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A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County 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 in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.
I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask, ”  said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this 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 lab 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 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 (依托) 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】
What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?

A.The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.
B.The recorder was impatient and rude.
C.The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.
D.Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.
【小题2】
How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A.curiousB.indifferent C.puzzledD.interested
【小题3】
How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?
A.calmB.panic-strickenC.confidentD.cool
【小题4】
Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A.Because the author cared little about rewards.
B.Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.
C.Because she thought the author did admirable work.
D.Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.
【小题5】
What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A.To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B.To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.
C.To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.
D.To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.

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The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away,  36  I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before  37 .

When I ended the speech, I was  38  at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.

Flowers arrived  39  my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with   40 and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.

Sometimes, I sit down and   41  the tape of my gaduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your   42  in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but  43  sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”

And then, I remember mother’s   44  to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”

Yes, Mom, I was late  45  school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.

1.

A.and

B.then

C.so

D.but

 

2.

A.them

B.themselves

C.him

D.himself

 

3.

A.worried

B.worrying

C.surprised

D.surprising

 

4.

A.at

B.in

C.to

D.from

 

5.

A.books

B.newspapers

C.cameras

D.cars

 

6.

A.put up

B.put down

C.put on

D.put off

 

7.

A.speech

B.ideas

C.dreams

D.love

 

8.

A.let

B.take

C.get

D.make

 

9.

A.shout

B.shouting

C.call

D.calling

 

10.

A.to

B.for

C.of

D.with

 

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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,    36   you can just wait until we make a quick    37   at the grocery store(杂货店). I have something    38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we    39   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to    40   your question.” I put one apple of each    41   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a    42   look on her face.

“People are like apples. They come in all    43  colors, shapes and sizes. On the    44  , some of the apples may not    45   look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was    46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,    47   them back on the table, but    48   a different place.

“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

She said, “I    49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of    50  . See if that helps you    51   which one is which. ”

She took    52  , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are    53   like apples! They are all different, but once you    54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

She totally    55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.                A.although        B.so             C.because  D.if

 

2.                A.stop           B.start           C.turn D.stay

 

3.                A.expressive      B.encouraging     C.informative    D.interesting

 

4.                A.bought         B.counted        C.saw  D.collected

 

5.                A.check          B.mention        C.answer   D.improve

 

6.                A.size            B.type           C.shape    D.class

 

7.                A.worried        B.satisfied        C.proud    D.curious

 

8.                A.ordinary        B.normal         C.different  D.regular

 

9.                A.outside         B.whole          C.table D.inside

 

10.               A.still            B.even           C.only  D.ever

 

11.               A.examining      B.measuring      C.drawing   D.packing

 

12.               A.keeping        B.placing         C.pulling    D.giving

 

13.               A.on            B.toward         C.for   D.in

 

14.               A.mustn’t       B.can’t         C.shouldn’t D.needn’t

 

15.               A.each one       B.each other      C.the other  D.one another

 

16.               A.admit          B.consider        C.decide    D.believe

 

17.               A.big bites        B.deep breaths    C.a firm hold D.close look

 

18.               A.just            B.always         C.merely    D.seldom

 

19.               A.put away       B.get down       C.hand out  D.take off

 

20.               A.made          B.took           C.got   D.did

 

 

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I’m glad to find this comment which has some sort of support in this quest(寻求)I have to eat raw(未煮熟的)foods. I’m an unhealthy 49 years old and have come to the conclusion that it’s now or never, so I am taking a dive into the raw eating lifestyle.
I have to cook for my family and prepare what they want to eat. I’m trying to plan out this better so I have some of these unusual foods ready for myself.
I’ve read several books written by Ann Wigmore and like her approach to the living foods.
Last week I attempted fasting(禁食)and failed. I lasted five days by having carrots, spinach, apples and other vegetarian diets I could get my hands on. I was doing fine until I drank some coffee. I kind of proved it in my mind to have the coffee but it only made me excited and then I couldn’t sleep well and felt hungry and weak. So I stopped and went back to the old way of eating with the family.
This week I started to make a drink called rejuvelac made of sprouted wheat(芽麦). This is fairly new to do for me and the drink smelled sort of musty(发霉的)and tasted kind of like a musty lemon. The kids tasted it and almost threw up but surprisingly it tasted good to me. It is supposed to help in digestion(消化).
I’ve made some attempts to grow wheat grass. I think I have figured that out as long as I keep it away from birds and our horses. I have two habits to get rid of, drinking coffee and smoking. I quit smoking last month but something happened, so I started up again. I’m very frustrated(受挫的) with the smoking and really have a desire to quit for good. Anyhow I will keep this updated on my progress.
【小题1】The author must have ________ before she wrote this article.

A.hesitated at whether she should eat raw foods
B.never eaten raw foods
C.made up her mind to eat raw foods instead of cooked ones
D.been discouraged by her family from fasting
【小题2】The books written by Ann Wigmore which the author has read are probably about ________.
A.fasting
B.losing weight
C.how to be on a diet
D.approaches to eating raw foods
【小题3】To the author, the drink made of sprouted wheat ________.
A.might help in digestion
B.might make people who drank it throw up
C.tasted good to anybody
D.was welcomed by the whole family
【小题4】 We can learn from the passage that ________ smoking.
A.the author has given up
B.the author will never give up
C.it’s hard for the author to quit
D.it’s easy for the author to quit
【小题5】The author’s biggest worry at present is most probably ________.
A.that she can’t eat with her family
B.that she can’t get rid of drinking coffee and smoking
C.how to get used to raw foods
D.that she doesn’t know whether she should eat raw foods

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