uncertain意为“不确定的”；negative意为“负面的”。
答案： C
D
Peter，a high school student，was pretty busy with school，and he was on the soccer team.High school was hard，because everyone wanted to have nice clothes，hang out，drive cars，and all these cost money.Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn whatever you got，so he wasn’t just about to hand over lots of money for Peter to use to have fun.So，he had to get a job.
During his freshman year summer vacation，his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm.He threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields，and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn.It was a hot，low-paying job.
He once worked a few nights a week at a grocery store.He put things on the shelf.It was a lot of lifting and carrying，and his arms were strong from this and the previous job.It was dull and didn’t pay much.
He took some time off when soccer got serious，but the following summer he tried working at a lumber yard.It was hot outside，but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and drywall.He also learned a lot about building supplies.It still didn’t pay well.
From there，he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family，but that was piecemeal.His first real job came the last year at school，when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store.It was his favorite job yet，but it still didn’t pay well.
What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job！The only way to get that was to get trained or educated.He could go to school and get a 2-year degree in an office or technical position.His other choices were going to a 4-year college or joining the army.He wasn’t sure what he was going to do yet，but he knew he had to do something.Jobs were a lot of work，money was hard to earn，but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things.Peter wanted the most out of life，and that meant education.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。一个名叫Peter的高中生想要买好看的衣服、出去闲逛、开车，而这一切都需要钱。于是他就想自己挣钱来满足这些需求。然而打了五份工之后，他依然收入微薄。最后，他终于意识到要想找到一份好的工作，唯一的途径就是接受培训或接受教育，所以他现在必须好好学习。
9．How many jobs had Peter taken? A．Three. C．Five.
B．Four. D．Six.
解析： 细节理解题。文章中提到Peter打了五份工：第二段第一句提到“...his classmate
got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm”；第三段第一句提到“He once worked a few nights a week at a grocery store.”；第四段第一句提到“...but the following summer he tried working at a lumber yard.”；第五段提到“...he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family...”；及“His first real job came the last year at school，when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store.”。
答案： C
10．All the jobs Peter had taken had one thing in common：________. A．They didn’t pay well B．They were dull and tiresome C．They needed hard labour D．They were done during his vacation
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“It was a hot，low-paying job.”，第三段最后一句“It was dull and didn’t pay much.”第四段最后一句“It still didn’t pay well.”以及第五段最后一句的“...but it still didn’t pay well.”可知，Peter所做的这些工作的收入都不太好。
答案： A
11．________was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job. A．Confidence C．Opportunity
B．Education D．Wisdom
解析： 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“The only way to get that was to get trained or educated.”以及最后一句“Peter wanted the most out of life，and that meant education.”可知，Peter如果想得到收入更好的工作就要接受培训或者接受教育，如果他想充分享受人生就必须要去学习。
答案： B
12．We can learn from the text that________. A．Peter knew what to do with his future B．Peter’s father didn’t care about him
C．it was very hard for Peter to make his choices D．Peter was determined to do whatever he liked
解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句“What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job！The only way to get that was to get trained or educated.”可知，他最需要的是学习。由此可推知，Peter知道该怎么面对他的将来了。
答案： A