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真题研练39
Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
(2015·四川，C)Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.But，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 ￡172,000 a 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 ￡30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.
By analysing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime.After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，parttime lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer.Being a parttime lawyer，at ￡48.98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”，with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80 per 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 neverending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness.Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇有关母亲的奉献的文章，在母亲节这一天，每个人都会对母亲做一些事，比如送一束花等等，但是作者认为，母亲这一职业值得全年的关注，因为它包含太多。
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1．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?
A．￡30,000. B．￡142,000.
C．￡172,000. D．￡202,000.
答案 B [数字计算题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“...they would earn as much as ￡172,000 a year.”以及第三段最后一句“This would make their yearly income ￡30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.”可知，总理的工资是￡172,000－￡30,000＝￡142,000。故选择B。]
2．The biggest challenge for most mothers is from________.
A．emotional demand B．low pay for work
C．heavy workload D．lack of training
答案 A [细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段可知，大多数母亲在情感方面的需要是她们面临的最大挑战。故选择A。]
3．What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A．Mothers' importance shows in family all year long.
B．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.
C．Mothers' devotion to children can hardly be calculated.
D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.
答案 B [推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，母亲对孩子的付出是无止境的，但是孩子也是母亲们快乐和幸福的源泉，因此母亲们的牺牲虽然巨大，但是值得。故选B。]
4．What can we conclude from the study?
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 realised.
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.”及第四、五段内容可知，母亲们的价值远远高于社会所认识到的，故选择C。]
Task 2：词汇积累
1．deliver v．递送，交付
2．determine_v．确定，决定
3．take on 承担
4．average_ adj.普通的；平均的
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5．routine_ n．例行公事；常规 adj.常规的；例行的
6．source n．来源；发源地
7．motherhood n．母亲身份
8．workload n．工作量
Task 3：单句语法填空
1．But，according ________ a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.
2．Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as ________ (pay) work.
3．The study looked at the range of ________ (job) mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，________ (determine) the figure.
4．Over ________ third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed ________ (go) out with friends.
5．The study shows mothers matter all year long ________ not just on Mother's Day.
答案 1.to 2.paid 3.jobs；to determine 4.a；going 5.and
Task 4：单句改错
1．Now，the new study has shown that if they paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as $172,000 a year.
2．This would make their year income $30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.
3．By analyse the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of that would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime.
4．Being a parttime lawyer，at $48.98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitably of the “mum jobs”， with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.
5．Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raise relationships is money well spent.
答案 1.paid前加were 2.year→yearly 3.analyse→analysing；that→which 4.profitably→profitable 5．raise→raising
Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，parttime lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer.
分析：这是一个复合句，从句that mums could take on作名词the
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roles的后置定语，前面的不定式To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour为目的状语，其中包含宾语从句just how much mothers would earn from that labour。
译文：为了计算母亲从这样的劳动中能赚多少钱，这项研究提供了母亲可以担任的一些角色，包括管家、兼职律师、私人教练和艺人。
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