Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just £90, before tax and insurance. “It’s better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work ‘unsocial hours’ should get a bit extra.”
The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. “I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful.”
The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself——and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.”
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living. “They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write,” said Margaret. “I used to think what_my_parents_would_say_if_they_knew_what_I'd_been_doing,_but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it.”
【小题1】Margaret quit her job as a nurse because A.she wanted to earn more money to support her familyB.she had suffered a lot of mental pressureC.she felt tired of taking care of patients D.she needed the right time to look after her children【小题2】Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because .A.they never clean their officesB.they look down upon cleanersC.they always make a mess in their officesD.they never do their work carefully【小题3】When at work, Margaret feels .A.Lighthearted because of her fellow workersB.happy because the building is fully litC.tired because of the heavy workloadD.bored because time passed slowly【小题4】The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would .A.help care for her childrenB.regret what they had saidC.show sympathy for herD.feel disappointed in herD
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a
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- 2021-01-02 22:41
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- 五星知识达人网友:污到你湿
- 2021-01-02 23:30
(答案→)D 解析:本文记叙了Margaret为了照顾孩子而辞去了护士的工作,去做了清洁工。而这个工作她并不喜欢,主要介绍了她的新工作情况和其他人对他的看法。【小题1】细节题,由第二段I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”可知她辞职是为了照顾孩子,故选D。【小题2】细节题,由第五段“I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs.可知他们把办公室弄得很乱。故选C。【小题3】细节题,由第六段Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself——and I usually do, because of the other girls可知选A。【小题4】推断题,因为其他人认为清洁工的文化很低,而她本可以不做清洁工的,故她认为她的母亲会对她感到失望。故选D。
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- 1楼网友:夜余生
- 2021-01-03 01:03
对的,就是这个意思
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