unit 1 friendship Language points课时作业

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　　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 got 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 mean 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 her 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, together with 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."

　　【解题导语】　本文介绍了Margaret为了照顾孩子而辞去了护士的工作做清洁工和她的工作环境、同事们的情况以及她面对的一些困扰。

1．Margaret quit her job as a nurse because ________．

A．she wanted to earn more money to support her family

B．she had suffered a lot of mental pressure

C．she needed the right time to look after her children

D．she felt tired of taking care of patients

C　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的介绍可知，她辞去护士的工作是为了好好照顾自己的孩子。故选C项。