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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
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