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　　They frequently ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite of what their friends have suggested.

　　My brother Tom is such a person. He can never decide what to do, and is always asking my opinion(意见). I try to help him as much as I can, but he never takes my advice. Yesterday I answered his question in a different way.

　　“Look,”he said showing me a letter.“What do you think I should do?”The letter was an offer of a job. It seemed to be an excellent opportunity(机会) for a young engineer. Tom would be sent to Africa to work. The job would pay very well, and he would be able to travel and visit many interesting places.

　　“What do you think, Bill?”he asked.“Should I go? If I accept the job, I'll. have to stay in Africa for two years, I might have to stay longer. But it would be wonderful experience for me. What should I do?”

　　“Don't go,”I told him.“You'd be very unhappy.”

　　“Don't go?”he looked surprised at my answer.

　　As you've probably guessed, Tom accepted the offer and went to Africa.

(1)Tom received a letter, which said that ________.

[　　]

A．he might become an engineer

B．he would pay a lot of money

C．he should ask Bill what to do

D．he could get a job in Africa

(2)Tom looked surprised at Bill's answer probably because he thought ________.

[　　]

A．Bill would have advised him to take the job

B．Bill would have told him to give up the opportunity

C．Bill wanted him to be an engineer

D．Bill himself was eager to go to Africa

(3)This story shows that ________.

[　　]

A．Tom always does the opposite of others' advice

B．Tom sometimes takes his brother's advice

C．It is difficult to make up one's mind

D．Bill enjoys telling a lie to Tom

He started to paint. Suddenly he thought of a 1 to get his friends to help him do the work. “Aunt Polly told me to try very hard, and that is 2 I’m going to do.” He smiled and began singing.

Just then his friend Ben came 3 He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the 4, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 5 painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 6 .First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 7. Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town 8 can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened wider. “Really, Tom? Let me try a 9.”

“Oh that isn’t possible ,” said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 10 she wants her fence painted．Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom, I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 11 “Your aunt will never know the 12!”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very good  13. And think how I would feel 14  all,” she asked me to paint her fence.

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said．“Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it—here, 15 the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom took a 16 into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 17 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 18 you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more complete.  Each friend who happened to walk past took his 19 at painting a few boards — all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 20 wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without paying for it.”

1.A．idea

B．plan

C．design

D．picture

2.A．why

B．how

C．when

D．what

3.A．along

B．across

C．past

D．down

4.A．thing

B．matter

C．work

D．business

5.A．want

B．begin

C．finish

D．stop

6.A．object

B．outline

C．art

D．article

7.A．color

B．person

C．position

D．master

8.A．which

B．where

C．who

D．before

9.A．bit

B．lot

C．little

D．time

10.A．painter

B．worker

C．way

D．method

11.A．replied

D．promised

C．allowed

B．decided

12.A．plan

B．change

C．mark

D．difference

13.A．eyes

B．hearing

C．friends

D．judgment

14.A．In

B．Above

C．After

D．For

15.A．fetch

B．get

C．bring

D．take

16.A．bite

B．smell

C．taste

D．breath

17.A．feet

B．hours

C．boards

D．bottles

18.A．before

B．after

C．when

D．unless

19.A．brush

B．turn

C．time

D．chance

20.A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

 

He started to paint. Suddenly he thought of a 1 to get his friends to help him do the work. “Aunt Polly told me to try very hard, and that is 2 I’m going to do.” He smiled and began singing.

Just then his friend Ben came 3 He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the 4, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 5 painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 6 .First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 7. Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town 8 can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened wider. “Really, Tom? Let me try a 9.”

“Oh that isn’t possible ,” said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 10 she wants her fence painted．Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom, I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 11 “Your aunt will never know the 12!”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very good  13. And think how I would feel 14  all,” she asked me to paint her fence.

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said．“Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it—here, 15 the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom took a 16 into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 17 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 18 you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more complete.  Each friend who happened to walk past took his 19 at painting a few boards — all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 20 wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without paying for it.”

1.A．idea

B．plan

C．design

D．picture

2.A．why

B．how

C．when

D．what

3.A．along

B．across

C．past

D．down

4.A．thing

B．matter

C．work

D．business

5.A．want

B．begin

C．finish

D．stop

6.A．object

B．outline

C．art

D．article

7.A．color

B．person

C．position

D．master

8.A．which

B．where

C．who

D．before

9.A．bit

B．lot

C．little

D．time

10.A．painter

B．worker

C．way

D．method

11.A．replied

D．promised

C．allowed

B．decided

12.A．plan

B．change

C．mark

D．difference

13.A．eyes

B．hearing

C．friends

D．judgment

14.A．In

B．Above

C．After

D．For

15.A．fetch

B．get

C．bring

D．take

16.A．bite

B．smell

C．taste

D．breath

17.A．feet

B．hours

C．boards

D．bottles

18.A．before

B．after

C．when

D．unless

19.A．brush

B．turn

C．time

D．chance

20.A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

 

Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.

Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.

Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman , the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.

The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.

People also take second jobs with an eye to the future -- wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.

Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasn’t tied to one system that ended up failing.

Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries -- no longer just service, office and sales jobs.

“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”

As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.

Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees’ 9-to-5 performance.

“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I’m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you’re burning yourself at both ends, it’s going to show.”

Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.

Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn’t find just in a full-time job.

“It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,” he says, “and offering a little variety throughout the day.”

1.The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.

    A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job

    B. he needed to make ends meet with more money

    C. he feared he would lose his present job one day

    D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer

2.Some companies don’t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.

A. their workers cannot do extra-hour work for them

    B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

    C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

    D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time 

3.The underlined sentence “It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.” in the last paragraph means ________.

    A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don’t enjoy

    B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

    C. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

    D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

4.What is the article mainly about?

    A. The ways of moonlighting.           B. The reasons for moonlighting.

C. The problems with moonlighting.      D. The kinds of people who moonlight.

 

 

Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman , the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future -- wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasn’t tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries -- no longer just service, office and sales jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”
As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees’ 9-to-5 performance.
“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I’m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you’re burning yourself at both ends, it’s going to show.”
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn’t find just in a full-time job.
“It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,” he says, “and offering a little variety throughout the day.”
【小题1】The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.
 

A．he found it exciting to do a part-time job

B．he needed to make ends meet with more money

C．he feared he would lose his present job one day

D．he felt more and more pressure from his employer

【小题2】Some companies don’t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.

A．their workers cannot do extra-hour work for them

B．their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

C．their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

D．their workers will not get to work and be off work on time

【小题3】The underlined sentence “It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.” in the last paragraph means ________.

A．moonlighting gets you away from the job you don’t enjoy

B．moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

C．moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

D．moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

【小题4】What is the article mainly about?

A．The ways of moonlighting.	B．The reasons for moonlighting.
C．The problems with moonlighting.	D．The kinds of people who moonlight.