Question

The Most Unusual Jobs

Pet Food Tester .

Yes, it's a thing and yes it's totally  gross(恶心的). But Mark Gooley ---the  owner of a pet food company, eats dog  food for a living. He eats everything from doggie treats and chewy bones to liver mixture.

Teddy Bear repair Engineer

When your favorite toy loses an arm, or suffers a bad injury, it is upsetting. But now you can get help in the Build-A-Bear Workshops, the teddy bear repair engineers repair your favorite teddy bears and get them back to themselves.

Water slide Tester

Monday morning surely seems more enjoyable if you spend your working week slipping down water                      slides in a theme park, especially in summer.

You might also spend your lunch break on a  roller coaster, eating a hot dog for lunch.

Working holiday, am I right?

Paint Watcher

You may have heard some people say they'd "rather watch paint dry" than do something they don't want to do. Well, if they really mean it, the chance is there---- studying the drying time and effects(效果)of paint as a full-time job for a paint company.

1.What is Mark Gooley's job?

A.  A paint  watcher

B. A water slide tester.

C.  A pet food tester.

D.  A teddy bear repair engineer

2.Where can you get help if your favorite toy loses an arm?

A. In a theme park

B.In a paint company

C. In a pet food company

D. In a Build-A-Bear Workshop.

3.What does a paint watcher do as a full-time job?

A. He paints the wall.

B. He repairs the water slide.

C. He studies the effects of paint.

D. He watches others repair the wall.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这里介绍的是四项不同寻常的工作。每个段落介绍了不同寻常的工作中的详细信息，例如：宠物食品测试员，玩具熊维修工程师，滑水道游戏检测员，涂料观察者。

1. cooley --宠物食品公司的主人，以吃狗食谋生，他吃来自于狗食和狗咀嚼的骨头和内脏混合物的所有东西。A paint watcher一个涂料观察者， A water slide tester一个滑水道游戏测试者，A pet food tester一个宠物食品测试者， A teddy bear repair engineer一个玩具熊维修工程师。根据题目要求和细节理解故选C.

2. a theme park在一个主题公园； In a paint company在一个涂料公司； In a pet food company在一个宠物食品公司； In a Build-A-Bear Workshop在一个小熊制作工作室。根据题目要求和细节理解故选D。

3. paints the wall.他为墙粉刷涂料； He repairs the water slide.他修理滑水道； He studies the effects of paint. 他研究涂料效果； He watches others repair the wall.他看着其他人修墙。根据细节理解和题目要求故选C

考点：教育类短文。