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  “It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob.Peters.Bob had,   1   made a motherhood contract(合同)-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would   2   the care of their four children and all the housework.  3   he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.

  After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to   4  .“I was beaten down,” admits Bob.“Not only is motherhood a   5   task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”

  Bob and Pat were married in 1991.After the marriage, Pat   6   a secretary to help put him through university.  7   Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids.  8   two years ago Pat went back to work.“I had been   9   children so much,”she   10  ,“I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.”She continued to run the household,   11   until Bob signed the contract.

  Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were   12  .For the last three weeks, the family   13   a lot –sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

    14   housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean   15   the bed is made.“I found   16   I shut the doors,” he says.Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out.“When we went to   17   Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts   18   side out so they would look clean.”

  Now that Bob has publicly   19   he was wrong, he is   20   the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

(1)

[  ]

A.

only

B.

just

C.

nearly

D.

ever

(2)

[  ]

A.

stick to

B.

set about

C.

think about

D.

take over

(3)

[  ]

A.

If

B.

As

C.

Since

D.

Although

(4)

[  ]

A.

carry on

B.

give up

C.

break down

D.

find out

(5)

[  ]

A.

strange

B.

pleasant

C.

difficult

D.

serious

(6)

[  ]

A.

sent

B.

employed

C.

learned from

D.

worked as

(7)

[  ]

A.

In time

B.

Before long

C.

Since then

D.

Later on

(8)

[  ]

A.

Then

B.

Thus

C.

So

D.

Still

(9)

[  ]

A.

near

B.

after

C.

about

D.

around

(10)

[  ]

A.

insists

B.

sighs

C.

jokes

D.

apologizes

(11)

[  ]

A.

besides

B.

therefore

C.

however

D.

otherwise

(12)

[  ]

A.

terrible

B.

tasty

C.

expensive

D.

special

(13)

[  ]

A.

starved

B.

traveled

C.

worked out

D.

ate out

(14)

[  ]

A.

Due to

B.

As for

C.

Along with

D.

Except for

(15)

[  ]

A.

until

B.

before

C.

if

D.

unless

(16)

[  ]

A.

an easier way

B.

a cheaper way

C.

a cleaner way

D.

a harder way

(17)

[  ]

A.

receive

B.

welcome

C.

greet

D.

fetch

(18)

[  ]

A.

good

B.

wrong

C.

right

D.

opposite

(19)

[  ]

A.

admitted

B.

suggested

C.

agreed

D.

explained

(20)

[  ]

A.

operating

B.

realizing

C.

sharing.

D.

performing

答案:1.B;2.D;3.D;4.B;5.C;6.D;7.C;8.A;9.D;10.B;11.C;12.A;13.D;14.B;15.C;16.A;17.D;18.C;19.A;20.C;
解析:

(1)

just剛剛。

(2)

Bob剛剛簽了一份“當媽媽合同”-今年夏天的70天里他要接管照顧四個孩子和所有家務的工作。這句話是緊接著“it was all his idea”(這都是他的主意)而說,just提供的時間信息說明了兩個事件的關系:簽了合同之后不久,妻子Pat就說了這番話。take over接管,這里指的是丈夫Bob從妻子Pat手里把這些工作接過來做。

(3)

盡管他簽字時連咖啡都不會煮,他卻非常自信。As做“盡管”解時,從句部分必須是倒裝語序。

(4)

70天才過了40天,他就準備放棄。Break down指(人的)感情失去控制,如:Peter broke down and wept when his mother died。彼得的母親死了,他失聲痛哭。據(jù)下文可知,Bob坦言自己失敗(beaten down),但并不至于感情遭受巨大挫折而一蹶不振。Find out一般用作及物短語動詞,而carry on則表示繼續(xù)下去,顯然與下文不符。

(5)

not only…but also…(不但……而且……)是做出正確選擇的關鍵信息:當媽媽不僅是一件很難做的工作,而且對于任何一個正常的人來說都是一件不可能做的事情。

(6)

婚后,Pat當秘書幫助丈夫讀完了大學。employ雇傭,be employed as:serve/work as。

(7)

句子的謂語動詞形式has been the football coach(現(xiàn)在完成時)是做出選擇的關鍵信息。Later on后來;before long不久以后。這兩個短語一般與一般過去時連用。In time則表示“及時地”或“遲早”,顯然兩個意思與上下文都無關聯(lián)。

(8)

后來,Pat在兩年前又上了班。

(9)

be around children與孩子們在一起。be after sth./sb.追求,尋找。

(10)

她(無奈地)嘆息道,“我和孩子們在一起的時間這么長,我都不會與大人談話了”。這顯然是為家庭和子女的付出而導致的后果。

(11)

她又接著管理家務,不過,等Bob簽了那份合同后,她就不干了。

(12)

句意:Bob使盡渾身解數(shù)來做飯,但是他做的飯卻很難吃。“but”是關鍵信息。

(13)

最近三個星期,全家經(jīng)常下館子-有時候午餐和晚餐一天兩頓吃麥當勞漢堡。eat out:to have a meal in a restaurant rather than at home,在外邊(不在家里)吃飯,下館子。starve挨餓,與下文不符。

(14)

上一段說的是“吃”,這一段說的是一個新的話題“做家務(housekeeping)”。as for至于,常用來引出話題。

(15)

一位家庭經(jīng)濟學的教師曾給Bob講過,如果床是疊好的,那么整個房間看起來就總是干凈的。

(16)

我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個比較容易的方法-我把門都關上(這樣別人就看不到屋內(nèi)臟亂的情況)。

(17)

fetch這里相當于collect,意思是“去某處把某人接回來”。receive sb.接待某人;welcome sb.歡迎某人;greet sb.向某人打招呼。

(18)

當我們?nèi)ソ覲at下班回家的時候,我讓孩子們把襯衣再翻過來穿,這樣他們看起來會很干凈。注意上文提到the kids were wearing their shirt inside out(孩子們反穿著衣服)。Inside out是一習語,“里朝外”的意思。等他們出去接媽媽的時候,再翻穿一次,這樣的穿法正好是“正確的”,也就是“沒有穿反”,而且把在家里玩時弄臟的“里面”,穿到了里面,外人也看不出來。

(19)

admitted承認。

(20)

既然Bob已經(jīng)公開承認自己錯了,他現(xiàn)在就和妻子Pat一起養(yǎng)孩子,做家務。


提示:

短篇首句來得很突兀,未見其人(Pat)先聞其聲。所以,面對此種風格的語篇一定不要急于“下手”,而應跳躍式往前看。想一想:Pat是誰?his idea指的是什么?通覽全文之后,可以發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一篇能引起絕大多數(shù)人共鳴的文章,因為家庭、工作和子女教育是普遍的社會問題。


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12A.things   

  
  

B.differences   

  
  

C.points   

  
  

D.jobs   

  
  

13A.different   

  
  

B.same   

  
  

C.above   

  
  

D.following   

  
  

14A.just   

  
  

B.never   

  
  

C.ever   

  
  

D.even   

  
  

15A.read   

  
  

B.known   

  
  

C.fixed   

  
  

D.written   

  
  

16A.natural   

  
  

B.real   

  
  

C.true   

  
  

D.clear   

  
  

17A.is   

  
  

B.works   

  
  

C.has   

  
  

D.teaches   

  
  

18A.group   

  
  

B.party   

  
  

C.class   

  
  

D.play   

  
  

19A.invent   

  
  

B.discover   

  
  

C.teach   

  
  

D.continue   

  
  

20A.speakers   

  
  

B.watchers   

  
  

C.actors   

  
  

D.listeners   

  

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  From Monday till Friday most people are busy__1__or studying, __2__in the evenings and on weekends they___3___enjoy ___4___. Some watch TV or go to movies; others engage in sports. It ___5___ individual(個人的)interests. ___6___ many different ways to spend our spare time.

  Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything ___7___collecting stamps___8___model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others___9___anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are ___10___only to___11___.

  I know a man who has a coin___12___worth seven thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth 250 dollars! He was very happy about that and thought the price was___13___. On the other hand, my younger brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I___14___if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely___15___ ___16___makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

  That's___17___a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply___18___of it.___ 19___in dollars is not important but the pleasure it___20___us is important.

(1)A.with    working      

B.working      

   C.At    working

D.with    work      

(2)A.but      

B.however      

   C.when      

D.and

(3)A.like      

B.consider      

   C.are    thought to

D.are    free to

(4)A.it      

B.sports      

   C.themselves      

D.lives      

(5)A.depends    on      

B.is    of      

   C.decides      

D.depends      

(6)A.Everyone    has      

B.There    has      

   C.There    are      

D.People    invent      

(7)A.for    example      

B.such    as      

   C.from      

D.like      

(8)A.to    making      

B.and    make

   C.to    make      

D.besides    making      

(9)A.are    not

B.are    not worthy

   C.don't    cost      

D.aren't    cost

(10)A.important      

B.expensive      

    C.good      

D.valuable      

(11)A.their    own      

B.their    owners      

    C.themselves      

D.young      

(12)A.which      

B.collecting      

    C.collected      

D.collection      

(13)A.expensive      

B.low      

    C.cheap      

D.reasonable      

(14)A.am    sure

B.doubt      

    C.think      

D.believe      

(15)A.valuable      

B.expensive      

    C.important      

D.cheap      

(16)A.It      

B.What      

    C.Nothing      

D.Everything      

(17)A.how      

B.what      

    C.why      

D.called      

(18)A.to    Enjoy      

B.for    pleasure      

    C.for    the fun      

D.to    please ourselves      

(19)A.The    value      

B.The    money      

    C.The    expenses      

D.The    cost      

(20)A.that    gives      

B.gives      

    C.giving      

D.is    given      

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