2021-2022学年度第一学期期中质量检测试卷 高二英语 第一部分 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案 A Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years old Waiter / Waitress A job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16-year-olds. Not only can one earn $9-$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小费). Most people that visit a restaurant don’t just have good food. They come here to relax and have a good time. Besides serving food quickly, a young waiter who talks to them politely with a smile on his face will make the diners enjoy their time at the restaurant. Work in a library If one is fond of books, working in a library is another suitable choice. Besides the pay is good, it offers a lot of free time when students can actually sit down and finish their homework. So on returning home, they would have time to hang around with friends or just relax. So working in a library is an excellent part-time job for teens, especially for school students. Internet jobs There are many ways of making money through online jobs like clicking on advertisements, visiting sites and signing up with them. However, such online jobs don’t pay well. A better Internet job for teens is to complete online surveys. These are quite simple surveys that usually ask one about his/ her opinions and ideas. Many companies use these ideas to make products designed for teenagers. A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work _____. A．in a restaurant B．in a library C．on the Internet D．in an IT company 2. The writer wrote this text to _____. A．tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs B．advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job C．teach young people how to make lots of money D．introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs 3. Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys A．The teens have more free time. B．They can pay less to the teens. C．They need advice to make products for teens. D．The teens usually express their true opinions. B It was an extremely hot day. My younger brother Walt and I had decided to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr.Blickez’s farm and through some woods，because it would be the only way to cool us down. The only problem with our plan was that this farm was guarded by a huge mean Hereford bull（公牛） named Elsie. Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in town, maybe even in the county and we believed in him. But the hotter it got，the more we thought there was something fishy about what he said. For one thing，we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another，Elsie seemed like a strange name for a bull. Finally，I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk across the farm，and Mr. Blickez agreed. On our way across the farm，we stopped at the fence to admire the swimming hole. The sun shone brightly on the cool water. We couldn’t wait to get there. Suddenly，Walt sho ... ...
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