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The Bureau of Labor Statistics recommends some high-paying jobs.
Construction and Building Inspector
Construction and building inspectors inspect construction sites and buildings to make sure that the structures meet all requirements. Many construction and building inspectors have a certificate from a local or community college, although others have a two-year associate's degree instead.
Salary: about $ 70,710 per year
Web Developer
Web developers design and develop websites. They create the look of the site and handle the website's performance, speed, and capacity. Web developers might work for computer system design companies, or for marketing firms or departments, or be self-employed. While some web developers have an associate's degree in web design, others have a certificate in web development instead.
Salary: about $ 63,760 per year
Architectural and Civil Drafter
An architectural and civil drafter creates drawings of the structural features of buildings, or creates maps of civil engineering projects. Most drafters have training in computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), engineering, mechanical drawing, and other design and engineering skills. This training can be from a certificate program, a two-year program, or even a four-year program.
Salary: about $ 56,830 per year
Sheet Metal Worker
A sheet metal worker constructs and/or installs products made of thin sheet metal. This work might involve measuring and marking dimensions on sheets, drilling holes in sheets, carrying large sheets, and so on. Sheet metal workers learn their work through a certificate program from a technical school.
Salary: about $ 50,400 per year
1. Which job provides the highest income according to the text?
A. Construction and Building Inspector. B. Web Developer.
C. Architectural and Civil Drafter. D. Sheet Metal Worker.
2. What is special about web developers?
A. They inspect websites. B. They are good at marketing.
C. They can be self-employed. D. They need CADD training.
3. What common requirement do the jobs have?
A. Engineering skills.
B. Computer knowledge.
C. A certificate or a degree.
D. Technical school experience.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文，文章主要介绍了四份收入比较高
工作。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据每一节中Salary部分的内容可知，第一份工作的收入“每年70710美元”，第二份工作“每年63760美元”，第三份工作“每年56830美元”，第四份工作“每年50400美元”，对比可知，第一份工作的年收入最高。故选A项。
2题详解】
细节理解题。根据 Web Developer 的介绍中“Web developers might work for computer system design companies, or for marketing firms or departments, or be self-employed.(网络开发人员可能为计算机系统设计公司工作，或为营销公司或部门工作，或自主创业。)”可知，网络开发人员的特色是可以自主创业。故选C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Construction and Building Inspector部分的“Many construction and building inspectors have a certificate from a local or community college, although others have a two-year associate's degree instead.(许多建筑检查员都有当地或社区大学颁发的证书，但也有一些人持有两年制的大专学位。)”、 Web Developer部分的“While some web developers have an associate's degree in web design, others have a certificate in web development instead.(虽然有些网页开发者拥有网页设计的大专学位，但也有些人拥有网页开发的证书。)”、Architectural and Civil Drafter部分的“This training can be from a certificate program(这种培训可以来自一个证书项目)”及Sheet Metal Worker部分的 “Sheet metal workers learn their work through a certificate program from a technical school.(钣金工人通过技术学校的证书课程学习他们的工作。)”可知，每一份工作都提到了“degree”或“certificate”的要求，即它们的共同点是都要求证书或者学位。故选C项。
