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Motherhood is a career to respect
A WOMAN renewing her driver’s license at the CountyClerk’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 (研究员) 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 pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your 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 laboratory 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 the 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 (激励) 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.
How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?
A. Cold-hearted. B. Open-minded.
C. Puzzled. D. Interested.
How many children does the writer have?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 7 D. 13
Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?
A. Because she thought the writer did admirable work.
B. Because the writer cared little about rewards.
C. Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.
D. Because she admired the writer's research work.
What is the point of the article?
A. To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B. To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.
C. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
Motherhood is a career to respect
A WOMAN renewing her driver’s license at the CountyClerk’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 (研究员) 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 pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your 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 laboratory 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 the 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 (激励) 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. How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?
A. Cold-hearted. B. Open-minded.
C. Puzzled. D. Interested.
2. How many children does the writer have?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 7 D. 13
3.Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?
A. Because she thought the writer did admirable work.
B. Because the writer cared little about rewards.
C. Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.
D. Because she admired the writer's research work.
4. What is the point of the article?
A. To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B. To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.
C. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
Motherhood is a career to respect
A WOMAN renewing her driver’s license at the CountyClerk’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 (研究员) 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 pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your 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 laboratory 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 the 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 (激励) 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.
【小题1】 How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?
| A．Cold-hearted. | B．Open-minded. |
| C．Puzzled. | D．Interested. |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．7 | D．13 |
| A．Because she thought the writer did admirable work. |
| B．Because the writer cared little about rewards. |
| C．Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of. |
| D．Because she admired the writer's research work. |
| A．To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it. |
| B．To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily. |
| C．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career. |
| D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work. |
If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 1 in the United States offer an international sample of 2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 3 other nations.This is probably one reason 4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 6 lands.
In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many
10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 11 understand the foreign people and their 12 of life.
One of 13 most common international restaurants to be 14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 15 by a single family.The mother of the 16
cooks all the dishes and the 17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.
1.A.cities B.countryside C.nations D.families
2.A.waiters B.restaurants C.foods D.cooks
3.A.about B.of C.on D.with
4.A.as B.when C.which D.why
5.A.arrive B.come C.go D.leave
6.A.garden B.country C.state D.native
7.A.as B.like C.for example D.such as
8.A.and B.with C.of D.then
9.A.where B.which C.when D.why
10.A.other B.others C.another D.other’s
11.A.worse B.better C.hardly D.more
12.A.hope B.wish C.place D.way
13.A.the B.a C.this D.that
14.A.cooked B.enjoyed C.found D.eaten
15.A.built B.run C.driven D.lived
16.A.family B.city C.business D.restaurant
17.A.mother B.guests C.visitors D.father
18.A.small B.large C.tiny D.bad
19.A.deal B.work C.serve D.prepare
20.A.by B.with C.of D.for
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 37 : finding a donor heart that 38 Maria’s blood type could take years. 39 , Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 40 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 41 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 42 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 43 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 44 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 45 something from herself. Could her 46 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 47 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect 48 for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 49 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 50 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 51 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 52 as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 53 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 54 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 55 in another loving mother’s chest.
36. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
37. A. small B. distant C. hard D. precious
38. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
39. A. Certainly B. Otherwise C. However D. So
40. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
41. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
42. A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
43. A. mother B. story C. error D. dream
44. A. put B. support C. pass D. make
45. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
46. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
47. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
48. A. copy B. fit C. variation D. baby
49. A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
50. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
51. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
52. A. belief B. love C. connection D. relief
53. A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary
54. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
55. A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
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