第4節(jié)記敘文題組訓(xùn)練一1話題：人物介紹難度：建議用時：7分鐘CharlesDickensisprobablythebest-knownand，tomanypeople，thegreatestEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Asamoralist，satirist，andsocialreformer，DickenscraftedcomplexplotsandstrikingcharactersthatcapturethepanoramaofEnglishsociety.DickenswasborninPortsmouth，onEnglandssoutherncoast.HisfatherwasaclerkintheBritishnavypayofficearespectableposition，butwithlittlesocialstatus.Hispaternalgrandparents，astewardandahousekeeperpossessedevenlessstatus，havingbeenservants，andDickenslaterconcealedtheirbackground.Dickensmothersupposedlycamefromamorerespectablefamily.YettwoyearsbeforeDickensbirth，hismothersfatherwascaughtstealingandfledtoEurope，nevertoreturn.ThefamilysincreasingpovertyforcedDickensoutofschoolatage12toworkinWarrensBlackingWarehouse，ashoe-polishfactory，wheretheotherworkingboysmockedhimas“theyounggentleman”.Hisfatherwasthenimprisonedfordebt.Thehumiliations(恥辱) ofhisfathersimprisonmentandhislaborintheblackingfactoryformedDickensgreatestwoundandbecamehisdeepestsecret.Hecouldnotconfidethemeventohiswife，althoughtheyprovidetheunacknowledgedfoundationofhisfiction.Soonafterhisfathersreleasefromprison，Dickensgotabetterjobasanerrandboyinlawoffices.HetaughthimselfshorthandtogetanevenbetterjoblaterasacourtstenographerandasareporterinParliament.Atthesametime，Dickens，whohadareporterseyefortranscribing(轉(zhuǎn)錄) thelifearoundhimespeciallyanythingcomicorodd，submittedshortsketches(短篇作品) toobscuremagazines.Thefirstpublishedsketch，ADinneratPoplarWalkbroughttearstoDickenseyeswhenhediscovereditinthepagesofTheMonthlyMagazine.Fromthenonhissketches，whichappearedunderthepenname“Boz”inTheEveningChronicle，earnedhimamodestreputation.SoonafterSketchesbyBozappeared，apublishingfirmapproachedDickenstowriteastoryinmonthlyinstallments，asabackdropforaseriesofwoodcutsbythethen-famousartistRobertSeymour，whohadoriginatedtheideaforthestory.Withcharacteristicconfidence，DickenssuccessfullyinsistedthatSeymourspicturesillustratehisownstoryinstead.Afterthefirstinstallment，Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrectadrawingwhich，Dickensfelt，wasnotfaithfulenoughtohisprose.Seymourmadethechange，wentintohisbackyard，andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.Dickensandhispublisherssimplypressedonwithanewartist.Thecomicnovel，ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub，appearedseriallyin1836and1837，andwasfirstpublishedinbookformin1837.TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickensfame.TherewerePickwickcoatsandPickwickcigars，andtheplump，spectacledhero，SamuelPickwick，becameanationalfigure.AfterPickwick，Dickensplungedintoableakerworld.InOliverTwist，hetracesanorphansprogressfromtheworkhousetothecriminalslums(貧民區(qū)) ofLondon.NicholasNickleby，hisnextnovel，combinesthedarknessofOliverTwistwiththesunlightofPickwick.ThepopularityofthesenovelsconsolidatedDickensasanationallyandinternationallycelebratedmanofletters.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。描述了狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)歷和主要作品等。1.DickensfamilybackgroundhadthefollowingeffectsonhimEXCEPTthat.A.heformedanoddpersonalityB.itcastashadowonhisheartC.hehadtodropoutofschoolD.ithadhisdignitythreatened答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)文中沒有提到，但B、C、D三項(xiàng)涉及的內(nèi)容在文中第二段中都提及了。2.WhichofthefollowingworkssecuredDickensreputation?A.ADinneratPoplarWalk.B.OliverTwist.C.ThePickwickPapers.D.NicholasNickleby.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第一句“TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickensfame.”可知，匹克威克列傳的巨大成功為狄更斯贏得了聲譽(yù)。3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.DickensinsistenceagainstSeymourswillmighthaveledtotheartistkillinghimselfB.itwasthecombinationofOliverTwistandPickwickthatmadeDickensworld-famousC.DickensreflectedthesituationofEnglishsocietyinthe18thcenturywithhisliteratureD.DickenssketchesinTheMonthlyMagazineattractedtheattentionofapublishingfirm答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段倒數(shù)第三、四句“.Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrect.andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，是狄更斯的三部小說讓他享譽(yù)世界，故B項(xiàng)錯誤；C項(xiàng)中應(yīng)反映的是19世紀(jì)的英國社會，故排除；D項(xiàng)中應(yīng)是SketchesbyBoz吸引了出版商，故排除。4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Dickensgreatcontributions.B.Dickensfamousworks.C.Dickensfamilybackground.D.Dickenslifeexperiences.答案D解析主旨大意題。文章介紹了查爾斯·狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)歷和主要作品等，因此A、B、C三項(xiàng)均是以偏概全，而D項(xiàng)囊括了全文內(nèi)容。2話題：走路、乘車的好處難度：建議用時：6分鐘Whenawebsitesuggestedthatwenotuseacarforaweek，Idecidedtohaveatry.Duringthelastcoupleyears，Ivegotusedtotakingthebus.Thefirsttwodayswasprettyeasy.Itookthebustomysummerschoolclass，walkedtotheshopafterwards，andthentookabushome.Thebusridesnevertookmorethan20minutesandsinceIstartedthechallengeonaweekday，thebusesranoftenandIdidnthavetowaitatstopsverylong.Butbythethirdday，Istartedtomissbeingabletogoanywhereinacar.Onthefourthday，aftergettingreadyforschool，IlookedattheclockandIwasalready20minuteslate.IknewthatifItookthebusIdarrivealmostanhourlate.Sincetheclassisonlytwohourslong，Iaskedmymomtodriveme.Ifeltguiltyaboutridinginacar，butitfeltgoodtobeinthepassengersseatagain.Fromthefifthdayonitwasnttoobad.Somefriendsofferedtodrivemetogooutafewtimes，andIhadtorefusetheirofferandwalktocloserplaceswiththeminstead.TheythoughtIwascrazytogowithoutusingacarforaweek.However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.Walkingishealthierformybodyandtheworld，andIdontmindtakingthebusbecauseIgettomeetreallyinterestingpeople.MyfavoritewasamanwhosaidhewasonajourneyacrossAmerica，andaskedmeaboutschoolandwhatmyfavoritesubjectis.Also，thebusisagoodplaceformetobecreative.Ivewrittenalotofpoemsonthebus.ImnotsurprisedJ.K.RowlingwroteHarryPotteronthetrain.Onthelastdayofthechallenge，IfeltlikeIcouldfinallyreturnfrommytravel.Strangely，thefirstdayofmyrenewedcarfreedomwasntasexcitingasIimagined.Oncethechancesarose，choosingacaroveragreenertravelbecamelessattractive.WhysitinthelonelypassengersseatwhenIcouldchooseanyfreeseatIwantedonabus？Besides，walkingortakingthebuscanhelpourenvironment.Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore?語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。作者接受了一周不乘坐小汽車的挑戰(zhàn)，在這個過程中，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處。5.Whydidtheauthorusethecaronthefourthday?A.Becausehehadgottiredoftakingabus.B.Becausetherewerentmanybusesthatday.C.Becausehereallymissedthepassengersseat.D.Becausehedidntwanttobelateforhisclass.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者選擇乘坐小汽車是不想上課遲到，故選D。6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thebenefitsofwalkingortakingabus.B.Thepoemstheauthorwroteonthebus.C.Theactivitiestheauthoroftendidonthebus.D.Theinterestingpeopletheauthormetonthebus.答案A解析段落大意題。第四段第一句“However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.”為這一段的主旨句，主要是講走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處，故選A。7.Wecaninferthatnowtheauthor.A.hasdecidednevertousehisfamilyscaragainB.isafraidofgoingsomewherefarbybusC.doesntlikelisteningtothecarradiowhenheisinthecarD.ismorewillingtogetaroundonfootorbybus答案D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段末句“Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore？”可推斷作者現(xiàn)在比以前更愿意走路或乘坐公共汽車了。故選D。3話題：梵高簡介難度：建議用時：7分鐘Inthespringof1878，VincentvanGoghturned25.Ashelookedbackoverhisshortlife，theDutchmanfoundlittletocelebrateamongtheendeavorsofhisfalteringcareer.Byconventional，middle-classstandards，hewasafailure.Afteracoupleofdead-endteachingjobsinEngland，aswellasashort，forgettablespellworkinginabookshopinDordrecht，hemovedtoAmsterdamtobecomeaministerofreligion，followinginhisfathersfootsteps.Attheendof1878，hesetoffforthedepressedcoalminingdistrictoftheBorinagetothewestofthecityofMonsinBelgium，determinedtoestablishhimselfasapreacherfortheworkingclass.There，helivedinahumblehut，gaveawaymuchofhismoney，andchangedhissmartclothesintothepracticalwork-wearoftheBorins.Unfortunately，hewasnotagiftedspeaker，sohismeetingsweresparselyattended.Hisinabilitytoconnectwiththelocalcoalminerswascompoundedbyapracticallinguisticdifficulty：hecouldntmakeheadortailoftheirquick-fireregionaldialectknownas“WalloonFrench”whiletheyweremystifiedbyhisownattemptsatFrench，whichtotheirearssoundedoverlyformal.InJuly1879，onlyhalfayearafterhehadarrivedintheregion，hereceivedanothersetback：theauthoritiesterminatedhistrialreligiousappointment.Yetitwasatthisrock-bottommomentthatvanGogh，now26，startedtodraw.“Ioftenfeelhomesickforthecountryofpaintings，”hewrotetohisbrotherTheointhesummerof1880.Hefeltsympathyfortheworking-classminers.Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.Thepeoplewerepoorandilliterate，andtheirworkwashardanddangerous.YetforvanGogh，therewassomekindofbiggertruthintheirsimplewayoflife.Afterhebecameanartist，hechosetofindhissubjectmatterthere.Likeartiststhatheadmired，suchasJean-FrancoisMillet，hewantedtoportraythelifeofworking-classpeople，andheremainedinterestingindoingsocertainlyforthefirsthalfofhiscareer.Really，itstayedimportanttohimforever.Inadditiontothisgeneralconcernforeverydayrealityandtheruralpoor，particularthemesthatvanGoghencounteredintheBorinagewouldlaterfeatureprominentlyinhisart.Asheonceputitinaletter，“ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.”FewworksfromvanGoghsBorinageperiodsurvived，becausetheartistburnedmostofthem.Asherevealedinalettertoafriend，hefelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice.語篇解讀文章講述了梵高年輕時候的生活境遇。8.WhathappenedtoVincentvanGoghin1878?A.Helearnedalotfromdifferentjobs.B.Hebecametheapprenticeofhisfather.C.Hewasamemberoftheworkingclass.D.Hefeltdissatisfiedwithhiscareer.答案D解析推理判斷題。文中第一段提到梵高在1878年經(jīng)歷了幾次工作的更換，但結(jié)果都不好，所以答案選D。9.WhydidvanGoghhavedifficultycommunicatingwiththelocalminers?A.Theminersdidntappreciatehisdressingstyle.B.TheirFrenchwasntagreeableineachothersears.C.HisFrenchpronunciationwasntstandard.D.Hehadtroubleinmakingaspeech.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，他無法與當(dāng)?shù)氐拿旱V工人建立聯(lián)系，再加上一個實(shí)際的語言困難：他聽不懂他們的方言“瓦隆法語”，而他們對他的法語感到困惑，因?yàn)樵谒麄兟爜恚姆ㄕZ聽起來過于正式。故選B。10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.VanGoghinteractedwithworking-classpeopleallthroughhislifeeventhoughhewasbornmiddle-class.B.VanGoghandJean-FrancoisMilletbothfoundinspirationfromtheruralpeopleintheBorinage.C.VanGoghspaintingsintheBorinagemirroredthelifeofworking-classpeople.D.VanGoghruinedmanyofhisworksintheBorinagebecausehisartisticvoicewasunheardthen.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第四句“Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.”及最后一句“.ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.”判斷A錯。B選項(xiàng)中的intheBorinage錯。根據(jù)最后一段得知梵高燒掉自己的畫是因?yàn)椤癶efelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice”，故答案選C。題組訓(xùn)練二1話題：蝴蝶的啟示難度：建議用時：6分鐘WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasntcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool，Iwassuddenlyattacked！YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurt，Iwouldnthavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall，Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!Havingstopped，laughing，Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed，attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime，Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasntsurewhattodo.Afterall，itsjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.ThatswhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingatmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.Sittingclosebesideher，heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismatessake，eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismatessafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldntdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher，undisturbed.Sincethen，IvealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneverIseehugebarriersfacingme.語篇解讀本文為記敘文，講述作者途經(jīng)一池塘，遇到一只蝴蝶，為了保護(hù)它的伴侶反復(fù)攻擊作者，明知自不量力還是堅(jiān)持，這使作者每當(dāng)遇到困難就會想起這只蝴蝶的勇氣。1.Whydidtheauthorchangethedirectionwhilewalkingdownapaththroughsomewoods?A.Hewantedtotakeashortcut.B.Hetriedtofindwherehewantedtogo.C.Hewasattackedunpredictably.D.Hewasblockedbythepathcoveredbywaterandmud.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasntcoveredbywaterormud.”可知，作者原來走的那條小路有水和泥漿。2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthorintendedtocatchthebutterfly.B.Thebutterflychargedtowardstheauthorforsakeofhismate.C.Thebutterflyamusedtheauthorbyattackinghimwithoutanyinjury.D.Thebutterflywasaggressiveandsincere.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句和第三段的內(nèi)容可知，蝴蝶攻擊我是為了他的伴侶。3.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromthepassage?A.Everytimehewalksbythepool，healwaysthinksofthebutterflyandhismate.B.Hemustlearnattackingcourageofthebutterfly.C.Thecourageandloveofthecouplebutterflyareadmirable.D.Whenheisfacedwithdifficulty，thecourageofthebutterflyoccurstohim.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合故事和最后一段可知，作者不管什么時候有困難一想起那只蝴蝶，就有戰(zhàn)勝困難的勇氣。2話題：成長經(jīng)歷難度：建議用時：7分鐘Alittleboyalmostthoughtofhimselfasthemostunfortunatechildintheworldbecausepoliomyelitis(小兒麻痹癥) madehisleglameandhisteethunevenandprotrudent.Heseldomplayedwithhisclassmates；andwhentheteacheraskedhimtoanswerquestions，healwaysloweredhisheadwithoutaword.Onespring，theboysfatheraskedforsomesaplingsfromtheneighbor.Hewantedtoplanttheminfrontofthehouse.Hetoldhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson.Thefathersaidtothechildren，“Whoseseedlinggrowsbest，Iwillbuyhimorherafavoritegift.”Theboyalsowantedtogethisfathersgift.Butseeinghisbrothersandsisterscarryingwatertowaterthetreeshappily，anyhow，hehituponanidea：hehopedthetreeheplantedwoulddiesoon.Soafterwateringitonceortwice，heneverattendedtoit.Afewdayslater，whenthelittleboywenttoseehistreeagain，hewassurprisedtofinditnotonlydidntwilt，butalsogrewsomefreshleaves，andcomparedwiththetreesofhisbrothersandsisters，hisappearedgreenerandmorevital.Hisfatherkepthispromise，boughtthelittleboyhisfavoritegiftandsaidtohim：fromthetreeheplanted，hewouldbecomeanoutstandingbotanistwhenhegrewup.Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.Oneday，thelittleboylayonthebedbutcouldntsleep.Lookingatthebrightmoonlightoutsidethewindow，hesuddenlyrecalledwhatthebiologyteacheroncesaid，plantsgenerallygrowatnight.Whynotgotoseethetree？Whenhecametothecourtyardontiptoe，hefoundhisfatherwassplashingsomethingunderhistreewithaladle(勺子).Allofasudden，heunderstood：hisfatherhadbeensecretlyfertilizinghissmalltree！Hereturnedtohisroom，tearsrunningdownhisfacewithoutrestraint.Decadespassed.Thelittleboydidntbecomeabotanist，buthewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisnamewasFranklinRoosevelt.Loveisthebestnourishmentoflife；evenifitisjustoneladlefulofclearwater，itcanmakethetreeoflifethrive.Maybethattreeisinconspicuous；perhapsthatthetreeissothin，andevensomewithered，butaslongasthereisnourishmentoflove，itcanflourishandevengrowintotoweringtrees.語篇解讀本文介紹了富蘭克林·羅斯福的成長經(jīng)歷。富蘭克林小時候曾因?yàn)樾郝楸园Y而消極悲觀，父親發(fā)現(xiàn)后，讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物并為他栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥。4.Whydidthefathertellhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson?A.Tomakethechildrencompetitive.B.Tomaketheboyconfidentandoptimistic.C.Tomaketheboyinterestedinbotany.D.Togivethemostoutstandingchildagift.答案B解析推理判斷題。由第五段最后一句“Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.”和下文的內(nèi)容可知，父親讓孩子們種樹實(shí)際上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀。故選項(xiàng)B符合題意。5.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4，theauthorwantstoconveythat.A.theboyregardedhimselfasthetreeB.theboyhadlittleconfidencetowinthegiftC.theboywasjealousofhissiblingshealthD.theboytendedtosuicide答案A解析推理判斷題。從表面上看男孩希望自己栽的樹苗早日死去，這只是因?yàn)樗鼙^。但從文章最后兩段可知，作者想要表達(dá)的是男孩把自己看成了那棵樹。故選項(xiàng)A符合題意。6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheKeytoSuccessB.FathersDeepLoveC.TheBestNourishmentofLifeD.AToweringTree答案C解析標(biāo)題歸納題。父親表面上讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物，卻一直在為小男孩栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥，實(shí)際上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀，正是父親的愛鼓舞了男孩，男孩最終成為美國總統(tǒng)。由此可知，愛是生命最好的養(yǎng)料，所以用TheBestNourishmentofLife是貼切主題的。故選項(xiàng)C符合題意。3話題：求職難度：建議用時：8分鐘Astay-at-homemomfor26years，Atlanta-bornKCjustturned50andseeksajob.“Imnotjustlookingforsomethingtodo，”shesays.“Puttingfourkidsthroughcollegehasleftusinseverefinancialtrouble.Gettingajobisamust！”Growingup，allKCwantedtobewasamom.“Thattall.Justamomwhostayedhomewithmychildrenandcreatedagoodandcomfortablehomeformyfamily.”Shesnotsurewhythatambitionwassostrongforher.“Mymomworkedfull-time，soitwasntfromwatchingher.MaybebecauseIwishedshewasathomewithme，”KCsays.Leavingherlastjobaftertwoyearsforthebirthofherfirstchild，KCspentthenext26yearstakingcareofherhomeandfamily.TheDuluth，GA，homemakerrecognizesthedifficultyofhercurrentsituation，though.“Whenyousendoutaresumethathasa26-yeargap，youareluckyifyoucanevengetaninterview，letaloneanoffer.”Hereducationallimitationsalsopresentobstacles.“ThefactthatIdidntgotocollegeiskillingme.AtthetimethatIgraduatedfromhighschool，itwasntcommonforgirlstogotocollege.”ThatswhyKCsadvicetoothersis：“Getthatcollegedegree！Iwouldntchangeathingaboutbeingastay-at-homemom，soIwouldneveradviseagainstthat，butdosomething，nomatterhowsmall，tokeepyourskillsuptodate.Therearesomanyoptionstotelecommutethesedaysthatitwouldbeeasytodowhilebeingafull-timemom.”KChasherselflookedintotelecommuting，buthasnotfoundanythingyet.“Ihavefoundtonsofwork-at-homejobs，buttheywantacheckfrommefirst.”KCwouldstillliketogetadegreeandhaslookedintodoingsoanddiscussedtheprospectwithherhusband.“WefeelthatIneedtogetajobfirst，thengotoschoolpart-time.IfIcouldfindadecent-paying(薪資優(yōu)厚的) part-timejob，Iwouldgobacknow，”shesays.Withacollegedegreeseeminglyunattainableatthemoment，KChasworkedtodevelopherskillssoshellbereadyfortheworkforce.“Ihavekeptupwithcurrenttechnology；itsnothardtowithtwoGeorgiaTechgraduatesinmyhouseandtwocurrentTechstudents！”shesays.“IhaverecentlytakenaclassonExcelandlovetolearnnewsoftware.”Currently，KCseeksadministrativeassistantandreceptionistjobs.“IhaveusedalltheWeb-basedjobboards，”shesays.“Ihavealsousedthelocalnewspaperandhavenetworkedwithfriendswhoknowofopenpositions.”Shehasalsosignedupwithseveralplacementagencies，buthasreceivednoresponsefromanyofthem.Ifshecoulddoanythingshewantedto，KC，anartistandseamstress(女裁縫師)，wouldlovetoownherowncompany.“Evenworkingforacompanyandhelpingtodevelopnewcraftproductsorpatternswouldbeadream，”shesays.Creativityisacornerstone(基石) ofherlife.“Iwouldlovetohaveajobusingmycreativity.Ialwayshaveprojectsgoingon，”shesays.“IfIhaveadaywhereIcantbecreative，Ifeellost.”語篇解讀KC為照顧家庭，甘愿默默付出26年。如今，孩子們長大成人，考上大學(xué)，于是她想重新找一份工作。但由于學(xué)歷限制和長時間未參加工作，KC的覓職之路走得很艱辛。7.WhatisapossiblereasonforKCstayingathomefor26years?A.Herfamilyencouragedhertodoso.B.Herfamilydidntexperiencefinancialtrouble.C.Shewishedtogiveherchildrentheloveshedidntreceive.D.Shebelievedawomanshouldgiveupherjobforherfamily.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，KC小時候，媽媽做全職工作，沒時間陪她，她有一種對媽媽陪伴的渴望。因此，當(dāng)她自己成為母親的時候，她想讓自己的孩子感受到自己幼時缺失的母愛。故選C。8.WhatwouldKCdoifshecouldliveherlifeagain?A.Shewouldntchoosetobeafull-timemom.B.Shewouldntchooseawork-at-homejob.C.Shewouldfindapart-timejobwithagoodsalary.D.Shewouldgetacollegedegreeandnotfallbehindothers.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段可知，KC認(rèn)為，即使做全職媽媽，也應(yīng)該接受大學(xué)教育，力圖使自己跟上時代。故選D。9.WhatcanwelearnaboutKCaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheregrettedspendingtoomuchtimelookingafterherfamily.B.Shebenefitedalotfromtelecommutingwhilefindingajob.C.Shehasdevotedagreatdealofefforttofindingajob.D.Shewas24whenshehadherfirstbabyandquitherfirstjob.答案C解析推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，KC為找到工作，上了業(yè)余學(xué)校，利用telecommuting及Web-basedjobboards，關(guān)注報(bào)紙，這都是她為找工作付出的努力。10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus?A.Creativityplaysanimportantpartinsuccess.B.Owningonesowncompanyisnoteasy.C.WhatKCsidealjobinherheartis.D.HowKCworksonherprojects.答案C解析段落大意題。最后一段主要講述了KC內(nèi)心深處最渴望的工作狀態(tài)，她希望做一份能發(fā)揮自己創(chuàng)造性的工作。14