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08高考湖北阅读

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Margaret,marriedwithtwosmallchildren,hasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleaner,cleaningofficesinabigbuilding.

Shetrainedasanurse,buthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.“Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoit,buttheshifts（工作班次）areallwrongforme,asIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.”

Sosheworksasacleanerinstead,from9p.m.till6a.m.fivenightsaweekforjust￡90,beforetaxandinsurance.“It’sbetterthanitwaslastyear,butIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextra.”

Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeantthatsheseesplentyofthechildren,butverylittleofherhusband.However,shedoesn’tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.

Herworkisn’tphysicallyveryhard,butit’snotexactlypleasant,either.“Idogetangrywithpeoplewholeavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoit,perhapsthey’dbeabitmorecareful.”

Thefactthatshe’sworkingallnightdoesn’tworryMargaretatall.Unlikesomedarkbuildingsatnight,thebuildingwheresheworksisfullylit,andthewomenworkingroupsofthree.“SinceI’vegottobehere,Itrytoenjoymyself——andIusuallydo,becauseoftheothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaugh,sothetimeneverdrags.”

AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesforaliving.“Theythinkyou’reacleanerbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtoreadandwrite,”saidMargaret.“IusedtothinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatI’dbeendoing,butIdon’tthinkthatwayanymore.Idon’tdisliketheworkthoughIcan’tsayI’mmadaboutit.”

61.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause_______

A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamily

B.shehadsufferedaloto