There are plenty of beauty schools throughout the country that can help you to start a career in cosmetology(美容業(yè)). Nowadays, young people may not be able to afford a four-year college. Students can look forward to attending a beauty school program which will only take a few months to complete and start their career right away to earn money.
There can be many benefits of going to beauty school. The expense is much less than attending a four-year university. Besides, attending beauty school is mostly a hands-on(動(dòng)手的) experience which appeals to many people. Some students don’t like sitting all day listening to lectures and then having to study at night. What’s more, most beauty school programs keep up with the changing trends and fashion. So you will always be working on different hair types which can be fun and will give you a lot of experience throughout the years of your career.
If you are worried about finding a job after graduation, many beauty schools will offer assistance for immediate job placement and give you peace of mind that you will not be stranded looking for a job. Most colleges and universities are not equipped to do that because of the large number of graduates each year.
Cosmetologists will also make a good salary. The average salary will depend on your location, but you may earn a salary around $3,000 — $3,500 a month. This is not including tips which could be $600 or more a month.
Not only can young people go to cosmetology school, but people of all ages can start this career. As you can see, there are many benefits of beauty schools that can be the perfect opportunity for anyone to become a great cosmetologist.
【小題1】How many advantages of going to beauty school are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five. 
【小題2】The underlined word “stranded” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.
A．focused on B．given up C．stuck in D．turned to 
【小題3】What can be learnt from the passage?
A．A cosmetologist gets paid at least $3,600 a month. 
B．Beauty schools are not popular with young people. 
C．Graduates can easily be offered jobs by universities. 
D．It isn’t suitable for the old to start a career in cosmetology. 
【小題4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．The development of cosmetology 
B．How to become a cosmetologist 
C．The benefits of beauty schools 
D．Going to college or beauty school 


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文是一篇議論文，論述了上美容學(xué)校，學(xué)習(xí)美容專業(yè)的諸多好處，如學(xué)習(xí)費(fèi)用低，報(bào)酬高，工作好就業(yè)，而且不受年齡局限等等。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段提到費(fèi)用低The expense is much less than attending a four-year university. 而且是一種動(dòng)手工作Besides, attending beauty school is mostly a hands-on(動(dòng)手的) experience 其次還提到了能夠緊跟潮流和時(shí)尚What’s more, most beauty school programs keep up with the changing trends and fashion.所以是三項(xiàng)優(yōu)勢(shì)，正確答案為B。
【小題2】C詞義猜測(cè)題。A聚焦于，集中注意力于；B放棄；C 卡住，進(jìn)退兩難，一籌莫展；D轉(zhuǎn)向，求助于。文章第三段講述美容學(xué)校的學(xué)生畢業(yè)后馬上就有工作崗位，不用擔(dān)心就業(yè)問(wèn)題，所以學(xué)習(xí)美容會(huì)給學(xué)生一種平和的心態(tài)，即不用一籌莫展地到處找工作。所以從語(yǔ)境判斷C為正確選項(xiàng)。
【小題3】A細(xì)節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第二段Cosmetologists will also make a good salary. … but you may earn a salary around $3,000 — $3,500 a month. This is not including tips which could be $600 or more a month.化妝師每月平均工資是$3000-$3500,如果再加上小費(fèi)，那么工資至少是$3600，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】C主旨大意題。文章第一段提出由于經(jīng)濟(jì)緣故，很多學(xué)生把目光投向美容學(xué)校；然后文章都圍繞了美容學(xué)校的優(yōu)勢(shì)展開(kāi)，從上學(xué)費(fèi)用，學(xué)習(xí)性質(zhì)，緊跟潮流時(shí)尚到工作就業(yè)，工作收入等等，所以文章中心就是學(xué)習(xí)美容業(yè)的好處。故C選項(xiàng)正確。
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