河北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（96）

河北省2020高考英语第二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解能力(96)阅读以下短文，从给定给每个标题的4个选项(a、b、c、d)中选择最合适的选项。aMargaret、married with two small children、has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner、cleaning offices in a big buildingShe trained as a nurse，but had to give it up when her elder child becaname seriously ill。“I would have liked to go back to it，But the shifts are all wrong for me，as I have to be home to get the children up and off to schoolSo sheworks as a cleaner instead，from 9p . m . till 6 a . m . five nightts a week for just， its better than it was last year，but I stillthe 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 isnt physically very hard，but its 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 theyd be a bit more careful。”the fact that she s working all night dosn t worry Margaret at all .unlink some dark buildings at night，the building where sheworks is fully lit，And the women work in groups of three。“since Ive got to be here，I try to enjoy myself 3354 and I usually do，because of 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 bec Ause you don t know how to read and write， said Margaret， I used to think what my parents would saretI don t dislike the work though I can t say I m mad about it . 1.Margaret quit her job as a nurse because _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.she wanted to earn more money to support her familyB.shehad suffered a lot of mental pressureC.she need the right time to look after her childrenD.shefelt tired of taking care of patients2.Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.they never clean their officesB.they look down upon cleanersC.they never do their work carefullyD.they always make a mess in their offices3.when at work，Margaret feels _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.light-hearted because of her fellow workersB.happy because the building is fully litC.tired because of the heavy workloadD.bored because time passes slowly4.the underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret s parents would _ _ _ _ _ _。A.help care for her childrenB.regret what they had saidC.show sympathy for herD.feel disappointed in herb被驯服的荷西now pull ploughs，race in the Kentucky derby，And carry police。but early horses weren t tame enough to perform these kinds of tasks .scient ists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today。Thousands of years ago，people kiled the wild horses that lived around them for food .over time，people began to catch the animals and raise them。this was the first step in domestation。as people began to tame and ride horses，they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable character istics。for example，People may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily . People who used horses to pulleach new generation of horses would show more of these chosen character istics。Modern-day horse breeds(类型)comin a wide variety of shapes and sizes . this variety didn t exist in the horse population before domestoreThe she Tland horse is one of The smallest breedstypically reaching only one meter tall . With short，strong legs，The animals were bredhuge horses like the clydesdale came on the scene around 1700。people bred these heavy，tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads。the domestation of Horses has had great effects on socieies . for example，Horses were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculturebefore they were able to ride horses，Humans had to crossland on foot . riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less timethe new form of rapid transportation helper culltures spread around the world .5.before domestation horses were _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.caught for sports B. hunted for foodC.made to pull ploughsd。used to carry people6.the author uses the sheltland horse as an example to show _ _ _ _ _ _。A.it is smaller than the clydesdale horseB.horses used to have gentle personalitesC.some horses have better shapes than othersD.horses were of less variety before domestation7.horses contributed to the spread of culture by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.carrying heavy loadsb。changing farming methodsC.serving as a means of transport d . advancing agriculture in different areas8.the passage is mainly about _ _ _ _ _ _ _。A.why humans domesticated horsesB.how humans and horses needed each otherC.why horses came in different shapes and sizesD.how human socieies and horses influenced each othercI had an experience some years ago，Which taught me something about the ways