Question

 

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。

My mother helped to build ships during World WarⅡ. She was a(n)   1woman to seek work at this South Portland Shipyards (造船廠). She was raising four children  2. I still remember my mom’s struggle to keep the   3together.

After the divorce, there wasn’t much  4. At first my mom worked in washing houses in   5places. And she later got the job in a department store   6she noticed some young women would come in, all   7in big boots and rough overalls and they would have   8of $600 to cash. And she finally asked one of them where they   9and made so much money. And they said in the  10. So my mother went over, and the man who   11her asked whether she wanted to be a welder (焊工) or a burner. My mother asked which   12the most. He said the welder. Then she said that was   13she wanted to do. He said: “oh, why?” She said: “Ha, I have four children to  14.”

It was bitterly cold in the winter going into the bottom of those steel ships. They had to creep into narrow basis and lay on their backs, and welded  15. And I remember her neck and her chest all spotted with   16from the sparks. And her shift (輪班) was midnight to 6 AM, so she could be home with us   17the day. I remember her dressing was man’s clothing. Once she fell and   18her foot and they brought her home in the middle of the night, and she was weeping. After the Shipyard  19, she needed to have two jobs to make enough money. And we kids were more or less on our own, and that was not a happy time. But still she was   20to keep us together as a family.

1.A. educated   B. employed C. unmarried    D. divorced

2.A. for her life   B. on her own   C. like her own D. by her love

3.A. children   B. home C. ships    D. family

4.A. happiness  B. work C. money    D. strength

5.A. different  B. dirty    C. difficult    D. busy

6.A. that   B. which    C. where    D. when

7.A. worn   B. dressed  C. covered  D. decorated

8.A. marks  B. checks  C. coins    D. dollars

9.A. lived  B. graduated   C. worked   D. performed

10.A. navy  B. factory C. shipyard     D. army

11.A. examined  B. interviewed  C. questioned   D. accepted

12.A. charged   B. cost C. spent    D. paid

13.A. why   B. how  C. whether  D. what

14.A. take care of  B. play games with  C. spend time on    D. feed food with

15.A. sideways  B. outward  C. overhead D. downward

16.A. burn marks    B. white points C. red circles  D. dark lines

17.A. on    B. by   C. among    D. during

18.A. damaged   B. wounded C. injured  D. ached

19.A. moved B. closed   C. opened   D. ruined

20.A. persuaded B. attracted    C. demanded D. determined

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A 

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.C 

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.C 

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.D