江苏省镇江市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中九校联考《英语考试卷》.docVIP

江苏省镇江市2020-2021学年高一上学期期中九校联考 英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 略 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Feeling a bit bored with your job and fancy a change? Why not try one of these jobs out? Theyre probably not to everyones taste, but believe it or not, these are actually real jobs done by real people. Here are the top 5 weirdest jobs in the world: 1.Professional sleeper: A hotel in Finland hired a member of staff as a professional sleeper to test the comfort of their beds.The individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and writes a review about her satisfaction with each one. 2.Drying paint watcher: No, this isnt a joke.Someone actually earns a living watching paint dry.A man in the UK currently has the job and he spends his days painting sheets of cardboard to test how long new paint mixes take to dry and watching for changes in color and texture. 3.Train Pusher: If you think the London Underground is bad, you should see the trains in Japan. Oshiyas are hired to help cram as many people onto a train as possible by pushing them from the outside until the doors will close. 4.Snake Milker: Not for the light-hearted. The job of a snake milker is to collect the venom of poisonous snakes in jars for use in anti-venoms and other medication.Thank god someones brave enough! 5.Scuba Diving Pizza Delivery Man: If the fact that theres an underwater hotel in Florida isnt bizarre enough, to add on to that, they have a scuba diving pizza delivery man who supplies them with pizza by carrying them through the sea in a watertight case. Do you do an unusual job? Wed love to hear about it, so let us know! 1. In which job is a job-seekers strength a necessity? A. Scuba Diving Pizza Delivery Man B. Train Pusher C. Professional sleeper D. Snake Milker 2. Which job could not be your cup of tea,if you were not brave enough? A. Drying paint watcher B. Train Pusher C. Professional sleeper D. Snake Milker 3. Which of the following is