Question

Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future. The promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice One—You can live with your parents and do nothing. Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related (有关的).

OK, so Choice Two is obviously going to be more effective. You will finally enter the real world. Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an expert working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to get some valued things before working. Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.

If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce (劳动力) is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may advise that you should go back to a university and get a certificate.

Two different

Two different choices	◆ The first one is that you do nothing, just live with your parents. ◆ The second one is that you could go out to  1..
The 2.of starting a job	◆ Speaking with other people for advice about the job you may show some interest in. ◆ Getting knowledge can be good to help you find a(n) 3.job. ◆ Internships or volunteering are a good 4..
The advantages to begin a job after high school	◆ One is that you will not 5.for college cost. ◆ Another is that jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to help you make sure if you are really ready to work.

 

Answer 1

1.work

2.ways/tips/suggestions/advice

3.enjoyable

4.start /beginning

5.pay

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了青少年如何选择自己的未来的问题，作者从正反两个方面分析了各种选择的优势与不足之处。

1.根据Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job.描述，可知第二个选择就是出去工作。To是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，故填原形动词work，工作。

2.根据右栏内容，可知此处指的是，开始工作的建议。故填：ways/tips/suggestions/advice，方法/建议。

3.根据Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing.描述，可知学习知识在帮助你找到一个好工作方面很有好处。结合语境可知填形容词enjoyable，令人愉快的。

4.根据Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.描述，可知实习或者做志愿者是个不错的开端。故填单数名词start /beginning开始，开端。

5.根据If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost 描述，可知如果你高中毕业后就参加工作，你就可以节省一笔大学的开支。也就是不用再为上大学花钱。本句中will是情态动词，故填原形动词pay，为……付款。

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