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【WhenIwasincollegetwenty-fiveyearsagoIspentfoursummersworkingin36ataluxuryhotelindowntownChicago.37Iwasamaid.Ididnotentertheworldofhousekeepingenthusiastically.Myfriendshad38jobssuchasmak】
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WhenIwasincollegetwenty-fiveyearsagoIspentfoursummersworkingin36ataluxuryhotelindowntownChicago.37Iwasamaid.

Ididnotentertheworldofhousekeepingenthusiastically.Myfriendshad38jobssuchasmakingicecreamsellinggoodsatthemallorlifeguardingattheoutdoorpool.Ihadbeenhopingtogetajobasanofficeladyforafamouscompany:39payair-conditionedofficethegoldstandardforsummerjobsasmostofusdreamedof.Whenthat40theonlyoptionleftwastotakeatrainridedowntowneachmorningtoworkasamaid.

Itwastiringworkcleaninguptoeighteenroomsaday.My41attitudereflectedmydisdain(鄙视)forcleaningtoilets42bedsheetsdustingeighthoursadayforthecomfortoftotalstrangerswho43leftatip.Ithoughtitwasbeneathme.Mymaidworkwasaverage44 thedayIwasassignedtotheeighteenthfloor.

ThatwasLorena’sregularfloor.TheonlytimeanothermaidsetfootonitwasonLorena’sdayoff.Ifyouleftanywater45onthemirrororahaironthebedLorenawouldhuntyoudownwhenshe46asIfoundoutfirsthand.She’dendedherlecturetomewith“47someprideinyourwork.”

Shedid.AndsodidRosalieHelenAnnetteandalltheotherexperiencedmaids.Theirdevotiontodoingagoodjobandtheirbeliefthattheirworkwasa48oftheircharacterstuckwithmethroughoutmy49careeraftergraduation.Ilearnedalotfromthemduringthosefoursummers.

Notaweekwouldgowithoutoneofthem50somefirmbutfriendlyadvice:“Where’syourcommodebrush?Youdon’thaveone?Howdoyouexpecttogetthatbowlclean?”

Theirprideinajobwelldonewasreflectedinhowtheytreated51.Theyleftthebuildingattheendofthedayinnicedressesand52makeup.Theylookedliketheycouldhavebeenattendinganafternoontea.And53oftentheyweresmilingandlaughingcheerfullygreetingtheirco-workersagoodevening.Whenyouworkwithhappinessand54ajobwillbewelldone.Ibelievethereis55inanyjobifyouworkhardandtryyourbest.

1. A.cleaning B.housekeeping C.serving D.managing

2. A.Inshort B.Inbrief C.InotherwordsD.Ontheotherhand

3. A.winter B.summer C.awfulD.permanent

4.

苏焕回答:
  1.B   2.C   3.B   4.D   5.B   6.A   7.C   8.B   9.C   10.D   11.D   12.A   13.A   14.D   15.C   16.B   17.D   18.C   19.D   20.A   分析:   文章介绍作者在酒店做服务员,从一开始消极的态度,到在同事的影响下全力以赴去工作,使她相信无论做什么都能够全力以赴,这样本身就值得礼赞。   1.考查动词:A.cleaning打扫B.housekeeping整理房间C.serving服务D.managing管理,从后面的句子:Ididnotentertheworldofhousekeepingenthusiastically.可知选B   2.考查短语:A.Inshort简言之B.Inbrief简要的C.Inotherwords换句话说D.Ontheotherhand另一方面,换句话说,我是打扫房间的。选C   3.考查名词:A.winter冬天B.summer夏天C.awful可怕的D.permanent永久的,从前面的Ispentfoursummersworking,可知选B   4.考查形容词:A.extra额外的B.poor穷的C.average平均的D.good好的,我一直梦想在著名的公司做助理,拥有体面的薪水和舒适的办公环境。选D   5.考查词组:A.fellover跌倒B.fellthrough(计划)泡汤C.felldown倒下D.felloff掉下,现实很快把我打败,我不得不到芝加哥市中心去做酒店服务员,选B   6.考查形容词:A.negative负面的B.right对的C.excellent优秀的D.casual随意的,从后面的句子:mydisdain(鄙视)forcleaningtoilets可知作者的态度是消极的。选A   7.考查动词:A.making使得B.spreading蔓延C.changing改变D.doing做…这里指换床单。选C   8.考查副词:A.frequently频繁地B.rarely罕见地C.occasionally偶然地D.willingly愿意地,为了伺候我完全不认识的客人,而且基本上得不到消费,选B   9.考查连词:A.when当…时候B.after在…后面C.until直到D.before在…前面,这种情况直到我被分派到新装修的18楼时才有所改变。选C   10.考查名词:A.drops水滴B.signs迹象C.tracks足迹D.marks记号,如果浴缸上留有一点肥皂沫,选D   11.考查动词:A.visited参观B.arrived到达C.left离开D.returned回来,等lorena回来你就会遭她一顿批,选D   12.考查词组:take pridein以…为荣,她的训话的最后一句总是:“要为你的工作感到骄傲。”选A   13.考查名词:A.reflection反思,体现B.truth事实C.gratitude感激D.award奖励,她们相信工作的质量体现了她们做人的标准。A   14.考查形容词:A.special特殊的B.general一般的C.different不同的D.professional专业的,她们的这一信念陪伴我度过我的整个职业生涯。选D   15.考查动词:A.taking拿B.following听从C.offering提供D.refusing拒绝,每天她们都会提供中肯而又友善的建议:选C   16.考查名词:A.others其他人B.themselves他们自己C.customers顾客,D.co-workers同事,他们对工作的自豪也体现在他们怎么对待自己上。选B   17.考查形容词:A.expensive贵的B.cautious谨慎的C.cheap便宜的D.careful仔细的,在一天工作结束后,她们会涂好口红,仔细的化好妆,离开酒店大楼D   18.考查形容词:A.more更多B.least最少C.most最多D.less更少,最多的时候。选C   19.考查名词:A.frustration挫败B.regret遗憾C.prejudice偏见D.satisfaction满意,当你快乐满意的工作的时候,工作就很好。选D   20.考查名词:A.respect尊敬B.aspect方面C.challenge挑战D.failure失败,我相信你全力以赴就值得尊敬。选A   考点:   考查故事类短文   点评:   本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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