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Need a job in your spare time?
Do you want to make some extra money in your spare time? Here are some choices.
Technical support
It seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius. Such people earn money using their talent. If you are one of them, you could be responsible for technical support in your college or university and get your part-time job for a college student. You can help your friends with programs install and market services on different sites and social media. Set your hours free and enjoy the process of earning money by doing your favorite.
Tutor
A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college. If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tutor? You help your friends and earn money at the same time. If you know foreign languages, you can earn more. All you need to do is make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers. One of the best things about being a tutor is that you can set your hours.
Fitness instructor
If your college or university has a fitness center and you are a sporty person, go and sign up for this job. You will have an absolute free opportunity to engage yourself in sports. You need to be a good psychologist, because you’re going to work with people and it’ll be your job to persuade and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong. Being a fitness instructor is a perfect position for those who love to help others and want to make more friends.
Babysitter
Babysitting is quite a widespread and nice opportunity for students to make extra money while having a lot of fun. You can apply for a job at college day-care centers or consider babysitting for families you know.
1. Who are the part-time jobs intended for?
A. College students. B. Language teachers.
C. Newspaper reporters. D. Community volunteers.
2. How can one get a job as a tutor?
A. Through different websites.
B. By advertising on newspapers.
C. By submitting the application form.
D. Through in-person interviews.
3. Which of the following suits you most if you are sporty and sociable?
A. Technical support. B. Tutor.
C. Fitness instructor. D. Babysitter.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了业余时间大学生可以从事的四个工作:技术支持、家教、健身教练和保姆。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由Technical support部分中的If you are one of them, you could be responsible for technical support in your college or university and get your part-time job for a college student.(如果你是其中之一,你可以为你所在的学院或大学提供技术支持,得到一份大学生兼职工作),Tutor中的A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college. If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tutor?(很多高中生或大学生都愿意请家教辅导功课。如果你擅长某些学科,为什么不尝试这份同伴助学者的兼职呢?),Fitness instructor中的If your college or university has a fitness center and you are a sporty person, go and sign up for this job.(如果你所在的大学有健身中心,而你恰好是健身爱好者,赶快去申请当一名健身教练吧)以及Babysitter中的You can apply for a job at college day-care centers or consider babysitting for families you know.(你可以申请大学日托中心的工作,或者考虑为你认识的家庭做保姆)可知,这四项工作都是针对在校大学生的。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第二项工作下的All you need to do is make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers.(你所需要做的就是通过大学校刊将你的家教服务信息传播出去)可知,你可以通过在报纸上等广告的方法获得做家教的工作。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由题干中的sociable与sporty可将答案定位在第三个工作的小标题下,sociable与这个小标题下的“You need to be a good psychologist, because you’re going to work with people and it'll be your job to persuade and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong.(您需要成为一名优秀的心理学家,因为你需要说服并激励学员投入锻炼,变得更健康、强壮)呼应,sporty与小标题下的If your college or university has a fitness center and you are a sporty person, go and sign up for this job.(如果你所在的大学有健身中心,而你恰好是健身爱好者,赶快去申请当一名健身教练吧)呼应。故选C。