Question

Motherhood Is a Career to Respect
A woman renewing her driver’s license at the Country 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(研究员) in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in mid-air.
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.
【小题1】How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?

A．Cold-hearted.	B．Open-minded.
C．Puzzled.	D．Interested.

【小题2】How many children does the writer have?

A．3

B．4

C．7

D．13

【小题3】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.

【小题4】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.

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C

解析试题分析：在这篇文章里，作者通过对母亲的全新的解释，证明母亲是个值得尊敬的工作。
【小题1】推理题：从文章的句子：The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in mid-air.职员的笔停在半空，说明她很困惑。选C
【小题2】推理题：从倒数第四段的句子：I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13,7, and 3. 和倒数第三段的句子：Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby),可知作者有4个孩子。选B
【小题3】推理题：从倒数第五段的句子：There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.可知女职员认为作者做的是令人敬佩的工作。选A
【小题4】主旨题：从最后一句话：Motherhood… What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.可知这篇文章是证明母亲是个值得尊敬的工作。选C 。
考点：考查人生百味类短文
点评：本文集中考查了推理题，主旨题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，要结合人物的对话进行准确理解，确定考点，准确判断。要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。