Question

Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. They have very interesting jobs and they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Their jobs are a bit boring and they don’t get well paid.

The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school. Airline pilots study longer. They have to learn to fly small aircraft first, and then slowly move up to bigger aircraft. Most airline pilots are more than 30 years old.

Some young people have interesting and well-paid jobs. Many successful athletes are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many successful golfers are quite old.

Most people work until(直到) they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. But some people never retire. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, musicians and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.

Title of the passage	Different kinds of 1.
What to do?	Most people   2. nearly every day.
What kind of jobs?	Lucky people have   3.  and well-paid jobs.
Why?	Some jobs take a long time to learn because they are   4.  .
How old?	Most airline pilots are 5.  30 years old.
Airline or aircraft?	The word “ 6.  ” refers to(指代) a plane or other vehicle that can fly.
Get a lot of money or move fast?	Young tennis players are successful because they can move    7.  .
What kind of sport?	Golf is a good sport for 8. people because they don’t have to move very fast.
Change jobs or stop working?	They retire and have much free time. ‘Retire’ means to stop   9.  .
Which word in the passage above?	The word “ 10. ” means a person who is trained (受训) in exercise or sports.

Answer

1.jobs

2.work

3.interesting

4.difficult

5.over

6.aircraft

7.fast

8.old

9.working

10.athlete

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是人们从事的各种各样的工作。有些人的工作是非常有趣的，也能赚很多钱，有些人的工作比较困难，他们需要花费很长时间学习；还有些人的工作很有趣而且报酬也很好。根据不同的工作类型，人们工作的时间也是不一样的。

1.根据短文的第一段Most people have jobs和文章的大意可知，这篇短文给我们介绍的是各种各样的工作，因此这里应该填jobs。

2.根据短文的开头Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day可知，大多数人有工作，他们几乎每天都上班。由此可知这里填work，是动词。

3.根据短文的第一段中Some people are lucky. They have very interesting jobs and they make a lot of money.可知，有些人很幸运，他们的工作非常有趣，而且也能赚很多钱。Interesting有趣的，是一个形容词。

4.根据短文第二段中The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn how to do them.可知，有些有趣的工作非常困难，人们通常要花费很多时间来学习做这个工作。difficult困难的吗，形容词。

5.over超过，比……多。根据短文第二段中Most airline pilots are more than 30 years old.可知，大多数飞行员都在30岁以上。这里的more than和over是同义词。

6.aircraft指的是飞机，或者其他可以飞的工具。根据短文第二段中作者给出的例子可知，飞行员的工作是非常困难的，他们要花费很多时间来学习，先开小的飞机，然后再开大的飞行器。

7.根据短文第三段中Many successful athletes are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough.可推断出，一些年轻的网球运动员很成功，是因为他们移动比较快。故填fast。

8.根据短文第三段中Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many successful golfers are quite old可知，高尔夫球这项运动适合老一点的人，因为它不需要快速的运动。故填old。

9.根据短文第四段中Most people work until(直到) they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time.可知，大多数人要工作到60岁或者65岁，然后他们就退休，有了更多的自由时间。retire的意思是退休，也就是停止工作。故填working，这里是句型stop doing sth.。

10.根据短文第三段的内容可知，这一段中作者给我们举的例子都是一些从事运动的人，包括年轻人，也有老人。football, tennis, golf等都是一些运动，因此athlete是运动员的意思。

考点：任务型阅读。