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2．Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job，I decided I would look for one all by myself and not to tell them about it till I'd got a permanent one．
I had seen an agency advertised in a local paper，so as soon as there was no one about to say"where are you going？"I rushed out of the house in search of it．I was wildly excited，and as nervous as if I were going on the stage．Finding the place quite easily，I tore up three flights of stairs，and swung breathlessly through a door which said"Enter without knocking，if you please．"
The simple atmosphere of the office calmed me，and I sat down on the edge of a chair．The woman at the desk opposite looked carefully at me．Then she questioned me in a low voice．I answered softly and started to feel helpless．She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job，so I felt I had to give her the idea of a widowed mother struggling against poverty．But I felt more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience or references．Suddenly，the telephone on her desk rang．While having a mysterious conversation，she kept looking at me．Then I heard her say：
"In fact，I've got someone here who might suit．"She wrote down a number，and my spirits rose as she held out the paper to me，saying："Ring up this lady．She wants a cook immediately．Cook a dinner for ten people tomorrow．Could you manage that，I wonder？"
"Oh，yes，"said I-never having cooked for more than four．Then I rushed out and called the lady--Miss Cathy．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．"Are you sure？"she kept saying．Anyway she decided to employ me and a permanent position if I carried out the promise of my self-praise．I asked her what tomorrow's menu was to be．
"Just a small，simple dinner：lobster cocktail，soup，turbot Mornay，fruit salad and a savory．"In a rather shaken voice I promised to turn up in good time tomorrow and rang off．

35．Why did the author decide to look for a job on her own？D
A．Because she believed that her family were not willing to help her．
B．Because she was a widowed mother struggling against poverty．
C．Because she wanted to get some professional experience by herself．
D．Because she thought her family didn't want her to become a cook．
36．What did the author feel on her way？B
A．Excited but worried．
B．Nervous and excited．
C．Easy and curious．
D．Helpless but excited．
37．Why didn't the woman give the author the job at first？C
A．Because the woman found that the author didn't respect her．
B．Because the woman realized that the author made up a story．
C．Because the girl hadn't been a cook before or got a reference．
D．Because the woman had already hired a more suitable cook．
38．According to the text，what would the author most probably do after the call？A
A．Read some cookery books．
B．Call her family and tell them the news．
C．Go to the woman's house．
D．Buy what the woman told her at once．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲了作者的一次成功的求职经历．虽然自己没有什么工作经验和推荐信，但是好心的工作人员还是根据她的个人状况把一份厨师的工作介绍给了作者．

解答 DBCA
35．D．细节理解题．根据开头一段Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job，I decided I would look for one all by myself and not to tell them about it till I'd got a permanent one．可知，"我"的家庭是不会支持我从事厨师工作的，句中的all by myself和题干中的on her own意思也是相同的；故选D．
36．B．细节理解题．根据第二段中I was wildly excited，and as nervous as if I were going on the stage．可知，当作者当时自己的心情是激动而且又紧张的；文中没有提到焦虑、轻松、好奇或无助等情绪；故选B．
37．C．细节理解题．根据第三段中But I felt more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience or references．可知，负责招聘的人告诉她没有工作经历和推荐信找到一份工作是很难的．故选C．
38．A．推理判断题．根据倒数第二段I-never having cooked for more than four．以及最后一句"In a rather shaken voice I promised to turn up in good time tomorrow and rang off．可知，作者以前从没有给四个人以上的群体做过饭，所以以一种颤抖的声音说她会在明天肯定会在恰当的时机出现给雇主一个满意的答复的，即希望能够得到这份永久的工作，所以由此推断她应该去参考一些烹饪方面的书籍；故选A．

点评 本题考查的是一篇日常生活求职类的阅读理解，首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，仅仅抓住上下文所提供的信息，熟悉题干和选项，然后根据语境逐一选出答案，最后再通读检查一遍，看所选答案是否和原文意思一致．