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For nearly a decade now, Merebeth has been a self-employed pet transport specialist. Her pet transport job was born of the financial crisis( 危机 )in the late 2000s. The downturn hit the real estate ( 房地产 )firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. One day, while driving near her home, she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home, and her sister in Denver agreed to take it. This was a loving home for sure, but 1, 600 miles away. It didn’t take long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job.

Merebeth’s pet delivery service also satisfies her wanderlust . It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming, heavy flooding and storms in Alabama and total whiteout conditions in Kansas.

This wanderlust is inherited from her father, she says. She moved their family from Canada to California when she was one year old, because he wanted them to explore a new place together. As soon as she graduated from high school she left home to live on Catalina Island off the Californian coast, away from her parents, where she enjoyed a life of sailing and off-road biking.

It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30, 000 per year before tax. She doesn’t work in summer, as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air conditioning. As autumn comes, she gets restless—the same old wanderlust returning. It’s a call she must heed alone, though. Merebeth says, “When I am on the road, I’m just in my own world. I’ve always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I must help animals.”

21 ． Why did Merebeth changed her job?

A ． She wanted to work near her home.

B ． She was tired of working in the office.

C ． Her sister asked her to move to Denver.

D ． Her former employer was out of business.

22 ． The word “wanderlust” in paragraph 2 means a desire to _________?

A ． make money. B ． try various jobs.

C ． be close to nature. D ． travel to different places.

23 ． What can we learn about Merebeth in her new job?

A ． She has chances to see rare animals.

B ． She works hard throughout the year.

C ． She relies on herself the whole time.

D ． She earns a basic and tax-free salary.

答案

D    22 ． D    23 ． C

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述 Merebeth 从事的新工作。近十年来，她一直是一名自营宠物运输专家。

21 ．推理判断题。根据第一段中 “The downturn hit the real estate （房地产） firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. （她曾在一家房地产公司做了 10 年的办公室经理，经济低迷打击了这家公司。 公司破产了，她只好另寻新工作） ” ，可知， Merebeth 之所以换工作，是因为她以前的雇主破产了。故选 D 。

22 ．词义猜测题。根据第二段中 “It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. （她自豪地说，除了蒙大拿州、华盛顿州和俄勒冈州，她走遍了美国所有的州。如果她想去一个新的地方，她只需要找到一个有交通需要的宠物。 她风雨无阻地旅行） ” ，可知，划线词的意思是 “ 渴望去不同的地方旅行 ” 。故选 D 。

23 ．推理判断题。根据最后一段中 “When I am on the road, I'm just in my own world. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I mush help animals. （当我在路上的时候，我只是在自己的世界里。 我一直很独立，我强烈地觉得我必须帮助动物） ” ，可知， Merebeth 在她的新工作中一直都是靠自己。故选 C 。

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