B

For American teenagers, doing a part-time job is an important part of growing up. They can learn

some important skills by doing a part-time job. They can also make some money in this way. Many teenagers believe that making their own money brings them pride and freedom.

American teenagers can do part -time jobs at the age of 14. On weekdays, they may go to work a few hours a week after school. They usually work for longer on weekends.

In summer, American teenagers are excited if they find part-time jobs at campus, swimming pools and amusements parks. These jobs can bring them too much fun.

Some of the most stressful (有压力的) jobs including teaching, nursing, and police work. But these jobs can be useful for their future. When they grow up, the students with work experience are more likely (可能的) to succeed than those without work experience.

A favourite job for many teenagers is taking care of babies, and they can start before the age of 14. What they only do is to stay in the house and make sure the kids are OK. At the same time, they can do their homework , watch TV, or talk on the phone with friends.

It is important to balance (平衡) school, homework, and a part-time job. Many American teenagers agree to do a part-time job and they value (珍视) their work experience and the skills from the job.

36. The American teenagers do a part-time job for .

A: talking on the phone with friends B: learning skills and getting money

C: helping their families in the future D: doing anything they like

37. is less stressful for American teenagers.

A: Working at police B: Nursing

C: Working at camps D: Teaching

38. Which kind of part-time job can a 13-year-old girl do in America?

A: Working at parks B: Working at a swimming pool

C: Looking after babies D: Doing the dishes in a restaurant

39. What's the passage mainly about?

A: American teenagers and their part-time jobs.

B: Some popular part-time jobs among American teenagers.

C: How to make more money and learn more skills.

D: Whether American teenagers should work after graduation.

C

In Jining city, here are more and more private cars on the road, they cause many traffic accidents. In order to

solve the problem, the government has decided to provide 1,000 public bikes for people to rent (租赁). The

government encourages people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.

More than 13,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one card. Although there are not enough bikes, an official (官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.

People can get these bikes at special docking station (停靠站). There are about 100 docking stations across the city.

Let's see the cost you need to pay. You should pay ¥100 for a bike card, and you needn't pay for it within (在...内) 2

hours after you get the bike. About 2,000 cards have already been handed out to the people, but only 800 cards can be used now.

The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems, for example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve the problem.

40. In Jining city, the government has decided to provide bikes for people to rent in order to solve .

A: the traffic problem B: the family problem

C: the population problem D: the health problem

41. In the passage, the underlined word "shortage" means in Chinese.

A: 挑战 B: 缺点 C: 短缺 D: 困难

42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A: The government provides a bike for each family.

B: People can get these bikes at special docking stations.

C: If you want a card, you need to pay ¥50.

D: Few people have agreed to the idea.

43. What's the best title for passage?

A: The people in Jining city.

B: The cars in Jining city.

C: The public bikes in Jining city.

D: The pollution in Jining city.

D

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