1、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.Mother
2、s 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 fi
3、gure.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
4、 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
5、，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 trainin
6、g and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers 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 ti
7、me 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。1How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A30,000.B142,000.C172,000.D202,000.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 1
8、72,000 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172,00030,000142,000。故选择B。2The biggest challenge for most mothers is from_.Aemotional demandBlow pay for workCheavy workloadDlack 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
9、选择A。3What is stressed in the last paragraph?AMothers importance shows in family all year long.BThe sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.CMothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.DInvesting 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
10、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。4What can we conclude from the study?AMothers working hours should be largely reduced.BMothers should balance their time for work and rest.CMothers labour is of a higher value than it is realised.DMothers should be freed from housework for social life.答案C推理判断题。根
11、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1deliver v递送，交付2determine_v确定，决定3take on 承担4average_ adj.普通的；平均的5routine_ n例行公事；常规 adj.常规的；例行的6source n来源；发源地7motherhood n母亲身份8workload n工作量Task 3：单句语法填空1But
12、，according _ a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.2Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as _ (pay) work.3The study looked at the range of _ (job) mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，_ (determine) the figure.4Over _ third of
13、 mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed _ (go) out with friends.5The study shows mothers matter all year long _ not just on Mothers Day.答案1.to2.paid3.jobs；to determine4.a；going5.andTask 4：单句改错1Now，the new study has shown that if they paid for their parental labours，they
14、 would earn as much as $172,000 a year.2This would make their year income $30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.3By 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.4Being a parttime lawyer，at $48
15、.98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitably of the “mum jobs”， with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.5Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raise relationships is money well spent.答案1.paid前加were2.yearyearly3.analyseanalysing；thatwhich4.profitablyprofitable 5raiseraisingTask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝
16、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 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。
