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閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

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(shū)) 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.

1.What is the author’s present job?

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.

2.When staying with the two girls’ family, the author .

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

3.Why did the author leave her first job?

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.

4.What has the author learned from her own experiences?

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 she likes.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講的是擇業(yè)的問(wèn)題。作者非常喜歡現(xiàn)在的工作，因?yàn)樗�喜歡小孩子，并且樂(lè)于接受工作中的挑戰(zhàn)。上學(xué)時(shí)期，作者學(xué)習(xí)并不好，她認(rèn)為自己以后不會(huì)有什么發(fā)展。在大學(xué)進(jìn)修完之后，作者在一家幼兒園找到了工作，這讓作者改變了想法，學(xué)習(xí)不好的人將來(lái)也能夠找到滿意的工作。

1.I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten”和第五段“Now I’ve got a full-time job there.”可知，作者現(xiàn)在是一個(gè)幼兒園的全職教師，故選D。

2.I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.”可知，作者每天工作到很晚，早上很早就要開(kāi)始工作，故選B。

3.I got on a part-time course”可知，作者要去大學(xué)進(jìn)修，故選C。

4.I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.”可知，作者以前認(rèn)為自己學(xué)習(xí)不好，以后很難找到稱心的工作；現(xiàn)在，作者認(rèn)為，即使學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)不突出，依然可以找到滿意的工作，故選A。

考點(diǎn)：生活類短文閱讀