专题02 说明文（20篇）-备战2022-2023学年高一年级英语下学期期末考试真题汇编（江苏专用）

专题02 说明文(20篇) 经典基础题 一 (2022春·江苏南京·高一校联考期末)Holiday jobs teach lessons that schools can’t: the hard work of earning money and pulling your weight, and the “employability” that businesses find lacking in many of today’s graduates and school leavers. Until this year, it had looked as though the holiday job was becoming extinct. In the UK, 43 percent of 16 to 17-year-olds were studying and working in 1997, but that had halved by 2017. This may be due partly to lots of summer schools, and the worthy trend towards volunteering. But since my eldest sons and their friends became teenagers, I have come to believe it is also the fault of HR departments which have seen anyone under 18 as a health and safety hazard (隐患). However, in England this summer, we are being treated to a new sight: of eager youths with nervous smiles, earnestly bringing our coffee to our tables. At a restaurant in Oxfordshire I was served by a friendly teenager, carrying our plates with the utmost care. The manager said he liked the enthusiasm and devotion of teenagers who are keen to get out of the house, having been cooped up (关起来) with their parents during the pandemic. “They learn a lot faster than we expected,” he said, a little apologetically. This change in attitudes happens because employers have little choice. A shortage of adults, combined with the mass reopening of shops and restaurants, is fuelling the need for new, flexible hire. In Ireland, there are reports that a record number of secondary school students are backfilling seasonal roles in the hospitality industry (服务行业) that used to be filled by adults who are currently receiving pandemic unemployment payments. It is only fair for us to appreciate the good points of teenagers, after the hardship forced on them by lockdowns and interrupted schooling. Moreover, they seem to be earning good money. Friends of my children report being able to earn above the minimum wage in a range of jobs and being offered inducements to take work, from fre