Question

10．It seemed like there were quarrels every evening．My children were always fighting over something．They never agreed on who had last washed the dishes，or who had last picked the，TV program．I was tired of constantly being a judge．
One day，I thought over what my life was like before marriage．I recalled my high school days when the terms"Odd（奇数的）"day/and"Even"day meant something．My class schedule changed by turns between"O"days and"E"days．On O days I might attend Physics and Maths．And on E days I'd go to another elective class，such as First aid or Art．
So I explained our new system to the children．"Jolee，you were born first，"I said．"Is one an odd number or all even one？"
"It's odd，Mom．"
"And A1，you arrived second．Is two odd or even？"
"It's even，Mom．"
"Ok，so Jolee，from now on，every odd day is automatically your own special day．That means you get to pick what to watch，or which board game to play．Al，the same applies to you on even days．"
He thought about it a minute，then said，"But there are more odd days than even ones in some months．Jolee will get‘her day'two times in a row when a month ends in 31，and the next one begins with a one．"
"True，"I said，"but that also means she'11 be taking the smelly，disgusting rubbish out，washing the dishes，and doing other less-enjoyable things two more days in a row，and you won't．It's part of life's give-and-take．"
For the first few days after that，whenever one kid shouted，"Mom!"I'd just call out，"Whose day is it？"That settled it．Soon．the quarrelling ended．
Ah，the complete joy of peace and quiet！
41．What made the writer bored？C
A．Programs on TV．            
B．Washing the dishes．
C．Her children's quarreling． 
D．Her dull marriage．
42．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？C
A．The writer's life before marriage was happy．
B．The writer's grades were，good at high schoo1．
C．The writer's class schedule changed every day．
D．The writer's favorite subject was Physics and Maths．
43．Which of the following statements is true according to the text？D
A．Al is cleverer than her sister Jolee．   
B．Jolee likes doing housework better．
C．Neither of the children likes the new system．
D．Both children have their privileges in turn．
44．The underlined word"give-and-take"can be replaced byA．
A．pay and reward                 
B．success and failure
C．joy and pain               
D．work and rest 
45．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．An interesting conversation       
B．The end of family quarrels
C．Equal pay for equal work            
D．Distribution of housework．

Answer 1

分析 作者的两个孩子经常吵架，这令作者很厌烦．于是作者想了一个好主意：两个孩子轮流"当权"，分别在奇数日和偶数日说了算，用这个办法解决了两个孩子在家里的争吵．

解答 41．C 细节理解题．根据第一段内容尤其是"It seemed like there were quarrels every evening．"和"I was tired of constantly being a judge．"两句话可知，让作者感到厌烦的是孩子们的争吵，故选C．
42．C 推理判断题．根据第二段的"My class schedule changed by turns between"O"days and"E"days．"可知，作者的日程表每天都在变化，故选C． 
43．D 推理判断题．根据文中的"Jolee，from now on，every odd day is automatically your own special day．That means you get to pick what to watch，or which board game to play．Al，the same applies to you on even days．"可知，作者的两个孩子轮流"当权"，分别在奇数日和偶数日说了算，故选D．
44．A 词义猜测题．结合划线单词give-and-take的上文可知，Jolee要付出很多劳动，做些不那么令人愉快的事情才能换来两天的"特权"，这说明有付出才能有回报，因此用pay and reward付出和回报．其余选项success and failure成功和失败，joy and pain苦与乐，work and rest工作和休息，都不符合上下文，故选A．
45．B 主旨大意题．文章主要记叙了作者想了一个聪明的办法，用轮流当权的办法解决了两个孩子在家里的争吵，最后一句"Soon．the quarrelling ended．"起了画龙点睛的作用，故选B．

点评 本文是故事类阅读，考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文中的相关句子，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．