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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye:Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I   1     it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand--scrawled(手写的)   2    .  Immediately my mind traveled     3    many years .

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my    4     that day, I came to that Company finally , whose owner, Mr. Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers    5     they wanted any magazines .

Shaking off the     6    like a wet dog , I entered Mr. Rader’s office . After a quick glance he     7    me over to the fire-place . Noticing the     8    in the top of my     9    , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup    10     . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman    11     me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had    12     seen . I     13    about 10 feet tall when I got up    14     them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks, too.”  Mr. Rader said .

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a     15    , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With    16     eyes, I read , “ Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to   17     I love you”.

I said good-bye, and for the first time I    18     a flicker of hope that somehow things would be    19     . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a    20     .

1.A.read                     B.thought               C.turned                D.passed

2.A.address                B.list                     C.message             D.information

3.A.forward               B.so                      C.ahead                 D.back

4.A.return                  B.rounds                C.trip                    D.arrival

5.A.if only                  B.how                   C.whether              D.why

6.A.dust                     B.sweat                 C.tail                      D.rain

7.A.led                       B.followed             C.watched             D.carried

8.A.hole                     B.mud                   C.water                 D.cover

9.A.magazine              B.shoe                   C.sock                  D.bag

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10.A.truck                  B.factory               C.home                 D.store

11.A.dressed               B.fitted                  C.showed              D.comforted

12.A.ever                   B.already               C.never                 D.hardly

13.A.appeared             B.seemed               C.looked                D.felt

14.A.for                     B.with                   C.on                      D.in

15.A.pen                    B.paper                  C.card                   D.notebook

16.A.tearful                B.unbelievable        C.curious               D.puzzled

17.A.admit                 B.know                 C.consider             D.express

18.A.sensed                B.received              C.lost                    D.gained

19.A.mistaken             B.right                   C.all right               D.possible

20.A.deal                    B.fortune               C.choice                D.difference

1—5CADCC   6—10DAABA   11—15BADDC   16—20ABACD

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               Motherhood is a career to respect

  A WOMAN renewing her driver’s license at the CountyClerk’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 (研究员) 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 pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.

  “Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your 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 laboratory 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 the 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 (激励) 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.

How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?

  A. Cold-hearted.    B. Open-minded.

  C. Puzzled.       D. Interested.

How many children does the writer have?

  A. 3    B. 4    C. 7    D. 13

Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?

  A. Because she thought the writer did admirable work.

  B. Because the writer cared little about rewards.

  C. Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.

  D. Because she admired the writer's research work.

What is the point of the article?

  A. To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.

  B. To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.

  C. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.

  D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.

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