Highschoolstudentsneed“cool”jobsinsummerholidays.Workingatpopularretailchains(零售连锁店)andice-creamshopsaregoodchoices.TheU.S.DepartmentofLabor(美国劳工部)saysthatabouttwo-thirdsoftheteenagerworkersareinfastfoodbusiness.1/5ofcooksandfoodworkersarebetween16and19yearsoldand2/5offoodworkersarepart-timeworkers.
Ifyouthinktakingapart-timejobiseasieryouarewrong.Foryoungpeoplewhateveryoudodoyourjobswell.Becauseagoodworkrecordwillbeusefulforhigher-paidjobsinthefuture.Let’ssharemystory.
UnlesswithmyfamilymembersIwouldgotoeatfastfood.Thatdoesn’tmeanIdon’tlikeworkinginafastfoodrestaurant.Myfirstpart-timejobatage16wasattheMcDonald’sinBloomingtonIndiana.Itwasveryhardwork.EspeciallyonIndianaUniversityfootballweekendswehadnotimetorestbutwestillhadalotoffun.FinallyIgotahigher-paidjob.
Afuturemanagerbelievesthatdifficultworkencouragessuccess.ThegrowingU.S.populationwillbringmorerestaurants.Whilemanypeoplecan’tdealwiththepressure(压力)tofillordersquicklythepeoplewhoreallydoagreatjobwillgetplentyofrewardsintheworkplace
1.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor______.
A.morethanhalfofteenagerworkersareinfastfoodbusiness
B.teenagersinAmericaliketoworkinafastfoodrestaurant
C.teenagersliketotakeapart-timejobinsummerholidays
D.almostallteenagersareinterestedinfastfood
2.Theauthoruseshisownstorymainlytotellusthat______.
A.heneverlikedfastfoodandwouldnevereatit
B.hedidn’tlikeworkinginafastfoodrestaurantatall
C.hedidagreatjobwhichenabledhimtofindabetterone
D.heneverwenttothefastfoodrestaurantwithhisfamily
3.Theunderlinedphrase“Afuturemanager”inParagraph4meansthepersonwho______.
A.willbecomeamanagerinthefuture
B.wantstobeamanagerinthefuture
C.doesn’tlikehisjobatpresent
D.worriesabouthisfuture
4.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat______.
A.amanagerwilldolessworkandgetmoremoney
B.notallthepeoplearesuitableforthejobinfas