题目内容
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,”admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press (also part of the bargain), 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(叹气),“I couldn't talk to a grownup.”She continued to run the household, however until Bob signed the contract, whereupon she decided to relax and enjoy it.
Although Peters had consulted with his school's home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria(食堂),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 fight side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely(日常地)sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative(暂定的)title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day:“A contract”.
(1) The couple signed the contract because ________.
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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 ________.
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A.pay a certain amount of money
B.do all the housework for years
C.say sorry to his wife
D.admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood
(3) What can we learn about Pat Peters?
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A.She was hardworking and selfless.
B.She was pretty and kindhearted.
C.She was tired of the child-raising and house-hold tasks.
D.She did not love Bob any longer.
(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.Bob managed to keep the kids' clothes clean.
B.Bob tried to cook good meals for his children.
C.Bob frequently took the kids out to eat because he was too busy at work.
D.Bob taught the kids to make their beds every day.
解析:
(1) D ;根据文章第一段的意思判断:虽然没有经验,但很自信,认为这一经历完全可以写一本好书。(2) D ;根据文章第二段的最后一句话的意思知:签了70天的合同只干了40天就放弃了,并向当地媒体公开承认了自己的错误认识。另外,最后一段的第一句话也说明了这一事实。(3) A ;通读全文可知答案为A。(4) B ;从文中倒数第三段可知答案。 |
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完形填空 :通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后在1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出 一个最佳答案。
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the story or for the English? This is a 1 that is not so foolish 2 it may seem. For I 3 that many students of English 4 far more attention to the story than to the English. They read and 5 and for a long time 6 remember the story, but do not care to study the 7 of words and 8 in it. For instance, they care for the memory of 9 the mystery (神秘) in the story is solved, but do not remember a 10 sentence in the story and cannot 11 what preposition is used before or after a certain 12 in the speech of a 13 character.
Of course, it is all right to read and enjoy and 14 a story, and so 15 as one wants to 16 the story only, one need not bother (费心) about the language. But the case is quite different with a 17 of English. I mean a student of English is different from a student of stories or 18 is called the general reader.
As you may also have 19 from the above, you ought to read very 20. Not only very carefully but also aloud, and that again and again 21 you know the passage by heart and can 22 it as if it were your own. Positively (正面) this will teach you many 23 words and phrases; negatively (负面) it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression. Incidentally I have found from 24 that intelligent copying is a help to 25 by heart.
(1) A. question |
B. fact |
C. thing |
D. story |
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(2) A. since |
B. as |
C. when |
D. while |
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(3) A. discover |
B. see |
C. find |
D. feel |
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(4) A. give |
B. take |
C. keep |
D. pay |
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(5) A. like |
B. admire |
C. think |
D. enjoy |
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(6) A. afterwards |
B. forwards |
C. before |
D. ago |
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(7) A. meaning |
B. use |
C. difference |
D. structure |
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(8) A. title |
B. paragraphs |
C. phrases |
D. sentences |
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(9) A. when |
B. where |
C. why |
D. how |
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(10) A. simple |
B. long |
C. single |
D. compound |
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(11) A. tell |
B. understand |
C. realize |
D. notice |
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(12) A. sentence |
B. word |
C. noun |
D. adjective |
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(13) A. strange |
B. curious |
C. great |
D. certain |
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(14) A. remember |
B. forget |
C. study |
D. make |
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(15) A. short |
B. long |
C. hard |
D. little |
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(16) A. read |
B. tell |
C. know |
D. recite |
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(17) A. student |
B. teacher |
C. master |
D. boy |
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(18) A. that |
B. what |
C. which |
D. how |
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(19)A. collected |
B. got |
C. reached |
D. gathered |
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(20) A. silently |
B. carefully |
C. slowly |
D. fast |
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(21) A. till |
B. as |
C. since |
D. when |
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(22) A. keep |
B. read |
C. recite |
D. learn |
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(23) A. useful |
B. important |
C. lively |
D. necessary |
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(24) A. experiment |
B. others |
C. past |
D. experience |
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(25) A. remembering |
B. learning |
C. knowing |
D. using |
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完形填空
A Joke on a Friend
Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.
The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”
Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.
“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”
Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.
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A.as |
B.f |
C.to |
D.about |
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A.to say |
B.to make |
C.to speak |
D.to tell |
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A.make a joke about | B.have a joke with | ||
C.play jokes on |
D.play a trick on |
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A.lost |
B.loss |
C.lose |
D.losed |
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A.to buy |
B.to cost |
C.to pay |
D.to charge |
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A.between |
B.both |
C.either |
D.as well as |
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A.where |
B.how |
C.which |
D.what |
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A.get on |
B.go on |
C.get in |
D.go in |
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A.behind |
B.under |
C.below |
D.beside |
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A.however |
B.whatever |
C.whenever |
D.wherever |
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A.a |
B.one |
C.a ticket |
D.the one |
12. | |||
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A.at |
B.over |
C.in |
D.on |
13. | |||
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A.more |
B.much |
C.quite |
D.very |
14. | |||
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A.on |
B.onto |
C.at |
D.by |
15. | |||
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A.to lay |
B.to lie |
C.to laying |
D.to be lying |
完形填空
Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman.He 1 the US from time to time.While he was 2 at a hotel on a visit to Chicago,he put his bag on the 3 .A few minutes 4 ,Mr Yamamoto reached down for it,but it was 5 .Inside it were about $ 900,his passport(护照), 6 of his family,and his 7 tickets to Japan.
But three weeks 8 he returned to Tokyo,Mr Yamamoto 9 an envelope.There was 10 inside but his passport,his airline tickets,photos of his family and 11 orders for more than $900 and a 12 from Mr Joseph Loveras.It said:
“I 13 this money order and the things … will make you believe in the 14 of Chicago.”
The next 15 he travelled to the US,Mr Yamamoto 16 Mr Loveras.He was a 67-year-old sick man with a total 17 of $ 493 a month.
He explained that he 18 the bag on a street corner and 19 the money and the tickets in the top part of the 20 .He changed the money into money orders and 21 his own money to send it to Japan.
Mr Yamamoto was very 22 by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him 23 he would go to all the trouble to return 24 to me.He told me that if he had not done it,it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his 25 .”
Now they have become friends,and Mr Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the US.
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A.understands |
B.studies |
C.visits |
D.calls |
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A.looking |
B.living |
C.telephoning |
D.sleeping |
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A.table |
B.floor |
C.car |
D.computer |
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A.later |
B.ago |
C.before |
D.earlier |
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A.open |
B.broken |
C.down |
D.gone |
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A.information |
B.photos |
C.names |
D.letters |
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A.coming |
B.return |
C.written |
D.waste |
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A.when |
B.before |
C.after |
D.till |
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A.received |
B.accepted |
C.picked up |
D.heard from |
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A.anything |
B.something |
C.everything |
D.nothing |
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A.money |
B.post |
C.spoken |
D.bank |
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A.record |
B.letter |
C.programme |
D.passage |
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A.decide |
B.believe |
C.hope |
D.learn |
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A.service |
B.hotels |
C.police |
D.people |
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A.day |
B.hour |
C.time |
D.way |
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A.looked for |
B.looked after |
C.called at |
D.called on |
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A.unmber |
B.income |
C.saving |
D.cost |
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A.bought |
B.tried |
C.saw |
D.picked |
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A.found |
B.paid |
C.passed |
D.changed |
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A.bus |
B.bag |
C.jpise |
D.wall |
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A.shared |
B.got |
C.wasted |
D.spent |
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22. |
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A.excited |
B.surprised |
C.moved |
D.frigtened |
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A.how |
B.when |
C.whether |
D.why |
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A.things |
B.everything |
C.the bag |
D.the money |
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25. |
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A.life |
B.country |
C.city |
D.family |