Passage Three
文章三

Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary.
巴巴拉桑德斯是已婚的两个孩子的妈妈，孩子一个两岁一个四岁。她的丈夫汤姆是一名待遇很丰厚的工程师。
Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing.
在巴巴怀孕之前，她曾是一名政府的建筑师，设计政府住房。
She quit her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in re-turning to work.
当是她怀孕了之后她就辞职了，但现在又开始对工作感兴趣了。
She's been offered an excellent job with the government her husband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income.
她又在政府找到了一份待遇不错的工作，但她的丈夫觉得没必要，因为家里现在不缺钱。
He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children.
他认为一个女人就应该呆在家里照顾孩子们。
If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week.
如果巴巴拉非要到社会上工作就去一周做一、两天的志愿者工作。
Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession and does not fed she would be satisfied doing volunteer work.
另一方面，巴巴拉觉得已经错过了她职业的巅峰期也不满足只当一名志愿者。
She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something.
她想有自己的收入，所以想买什么东西时她不必问丈夫要钱。
She does not think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliable baby-sitter who's willing to come to her house.
她觉得每天都呆在家里的孩子照顾孩子是没有必要的，她认识一个可靠地并且很愿意来家里照看孩子的保姆。
Tom does not think a baby-sitter can replace a mother and thinks it's a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who's not part of the family.
汤姆却觉得保姆永远代替不了妈妈的位置，认为孩子与不属于家庭一份子的陌生人呆这么长时间，对孩子的成长没有好处。

Question 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题23到25是基于你刚刚听到的文章的。

Question 23.What was Barbara's profession before she had children?
问题23.怀孕前巴巴拉是做什么工作的？
Question 24.What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants to work?
问题24.如果非要工作的话，汤姆建议妻子做什么？
Question 25.What does Tom think about hiring a baby-sitter?
问题25.汤姆对雇保姆照顾小孩有什么看法？