广东省茂名市电白区2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）.pdfVIP

茂名市电白区2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试

英语

（满分：130分时间：120分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

Oneofthebestwaystopayforcollegeistofindworkthathelpsfootpartoftheschoolfee.Hereare4types

ofpart-timejobsthatprovidestudentswithextraincome.

Jobswithemployerscholarships

Somecompaniesofferhelppayingforcollegethroughscholarshipprograms.TacoBell,forinstance,offersits

part-timeemployeesthechancetowinuptoa$25,000awardthroughitsLiveMasScholarship.Theawardcanbe

usedtowardvocationalschoolsoratwo-orfour-yearcollege.Employeesmusthaveworkedforthecompanyat

leastthreecontinuousmonths.

Work-study

Foryearsthework-studyprogramhasallowedstudentstoearnmoneythroughpart-timework.Studentsaged

between16and24whosubmitFreeApplicationforStudentAidmaybequalifiedfortheprogram.Whilethesejobs

arentalwaysoncampus,studentsinworkstudyearnatleast$7.25perhour-thestateminimumwage.

Paidinternships

Apaidinternship（实习）cannotonlyhelpstudentspayforcollegebutcanalsoopendoorsforfull-time

workaftergraduation.Accordingtoa2019surveybytheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers,nearly

two-thirdsofpaidinternsreceivedajoboffer,whilejustabout44%ofunpaidinternswereofferedajob.

On-demandeconomyjobs

Knownforitsflexibility,thejobscanhelpstudentsearncashbetweenclasses.Theseon-demandjobsinclude

completingsmalljobs,makingdeliveriesorevendrivingforride-bookingservices.Studentscantypicallyearn

morethroughon-demandwork,rangingfrom$10