PAGEPAGE1第4節(jié)記敘文題組訓(xùn)練一1話題：人物介紹難度：★★建議用時(shí)：7分鐘CharlesDickensisprobablythebest-knownand，tomanypeople，thegreatestEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Asamoralist，satirist，andsocialreformer，DickenscraftedcomplexplotsandstrikingcharactersthatcapturethepanoramaofEnglishsociety.DickenswasborninPortsmouth，onEngland’ssoutherncoast.HisfatherwasaclerkintheBritishnavypayoffice—arespectableposition，butwithlittlesocialstatus.Hispaternalgrandparents，astewardandahousekeeperpossessedevenlessstatus，havingbeenservants，andDickenslaterconcealedtheirbackground.Dickens’mothersupposedlycamefromamorerespectablefamily.YettwoyearsbeforeDicken’sbirth，hismother’sfatherwascaughtstealingandfledtoEurope，nevertoreturn.Thefamily’sincreasingpovertyforcedDickensoutofschoolatage12toworkinWarren’sBlackingWarehouse，ashoe-polishfactory，wheretheotherworkingboysmockedhimas“theyounggentleman”.Hisfatherwasthenimprisonedfordebt.Thehumiliations(恥辱)ofhisfather’simprisonmentandhislaborintheblackingfactoryformedDickens’greatestwoundandbecamehisdeepestsecret.Hecouldnotconfidethemeventohiswife，althoughtheyprovidetheunacknowledgedfoundationofhisfiction.Soonafterhisfather’sreleasefromprison，Dickensgotabetterjobasanerrandboyinlawoffices.HetaughthimselfshorthandtogetanevenbetterjoblaterasacourtstenographerandasareporterinParliament.Atthesametime，Dickens，whohadareporter’seyefortranscribing(轉(zhuǎn)錄)thelifearoundhimespeciallyanythingcomicorodd，submittedshortsketches(短篇作品)toobscuremagazines.Thefirstpublishedsketch，ADinneratPoplarWalkbroughttearstoDickens’eyeswhenhediscovereditinthepagesofTheMonthlyMagazine.Fromthenonhissketches，whichappearedunderthepenname“Boz”inTheEveningChronicle，earnedhimamodestreputation.SoonafterSketchesbyBozappeared，apublishingfirmapproachedDickenstowriteastoryinmonthlyinstallments，asabackdropforaseriesofwoodcutsbythethen-famousartistRobertSeymour，whohadoriginatedtheideaforthestory.Withcharacteristicconfidence，DickenssuccessfullyinsistedthatSeymour’spicturesillustratehisownstoryinstead.Afterthefirstinstallment，Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrectadrawingwhich，Dickensfelt，wasnotfaithfulenoughtohisprose.Seymourmadethechange，wentintohisbackyard，andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.Dickensandhispublisherssimplypressedonwithanewartist.Thecomicnovel，ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub，appearedseriallyin1836and1837，andwasfirstpublishedinbookformin1837.TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickens’fame.TherewerePickwickcoatsandPickwickcigars，andtheplump，spectacledhero，SamuelPickwick，becameanationalfigure.AfterPickwick，Dickensplungedintoableakerworld.InOliverTwist，hetracesanorphan’sprogressfromtheworkhousetothecriminalslums(貧民區(qū))ofLondon.NicholasNickleby，hisnextnovel，combinesthedarknessofOliverTwistwiththesunlightofPickwick.ThepopularityofthesenovelsconsolidatedDickensasanationallyandinternationallycelebratedmanofletters.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。描述了狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)驗(yàn)和主要作品等。1.Dickens’familybackgroundhadthefollowingeffectsonhimEXCEPTthat.A.heformedanoddpersonalityB.itcastashadowonhisheartC.hehadtodropoutofschoolD.ithadhisdignitythreatened答案A解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。A項(xiàng)文中沒有提到，但B、C、D三項(xiàng)涉及的內(nèi)容在文中其次段中都提及了。2.WhichofthefollowingworkssecuredDickens’reputation?A.ADinneratPoplarWalk.B.OliverTwist.C.ThePickwickPapers.D.NicholasNickleby.答案C解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第六段第一句“TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers，asitisgenerallyknowntoday，securedDickens’fame.”可知，《匹克威克列傳》的巨大勝利為狄更斯贏得了聲譽(yù)。3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.Dickens’insistenceagainstSeymour’swillmighthaveledtotheartistkillinghimselfB.itwasthecombinationofOliverTwistandPickwickthatmadeDickensworld-famousC.DickensreflectedthesituationofEnglishsocietyinthe18thcenturywithhisliteratureD.Dickens’sketchesinTheMonthlyMagazineattractedtheattentionofapublishingfirm答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第五段倒數(shù)第三、四句“...Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrect...andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。依據(jù)文章最終一段可知，是狄更斯的三部小說讓他享譽(yù)世界，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；C項(xiàng)中應(yīng)反映的是19世紀(jì)的英國社會(huì)，故解除；D項(xiàng)中應(yīng)是SketchesbyBoz吸引了出版商，故解除。4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Dickens’greatcontributions.B.Dickens’famousworks.C.Dickens’familybackground.D.Dickens’lifeexperiences.答案D解析主旨大意題。文章介紹了查爾斯·狄更斯的家庭背景、成長經(jīng)驗(yàn)和主要作品等，因此A、B、C三項(xiàng)均是以偏概全，而D項(xiàng)囊括了全文內(nèi)容。2話題：走路、乘車的好處難度：★建議用時(shí)：6分鐘Whenawebsitesuggestedthatwenotuseacarforaweek，Idecidedtohaveatry.Duringthelastcoupleyears，I’vegotusedtotakingthebus.Thefirsttwodayswasprettyeasy.Itookthebustomysummerschoolclass，walkedtotheshopafterwards，andthentookabushome.Thebusridesnevertookmorethan20minutesandsinceIstartedthechallengeonaweekday，thebusesranoftenandIdidn’thavetowaitatstopsverylong.Butbythethirdday，Istartedtomissbeingabletogoanywhereinacar.Onthefourthday，aftergettingreadyforschool，IlookedattheclockandIwasalready20minuteslate.IknewthatifItookthebusI’darrivealmostanhourlate.Sincetheclassisonlytwohourslong，Iaskedmymomtodriveme.Ifeltguiltyaboutridinginacar，butitfeltgoodtobeinthepassenger’sseatagain.Fromthefifthdayonitwasn’ttoobad.Somefriendsofferedtodrivemetogooutafewtimes，andIhadtorefusetheirofferandwalktocloserplaceswiththeminstead.TheythoughtIwascrazytogowithoutusingacarforaweek.However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.Walkingishealthierformybodyandtheworld，andIdon’tmindtakingthebusbecauseIgettomeetreallyinterestingpeople.MyfavoritewasamanwhosaidhewasonajourneyacrossAmerica，andaskedmeaboutschoolandwhatmyfavoritesubjectis.Also，thebusisagoodplaceformetobecreative.I’vewrittenalotofpoemsonthebus.I’mnotsurprisedJ.K.RowlingwroteHarryPotteronthetrain.Onthelastdayofthechallenge，IfeltlikeIcouldfinallyreturnfrommytravel.Strangely，thefirstdayofmyrenewedcarfreedomwasn’tasexcitingasIimagined.Oncethechancesarose，choosingacaroveragreenertravelbecamelessattractive.Whysitinthelonelypassenger’sseatwhenIcouldchooseanyfreeseatIwantedonabus？Besides，walkingortakingthebuscanhelpourenvironment.Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore?語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。作者接受了一周不乘坐小汽車的挑戰(zhàn)，在這個(gè)過程中，他發(fā)覺了走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處。5.Whydidtheauthorusethecaronthefourthday?A.Becausehehadgottiredoftakingabus.B.Becausethereweren’tmanybusesthatday.C.Becausehereallymissedthepassenger’sseat.D.Becausehedidn’twanttobelateforhisclass.答案D解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段的內(nèi)容可知，作者選擇乘坐小汽車是不想上課遲到，故選D。6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thebenefitsofwalkingortakingabus.B.Thepoemstheauthorwroteonthebus.C.Theactivitiestheauthoroftendidonthebus.D.Theinterestingpeopletheauthormetonthebus.答案A解析段落大意題。第四段第一句“However，afteraweek，Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.”為這一段的主旨句，主要是講走路和乘坐公共汽車的好處，故選A。7.Wecaninferthatnowtheauthor.A.hasdecidednevertousehisfamily’scaragainB.isafraidofgoingsomewherefarbybusC.doesn’tlikelisteningtothecarradiowhenheisinthecarD.ismorewillingtogetaroundonfootorbybus答案D解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)末段末句“Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus，whynotwalkortakethebusmore？”可推斷作者現(xiàn)在比以前更情愿走路或乘坐公共汽車了。故選D。3話題：梵高簡介難度：★★建議用時(shí)：7分鐘Inthespringof1878，VincentvanGoghturned25.Ashelookedbackoverhisshortlife，theDutchmanfoundlittletocelebrateamongtheendeavorsofhisfalteringcareer.Byconventional，middle-classstandards，hewasafailure.Afteracoupleofdead-endteachingjobsinEngland，aswellasashort，forgettablespellworkinginabookshopinDordrecht，hemovedtoAmsterdamtobecomeaministerofreligion，followinginhisfather’sfootsteps.Attheendof1878，hesetoffforthedepressedcoalminingdistrictoftheBorinagetothewestofthecityofMonsinBelgium，determinedtoestablishhimselfasapreacherfortheworkingclass.There，helivedinahumblehut，gaveawaymuchofhismoney，andchangedhissmartclothesintothepracticalwork-wearoftheBorins.Unfortunately，hewasnotagiftedspeaker，sohismeetingsweresparselyattended.Hisinabilitytoconnectwiththelocalcoalminerswascompoundedbyapracticallinguisticdifficulty：hecouldn’tmakeheadortailoftheirquick-fireregionaldialectknownas“WalloonFrench”whiletheyweremystifiedbyhisownattemptsatFrench，whichtotheirearssoundedoverlyformal.InJuly1879，onlyhalfayearafterhehadarrivedintheregion，hereceivedanothersetback：theauthoritiesterminatedhistrialreligiousappointment.Yetitwasatthisrock-bottommomentthatvanGogh，now26，startedtodraw.“Ioftenfeelhomesickforthecountryofpaintings，”hewrotetohisbrotherTheointhesummerof1880.Hefeltsympathyfortheworking-classminers.Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.Thepeoplewerepoorandilliterate，andtheirworkwashardanddangerous.YetforvanGogh，therewassomekindofbiggertruthintheirsimplewayoflife.Afterhebecameanartist，hechosetofindhissubjectmatterthere.Likeartiststhatheadmired，suchasJean-FrancoisMillet，hewantedtoportraythelifeofworking-classpeople，andheremainedinterestingindoingsocertainlyforthefirsthalfofhiscareer.Really，itstayedimportanttohimforever.Inadditiontothisgeneralconcernforeverydayrealityandtheruralpoor，particularthemesthatvanGoghencounteredintheBorinagewouldlaterfeatureprominentlyinhisart.Asheonceputitinaletter，“ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.”FewworksfromvanGogh’sBorinageperiodsurvived，becausetheartistburnedmostofthem.Asherevealedinalettertoafriend，hefelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice.語篇解讀文章講解并描述了梵高年輕時(shí)候的生活境遇。8.WhathappenedtoVincentvanGoghin1878?A.Helearnedalotfromdifferentjobs.B.Hebecametheapprenticeofhisfather.C.Hewasamemberoftheworkingclass.D.Hefeltdissatisfiedwithhiscareer.答案D解析推理推斷題。文中第一段提到梵高在1878年經(jīng)驗(yàn)了幾次工作的更換，但結(jié)果都不好，所以答案選D。9.WhydidvanGoghhavedifficultycommunicatingwiththelocalminers?A.Theminersdidn’tappreciatehisdressingstyle.B.TheirFrenchwasn’tagreeableineachother’sears.C.HisFrenchpronunciationwasn’tstandard.D.Hehadtroubleinmakingaspeech.答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段第三句可知，他無法與當(dāng)?shù)氐拿旱V工人建立聯(lián)系，再加上一個(gè)實(shí)際的語言困難：他聽不懂他們的方言“瓦隆法語”，而他們對他的法語感到困惑，因?yàn)樵谒麄兟爜?，他的法語聽起來過于正式。故選B。10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.VanGoghinteractedwithworking-classpeopleallthroughhislifeeventhoughhewasbornmiddle-class.B.VanGoghandJean-FrancoisMilletbothfoundinspirationfromtheruralpeopleintheBorinage.C.VanGogh’spaintingsintheBorinagemirroredthelifeofworking-classpeople.D.VanGoghruinedmanyofhisworksintheBorinagebecausehisartisticvoicewasunheardthen.答案C解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段第四句“Forthefirsttimeinhislife，middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor，working-classpeople.”及最終一句“...ItwasintheBorinagethatIbegantoworkfromnatureforthefirsttime.”推斷A錯(cuò)。B選項(xiàng)中的intheBorinage錯(cuò)。依據(jù)最終一段得知梵高燒掉自己的畫是因?yàn)椤癶efelttheyweretooclumsyorrelatedtoanuncertaintimewhenhewasstilldevelopinghisownstyleandartisticvoice”，故答案選C。題組訓(xùn)練二1話題：蝴蝶的啟示難度：★建議用時(shí)：6分鐘WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn’tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool，Iwassuddenlyattacked！YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurt，Iwouldn’thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall，Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!Havingstopped，laughing，Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed，attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime，Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn’tsurewhattodo.Afterall，it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That’swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingatmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.Sittingclosebesideher，heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake，eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher，undisturbed.Sincethen，I’vealwaystriedtorememberthecourageofthatbutterflywheneverIseehugebarriersfacingme.語篇解讀本文為記敘文，講解并描述作者途經(jīng)一池塘，遇到一只蝴蝶，為了愛護(hù)它的伴侶反復(fù)攻擊作者，明知自不量力還是堅(jiān)持，這使作者每當(dāng)遇到困難就會(huì)想起這只蝴蝶的志氣。1.Whydidtheauthorchangethedirectionwhilewalkingdownapaththroughsomewoods?A.Hewantedtotakeashortcut.B.Hetriedtofindwherehewantedtogo.C.Hewasattackedunpredictably.D.Hewasblockedbythepathcoveredbywaterandmud.答案D解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第一句“WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia，Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Ichangedmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn’tcoveredbywaterormud.”可知，作者原來走的那條小路有水和泥漿。2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthorintendedtocatchthebutterfly.B.Thebutterflychargedtowardstheauthorforsakeofhismate.C.Thebutterflyamusedtheauthorbyattackinghimwithoutanyinjury.D.Thebutterflywasaggressiveandsincere.答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段最終兩句和第三段的內(nèi)容可知，蝴蝶攻擊我是為了他的伴侶。3.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromthepassage?A.Everytimehewalksbythepool，healwaysthinksofthebutterflyandhismate.B.Hemustlearnattackingcourageofthebutterfly.C.Thecourageandloveofthecouplebutterflyareadmirable.D.Whenheisfacedwithdifficulty，thecourageofthebutterflyoccurstohim.答案D解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合故事和最終一段可知，作者不管什么時(shí)候有困難一想起那只蝴蝶，就有戰(zhàn)勝困難的志氣。2話題：成長經(jīng)驗(yàn)難度：★★建議用時(shí)：7分鐘Alittleboyalmostthoughtofhimselfasthemostunfortunatechildintheworldbecausepoliomyelitis(小兒麻痹癥)madehisleglameandhisteethunevenandprotrudent.Heseldomplayedwithhisclassmates；andwhentheteacheraskedhimtoanswerquestions，healwaysloweredhisheadwithoutaword.Onespring，theboy’sfatheraskedforsomesaplingsfromtheneighbor.Hewantedtoplanttheminfrontofthehouse.Hetoldhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson.Thefathersaidtothechildren，“Whoseseedlinggrowsbest，Iwillbuyhimorherafavoritegift.”Theboyalsowantedtogethisfather’sgift.Butseeinghisbrothersandsisterscarryingwatertowaterthetreeshappily，anyhow，hehituponanidea：hehopedthetreeheplantedwoulddiesoon.Soafterwateringitonceortwice，heneverattendedtoit.Afewdayslater，whenthelittleboywenttoseehistreeagain，hewassurprisedtofinditnotonlydidn’twilt，butalsogrewsomefreshleaves，andcomparedwiththetreesofhisbrothersandsisters，hisappearedgreenerandmorevital.Hisfatherkepthispromise，boughtthelittleboyhisfavoritegiftandsaidtohim：fromthetreeheplanted，hewouldbecomeanoutstandingbotanistwhenhegrewup.Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.Oneday，thelittleboylayonthebedbutcouldn’tsleep.Lookingatthebrightmoonlightoutsidethewindow，hesuddenlyrecalledwhatthebiologyteacheroncesaid，plantsgenerallygrowatnight.Whynotgotoseethetree？Whenhecametothecourtyardontiptoe，hefoundhisfatherwassplashingsomethingunderhistreewithaladle(勺子).Allofasudden，heunderstood：hisfatherhadbeensecretlyfertilizinghissmalltree！Hereturnedtohisroom，tearsrunningdownhisfacewithoutrestraint.Decadespassed.Thelittleboydidn’tbecomeabotanist，buthewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisnamewasFranklinRoosevelt.Loveisthebestnourishmentoflife；evenifitisjustoneladlefulofclearwater，itcanmakethetreeoflifethrive.Maybethattreeisinconspicuous；perhapsthatthetreeissothin，andevensomewithered，butaslongasthereisnourishmentoflove，itcanflourishandevengrowintotoweringtrees.語篇解讀本文介紹了富蘭克林·羅斯福的成長經(jīng)驗(yàn)。富蘭克林小時(shí)候曾因?yàn)樾郝楸园Y而消極悲觀，父親發(fā)覺后，讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物并為他栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥。4.Whydidthefathertellhischildrentoplantasaplingeachperson?A.Tomakethechildrencompetitive.B.Tomaketheboyconfidentandoptimistic.C.Tomaketheboyinterestedinbotany.D.Togivethemostoutstandingchildagift.答案B解析推理推斷題。由第五段最終一句“Sincethen，thelittleboyslowlybecameoptimistic.”和下文的內(nèi)容可知，父親讓孩子們種樹事實(shí)上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀。故選項(xiàng)B符合題意。5.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4，theauthorwantstoconveythat.A.theboyregardedhimselfasthetreeB.theboyhadlittleconfidencetowinthegiftC.theboywasjealousofhissiblings’healthD.theboytendedtosuicide答案A解析推理推斷題。從表面上看男孩希望自己栽的樹苗早日死去，這只是因?yàn)樗鼙^。但從文章最終兩段可知，作者想要表達(dá)的是男孩把自己看成了那棵樹。故選項(xiàng)A符合題意。6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheKeytoSuccessB.Father’sDeepLoveC.TheBestNourishmentofLifeD.AToweringTree答案C解析標(biāo)題歸納題。父親表面上讓孩子們每人種一棵樹以贏得禮物，卻始終在為小男孩栽種的樹苗偷偷地施肥，事實(shí)上是為了讓小男孩變得自信樂觀，正是父親的愛鼓舞了男孩，男孩最終成為美國總統(tǒng)。由此可知，愛是生命最好的養(yǎng)料，所以用TheBestNourishmentofLife是貼切主題的。故選項(xiàng)C符合題意。3話題：求職難度：★★★建議用時(shí)：8分鐘Astay-at-homemomfor26years，Atlanta-bornKCjustturned50andseeksajob.“I’mnotjustlookingforsomethingtodo，”shesays.“Puttingfourkidsthroughcollegehasleftusinseverefinancialtrouble.Gettingajobisamust！”Growingup，allKCwantedtobewasamom.“That’tall.Justamomwhostayedhomewithmychildrenandcreatedagoodandcomfortablehomeformyfamily.”She’snotsurewhythatambitionwassostrongforher.“Mymomworkedfull-time，soitwasn’tfromwatchingher.MaybebecauseIwishedshewasathomewithme，”KCsays.Leavingherlastjobaftertwoyearsforthebirthofherfirstchild，KCspentthenext26yearstakingcareofherhomeandfamily.TheDuluth，GA，homemakerrecognizesthedifficultyofhercurrentsituation，though.“Whenyousendoutaresumethathasa26-yeargap，youareluckyifyoucanevengetaninterview，letaloneanoffer.”Hereducationallimitationsalsopresentobstacles.“ThefactthatIdidn’tgotocollegeiskillingme.AtthetimethatIgraduatedfromhighschool，itwasn’tcommonforgirlstogotocollege.”That’swhyKC’sadvicetoothersis：“Getthatcollegedegree！Iwouldn’tchangeathingaboutbeingastay-at-homemom，soIwouldneveradviseagainstthat，butdosomething，nomatterhowsmall，tokeepyourskillsuptodate.Therearesomanyoptionstotelecommutethesedaysthatitwouldbeeasytodowhilebeingafull-timemom.”KChasherselflookedintotelecommuting，buthasnotfoundanythingyet.“Ihavefoundtonsofwork-at-homejobs，buttheywantacheckfrommefirst.”KCwouldstillliketogetadegreeandhaslookedintodoingsoanddiscussedtheprospectwithherhusband.“WefeelthatIneedtogetajobfirst，thengotoschoolpart-time.IfIcouldfindadecent-paying(薪資優(yōu)厚的)part-timejob，Iwouldgobacknow，”shesays.Withacollegedegreeseeminglyunattainableatthemoment，KChasworkedtodevelopherskillssoshe’llbereadyfortheworkforce.“Ihavekeptupwithcurrenttechnology；it’snothardtowithtwoGeorgiaTechgraduatesinmyhouseandtwocur