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【题目】“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” --a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores. Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)

After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled（挫败的）,” admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press, stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.

Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however----until Bob signed the contract, therefore, she decided to relax and enjoy it.

Although Peters had consulted with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster. “I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative（暂时的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.

【1】The couple signed the contract because _______.

A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself

B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest

C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks

D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book

【2】It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.

A. pay a certain amount of money

B. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood

C. say sorry to his wife Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

D. do all the housework for years

【3】What can we learn about Pat Peters?

A. She was hard-working and selfless.

B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.

C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.

D. She did not love Bob any longer.

【4】Which of the following can best end the news story?

A. “Wait till your mother gets home!”

B. “My experience of being a mother.”

C. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!”

D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了在加利福尼亚的一所高中担任足球队教练的Bob认为照顾孩子和家务活非常简单，所以在一个夏天和妻子Pat拟定了一份文件：他将接手家里全部的家务活并且照看他们的孩子。但是本以为家务活很简单的Bob在这个过程中遇到了很多困难，最后还是和他的妻子一起做家务活。

【1】D推理判断题。 根据第一段Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)可知他认为家务活很简单，而且他认为在做的过程中经验会教给他全部，故选D。

【2】B推理判断题。根据最后一段Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat可知大家最后一致认为Bob一个人不能最好家务，他应该和他的妻子Pat一起最好家务，故选B。

【3】A推理判断题。根据After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Altos Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids可知在Bob和Pab结婚以后Pab放弃了工作，一直在家里照顾孩子并且做了所有家务，可以看出Pab是个很勤劳并且很无私的女人，故选A。

【4】A推理判断题。根据最后一段The tentative（暂时的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day可知有一天Bob对家务和照看孩子实在应付不了，并且迫切需要Pat的帮助，所以只能对着孩子们大叫：等你们的妈妈回家再说！故选A。

考点:考查故事类短文阅读。