题目内容
阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。
I've worked all my life. I've done men's jobs. I've done everything. I've used screw drivers,electric drills, and punch presses. I really know what it means to do man's work. What gets me is, you work all your life like a dog. You pay your taxes into these government programs. But still, when you need help, the people that are paid to help you act like it's coming out of their own pockets.
My husband George had a stroke not long ago. I've always worked all my life and I never had to do this before. But when George had the stroke I know I needed some help. I had to quit my job to take care of him.
So I went down to the welfare and told them I needed help. We were living with my son at the time. The welfare people said that since we were staying there, they had to take care of us. If we wanted help, we'd have to move out. The trouble was we didn't have anything at all, and George was in the hospital.
When I knew I needed some help, I went up here to this place called Hub Center where they're supposed to help people. Well, I told this young kid that was working there that we were starving and didn't have the money to pay our rent or buy our medicine. Well, he started writing something down on a slip of paper, and he wrote for the longest time. Then he gave it to me and he said,"Take this paper to 1631 Vine Street and they'll give you a sandwich."said."Thanks for nothing, kid".
I never was so embarrassed in all my life. I thought well. I know I have to be going mad. I just have to be, this just can't be happening.
(1) From the information in the passage, you can infer(推论)that the author thinks that the person at Hub Center was ________. [ ] A. lying to her B. not really interested in her C. cheating her D. making fun of her problems
(2) When the author goes to the welfare office, she needs help because she ________. [ ] A. wants to quit her job B. wants to move out of her son's house C. has to take care of George D. can't get help at Hub Center
(3) A."punch press" is most likely a ________. [ ] A. screwdriver B. farm machine C. factory machine D. electric drill
(4) From the information in the passage, you can infer that the writer thought that she should get government benefits because she ________. [ ] A. was too old to work B. had paid her taxes C. had asked for them D. was working in a factory
(5) When the author talks about asking for help from the government, her tone is ________. [ ] A. frightened B. desperate c. lazy D. upset