Some people manage to keep a fine balance between working and holidaying. I’ve met plenty of working holidaymakers who are holding high-paying jobs that not only allow them to live in style, but that they also enjoy. Great.
For most working holidaymakers, however, that’s a daydream. You’re not working overseas to further your career — you’re working overseas to further your travelling expenses. And besides, most serious employers will take one look at that year-long visa (签证), and laugh you out of the building.
So you end up doing some of the jobs I’ve done.
Fruit picking. I did mine in the north of Scotland, which wasn’t satisfying, given it’s a place with a summer in name only.
Strawberries are a pain. It’s a case of bending your back for about eight hours straight. Lettuces aren’t much better. Again, more back bending.
Is picking fruit a nice way to spend a holiday? No.
So I became a line cook at a restaurant in Edinburgh. There, because there were no formal training systems in Scotland, I was handed a white jacket and referred to as a “chef (厨师)”. And as a “chef”, I would pull out boxes of frozen chicken tikka masala (冷冻香料烤鸡咖喱), putting them in the microwave until they were just so.
Again, not what you’d call a fun way to spend a holiday.
So when you’re planning a working holiday, it’s worth thinking about what you’re actually going to be doing, since that’s how you’ll spend your time while you’re away.
Is it going to be enjoyable? Will you be able to meet people, make friends? Is it going to allow you the time and money to do other things, see other places while you’re there?
Remember, it’s not a working holiday if you spend all your time working — it’s just work.
32. According to the author, what will happen to most working holidaymakers? A. They will live in style. B. They will enjoy their travelling.
C. They can get plenty of good work experience.
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D. They may have difficulty finding a good job.
33. How does the author feel about his fruit picking experience? A. Tiring. B. Important. C. Interesting. D. Eye-opening.
34. What do we know about the author’s job as a line cook? A. He was trained hard. B. He found it very difficult. C. He was doing nothing skilful. D. He learned how to cook chicken.
35. What’s the author’s advice for those planning a working holiday? A. To stick to their plan. B. To know what to expect. C. To be adventurous. D. To be hard-working.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As a student, it’s important to find a balance between your schoolwork and your social life. 36 Create a time budget.
Budgeting your time can help you plan out your days. Drawing up a timetable based on upcoming events is a great way to spend each day. 37 Keep in mind that your time budget should allow for flexibility (灵活性). There is no way to guarantee (保证) that your homework will take exactly two hours.
38 Many students choose to support themselves during their education. If you are working and studying at the same time, it can be difficult to find time for friends and
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socialization. 39 It can help you find a balance between school and socialization even if your time is very limited.
Take care of your health.
Poor health can make time spent either at school or with friends much less enjoyable. When you feel healthy and energized, you will be able to give your education and your friends your full attention. Get eight hours of sleep each night. Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, even on weekends. 40 All of these will help you avoid becoming ill.
Learning how to manage your time is not only useful throughout your education, it is also a valuable skill that you will need long after you earn your degree. A. Balance your family life. B. Find a social part-time job.
C. Eat a diet with all the food you need for good health. D. A job that you enjoy attending will help you stay energetic.
E. Find a job that allows you to socialize with customers and co-workers. F. In this article, you’ll discover a few helpful methods for time management. G. It helps you spend enough time on both schoolwork and your family and friends.
第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!” Mr. Gordo called. “ 41 , kitty!” He called and called. So did Nina. But no little white cat came.
It was a bad day for Snowflake to get 42 . The Gordos were moving. A big van (厢式货车) had taken their 43 that morning. “We’ll just have to go without Snowflake,” said Mr. Gordo. “We’ll get you a 44 cat.” Nina began to 45 . “But I want Snowflake!” she said.
That night, the Gordos were in their new home. “The 46 did a good job,” said Mr. Gordo. “They moved everything 47 Snowflake.”
“Snowflake was afraid of them,” said Nina. “I saw her trying to 48 .”
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“What if she hid in the van?” asked Nina’s father. “She may still be there!” Mr. Gordo 49 the movers. In the morning, a big van 50 at the Gordo home. Nina and her father and mother ran out to the 51 . Three big men jumped down from the van. They 52 its back doors. Nina saw nothing inside. But 53 ! Was there a little mew? It was! And out came Snowflake, as white as ever, wearing a new 54 ribbon (丝带). “Snowflake!” Nina cried.
“We happened to 55 Snowflake in a box,” the driver said. “We gave her some milk. And we put the red ribbon on her.” “Thank you very much!” said Nina. “You’re welcome. It’s all part of our 56 .”
As the van moved away, Nina 57 these words on the side: NO JOB TOO BIG — NO JOB TOO SMALL.
Nina gave her 58 a hug. “Snowflake,” she said. “They did a(n) 59 job for us! Aren’t you glad?”
Snowflake’s 60 was a soft “Mew!” 41. A. Run 42. A. hurt 43. A. house 44. A. small 45. A. cry
B. Sorry B. lost B. pet B. new B. expect
C. Come C. left C. kids
D. Help D. stolen D. things D. brave D. speak D. children D. before D. eat D. called D. broke D. street D. showed D. watch D. blue D. find D. life
C. different C. cheer
46. A. friends 47. A. but 48. A. hide
B. neighbors B. and B. jump B. invited
C. movers C. for C. stay
49. A. thanked C. avoided C. turned
50. A. disappeared B. stopped 51. A. school 52. A. locked 53. A. guess 54. A. red
B. company B. opened B. check B. white B. train B. plan
C. station C. fixed C. wait
C. yellow C. feed C. story
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55. A. keep 56. A. job
57. A. wrote 58. A. dad
B. read B. mom B. EASY B. advice
C. understood C. cat C. BIG C. idea
D. copied D. worker D. HARD D. answer
59. A. SMALL 60. A. offer
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On June 17, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, a three-acre water park, opened in San Antonio, Texas. The park has been 61. ________ (careful) designed so that everyone can enjoy it.
Calling itself a “park of inclusion,” Morgan’s Inspiration Island is completely accessible (可利用的) to people with disabilities — and it’s the first water park like that in the world. The 62. ________ (attraction), which include Rainbow
Reef, Shipwreck Island, and even a boat ride, are all wheelchair-accessible. Though people of all ages and abilities are welcome, the park offers free 63. ________ (admit) to anyone with a disability.
Before the water park’s official opening, its founders Gordon and Maggie Hartman invited members of the disabled community 64. ________ (try) out the park and offer advice. Teaming up with doctors, theme park experts, and special education teachers, they’ve created 65. ________ seriously new experience.
And it’s not just the idea that’s new — much of the technology is, too. The University of Pittsburgh helped create a new wheelchair 66. ________ (call) the “PneuChair” for the park. It is air-powered and 67. ________ (light) than battery-powered (电池供电的) wheelchairs and water-resistant (防水的). To better accept guests sensitive 68. ________ the cold, the park has an area 69. ________ provides warm water for activities.
Now that the park is open, Gordon Hartman hopes that
Morgan’s Inspiration Island will live up to its name by 70. ________ (inspire) guests to do things never thought to be possible before.
第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）
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人教版2020学年高中英语必修四Unit 5 Theme parks 单元测试题
