良的作者没有接受这笔钱。【小题1】细节理解题。根据“Iboughtanewcar.Myoldcarwasstillingoodconditionandworth$1,500atleastattheused-carmarket”，可知作者的旧车状况还很好，并没有坏，题干表述错误，故选B。【小题2】推理判断题。根据“Hehasnoenoughmoneyforanewcarandhasbeenlookingatusedcars.SoIaskedhimhowmuchhewaslookingtospendonacar.Hethoughtabout$300to$500”，可知汤姆没有足够的钱买新车，他给车的预算是300到500美元，可推知汤姆无法花太多钱在买车上，题干表述正确，故选A。【小题3】推理判断题。根据“Shetoldmehowgladshewasthatshehadbroughtupaselfless（无私的）kidwhowouldhelpsomeoneoutsomuch”，可知妈妈是因为儿子如此无私地帮助别人而开心，并不是知道儿子打算卖了旧车才开心，题干表述错误，故选B。【小题4】推理判断题。根据“Shetoldmetogiveittohimforfreeandthatshewouldpayme$1,500”，可知妈妈让作者把车免费送给同事，自己给儿子补贴1500美元，可推知这个妈妈也很善良，题干表述正确，故选A。【小题5】细节理解题。根据“Ididn’texpecthertosaysoatallandofcourseIdidn’ttakehermoneyeither”，可知作者没有接受妈妈打算给的这笔钱，题干表述错误，故选B。 6.

A15-year-oldstudentfromSichuannamedWeiFangwaspreparingatalkonWesternfestivals.ShesearchedonlineforinformationandmadeaPowerPointslide(幻灯片).ZhuHuiherclassmate.wasdoinghischemistryhomework.Buthecouldn’tworkoutthelastproblemeventhoughhehadtriedhisbest.Sohetookouthissmartphoneopenedaspecialappandsearchedfortheproblem.Solutionsappearedonhisscreenafterseveralseconds.LikeWeiandZhu,nowadays,manystudentsdotheirhomeworkwiththehelpoftheinternet.Theysearchforinformationonline,ordiscusswiththeirclassmatesthroughQQandWeChat.“It'sconvenient.Youdon'thavetowaitforyourteachertoexplainittoyoufacetoface."AccordingtoZhu.Youcanalsolearnbyseeinghowothersworktheproblemsout.What'smore.itimprovesstudents'problemsolvingabilities.Thisisespeciallytrueforhomeworkthatrequiressomeresearchwork.“Iamnowquiteskilledatfindinginformationonline,”Zhuadded.However.thistrend(趋势)alsocausesproblems.Somelazystudentsjustcopytheanswersfromtheinternetwithoutthinkingontheirown.Someevenlettheirclassmatesdotheirhomeworkforthem.Andtheirteachersmaynotknowthis.Butknowinghowtousetheinternetisimportant.Thekeyistohavegoodself-control.Whenyoumeetadifficultproblem,thinkaboutitbyyourselffirst.Besuretounderstandthereasonsbehindtheanswersafteryouhaveturnedtotheinternet,oryouwon'tmakeanyprogress.Ifyouarenotsureaboutyourself-control,askyourparentsforhelp.【小题1】BothWeiFangandZhuHuiusedtheinternetto__________.A．playgames B．searchforinformationC．takeexams D．chatwiththeirclassmates.【小题2】WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTmentionedinthefourthparagraph?A．Somestudentsonlycopytheanswersfromtheinternet.B．Somestudentslettheirclassmatesdohomeworkforthem.C．Nobodyisabletofinishtheirhomeworkwithouttheinternetnow.D．Somestudentshavestoppedthinkingontheirown.【小题3】Accordingtothepassage,_____________isthekeytousingtheinternettostudy.A．self-respect B．self-control C．self-confidence D．self-thinking【小题4】Bywritingthispassage.thewriterwantstotellusthat___________.A．theinternetcanbeagoodhelperifweuseitproperlyB．theinternethasmadeallstudentslazyC．it'snotnecessarytolearnhowtousetheinternetD．It’simportanttolearnhowtousetheinternet【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】A【解析】【分析】这篇短文讲述的是现在越来越多的学生喜欢在网络的帮助下做作业，的确网络对学习有很多好处，但是同时它也存在着一些问题。因此我们要学会自我控制，正确的使用网络，让它能真正的帮助我们。【小题1】细节理解题。根据文中A15-year-oldstudentfromSichuannamedWeiFang.…ShesearchedonlineforinformationandmadeaPowerPointslide(幻灯片).ZhuHui.herclassmate.…Sohetookouthissmartphone.openedaspecialappandsearchedfortheproblem.可知，WeiFang和ZhuHui都是通过网络去找寻信息，故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据文章第四段的理解，Somelazystudentsjustcopytheanswersfromtheinternetwithoutthinkingontheirown.与A选项和D选项对应；Someevenlettheirclassmatesdotheirhomeworkforthem.与B选项对应；所以C选项在文章中没有提到，故选C。【小题3】细节理解题。根据文中Thekeyistohavegoodself-control.可知，使用网络学习的关键是自我控制，故选B。【小题4】主旨大意题。根据文章的理解以及文章的最后一段Butknowinghowtousetheinternetisimportant.Thekeyistohavegoodself-control.…askyourparentsforhelp.可知，本文通过举学生通过网络查找信息的例子来说明使用网络的利与弊，从而说明如果我们使用得当，因特网可以成为一个很好的帮手，故选A。7.

Whatcoversthree-fourthsoftheEarth'ssurface?It'sthewaterthatmakesuptheEarth'sfouroceans.TheyarethePacific,theAtlantic,theIndianandtheArctic.ThePacificOceanisthelargestanddeepest.TheArcticisthesmallestandshallowest.Standonabeachandwatchtheocean.Youwillseethatitisneverstill(平静的).Theoceanisinconstantmotion(运动).Windblowsacrossthesurfaceofthewater.Thismakeswaves.Oceanwavesaredifferentinheight.Alightwindcausessmallwaves.Inahurricane(飓风)，windscancausehuge.dangerouswavesthatcangettobemorethan14metershigh!Oceancurrents(洋流)arelotsofwaterthatmovefromseasidetoseaside.Likewaves,currentsarecausedbywind.Oceancurrentscanbewarmorcold.Inareasclosetoland,warmoceancurrentsmaketheairwarmer;coldoceancurrentsmakeitcolder.Athightide(涨潮时期),theoceancoversmuchofthebeach.Atlowtide,youcanwalkonthesandthathadearlierbeencoveredbyoceanwater.Tidesarecausedbythepullofgravity(重力)asthemooncirclestheEarth.Theoceanprovidespeoplewithmanyresources.Oceanwaterhassalt.abasiccookingmaterial.Oceanfishingprovidesworkandfoodformanypeople.Theoceanisalsoafunplacetovisit.Childrenwholiveneartheoceanoftenliketoswiminthewaves.huntforshells.andplayinthesand.Theoceanmaylooklikealargepoolofwater.butit'smuchmorethanthat.【小题1】Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthefirstparagraph?A．Fouroceanscoverthree-fourthsoftheEarth'ssurface.B．TheEarth'ssurfaceiswet.C．ThePacificOceanisthelargestocean,D．TheArcticOceanisthesmallestocean.【小题2】Theunderlinedword“constant”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans,___________inChinese.A．奇怪的 B．连续的 C．不规则的 D．危险的【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisalwayscolderneartheocean.B．Everyonewholivesneartheoceanlovestoswim.C．TheArcticOceanisbiggerthantheAtlanticOcean.D．Oceansprovidemanyofthethingsthatpeopleneed.【小题4】Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．OceanFishing B．WhatMakesOceansMove C．OceanontheMove D．HowOceansFormed【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】B【小题3】D【小题4】C【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍海洋的运动变化，以及海洋可以给人们提供的资源。【小题1】段落大意题。根据“Whatcoversthree-fourthsoftheEarth'ssurface?It'sthewaterthatmakesuptheEarth'sfouroceans.TheyarethePacific.theAtlantic.theIndianandtheArctic”可知第一段主要介绍的是地球四大海洋的水覆盖了地球表面四分之三。故选A。【小题2】词义猜测题。根据“itisneverstill”可知海洋一直在运动，一点也不平静，constant的意思是连续的。故选B。【小题3】推理判断题。根据“Inareasclosetoland,warmoceancurrentsmaketheairwarmer;coldoceancurrentsmakeitcolder”可知A选项“alwayscolder”表述错误；根据“Childrenwholiveneartheoceanoftenliketoswiminthewaves”可知B选项“Everyone…loves”表述错误；根据“TheArcticisthesmallest”可知C选项”biggerthantheAtlanticOcean表述错误；根据“Theoceanprovidespeoplewithmanyresources”可知D选项表述正确。故选D。【小题4】标题概括题。文章主要讲述的是海洋的运动。标题可概括为OceanontheMove。故选C。8.

Rightnowyouprobablyspendmostofyourtimeinschool.Doyouwonderwhatyouaregoingtodoafterjuniorhighschool?Willyoucontinuetogotoschool?Willyoulearnatrade?Perhapsitistimetothinkaboutyourchoicesandtoprepareforthem.Somedayworkwillbeabigpartofyourlife.Whatkindofjobwouldberightforyou?Thinkaboutyourinterestsandyourskills.Youmayliketolistentomusic.dance.playbasketball.orworkwithcomputers.Youmayknowhowtodriveacarorhowtogetalongwithpeople.Knowingbothyourinterestsandskillswillhelpmakeabetterplanforyourfuturejob.Togetanideaofwhatworkyouwouldliketodo.makealistofyourinterestsandskills.Thinkaboutwhatyouhavedonetobesuccessfulinyourinterests.Afterthat.brainstormalistofjobchoicesthatmightmatchyourinterestsandskills.Youcanlaterkeepyourlistswiththeprojectsandrecordsthatcanhelpyougetthejobyouwant.Theycanhelpyouknowmoreclearlyaboutyourachievementsinschoolandintheworldofwork.LauraZhang.anartdesigner.findsherworksatisfyingbecauseitallowshertouseherinterestsandskills.Sheenjoyedimaginingsomethinginhermindwhileshewasinschool.Shetookart.design.andcomputerlessons.andalsolearnedabouttakingphotosonherown.Hereiswhatshesaysaboutthemeaningofwork:“Ifyouhaveajobyoulike.workmeans