Question

20．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 labors，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 analyzing 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，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．Being a part-time lawyer，at￡48，98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the"mum jobs"，with psychologist a close second．
  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 never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing（投入） in time for parenting and raising relationsh ips is money well spent．
21．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister？D
A．￡30，000．
B．￡202，000．
C．￡172，000．
D．￡142，000．
22．What is stressed in the last paragraph？D
A．mothers'importance shows in family all year long．
B．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
C．Mothers'devotion to children can hardly be calculated．
D．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
23．What can we conclude from the study？B
A．Mothers'working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers'labor is of a higher value than it is realized．
C．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇议论文．主要阐述了母亲的重要性应该得到更多的关注．在母亲节这一天，我们每个人都会对母亲做出一些事，比如一束花等等，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，母亲所作的牺牲很大但非常值得．

解答 21-23   DDB
21．D   细节理解题．根据第二段中的"they would earn as much as￡172，000 a year"和第三段中的"This would make their yearly income￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns"可知，首相一年的收入为￡172，000-￡30，000=￡142，000，故选D．
22．D   推理判断题．根据最后一段中的"can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing （投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent"可知，母亲所作的牺牲很大但非常值得．故选D．
23．B   推理判断题．根据文章第一段的"But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．"可知，作者认为母亲的重要性应该得到更多的关注，故选B．

点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．