18.Across Britain,burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to delivertheir supermarket bunches of flowersBut,according to a new study,we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.
Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work.Now,the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours,they would earn as much as£172,000a year.
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do,as well as the hours they are working,to determine the figure.This would make their yearly income£30,000more than the Prime Minister earns.
By analyzing the numbers,it found the average mother works 119hours a week,40of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79hours as overtime.After questioning 1,000mothers with children under 18,it found that,on most days,mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour,it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on,including housekeeper,part-time lawyer,personal trainer and entertainer.Being a part-time lawyer,at£48,98an hour,would prove to be te most profitable of the"mum jobs",with psychologist(心理學(xué)家) a close second.
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face,with 80per cent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.
The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother's Day.The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending,but children are also sources of great joy and happiness.Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.
25.How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?C
A.£30,000.
B.£172,000.
C.£142,000.
D.£202,000.
26.The biggest challenge for most mothers is fromB.
A.low pay for work
B.emotional demand
C.heavy workload
D.lack of training
27.What is stressed in the last paragraph?B
A.mothers'importance shows in family all year long.
B.The sacrifices(犧牲) mothers make are huge but worthwhile.
C.Mothers'devotion to children can hardly be calculated(計(jì)算).
D.Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.
28.What can we conclude from the study?C
A.Mothers'working hours should be largely reduced.
B.Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.
C.Mothers'labour is of a higher value than it is realized.
D.Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.
分析 這是一篇寫在母親節(jié)的文章,在母親節(jié)這一天,每個(gè)人都會(huì)對(duì)母親做出一些事,比如一束花等等,但是作者認(rèn)為,母親這一職業(yè)值得全年的關(guān)注,因?yàn)槟赣H工作的重要性遠(yuǎn)比人們所能意識(shí)到的要高得多.
解答 25.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段的they would earn as much as$172,000 a year如果她們的勞動(dòng)被支付報(bào)酬可以每年獲得172,000.以及第三段的This would make their yearlyincome£3000 more than the Prime Ministerearns這要比當(dāng)首相的多30,000.由此可知首相的年薪是172,000-30,000=142,000.故選C.
26.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段的It also asked mothers about thechallenges they face,with 80percent making emotional(情感的) demand asthe hardest thing about motherhood.可知80%的母親認(rèn)為她們面對(duì)的最大的挑戰(zhàn)是情感需要方面的,故選B.
27.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段的The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can benever-ending,but children are also sources ofgreat joy and happiness.可知,母親對(duì)孩子在情感體力精神等方面的付出可能是永無(wú)休止的,但是她們這方面的投入也是很值的.所以母親付出的犧牲是巨大的,但是又是值得的.故選B.
28.C 推理判斷題.全文用了很多的數(shù)字來(lái)論述做母親的重要性.比如如果將母親所做的量化成工薪,她一年所賺的甚至超過(guò)首相的年薪.所以母親工作的重要性遠(yuǎn)比人們所能意識(shí)到的要高得多.故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是科教類閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語(yǔ).認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.