Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky,

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Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky, because they have very interesting jobs. Some people must take a long time to learn how to do their jobs. For example, to be a doctor, one should study for at least five years.
Some young people have very interesting and high-paying jobs. Many young athletes are very successful. Football and tennis players are usually under 35 years old, for older people can’t play these sports very well. They can’t move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can still play golf very well.
Most people work until they are about 60 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire. These people usually have interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work till they are very old.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
小题1:One should study for at least _________ years to be a doctor.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

小题2:Which sport can old people play?

A．Football.

B．Tennis.

C．Basketball.

D．Golf.

小题3:What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?

A．锻炼

B．学习

C．退休

D．养老

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Some people have interesting jobs, but some don’t.

B．People usually stop working when they are about 60 years old.

C．Football and tennis players can work as long as they like.

D．According to the passage, writers, artists and doctors have interesting jobs.

小题5:What is the passage mainly about?

A．Good jobs.	B．Interesting jobs.
C．Different jobs.	D．High-paying jobs.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C

解析

试题分析:这片短文主要讲述了不同的职业。有些工作很有趣，有些工作必须通过学习才能胜任；一些工作适合年轻人，一些适合年纪大的人；人们通常工作到60岁，而有些工作则没有年龄的限制。
小题1:细节理解题。 文中第一段For example, to be a doctor, one should study for at least five years.例如要成为医生，必须至少学习5年，故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。文中第二段Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. 然而，高尔夫适合年纪大的人。故选D。
小题3:词义猜测题。联系前后文Most people work until they are about 60 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. 大多数人一直工作到60岁，当他们退休后就有很多自由时间。据此可猜测为“退休”，故选C。
小题4:判断推理题。从文中第二段Football and tennis players are usually under 35 years old, for older people can’t play these sports very well足球和网球运动员通常在35岁以下，因为年纪大的人不能很好的进行这些运动，从而判断C选项错误。
小题5:主旨大意题。结合内容，这篇文章主要讲述了不同的工作，故选C。