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1、学习资料收集于网络，仅供参考 学习资料 2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级22 A A woman named Emily renewing her driver s license at the County Clerk s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “ What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “ do you have a job, or are you just a ” “ Of cou
2、rse I have a job,” said Emily. “ I m a mother.” “ We don t list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder. One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “ What is your occupation?” she ask
3、ed. The words simply popped out. “ I m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair. I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “
4、 Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “ Just what you do in this field?” Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “ I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn t), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of cour
5、se, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.” There was an increasing note of respect i
6、n the clerk s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (受鼓舞 ) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistantsages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development
7、program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少旳 ) to mankind than “ just another mother.” Motherhood What a glorious career! Especially when there s a title on the door. 56. What can we infer from the c
8、onversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage? A. The recorder was impatient and rude. B. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society. C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. D. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job
9、was. 57. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation? A. curious B. indifferent C. interested D. puzzled 58. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author? A. Because the author cared little about rewards. B. Because she admired the author s research work in
10、 the lab. C. Because she thought the author did admirable work. D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of. 59. What is the author s purpose of writing the passage? 学习资料收集于网络，仅供参考 学习资料 A. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect. B. To show how you descri
11、be your job affects your feelings toward it. C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily. D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work. B A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It s an impres
12、sive feat, to be sure, but let s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords can heal. It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “ It s a proud moment for all of us, ” his
13、 wife told DNAI. I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his recordsinging for 80 hours straight is about as meaningful as most of the other curiou
14、s but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Granted, I m not qualified to speak on the subject. I ve got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sin
15、g an 80-hour medley of pop songs. But let s not just blame poor Burbure. He s not the only person chasing meaningless reputation. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake. To
16、 all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, “ What was it all for?” Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese. After all, records are made to be broken. 60. From the text, we can conclude that the author
