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高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级22
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AwomannamedEmilyrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitated,uncertainhowtoclassifyherself.
“WhatImeanis,”explainedtherecorder,“doyouhaveajob,orareyoujusta…”
“OfcourseIhaveajob,”saidEmily.“I’mamother.”
“Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation…‘housewife’coversit,”saidtherecorder.
OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareerwoman,confidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle.“Whatisyouroccupation?”sheasked.
Thewordssimplypoppedout.“I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.”
Theclerkpaused,ballpointpenfrozeninmidair.
Irepeatedthetitleslowly,thenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninbold,blackinkontheofficialquestionnaire.
“MightIask,”saidtheclerkwithnewinterest,“Justwhatyoudointhisfield?”
Coolly,withoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoice,Iheardmyselfreply,“Ihaveacontinuingprogramofresearch〔whatmotherdoesn’t〕,inthelabandinthefield〔normallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout〕.Ofcourse,thejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanities〔anymothercaretodisagree?〕,andIoftenwork14hoursaday〔24ismorelikeit〕.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.”
Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’
AsIdroveintoourdriveway,buoyedup〔受鼓舞〕bymyglamorousnewcareer,Iwasgreetedbymylabassistants—ages13,7,and3.
UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodel〔a6montholdbaby〕,inthechild-developmentprogram,testingoutanewvocalpattern.
Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable〔不可缺少旳〕tomankindthan“justanothermother.”
Motherhood…Whatagloriouscareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.
56.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?
A.Therecorderwasimpatientandrude.
B.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.
C.Theauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaced.
D.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.
57.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauth