7.A few months ago,I was picking up the children at school.Emily,another mother that I knew well,rushed up to me.She was filled with anger."Do you know what you and I are?"she demanded.Before I could answer,she gave out the reason for her question.She had just returned from renewing her driver's license at a government office.Asked by the woman recorder to state her job,Emily hesitated,uncertain how to classify herself."What I mean is,"explained the woman,"do you have a job,or are you just a…?""Of course I have a job,"answered Emily."I'm a mother.""We don't list‘mother'as an occupation…‘housewife'covers it,"said the recorder emphatically (強(qiáng)調(diào)地).
I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation.This time it was at our own Town Hall.The clerk was a woman."And what is your occupation?"she asked.What made me say it,I do not know.The words simply jumped out."I'm…a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations."The clerk paused,her ball-point pen frozen in mid air,and looked up as though she had not heard right.I repeated the title slowly.
"Might I ask,"said the clerk with new interest,"just what you do in your field?"Coolly,I heard myself reply,"I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the field.I'm working for my masters (the whole family) and already have four credits (all daughters).I often work 14hours a day (24is more like it).But the job is more challenging than most jobs and the rewards are in satisfaction rather than just money."
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form,stood up and personally showed me out.As I drove into our driveway,I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13,7,and 3.And upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.I felt successful.
Motherhood…what a glorious career,especially when there is a title on the door.
25.On hearing the author's answer at the town hall,the clerk feltD.
A.bored and disappointed
B.interested and respectful
C.satisfied and excited
D.surprised and curious
26.What do you know about the author's family?A
A.She has four daughters and the youngest is six months old.
B.Her family is supported by her work as a Research Associate.
C.Her daughters are all involved in a child-development program.
D.There are at most five members in her family.
27.What does the author think of her own job?C
A.Exciting and profitable.
B.Hard and disappointing
C.Satisfying and successful.
D.Dull and meaningful
28.The tone in which the author writes the text isB.
A.indifferent
B.humorous
C.objective
D.cautious.
分析 如何歸屬家庭主婦的職業(yè)?故事中,作者詼諧地將自己家庭婦女的工作比作是兒童發(fā)展及人事關(guān)系研究助理員的工作,引出了一個(gè)有趣的故事.
解答 D ACB
25.D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)The clerk paused,her ball-point pen frozen in mid air,and looked up as though she had not heard right.可知,職員非常驚訝并對(duì)作者的職員感到好奇,故答案為D
26.A 推理判斷題 根據(jù)I'm working for my masters (the whole family) and already have four credits (all daughters).可知作者有四個(gè)女兒;根據(jù)As I drove into our driveway,I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13,7,and 3.And upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.可知,作者的最小女兒六個(gè)月了,故答案為A
27.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)Motherhood…what a glorious career,especially when there is a title on the door.可知,作者認(rèn)為自己的工作是光榮的偉大的并且是成功的,故答案為C
28.B 通讀全文可知,作者詼諧地將自己家庭婦女的工作比作是兒童發(fā)展及人事關(guān)系研究助理員的工作,故答案為B
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