Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work

Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 　 2　 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 　 3　 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants .

But it is not easy now to find work . “　 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 　 6　 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 　 7　 . British students only have a language 　 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”

9　 　enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 　 10　 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 　 11　 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　 12　 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”

“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 　 15　 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16　 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 　17　 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 　 18　 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 　19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 　 20　 , they’ll get rid of you ”.

1. A. work B. luck　 C. chances D. services

2. A. agriculture　 B. industry　 C. hotels　 D. restaurants

3. A. pains　 B. comfort C. difficulty　 D. excitement

4. A. always　 B. hardly　 C. never　 D. seldom

5. A. If　 B. Unless　 C. Because D. Although

6. A. health care　 B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　 B. English　 C. French D. Spanish

8. A. chance　 B. ability　 C. possibility　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　 B. None　 C. Not everyone D. Everybody

10.A.abroad　 B. employed C. alone　 D. respected

11.A.driven　 B. ridden C. left　 D. flown

12.A.friends B. decision　 C. fair　 D. damage

13.A.busy　 B. free　 C. tiring　 D. pleasant

14.A.nice B. reasonable C. fair D. poor

15.A.hard B. easy C. demanding D. adventurous

16.A.After all B. Worse still C. However 　D. Therefore

17.A.besides　 B. altogether C. though D. until

18.A.In a word B. In other words C. What’s more D. More or less

19.A.few B. little C. many　 D. much

20.A.starts B. lasts　 　C. goes　 D. finishes

 

试题答案

1．C 此处chance 指找到工作的可能性，用复数形式与谓语（are）保持一致，A、B在此不能用。

2．A 既然是seasonal work，当然选A不选B、C、D，下文提到摘葡萄就是农业生产的一方面。

3．D 工资报酬低，但人们还是愿意去做，这是因为海外旅行的乐趣。

4．A 上文提到季节性工作与tourism有关，下文最后一段也提到旅馆等，可见用肯定副词。

5．B “除非你讲该国的语言”，不然就难以找到工作。

6．B 下文他的一番话是针对学生季节工而说的，由此可见其身份。

7．C 在法国首都巴黎洗盘子，当然得懂法语而不是其他三种语言。

8．D 英国学生在讲英语的美国、澳大利亚找工作有（语言）天然优势。7、8题均与第5题表达的意思一致。

9．C 上文说学生去寻找这种工作，而下文Sarah的经历又是另一番滋味，因此“并非人人都喜欢这种工作”。

10．A 既然是美国孩子去欧洲，当然与其海外经历有关，其他三项不合题意。

11．D 在异国他乡患重病，人命关天，当然越快越好。fly用作及物动词表示“（坐飞机）飞”，此处用被动语态。

12．C 从本段的最后一句The kids never slept ! 可知他们睡不着，闹哄哄的。从搭配上make a noise表示“吵闹”，do/cause damage表示“损失”。

13．B 前面讲她很忙，惟一一个空闲的晚上又遭抢劫。

14．D 文中多次提到The pay was/is poor 。

15．B 求职的学生把这看得很轻松容易，而事实上很累。

16．A after all 表示“毕竟”，其后面的句子对前面作进一步诠释。正因为他们把这视为度假，才会认为很容易。

17．C though 用作副词放于前句中或句末表示“可是，然而”。

18．B 后面这一句实际上是对前句的进一步解释，因而选B。

19．A 从上下文可知，公司需要时用你，不需要时赶你走，显然选A。

20．D 一旦假日季节结束了，一切就随之而去。