13．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 about 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） 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．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．
21．What is the author's present job？D
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．
22．When staying with the two girls'family，the authorB．
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
23．Why did the author leave her first job？C
A．She found a ull-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．
24．What has the author learned from her own experiences？A
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 he/she likes．
分析 本文通過作者找到滿意工作的故事告訴我們：即使我們不是很優(yōu)秀，我們也可以找到自己想要的好工作．
解答 21-24 DBCA
21．D 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2，3行and got work helping out at a kindergarten．Now I've got a full-time job there．可知作者現(xiàn)在的工作是在幼兒園里上班．故D正確．
22．B 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章第二段第四行I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．可知在這家，我經(jīng)常要和孩子整天地待在一起．故B正確．
23．C 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3，4行．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，可知作者不得不離開那家人，是因為她要去學(xué)習(xí)課程．故C正確．
24．A 推理題．根據(jù)文章最后一句．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren't top of the class at school．可知即使我們不是很優(yōu)秀，我們也可以找到自己想要的好工作．故A正確．
點評 本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體．搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(jié)信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)．做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比，找出答案．
