(2019·郑州模拟)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.
【文章大意】 本文是一篇故事，Peter通过自己的工作经历意识到要想有好工作就要接受教育，他决定为自己的将来去努力。
1．Why did Peter take his job so early?
A．Because his father didn't treat him well.
B．Because Peter's family couldn't afford his education.
C．Because Peter like challenges.
D．Because Peter's father thought Peter should be independent.
【答案】 D 细节理解题。根据第一段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.可知Peter的父亲认为Peter必须自己去挣想拥有的一切，认为他应该独立。故选D。
2．What is common to the jobs Peter had taken mentioned in the text?
A．They were dull and tiresome.
B．They were done during his vacation.
C．They didn't offer high salary.
D．They needed hard labor.
【答案】 C 推理判断题。根据第二段It was a hot，low－paying job.第三段It was dull and didn't pay much.第四段It still didn't pay well.第五段It was his favorite job yet，but it still didn't pay well.等内容可知文中提到的Peter从事的工作的共同点是工资都不高，故选C。
3．________ was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job.
A．Confidence B．Education
C．Wisdom D．Opportunity
【答案】 B 细节理解题。根据最后一段The only way to get that was to get trained or educated.和Peter wanted the most out of life，and that meant education.可知，想找到好工作必须接受好的教育和训练，故选B。
4．According to the last paragraph，we can learn that ________.
A．Peter would work hard for his future
B．Peter would not attend a 4－year college
C．it was very hard for Peter to make his choices
D．Peter liked staying a comfortable life
【答案】 A 推理判断题。根据最后一段He wasn't sure what he was going to do yet，but he knew he had to do something.和Jobs were a lot of work，money was hard to earn，but he liked staying busy可知Peter决定接受教育和训练，为自己的将来去努力。故选A。
