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1、第4節(jié)　記敘文 題組訓(xùn)練一 1 話題：人物介紹 難度：★★ 建議用時(shí)：7分鐘 CharlesDickensisprobablythebest-knownand，tomanypeople，thegreatestEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Asamoralist，satirist，andsocialreformer，DickenscraftedcomplexplotsandstrikingcharactersthatcapturethepanoramaofEnglishsociety. DickenswasborninPortsmouth，on

2、England’ssoutherncoast.HisfatherwasaclerkintheBritishnavypayoffice—arespectableposition，butwithlittlesocialstatus.Hispaternalgrandparents，astewardandahousekeeperpossessedevenlessstatus，havingbeenservants，andDickenslaterconcealedtheirbackground.Dickens’mothersupposedlycamefromamorerespectablefamily.Y

3、ettwoyearsbeforeDicken’sbirth，hismother’sfatherwascaughtstealingandfledtoEurope，nevertoreturn.Thefamily’sincreasingpovertyforcedDickensoutofschoolatage12toworkinWarren’sBlackingWarehouse，ashoe-polishfactory，wheretheotherworkingboysmockedhimas“theyounggentleman”.Hisfatherwasthenimprisonedfordebt.Theh

4、umiliations(恥辱) ofhisfather’simprisonmentandhislaborintheblackingfactoryformedDickens’greatestwoundandbecamehisdeepestsecret.Hecouldnotconfidethemeventohiswife，althoughtheyprovidetheunacknowledgedfoundationofhisfiction. Soonafterhisfather’sreleasefromprison，Dickensgotabetterjobasanerrandboyinlawoff

5、ices.HetaughthimselfshorthandtogetanevenbetterjoblaterasacourtstenographerandasareporterinParliament.Atthesametime，Dickens，whohadareporter’seyefortranscribing(轉(zhuǎn)錄) thelifearoundhimespeciallyanythingcomicorodd，submittedshortsketches(短篇作品) toobscuremagazines. Thefirstpublishedsketch，ADinneratPoplarWal

6、kbroughttearstoDickens’eyeswhenhediscovereditinthepagesofTheMonthlyMagazine.Fromthenonhissketches，whichappearedunderthepenname“Boz”inTheEveningChronicle，earnedhimamodestreputation. SoonafterSketchesbyBozappeared，apublishingfirmapproachedDickenstowriteastoryinmonthlyinstallments，asabackdropforaserie

7、sofwoodcutsbythethen-famousartistRobertSeymour，whohadoriginatedtheideaforthestory.Withcharacteristicconfidence，DickenssuccessfullyinsistedthatSeymour’spicturesillustratehisownstoryinstead.Afterthefirstinstallment，Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrectadrawingwhich，Dickensfelt，wasnotfaithfulenou

8、ghtohisprose.Seymourmadethechange，wentintohisbackyard，andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.Dickensandhispublisherssimplypressedonwithanewartist.Thecomicnovel，ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub，appearedseriallyin1836and1837，andwasfirstpublishedinbookformin1837. TherunawaysuccessofThePickw

9、ickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickens’fame.TherewerePickwickcoatsandPickwickcigars，andtheplump，spectacledhero，SamuelPickwick，becameanationalfigure. AfterPickwick，Dickensplungedintoableakerworld.InOliverTwist，hetracesanorphan’sprogressfromtheworkhousetothecriminalslums(貧民區(qū)) ofLondon.Nic

10、holasNickleby，hisnextnovel，combinesthedarknessofOliverTwistwiththesunlightofPickwick.ThepopularityofthesenovelsconsolidatedDickensasanationallyandinternationallycelebratedmanofletters. 語篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文。描述了狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)歷和主要作品等。 1.Dickens’familybackgroundhadthefollowingeffectsonhimEXCEPTthat. A.hefor

11、medanoddpersonality B.itcastashadowonhisheart C.hehadtodropoutofschool D.ithadhisdignitythreatened 答案　A 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)文中沒有提到，但B、C、D三項(xiàng)涉及的內(nèi)容在文中第二段中都提及了。 2.WhichofthefollowingworkssecuredDickens’reputation? A.ADinneratPoplarWalk. B.OliverTwist. C.ThePickwickPapers. D.NicholasNickleby. 答案　C 解析　

12、細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第一句“TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickens’fame.”可知，《匹克威克列傳》的巨大成功為狄更斯贏得了聲譽(yù)。 3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat. A.Dickens’insistenceagainstSeymour’swillmighthaveledtotheartistkillinghimself B.itwasthecombinationofOliverTwistandPickwickthatmadeDickensw

13、orld-famous C.DickensreflectedthesituationofEnglishsocietyinthe18thcenturywithhisliterature D.Dickens’sketchesinTheMonthlyMagazineattractedtheattentionofapublishingfirm 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段倒數(shù)第三、四句“...Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrect...andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.”可知A項(xiàng)

14、正確。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，是狄更斯的三部小說讓他享譽(yù)世界，故B項(xiàng)錯誤；C項(xiàng)中應(yīng)反映的是19世紀(jì)的英國社會，故排除；D項(xiàng)中應(yīng)是SketchesbyBoz吸引了出版商，故排除。 4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout? A.Dickens’greatcontributions. B.Dickens’famousworks. C.Dickens’familybackground. D.Dickens’lifeexperiences. 答案　D 解析　主旨大意題。文章介紹了查爾斯·狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)歷和主要作品等，因此A、B、C三項(xiàng)均是以偏概全，而

15、D項(xiàng)囊括了全文內(nèi)容。 2 話題：走路、乘車的好處 難度：★ 建議用時(shí)：6分鐘 Whenawebsitesuggestedthatwenotuseacarforaweek，Idecidedtohaveatry.Duringthelastcoupleyears，I’vegotusedtotakingthebus.Thefirsttwodayswasprettyeasy.Itookthebustomysummerschoolclass，walkedtotheshopafterwards，andthentookabushome.Thebusridesnevertookmorethan20

16、minutesandsinceIstartedthechallengeonaweekday，thebusesranoftenandIdidn’thavetowaitatstopsverylong.Butbythethirdday，Istartedtomissbeingabletogoanywhereinacar. Onthefourthday，aftergettingreadyforschool，IlookedattheclockandIwasalready20minuteslate.IknewthatifItookthebusI’darrivealmostanhourlate.Sincet

17、heclassisonlytwohourslong，Iaskedmymomtodriveme.Ifeltguiltyaboutridinginacar，butitfeltgoodtobeinthepassenger’sseatagain. Fromthefifthdayonitwasn’ttoobad.Somefriendsofferedtodrivemetogooutafewtimes，andIhadtorefusetheirofferandwalktocloserplaceswiththeminstead.TheythoughtIwascrazytogowithoutusingacarf

18、oraweek. However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.Walkingishealthierformybodyandtheworld，andIdon’tmindtakingthebusbecauseIgettomeetreallyinterestingpeople.MyfavoritewasamanwhosaidhewasonajourneyacrossAmerica，andaskedmeaboutschoolandwhatmyfavoritesubjectis.Also，t

19、hebusisagoodplaceformetobecreative.I’vewrittenalotofpoemsonthebus.I’mnotsurprisedJ.K.RowlingwroteHarryPotteronthetrain. Onthelastdayofthechallenge，IfeltlikeIcouldfinallyreturnfrommytravel.Strangely，thefirstdayofmyrenewedcarfreedomwasn’tasexcitingasIimagined.Oncethechancesarose，choosingacaroveragree

20、nertravelbecamelessattractive.Whysitinthelonelypassenger’sseatwhenIcouldchooseanyfreeseatIwantedonabus？Besides，walkingortakingthebuscanhelpourenvironment.Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore? 語篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文。作者接受了一周不乘坐小汽車的挑戰(zhàn)，在這個(gè)過程中，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處。 5.Whydi

21、dtheauthorusethecaronthefourthday? A.Becausehehadgottiredoftakingabus. B.Becausethereweren’tmanybusesthatday. C.Becausehereallymissedthepassenger’sseat. D.Becausehedidn’twanttobelateforhisclass. 答案　D 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者選擇乘坐小汽車是不想上課遲到，故選D。 6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout? A.Thebenefitsofwalk

22、ingortakingabus. B.Thepoemstheauthorwroteonthebus. C.Theactivitiestheauthoroftendidonthebus. D.Theinterestingpeopletheauthormetonthebus. 答案　A 解析　段落大意題。第四段第一句“However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.”為這一段的主旨句，主要是講走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處，故選A。 7.Wecaninferthatnowtheauth

23、or. A.hasdecidednevertousehisfamily’scaragain B.isafraidofgoingsomewherefarbybus C.doesn’tlikelisteningtothecarradiowhenheisinthecar D.ismorewillingtogetaroundonfootorbybus 答案　D 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段末句“Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore？”可推斷作者現(xiàn)在比以前更愿意走路或乘坐公共汽

24、車了。故選D。 3 話題：梵高簡介 難度：★★ 建議用時(shí)：7分鐘 Inthespringof1878，VincentvanGoghturned25.Ashelookedbackoverhisshortlife，theDutchmanfoundlittletocelebrateamongtheendeavorsofhisfalteringcareer.Byconventional，middle-classstandards，hewasafailure.Afteracoupleofdead-endteachingjobsinEngland，aswellasashort，f

25、orgettablespellworkinginabookshopinDordrecht，hemovedtoAmsterdamtobecomeaministerofreligion，followinginhisfather’sfootsteps.Attheendof1878，hesetoffforthedepressedcoalminingdistrictoftheBorinagetothewestofthecityofMonsinBelgium，determinedtoestablishhimselfasapreacherfortheworkingclass. There，helivedi

26、nahumblehut，gaveawaymuchofhismoney，andchangedhissmartclothesintothepracticalwork-wearoftheBorins.Unfortunately，hewasnotagiftedspeaker，sohismeetingsweresparselyattended.Hisinabilitytoconnectwiththelocalcoalminerswascompoundedbyapracticallinguisticdifficulty：hecouldn’tmakeheadortailoftheirquick-firere

27、gionaldialectknownas“WalloonFrench”whiletheyweremystifiedbyhisownattemptsatFrench，whichtotheirearssoundedoverlyformal.InJuly1879，onlyhalfayearafterhehadarrivedintheregion，hereceivedanothersetback：theauthoritiesterminatedhistrialreligiousappointment. Yetitwasatthisrock-bottommomentthatvanGogh，now26，

28、startedtodraw.“Ioftenfeelhomesickforthecountryofpaintings，”hewrotetohisbrotherTheointhesummerof1880.Hefeltsympathyfortheworking-classminers.Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.Thepeoplewerepoorandilliterate，andtheirworkwashardanddangerous.YetforvanGogh，

29、therewassomekindofbiggertruthintheirsimplewayoflife.Afterhebecameanartist，hechosetofindhissubjectmatterthere.Likeartiststhatheadmired，suchasJean-FrancoisMillet，hewantedtoportraythelifeofworking-classpeople，andheremainedinterestingindoingsocertainlyforthefirsthalfofhiscareer.Really，itstayedimportantt

30、ohimforever.Inadditiontothisgeneralconcernforeverydayrealityandtheruralpoor，particularthemesthatvanGoghencounteredintheBorinagewouldlaterfeatureprominentlyinhisart.Asheonceputitinaletter，“ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.” FewworksfromvanGogh’sBorinageperiodsurvived，becau

31、setheartistburnedmostofthem.Asherevealedinalettertoafriend，hefelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice. 語篇解讀　文章講述了梵高年輕時(shí)候的生活境遇。 8.WhathappenedtoVincentvanGoghin1878? A.Helearnedalotfromdifferentjobs. B.Hebecametheapprenticeofhisfather. C

32、.Hewasamemberoftheworkingclass. D.Hefeltdissatisfiedwithhiscareer. 答案　D 解析　推理判斷題。文中第一段提到梵高在1878年經(jīng)歷了幾次工作的更換，但結(jié)果都不好，所以答案選D。 9.WhydidvanGoghhavedifficultycommunicatingwiththelocalminers? A.Theminersdidn’tappreciatehisdressingstyle. B.TheirFrenchwasn’tagreeableineachother’sears. C.HisFrenchpronun

33、ciationwasn’tstandard. D.Hehadtroubleinmakingaspeech. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，他無法與當(dāng)?shù)氐拿旱V工人建立聯(lián)系，再加上一個(gè)實(shí)際的語言困難：他聽不懂他們的方言“瓦隆法語”，而他們對他的法語感到困惑，因?yàn)樵谒麄兟爜?，他的法語聽起來過于正式。故選B。 10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.VanGoghinteractedwithworking-classpeopleallthroughhislifeeventhoughhewasbornmiddle-class. B.VanGo

34、ghandJean-FrancoisMilletbothfoundinspirationfromtheruralpeopleintheBorinage. C.VanGogh’spaintingsintheBorinagemirroredthelifeofworking-classpeople. D.VanGoghruinedmanyofhisworksintheBorinagebecausehisartisticvoicewasunheardthen. 答案　C 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第四句“Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGogh

35、wasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.”及最后一句“...ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.”判斷A錯。B選項(xiàng)中的intheBorinage錯。根據(jù)最后一段得知梵高燒掉自己的畫是因?yàn)椤癶efelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice”，故答案選C。 題組訓(xùn)練二 1 話題：蝴蝶的啟示 難度：★ 建議用時(shí)：6分鐘

36、 WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn’tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool，Iwassuddenlyattacked！YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.Iwassurprisedaswella

37、sunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurt，Iwouldn’thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall，Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly! Havingstopped，laughing，Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed，attemptingtohurtme

38、butinvain.Forasecondtime，Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn’tsurewhattodo.Afterall，it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That’swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingatmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshe

39、wasdying. Sittingclosebesideher，heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake，eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.Hiscourage

40、inattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher，undisturbed. Sincethen，I’vealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneve

41、rIseehugebarriersfacingme. 語篇解讀　本文為記敘文，講述作者途經(jīng)一池塘，遇到一只蝴蝶，為了保護(hù)它的伴侶反復(fù)攻擊作者，明知自不量力還是堅(jiān)持，這使作者每當(dāng)遇到困難就會想起這只蝴蝶的勇氣。 1.Whydidtheauthorchangethedirectionwhilewalkingdownapaththroughsomewoods? A.Hewantedtotakeashortcut. B.Hetriedtofindwherehewantedtogo. C.Hewasattackedunpredictably. D.Hewasblockedbythepat

42、hcoveredbywaterandmud. 答案　D 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn’tcoveredbywaterormud.”可知，作者原來走的那條小路有水和泥漿。 2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Theauthorintendedtoc

43、atchthebutterfly. B.Thebutterflychargedtowardstheauthorforsakeofhismate. C.Thebutterflyamusedtheauthorbyattackinghimwithoutanyinjury. D.Thebutterflywasaggressiveandsincere. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句和第三段的內(nèi)容可知，蝴蝶攻擊我是為了他的伴侶。 3.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromthepassage? A.Everytimehewalksbythepool，healw

44、aysthinksofthebutterflyandhismate. B.Hemustlearnattackingcourageofthebutterfly. C.Thecourageandloveofthecouplebutterflyareadmirable. D.Whenheisfacedwithdifficulty，thecourageofthebutterflyoccurstohim. 答案　D 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合故事和最后一段可知，作者不管什么時(shí)候有困難一想起那只蝴蝶，就有戰(zhàn)勝困難的勇氣。 2 話題：成長經(jīng)歷 難度：★★ 建議用時(shí)：7分鐘 Alittle

45、boyalmostthoughtofhimselfasthemostunfortunatechildintheworldbecausepoliomyelitis(小兒麻痹癥) madehisleglameandhisteethunevenandprotrudent. Heseldomplayedwithhisclassmates；andwhentheteacheraskedhimtoanswerquestions，healwaysloweredhisheadwithoutaword. Onespring，theboy’sfatheraskedforsomesaplingsfromthene

46、ighbor.Hewantedtoplanttheminfrontofthehouse.Hetoldhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson.Thefathersaidtothechildren，“Whoseseedlinggrowsbest，Iwillbuyhimorherafavoritegift.”Theboyalsowantedtogethisfather’sgift. Butseeinghisbrothersandsisterscarryingwatertowaterthetreeshappily，anyhow，hehituponanidea：heh

47、opedthetreeheplantedwoulddiesoon. Soafterwateringitonceortwice，heneverattendedtoit.Afewdayslater，whenthelittleboywenttoseehistreeagain，hewassurprisedtofinditnotonlydidn’twilt，butalsogrewsomefreshleaves，andcomparedwiththetreesofhisbrothersandsisters，hisappearedgreenerandmorevital.Hisfatherkepthispro

48、mise，boughtthelittleboyhisfavoritegiftandsaidtohim：fromthetreeheplanted，hewouldbecomeanoutstandingbotanistwhenhegrewup.Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic. Oneday，thelittleboylayonthebedbutcouldn’tsleep. Lookingatthebrightmoonlightoutsidethewindow，hesuddenlyrecalledwhatthebiologyteacheron

49、cesaid，plantsgenerallygrowatnight.Whynotgotoseethetree？Whenhecametothecourtyardontiptoe，hefoundhisfatherwassplashingsomethingunderhistreewithaladle(勺子). Allofasudden，heunderstood：hisfatherhadbeensecretlyfertilizinghissmalltree！Hereturnedtohisroom，tearsrunningdownhisfacewithoutrestraint. Decadespas

50、sed.Thelittleboydidn’tbecomeabotanist，buthewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates. HisnamewasFranklinRoosevelt. Loveisthebestnourishmentoflife；evenifitisjustoneladlefulofclearwater，itcanmakethetreeoflifethrive. Maybethattreeisinconspicuous；perhapsthatthetreeissothin，andevensomewithered，butaslongast

51、hereisnourishmentoflove，itcanflourishandevengrowintotoweringtrees. 語篇解讀　本文介紹了富蘭克林·羅斯福的成長經(jīng)歷。富蘭克林小時(shí)候曾因?yàn)樾郝楸园Y而消極悲觀，父親發(fā)現(xiàn)后，讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物并為他栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥。 4.Whydidthefathertellhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson? A.Tomakethechildrencompetitive. B.Tomaketheboyconfidentandoptimistic. C.Tomaketheboyin

52、terestedinbotany. D.Togivethemostoutstandingchildagift. 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。由第五段最后一句“Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.”和下文的內(nèi)容可知，父親讓孩子們種樹實(shí)際上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀。故選項(xiàng)B符合題意。 5.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4，theauthorwantstoconveythat. A.theboyregardedhimselfasthetree B.theboyhadlittleconfide

53、ncetowinthegift C.theboywasjealousofhissiblings’health D.theboytendedtosuicide 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。從表面上看男孩希望自己栽的樹苗早日死去，這只是因?yàn)樗鼙^。但從文章最后兩段可知，作者想要表達(dá)的是男孩把自己看成了那棵樹。故選項(xiàng)A符合題意。 6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.TheKeytoSuccess B.Father’sDeepLove C.TheBestNourishmentofLife D.ATower

54、ingTree 答案　C 解析　標(biāo)題歸納題。父親表面上讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物，卻一直在為小男孩栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥，實(shí)際上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀，正是父親的愛鼓舞了男孩，男孩最終成為美國總統(tǒng)。由此可知，愛是生命最好的養(yǎng)料，所以用TheBestNourishmentofLife是貼切主題的。故選項(xiàng)C符合題意。 3 話題：求職 難度：★★★ 建議用時(shí)：8分鐘 Astay-at-homemomfor26years，Atlanta-bornKCjustturned50andseeksajob.“I’mnotjustlookingforsomethingtodo，”

55、shesays.“Puttingfourkidsthroughcollegehasleftusinseverefinancialtrouble.Gettingajobisamust！” Growingup，allKCwantedtobewasamom.“That’tall.Justamomwhostayedhomewithmychildrenandcreatedagoodandcomfortablehomeformyfamily.”She’snotsurewhythatambitionwassostrongforher.“Mymomworkedfull-time，soitwasn’tfrom

56、watchingher.MaybebecauseIwishedshewasathomewithme，”KCsays. Leavingherlastjobaftertwoyearsforthebirthofherfirstchild，KCspentthenext26yearstakingcareofherhomeandfamily. TheDuluth，GA，homemakerrecognizesthedifficultyofhercurrentsituation，though.“Whenyousendoutaresumethathasa26-yeargap，youareluckyifyou

57、canevengetaninterview，letaloneanoffer.”Hereducationallimitationsalsopresentobstacles.“ThefactthatIdidn’tgotocollegeiskillingme.AtthetimethatIgraduatedfromhighschool，itwasn’tcommonforgirlstogotocollege.” That’swhyKC’sadvicetoothersis：“Getthatcollegedegree！Iwouldn’tchangeathingaboutbeingastay-at-home

58、mom，soIwouldneveradviseagainstthat，butdosomething，nomatterhowsmall，tokeepyourskillsuptodate.Therearesomanyoptionstotelecommutethesedaysthatitwouldbeeasytodowhilebeingafull-timemom.”KChasherselflookedintotelecommuting，buthasnotfoundanythingyet.“Ihavefoundtonsofwork-at-homejobs，buttheywantacheckfromme

59、first.” KCwouldstillliketogetadegreeandhaslookedintodoingsoanddiscussedtheprospectwithherhusband.“WefeelthatIneedtogetajobfirst，thengotoschoolpart-time.IfIcouldfindadecent-paying(薪資優(yōu)厚的) part-timejob，Iwouldgobacknow，”shesays. Withacollegedegreeseeminglyunattainableatthemoment，KChasworkedtodevelophe

60、rskillssoshe’llbereadyfortheworkforce.“Ihavekeptupwithcurrenttechnology；it’snothardtowithtwoGeorgiaTechgraduatesinmyhouseandtwocurrentTechstudents！”shesays.“IhaverecentlytakenaclassonExcelandlovetolearnnewsoftware.” Currently，KCseeksadministrativeassistantandreceptionistjobs.“IhaveusedalltheWeb-bas

61、edjobboards，”shesays.“Ihavealsousedthelocalnewspaperandhavenetworkedwithfriendswhoknowofopenpositions.”Shehasalsosignedupwithseveralplacementagencies，buthasreceivednoresponsefromanyofthem. Ifshecoulddoanythingshewantedto，KC，anartistandseamstress(女裁縫師)，wouldlovetoownherowncompany.“Evenworkingforacom

62、panyandhelpingtodevelopnewcraftproductsorpatternswouldbeadream，”shesays.Creativityisacornerstone(基石) ofherlife.“Iwouldlovetohaveajobusingmycreativity.Ialwayshaveprojectsgoingon，”shesays.“IfIhaveadaywhereIcan’tbecreative，Ifeellost.” 語篇解讀　KC為照顧家庭，甘愿默默付出26年。如今，孩子們長大成人，考上大學(xué)，于是她想重新找一份工作。但由于學(xué)歷限制和長時(shí)間未參加工作

63、，KC的覓職之路走得很艱辛。 7.WhatisapossiblereasonforKCstayingathomefor26years? A.Herfamilyencouragedhertodoso. B.Herfamilydidn’texperiencefinancialtrouble. C.Shewishedtogiveherchildrentheloveshedidn’treceive. D.Shebelievedawomanshouldgiveupherjobforherfamily. 答案　C 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，KC小時(shí)候，媽媽做全職工作，沒時(shí)間陪她，

64、她有一種對媽媽陪伴的渴望。因此，當(dāng)她自己成為母親的時(shí)候，她想讓自己的孩子感受到自己幼時(shí)缺失的母愛。故選C。 8.WhatwouldKCdoifshecouldliveherlifeagain? A.Shewouldn’tchoosetobeafull-timemom. B.Shewouldn’tchooseawork-at-homejob. C.Shewouldfindapart-timejobwithagoodsalary. D.Shewouldgetacollegedegreeandnotfallbehindothers. 答案　D 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段可知，KC認(rèn)為

65、，即使做全職媽媽，也應(yīng)該接受大學(xué)教育，力圖使自己跟上時(shí)代。故選D。 9.WhatcanwelearnaboutKCaccordingtothepassage? A.Sheregrettedspendingtoomuchtimelookingafterherfamily. B.Shebenefitedalotfromtelecommutingwhilefindingajob. C.Shehasdevotedagreatdealofefforttofindingajob. D.Shewas24whenshehadherfirstbabyandquitherfirstjob. 答案　C

66、 解析　推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，KC為找到工作，上了業(yè)余學(xué)校，利用telecommuting及Web-basedjobboards，關(guān)注報(bào)紙，這都是她為找工作付出的努力。 10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus? A.Creativityplaysanimportantpartinsuccess. B.Owningone’sowncompanyisnoteasy. C.WhatKC’sidealjobinherheartis. D.HowKCworksonherprojects. 答案　C 解析　段落大意題。最后一段主要講述了KC內(nèi)心深處最渴望的工作狀態(tài)，她希望做一份能發(fā)揮自己創(chuàng)造性的工作。 14