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【题目】Some women may admire those who stay home taking care of children without thinking of anything about jobs. Lots of families ____ on one income(收入). However, We never thought that we would be anything else though it’s hardly news that to be a working mother has its ____.

Tom travelled much when our children were young. Luckily, I had an understanding boss, who allowed me to work a reduced ____ for about 12 years. My 32-hour work week provided the chance to ____ in my children’s kindergarten classrooms.

Never ____ the value of routine (常规). When Dad was away, the children knew the drill. ____ piano lessons interrupted (打断) our usual arrangement once in a while, generally we ____, had breakfast and out at the same time every day and back in, fed and bathed with a little time left over for a game or a ____ TV show. I got a few minutes of ____ before sleep.

My work at the news centre has been fun and ____. I’ve spent my working hours improving sentences and ____ and passing along information about our town.

My work has been ____ to me in important ways, and I think it has made me a more interesting and satisfied ____ and parent. And our family has learned to ____ the time we do have together.

___, if I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t change my mind to be a working mom.

【1】A. defend B. disagree C. concentrate D. manage

【2】A. failures B. strengths C. challenges D. attractions

【3】A. guidance B. schedule C. freedom D. data

【4】A. volunteer B. select C. arrange D. roll

【5】A. approve B. ignore C. preserve D. inspire

【6】A. Though B. If C. Since D. Until

【7】A. got up B. got on C. got off D. got by

【8】A. lasting B. favorite C. frightening D. forbidden

【9】A. patience B. devotion C. peace D. defense

【10】A. annoying B. embarrassing C. exciting D. confusing

【11】A. systems B. signals C. status D. stories

【12】A. meaningful B. painful C. disturbing D. useless

【13】A. athlete B. partner C. graduate D. captain

【14】A. reserve B. suffer C. enjoy D. kill

【15】A. Somehow B. Besides C. However D. So

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】C

【11】D

【12】A

【13】B

【14】C

【15】D

【解析】作者讲述了自己作为职业母亲充实的经历，及工作对自己的积极影响。

【1】D

考查动词。A. defend保卫；B. disagree不同意；C. concentrate集中；D. manage管理，设法。此处指妇女在家的家庭只靠一份收入设法生活。故选D。

【2】C

考查名词。A. failures失败；B. strengths优势；C. challenges挑战；D. attractions吸引。此处指作为一名有挑战的职业母亲，这并不是什么新闻。下文列举了自己繁忙的工作经历，不断接受新挑战。故选C。

【3】B

考查名词。A. guidance指导；B. schedule时间表；C. freedom自由；D. data数据。根据an understanding boss可知，老板减少我的工作时间，指句中的My 32-hour work week，故选B。

【4】A

考查动词。A. volunteer自愿；B. select挑选；C. arrange安排；D. roll滚动。我每周工作32个小时，提供了在我孩子的幼儿园教室里做志愿者的机会。根据句意选A。

【5】B

考查动词。A. approve批准；B. ignore忽视；C. preserve保存；D. inspire鼓舞。此处指不要忽视常规的价值，下文是具体表现，故选B。

【6】A

考查连词。A. Though虽然；B. If如果；C. Since因为；D. Until直到。尽管偶尔钢琴课会打断我们通常的安排，但我们照常作息。前后句是让步关系，故选A。

【7】A

考查动词短语。A. got up起床；B. got on上车；C. got off下车；D. got by通过。此处是按时间顺序，起床，吃早饭，出门。故选A。

【8】B

考查形容词。A. lasting持久的；B. favorite最喜爱的；C. frightening令人恐惧的；D. forbidden严禁的。此处指抽一段时间玩游戏或看最喜欢的电视节目。故选B。

【9】C

考查名词。A. patience耐心；B. devotion奉献；C. peace平静；D. defense防卫。在睡觉前我会得到片刻的平静，因为一整天都很忙，故选C。

【10】C

考查形容词。A. annoying恼人的；B. embarrassing令人尴尬的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. confusing混乱的。与fun并列应该是褒义词，指这项工作有趣和令人兴奋，故选C。

【11】D

考查名词。A. systems系统；B. signals信号；C. status状态；D. stories故事。根据作者的工作地点at the news centre可知，工作是修改句子和故事，故选D。

【12】A

考查形容词。A. meaningful有意义的；B. painful痛苦的；C. disturbing令人不安的；D. useless无用的。根据下句it has made me a more interesting and satisfied ___13___ and parent可知，工作对作者的积极影响，是有意义的。故选A。

【13】B

考查名词。A. athlete运动员；B. partner伙伴；C. graduate毕业生；D. captain队长。工作使我变成了孩子们更有趣更满足的伙伴和母亲，作者是孩子们的伙伴，故选B。

【14】C

考查动词。A. reserve储备；B. suffer遭受；C. enjoy享受；D. kill杀死。我们全家已经学会了享受在一起的时光，故选C。

【15】D

考查连词。A. Somehow以某种方法；B. Besides此外；C. However无论如何；D. So如此。所以，如果我再做一次，我不会改变主意仍然做一个职业妈妈。表示因果关系，故选D。