A woman named Emily renewing her driver’s
license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She
hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder,
“do you have a job, or are you just a …”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m
a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation…
‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same
situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a
high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.
The words simply popped out. “I’m a
Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in
midair.
I repeated the title slowly, then I stared
with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official
questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new
interest, “Just what you do in this field?”
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my
voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what
mother doesn’t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said
indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the
humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24
is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards
are more of a 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 showed me out.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (受鼓舞) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab
assistants---ages 13, 7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental
model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new
vocal pattern.
I felt proud! I had gone on the official
records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood…What a glorious career!
Especially when there’s a title on the door.
1.What can we infer from the conversation between the woman
and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?
A. The recorder was impatient and rude.
B. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her
job was.
C. The author was upset about the situation
that mothers faced.
D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected
as a job by society.
2.How
did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A.
curious B.
indifferent C.
puzzled D.
interested
3.Why
did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A. Because the author cared little about
rewards.
B. Because she thought the author did
admirable work.
C. Because she admired the author’s
research work in the lab.
D. Because the writer did something she had
little knowledge of.
4.What
is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To show how you describe your job
affects your feelings toward it.
B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy
career and deserves respect.
C. To show that the author had a greater
job than Emily.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and
boring work.
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