广西壮族自治区来宾市2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（PDF版，无答案）

23.Which place offers a bird's-eye view of the autumn foliage
A.Sky Meadows State Park.
B.Pocahontas State Park.
C.Prince William Forest Park.
D.High Bridge Trail State Park.
B
It was the summer before junior year.I was a waitress at a little restaurant.My duties
were straightforward:Take orders,deliver food and clean tables.I got really good at
managing multiple tasks.and having a lot of responsibilities made me more responsible.
These values and skills are what numerous studies hold up as the important reasons why
teenagers should work during the summer.They're what teachers mention when they
encourage us to get jobs.I developed those skills.But I don't think that's the main benefit
high school students get from working.
So much happened in the interstitial (time and spaces between our roles of
waitress,cook,and customer.This is where I think the value of a high school job lies:
learning how to form community with people I never would have otherwise known.
High school students spend about seven hours a day in classes,then often stay afterward
for school-sponsored sports or activities.It's not necessarily a bad thing to be wrapped up in
school.But what I find is that a job can serve as a relief from the academic tasks of high
school.
I think high school students generally attach more importance to high school education to
be admitted into colleges,thus becoming more tense and willing to consume more time to
study.I also think that the lack of boredom comes into play.With phones and the Internet,
teens never have to be bored again.Why get a sometimes-boring job to ease boredom
But the people I met at the restaurant taught me that you can become friends with those
decades older than you and strangers who have none of the same interests or hobbies as you
do.They taught me that you can wildly disagree with someone and still respect them,still
learn from them,and still love them.
24.What does the author value most about high school students working
A.Connecting with various people.
B.Fulfilling teachers'expectation.
C.Developing multitasking abilities.
D.Building a sense of responsibility.
25.How did the author find her job compared to school life
A.It was equally stressful.
B.It felt like a welcome break.
C.It helped improve her grades.
D.It was physically challenging.
26.What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A.The academic performance of high school students,
B.The ways high school students socialize at school.
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