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真题研练39

Task1：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)AcrossBritain，burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.But，accordingtoanewstudy，weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.

Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now，thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours，theywouldearnasmuchas￡172,000ayear.

Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo，aswellasthehourstheyareworking，todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.

Byanalysingthenumbers，itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18，itfoundthat，onmostdays，mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.

Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour，itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon，includinghousekeeper，part-timelawyer，personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer，at￡48.98anhour，wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”，withpsychologist(心理学家)aclosesecond.

Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface，with80percentmakingemotional(情感的)demandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.

Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.

ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMothersDay.Theemotional，physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-ending，butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing(投入)intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.

【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。

1．Howmuchwouldamotherearn