Question

20．Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers．But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．
  Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work．Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labors，they would earn as much as￡172，000 a year．
  The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure．This would make their yearly income￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns．
  By analyzing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week，40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime．After questioning 1，000 mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm．
  To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．Being a part-time lawyer，at￡48，98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the"mum jobs"，with psychologist a close second．
  The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother's Day．The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing（投入） in time for parenting and raising relationsh ips is money well spent．
21．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister？D
A．￡30，000．
B．￡202，000．
C．￡172，000．
D．￡142，000．
22．What is stressed in the last paragraph？D
A．mothers'importance shows in family all year long．
B．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
C．Mothers'devotion to children can hardly be calculated．
D．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
23．What can we conclude from the study？B
A．Mothers'working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers'labor is of a higher value than it is realized．
C．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇議論文．主要闡述了母親的重要性應該得到更多的關注．在母親節(jié)這一天，我們每個人都會對母親做出一些事，比如一束花等等，但是作者認為，母親這一職業(yè)值得全年的關注，因為它包含太多，母親所作的犧牲很大但非常值得．

解答 21-23   DDB
21．D   細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的"they would earn as much as￡172，000 a year"和第三段中的"This would make their yearly income￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns"可知，首相一年的收入為￡172，000-￡30，000=￡142，000，故選D．
22．D   推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段中的"can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing （投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent"可知，母親所作的犧牲很大但非常值得．故選D．
23．B   推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段的"But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．"可知，作者認為母親的重要性應該得到更多的關注，故選B．

點評 解答細節(jié)理解題時，一個常用的方法就是運用定位法，即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關鍵詞從原文中找到相關的句子，與選項進行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思，又要求學生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點．