Question

In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as terrible as my job in an apple plant(工廠). The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.

First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For ten hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.

I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $ 100 a week.

But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy were the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.

I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.

1.Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time?

A．To gain some experience

B．To save for his future

C．To support his family

D．To pay for his schooling

2.The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT ______.

A. loading boxes in the freezing cold

B. having limited time for breaks

C. getting no pay for lunch time

D. working and studying at the same time

3.What is the topic discussed in the text?

A. The writer’s hard work in an apple plant.

B. The writer’s eagerness to earn money.

C. The writer’s experience to earn money.

D. The writer’s unhappy school life.

4.How is the text organized?

A. Topic—Argument—Explanation

B. Opinion—Discussion—Description

C. Introduction—Supporting examples—Conclusion

D. Main idea—Comparison—Supporting examples

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇議論文。作者為了賺錢掙學(xué)費(fèi)曾經(jīng)從事了多項(xiàng)工作，其中條件最為惡劣的是在蘋果廠的工作，然后舉例說明在那工作條件是多么惡劣，作者決定以后再也不會(huì)回到那個(gè)蘋果廠了。

1.第一段第一句In the course of working my way through school,描述可知作者在那時(shí)不得不從事多項(xiàng)工作是想賺錢來完成學(xué)業(yè)，故選D。

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone.描述可知惡劣的打工條件包括A. loading boxes in the freezing cold 在寒冷的條件下裝盒；B. having limited time for breaks休息時(shí)間受限制；C. getting no pay for lunch time 沒有報(bào)酬的午餐時(shí)間。而選項(xiàng)D. working and studying at the same time 邊打工邊學(xué)習(xí)不屬于惡劣的打工條件。故選D。

3.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一行But none of these jobs was as terrible as my job in an apple plant(工廠).以及下文描寫的作者在蘋果廠的艱苦的工作經(jīng)歷可知本文討論的話題就是作者在蘋果廠的艱苦的工作。故選A。

4.第一段提出論點(diǎn)Introduction--In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as terrible as my job in an apple plant(工廠).二三四段舉例論證Supporting examples--艱苦的工作條件等, 最后一段結(jié)論Conclusion--By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.故選C。

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