My husband and I both work from home．We have four children, so the times when 1 am alone in the house are fewandfarbetween．Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a chance to be by myself I do something, whether it's related to my career or taking care of the household chores．But the chance is little．
One Thursday, things really came to a head．My husband was heading out to the gym, just thinking that I had nothing to do but watch the twins．My older boys were making plans with their friends without bothering me and they were expecting me to drive them there．The twins, being young, wanted my undivided attention．Even my customers seemed to be demanding that day．They sounded not satisfied with the products and wanted to cut down the prices more．Nobody bothered to ask if I might have plans of my own．But the truth was, I seldom did have any plans for myself, and everyone knew it．I always put their needs before my own．They took advantage of that．
The next day, when the kids were at school, 1 headed for the movie theater－alone．I'd never been to the movies alone before．Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being silly by seeing a movie when so much work awaited me at home? I forced myself to take back these thoughts．And then 1 walked into the theater with my head held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie．For a couple of hours, I was nobody's wife or mother．1 was just myself．
From that point on, I decided that Fridays would be mine, at least for a couple of hours．Some Fridays．I head for the beach with a good book．Other Fridays．I go shopping．I really look forward to my Fridays after a long week of caring for my family．
By forcing myself to slow down and put the needs of my family out of my mind, I feel closer to myself．1'm not completely responsible for caring for my family．I don't need to do it all myself．I just need to remember to spare some time to be with myself．
(1)
The underlined words “few and far between” mean _________．
[ ]
A．
rare
B．
much
C．
busy
D．
hard
(2)
What does the writer do when she is alone at home?
[ ]
A．
She will do what she likes．
B．
She will go to see a film．
C．
She will fill that time with much work．
D．
She allows herself to have a good rest．
(3)
How did the writer feel before she entered the cinema?
[ ]
A．
Relaxed．
B．
A little excited．
C．
Hopeful．
D．
A little worried．
(4)
What is the biggest benefit that the writer got from her decision?
[ ]
A．
She has her husband share the housework．
B．
She no longer overloads herself too much．
C．
She has the time to develop her own hobbies．
D．
She learns to put her own needs in the first place．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
[ ]
A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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