Question

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．Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society．

D．The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced．

2.How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?

A．Puzzled．                B．Curious．

C．Upset．                  D．Frightened．

3.How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?

A．Angry．                  B．Calm．

C．Unconfident．            D．Annoyed．

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 the author did something she had little knowledge of．

D．Because she thought the author did admirable work．

5.What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

A．To show that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect．

B．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it．

C．To show that the author had a grander job than Emily．

D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work．

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

1.判断题。根据文章第四段的We don’t list mother as an occupation判断社会不把母亲作为一项职业。故选C。

2.细节题。A．Puzzled感到困惑的；B．Curious好奇的；C．Upset感到不安的；D．Frightened感到害怕的。根据文章中clerk所说的话判断他感到迷惑不解。故选A。

3.细节题。A．Angry生气的；B．Calm平静的；C．Unconfident没信心的；D．Annoyed感到厌烦的。根据文章第十段的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).说明作者当时心情很平静。故选B。

4.推理题。 根据文章文章的倒数第五段There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.可推断the clerk开始尊重作者，并认为作者做着令人羡慕的工作。故选D。

5.主旨题。通读全文，并根据文章最后一段的Motherhood... What a glorious career! Especially when there's a title on the door判断作者想让大家知道母亲是值得人们尊重的职业。故选A。