Emily could do nothing but ___ to her teacher that she did that. That is, Emily had no choice but ___ to her teacher that she did that.
A. to admit; admit B. to admit; to admit C. admit; admit D. admit; to admit
科目：高中英语 来源：2013届浙江省高三9月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A woman named Emily 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, 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 (受鼓舞) 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.
1.What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?
A. The recorder was impatient and rude.
B. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.
C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.
D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.
2.How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A. curious B. indifferent C. puzzled D. interested
3.Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A. Because the author cared little about rewards.
B. Because she thought the author did admirable work.
C. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.
D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.
4.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 greater job than Emily.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年浙江省温州市十校联合体高三上学期期初联考英语试题 题型：完型填空
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of __41__.
“Do you know __42__ you and I are?” she asked. __43__ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman __44__ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, __45__ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) __46__.” “We don’t __47__ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story __48__ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What __49__ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ___50___ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ___51__ in mid-air. She looked up __52__ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ___53__?” Coolly, I heard myself ___54__, “I have a continuing program of research in the
laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have __55__ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the __56__ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of __57__ in the clerk’s voice as she __58__ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was __59__ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great __60__.
1. A. surprise B. anxiety C. anger D. excitement
2. A. who B. what C. how D. why
3. A. When B. As C. Before D. Since
4. A. at B. after C. by D. around
5.A. nervous B. sure C. anxious D. uncertain
6.A. mother B. worker C. teacher D. doctor
7. A. think B. list C. expect D. give
8. A. since B. unless C. until D. when
9. A. got B. caused C. permit D. made
10. A. researcher B. manager C. expert D. scholar
11. A. dropped B. floated C. frozen D. broke
12. A. so that B. even though C. as though D. because of
13.A. family B. subject C. study D. field
14. A. words B. reply C. shout D. whisper
15. A. two B. three C. four D. five
16. A. rewards B. awards C. profits D. benefits
17. A. interest B. respect C. doubt D fear
18.A. explained B. passed C. completed D. filled
19.A. accepted B. greeted C. recognized D. refused
20. A. person B. award C. career D. business
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011江西上饶五中下学期高一期中英语试题 题型：阅读理解
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.
1.
What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?
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A．The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was. |
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B．The recorder was impatient and rude. |
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C．The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. |
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D．Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society. |
2.
How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
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A．curious |
B．indifferent |
C．puzzled |
D．interested |
3.
How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?
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A．calm |
B．panic-stricken |
C．confident |
D．cool |
4.
Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
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A．Because the author cared little about rewards. |
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B．Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab. |
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C．Because she thought the author did admirable work. |
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D．Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of. |
5.
What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
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A．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it. |
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B．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect. |
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C．To show that the author had a grander job than Emily. |
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D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work． |
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011广西桂林中学高二下学期期中英语试题 题型：阅读理解
The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society—a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmother didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers (生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism (女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable (必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple (紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
1.. The unlined word “chapter” in Paragraph 2 means ___.
A. one branch of an organization B. a written agreement of a club
C. one part of a collection of poems D. a period in a society’s history
2.. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who ___.
A. have gradually become more noticeable B. are worried about getting old too quickly
C. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
3.. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are ___.
A. interested in raising money for social work B. programmers who can plan well for their future
C. believers in equality between men and women D. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others
4... Who set up the Red Hat Society?
A. Emily Cornette B. Ellen Cooper C. Jenny Joseph D. Joe Heywood
5... Women join the Red Hat Society because ___.
A. they want to stay young B. they would like to appear more attractive
C. they would like to have fun and live for themselves D. they want to be more like their parents
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