17．High school plays a major role in shaping up your future and your whole development．Extracurricular（课外的） activities along with the studies can be very helpful．Make yourself take part in various activities and at the same time try to stand out in your studies．When you move out to colege these efforts that you put in may count for a lot．
High school is not just about books or classes．Schools always provide opportunities for students to socialize （社交）．There are various group tasks designed which allow the students to learn to work together． High school is the right time for you to discover yourself and bring out some of your hidden talents．In your lessons，you may find that you are better at English than you were earlier or have grown an interest for Math．High school also provides many other opportunities for students to take part in．These help develop leadership skills and management skills at an early age，which in turn is a way of preparing students to manage and plan their careers （事业） better．
Balancing all activities is an experience in time management．If you have taken up a part-time job along with your high school you would have to arrange your time for studies，and extracurricular activities．Such management can go a long way in teaching you to manage things better when you take up a job．Moreover，they help build your character．You would be better prepared for additional stress that you may feel sometimes．
When at high school you should pick up your classes wisely．Depending upon what you like and your career plan you should choose suitable classes．Doing something that you hardly like may get you very low grades as well as lose valuable time．Take up interesting and challenging classes that would allow you to put in those extra efforts．
28．What does the author advise us to do at high school？C
A．To devote all of our time to learning our lessons．
B．To try to get full marks in the final examinations．
C．To learn our lessons well and socialize frequently．
D．To make good friends as many as possible．
29．The author considers high school the time for us toB．
A．take up more part-time jobs．
B．develop our qualities that exist
C．plan our careers better
D．take up more sports outdoors
30．What is the author's attitude towards a part-time job at high school？A
A．Supportive．
B．Negative．
C．Active．
D．Doubtful．．
31．At high school we ought to choose courses thatD．
A．have a good future
B．we know little about
C．we are good at
D．we take interest in．
分析 作者给人们阐述了高中阶段是人生的重要阶段，从学习和社会活动等方面给同学们提出了很好的建议．
解答 28．C 细节理解题．根据句子Make yourself take part in various activities and at the same time try to stand out in your studies．让自己参加各种活动，同时努力在学习中脱颖而出．可见作者建议学生学习要好活动要参加，C选项符合题意．
29．B 推理判断题、根据句子High school is the right time for you to discover yourself and bring out some of your hidden talents高中是你发现自我的好时机，发现一些你隐藏的才能．可以推断出高中阶段可以发展我们的品质，所以答案选B．
30．A 推理判断题．根据文中句子Such management can go a long way in teaching you to manage things better when you take up a job．Moreover，they help build your character．You would be better prepared for additional stress that you may feel sometimes．如果高中阶段合理安排自己的学习和兼职可以帮助你更好地管理工作，而且有助于塑造你的性格，你会更好地为你可能会遇到的压力做准备．可见作者对于高中阶段从事兼职的工作是支持的，A支持；B消极的；C积极的；D是怀疑的，所以答案选A．
31．D 细节理解题．根据句子Depending upon what you like and your career plan you should choose suitable classes．可见高中时选择课程要根据你喜欢什么和你的职业规划，所以D选项符合题意．
点评 本篇阅读理解题主要测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
