I made a pledge(發(fā)誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. 
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣經(jīng)的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew the kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom, ” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…..that checkup(體檢) I had several weeks ago….. our doctor ….. did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me….. am I dying ?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just start to live.”
小題1:The writer thought he was a _______ husband in the past.
A．lovelyB．loyalC．strictD．selfish
小題2: From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage _______.
A．with his familyB．with EvelynC．a(chǎn)loneD．with his children
小題3: The underlined words “one thing” in the text refer to the fact that _______.
A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her
B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated
C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her
D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：收音機(jī)里一個(gè)關(guān)于愛(ài)的談話節(jié)目使作者意識(shí)到了自己的自私，于是下決心在度假的兩周里嘗試著去做一個(gè)好丈夫。然而丈夫的“反常表現(xiàn)”卻使妻子誤以為丈夫表現(xiàn)出來(lái)的體貼周到是因?yàn)樘崆爸懒俗约旱捏w檢結(jié)果，認(rèn)為自己肯定要不久于人世了。
小題1:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.可知作者認(rèn)為自己是個(gè)自私的丈夫，故D選項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:C推理判斷題。由文中作者心里想的“Evelyn’s been alone here with kids all week’s been alone here with kids all week可知妻子Evelyn一周以來(lái)都是自己帶著孩子們，而作者剛開(kāi)車(chē)到家，由此推斷作者是獨(dú)自開(kāi)車(chē)去海濱度假村的，所以答案選C。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)下文作者的敘述可知對(duì)于作者一反常態(tài)的表現(xiàn)，妻子誤以為肯定是自己的體檢結(jié)果有問(wèn)題，肯定是因?yàn)樽约阂畈婚L(zhǎng)了，丈夫才對(duì)她這么體貼周到的，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
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The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.
I took the thing off and slid back into the ­comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”
I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the ­mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny ­glasses. I saw myself.
小題1:In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______.
A．not modernB．very short
C．too expensiveD．poorly designed
小題2:The author thought if she went to school in this skirt her schoolmates would be ______.
A．shockedB．hurtC．confusedD．happier
小題3:The underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph indicates the author ______.
A．hesitated about buying the skirt
B．made up her mind to buy the skirt
C．was able to afford to buy the skirt
D．worried about others’ opinion on the skirt
小題4:The author cried because ______.
A．she found that she looked ugly in the skirt
B．she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well
C．she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change
D．she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文.從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B. C和D中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)小涂黑。
One day Reuben saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But he couldn’t        it at that moment.
However, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing        and straight, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted and asked him to        it for some time. The shopkeeper      .
Reuben walked out into the sunlight and thought he would        the five dollars and not tell anybody. Hearing the sound of hammering (敲打), he had a (n)       . People built their own homes using nails (釘子) and       nail bags outside. He could sell them back to the nail factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two bags and hid the       .
It was evening when Reuben got home. Dora was at the kitchen, ready to serve        as Reuben sat at the table. He looked at his        and smiled.
Every day after school, Reuben        the town, collecting nail bags. On the day the school closed for the summer holiday, Reuben was happier than anyone        he would have more time for his       . Finally, the time had come! He        the coins. It was five dollars in all. Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he       told the owner. And he got his     .
Racing home, Reuben       as he ran to his mother, “Here, Mum! Here!” He      a small box in her big hand. She        it carefully and saw the golden word “Mother” inside the box. It was Mother’s Day. Dora had never received such a       . She smiled happily and held her son in her arms.
小題1:
A．touchB．sendC．useD．a(chǎn)fford
小題2:
A．shyB．proudC．upsetD．calm
小題3:
A．getB．hideC．keep D．share
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．ignoredC．refusedD．received
小題5:
A．spendB．raiseC．borrowD．steal
小題6:
A．ideaB．wishC．decisionD．secret
小題7:
A．soldB．neededC．left D．made
小題8:
A．nailsB．shoesC．bags D．coins
小題9:
A．lunch B．dinnerC．customersD．tea
小題10:
A．sisterB．friendC．motherD．neighbor
小題11:
A．leftB．visitedC．cleanedD．searched
小題12:
A．orB．butC．becauseD．though
小題13:
A．planB．dutyC．travelD．result
小題14:
A．droppedB．countedC．showedD．collected
小題15:
A．quietlyB．worriedlyC．cleverly D．happily
小題16:
A．jobB．reply C．treasure D．present
小題17:
A．shoutedB．clappedC．a(chǎn)skedD．fell
小題18:
A．foundB．placedC．threwD．took
小題19:
A．packedB．checkedC．pickedD．opened
小題20:
A．giftB．letterC．word D．prize

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