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What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Here are three interesting stories about unusual jobs.
The sweetest job
Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When a new sweet is invented (发明), Harry eats it, writes a report (报告) about it and sends his report to the factory. And then a decision (决定) is made about whether to make the sweet or not. He is not a regular worker (正式员工), but he gets free sweets!
Island blogger
Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone (独自) in a house (with a swimming pool) on Hamilton Island and spent every day swimming, exploring (探索) and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings.
Sleeping on the job
Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem—if you fall asleep, you'll lose the job! But Roisin was once paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds for eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested (测试) them to see what makes "a good night's sleep". In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds.
() 1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Interesting jobs. B. Wonderful places. C. Kinds of factories. D. Life on an island.
() 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer wishes to be a pilot. B. Harry gets paid for testing sweets.
C. Ben lived alone on Hamilton Island. D. Roisin swam for eight hours every day.
() 3. Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. On a website. B. In a diary. C. On a postcard. D. In a storybook.
What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Here are three interesting stories about unusual jobs.
The sweetest job
Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When a new sweet is invented (发明), Harry eats it, writes a report (报告) about it and sends his report to the factory. And then a decision (决定) is made about whether to make the sweet or not. He is not a regular worker (正式员工), but he gets free sweets!
Island blogger
Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone (独自) in a house (with a swimming pool) on Hamilton Island and spent every day swimming, exploring (探索) and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings.
Sleeping on the job
Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem—if you fall asleep, you'll lose the job! But Roisin was once paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds for eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested (测试) them to see what makes "a good night's sleep". In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds.
() 1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Interesting jobs. B. Wonderful places. C. Kinds of factories. D. Life on an island.
() 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer wishes to be a pilot. B. Harry gets paid for testing sweets.
C. Ben lived alone on Hamilton Island. D. Roisin swam for eight hours every day.
() 3. Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. On a website. B. In a diary. C. On a postcard. D. In a storybook.
答案：1.A 2.C 3.A
解析：
1. 主旨大意题。文章开篇直接点明主题"Here are three interesting stories about unusual jobs"，全文分别介绍了糖果测试员、岛屿博主、试睡员三个新奇的特殊工作，核心内容就是介绍有趣的工作。B选项“精彩的地点”、C选项“工厂的种类”、D选项“岛上的生活”都只是文章的局部细节，无法概括全文主旨，因此选A。
2. 细节理解题。逐一核对选项：A选项文章开头只是向读者提问梦想工作是否是飞行员或警察，并没有说明作者自己想要当飞行员，表述错误；B选项文中提到Harry只能得到免费的糖果，没有提到测试糖果可以获得报酬，表述错误；C选项原文明确说明Ben需要独自住在汉密尔顿岛的房屋里，和原文内容完全匹配，表述正确；D选项Roisin每天的工作是花8小时睡在定制床上来测试床的睡眠体验，并不是每天游泳8小时，表述错误。因此选C。
3. 推理判断题。这是一篇介绍趣味特殊职业的说明类短文，不属于记录个人日常的日记、内容简短的明信片，也不属于虚构的故事书内容，最有可能出现在资讯类网站上，因此选A。
2. 细节理解题。逐一核对选项：A选项文章开头只是向读者提问梦想工作是否是飞行员或警察，并没有说明作者自己想要当飞行员，表述错误；B选项文中提到Harry只能得到免费的糖果，没有提到测试糖果可以获得报酬，表述错误；C选项原文明确说明Ben需要独自住在汉密尔顿岛的房屋里，和原文内容完全匹配，表述正确；D选项Roisin每天的工作是花8小时睡在定制床上来测试床的睡眠体验，并不是每天游泳8小时，表述错误。因此选C。
3. 推理判断题。这是一篇介绍趣味特殊职业的说明类短文，不属于记录个人日常的日记、内容简短的明信片，也不属于虚构的故事书内容，最有可能出现在资讯类网站上，因此选A。