Question

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

For many teenagers, a job is a way to earn a little extra money. For me, it is more than that.

At the age of 16, I was offered my very first job as a shopgirl in a clothing store. On the first day, my manager was training me how to fold and organize platform after platform of clothes. The work seemed overwhelming, and everything had to be done in an accurate way. I got so impatient because I couldn’t get it right the first couple of times. After about ten tries, I had the clothes folded perfectly. Then it took me thirty minutes to get them all looking uniform. Now, I fold and organize clothes every day, and I’m able to do them well. Through this experience, I’ve learned to be patient.

Helping customers and establishing connections with them is one of the things I love most about my job. About two months ago, I helped a woman who was looking for a dress. She told me exactly what she was picturing—a blue dress with long sleeves and a lace neck. We didn’t have any such dress, and when I explained that to her, she wasn’t very happy. Instead of getting annoyed, I tried getting to know her a bit better and asked what the dress was for, so I could find other items in her size that could work. We shared our love of the Netflix fashion show, and she ended up buying $200 worth of new clothes, having found other items she liked. This experience has taught me to be more open with strangers.

Every job has its share of frustrations and challenges; to do well you must learn to deal with them. I’ve learned this from my own experience, and it has helped me in other aspects of my life as well.

1.What was the author’s first job? (no more than 5 words)

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word in Para. 2? (no more than 3 words)

3.How did the author manage to meet the customer’s needs in Para. 3? (no more than 15 words)

4.How has the author’s work experience changed her in personality? (no more than 10 words)

5.What job would you like to do? How can you help people in your work? (no more than 20 words)

Answer

1.Selling clothes.

Or: She sold clothes.

Or: She worked as a shopgirl.

Or: Working in a clothing store.

Or: Working as a shopgirl.

Or: She was a shopgirl.

2.Huge and difficult.

Or: Too much/Beyond me.

Or: Difficult/Tough/Hard/Frustrating.

Or: Challenging/Demanding.

Or: Great in amount.

3.She learned about the customer’s interest and helped her get the clothes that suited her.

Or: By learning about the customer’s taste and what her dress was for.

Or: She helped the customer to get the clothes she liked.

4.It has made her patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She is (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She has become (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers.

Or: She is more patient and open facing frustrations and challenges.

5.I’d like to be a teacher. I can help children acquire knowledge and grow up.

Or: I’d like to be a doctor so that I can improve people’s health and save their lives.

Or: I’d like to be a policeman. I can protect people from danger and create a safe living environment.

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者在16岁当售货员的经历，通过此经历，作者学会了要有耐心，且对陌生人更加诚恳。告诉读者每一份工作都有它的挫折和挑战;要想做好，你必须学会去处理它们，这对我生活的其他方面也有帮助。

1.细节理解题。由第二段“At the age of 16, I was offered my very first job as a shopgirl in a clothing store”可知，16岁时，作者得到了第一份工作，在一家服装店当店员。所以作者的第一份工作是卖衣服。故回答为：Selling clothes. Or: She sold clothes. Or: She worked as a shopgirl. Or: Working in a clothing store. Or: Working as a shopgirl. Or: She was a shopgirl.

2.词句猜测题。由第二段划线词后的句子“everything had to be done in an accurate way. I got so impatient because I couldn’t get it right the first couple of times. After about ten tries, I had the clothes folded perfectly. Then it took me thirty minutes to get them all looking uniform.”可知，每件事都必须准确无误地完成。我很不耐烦，因为前几次我都做的不好。试了大约十次后，我才把衣服叠得整整齐齐。然后我花了30分钟让他们看起来很均匀。所以通过上下文语境可以判断出，第2段划线的“overwhelming”意思是“巨大的和困难的”的意思。故回答为：Huge and difficult. Or: Too much/Beyond me. Or:Difficult/Tough/Hard/Frustrating. Or: Challenging/Demanding. Or: Great in amount.

3.细节理解题。由第三段“Instead of getting annoyed, I tried getting to know her a bit better and asked what the dress was for, so I could find other items in her size that could work. We shared our love of the Netflix fashion show, and she ended up buying $200 worth of new clothes, having found other items she liked.”可知，作者没有生气，而是试着更好地了解她，问她这件衣服要怎么穿，这样我就可以找到其他适合她的尺码的衣服。我们分享了我们对Netflix时装秀的热爱，结果她买了价值200美元的新衣服，找到了她喜欢的其他商品。所以作者了解到顾客的兴趣，帮她买了适合自己的衣服设法来满足客户的需求。故回答为：She learned about the customer’s interest and helped her get the clothes that suited her.

Or: By learning about the customer’s taste and what her dress was for. Or: She helped the customer to get the clothes she liked.

4.细节理解题。由第二段“Through this experience, I’ve learned to be patient.”通过这次经历，我学会了有耐心。以及第三段“This experience has taught me to be more open with strangers.”经历教会我要对陌生人更加诚恳。所以作者的工作经历使她更有耐心，对陌生人更加诚恳。故回答为：It has made her patient and more open with people/ strangers. Or: She is (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers. Or: She has become (more) patient and more open with people/ strangers. Or: She is more patient and open facing frustrations and challenges.

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知，短文叙述了作者在16岁当售货员的经历，作者学会了要有耐心，且对陌生人更加诚恳。作者学会了告诉读者每一份工作都有它的挫折和挑战;要想做好，你必须学会处理它们，这对我生活的其他方面也有帮助。所以判断出你想做什么工作? 你怎么帮助别人？故回答为：I’d like to be a teacher. I can help children acquire knowledge and grow up. Or: I’d like to be a doctor so that I can improve people’s health and save their lives. Or: I’d like to be a policeman. I can protect people from danger and create a safe living environment.