A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of __41__.

“Do you know __42__ you and I are?” she asked. __43__ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman __44__ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, __45__ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) __46__.” “We don’t __47__ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.

I forgot all about her story __48__ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.

“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What __49__ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ___50___ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”

The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ___51__ in mid-air. She looked up __52__ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.

“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ___53__?” Coolly, I heard myself ___54__, “I have a continuing program of research in the

laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have __55__ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the __56__ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”

There was an increasing note of __57__ in the clerk’s voice as she __58__ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was __59__ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.

I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great __60__.

1. A. surprise          B. anxiety          C. anger            D. excitement

2. A. who               B. what             C. how          D. why

3. A. When              B. As               C. Before           D. Since

4. A. at                B. after                C. by           D. around

5.A. nervous            B. sure             C. anxious      D. uncertain

6.A. mother         B. worker               C. teacher      D. doctor

7. A. think             B. list             C. expect           D. give

8. A. since             B. unless               C. until            D. when

9.  A. got              B. caused               C. permit       D. made

10. A. researcher           B. manager          C. expert           D. scholar

11. A. dropped          B. floated              C. frozen           D. broke

12. A. so that          B. even though      C. as though        D. because of

13.A. family            B. subject              C. study            D. field

14. A. words                B. reply                C. shout            D. whisper

15. A. two              B. three                C. four         D. five

16. A. rewards          B. awards               C. profits          D. benefits

17. A. interest         B. respect              C. doubt            D fear

18.A. explained         B. passed               C. completed        D. filled

19.A. accepted          B. greeted          C. recognized       D. refused

20. A. person           B. award                C. career           D. business

A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of __41__.
“Do you know __42__ you and I are?” she asked. __43__ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman __44__ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, __45__ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?”“Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) __46__.”“We don’t __47__ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story __48__ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What __49__ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ___50___ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ___51__ in mid-air. She looked up __52__ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ___53__?” Coolly, I heard myself ___54__, “I have a continuing program of research in the
laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have __55__ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the __56__ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of __57__ in the clerk’s voice as she __58__ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was __59__ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great __60__.

面对不断升温的中学生“出国热”，人们对此有不同的看法。请你以Studying Abroad为题，根据下面提供的信息，谈谈自己的看法。　

注意:  1. 第一句已写好，不计入总字数。

2. 字数100左右。

3. 参考词汇：mediator 媒介，中间人

 Studying Abroad

In recent years, studying abroad has become more and more popular with middle school students.                                                                                                                                                 

The Harp Seal is one of nature’s most beautiful and appealing (吸引人的) creatures(动物). Many years ago it was hunted for its fur. Hunting Harp Seals is now illegal.

The seals spend the summer months migrating (迁徙) in large groups. Harp Seals close their nostrils (鼻孔) and earholes when diving in water, but have to surface frequently to breathe. Their favourite place to rest is on the top of icebergs.

The female Harp Seal gives birth in February or March and feeds her pups for 14-18 days. Baby Harp Seals begin to lose their white fur at around six to eight weeks of age. As an adult, the Harp Seal has brown skin. At birth, Harp Seals weigh 12kg but can weigh up to 130kg as adults. Harp Seals eat small fish, shrimps and krill. However, they are able to switch from one food to another depending on what they can get as food. Males have a lifespan of 29 years while females usually live for longer than 30 years.

Since the Canadian Government introduced laws to protect the seal pups from hunters, their numbers have increased to more than one million. Now every year, thousands of tourists flock to the pack ice to witness the wonderful sight of new pups born in spring.

45.What is the passage mainly about?
　A.Hunting Harp Seal is not allowed      　B.Protecting Harp Seals
　C.Harp Seals                        　D.Lifespan  (人或动物的)寿命of Harp Seals
46.In the past Harp Seal were hunted _______.
　A.for their fur                  　B.for their meat
　C.because they danger to man     　D.because they were easy to catch
47.We know from the passage _______.
　A.grown Harp Seal only eat shrimps
　B.grown Harp Seal eat different foods that they can catch
　C.grown Harp Seal catch small fish to feed their young
　D.grown Harp Seal prefer to eat krill
48.The underlined word“witness”in the last sentence probably means ______.
　A.view 　B.hear 　C.report 　D.describe