Module 3 Life now and then 模块综合检测卷-【中考快递】2023-2024学年九年级下册英语同步测（外研版）

- 15 - Module 3 Life now and then /模块综合检测卷/ (满分:90分) ·第Ⅰ卷　选择题(共40分)· Ⅰ./星★改编 /　 完形填空(本题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) 阅读下面短文,理解其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What is your job? Are you a teacher or a businessman? Or maybe you are a “lawyer/writer” or a “doctor/singer”. If you have more than one 1 , you have a slash career(斜杠职业). The term “slash career” comes from the punctuation mark(标点符号)—a line used in writing to separate words, numbers or letters. People with slash careers often have a main job that 2 their basic needs of life. The main job usualy comes before the slash.The job after the slash is often based on a person􀆳s 3 . It can help make people􀆳s life colourful. Why would anyone want more than one job? For most people, a second career can be enjoyable if it 4 hobbies that the main job doesn􀆳t touch. Some people who support slash careers say they actualy help with work-life balance(平衡). That􀆳s because they can give people a chance to express themselves. Another advantage of a slash career is that it helps you make more 5 . It makes one􀆳s life more stable(稳定的). With a slash career, losing one􀆳s main job does not 6 losing one􀆳s whole income(收入). Or a second career may be so 7 that it can turn into one􀆳s main job. However, a slash career can also be 8 for work-life balance. Doing more than one job can take up most of your time. People with slash careers need to think carefuly about how to spend their time. They need to know when to stop working. Some companies prefer to use