Question

    I'm often asked the question “How did you become a reporter?” You see, everybody expected me to follow in my father's footsteps and become a doctor. Well, during my last year of school I visited a career counsellor (职业顾问) named Lisa and I drove her crazy with my choices.

My first choice was a chocolate taster. Although Lisa didn't know the job well, she got me some information about it. I discovered that chocolate tasters make a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job. However, when I found out that chocolate tasters don't just sit around eating chocolate all day, I lost my interest.

Next, I thought of becoming a football referee (裁判). I had loved football from a young age, but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as I couldn't play very well. However, it seems that referees must be able to run two and a half miles in less than twelve minutes and they are required to take exams throughout their training. So, my dream of becoming a referee died.

Finally, I had this idea of becoming a dog stylist (造型师). That was after I realized how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was being paid. However, once, while she was styling Philipo, I noticed that he tried to bite (咬) her. “It happens all the time,” she told me. As you can imagine, that really put me off.

To cut a long story short, all this research made me realize I had a talent for investigation (调查), so by the end of the school year I had decided to become a reporter.

1.What can we know about the writer's first dream job?

A.It is a job that pays well. B.It is what his father is doing.

C.It is what Lisa expected him to do. D.It is a job that requires one to sit all day.

2.Why was the writer interested in becoming a football referee instead of a player?

A.He wanted to run less. B.He wasn't young enough.

C.He wanted to take fewer exams. D.He couldn't play football very well.

3.Philipo is probably _______.

A.Shirley's dog B.the writer's dog C.Shirley's stylist D.the writer's stylist

4.Which of the following contains the words that are closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 4?

A.When she calls, put her off as long as you can. B.It'd be much better to put it off till tomorrow.

C.I asked the driver to put me off at the station. D.The accident put him off driving for life.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to choose the right job. B.Different jobs the writer has tried.

C.How the writer became a reporter. D.The importance of career counsellors.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了所有人都希望“我”遵循父亲的脚步做一个医生，但是“我”在考查了巧克力品尝员、足球裁判和狗狗造型师之后，“我”发现自己有调查的天分，最终“我”选择做一名记者。

1.细节理解题。根据“I discovered that chocolate tasters make a lot of money, so I was sure I had found my dream job.” 我发现巧克力品尝师赚了很多钱，所以我确信我找到了梦寐以求的工作。由此可知，我认为第一份梦想的工作巧克力品尝者可以赚到很多钱，是一份报酬丰厚的工作。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“I had loved football from a young age, but being a professional footballer was out of the question, as I couldn't play very well.” 我从小就喜欢足球，但作为一名职业足球运动员是不可能的，因为我打得不太好。可知作者不想做足球运动员而是想做足球裁判是因为踢得不好。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“That was after I realized how much money our dog stylist, Shirley, was being paid.” 那是在我意识到我们的狗狗造型师雪莉的薪水之后。可知这里的狗是作者的。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。本题题目表示“下列哪个选项的意思与第4段划线部分最接近?”。根据“As you can imagine, that really put me off.”你可以想象，这真的让我很反感。其中put off含义为“推迟，阻止”。D项含义为“那次事故使他一辈子都不愿再开车了。”含义接近，故选D。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文后，作者在考查了巧克力品尝员、足球裁判和狗狗造型师之后，发现自己有调查的天分，最终选择做一名记者。C项“How the writer became a reporter.”作者如何变成一名记者。故选C。