11.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 career.
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork.In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer.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 problems began when I agreed to live in so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening.We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she'd give me time off the next.But unfortunately,it didn't often work out.I was getting extremely tired and fed up,because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One 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 situation.She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(資格證書)if I wanted to work with children.I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school.She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful.My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course.I had to leave 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 thankful to Megan.I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren't top of the class at school.
21.What is the author's present job?D
A.Working part-time in a college.
B.Taking care of children for a family.
C.Helping children with their schoolwork.
D.Looking after children at a kindergarten.
22.When staying with the two girls'family,the authorB.
A.was paid for extra work
B.often worked long hours
C.got much help from her boss
D.took a day off every other week
23.Why did the author leave her first job?C
A.She found a full-time job.
B.She was fed up with children.
C.She decided to attend a part-time course.
D.She needed a rest after working extra hours.
24.What has the author learned from her own experiences?A
A.Less successful students can still have a career.
B.Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C.Hard work makes an excellent student.
D.One must choose the job one likes.
分析 本文主要介紹了作者過去作為一名學(xué)生的情況,現(xiàn)在從事第一份工作臨時照看小孩的情況,將來參加課程學(xué)習(xí),找到一份全職工作,最終希望取得成功.
解答 DBCA
21.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第一段"I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job."和第四段最后一句"I had to leave my job with the family,and got work helping out at a kindergarten."可判斷出作者目前的工作是在幼兒園照看孩子.
22.B 細節(jié)題.從第三段"But the problems began when I agreed to live in,so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening.We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she'd give me time off the next."可以看出作者在兩個女孩家里時,常常工作很長時間.
23.C 細節(jié)題.第四段"My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course.I had to leave my job with the family,and got work helping out at a kindergarten."說明作者離開這兩個小女孩家的原因是她參加了業(yè)余學(xué)習(xí)班.
24.A 細節(jié)題.最后一句話"I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren't top of the class at school."說明即使學(xué)習(xí)差的學(xué)生也可以有自己的事業(yè).
點評 學(xué)生需要認真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細查找文中細節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷.