Question

    It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.Which of the following topics does the writer’ mother mainly want to talk about?

A.The writer’s studies. B.The writer’s future job.

C.Dinner plans. D.Wars around the world.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ____________.

A.doesn’t want the writer to major in English.

B.doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor.

C.gets along very well with the writer.

D.doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea.

3.The underlined word “salary” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____________.

A.scholarship. B.reputation.

C.money. D.power.

4.Which of following statements is probable TRUE about the writer?

A.He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B.He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C.He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

D.He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。关于作者将来选择什么样的职业，作者和母亲总是会发生争吵。母亲想要作者当一名医生或者做与科学有关的工作，而作者想要做的是自己真正喜欢的职业。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. … I don’t want to do any job related to science, either.( 她会谈论我没有光明的未来，因为我不打算成为一名医生。……我也不想做任何与科学有关的工作。)”可知，作者的母亲主要想谈论作者未来将要从事哪方面的职业。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第一段中“when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack. ( 当我被迫说我打算主修英文及沟通专业，她差点心脏病发作了。)”可以推断，作者的母亲不希望作者主修英语方面的课程。故选A项。

3.

词句猜测题。第二段中提到“…is now earning 70,000 dollars a year”妈妈同事的儿子每年能挣7万美元；以及第三段中“my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary”妈妈靠她微薄的薪水养活作者。妈妈希望作者选择将来能够挣钱多的专业。虽然作者能够理解妈妈的想法，但是作者不这样认为。由此可知，划线词所在的句子“…wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary. ”意思为“（我）要做一份职业是因为我喜欢它，不是因为名利。”可以猜测，salary与金钱有关， 可能意思为“金钱”。故选C项。

4.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“…wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary. ”和第三段最后一句“I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.”可知，作者将来想要做自己喜欢的工作，追随自己的梦想，创造自己的未来。故选D项。