专题5 阅读理解_3

（湖南省师大附中、长沙一中、长郡中学、雅礼中学2016届高三四校联考）阅读理解。
 
Climbing the corporate ladder (晋升) during my 32 years at Southern Bell (nowAT&T) never appealed much to me. But climbing telephone poles? Now that's a wholedifferent story.
 
In 1978, I became the first female lineman in Columbus, Georgia.  I really enjoyedthe work, and most of the men accepted me because I worked hard at it.  I think that atfirst, they didn't think I could do it. But I got right in there and proved myself.
 
I was a lineman for about three years. Then l went on to work at other outdoorjobs at the company before l retired in 1997.
 
I decided to become a lineman because I wanted to work outdoors. I was a tomboy(假小子) as a child and even built my own tree house, so you could say I had a littleexperience. My husband, William, encouraged me to give the job a try. After work, Iliked to drive around town and show him the wires I'd spliced (加固) that day.
 
People were surprised to see a female lineman. They'd say, “Look, that's a womanup that pole." One day I heard a man say, “Oh, look, there's a telephone man-woman!" Safety belts and hooks minimized the risk of falling, but concentration wasessential. Sometimes I felt a little nervous,  but the guys told me I was less likely to fall if I
 
wasn't too confident. It helped that I was strong, because the cables and equipment areheavy. I'm not sure every woman could have done what I did. 1 took a lot of pride in it.
 
【小题1】When the author first became a lineman,.A．she was sure to be promotedB．she loved it and went all out for itC．she tried her best to convince her husbandD．she received immediate recognition from colleagues【小题2】What is needed to be a lineman according to the author?A．Concentration and strength.B．Confidence and patience.C．Bravery and devotion.D．Efficiency and talent.【小题3】Which of the following best describe the author's husband?A．Outgoing and considerate. B．Proud and demanding.C．Adventurous and humorous.D．Open-minded and supportive.