I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
小題1:What do you think of the writer when she was a student?
A．An excellent studentB．A hardworking student
C．A bad studentD．A lazy student
小題2:What is the writer’s first job?
A．A cleanerB．A babysitterC．An assistantD．A teacher
小題3: When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
小題4: Why did the writer leave her first job？
A．She found a full-time job.
B．She was fed up with children.
C．She decided to attend a part-time course.
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.
小題5:What has the writer learned from her own experiences？
A．Less successful students can still have a success.
B．Qualifications are necessary for a job.
C．Hard work makes an excellent student.
D．One must choose the job she like.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A  

試題分析：
小題1:本文第一段第二行有一句I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork.意思為我不是一個出色的學生，因為我不做許多作業(yè)，所以我們可以知道作者作為一名學生是懶惰的學生，故本題選D。
小題2:本文第二段第一句是I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls.意思為然后我親自找到一份工作，照看兩個小女孩， 故作者的第一份工作是臨時照看小孩，故本題選B。
小題3:本文第二段最后一句是Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.意思為因為和孩子們在一起晚上我要弄得很晚，早晨我要起來的很早，所以作者工作的時間很長，故本題選B。
小題4:本文第三段第五行有一句是I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family,我參加了一個兼職的課程，所以我必須要辭去我原先照看小孩的工作，根據(jù)句意故本題選C。
小題5:本文主要談論了我學生時代的懶惰，但后期通過自身的努力和學習卻取得了成功，找到了一份不錯的全職工作，從作者的個人經(jīng)歷可知即使你學生時代不是很好，通過個人的努力仍然是可以取得成功。故本題選A。
點評：本文主要介紹了作者過去作為一名學生的情況，現(xiàn)在從事第一份工作臨時照看小孩的情況，將來參加課程學習，找到一份全職工作，最終希望取得成功的有關情況，閱讀本文時，我們可以根據(jù)作者這條時間線索通讀全篇，把握文章的大意。
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