【題目】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）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 one likes.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了作者過(guò)去作為一名學(xué)生的情況，現(xiàn)在從事第一份工作臨時(shí)照看小孩的情況，將來(lái)參加課程學(xué)習(xí)，找到一份全職工作，最終希望取得成功。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.可知作者目前的工作是在幼兒園照顧孩子。故選D。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本文第二段最后一句是Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.意思為因?yàn)楹秃⒆觽冊(cè)谝黄鹜砩衔乙煤芡恚绯课乙饋?lái)的很早，所以作者工作的時(shí)間很長(zhǎng)，故本題選B。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。本文第三段第五行有一句是I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family,我參加了一個(gè)兼職的課程，所以我必須要辭去我原先照看小孩的工作，根據(jù)句意故本題選C。

【4】A主旨大意題。本文主要談?wù)摿宋覍W(xué)生時(shí)代的懶惰，但后期通過(guò)自身的努力和學(xué)習(xí)卻取得了成功，找到了一份不錯(cuò)的全職工作，從作者的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷可知即使你學(xué)生時(shí)代不是很好，通過(guò)個(gè)人的努力仍然是可以取得成功。故本題選A。

【名師點(diǎn)評(píng)】本文主要介紹了作者過(guò)去作為一名學(xué)生的情況，現(xiàn)在從事第一份工作臨時(shí)照看小孩的情況，將來(lái)參加課程學(xué)習(xí)，找到一份全職工作，最終希望取得成功的有關(guān)情況，閱讀本文時(shí)，我們可以根據(jù)作者這條時(shí)間線索通讀全篇，把握文章的大意。

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