Question

For many reasons, I didn’t choose to go to university like most of my family members, schoolmates and even best friends. I can’t say that I didn’t have moments of doubt about my decision. As the last term of school was coming to a close, I began to feel very anxious about the choice I made to be different and start an apprenticeship(学徒).

Although my A-level results day was the one that I felt extremely proud of, I knew that the general feeling from most of my teachers was disappointment. I completed my application, did a series of ability tests and interviews, and at last nine months later—I began an apprenticeship with Sellafield Ltd.

As soon as I started, I knew straight away that I made the right decision. From the people I met, to the on-the-job training that I was experiencing, I began to feel a real sense of purpose and could see a successful career in an industry that I found so interesting and challenging, paving the way in front of me. I never thought when I was in sixth grade that I would be working in the nuclear industry, but now I can’t imagine working anywhere else.

Since finishing my apprenticeship over two years ago, I’ve had countless opportunities to develop myself both academically and personally. I’ve bought my first home; I was chosen to be a part of the Government’s Get In Go Far apprenticeship campaign, and offered an amazing and unique secondment(人员借调) with the Environment, Health, Safety and Quality department at Sellafield.

I have no doubt that without my apprenticeship I wouldn’t be in the position I am today, but equally I know that it was only the beginning for me.

My apprenticeship inspired me to explore different career paths in the nuclear industry, and it gave me the confidence to know that I can succeed in shifting from one position to another.

1.How did the writer feel at the crossroad of making a choice?

A. Determined.    B. Worried.

C. Proud.    D. Regretted.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph Two?

A. The writer did badly at school.

B. His teachers supported his apprenticeship.

C. His apprenticeship didn’t come easily.

D. His apprenticeship lasted for nine months.

3.What can we infer about his apprenticeship?

A. It is fruitful and rewarding.

B. It is easy and interesting.

C. It caused him frequent job changes.

D. It limited him to the unclear industry.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者回忆自己当初放弃上大学，并开始学徒生涯，感慨如果没有那段学徒生涯，就不会处于今天的地位，但同样也知道，他的学徒生涯激发了他在核工业中探索不同的职业道路，这让他有信心从一个职位转到另一个职位。

1.细节理解题， How did the writer feel at the crossroad of making a choice?作者在十字路口做决定时会有什么想法？根据“ I began to feel very anxious about the choice I made to be different and start an apprenticeship(学徒).我开始担心自己做出的另类选择是不是正确的,即开始学徒。”可知本题选 B. Worried担忧。

2.推理判断题，What can we learn from Paragraph Two?我们从第二段可以学到什么?由“I knew that the general feeling from most of my teachers was disappointment.但我知道我的大多数老师对我是失望的。 ”可推断出一开始，作者并不顺利。可知本题选C. His apprenticeship didn’t come easily.他的学徒生涯并不容易。

3.推理判断题， What can we infer about his apprenticeship?我们能从他的学徒生涯中推断出什么?由最后一段内容“My apprenticeship inspired me to explore different career paths in the nuclear industry, and it gave me the confidence to know that I can succeed in shifting from one position to another.我的学徒生涯激发了我在核工业中探索不同的职业道路，这让我有信心从一个职位转到另一个职位。”可推断出本题选A. It is fruitful and rewarding我的学徒生涯是富有成果的和有益的。