题目内容
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?
小题2:How many children does the writer have?
小题3:Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?
小题4:What is the point of the article?
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. |
A.3 | B.4 | C.7 | D.13 |
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. |
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. |
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
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 。
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。
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