I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of   36  .
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking   37  I might do and found I didn’t have much to  38  . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the  39 began when I agreed to   40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We  42  that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But  43  , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely   44and fed up, because I had too many 45  nights and early mornings with the children.
  46   Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my  47  . She suggested that I should take a (n)   48  and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be   49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She    50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51  for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to   52  my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be   53 to Megan. I wish I had known   54  that you could have a career,   55  you aren’t top of the class at school.
小題1:
A．challengeB．careerC．courseD．a(chǎn)ward
小題2:
A．whenB．howC．whatD．why
小題3:
A．learnB．teachC．shareD．offer
小題4:
A．problemsB．questionsC．workD．career
小題5:
A．stay upB．play withC．look afterD．live in
小題6:
A．friendB．bossC．classmateD．parent
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．thoughtC．hopedD．believed
小題8:
A．particularlyB．clearlyC．unfortunatelyD．specially
小題9:
A．excitedB．tiredC．surprisedD．disappointed
小題10:
A．earlyB．lateC．longD．hard
小題11:
A．AnotherB．ThatC．ThisD．One
小題12:
A．conditionB．workC．childrenD．situation
小題13:
A．courseB．examC．collegeD．duty
小題14:
A．hiredB．recognizedC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．known
小題15:
A．promisedB．persuadedC．a(chǎn)llowedD．made
小題16:
A．explainedB．showedC．countedD．meant
小題17:
A．takeB．getC．layD．leave
小題18:
A．warmB．kindC．thankfulD．friendly
小題19:
A．laterB．earlierC．moreD．less
小題20:
A．even ifB．only ifC．sinceD．a(chǎn)s

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:B
小題20:A

小題1:考查名詞。作者喜愛自己的工作，“有一段時間我以為我永遠不會有機會從事自己現(xiàn)在的工作”。career (終身的)職業(yè)。
小題2:考查疑問詞。此處what引導賓語從句，做do的賓語。
小題3:考查動詞。因為自己上學時不是優(yōu)秀學生，做的作業(yè)不多，現(xiàn)在發(fā)現(xiàn)自己能為孩子們提供offer的東西不多。
小題4:考查名詞。開始時不錯，but后的內(nèi)容應與此相反，所以選A，“問題出現(xiàn)了”。
小題5:考查動詞短語。當我同意住在他們家時（live in），問題出現(xiàn)了。與下文的老板外出時晚上照顧孩子相呼應。
小題6:考查名詞。這樣如果我的老板出差，晚上我會在那照顧孩子。
小題7:考查動詞。這是我們達成的協(xié)議。agree一致同意。
小題8:考查副詞�？蓪ξ襾碚f，不幸的是，這協(xié)議常常得不到執(zhí)行。
小題9:考查形容詞。長時間照顧孩子的不到休息，自然很累。
小題10:考查副詞。late與后面的early對應。晚睡早起的次數(shù)太多了。
小題11:考查形容詞。one Sunday一個周末。泛指不具體的時間。
小題12:考查名詞。我把我所處的狀況（situation）告訴了她。
小題13:考查名詞。take a course修一門課程。
小題14:考查動詞。因為上學時考試不多， 作者擔心自己不會被錄取（接受）accept。
小題15:考查動詞。因為我有所顧慮，Megan就（打消我的顧慮）說服我給當?shù)匾患掖髮W打電話。
小題16:考查動詞。我的經(jīng)歷起來很大作用。count for 有價值, 有重要性。
小題17:考查動詞。結合下文可知作者離開這兩個小女孩家的原因是她參加了業(yè)余學習。leave one’s job辭職。
小題18:考查形容詞。感謝Megan對自己的幫助。be thankful to sb感激某人。
小題19:考查副詞。由于Megan對自己的幫助，自己取得了一份滿意的工作，而在此前自己有過一些不順，所以希望自己早點認識Megan。
小題20:考查連詞。結合自己的經(jīng)說明即使even if學習差的學生也可以有自己的事業(yè)。
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A．ifB．whetherC．howD．why
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A．There are many new words in his plays.
B．He wrote his plays using uncommon words.
C．The characters in his plays speak in poetry.
D．Most of the words in his plays are outdated.
小題4:We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．most of Shakespeare’s plays have been made into films
B．language changes with the development of society
C．Shakespeare made lots of money from his works
D．it is more useful to read Shakespeare’s works than to watch them

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

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 3. She’ll talk about my lack of 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 coworker’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 am the type of the person who loved 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 a fame 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 6pm. 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.
小題1:Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?
A．the writer’s studiesB．wars around the world
C．dinner plansD．the writer’s future job
小題2:We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother _____.
A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor
B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English
C．gets along very well with the writer
D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea
小題3:The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.
A．disagreesB．shoutsC．smilesD．complains
小題4:Which of the following statements is probably 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 wants to do something he really likes in the future.
D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.
小題5:We can know from the last paragraph that ____.
A．the writer’s mother works very hard for the family
B．the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like
C．the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job
D．the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good

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