Question

    Alida Monaco doesn’t spend her summers doing the usual teenage work, like working at the mall. Instead，she ‘ s studying.

It used to be that a summer job was considered a teenage thing. Today, Monaco ,who has never had a summer job, is part of growing trend (趋势)teenagers focusing on their studies, even during the summer. That’s down from 72% of Americans aged 16 to 19 who worked in July of 1978, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fierce (激烈的)competition, older workers returning to the workforce and weak economic growth are all adding to the decrease of teenagers in the workforce. But as schoolwork grows increasingly heavy and homework eats up more time, data suggest the biggest reason why some teens won’t be working this summer is that they simply don’t1 have time.

For college - bound teens, some teachers even advise students not to waste time on a summer job. “ Some of my students only have about six weeks off in the summer,” said Shannon Reed, a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and a former high school English teacher.” I could never advise that they get jobs during that short break. ”

Young people who don’t work may miss out on valuable skills that they’11 need control and help people learn to deal with adult situations. But Monaco, who plans to attend Harvard, isn’t fazed by her lack(缺乏)of work experience. “Maybe I have missed out on a couple of life skills, “she said. “ But I don’t think it will harm me in way .”

1.What is the trend of American teenagers?

A.They are becoming lazy.

B.They are fond of doing holiday jobs.

C.They are focusing more on studies than on jobs.

D.They are becoming particular about (挑剔)holiday jobs

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.The reasons for teenagers giving up work.

B.The fierce competition teenagers face.

C.The structure (结构)of America’s workforce.

D.The effects of America9 s weak economy.

3.What’s Shannon Reed’s attitude towards the new trend?

A.uncaring. B.favorable(支持的). C.worried. D.doubtful.

4.What does the underlined word “fazed” in the last paragraph mean?

A.supported. B.helped. C.upset. D.confused.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，以莫纳科为例介绍了如今越来越多的美国青少年注重学业而不是工作。

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3.推理判断题、根据倒数第二段中的““ Some of my students only have about six weeks off in the sum- mer,” said Shannon Reed, a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh and a former high school English teacher.” I could never advise that they get jobs during that short break. ””可知，匹兹堡大学讲师、前高中英语教师香农•里德说：“我的一些学生只有大约六周的假期，我不建议他们在那短暂的假期里找工作”，由此可知，香农•里德支持“青少年更注重学业而不是工作”这一趋势，故B项正确。

4.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的““Maybe I have missed out on a couple of life skills, “she said. “ But I don’t think it will harm me in way.”可知，她说，“也许我错失了一些生活技能，但我不认为它会伤害到我”，这说明莫纳科并没有被缺乏工作经验而困扰，由此可知画线词词义为“困扰、使心烦”，故C项正确。