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Americans do many different things during their vacations. Some people stay at home and enjoy time with their families. They may go to a local swimming pool, zoo or museum. Other people travel to enjoy large national parks, the mountains, the ocean, or large amusement parks. Many people visit interesting American cities or historic areas. Some people visit family members in other states. Still other Americans visit foreign countries.

Recently there is a new use for vacation time — learning about a new kind of job. This program is called Vocation Vacations. People pay between six hundred and five thousand dollars to work at a job for a few days or a week.

Brian Kurth of Portland, Oregon, started Vocation Vacations. He says it serves a valuable purpose. It gives people a chance to try out a job they always wanted without leaving their present job.

People use Vocation Vacations to try many kinds of jobs around the United States. These are jobs that anyone can learn to do. For example, they can learn how to make beer, wine, cheese or cakes. They can help train dogs or horses. They can learn how to be a hunting and fishing guide or a gardener. They can work with a sports announcer, television producer, wedding planner or photographer. Or they can learn how to operate a very small hotel, called a “bed and breakfast”.

Vocation Vacations recently added several new jobs. They include comedians, dog-sled (雪橇) drivers and hair stylists. The company says the most popular job so far is winemaking.

The Vocation Vacations Website recently asked visitors what prevents them from working at their dream job. More than two thousand people answered. Forty-two percent said the main block is money. Lack of the right education or experience was the answer given by twenty-five percent. Other answers included fear of failure and lack of family support.

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that on holiday .

A. Americans often try out new jobs

B. Americans prefer to travel

C. what Americans usually do

D. how Americans enjoy themselves at home

2.What is “Vocation Vacations” according to the passage?

A. The best way of enjoying time with one’s family.

B. A program of learning a new job on holiday.

C. A chance to learn how to operate a hotel.

D. The most popular jobs around the US.

3.It seems that most of the jobs in Vocation Vacations are .

A. difficult B. boring

C. expensive D. enjoyable

4. When people take the jobs in vocation vacations, .

A. they can choose many kinds of them

B. they can get some money for their work

C. they must have much experience

D. they must have a lot of money

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：美国人在假期做很多不同的事情，最近在美国流行了一种新的度假方式——职业度假，即在假期尝试新的职业节目。

1.推理判断题。第一段举例说明美国人度假做的事情，都是美国人在假期通常所做的事情。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第二段“learning about a new kind of job. This program is called Vocation Vacations.”可知，“Vocation Vacations”是假期学习一项新的工作节目。故选B。

3.推理判断题。由第四段“For example, they can learn how to make beer, wine, cheese or cakes. They can help train dogs or horses. They can learn how to be a hunting and fishing guide or a gardener. They can work with a sports announcer, television producer, wedding planner or photographer. Or they can learn how to operate a very small hotel, called a “bed and breakfast”.”可知，他们可以学习如何使啤酒，葡萄酒，奶酪蛋糕。他们可以帮助训练的狗或马。他们可以学习如何成为一个打猎和钓鱼指南或一个园丁。他们可以以一个体育播音员，工作的电视制片人，婚礼策划师、摄影师。或者他们可以学习如何操作一个非常小的酒店，这些工作看起来很有趣。故选D。

4.细节理解题。由倒数第三段“People use Vocation Vacations to try many kinds of jobs around the United States.”可知，美国人通过Vocation Vacations能够尝试很多种类的工作。故选A。

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