Question

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书) if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course.

I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

1.What is the author’s present job?

A. Working part-time in a college.

B. Taking care of children for a family.

C. Helping children with their schoolwork.

D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.

2.When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ________.

A. was paid for extra work

B. often worked long hours

C. got much help from her boss

D. took a day off every other week

3.Why did the author leave her first job?

A. She found a full-time job.

B. She was fed up with children.

C. She decided to attend a part-time course.

D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “fed up”?

A. Troublesome.   B. Loving.

C. Excited.       D. Great.

5.What has the author learned from her own experiences?

A. Less successful students can still have a career.

B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.

C. Hard work makes an excellent student.

D. One must choose the job she likes.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：即使在上学的时候不是很优秀的学生，也依然可以拥有自己的事业。

1.Now I’ve got a full-time job there.”可知，作者现在已经在幼儿园有份全职工作了。故正确答案为D.

2.I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.”（我感到非常地累并且很厌倦，因为我经常为了带孩子早起而又晚睡。）是该题的直接信息提示，故正确答案为B.

3.Megan建议她，如果喜欢幼儿工作的话，去进修去获得资格证。该段最后提到作者获得了非全日制的课程学习的机会，且之后第五段第一句接着讲到，作者就必须离开她所做保姆的这家了。故该题正确答案为C.

4.because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.”可知，作者经常早起而晚睡，那么自然会感到“tired”累“and”而且“fed up”,所以“fed up”表示的语意必是由于长时间劳动引起，且和tired在语意上并列，故不能使用褒义词，即可排除BCD，确定正确答案为A.

5.I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

”可知，通过她自己的亲身经历，她明白了“即使在上学的时候不是很优秀的学生，也依然可以拥有自己的事业。”，故正确答案为A.

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