Question

Many people argue that working can be a valuable experience for the young. However, working more than about 15 hours a week is ______ for teens because it reduces their involvement with school, and ______ a materialistic and expensive lifestyle.

Schoolwork and the benefits of extracurricular activities tend to be ______ when teens work long hours. As more and more teens have filled the many part-time jobs, teachers have faced increasing ______. They must both keep the attention of ______ pupils and give homework to students who simply don’t have time to do it. ______, educators have noticed less involvement in the extracurricular activities that many consider a ______ influence on young people. School bands and athletic teams are ______ players, and sports events are ______ attended by working students. Those teens who try to do it all may find themselves ______.

Another ______ of too much work is that it may promote materialism and an unrealistic lifestyle. Some parents say that working helps teach teens the ______ of a dollar. ______ that can be true. It’s also true that some teens work to help their family or to save for college.______, surveys have shown that a lot of working, teens use their earnings to buy luxuries. These young people won’t spend ______ —they can just about have it all. In many cases, they are getting used to a lifestyle they won’t be able to ______ several years down the road, when they no longer have parents ______ car insurance, food, and so on. At that point, they won’t have enough money to pay for necessities as well as luxuries.

Teenagers can ______ the benefits of work while avoiding its drawbacks, simply by _______ their work hours during the school year. As is often the case, a moderate (适度的) approach will be the most healthy and ______.

1.A. bad    B. dull    C. important    D. useful

2.A. witnesses    B. requires    C. changes    D. encourages

3.A. adopted    B. forgotten    C. disbelieved    D. considered

4.A. demands    B. threats    C. difficulties    D. expectations

5.A. tired    B. naughty    C. lazy    D. weak

6.A. Above all    B. In addition    C. By contrast    D. For example

7.A. healthy    B. direct    C. short    D. bad

8.A. welcoming    B. needing    C. losing    D. training

9.A. normally    B. regularly    C. actively    D. poorly

10.A. exhausted    B. energetic    C. disappointed    D. worried

11.A. side    B. benefit    C. drawback    D. character

12.A. size    B. cost    C. value    D. effect

13.A. Unfortunately    B. Undoubtedly    C. Unusually    D. Unnecessarily

14.A. However    B. Besides    C. Instead    D. Therefore

15.A. freely    B. willingly    C. wisely    D. honestly

16.A. afford    B. imagine    C. face    D. develop

17.A. looking for    B. caring for    C. working for    D. paying for

18.A. enjoy    B. learn    C. share    D. remember

19.A. ignoring    B. limiting    C. counting    D. choosing

20.A. practical    B. acceptable    C. rewarding    D. popular

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】文章主要分析了学生做兼职的利弊，要注意时间的长短。过多的时间会影响在校的学习和表现，所以要适度地参加兼职工作。

1.A

考查形容词。A. bad坏的；B. dull迟钝的；C. important重要的；D. useful有用的。根据句中However和because it reduces their involvement with school, 可知学生工作时间太长的不利方面，减少了参与学校活动的时间，这样对学生是坏的。故选A.

2.D

考查动词。A. witnesses目睹；B. requires要求；C. changes改变；D. encourages鼓励。根据14空后的surveys have shown that a lot of working, teens use their earnings to buy luxuries.学生们用挣来的钱买奢侈品，这一行为鼓励了一种物质至上的生活方式，故选D.

3.B

考查动词。A. adopted采用；B. forgotten忘记；C. disbelieved不信；D. considered考虑。如果学生做兼职时间太长，会把学校作业和课外活动忘记，故选B.

4.C

考查名词。A. demands需求；B. threats威胁；C. difficulties困难；D. expectations期望。根据下两句可知兼职时间太长的学生在校学习方面有许多问题，给老师的教育工作带来许多困难。故选C.

5.A

考查形容词。A. tired疲倦的；B. naughty淘气的；C. lazy懒惰的；D. weak虚弱的。老师既要关注那些疲惫的学生又要给那些没时间做作业的学生布置作业，此处指疲倦的学生，故选A.

6.B

考查固定短语。A. Above all首先；B. In addition另外；C. By contrast相比之下；D. For example例如。老师要关注这些学生，而且老师还注意到参加课外活动太少还有不好影响，学校的很多活动无法正常开展。前后是递进关系，故选B.

7.D

考查形容词。A. healthy健康的；B. direct直接的；C. short短的；D. bad坏的。此处指参加课外活动太少有不好影响，导致学校的很多活动无法正常开展。故选D.

8.C

考查动词。A. welcoming欢迎；B. needing需要；C. losing失去；D. training训练。由于学生们去做兼职学校乐队队员减少，故选C.

9.D

考查副词。A. normally正常地；B. regularly定期地；C. actively积极地；D. poorly贫乏地。由于学生们去做兼职学校运动会也很少有人参加，poorly形容人少，故选D.

10.A

考查形容词。A. exhausted耗尽的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. disappointed失望的；D. worried担心的。那些什么都想做的学生发现由于兼职时间太长自己精疲力竭，故选A.

11.C

考查名词。A. side方面；B. benefit利益；C. drawback缺点；D. character性格。上文讲兼职时间太长的缺点，根据it may promote materialism and an unrealistic lifestyle. 它可能会促进物质主义和不现实的生活方式，这也是其缺点。故选C.

12.C

考查名词。A. size尺寸；B. cost费用；C. value价值；D. effect影响。一些父母可能认为这样能让孩子了解金钱的价值，知道挣钱不易。此处指钱的价值，故选C.

13.B

考查副词。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Undoubtedly毋庸置疑地；C. Unusually异乎寻常地；D. Unnecessarily不必要地。兼职让孩子了解金钱的价值，知道挣钱不易，毋庸置疑这是真的。表示肯定，故选B.

14.A

考查连词。A. However然而；B. Besides此外；C. Instead代替；D. Therefore因此。有些孩子挣钱补贴家用，有的挣钱攒大学学费。研究表明许多孩子用挣的钱买奢侈品。前后句是转折关系，故选A.

15.C

考查副词。A. freely自由地；B. willingly愿意地；C. wisely明智地；D. honestly真诚地。此处指用挣的钱买奢侈品的孩子花钱是不明智的，故选C.

16.A

考查动词。A. afford负担得起；B. imagine想象；C. face面对；D. develop开发。在很多情况下，他们习惯了这种以后承担不起的生活方式，故选A.

17.D

考查动词短语。A. looking for寻找；B. caring for关心；C. working for为……工作；D. paying for为……而付钱。此处指平时都是父母为他们支付汽车保险和食物等，故选D.

18.A

考查动词。A. enjoy享受；B. learn学习；C. share分享；D. remember记得。青少年在享受工作好处的同时也要避免其缺点，故选A.

19.B

考查动词。A. ignoring忽视；B. limiting限制；C. counting计算；D. choosing选择。此处指上学期间通过限制兼职工作时间来避免其缺点，故选B.

20.C

考查形容词。A. practical实际的；B. acceptable可接受的；C. rewarding值得的；D. popular流行的。此处指适度的方法会是最健康和值得的，故选C.

【名师点睛】

完形填空题的命题特点及答题方法：

1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力

完形填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。

2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力

解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。小题1考查形容词。A. bad坏的；B. dull迟钝的；C. important重要的；D. useful有用的。根据句中However和because it reduces their involvement with school, 可知学生工作时间太长的不利方面，减少了参与学校活动的时间，这样对学生是坏的。小题2考查动词。A. witnesses目睹；B. requires要求；C. changes改变；D. encourages鼓励。根据14空后的surveys have shown that a lot of working, teens use their earnings to buy luxuries.学生们用挣来的钱买奢侈品，这一行为鼓励了一种物质至上的生活方式。小题11考查名词。A. side方面；B. benefit利益；C. drawback缺点；D. character性格。上文讲兼职时间太长的缺点，根据it may promote materialism and an unrealistic lifestyle. 它可能会促进物质主义和不现实的生活方式，这也是其缺点。

3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如小题8考查动词。A. welcoming欢迎；B. needing需要；C. losing失去；D. training训练。由于学生们去做兼职学校乐队队员减少。小题9 考查副词。A. normally正常地；B. regularly定期地；C. actively积极地；D. poorly贫乏地。由于学生们去做兼职学校运动会也很少有人参加，想象当时情境可知这种情况导致的结果。

4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如小题3考查动词。A. adopted采用；B. forgotten忘记；C. disbelieved不信；D. considered考虑。如果学生做兼职时间太长，会把学校作业和活动忘记，根据常识可知学生精力是有限的，兼职时间太长会耽误学习。小题10考查形容词。A. exhausted耗尽的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. disappointed失望的；D. worried担心的。那些什么都想做的学生发现由于兼职时间太长自己精疲力竭。

5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。小题14考查连词。A. However然而；B. Besides此外；C. Instead代替；D. Therefore因此。有些孩子挣钱补贴家用，有的挣钱攒大学学费。研究表明许多孩子用挣的钱买奢侈品。前后句是转折关系，用However.