18.For many reasons,I didn't choose to go to university like most of my family members,schoolmates and even best friends.I can't say that I didn't have moments of doubt about my decision.As the last term of school was coming to a close,I began to feel very anxious about the choice I made to be different and start an apprenticeship(學徒).
Although my A-level results day was the one that I felt extremely proud of,I knew that the general feeling from most of my teachers was disappointment.I completed my application,did a series of ability tests and interviews,and at last nine months later-I began an apprenticeship with Sellafield Ltd.
As soon as I started,I knew straight away that I made the right decision.From the people I met,to the on-the-job training that I was experiencing,I began to feel a real sense of purpose and could see a successful career in an industry that I found so interesting and challenging,paving the way in front of me.I never thought when I was in sixth grade that I would be working in the nuclear industry,but now I can't imagine working anywhere else.
Since finishing my apprenticeship over two years ago,I've had countless opportunities to develop myself both academically and personally.I've bought my first home; I was chosen to be a part of the Government's Get In Go Far apprenticeship campaign,and offered an amazing and unique secondment(人員借調(diào)) with the Environment,Health,Safety and Quality department at Sellafield.
I have no doubt that without my apprenticeship I wouldn't be in the position I am today,but equally I know that it was only the beginning for me.
My apprenticeship inspired me to explore different career paths in the nuclear industry,and it gave me the confidence to know that I can succeed in shifting from one position to another.
25.How did the writer feel at the crossroad of making a choice?B
A.Determined.
B.Worried.
C.Proud.
D.Regretted.
26.What can we learn from Paragraph Two?C
A.The writer did badly at school.
B.His teachers supported his apprenticeship.
C.His apprenticeship didn't come easily.
D.His apprenticeship lasted for nine months.
27.What can we infer about his apprenticeship?A
A.It is fruitful and rewarding.
B.It is easy and interesting.
C.It caused him frequent job changes.
D.It limited him to the unclear industry.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文,向我們講述了作者沒有像別人一樣選擇上大學,而是選擇去做了學徒,整篇文章講述了他在學徒路上的種種,最終他獲得了自己想要的.
解答 25.B;細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中"I began to feel very anxious about the choice"(我開始對自己的選擇感到非常焦慮),可知作者在抉擇的十字路口感到焦慮.故選B.
26.C;細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中"Although my A-level results day was the one that I felt extremely proud of,I knew that the general feeling from most of my teachers was disappointment."(雖然我的A級結(jié)果是我感到非常自豪的一天,但我知道我大多數(shù)老師的一般感覺都是失望),可知他的學徒申請來的并不容易.故選C.
27.A;推理判斷題.根據(jù)文中最后一段"My apprenticeship inspired me to explore different career paths in the nuclear industry,and it gave me the confidence to know that I can succeed in shifting from one position to another."(我的學徒生涯激勵了我在核工業(yè)中探索不同的職業(yè)道路,這讓我有信心知道我能成功地從一個位置轉(zhuǎn)變到另一個位置),可以推斷出他的學徒生涯是富有成果并且對他以后的生活也是有益的,故選A.
點評 本文考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推斷能力以及細心程度,只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞,采用尋讀的方法查找細節(jié),就能找到正確答案.